New expectations of progress towards final end of Colombia conflict, Security Council hears
Oct 14, 2022, at 11:31 pm
New York: The head of the UN Verification Mission in Colombia told the Security Council on Wednesday that with the recent election of President Gustavo Petro, expectations were running high for progress towards the full and final implementation of a lasting peace deal, after decades of civil conflict.
Ukraine: UN General Assembly demands Russia reverse course on ‘attempted illegal annexation’
Oct 14, 2022, at 11:23 pm
New York: The UN General Assembly passed a resolution by a large majority on Wednesday, calling on countries not to recognise the four regions of Ukraine which Russia has claimed, following so-called referendums held late last month, and demanding that Moscow reverse course on its "attempted illegal annexation".
Venezuelan refugees and migrants struggle to survive in Latin America and the Caribbean
Oct 14, 2022, at 11:20 pm
New York: The spiraling cost of living, fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic, and high unemployment rates, have made it difficult for many Venezuelan refugees and migrants in Latin America and the Caribbean to rebuild their lives and integrate into society, a UN report issued on Wednesday has revealed.
Japanese Yen touches 32-year low
Oct 14, 2022, at 11:10 pm
Tokyo: The Japanese yen touched a 32-year low against the US dollar after official figures showed that prices had risen faster that expected in America.
Pakistan: Probe ordered after unclaimed bodies found on roof of Nishtar Hospital in Multan
Oct 14, 2022, at 09:18 pm
Multan: The Punjab Chief Minister’s (CM) Adviser Chaudhry Zaman Gujjar has spotted unclaimed bodies which have been left abandoned on the roof of Nishtar Hospital in Multan, media reports said.
Pakistan Finance Minister blurts out F-word after he was heckled at US airport
Oct 14, 2022, at 02:42 pm
Washington: An unidentified man heckled Pakistan's Finance Minister Ishaq Dar at the Dulles International Airport in Washington on Thursday, trigging an angry reaction from Dar who hurled abuses using cusswords.
North Carolina shooting leaves five people dead
Oct 14, 2022, at 02:19 pm
Washington: At least five people, including an off-duty police officer, died in a shooting incident which took place in North Carolina on Thursday, police said.
Japan, Canada to begin intelligence-sharing talks amid growing threats from China, Russia
Oct 14, 2022, at 05:39 am
Tokyo: Japan and Canada have agreed to formally start talks toward signing the military intelligence information sharing accord as the foreign ministers of these two countries on Tuesday adopted an action plan to strengthen cooperation on defence, economic security, and other areas amid growing threats from China and Russia.
Chinese people upset over CCP's prolonged zero-Covid policy ahead of 20th National Congress
Oct 14, 2022, at 05:31 am
Beijing: The people of China, who were hoping that the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) strict zero-Covid policy will be relaxed after the 20th National Congress, were upset to know that the policy will continue.
Japanese journalist arrested in Myanmar
Oct 13, 2022, at 12:27 am
Tokyo: Japanese journalist Toru Kubota, who was arrested in Myanmar earlier this year on sedition charges, was sentenced to three more years on Wednesday for the violation of immigration law while entering Myanmar, Japanese media reported, citing sources in the law enforcement.
Finland to accept 1,050 refugees under UN quota in 2023
Oct 13, 2022, at 12:08 am
Helsinki: Finland will receive 1,050 refugees under the United Nations’ quota in 2023, mainly from Syria, Afghanistan and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, according to a joint statement by the country’s interior and justice ministries.
Oct 12, 2022, at 09:48 pm
A neo-Nazi beauty queen who competed in a Miss Hitler contest and was jailed for being a member of banned far-right group National Action is going to be freed from priocn soon,media reports said on Wednesday.
Domestic violence case: Arrest warrant issued against Bangladeshi cricketer Al-Amin
Oct 12, 2022, at 09:08 pm
Dhaka: A Dhaka court has issued an arrest warrant against Bangladeshi cricketer Al-Amin Hossain for non-appearance in a case related to domestic violence filed by his wife, media reports said on Wednesday.
Ukraine-Russia conflict: 8 held for Crimea bridge attack
Oct 12, 2022, at 08:55 pm
Moscow: Russia says it has detained eight people in connection with Saturday's explosion on a key bridge linking Russia to Crimea.
China: CCP to give third 5-year term to Xi Jinping
Oct 12, 2022, at 08:51 pm
Beijing: China's ruling Communist Party is expected to hand a third five-year term to Xi Jinping, arguably the most powerful Chinese leader since Mao Zedong in the 1970s.
UK: Recession risk rises as economy shrinks in August
Oct 12, 2022, at 08:42 pm
London: Recession fear looms large over the UK as the country's economy shrank in August, media reports said.
12 countries elected to serve new terms on Human Rights Council
Oct 12, 2022, at 08:32 pm
New York: The UN General Assembly elected a dozen new countries on Thursday to serve on the Human Rights Council, while Germany and Sudan secured second terms.
UN Development Programme calls for debt relief now for 54 countries
Oct 12, 2022, at 07:34 pm
New York: Fifty-four countries that are home to more than half of the poorest people on the planet need urgent debt relief now, the UN Development Programme (UNDP) said in a paper published on Tuesday that calls for rich countries to step up.
UN rights report details ‘unconscionable’ violations of migrants returning from Libya
Oct 12, 2022, at 07:21 pm
Migrants in Libya who are compelled to accept so-called ‘assisted returns’ to their countries of origin often find themselves as victims of widespread and systematic human rights violations and abuses in conditions below those of international human rights laws and standards, according to a UN human rights report released on Tuesday.
Pakistan is now among 54 poor nations urgently need debt relief: UN
Oct 12, 2022, at 12:29 am
Geneva: Cascading global crises have left 54 countries — home to more than half of the world’s poorest people — in dire need of debt relief, the UN said on Tuesday.
Russia adds Meta to list of terrorist organizations
Oct 12, 2022, at 12:07 am
Moscow: Russia has added the Tech company Meta to the list of terrorist and extremist organizations.
Hindu girl abducted in Pakistan
Oct 11, 2022, at 11:16 pm
Sindh: A Hindu girl has been allegedly abducted in Pakistan's Hyderabad town, media reports said on Tuesday.
Ukraine: Any threat to use nuclear weapons ‘should be universally condemned'
Oct 11, 2022, at 11:08 pm
The door for a diplomatic solution to end the fighting between Russia and Ukraine must be kept open, and any threat to use nuclear weapons, “universally condemned”, said the President of the UN General Assembly on Monday.
Grandi praises Angela Merkel’s strong ‘moral compass’ as she lands top UNHCR refugee award
Oct 11, 2022, at 10:56 pm
New York: For her political courage, compassion and decisive action in protecting people forced to flee, the head of the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, presented the former Chancellor of Germany with the prestigious Nansen Award, on Monday.
Ukraine: Russian large-scale strikes are ‘unacceptable escalation’, says Guterres
Oct 11, 2022, at 10:45 pm
The UN chief António Guterres said that large-scale strikes by the Russian military on the Ukrainian capital Kyiv and other locations on Monday, were deeply shocking and represented “another unacceptable escalation” of the war.
UN experts call for complete abolition of death penalty as ‘only viable path’
Oct 11, 2022, at 10:41 pm
Marking the 20th World Day Against the Death Penalty, two UN-appointed independent human rights experts on Monday issued a statement recalling that under international law, capital punishment is permitted only “in very limited circumstances”.
Historic net-zero international flight goal agreed at UN conference
Oct 11, 2022, at 10:22 pm
New York: State members of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) adopted a long-term goal of net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, following two weeks of intensive diplomacy at the UN agency’s 41st Assembly, on Friday.
Oct 11, 2022, at 09:50 pm
Honiara: Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare has said he has assured Australia that his government will not allow a Chinese military presence in the territory.
Afghanistan: Auto rickshaw explosion leaves three hurt
Oct 11, 2022, at 09:32 pm
Kabul: An auto rickshaw explosion in the eastern Afghan province of Laghman left three people hurt on Tuesday.
Contracts: Two Australian men arrested over alleged Sri Lanka bribes
Oct 11, 2022, at 03:40 pm
Two Australian men are due to appear in court on Tuesday after being charged with bribery of foreign government officials to win contracts for two infrastructure projects in Sri Lanka following a long-running investigation by the Australian Federal Police (AFP).