Ten years of Afghan economic growth, reversed in just 12 months: UNDP
Oct 06, 2022, at 09:11 pm
New York: A year on from the Taliban takeover in Kabul, Afghanistan is gripped by “cascading crises”, including a crippled economy that humanitarian aid alone cannot address, according to a new report from the UN Development Programme (UNDP) on Wednesday.
Latest DPR Korea missile launch risks escalating tensions, Security Council hears
Oct 06, 2022, at 08:47 pm
New York: The international community must step up efforts to eliminate nuclear weapons in the wake of the latest firing of a ballistic missile by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), a senior UN official told the Security Council on Wednesday.
Thailand: Mass shooting at child care center leaves 34 dead
Oct 06, 2022, at 08:26 pm
Bangkok: A former policeman, who took his own life, is suspected to have killed at least 34 people, including 22 children, at a childcare center in northeastern Thailand, media reports said on Thursday.
Swedish Euro MP chops hair to support Iran's anti-hijab protests
Oct 06, 2022, at 08:31 am
A Swedish European lawmaker expressed her support for the anti-hijab protest in Iran by chopping her in parliament and calling for European Union (EU) to take action against Tehran, media reports said.
Pakistan: Teacher rapes teen student in Karachi, arrested
Oct 06, 2022, at 06:25 am
Karachi: The police on Wednesday arrested a school teacher in Pakistan's Karachi city for allegedly raping a 14-year-old student, media reports said.
Climate change heightens threats of violence against women and girls
Oct 06, 2022, at 05:54 am
New York: Climate change and environmental degradation are escalating the risk and prevalence of violence against women and girls across the world, a UN-appointed independent human rights expert warned on Wednesday.
World Teachers’ Day highlights need to transform education
Oct 06, 2022, at 05:38 am
New York: Teachers are at the heart of education, and their valuable work must also lead to better salaries and working conditions, the heads of three UN agencies and a partner organization said on Wednesday.
Oct 06, 2022, at 05:28 am
New York: The UN Secretary-General has expressed his deep sadness over the death of three peacekeepers from Bangladesh who were killed on Monday in the Central African Republic (CAR), following a roadside bomb explosion near the border with Cameroon. Others were injured, and one remains in a critical condition.
Afghanistan: Blast rocks MoI mosque, 4 die
Oct 06, 2022, at 04:44 am
Kabul: At least four people died and 25 others were hurt as a blast rocked the mosque of the Ministry of Interior (MoI) in Afghanistan capital city Kabul on Wednesday.
Chinese govt imposes ban on residents from leaving Xinjiang to tackle COVID-19 situation
Oct 06, 2022, at 04:22 am
Xinjiang: The Chinese government has imposed a ban on residents from leaving Xinjiang region amid rise in COVID-19 cases.
UN chief condemns DPR Korea missile launch over Japan as ‘reckless act’
Oct 05, 2022, at 11:02 pm
New York: The UN Secretary-General on Tuesday strongly condemned the launch of a ballistic missile by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), more commonly known as North Korea, which reportedly travelled over Japan.
Five years of violence in northern Mozambique has forced nearly a million to flee
Oct 05, 2022, at 10:55 pm
New York: Nearly one million people have fled extreme violence perpetrated by non-State armed groups in northern Mozambique over the past five years, the UN refugee agency UNHCR reported on Tuesday.
UN envoy urges dialogue to end political impasse in Iraq
Oct 05, 2022, at 10:46 pm
New York: The absence of a functioning government in Iraq one year after elections were held is hard to justify, the top UN official in the country said on Tuesday, urging political leaders to put aside their differences for the common good.
Pakistan: To avert ‘second wave of death’, UN raises funding appeal to $816 million
Oct 05, 2022, at 10:40 pm
New York: Battling what the top UN aid official in Pakistan has warned is a “second wave of death and destruction”, following catastrophic flooding since June that left a third of the country submerged, UN humanitarians on Tuesday raised their funding request from $160 million to $816 million.
Pakistan Army kills seven terrorists during two different operations in KP
Oct 05, 2022, at 03:31 pm
Islamabad: The Pakistani Army have killed seven terrorists in two different operations in parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Tuesday, media reports said.
U.S citizen goes missing in Afghanistan, claims family member
Oct 05, 2022, at 05:52 am
An Afghan-American national, who had travelled to Afghanistan for working purpose, has been missing for the past eight weeks, his family member said on Tuesday.
Oct 05, 2022, at 05:39 am
Hindu community members in Pakistan's Kalat town recently marched on the roads to demonstrate against what they said was the alleged desecration of the remains of a Hindu woman’s body burnt in the burning ghat.
Pakistan:KP govt delays salary payment to its employees, triggering financial crisis worries
Oct 05, 2022, at 05:36 am
Peshawar: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government failed to pay the September salary to its employees on Saturday, triggering doubt over the financial state of the region.
Japan’s Daikin to dump China for AC parts: Reports
Oct 05, 2022, at 05:28 am
Tokyo: Japanese electronics major Daikin industries is planning to dump China as it has failed to supply parts for manufacturing of Air conditioners, media reports said on Tuesday.
Unknown gunmen kill dead Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl activist
Oct 05, 2022, at 05:11 am
Bajaur: Unknown gunmen shot dead a senior Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl activist in Mamond tehsil of Bajaur tribal district of Pakistan on Saturday, media reports said on Tuesday.
Firing from across Afghanistan border leaves Pakistan Army soldier dead
Oct 05, 2022, at 05:03 am
Rawalpindi: A Pakistani Army soldier died during firing by terrorists from across the Afghan border in Kharlachi area of the Kurram District, media reports said on Tuesday.
Mainland China: Google shuts down translation services
Oct 05, 2022, at 03:44 am
Beijing: American tech giant Google has announced its decision of shutting down the Google Translate service in mainland China, media reports said on Tuesday.
Afghanistan: Kandahar man kills three sons driven by financial troubles
Oct 05, 2022, at 03:29 am
Kabul/Kandahar: A man, who was driven by financial troubles, has killed his three sons in Kandahar region of Afghanistan, media reports said on Tuesday.
Nobel Prize in Physics 2022: 3 scientists awarded
Oct 05, 2022, at 03:04 am
Stockholm: Alain Aspect from France, John F. Clauser from the United States and Anton Zeilinger from Austria won the 2022 Nobel Prize in Physics for their work on quantum information science, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced on Tuesday.
Rights experts decry shut down of civic space in Nicaragua
Oct 04, 2022, at 10:45 pm
Nicaragua must comply with its international obligations to respect and guarantee fundamental freedoms, two experts appointed by the UN and the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) said in a joint declaration issued on Monday.
Fight against human trafficking must be strengthened in Ethiopia’s wartorn north
Oct 04, 2022, at 10:41 pm
New York: Throughout Ethiopia’s Tigray, Afar and Amhar regions, women and girls are becoming increasingly vulnerable to abduction and sex trafficking as they flee ongoing armed conflict, a group of UN-appointed independent human rights experts warned on Monday.
Iran blames unrest on US, Israel
Oct 04, 2022, at 10:39 pm
Tehran: Iran's supreme leader has blamed the US and Israel for the protests sweeping the country following the death of a woman in police custody.
Sri Lankan delegation to visit China
Oct 04, 2022, at 10:31 pm
Colombo: A high-profile Sri Lankan delegation will visit China, perhaps in November, a newspaper announced on Tuesday.
Policy mistakes could trigger worse recession than 2007 crisis: UNCTAD
Oct 04, 2022, at 10:27 pm
New York: The world is headed towards a global recession and prolonged stagnation unless fiscal and monetary policies holding sway in some advanced economies are quickly changed, according to a new report released on Monday by the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).
More action and investment needed in cities to end ‘cascade of challenges’
Oct 04, 2022, at 10:24 pm
New York: In his message marking World Habitat Day on Monday, the UN chief said more “urgent action and greater investment” is the key to help alleviate the current “cascade of challenges”.