Cambodia: Adulterated rice wine leaves one dead, 27 hospitalised
Jun 04, 2023, at 09:35 pm
Phnom Penh: One villager died and 27 were hospitalized in northwest Cambodia's Pursat province after drinking homemade rice wine, which is suspected to contain high levels of methanol, a local health official said on Sunday.
Canada to deploy country's armed forces to help extinguish Quebec fires
Jun 04, 2023, at 07:58 pm
Ottawa: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Sunday that the government would send the country’s armed forces to support the Quebec authorities in extinguishing wildfires in the province.
Seven killed, two injured due to shooting in South Africa's Umlazi
Jun 04, 2023, at 03:13 pm
Cape Town/IBNS/UNI: Seven people were killed and two others were injured in a shooting at a hostel in the South African city of Umlazi, the police said on Saturday.
Two killed, 8 injured as mini-bus overturns in Afghanistan
Jun 04, 2023, at 08:29 am
Kabul: At least two commuters were killed, and eight others injured in a road accident in Afghanistan's eastern Wardak province, provincial police spokesman Qari Mohammad Yusuf Asrar said on Saturday.
Iraqi military kills 10 IS militants in Diyala province
Jun 04, 2023, at 08:23 am
Baghdad: At least ten Islamic State (IS) militants were killed in attacks targeting IS hideouts in Iraq's eastern province of Diyala during the past 24 hours, the Iraqi military said on Saturday.
Erdogan takes oath of office for third term as president
Jun 04, 2023, at 08:06 am
Ankara: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was sworn in at the parliament on Saturday and officially started his third term for the upcoming five years, media reports said.
Armenian leader arrives in Turkey for first time in nearly 15 yrs
Jun 04, 2023, at 07:54 am
Yerevan: Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan arrived in Turkey on Saturday to participate in the inauguration ceremony of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the press service of the Armenian government said.
Two Pakistani soldiers die during attack close to Iran border
Jun 04, 2023, at 12:10 am
Quetta: At least two soldiers died during an armed attack at a security checkpoint close to the border with Iran in Kech district, media reports said.
Pakistan's inflation skyrockets to touch 38 pct in 2023
Jun 04, 2023, at 12:09 am
Pakistan's inflation rate has skyrocketed to touch a new all-time high of 38 percent in May 2023.
Pakistan: Two soldiers die during exchange of fire with terrorists
Jun 04, 2023, at 12:03 am
Rawalpindi: Two soldiers died during an exchange of fire with terrorists in Singwan area (Dist Kech) of Balochistan along the Pakistan-Iran border, media reports said.
Pakistan implements mechanism for barter trade with Russia, Iran, Afghanistan: Ministry
Jun 04, 2023, at 12:00 am
Islamabad: In efforts to boost trade and manage a balance of payments crisis, Pakistan has implemented Business-to-Business Barter Trade Mechanism to allow barter trade with Russia, Iran and Afghanistan, according to Pakistan's Ministry of Commerce.
UN agency for Palestine refugees on verge of financial collapse
Jun 03, 2023, at 11:52 pm
The United Nations on Friday appealed for sustainable funding for its agency that supports Palestine refugees, UNRWA, which is on the brink of financial collapse.
Recep Tayyip Erdogan to be sworn in as Turkish President on Saturday
Jun 03, 2023, at 08:51 pm
Ankara: Reelected Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will be sworn in as head of state in the Turkish parliament on Saturday.
Jun 03, 2023, at 08:47 pm
New York: As the crisis in Sudan enters its second month, UN agencies and partners warned on Friday that the conflict between rival military groups since mid-April is fuelling an increasingly “desperate” situation for civilians, especially in the nation’s capital.
US state abortion bans ‘putting millions of women and girls at risk’
Jun 03, 2023, at 08:39 pm
New York: Millions of women and girls across the United States have suffered an alarming deterioration in access to sexual and reproductive healthcare, following the US Supreme Court decision overturning the constitutional right to abortion in June 2022, UN-appointed independent rights experts said on Friday.
Time running out to save Myanmar’s Rakhine from hunger and disease post-Cyclone Mocha
Jun 03, 2023, at 08:29 pm
New York: More than two weeks after deadly Cyclone Mocha hit Myanmar, aid access is uncertain, disease is spreading, and a major food crisis remains a very real threat, the UN said on Friday.
Russian firm says staff's iPhones hacked by malware
Jun 03, 2023, at 08:25 pm
Moscow: Russian cybersecurity company Kaspersky Lab said that it detected a targeted cyber-attack on its staff's iPhones.
Jun 03, 2023, at 08:02 pm
The trafficking in illegal narcotics, precursor chemicals, timber and wildlife, people and illicit goods across Southeast Asia is being tackled thanks to the support of the specialized UN agency focusing on drugs and crime.
Bangladesh: 12-year-old boy's body recovered from Dhanmondi Lake
Jun 03, 2023, at 07:23 pm
Dhaka: Police have recovered the body of a minor from Dhaka's Dhanmondi Lake, media reports said on Saturday.
Hong Kong: Two women stabbed to death at shopping mall
Jun 03, 2023, at 07:07 pm
Hong Kong: At least two women were stabbed to death at a shopping mall in Hong Kong, media reports said on Saturday.
Pakistan: Minor Afghan girl raped in Islamabad
Jun 03, 2023, at 03:58 pm
Islamabad: A minor Afghan girl was allegedly raped in Pakistan's Islamabad city in broad daylight.
Sheikh Hasina, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan vow to strengthen bilateral relationships
Jun 03, 2023, at 03:22 pm
Dhaka: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who recently took charge of his office after winning a crucial poll for a third term, phoned Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina and hoped to take the bilateral relationship to a new height.
Survey finds about 9 percent of adults in 30 countries identify themselves as LGBTQ
Jun 03, 2023, at 03:01 pm
About 9 percent of adults in 30 countries identify themselves as LGBT+, as per a survey conducted by Ipsos.
UNAIDS celebrates Pride Month, demands decriminalization worldwide
Jun 03, 2023, at 12:44 am
New York: As the world comes together to celebrate the beginning of Pride Month on Thursday, the UN agency dedicated to ending the AIDS epidemic, UNAIDS, issued a declaration of solidarity with lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and intersex (LGBTQI) communities around the globe.
UN in Bangladesh decries devastating new round of rations cuts for Rohingya refugees
Jun 03, 2023, at 12:32 am
The UN in Bangladesh on Thursday condemned a second cut in food rations for Rohingya refugees who are sheltering in the country, after a funding shortfall of $56 million compelled the World Food Programme (WFP) to enforce the cuts.
Rohingya man shot dead in Cox's Bazar
Jun 03, 2023, at 12:00 am
Dhaka: A Rohingya refugee was shot dead in a refugee camp in Ukhiya upazila of Cox's Bazar on Friday, media reports said.
Senegal: Clashes kill 9 people after opposition politician sentenced
Jun 02, 2023, at 11:58 pm
Dakar: Nine people were killed in Senegal in clashes that broke out after Senegalese opposition politician Ousmane Sonko had been sentenced to two years in prison, Senegalese Interior Minister Antoine Diome said Friday.
Afghanistan: Afghanistan security forces kill ISIS commander in Nangarhar
Jun 02, 2023, at 11:41 pm
Kabul: Afghanistan security forces, which are led by the Taliban, have claimed to have killed a senior ISIS commander and his accomplice in eastern Nangarhar province on Thursday, media reports said.
Ukraine: Over 1,500 children killed or injured, concern rises over forced transfers
Jun 02, 2023, at 11:34 pm
New York: With Ukraine’s Children’s Day celebrations on Thursday marred by the death of a girl alongside other civilians in a Russian missile attack in the capital Kyiv, the UN’s top humanitarian official in the country, Denise Brown, said she was “shocked and saddened” by the incident.
Urgent support needed for Chad, as arrivals from Sudan top 100,000: UNHCR
Jun 02, 2023, at 11:30 pm
New York: The head of the UN refugee agency UNHCR, is calling on the international community to urgently increase support for new arrivals crossing the border from Sudan.