Japan's Foreign Minister says sending Japanese troops to foreign conflict unconstitutional
Mar 06, 2024, at 08:19 am
Tokyo: Sending the Japanese self-defense forces to join a military conflict abroad would contradict the country’s constitution, Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa said on Tuesday.
One dies after bridge collapses in France
Mar 05, 2024, at 11:33 pm
The deck of a bridge under construction on the metro line of Toulouse, a city in southern France, collapsed on Monday afternoon, leaving one person dead and several injured, reported local media.
Five killed in a highway accident in Vietnam's Tuyen Quang province
Mar 05, 2024, at 11:30 pm
Five people were killed on the spot in a collision between a sleeper bus and a container truck on the national highway running through Vietnam's northern Tuyen Quang province early Tuesday morning, Vietnam News Agency reported.
Bus explosion in Cambodia leaves two injured
Mar 05, 2024, at 11:28 pm
At least two people were injured in a bus explosion at a parking lot in front of the famed Angkor Wat temple in northwest Cambodia's Siem Reap province on Tuesday, a police chief said.
Small plane crashes in US, several die
Mar 05, 2024, at 10:19 pm
Several people were killed after a single-engine plane crashed in Nashville in the southern U.S. state of Tennessee on Monday night, authorities said.
Egypt, Qatar ask Hamas to provide a list of hostages for release
Mar 05, 2024, at 10:13 pm
Egyptian and Qatari officials are calling on Palestinian movement Hamas to provide a list of hostages who will be released in the first stage of a phased ceasefire agreement with Israel, The Guardian newspaper reported, citing officials.
Gaza war may fuel much wider Middle East crisis, warns UN rights chief
Mar 05, 2024, at 09:57 pm
Negotiations for a ceasefire in Gaza continued in Egypt for a second day on Monday as the UN’s top rights official warned that the war there risked morphing into a much “wider conflagration” enveloping every country in the Middle East and beyond.
Pakistani boxer vanishes from Italian hotel
Mar 05, 2024, at 09:43 pm
A Pakistani boxer has vanished in Italy where he was visiting to participate in the World Qualifying round for the Paris Olympics boxing in Milan.
University student shot dead by robbers in Pakistan's Karachi city
Mar 05, 2024, at 08:43 pm
Suspected robbers shot down a private university student in Karachi, showcasing the deteriorating law and order situation in the Pakistani city.
Mar 05, 2024, at 04:21 pm
Following a 17-day visit to Israel, the UN Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict reported on Monday (March 4, 2024) that she and a team of experts had found “clear and convincing information” of rape and sexualized torture being committed against hostages seized during the 7 October terror attacks.
Narendra Modi wishes Pakistan's new PM Shehbaz Sharif
Mar 05, 2024, at 03:37 pm
Indian PM Narendra Modi on Tuesday congratulated newly elected Pakistani PM Shehbaz Sharif.
France becomes first country to make abortion a constitutional right
Mar 05, 2024, at 06:06 am
Versailles/IBNS: France on Monday made abortion a constitutional right, becoming the world's first country to do so.
Chinese authorities impose lockdown on seven monasteries: Reports
Mar 05, 2024, at 01:37 am
Chinese authorities have imposed a lockdown on seven monasteries that are situated along the two banks of eastern Tibet’s Drichu River in Kham Dege, media reports said.
Afghanistan's Taliban administration invests USD 35million in Iran’s Chabahar port
Mar 05, 2024, at 01:23 am
The Taliban administration of Afghanistan has committed to invest $35 million in Iran's strategically crucial Chabahar port, media reports said on Monday.
European Commission fines Apple over USD 2 billion over music streaming
Mar 05, 2024, at 01:16 am
The European Commission has fined Apple over €1.8 billion ($2 billion) for abusing its dominant position on the market for the distribution of music streaming apps to iPhone and iPad users (‘iOS users') through its App Store.
Fuel tanker explosion in Istanbul leaves one dead, three hurt
Mar 04, 2024, at 11:08 pm
A fuel tanker explosion killed one and injured three in Istanbul on Monday, local authorities announced.
Baloch Yakjehti Committee 'exposes' reality of CPEC in Pakistan's Gwadar
Mar 04, 2024, at 11:02 pm
A prominent Baloch rights group has said the multi-billion-dollar China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) stood 'exposed' after the relief aid could not reach the flood-affected people in Gwadar despite tall claims made for the project.
Mar 04, 2024, at 10:25 pm
Baloch American Congress president Tara Chand has expressed discontent over the appointment of Sarfraz Bugti as Balochistan CM.
Shehbaz Sharif takes oath as Pakistan PM for second time
Mar 04, 2024, at 09:58 pm
Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) president Shehbaz Sharif on Monday took oath as the Prime Minister of the financially struggling nation, ending a political crisis that was created after the national polls after none of the contesting outfits secured the majority votes needed to form the government.
Robbers kill security guard in Pakistan's Karachi
Mar 04, 2024, at 08:26 pm
Suspected robbers shot dead a security guard of a travel agency in Pakistan's Karachi city on Sunday, media reports said.
Unravelling the drug pipeline from Pakistan to North America
Mar 04, 2024, at 07:29 pm
The scourge of drug trafficking is a global crisis that respects no borders, devastating lives and communities across continents.
Mar 04, 2024, at 04:13 pm
The UK government is planning to bar hate preachers from countries like Pakistan, Afghanistan and Indonesia from entering the country.
Mar 04, 2024, at 02:54 pm
Giving former President Donald Trump a jolt, Nikki Haley won the Republican Presidential primary in Washington DC on Sunday.
UN claims roughly 9,000 women killed so far in Gaza conflict
Mar 04, 2024, at 05:18 am
The Gaza conflict “is also a war on women”, who continue to suffer its devastating impacts, the UN agency championing gender equality has said.
Mar 04, 2024, at 03:10 am
Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazalur Rehman has said the people of Pakistan could not recognise the incumbent parliament of the country as it is a product of ‘rigging’.
Unknown attackers destroy Ahmadiyya mosque in Pakistan's Karachi city v
Mar 04, 2024, at 02:13 am
Unknown attackers targeted a mosque belonging to the Ahmadiyya community in Pakistan's Karachi city, media reports said on Sunday.
Sri Lanka launches pilot project introducing AI into school
Mar 04, 2024, at 02:07 am
Sri Lanka's Education Minister Susil Premajayantha announced on Sunday that starting March 19, a pilot project will be initiated in 20 schools, providing students from Grade 8 the chance to delve into artificial intelligence (AI) within their information technology curriculum.
Security Council reiterates call for immediate and safe aid delivery to conflict-hitGaza
Mar 03, 2024, at 11:21 pm
The UN Security Council has underscored the need to protect civilians in Gaza in the wake of the deadly incident at an aid convoy on Thursday.
Shehbaz Sharif elected as Pakistan PM for second time, says country is facing alarming debt crisis
Mar 03, 2024, at 08:49 pm
Pakistan's National Assembly on Sunday (March 3, 2024) elected Pakistan Muslim League- Nawaz's Shehbaz Sharif as the 24th elected prime minister of the country, ending the political deadlock in the nation which was created after none of the political outfits won a majority after national polls last month.
At least 8 killed in drone attack on Ukraine's Odesa
Mar 03, 2024, at 04:52 pm
Kyiv/IBNS/UNI: At least eight people were killed and eight others injured when a drone hit an apartment building in Ukraine's southern port city of Odesa on Saturday morning, the State Service for Emergencies said on Telegram.