UN commends Criminal Tribunal for former Yugoslavia, as final judgement is delivered
Jun 02, 2023, at 11:20 pm
New York: The UN chief on Wednesday commended the work of the judges and staff of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY), as its final judgement was delivered, increasing the prison sentences on appeal of two former top Serbian security officials.
Oversight’s key to ensure sustainability in outer space: Guterres
Jun 02, 2023, at 11:11 pm
New York: Effective governance of outer space is necessary to propel innovation and achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), UN Secretary-General António Guterres said in a new policy brief published on Wednesday.
Spain: Explosion in Badajoz leaves one person dead
Jun 02, 2023, at 10:36 pm
Madrid: A powerful explosion hit a residential building in the Spanish city of Badajoz which left at least one person dead and injured at least 16 more, media reported on Thursday.
Two die in Dhaka on separate road mishaps
Jun 02, 2023, at 10:29 pm
Dhaka: Separate road mishaps in Bangladesh's capital Dhaka city left two people dead, media reports said on Friday.
Economic woes dash job prospects in low income countries: ILO
Jun 02, 2023, at 06:31 pm
New York: Soaring debt levels compounded by high inflation and rising interest rates have dashed job-seekers’ hopes in developing countries, the International Labour Organization (ILO) warned on Wednesday.
Gilded cages: The dark reality of Khalistan militants in Pakistan
Jun 02, 2023, at 06:28 pm
Since its inception in 1947, Pakistan’s simmering rivalry with India has been persistent and pernicious.
Jun 02, 2023, at 03:38 pm
American President Joe Biden tripped and fell onstage while handing out diplomas at a graduation ceremony for the US Air Force Academy in Colorado on Thursday, media reports said.
New York: Three teens arrested for killing, consuming village's prized swan
Jun 02, 2023, at 03:16 pm
New York: Police arrested three teens in New York for allegedly killing and consuming a swan in a Syracuse.
US: Senate passes debt ceiling bill, averts first-ever default
Jun 02, 2023, at 02:36 pm
Washington: The US Senate on Friday passed the debt limit bill.
Canada: Toronto officially proclaims June as Indigenous Peoples Month
Jun 02, 2023, at 03:43 am
Toronto/IBNS: June as Indigenous Peoples Month was officially proclaimed Thursday by Toronto's Deputy Mayor Jennifer McKelvie (Scarborough-Rouge Park) who announced programming for the Na-Me-Res Pow Wow, Indigenous Arts Festival and other related City of Toronto events, a news release said.
Sudan extends airspace closure to June 15
Jun 01, 2023, at 04:59 pm
Khartoum/UNI: Sudan's Civil Aviation Authority on Wednesday extended the closure of the country's airspace to June 15 amid continued armed conflict between the Sudanese Army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces.
Canada: 17 children, 1 adult injured in walkway collapse
Jun 01, 2023, at 04:55 pm
Ottawa/UNI: Eighteen people, 17 of them children, were injured after falling off an elevated walkway in central Canada, local media reported.
Russia temporarily bans export of cartridges
Jun 01, 2023, at 04:50 pm
Moscow/UNI: Russia has imposed a temporary ban on the export of firearms cartridges and cartridge cases, the cabinet said.
Gunmen kill 6 people in southern Nigeria
Jun 01, 2023, at 04:47 pm
Lagos/UNI: At least six people were killed by unidentified gunmen who attacked two communities in southern Nigeria, according to the police.
Russia: 2 wounded in shelling of Belgorod
Jun 01, 2023, at 04:43 pm
Moscow/UNI: Two people were injured in Ukrainian shelling of the Shebekino town in Russia's Belgorod region overnight, Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said.
US: Former Vice President Mike Pence to announce presidential campaign
Jun 01, 2023, at 04:39 pm
Washington/UNI: Former US Vice President Mike Pence is expected to announce his 2024 presidential campaign as early as June 7, NBC News said on Wednesday, citing a person familiar with the matter.
Ex-Brazilian president Collor sentenced to over 8 yrs in prison
Jun 01, 2023, at 04:33 pm
Mexico City/UNI: The Supreme Federal Court of Brazil has sentenced Former President and Senator Fernando Affonso Collor de Mello to eight years and ten months in prison for passive corruption and money laundering in 2010-2014, local media reported on Wednesday.
Anti-corruption drive: China fined more than 1 lakh people
Jun 01, 2023, at 05:35 am
Beijing: China has fined more than 1,11,000 people under corruption charges in the first quarter of 2023 after they received nearly 776,000 petitions and reports, media reports said.
Nigerians express anger on social media as they seek to stop Chinese miners in Osun, Lagos
Jun 01, 2023, at 05:29 am
Lagos: A large number of Nigerians have expressed their anger on social media platforms over Chinese “illegal mining” activities in Lagos and Osun communities, media reports said.
Jun 01, 2023, at 04:49 am
Alberta/IBNS: Alberta’s United Conservative Party (UCP) leader Danielle Smith was elected for a second term in Monday’s election despite losing seats in a tight battle against the New Democrats.
Defence of mosque: Thousands of ethnic minority Muslims defy Chinese authorities
Jun 01, 2023, at 12:39 am
A large number of ethnic minority Muslims surrounded a mosque in southwestern China recently as they tried to stop the attempt by authorities to remove its dome and minarets, media reports said.
Belarus: ‘Unprecedented level of repression’ must end, say UN rights experts
May 31, 2023, at 11:51 pm
A large group of UN-appointed independent human rights experts on Tuesday called on the Belarusian authorities to immediately release all those being held on “spurious charges”, simply for exercising their fundamental rights to peaceful assembly, association and expression, to be released without delay.
Racism which scars societies, must be stamped out, forum for people of African descent hears
May 31, 2023, at 11:49 pm
New York: Racism is a global problem, and every country must take a stance against it, General Assembly President Csaba Kőrösi said on Monday, addressing the latest meeting of a UN platform to improve the safety and quality of life of people of African descent worldwide.
Fresh diplomatic gains must match action on the ground in Syria to end war
May 31, 2023, at 11:44 pm
New York: Action on the ground must match diplomacy’s steadily advancing gains towards ending the 12-year-old war in Syria, where violence is once again, killing a growing numbers of civilians, the top UN official in the country said on Tuesday.
IAEA chief outlines five principles to avert nuclear ‘catastrophe’ in Ukraine
May 31, 2023, at 11:41 pm
New York: The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on Tuesday urged the UN Security Council to unambiguously support five principles aimed at preventing a nuclear accident amid the war in Ukraine, now in its 15th month.
May 31, 2023, at 10:32 pm
New York: For the first time since fighting broke out in Sudan on 15 April, humanitarians have been able to reach desperate families trapped in the conflict’s epicentre, Khartoum, with food assistance, the UN’s World Food Programme (WFP) said on Tuesday.
New Yorkers gather to witness Manhattanhenge
May 31, 2023, at 09:43 pm
New York: People in New York gathered to witness the grand Manhattanhenge spectacle in the city on Tuesday.
Nuclear Tests: Free Balochistan Movement demonstrates against Pakistan in UK, European cities
May 31, 2023, at 08:46 pm
London: The Free Balochistan Movement members demonstrated on May 28 in Germany, the UK and the Netherlands to mark ‘Aashrokh’ – the day of mourning in Balochistan, media reports said.
Pakistan: Sugar, flour prices spike in Balochistan
May 31, 2023, at 04:00 pm
Pakistan's Balochistan region is witnessing a spike in the price of sugar and flour, media reports said on Wednesday.
Four Bangladeshi nationals die as fire breaks out in Abu Dhabi factory
May 31, 2023, at 03:07 pm
Abu Dhabi: At least Bangladeshi citizens died as a fire broke out at a sofa manufacturing factory in Abu Dhabi city of the UAE.