Pakistan: Five FC soldiers injured in Bara attack
May 30, 2023, at 04:50 am
Bara: At least five paramilitary soldiers were injured when unidentified armed men opened fire on them in Bara tehsil of the Khyber tribal district of Pakistan on Saturday, media reports said.
Statistics Canada's latest report casts doubts on country's claims of prevailing labour shortage
May 30, 2023, at 04:18 am
Ottawa/IBNS: Statistics Canada's new report that Canada is reportedly facing a widespread labour shortage that has led economists to argue that high job vacancies aren't due to a shortage of workers.
May 30, 2023, at 03:52 am
Quebec/IBNS: Two western Quebec school boards have reportedly chosen to reimburse parents and guardians who’ve been driving their children to school during a school bus driver strike that’s approaching the one-month mark.
May 30, 2023, at 02:51 am
Moscow/IBNS: Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko was rushed to a hospital in Moscow after meeting his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, American weekly news magazine Newsweek reported citing the Belarusian opposition leader.
Mine blasts kill 3 children, injure 1 in Afghanistan's Wardak province
May 30, 2023, at 01:22 am
Maidan Shar/Afghanistan/IBNS/UNI: Three children were killed and another injured in two separate blasts of mines left over from the past wars in Afghanistan's eastern Wardak province on Sunday, said a statement of the provincial government released here on Monday.
Pakistan: Woman injured in Lahore prison after fellow inmate throws hot tea, food on her
May 30, 2023, at 01:17 am
Lahore: In a shocking incident, a woman prisoner was injured after another inmate threw hot tea and food on her in the Kot Lakhpat Jail in Pakistan, media reports said.
Pakistan: Peshawar's crucial BRT service may be stopped as operators denied Rs500 million payments
May 30, 2023, at 01:04 am
The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has failed to clear over Rs500 million dues of the Peshawar Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) operators which triggered fears that the service might be stopped soon.
Former Bhutanese tour guide ventures into poultry farming
May 29, 2023, at 11:52 pm
A former tour guide of Bhutan has found his newfound passion in poultry farming in the Dungmin Gewog village of the country, media reports said.
Chinese hackers bug Microsoft software to hit critical infrastructure in US
May 29, 2023, at 11:11 pm
Cyber-espionage is one tool that Beijing has been effectively using to steal sensitive information from target countries.
Bangladesh: Boy dies after flying rod from under-construction Dhaka expressway hits his head
May 29, 2023, at 11:04 pm
Dhaka: A boy died after he was hit on the head by a rod that dropped from the elevated expressway construction site in Dhaka’s Mohakhali region on Monday, media reports said.
Pakistan: KP schools second shift at risk of closure as teachers complain non-payment of salaries
May 29, 2023, at 10:55 pm
The classes, which are held under the afternoon shift in government schools in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa region of Pakistan, might soon be suspended as teachers have stopped taking classes due to non-payment of salaries.
Explosions rock several regions of Ukraine
May 29, 2023, at 10:34 pm
Kyiv: Explosions were heard in the Ukrainian regions of Kyiv, Poltava, Khmelnytskyi and Lviv overnight, Ukrainian media report.
Tourist boat capsizes in north Italy, four dead
May 29, 2023, at 09:32 pm
Milan: A tourist boat capsized in Lake Maggiore in northern Italy, leaving four people dead on Sunday.
Peru declares state of emergency
May 29, 2023, at 06:15 pm
Lima/UNI: The Peruvian government on Sunday declared a 60-day state of emergency in 131 districts due to the "imminent danger" of the possible arrival of the El Nino phenomenon.
Venice: Canal patch turns fluorescent green, authorities start investigating
May 29, 2023, at 02:58 pm
People in Venice woke up to a surprising sight as they noticed that a patch of the city's famed central waterway appeared to have turned fluorescent green.
Turkey: President Recep Tayyip Erdogan wins election, extends rule into third decade
May 29, 2023, at 02:40 pm
Istanbul: Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan overcame his strongest challenge in 20 years and won the country's presidential election in Sunday's runoff to extend his rule for yet another term.
Turkey election: Erdogan declares victory in runoff voting
May 29, 2023, at 06:15 am
Ankara: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan declared his triumph on Sunday in a significant runoff election that presented the most formidable test during his twenty-year tenure.
Afghanistan: Young graduates in Balkh forced to take up taxi driving due to lack of jobs
May 29, 2023, at 03:24 am
Balkh: Young graduates in Afghanistan's Balkh province have now turned to taxi drivers due to a lack of jobs, media reports said.
Afghanistan-Iran Border Clash: Two Iranian border guards, one Taliban security personnel killed
May 29, 2023, at 03:17 am
At least two Iranian border guards and one Taliban security personnel were killed during clashes at the border crossing point of the two nations.
May 29, 2023, at 03:09 am
The inauguration of a 100 MW electricity facility in Gwadar has not solved the trouble as people in the city still do not have power supply for three hours, media reports said.
Pakistan: PoK women protest against govt over non-payment of salaries
May 29, 2023, at 02:59 am
Muzaffarabad: A group of women employees recently protested against the government in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir's Muzaffarabad region over the non-payment of their salaries.
Karachi: TLP stages ‘Save Pakistan’ rally
May 29, 2023, at 02:35 am
Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) chief Saad Hussain Rizvi staged the “Save Pakistan” rally in Karachi city on Monday.
Ex-Dutch MP urges Pakistan to declare the atrocities committed during Liberation War as genocide
May 29, 2023, at 01:59 am
Dhaka: Former lawmaker of the Netherlands Harry van Bommel has urged Pakistan to formally declare the atrocities the country committed during Bangladesh's Liberation War as genocide.
Inspiring Women of Punjab: Charting a new path for progress, empowerment, and equality
May 28, 2023, at 11:56 pm
Over the years, Punjab has emerged as a hub of inspiration and revolution, and its women have played an integral role in charting a new path towards progress, empowerment, and equality.
Sri Lanka drafting new law to promote religious harmony
May 28, 2023, at 11:47 pm
Colombo: Sri Lanka's Ministry of Buddhasasana, Religious, and Cultural Affairs is drafting a new law to promote religious harmony, state media reported on Sunday, quoting the ministry's chief Vidura Wickramanayaka as saying.
New Mexico: Shooting during motorcycle rally leaves three killed
May 28, 2023, at 08:56 pm
At least three people were killed in a shooting incident during a motorcycle rally in Red River, New Mexico, on Saturday, media reports said.
Afghanistan: Kabul residents say armed robberies have increased in city
May 28, 2023, at 07:08 pm
Kabul: Some Kabul residents have criticised a spike in armed robberies in some parts of Afghanistan's capital by irresponsible armed robbers.
Pakistan: Terrorist attack convoy in DI Khan, 22 security personnel hurt
May 28, 2023, at 06:54 pm
DI Khan: At least 22 Pakistani security personnel were injured when a suicide bomber, who was riding a motorcycle, targeted a convoy in the Chehkan area of DI Khan on Saturday.
Pakistan: Shah Mehmood to 'lead PTI' if Imran Khan gets disqualified
May 28, 2023, at 03:36 pm
Islamabad/IBNS: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan has said that the party's Vice Chairman Shah Mehmood Qureshi would lead the party in case of the former President's disqualification by a court.
China, Bangladesh hold 12th Foreign Office Consultations in Dhaka
May 28, 2023, at 02:39 am
Dhaka: Bangladesh and China held the 12th Foreign Office Consultations at the State Guest House ‘Padma’ in Dhaka on Saturday.