Niger joins crucial UN transboundary water-sharing accord
Mar 03, 2023, at 08:40 pm
New York: Niger announced on Thursday that it is to join a key UN water-sharing agreement with its Lake Chad neighbours in the increasingly drought-prone Sahel region.
Child Pornography charges: Maryland Mayor resigns following his arrest
Mar 03, 2023, at 08:32 pm
Patrick Wojahn, the mayor of College Park, Maryland, has resigned after he was arrested on 56 counts of child pornography-related charges, media reports said.
Iraq: Repatriations from notorious Syria camp ‘an example for the world’
Mar 03, 2023, at 06:37 pm
New York: UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Thursday praised Iraq for repatriating its citizens from camps in northeast Syria holding people suspected of having ties to ISIL extremists, urging other governments “to take responsibility and to act”.
Food rationing for Rohingya refugees a ‘matter of life and death’: rights expert
Mar 03, 2023, at 06:27 pm
New York: As food rationing begins for Myanmar’s Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh, a top UN-appointed independent rights expert on Thursday urged the international community to step in and reverse the policy as “a matter of life and death”.
WHO chief underscores need for ‘peace for health’ in landmark visit to northwest Syria
Mar 03, 2023, at 06:07 pm
New York: The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday visited earthquake-ravaged northwest Syria, becoming the first senior UN official to enter the region since war erupted in the country 12 years ago this month.
Governments urged to strengthen child social protection
Mar 03, 2023, at 05:22 pm
New York: The number of children worldwide without access to social protection continues to rise, putting them at risk of poverty, hunger and discrimination, the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said in a report published on Wednesday.
Former Pakistani hockey player Shahida Raza dies in Italian shipwreck
Mar 03, 2023, at 03:49 pm
Islamabad: Former hockey player Shahida Raza was among the Pakistani citizens who lost their lives after a wooden sailing boat, which was carrying migrants, crashed against rocks on the southern Italian coast over the weekend, media reports said.
Two US citizens arrested for illegally exporting technology to Russia
Mar 03, 2023, at 03:20 pm
Washington: Two Kansas men were arrested today on charges related to a years-long scheme to circumvent U.S. export laws that included the illegal export of aviation-related technology to Russia after Russia’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24, 2022, and the imposition of stricter restrictions on exports to Russia.
Afghanistan: IED blast in Khost leaves six TTP terrorists dead
Mar 03, 2023, at 03:05 pm
Khost: An IED blast in Afghanistan's Khost province left at least six Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) terrorists, including a prominent commander, dead on Thursday.
Libya boat wreck: Seven Pakistanis die
Mar 03, 2023, at 02:12 pm
Islamabad: At least seven Pakistani nationals died in a boat wreck in Libya’s port city of Benghazi, the country's Foreign office confirmed on Thursday.
Kenya: Popular Chinese-owned store in Nairobi shuts doors
Mar 02, 2023, at 08:38 pm
Nairobi: A Chinese-owned supermarket named China Square in Kenya's Nairobi was shut down indefinitely amid uproar from competitors over low-priced goods.
Prince Harry, Meghan to be 'evicted' from their home on Windsor estate: Reports
Mar 02, 2023, at 06:45 am
London/IBNS: UK Royals Prince Harry and his wife Meghan are being evicted from their home on the British royal family's Windsor estate, reports said on Wednesday.
Death toll from Greece train collision rises to 36, three-day national mourning declared
Mar 02, 2023, at 06:01 am
Athens/UNI: The death toll from the collision of two trains in central Greece on late Tuesday night has increased to 36, while 66 injured people were still hospitalized, including six in serious condition in intensive care units, the Greek Fire Service said on Wednesday.
Restrictions on outbound remittances: DHL suspends ‘Import Express Product’ in Pakistan from Mar 15
Mar 01, 2023, at 11:46 pm
Karachi: Global logistics company DHL has said it will suspend all its operations partially in Pakistan due to restrictions on outbound remittances by the government, media reports said.
Mar 01, 2023, at 11:39 pm
Washington: FBI Director Christopher Wray has said the bureau believes that the COVID-19 virus, which wreaked havoc across the globe since 2020, "most likely" originated in a "Chinese government-controlled lab".
Pakistan: Hundreds demonstrate against ‘desecration’ of shrine in Charsadda
Mar 01, 2023, at 11:17 pm
Hundreds of people demonstrated on the streets of Tangi city in Pakistan on Monday against the alleged desecration of the shrine of Sufi saint Sakhi Sarwar Baba, media reports said on Wednesday.
Pakistan: Two soldiers, one child die in separate incidents in South and North Waziristan
Mar 01, 2023, at 11:10 pm
North Waziristan: Two soldiers and a child died in separate incidents in North Waziristan and South Waziristan regions of Pakistan recently, media reports said on Wednesday.
Repealing laws targeting people living with HIV/AIDS saves lives
Mar 01, 2023, at 11:05 pm
New York: Repealing discriminatory laws against people living with HIV/AIDS saves lives and helps advance the end of the pandemic, the chief of UNAIDS has said, marking Zero Discrimination Day on Wednesday.
Afghanistan still a grave humanitarian crisis, senior aid official says
Mar 01, 2023, at 11:00 pm
New York: Climate change and the economic downturn continue to fuel the crisis in Afghanistan, and there have been no “encouraging developments” towards getting girls back into classrooms, a senior UN official said on Tuesday.
Sri Lanka reduces kerosene prices for second time this year
Mar 01, 2023, at 09:22 pm
Colombo: Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Wednesday endorsed a proposal by state-owned fuel importer and distributor Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) to lower the price of kerosene, after a January cutback.
UN officials call for Security Council’s support for post-quake Syria
Mar 01, 2023, at 08:28 pm
Ne York: Top UN officials on Tuesday called on the Security Council’s strong support for Syria following the 6 February earthquakes, which worsened an already dire situation in the wake of 12 years of brutal civil war.
UN human rights chief calls on all nations to abolish death penalty
Mar 01, 2023, at 08:23 pm
New York: The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on Tuesday asked all nations to work harder towards abolishing the death penalty, an ongoing practice in 79 countries.
Solidarity, leadership and commitment needed to reach 2030 development goals: Mohammed
Mar 01, 2023, at 07:14 pm
New York: Although cascading global crises are undermining hard fought development gains, “now is not the time for despair", UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed told African ministers and policy makers meeting in Niamey, Niger, on Tuesday.
Argentina reopens embassy in Dhaka after 45 years
Mar 01, 2023, at 07:10 pm
Dhaka: Argentina's Foreign Minister Santiago Cafiero and State Minister for Foreign Affairs Md Shahriar Alam on Monday inaugurated the new embassy of the country in Dhaka city of Bangladesh, 45 years after it was shut down.
Refugee agency appeals for $137 million to help displaced in Horn of Africa
Mar 01, 2023, at 07:04 pm
New York: Lifesaving aid is needed urgently to help millions of people enduring one of the longest and most severe droughts on record in the Horn of Africa, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, said on Tuesday, as the region enters its sixth consecutive rainy season with no rain.
Dozens demonstrate outside 'Chinese police station' in NYC over alleged spying
Mar 01, 2023, at 05:58 pm
New York: A large number of people demonstrated outside a Chinatown building in New York, housing a foreign police station that is accused of harassing and spying on Chinese nationals in the city, media reports said.
Mar 01, 2023, at 05:51 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan's middle class and low income groups might be finding a tough time this Ramadan amid rising prices of products.
Tehreek-e-Labaik Pakistan says its protest against inflation to continue
Mar 01, 2023, at 03:58 pm
Lahore: The Tehreek-e-Labaik Pakistan has announced it will demonstrate outside the district press clubs across the country from Friday against the rising problem of inflation.
Pakistan: Levies Force personnel dies as vehicle hits landmine in Kohlu
Mar 01, 2023, at 03:52 pm
Quetta: A Balochistan Levies Force personnel died when a vehicle, in which they were travelling, hit a landmine in Jannat Ali area of the Kohlu district of Pakistan on Monday, media reports said.
Peruvian delivery man kept mummy in his bag, described it as his 'spiritual girlfriend'
Mar 01, 2023, at 03:43 pm
Puno: Peruvian police recently were left surprised when they recovered pre-Hispanic mummy from a food delivery cooler bag.