Best way to protect children caught in conflict is to ‘champion peace’: Gamba
Jul 20, 2022, at 07:46 pm
New York: The best way to protect children and prevent violations against them during armed conflict is to “promote and champion peace,” the UN Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict told the Security Council on Tuesday.
Sri Lanka: Ranil Wickremesinghe wins presidential election
Jul 20, 2022, at 06:26 pm
Colombo: Acting President Ranil Wickremesinghe clinched the Presidential election held in the Sri Lankan Parliament on Wednesday.
Voluntary repatriation of refugees from Angola to DR Congo resumes
Jul 20, 2022, at 04:45 pm
New York: After a two-year hiatus, the voluntary repatriation of refugees from Angola to their homeland in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has begun again, after the programme was put on hold in 2020 when the COVID-19 pandemic led to long-term border closures.
Taliban asks women govt workers to send male relatives as their replacements: Reports
Jul 20, 2022, at 03:23 pm
Kabul: The Taliban rulers of Afghanistan have directed women working at Afghanistan’s Ministry of Finance to send male relatives to do their job.
Sri Lanka to vote to elect a new President today
Jul 20, 2022, at 03:01 pm
Colombo: Sri Lankan legislators will vote to elect a new President on Wednesday, days after Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled the country amid protests against the ongoing economic crisis.
DR Congo: China-backed cobalt mines exploiting 40,000 child workers
Jul 20, 2022, at 05:58 am
Kinshasa, DR Congo: China is trying to exploit children in DR Congo by forcing them to work under hazardous conditions to mine the cobalt that powers electronic devices and electric cars, media reports said on Tuesday.
France: Protest held in Paris over killing of Tibetan national by Chinese men
Jul 20, 2022, at 05:28 am
Paris: Members of the Tibetan community gathered in Paris and paid tribute to a Tibet national who was recently killed by three men from the Chinese community on July 11 in Normandy.
Pakistan: Money allotted for first cancer hospital in Balochistan spent somewhere else
Jul 20, 2022, at 05:22 am
Islamabad: The money, which was allotted for the first cancer hospital in Balochistan region of Pakistan, has been spent somewhere else, media reports said.
Canada: Freedom Convoy leader Pat King gets bail after being in jail since February
Jul 20, 2022, at 05:07 am
Ottawa/IBNS: Following the Ottawa court decision reportedly on Monday, Pat King, a key figure of the Freedom Convoy protest was granted bail, after being in jail since Feb, on conditions that Justice Anne London-Weinstein read out.
Jul 20, 2022, at 04:52 am
Ottawa/IBNS: Canada’s Parliament Hill protesters called on the government to “be brave like Ukraine” and uphold economic sanctions against Russia.
British PM race: Rishi Sunak tops latest round of voting, contest down to three
Jul 20, 2022, at 02:47 am
London/IBNS: Former UK Finance Minister Rishi Sunak won the latest round of voting to replace British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Tuesday.
Pakistani rupee hits historic low
Jul 19, 2022, at 11:47 pm
Islamabad: The Pakistani rupee shattered all previous records on Tuesday, falling to a new low of Rs 222 against the dollar.
Sri Lanka: Prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, 2 others to contest for president's seat tomorrow
Jul 19, 2022, at 11:40 pm
Colombo: Acting President Ranil Wickremesinghe, Anura Kumara Dissanayaka and Dullas Allahapperuma will contest for the presidency on Wednesday, a seat which became vacant after Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled from the nation amid protests.
Pakistan: 3 people, including FC soldier, die in Quetta grenade blast
Jul 19, 2022, at 10:23 pm
Quetta: At least three people, including a Frontier Corps (FC) soldier, were hurt in a grenade attack in Quetta city of Pakistan on Sunday, media reports said.
Pakistan: Man caught on camera harassing burqa-clad woman in Islamabad
Jul 19, 2022, at 10:12 pm
Islamabad: Pakistani capital Islamabad seems to be becoming unsafe for women and it was evident in the way a man was caught on camera harassing a woman while she was walking on a street.
UN commemorates Nelson Mandela’s ‘fight for a better world’
Jul 19, 2022, at 07:33 pm
New York: UN Member States gathered in the General Assembly Hall on Monday to observe Nelson Mandela International Day, a celebration for everyone to take action and inspire change in their communities.
Kenya: UN expert hails historic reparations ruling in favour of indigenous peoples
Jul 19, 2022, at 07:25 pm
New York: An independent UN human rights expert on Monday hailed a decision by the African Court on Human and People’s Rights, to award reparations to the Ogiek indigenous peoples, for harm that they suffered due to “injustices and discrimination.”
Ranil Wickremesinghe seeks UK assistance to probe 2019 Easter Sunday blasts
Jul 19, 2022, at 06:57 pm
Colombo: Acting President Ranil Wickremesinghe has sought the assistance of the UK government and its intelligence in solving the Easter Sunday blast incident of 2019.
UN and partners meet to address ‘critical’ state of global food crisis
Jul 19, 2022, at 06:32 pm
New York: Scaling up climate resilience across food systems is among the actions needed to counter rising hunger and malnutrition, UN General Assembly President Abdulla Shahid said on Monday, at a special meeting to address the global food crisis.
Bangladesh: National Human Rights Commission condemns recent attack on Hindu community members
Jul 19, 2022, at 04:09 pm
Dhaka: The National Human Rights Commission of Bangladesh has condemned the recent attack on Hindu community members in the country and said such an incident in a secular country is not acceptable.
Pakistan: Boat capsizes in Indus, 19 people drown
Jul 19, 2022, at 03:37 pm
Islamabad: At least 19 people were drowned and several others went missing when a boat capsized in River Indus near Machka region of Pakistan on Monday, media reports said.
France: One person dead, four injured in Paris bar shooting
Jul 19, 2022, at 03:13 pm
Paris/UNI/Sputnik: At least one person was killed and four others were injured in a shooting that occurred on Monday night at a bar in the 11th arrondissement of the French capital, the district’s mayor, Francois Vauglin, said.
Duterte rail projects: Philippines scraps Chinese loan deals
Jul 19, 2022, at 06:19 am
Manila, Philippines: A transport official has said Chinese loans for three multi billion-peso railway projects that were to be major legacies of former President Rodrigo Duterte under his “Build, Build, Build” programme have been scrapped.
Sri Lankan crisis highlights risk for Chinese firms investing overseas, feel experts
Jul 19, 2022, at 06:08 am
Beijing: Analysts have cautioned the current political turmoil in Sri Lanka is emerging as a warning sign for Chinese companies that are planning to invest in overseas markets.
China: Huludao's health system buckles under Covid debt strain
Jul 19, 2022, at 05:57 am
Beijing: The Chinese city of Huludao is feeling the heat of COVID-19 on local health systems with local authorities saying debts were rising far faster than their capacity to repay them.
Democracy requires moral, not military strength, says ex-Pakistan PM Imran Khan
Jul 19, 2022, at 05:26 am
Islamabad: Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan on Saturday deplored the imbalance in civil-military relations in the country when he blamed previous PPP and PML-N governments for ceding space to the army to ‘save their skin’ in corruption cases.
Pakistan: PPP demands protection for Pakhtuns in Sindh
Jul 19, 2022, at 05:23 am
Islamabad: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) leader and former federal minister Khawaja Mohammad Khan Hoti has directed the Sindh government to protect Pakhtuns residing in the region.
Moldova: EU creates hub to stop arms-smuggling out of Ukraine
Jul 19, 2022, at 05:14 am
Kyiv: European Union home affairs commissioner Yiva Johansson has announced creation of a hub in Moldova to battle organised crime, particularly arms smuggling from war-torn Ukraine.
Alberta universities urge Canada to regulate tuition increases for international students
Jul 19, 2022, at 05:09 am
Calgary/IBNS: Alberta’s two largest university student groups are reportedly calling on the provincial government in Canada to introduce regulations on tuition fees international students pay.
Canada: Ontario NDP issues rules for leadership contest for new party head in March 2023
Jul 19, 2022, at 04:55 am
Toronto/IBNS: Rules for a leadership contest, that will see a new party head in place by the first week of March 2023, have reportedly been mapped out and issued late Friday by Ontario’s New Democrats.