Accountability key to Sri Lanka’s future: UN rights chief
Sep 08, 2023, at 10:14 pm
The UN human rights office (OHCHR) on Wednesday emphasized the pressing need for Sri Lanka to address its accountability deficit, ranging from war crimes to rights violations, corruption and abuse of power.
UN expert sounds alarm over ‘contemporary forms of slavery’ in Canada
Sep 08, 2023, at 10:10 pm
An independent UN human rights expert on Wednesday expressed concern over Canada's temporary foreign worker programmes, describing them as “a breeding ground for contemporary forms of slavery”.
Disturbing realities: Exploitation of Punjabi girls in Canada
Sep 08, 2023, at 08:22 pm
The increasing incidents of sexual exploitation of Punjabi girls on study visas to Canada calls for the immediate attention of social organizations.
International students in Canada face housing crisis
Sep 08, 2023, at 07:48 pm
Over 300 international students, primarily from Punjab, who recently enrolled at Canadore College and Nipissing University for the September and January intakes, are grappling with a housing dilemma, prompting them to stage a protest outside the campus yesterday.
Kashmir: Five terrorists killed in police operation
Sep 08, 2023, at 07:42 pm
Islamabad/UNI: Pakistani Police killed five terrorists during an operation in southwest Balochistan province, Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) officials said.
Mali: 49 civilians, 15 soldiers die as terrorists attack boat, military base
Sep 08, 2023, at 04:08 pm
At least 64 people, including 49 civilians, were killed as terrorists attacked an army base and a passenger boat on the Niger River in northern Mali on Thursday, media reports said.
Microsoft report says fake Chinese accounts could be working to sway US electors
Sep 08, 2023, at 06:13 am
Washington: Microsoft researchers have detected a network of fake, Chinese-controlled social media accounts trying to influence US voters by using artificial intelligence, Reuters reported.
Sep 08, 2023, at 03:36 am
A Pakistani private school principal has been arrested from Karachi city over the alleged rape and blackmailing allegations, media reports said.
Sep 08, 2023, at 03:15 am
Pakistan-occupied Kashmir's (PoK) Muzaffarabad city recently witnessed massive anti-government protests against inflation and corruption by politicians in the country.
Pakistan: Kalash community members say they continue to face 'identity crisis'
Sep 08, 2023, at 03:02 am
Chitral, Pakistan: The Kalash community of Pakistan on Tuesday complained their computerised national identity cards did not show their religion, making the people suffer from an 'identity crisis'.
Four Pakistani soldiers die during suspected terror attack on army check posts in Chitral
Sep 08, 2023, at 02:52 am
At least four Pakistani soldiers died while repulsing 'terrorist attacks' on two Pakistan Army check posts located near the Afghanistan border in Kalash region, media reports said.
Clash between Afghanistan-Pakistan security forces: Torkham border remains shut for another day
Sep 08, 2023, at 02:44 am
The Torkham border crossing between Pakistan and Afghanistan remained closed for the second consecutive day on Thursday following clashes between security forces of the neighbouring countries this week.
Ukraine: Suspected missile attack in Kostyantynivka marketplace leaves 17 dead
Sep 07, 2023, at 01:33 pm
At least 17 people, including a child, died after a suspected Russian missile hit a market in Ukraine's Kostyantynivka city on Wednesday.
China: Top military court chief removed after 8 months of service
Sep 07, 2023, at 05:40 am
PLA’s Military Court president Cheng Dongfang has been removed from his position just after eight months in service, according to China's national legislature.
US: Trump to testify in his own defense at the trials in US court
Sep 07, 2023, at 05:25 am
Washington/UNI: Former US President Donald Trump declared on Wednesday that he will testify in his own defense if the criminal case against him proceeds to trial.
4 killed and 5 injured in Egypt's capital city
Sep 07, 2023, at 04:48 am
Cairo/UNI: Four people were killed and five others wounded in a building collapse in Egypt's capital Cairo on Wednesday, the state-run Ahram newspaper reported.
Pakistan: Ahmadiyya worship place vandalised in Karachi, three suspects arrested
Sep 07, 2023, at 12:28 am
Pakistani police have arrested three people in connection to the attacks on the Ahmadiyya, a minor community in Pakistan, in Karachi city.
Pakistan: Sit-in against the abduction of Hindu youths continue
Sep 07, 2023, at 12:25 am
A large number of people are currently participating in a sit-in demonstration against the abduction of Hindu boys and girls at Sindh-Punjab and Balochistan border in the Deera Moor region of Pakistan, media reports said.
Sep 07, 2023, at 12:21 am
Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Ameer Sirajul Haq has expressed displeasure over the denial of fundamental rights to women in Pakistan and held successive governments accountable for the grim situation of the country.
Coasts and sea life facing major threat due to massive sand removal
Sep 06, 2023, at 11:00 pm
New York: Startling findings from a new UN data platform reveal that the marine dredging industry is extracting a staggering six billion tons of sand and sediment annually.
People of African descent facing ‘immense challenges’ in public square
Sep 06, 2023, at 10:18 pm
New York: Members of the African diaspora continue to face immense challenges participating in public life in many countries, the UN human rights office (OHCHR) said in a new report on Tuesday.
Record numbers risking lives to cross dangerous Darien Gap
Sep 06, 2023, at 09:57 pm
An unprecedented number of migrants and refugees continue to cross the dense tropical jungle between Colombia and Panama known as the Darien Gap, risking their lives and facing horrific human rights abuses, the UN rights office (OHCHR) said on Tuesday.
Afghanistan-Pakistan: Clashes occur at Torkham border checkpoint
Sep 06, 2023, at 09:52 pm
An exchange of gunfire erupted between the Afghan military and Pakistani border soldiers at the Torkham checkpoint on Wednesday, eyewitnesses told Sputnik.
UN provides funding boost for ‘neglected’ humanitarian crises
Sep 06, 2023, at 09:50 pm
New York: UN relief chief Martin Griffiths released $125 million from the UN’s Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) on Tuesday to assist underfunded humanitarian operations in 14 countries across Africa, Asia, the Americas, and the Middle East.
Sep 06, 2023, at 09:47 pm
The United States warned North Korea over its supreme leader Kim Jong Un's possible upcoming visit to Russia to discuss arms supply to Moscow for the ongoing war against Ukraine and said Pyongyang will pay a price for it.
Record civilian cluster munitions victims as experts urge global ban
Sep 06, 2023, at 09:36 pm
New York: There has been a dramatic increase in the number of civilians killed by cluster munitions, according to new data released on Tuesday by the UN-partnered Cluster Munition Monitor (CMC) civil society group.
UN General Assembly leadership highlights benefit of cooperation
Sep 06, 2023, at 09:27 pm
A new session of the UN General Assembly began on Tuesday with both the outgoing and incoming leaders of the world body underscoring the importance of multilateral cooperation.
Afghanistan: WFP forced to cut food aid for 2 million more
Sep 06, 2023, at 06:12 pm
Food assistance to two million people in Afghanistan will have to be cut later this month, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) said on Tuesday.
Capitol riot: Ex-Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio prisoned for 22 years
Sep 06, 2023, at 02:41 pm
The former national chairman of the Proud Boys was sentenced to 22 years in prison on Tuesday for seditious conspiracy and other charges related to the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
Russian frigate carrying hypersonic weapons will exercise in the Atlantic
Sep 06, 2023, at 04:52 am
Moscow/UNI: Russia’s Admiral Gorshkov frigate carrying Zircon hypersonic missiles will conduct a series of exercises in the Atlantic Ocean, stated the Defense Ministry on Tuesday.