Oct 01, 2022, at 08:16 am
The United States has sanctioned 1000 Russian citizens after Moscow formally annexed four territories of Ukraine on Friday.
Ukraine seeks speedy NATO membership after Russia annexes 4 territories
Oct 01, 2022, at 04:11 am
Kyiv: Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday said that Kyiv is requesting expeditious NATO membership after Russia formally annexed four Moscow-held territories of Ukraine, media reports said.
Women demonstrate in Kabul over Mahsa Amini's death, Taliban fire into air disperse protesters
Oct 01, 2022, at 01:23 am
Kabul: The Taliban forces shot in the air to disperse the women protesters who had assembled in front of the Iranian Embassy in Kabul to demonstrate against the death of Mahsa Amini.
Pakistan: Grande attack at check-post leaves FC official hurt in Mastung
Oct 01, 2022, at 12:00 am
Mustang: A grenade attack at a check-post in Mastung area of Pakistan on Wednesday left at least one Frontier Corps (FC) official injured, media reports said on Friday.
Sri Lankan PM describes China as a 'very special friend'
Sep 30, 2022, at 11:44 pm
Colombo: Sri Lankan PM Dinesh Gunawardena has described China as his nation's 'very special friend'.
Human rights: ‘Disturbing trends’ in reprisals against those cooperating with the UN continues
Sep 30, 2022, at 11:35 pm
New York: People in 42 different countries across the world faced reprisals and intimidation on the basis of their cooperation with the United Nations to defend human rights, according to the annual UN report on the issue, which also highlights other disturbing trends.
Taiwan adds new amphibious warfare ship amid growing tension with China
Sep 30, 2022, at 11:28 pm
Taipei: Taiwan’s navy has taken delivery of a new, domestically made amphibious warfare ship that can be used to land troops and bolster supply lines to vulnerable islands, part of a push by Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen to achieve defence self-sufficiency.
Black Sea exports ramp up, bringing confidence to global commerce and food to most vulnerable
Sep 30, 2022, at 11:20 pm
New York: Two months since the Black Sea Grain Initiative kicked into action to help release desperately needed grain and fertilizer from ports in Ukraine and Russia, confidence is returning among global distributors as exports ramp up, UN humanitarians said on Thursday.
World Maritime Day showcases technology for ‘greener’ shipping
Sep 30, 2022, at 11:02 pm
New York: How shipping can contribute to a more sustainable future for all is the focus of World Maritime Day, celebrated on Thursday.
Sri Lanka to ease import restrictions on some goods: State Minister for Finance
Sep 30, 2022, at 10:36 pm
Colombo/UNI: The Sri Lankan government will ease the ban on import of some goods that was enforced due to the economic crisis, Finance State Minister Ranjith Siyambalapitiya said in remarks published Friday.
50p coin with King Charles III
Sep 30, 2022, at 10:33 pm
London/UNI: The first 50p coin featuring King Charles III will go into circulation before Christmas, it was reported Friday.
The Royal Mint unveils official coin effigy of King Charles III
Sep 30, 2022, at 10:03 pm
London: The Royal Mint has unveiled the official coin effigy of King Charles III.
Afghanistan: Blast rocks educational centre in Kabul, 19 die
Sep 30, 2022, at 09:32 pm
Kabul: A blast rocked an education centre in Afghanistan's capital Kabul city on Friday which left at least 19 people dead, media reports said, triggering widespread condemnation.
Chinese dentists attacked in Pakistan: Police register case against Sindhudesh People’s Army
Sep 30, 2022, at 03:40 pm
Islamabad: Police on Thursday registered a case against the outlawed Sindhudesh People’s Army, said to be a coalition of Sindhi and Baloch separatist outfits, over attacking a Chinese dentist couple in Karachi city of Pakistan on Sept 28.
Pakistan receives hefty money for allowing US airstrikes in Afghanistan: Taliban
Sep 30, 2022, at 05:36 am
Kabul: The Taliban government of Afghanistan has accused Pakistan of receiving hefty sums of money from the United States to allow US drones to invade Afghanistan for airstrikes through the airspace of Pakistan.
Taliban asks Pakistan not to interfere in the internal affairs of Afghanistan
Sep 30, 2022, at 05:31 am
Kabul: Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs, Sher Mohammad Abbas Stanekzai has asked Pakistan not to interfere in the internal issues of Afghanistan.
Pakistan: Four Ahmadi students expelled from school
Sep 30, 2022, at 05:24 am
Attock, Pakistan: School authorities in Pakistan's Attock region recently expelled four Ahmadi community students for their religious beliefs.
China: Tech hub Shenzhen witnesses rare protest over lockdown
Sep 30, 2022, at 02:33 am
Beijing: Dozens of people took part in a rare demonstration in the Chinese city of Shenzhen, also known as the tech hub of the country after authorities announced a snap lockdown over a handful of COVID-19 cases.
Pakistan: Hindu Senator protests 'discrimination' in job
Sep 30, 2022, at 02:20 am
Islamabad: Hindu senator Danesh Kumar slammed the discrimination made towards minorities in Pakistan in the hiring for posts in foreign missions, media reports said on Tuesday.
Guinea: UN pledges support for justice and accountability, as stadium massacre trial begins
Sep 30, 2022, at 02:06 am
New York: The UN chief on Wednesday paid tribute to the hundreds of victims and their families, of a 2009 stadium massacre in the capital of Guinea, as some of the ringleaders allegedly responsible for the gruesome death of more than 150 people that day, went on trial.
Israel-Palestine: ‘Meaningful initiatives’ needed soon, to reverse current course
Sep 30, 2022, at 02:03 am
New York: The UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process told the Security Council on Wednesday, that since the adoption in December 2016 of resolution 2334, which demands Israel stop building new settlements on Palestinian land, there’s been “little progress” implementing it.
Iran: UN experts demand stay of execution for two women LGBT rights activists
Sep 30, 2022, at 01:47 am
New York: Iran must immediately stay the executions of two womensentenced to death for supporting the human rights of lesbian, gay,bisexual, trans and gender-diverse (LGBT) people, a large group ofUN-appointed independent human rights experts said on Wednesday.
Pakistan: Transgender killed in firing in Swabi
Sep 30, 2022, at 01:34 am
Swabi: A transgender person was killed in a firing incident in Pakistan's Swabi region on Tuesday, media reports said on Thursday.
Pakistan: Women in Charsadda demonstrate against excessive gas prices, power cut
Sep 30, 2022, at 01:31 am
Charsadda: Women from Pakistan's Charsadda city recently demonstrated against excessive gas prices and electricity load shedding.
Pakistan: IHC terms Adiala Jail as detention centre
Sep 30, 2022, at 01:29 am
The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has termed that Adiala Jail in Rawalpindi has turned into ‘detention centre’ for torturing inmates.
Join forces to prevent ‘food availability crisis’ urges FAO chief
Sep 30, 2022, at 01:14 am
New York: As the war in Ukraine stokes a crisis for countries who are struggling just to access the food their populations want and need, the international community needs to ensure that doesn’t spill over into a “food availability crisis”, the head of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said on Wednesday.
Sep 30, 2022, at 12:37 am
New York: Recent so-called referenda conducted in fourRussian-occupied regions in Ukraine cannot be considered legal under international law, the UN’s political affairs chief, Rosemary DiCarlo, told the Security Council on Tuesday.
World ‘must engage’ or risk Afghanistan’s collapse, Security Council hears
Sep 29, 2022, at 11:48 pm
New York: “Patience is running out” for many in the international community when it comes to effectively engaging with Afghanistan’s de facto rulers, the Taliban, senior UN envoy for the country, Markus Potzel, told the Security Council on Tuesday.
Myanmar: Military court sentences Aung San Suu Kyi, Australia economist to three years in prison
Sep 29, 2022, at 11:32 pm
Naypyidaw: A Myanmar military court on Thursday sentenced the country's ousted leader and Nobel prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi and her former adviser, Australian Sean Turnell, to three years in prison for violating the country’s Official State Secrets Act, media reports said.
Chinese national killed in Pakistan: Motive behind attack still not clear, says police official
Sep 29, 2022, at 11:18 pm
Karachi: Pakistani police are still not clear about the motive behind the killing of a Chinese national by an unknown gunman in Karachi city.