Thailand warship capsizes, 31 people missing
Dec 19, 2022, at 10:01 pm
Bangkok: The Thailand Navy has said 31 people have been missing after a warship carrying over 100 crew capsized and sank during a storm in the Gulf of Thailand, media reports said on Monday.
Afghanistan: Salang tunnel fire leaves 19 people dead
Dec 19, 2022, at 03:23 pm
Kabul: At least 19 people died and 30 others were hurt as a fire broke out at a tunnel in Afghanistan's Salang Pass, media reports said on Monday.
Bangladesh: PM Sheikh Hasina says removing Awami League from power is not an easy task
Dec 19, 2022, at 06:19 am
Dhaka: Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina has said removing her Awami League from power is not an easy task.
Pakistan: Relatives of those hurt in Dec 14 suicide attack participate in protest demonstration
Dec 19, 2022, at 05:12 am
North Waziristan: Relatives of those people who were injured in Dec 14 suicide attack held a protest demonstration outside Miramshah Press Club in Pakistan on Friday, media reports said.
Dec 19, 2022, at 03:32 am
Quetta: Pashtoonkhwah Milli Awami Party Chairman Mehmood Khan Achakzai has warned it will protest across the nation if MNA Ali Wazir is not released from the prison.
Dec 19, 2022, at 02:58 am
Quetta: A Balochistan Assembly member has said Afghanistan's cross-border aggression is a result of Pakistan's long-held policy of supporting extremism.
Pakistanis 'trapped' in Dhaka carry out 'victory march' after 51 yrs
Dec 19, 2022, at 01:10 am
Dhaka: After 51 years of independence, some Bangladeshi citizens, who have their roots in Pakistan, took out a victory procession on the occasion of Bangladesh's Victory Day.
Iraq: Bomb and gun attack in Kirkuk leaves seven police officers dead
Dec 19, 2022, at 12:02 am
Kirkuk: A bomb and gun attack in Iraq's northern province of Kirkuk city on Sunday left at least seven police officers dead, media reports said.
Pakistan: Four police personnel die due to overnight terror attack in Lakki Marwat
Dec 18, 2022, at 11:17 pm
Lakki Marwat: At least four police personnel died in an overnight terror attack on the Bargai police station of Pakistan's Lakki Marwat region, media reports said on Sunday.
Afghanistan: Fire breaks out at Salang Tunnel, 12 die
Dec 18, 2022, at 10:32 pm
Kabul: At least 12 people died and 37 others were hurt as a fire broke out at a tunnel in Salang Pass in Afghanistan's Parwan province, media reports said on Sunday.
Iran: Oscar-winning movie actor Taraneh Alidoosti arrested over anti-hijab protests
Dec 18, 2022, at 08:26 pm
Tehran/IBNS: Taraneh Alidoosti, who acted in the 2016 Oscar-winning film "The Salesman", was arrested for supporting the anti-hijab protest in Iran, AFP reported citing Tasnim news agency.
IMF approves 3-bn-USD loan to Egypt
Dec 18, 2022, at 05:43 pm
Cairo: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said that its executive board has approved a loan to Egypt of about 3 billion US dollars over 46 months.
Leo Varadkar elected as new PM of Ireland
Dec 18, 2022, at 05:20 pm
Dublin: Leo Varadkar has been elected as the new prime minister of Ireland after a vote in the lower house of the Irish parliament.
FIFA rejects Ukraine Prez Zelensky’s request to speak on world peace at World Cup final: Report
Dec 18, 2022, at 04:23 pm
Doha: Soccer World Cup organiser FIFA rejected Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky’s request to deliver a message of world peace ahead of the tournament's final in Qatar on Sunday, CNN reported.
China: Authorities direct doctors, nurses to keep working despite being COVID-19 infected
Dec 18, 2022, at 04:27 am
Beijing: Chinese authorities have directed doctors and nurses, who are infected with COVID-19, to keep working as the country is continuing to witness a surge in infection.
Pakistan: Balochistan govt warns it will not be able to pay salaries for next month
Dec 18, 2022, at 04:24 am
Quetta: The Balochistan government has warned it would not be able to pay salaries for the next month if the federal government does not release the province’s share under the National Finance Commission Award (NFC).
Pakistan: Traders ask for a meeting with Imran Khan over 'alarming' state of law and order in KP
Dec 18, 2022, at 03:45 am
Peshawar: Traders affiliated with the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf have requested party chairman Imran Khan for a meeting due to the 'alarming' state of law and order in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa region of the country.
Elon Musk to ‘immediately’ restore suspended Twitter handles of US journalists
Dec 17, 2022, at 11:13 pm
Washington/UNI: US billionaire and Twitter owner Elon Musk announced on Saturday that he would immediately restore the suspended accounts of journalists from leading American news outlets on the social network after the majority of survey respondents voted for this option.
Mali: UN chief condemns attack against UN peacekeepers
Dec 17, 2022, at 11:06 pm
New Delhi/UNI: United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres strongly condemned the attack against a police patrol of the UN mission in Mali on Friday, which killed two Nigerian peacekeepers and injured four others.
Pakistan: Demonstration held in PoK to mark Bangladesh's War of Independence
Dec 17, 2022, at 10:55 pm
Muzaffarabad: Demonstrations were organized in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir’s (POK) Bagh and Hajira on Friday to mark Bangladesh's War of Independence,media reports said.
Bangladesh: Two women die as vehicle drops into roadside ditch
Dec 17, 2022, at 10:53 pm
Dhaka: Two women died and 25 others were hurt as a vehicle in which they were travelling fell into a roadside ditch in Bangladesh capital Dhaka on Saturday.
Chinese G20 delegate describes DWG meeting “very satisfactory”
Dec 17, 2022, at 10:46 pm
New Delhi: Chinese delegate Hanwen Tang has described India's agenda at the Development Working Group (DWG) meeting under its G20 Presidency as 'comprehensive'.
Shooting near Chicago high school leaves 2 dead
Dec 17, 2022, at 08:47 pm
Chicago: At least two teens died and two others were hurt in a shooting incident near a high school on Chicago's Lower West Side region, media reports said.
Libya: Help make 2023 the year of ‘free and fair elections’, Security Council urged
Dec 17, 2022, at 08:43 pm
New York: The first step to legitimacy and security in Libya is to allow registered voters to cast their ballot in fresh elections, UN Special Representative Abdoulaye Bathily told the Security Council on Friday.
UN launches 10-year survival plan for endangered indigenous languages
Dec 17, 2022, at 05:58 pm
New York: From Arctic communities desiring to receive public services in their own languages, to the Arhuaco people in Colombia who still speak Ika, indigenous people across the world are determined to keep their mother tongues alive.
Scottish Parliament urged to adopt gender recognition reform
Dec 17, 2022, at 05:26 pm
New York: A top UN-appointed independent human rights expert has urged the Scottish Government to pass a new law offering legal protection to people based on their gender identity, including trans women.
New UN report warns against ‘dehumanizing’ migrants looking for work
Dec 17, 2022, at 05:18 pm
New York: No one should have to surrender their human right to migrate in order to find a living wage, the UN human rights office, OHCHR said in a new report published on Friday, highlighting the importance of temporary migratory labour programmes.
Afghanistan: Taliban urged to halt public floggings and executions
Dec 17, 2022, at 05:05 pm
New York: The resumption of public floggings and executions in Afghanistan must stop immediately, a group of independent UN human rights experts said on Friday in an appeal to the ruling Taliban leadership.
Germany: Giant aquarium explodes in Berlin, 2 hurt
Dec 17, 2022, at 02:38 pm
Berlin: A giant aquarium, which was located in the Radisson Blu in Berlin, exploded on Friday morning, leaving two people hurt, media reports said.
Dec 17, 2022, at 05:44 am
Dhaka: Bangladesh Muktijuddha Mancha handed a memorandum to the United Nations Missions in Dhaka for Secretary-General Antonio Guterres when they demanded trial of the Pakistani Army which was involved in the killings and Genocide during the Liberation War of Bangladesh in 1971.