‘Dire’ economic and fiscal situation in Palestine requires integrated response
Nov 12, 2021, at 10:48 pm
New York: A piecemeal approach to the current political, economic and security challenges in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT) only risks perpetuating a continuing crisis, according to a new UN report published on Thursday.
Yemen: UN Special Envoy calls for urgent end to fighting, as humanitarian needs escalate
Nov 12, 2021, at 10:45 pm
New York: Ahead of Thursday’s Security Council meeting behind closed doors on Yemen, the UN Special Envoy, Hans Grundberg, said that a UN-led political process could still be part of a sustainable solution to the conflict.
Violence, insecurity and climate change drive 84 million people from their homes
Nov 12, 2021, at 10:40 pm
New York: As more people flee violence, insecurity and the effects of climate change, the number forcibly displaced now exceeds 84 million globally, according to new data released on Thursday by the UN refugee agency, UNHCR.
World food import bill to reach record high in 2021
Nov 12, 2021, at 10:36 pm
New York: The global food trade should hit an all-time record high in both volume and value terms, according to a new report released on Thursday by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).
Bangladesh: 'Gas leak' triggers explosion in Narayanganj home, 2 women die
Nov 12, 2021, at 10:15 pm
Narayanganj: At least two women died as a gas explosion rocked Bangladeshi city Narayanganj on Friday.
US Dollar touches all-time high against Pakistani Rupees
Nov 12, 2021, at 09:58 pm
Islamabad: The US Dollar touched an all-time high against the Pakistani rupee on Friday.
Pakistan: Domestic, industrial consumers to face gas shortages during upcoming winter
Nov 12, 2021, at 08:53 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan's domestic and industrial consumers are going to suffer shortages in the upcoming winter season as the Pakistan government decided to continue gas supply to the power and fertiliser sectors, media reports said on Friday.
Bangladesh: Oil tanker explosion on Sugandha River leaves one person dead
Nov 12, 2021, at 08:50 pm
Dhaka: An oil tanker explosion on Sugandha River in Bangladesh left at least one person dead, media reports said.
China: CCP passes 'landmark resolution' to cement Xi Jinping's status
Nov 12, 2021, at 07:01 pm
Beijing: The Chinese Communist Party has adopted a 'landmark resolution' by which President Xi Jinping's status in political history has been further cemented.
Hong Kong activist jailed for six years under national security law
Nov 12, 2021, at 06:40 pm
Hong Kong: A Hong Kong activist has been jailed for six years by a court under the national security law.
Common Afghans impersonated as journalists to flee Afghanistan: Reports
Nov 12, 2021, at 06:31 pm
Kabul: National Union of Journalists in Afghanistan has claimed that a large number of common people have impersonated as journalists to flee the war-torn country.
Chinese new generation preferring not to get married: Reports
Nov 12, 2021, at 05:43 pm
The younger generation of China seems to have different plans in their minds as marriage rates are decreasing in the country, media reports said.
Chinese tech companies seem to be censoring Uyghur, Tibetans
Nov 12, 2021, at 05:32 pm
Two Chinese companies, which claim to boast their commitment to diversity, seemed to have removed Uyghur and Tibetan language offerings, a move seen by experts as Beijing's way of implementing tech-enabled suppression of minorities.
Japan raises concern over China's increasing military activities
Nov 12, 2021, at 05:24 pm
A senior Japanese official has voiced his concerns over China's "increasing military activities" and called for self-restraint on Beijing's part in a virtual meeting with his Chinese counterpart, media reports said on Thursday.
Chinese military conducts high-altitude exercise near Indian border: Reports
Nov 12, 2021, at 05:10 pm
The Chinese military recently conducted high-altitude exercises near the frontier with India, a nation with which Beijing was engaged in a bitter face-off in recent times, media reports said.
Pakistan: Punjab govt removes TLP chief Saad Rizvi's name from terror list
Nov 12, 2021, at 02:31 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan's Punjab government has removed Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) chief Saad Rizvi's name from the terror list, media reports said.
Afghanistan: Taliban govt announces to form military court
Nov 12, 2021, at 02:04 pm
Kabul: The Afghanistan government, which is now ruled by Taliban, has said they would form a military court within the structure of the current government.
Former South African President FW de Klerk, who released Nelson Mandela, dies at 85
Nov 12, 2021, at 12:41 am
Cape Town/IBNS: Former South African President and the country's last white leader, FW de Klerk, died at the age of 85 on Thursday, media reports said.
Malala Yousafzai ties nuptial knot four months after questioning marriage
Nov 11, 2021, at 06:30 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Pakistani activist and Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai, who tied her nuptial knot on Tuesday, is eating her own words from a four-month old interview where she had spoken against the institution of marriage.
Justin Trudeau to attend trilateral summit with Joe Biden, Mexican prez in Washington DC
Nov 11, 2021, at 05:38 am
Washington/IBNS: An in-person trilateral meeting with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador would be convened by the United States President Joe Biden in Washington, DC next Thursday, the White House has said.
Pakistan: TLP starts political activities
Nov 11, 2021, at 04:38 am
Islamabad/IBNS: Pakistan's Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) has resumed its political activity as its leadership and a large number of slogan-chanting activists visited the mausoleum of Allama Iqbal to mark his birth anniversary on Tuesday.
Canada-India Conclave celebrates India at 75- Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav
Nov 11, 2021, at 04:16 am
Toronto/IBNS: To celebrate India @ 75- Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav, Bharat Centre of Canada-A policy Think Tank, in collaboration with the Consulate General of India in Toronto organised Canada-India Conclave, a panel discussion on the topic ,“Canada-India Partnership : Collaboration through Human Centric Approach" here.
Rail freight service between North Korea, China halted again amid spike in COVID-19 cases
Nov 11, 2021, at 02:21 am
The rail freight connection between China and North Korea has been disrupted as COVID-19 cases spiked in recent times in the border region of the two neighbours.
China reiterates ban on online and offline advertising for off-campus tutoring: Reports
Nov 11, 2021, at 01:57 am
Beijing: The Chinese government has initiated a crackdown on private tutoring and even ordered a complete ban on all online and offline advertising of off-campus education programmes that target kids in kindergarten, primary and middle schools, media reports said.
US expresses concern over deteriorating health of Chinese journalist Zhang Zhan
Nov 11, 2021, at 01:08 am
The United States on Wednesday expressed concern over the deteriorating health of Chinese journalist Zhang Zhan.
Salaries for Afghanistan health workers sends ‘message of hope’ to millions
Nov 10, 2021, at 11:36 pm
New York: By the time the Taliban took over Afghanistan in mid-August, at the main hospital in Maidan Shar, a city of 35,000 in the center of the country, many of the staff had been paid in months. Essential supplies such as medicine and food were scarce and disappearing fast.
Kabul's Afghan-Japan Hospital medical staff start protesting as they remain unpaid for months
Nov 10, 2021, at 11:27 pm
Kabul: The Afghan-Japan Hospital, the only active center treating COVID-19 patients in Kabul, might soon shut down if medical staff do not receive their five months' worth of unpaid wages within the week, media reports said.
Missing students: Students lock gates of Balochistan University, protest
Nov 10, 2021, at 11:22 pm
Quetta: Students of Balochistan University on Tuesday protested against the disappearance of two fellow students and locked the institution's gates.
Pakistan PM Imran Khan allowed use of force against TLP, military advised against it
Nov 10, 2021, at 10:45 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan-led government had authorised use of force against the Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) protesters but the military had advised against it, according to a report by a Pakistani daily.
Bangladesh: Road mishap in Mymensingh leaves five people dead
Nov 10, 2021, at 10:41 pm
Mymensingh: A truck and a CNG-run auto-rickshaw collided in Bangladesh's Mymensingh region on Wednesday which left at least five people dead, media reports said.