UK: Keep calm and respect diversity, says UN expert
May 12, 2023, at 09:04 pm
Abusive rhetoric by politicians, the media and social commentators has trickled down to create a culture of increasingly abusive and hateful speech against LGBT persons in the United Kingdom, the UN-appointed independent expert on sexual orientation and gender identity warned today.
Afghanistan: Rights experts alarmed over Taliban use of ‘brutal’ punishments
May 12, 2023, at 08:59 pm
New York: “Brutal and undignified” forms of punishment in Afghanistan and the use of capital punishment coupled with a lack of fair trial guarantees, violate international law and must stop immediately, a group of UN-appointed independent human rights experts said on Thursday.
Title 42 deadline: Hundreds of migrants gather outside US border fence
May 12, 2023, at 08:57 pm
Ciudad Juarez: Several hundred migrants in US custody gathered outside the bollard fencing on the US-Mexico border late on Thursday night as the deadline for Title 42 to expire neared, a Sputnik correspondent reported.
Sudan violations in spotlight at UN Human Rights Council
May 12, 2023, at 08:14 pm
New York: Sudan’s descent into violent conflict and humanitarian catastrophe came under the scrutiny of the UN Human Rights Council on Thursday, as Member States called an emergency session of the body in Geneva. Member States adopted a resolution including a request for detailed monitoring and reporting of all alleged rights abuses, to be carried out by the designated expert for the country, including the current upsurge in violence.
Israel: Missile hits residential building
May 12, 2023, at 07:35 pm
Tel Aviv: One person has died and seven more have been injured as a result of a direct missile hit to a building in the Israeli city of Rehovot, 17 miles south of Tel Aviv, Israel’s national emergency medical service (Magen David Adom, MDA) said on Thursday.
Pakistan: PTI's female leaders Shireen Mazari, Yasmin Rashid arrested
May 12, 2023, at 04:11 pm
Police have arrested senior PTI leaders Dr Shireen Mazari and Dr Yasmin Rashid during raids conducted in the Pakistani cities of Islamabad and Lahore.
G7 Summit: Tension mounts as Chinese warships sail around Japan
May 12, 2023, at 03:48 pm
A Chinese naval flotilla led by a powerful destroyer has been on a 12-day circumnavigation of Japan’s main islands as tension prevailed in the region with Tokyo aiming to host G7 leaders next week in Hiroshima.
Germany: Two persons die in shooting at Mercedes-Benz factory
May 12, 2023, at 03:18 pm
Sindelfingen: At least two people have died in a shooting incident that occurred at a Mercedes-Benz factory in south-western Germany, media reports said on Friday.
Canada, Latvia to jointly train Ukrainian junior officers: Defence Minister Anita Anand
May 12, 2023, at 04:08 am
Ottawa/IBNS: Canada’s Defence Minister Anita Anand reaffirmed the country's commitment to Latvia’s security as she welcomed her Latvian counterpart Inara Murniece to Ottawa, a news release has said.
Canada: Manitoba announces funding of $13.6 million to advance ecosystem research
May 12, 2023, at 04:01 am
Winnipeg/IBNS: The Manitoba government will fund $13.6 million in 2023-24 to Research Manitoba to advance the research ecosystem and support strategic investments in research and innovation, Jeff Wharton, Economic Development, Investment and Trade Minister has said.
'Release Imran Khan immediately': Pakistan Supreme Court calls arrest 'illegal'
May 12, 2023, at 02:37 am
Islamabad/IBNS: Pakistan Supreme Court Thursday called Imran Khan's arrest by the country's top anti-corruption body 'illegal' and he should be released immediately amid violent protests by the former president's supporters.
Israel-Palestine: UN chief condemns killing of civilians as deadly Gaza violence escalates
May 11, 2023, at 09:47 pm
New York: The UN Secretary-General said on Wednesday he was following the latest exchanges of fire between Israeli forces and militants in the Gaza Strip with “deep concern” over the escalating conflict, and “risk of further loss of life.”
Russia must provide ‘urgent and comprehensive’ care to opposition leader Navalny: Rights experts
May 11, 2023, at 09:38 pm
New York: The Russian government must provide the jailed opposition politician, Alexei Navalny, with urgent and comprehensive medical care in light of his gravely deteriorating health, the UN-appointed independent expert on torture cases said on Wednesday.
Pakistan: Guterres calls for end to violence following arrest of Imran Khan
May 11, 2023, at 09:28 pm
New York: The UN Secretary-General on Wednesday, called for an end to the violence that has continued across parts of Pakistan, following the arrest a day earlier of former Prime Minister, Imran Khan.
Locust outbreak in Afghanistan threatens wheat harvest
May 11, 2023, at 09:09 pm
New York: A “large-scale” outbreak of the Moroccan Locust, one of the world’s most damaging plant pests, across eight provinces in Afghanistan’s wheat basket, could cause massive crop losses and “dramatically” worsen food insecurity.
Violence in Sudan likely to spark record levels of hunger
May 11, 2023, at 08:58 pm
New York: The grim prospect of record hunger levels in Sudan is becoming more likely by the day, as heavy fighting continues, UN humanitarians warned on Wednesday.
Pakistan violence: Former foreign minister and Imran Khan's close aide Shah Mahmood Qureshi arrested
May 11, 2023, at 08:44 pm
Islamabad Police have arrested several PTI leaders, including the country's former foreign minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi, for allegedly ' inciting violent protests' following the arrest of ex-PM and party chief Imran Khan in the Al-Qadir Trust case.
Beijing reiterates demand for probe into Al Jazeera reporter's murder in West Bank
May 11, 2023, at 08:06 am
Beijing: China supports a thorough, fair and unbiased investigation into the murder of Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh by an Israeli soldier in the West Bank, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said on Wednesday, a year after the reporter was killed.
Poland: Teacher killed, 9 injured in knife attack at daycare centre
May 11, 2023, at 07:57 am
Warsaw: A kindergarten teacher was killed and nine people were injured in a knife attack at a daycare center in central Poland, Polish media reported on Wednesday.
Canada: Toronto's new Dr. Lillian McGregor Park honours indigenous community
May 11, 2023, at 05:01 am
Toronto/IBNS: The new 6,400 square metre park, Dr. Lillian McGregor Park in downtown Toronto, was officially opened by the City of Toronto, a news release has said.
Doctors, patients ask Canadians authorities to follow US calls to screen for breast cancer at 40
May 11, 2023, at 03:35 am
Ottawa/IBNS: Canadian health authorities have been urged by doctors and breast cancer survivors to follow the example of the US task force and lower the recommended age for regular screening mammograms to 40.
Imran Khan arrest: NAB gets 8-day physical remand, violent protests continue across Pakistan
May 10, 2023, at 11:37 pm
Islamabad: A Pakistani court on Wednesday granted eight-day remand of former PM Imran Khan, who was arrested in connection with the Al-Qadir Trust case, to the National Accountability Bureau (NAB), media reports said.
Chinese man detained for allegedly spreading rumors online by using ChatGPT
May 10, 2023, at 10:46 pm
The Chinese police have detained a man for allegedly using ChatGPT to create fake news and spread it online.
Haiti: International support needed now to stop spiralling gang violence
May 10, 2023, at 10:06 pm
New York: Haiti needs “urgent” support from the international community to stop the suffering of people at the hands of violent gangs who have been shooting people at random and burning them alive, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, warned on Tuesday.
One dead, 9 injured in knife attack at Polish orphanage
May 10, 2023, at 09:30 pm
Warsaw: A knife attack at an orphanage in central Poland has left one teenage girl dead and nine injured, local media reported Wednesday.
AFP journalist Arman Soldin dies in Ukraine, Macron condoles
May 10, 2023, at 09:14 pm
A French journalist was killed while reporting for the war in conflict-hit Ukraine, media reports said on Wednesday.
Internet service in Pakistan to remain suspended for indefinite period
May 10, 2023, at 09:01 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) on Wednesday said that internet services across the country will remain suspended for an indefinite period amid ongoing violence which erupted in the country following the arrest of former PM Imran Khan.
Sudan displacement doubles in one week, says IOM
May 10, 2023, at 06:25 pm
The number of internally displaced (IDPs) in Sudan has more than doubled in just the last week, since armed clashes erupted between rival militaries in multiple cities across Sudan, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said on Tuesday.
UN Middle East envoy condemns deadly Israeli airstrikes in Gaza
May 10, 2023, at 06:21 pm
New York: The top UN official involved in the Middle East peace process raised the alarm on Tuesday following an Israeli military operation which reportedly killed more than a dozen Palestinians, including three commanders from the militant group, Islamic Jihad.
May 10, 2023, at 05:29 pm
Washington: The Justice Department today announced the completion of a court-authorized operation, code-named MEDUSA, to disrupt a global peer-to-peer network of computers compromised by sophisticated malware, called “Snake”, that the U.S. Government attributes to a unit within Center 16 of the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation (FSB).