Haiti: ‘Unimaginable violence’ against women, children, reports UNICEF
Aug 08, 2023, at 09:45 pm
Persistent violence in Haiti remains a significant concern for the safety and welfare of its most vulnerable citizens, especially women and children, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Monday, citing reports of an “alarming spike” in kidnapping and other crimes.
Seven killed in blast in SW Pakistan
Aug 08, 2023, at 04:33 pm
Islamabad/UNI: A bomb went off near a vehicle in Pakistan's southwest Balochistan province, killing at least seven people including a local politician, government officials and police said.
Tehran explosion kills 1, injures 19
Aug 08, 2023, at 04:30 pm
Tehran/UNI: At least one person was killed and 19 others injured on Monday after an explosion shook and dismantled a three-storey residential building in Iran's capital Tehran, the Iranian Students' News Agency (ISNA) reported.
Australia: 20-year-old woman critically hurt after miraculously surviving seven-storey fall
Aug 08, 2023, at 03:57 pm
A critically wounded 20-year-old woman is currently fighting for her life in a hospital after she miraculously survived a fall from a seven-storey building in Melbourne.
Pakistan: Seven people, including UC chairman, killed in Balochistan blast
Aug 08, 2023, at 02:38 pm
At least seven people, including a chairman of a union council (UC), died in a landmine blast in Pakistan's Balochistan region on Monday.
600 people evacuated Italy's Sardinia following the fire surge in the island
Aug 08, 2023, at 07:33 am
Rome/UNI: Around 600 people were evacuated Italy's Sardinia as a precaution to the huge fires blazing in the northern and southern parts of the island that were worsening because of the strong winds, reports the local media.
Pakistan: Peshawar terror attack leaves constable dead
Aug 07, 2023, at 11:35 pm
At least one policeman died and two others were hurt as suspected terrorists targeted them in Pakistan's Peshawar city on Monday.
Some foreigners, including US citizens, detained in Afghan
Aug 07, 2023, at 11:12 pm
Kabul: A number of foreigners, including US citizens, have been detained in Afghanistan for various reasons, including "security issues," Zabihullah Mujahid, the main spokesman for the country's administration installed by Taliban (under UN sanctions over terrorism) said.
Sri Lanka: Military trainer aircraft crashes, two die
Aug 07, 2023, at 09:55 pm
Colombo: Two military personnel died after a trainer aircraft crashed at Sri Lanka's Air Force Academy based in Trincomalee city in Eastern Province on Monday morning, the air force said.
Philippine: Three policemen wounded after shooting
Aug 07, 2023, at 09:49 pm
Manila: Three policemen were wounded in a shooting incident inside a police station in the Philippine capital shortly before noon on Monday, the local media reported.
Pakistan: Train crash toll rises to 30
Aug 07, 2023, at 05:46 pm
Islamabad/UNI: At least thirty passengers died and over hundred injured on Sunday after nearly 10 bogies of Havelian-bound Hazara Express derailed near Sahara Railway Station, located 275 kilometres away from Karachi, according to government and police officials said on Monday.
Italy: Two die near Lampedusa after migrant boats capsize
Aug 07, 2023, at 04:14 pm
Rome:At least two people died and more than 30 went missing near the Italian island of Lampedusa after two ships carrying asylum seekers capsized in rough seas, a police official said Sunday.
Israeli missile attack: Four Syrian soldiers die
Aug 07, 2023, at 03:20 pm
Damascus: Four Syrian soldiers were killed and another four injured in an Israeli missile attack over Syria's capital Damascus, the state broadcaster Alikhbaria reported early Monday.
Bangladesh dengue tools crosses 300; 64k cases confirmed this year
Aug 07, 2023, at 05:08 am
Dhaka/UNI: Bangladesh has reported 2,495 fresh cases of dengue fever and an additional 10 fatalities, stated The Ministry of Health on Saturday.
Australian Court overturns ban on Sikh students’ Kirpan, cites unconstitutionality
Aug 07, 2023, at 04:15 am
In a significant victory for religious freedom, Australia’s Queensland state has witnessed the overturning of a controversial law that prohibited Sikh students from wearing a kirpan on campus.
Pakistan: Passenger train derails in Nawabshah, 30 die
Aug 07, 2023, at 02:31 am
Nawabshah: At least 30 people died and 80 others were hurt after 10 bogies of Havelian-bound Hazara Express derailed close to the Sahara Railway Station in Pakistan's Nawabshah district on Sunday.
Land and basic services are ‘your rights, not favours’, UN deputy-chief
Aug 07, 2023, at 12:23 am
New York: Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed has said that the United Nations will support Brazil’s indigenous peoples and amplify their voices far and wide towards the full realizations of their rights.
UN pushes disarmament talks amid fears that drums of nuclear war are beating again
Aug 07, 2023, at 12:01 am
New York: As United Nations-led talks on nuclear disarmament continued in Geneva, New York and Vienna, UN Secretary-General António Guterres warned on Sunday that “the drums of nuclear war are beating once again”.
Pakistan: 15 die as passenger train derails in Nawabshah
Aug 06, 2023, at 11:48 pm
At least 15 people died and 40 others were injured after several bogies of the Hazara Express derailed near Nawabshah area of Pakistan on Sunday, media reports said.
Ukrainian Prez Zelensky slams Russia's strike on blood transfusion centre, calls it a 'war crime'
Aug 06, 2023, at 06:36 pm
Kiyv: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Saturday said that Russia bombed a blood transfusion centre in the Kharkiv region of north-east Ukraine and slammed the deadly strike as “a war crime”.
US: At least three killed in Washington DC shooting on Saturday amid rising cases of homicides
Aug 06, 2023, at 06:28 pm
Washington/IBNS: The US capital, which is witnessing rising cases of homicides this year, reported the killing of three people on Saturday morning near a busy intersection of Washington DC, police said.
US: Shooting in Washington DC leaves two dead
Aug 06, 2023, at 02:32 pm
Washington DC//IBNS/UNI: Two men were killed and another was critically injured in a shooting in the U.S. capital of Washington DC early Saturday, local police said.
21 injured as 5.5-magnitude quake rocks China
Aug 06, 2023, at 02:10 pm
Beijing/IBNS/UNI: At least 21 people were injured as a 5.5-magnitude earthquake struck the county of Pingyuan, in Dezhou City of east China's Shandong province Sunday.
China: 10 killed, 18 missing after heavy rain hits Baoding
Aug 05, 2023, at 11:37 pm
Beijing: Ten people have been killed and 18 remain missing after heavy rain battered the city of Baoding in north China's Hebei Province, local authorities said Saturday.
Pakistan: Imran Khan arrested after court sends him to prison for three years in Toshakhana case
Aug 05, 2023, at 07:57 pm
Pakistan police on Saturday arrested PTI chief Imran Khan, shortly after an Islamabad trial court declared him guilty of “corrupt practices” in the Toshakhana case.
‘Transforming education’: Ensuring children and societies are learners
Aug 05, 2023, at 05:24 pm
New York: The UN launched on Friday a policy brief on transforming education, which lays out a set of proposals to create inclusive and truly learning societies, and to understand education as a global public good.
New York: Social media influencer announces PS5 giveaway, triggers violence in Manhattan
Aug 05, 2023, at 03:16 pm
New York witnessed violence on Friday as a large number of people, who had gathered at the popular Union Square Park following a call from celebrity Twitch streamer Kai Cenat who promised to give away a video games console, turned chaotic.
Pakistan: Islamabad Police detain Afghanistan immigrants
Aug 05, 2023, at 05:30 am
The Afghan Immigrant Council in Pakistan said more than 17 immigrants from Afghanistan have been detained in Islamabad.
Pakistan Occupied Kashmir: Rallies held against 'unjust taxes' in power bills
Aug 05, 2023, at 05:27 am
Rallies were held in different regions of Pakistan Occupied Kashmir on Thursday to protest against the “unjust taxes in electricity bills.
Quran-burning demonstrations: Denmark tightens border controls
Aug 05, 2023, at 05:04 am
Copenhagen: The Danish police are temporarily toughening controls at the country's borders for security reasons following recent Quran-burning demonstrations, the Danish Justice Ministry has said.