US airstrikes kill Iraqi paramilitary soldier
Jan 25, 2024, at 05:39 am
Baghdad: A member of the Iraqi government-backed paramilitary forces of Hashd Shaabi was killed and two others were wounded by U.S. airstrikes near the Iraqi-Syrian border and the Iraqi capital Baghdad on Wednesday.
China: 39 killed in building fire in Jiangxi Province
Jan 25, 2024, at 04:34 am
Nanchang: The death toll from a building fire in the city of Xinyu in east China's Jiangxi Province on Wednesday afternoon has risen to 39, local authorities said.
Russian military plane crashes with 65 Ukrainian prisoners of war in Belgorod
Jan 24, 2024, at 10:08 pm
A Russian Il-76 military plane crashed with suspected 65 Ukrainian prisoners of war in Belgorod Region of Russia on Wednesday (January 24, 2024), media reports said.
Former US school teacher pleads guilty of having sex with high school boy 20 to 30 times
Jan 24, 2024, at 09:53 pm
A former US school teacher in Arkansas has pleaded guilty to having sex with a high school boy 20 to 30 times, police said on Wednesday (January 24, 2024).
US carries out strikes on three facilities used by Iran-backed militias in Iraq
Jan 24, 2024, at 03:43 pm
The United States on Wednesday said it conducted strikes on three facilities used by 'Iran-backed' militias in Iraq.
Six die after small commuter plane crash near remote mine in Canada
Jan 24, 2024, at 03:16 pm
At least six passengers died after a small commuter plane which was carrying them to a remote mine in Canada's far north crashed shortly after takeoff on Tuesday.
Donald Trump clinches New Hampshire Republican primary
Jan 24, 2024, at 02:43 pm
Former U.S. President Donald Trump has defeated former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations and strong contestant Nikki Haley in the New Hampshire Republican primary, multiple U.S. media organisations projected Tuesday night.
Houthi attacks: New Zealand to send defence team to secure Red Sea shipping
Jan 24, 2024, at 05:20 am
Wellington: The New Zealand government decided on Tuesday to send a small defence team to the Middle East to safeguard Red Sea shipping, but the country's opposition party said the deployment will further inflame tensions in the region.
Canada: Helicopter crash in British Columbia claims lives of 3
Jan 24, 2024, at 05:08 am
Three people have died in a private helicopter crash in Canada's British Columbia, the Northern Escape Heli Skiing company that owns the aircraft said in a statement provided by the CTV news broadcaster.
Afghanistan, Pashtun diaspora members demonstrate against Pakistan in Vienna
Jan 24, 2024, at 12:56 am
Afghan Cultural Association (AKIS) and Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM) demonstrated outside the Pakistan Embassy in Vienna recently.
Unseen atrocities against Sikhs during the 1947 partition
Jan 24, 2024, at 12:18 am
In the tumultuous landscape of 1947, as the Indian subcontinent was cleaved into two separate nations, the Sikhs found themselves at the epicenter of a storm of political unrest and communal violence.
Jan 23, 2024, at 11:56 pm
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said on Tuesday it had managed to encircle the city of Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strio and advance deep into the area as part of an "extensive" operation that resulted in the elimination of "dozens of terrorists."
Jan 23, 2024, at 11:09 pm
A gunman suspected to have killed eight people in three different locations over the past two days in the US city of Joliet was found dead1,200 miles away Monday (January 22, 2024) night.
US, UK strike eight Houthi targets in Yemen
Jan 23, 2024, at 11:05 pm
The United States and the United Kingdom carried out additional strikes Houthi targets in Yemen on Monday (January 22, 2024), officials said.
Pakistani father guns down son for hoisting flag of Imran Khan's PTI at his Peshawar residence
Jan 23, 2024, at 08:48 pm
A Pakistani man shot dead his son in Peshawar city after he hoisted the party flag of former PM Imran Khan at his residence.
Fake 'Joe Bien' robocall directs voters to skip New Hampshire primary election
Jan 23, 2024, at 04:30 pm
A fake robocall claiming to be US President Joe Biden is currently circulating in New Hampshire, the state which is preparing to vote in the first-in-the-nation primary, asking people to stay away from the primary election scheduled to be held on Tuesday
2024 US Presidential Elections: 'Cannot see myself voting for Biden,' says Elon Musk
Jan 23, 2024, at 04:59 am
Washington/IBNS: US entrepreneur and billionaire Elon Musk has ruled out the possibility of him voting for US President Joe Biden in the 2024 election.
North Korea says Russian President Vladimir Putin is willing to visit Pyongyang soon
Jan 22, 2024, at 10:35 pm
Russian President Vladimir Putin is willing to visit Pyongyang soon, North Korea's state media KCNA said on Sunday (January 21, 2024).
Jan 22, 2024, at 10:33 pm
Several hateful contents have started to circulate on social media targeting the religious minority communities of the country ahead of the February 8 general polls in Pakistan.
Ukraine forces hit west of Donetsk with deadly artillery, 27 die
Jan 22, 2024, at 08:48 pm
Ukrainian forces hit a market in the west of Donetsk with a deadly artillery strike on Sunday, killing at least 27 people and injuring 25 others, local media reported on Monday.
Two die after landslide hits China's Yunnan province
Jan 22, 2024, at 08:44 pm
Beijing: A landslide hit China's Yunnan Province on Monday which left at least two people dead, media reports said.
Jan 22, 2024, at 06:25 pm
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis ended his presidential campaign and endorsed Donald Trump on Sunday (January 21, 2024), leaving former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley as the only major contender of the former US President for the Republican nomination.
Taiwan claims it spotted six Chinese spy balloons
Jan 22, 2024, at 05:28 pm
Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense has said six Chinese spy balloons flew into Taiwan's air defence identification zone (ADIZ) on Sunday (January 21, 2024).
Jan 22, 2024, at 04:40 am
Human rights activist Amjad Ayub Mirza has said political exiles living abroad will have no other option but to form a national government of PoK in exile if the demands of the people of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) and Gilgit-Baltistan are not met by February 5.
Shooting at rental home in US leaves 3 killed
Jan 22, 2024, at 03:47 am
At least three people were killed, and two others injured after a "very chaotic" shooting early Sunday morning at a short-term rental home in the Huston area, U.S. state Texas, authorities said.
Two Hezbollah members killed in Israeli drone strike
Jan 22, 2024, at 02:30 am
An Israeli drone struck a vehicle in the southern Lebanese village of Kafra near an army site on Sunday, killing at least two Hezbollah members, the Elnashra news website reported.
Antonio Guterres repeats call for Gaza ceasefire, release of hostages at Non-Aligned Movement summit
Jan 22, 2024, at 02:20 am
UN Secretary-General António Guterres repeated his call for a humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza and the unconditional release of all hostages, in an address to the latest summit of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM), which concluded in Kampala, Uganda, on Saturday.
Thirty-nine percent of children are currently out of school in Pakistan, shows report
Jan 22, 2024, at 02:00 am
Data released in the Pakistan Education Statistics Report 2021-22 showed the South Asian country is witnessing an alarming spike in out-of-school children as the figure soared to over 26 million.
Shelling attack in Russin-held Donetsk leaves 25 people dead
Jan 22, 2024, at 12:35 am
At least 25 people have died in a shelling incident in the Russian-held city of Donetsk, media reports said.
Iranian foreign ministry condemns Israeli missile attack on Syria
Jan 21, 2024, at 04:33 pm
Tehran/IBNS/UNI: Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani condemned Israel’s missile strike on the Syrian capital of Damascus, which reportedly killed five advisers of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), including Quds Force intelligence chief, the Iranian Foreign Ministry said on Saturday.