Pakistan: Mob sets suspected robber on fire
Jul 01, 2022, at 11:42 pm
Karachi: A mob recently shot a suspected robber and then set him on fire in Pakistan's Karachi city, an episode yet again showcasing another incident of vigilante justice in the country.
Pakistan: Khyber SHO, son arrested with 13kg heroin
Jul 01, 2022, at 11:42 pm
Peshawar: Pakistani police on Tuesday arrested a station house officer belonging to the Khyber district and his son, also a policeman, and 13 kilogrammes of heroin was recovered from them, media reports said on Friday.
Pakistan: Two cops, one health worker die as unidentified people attack polio vaccination team
Jul 01, 2022, at 11:38 pm
North Waziristan: At least two policemen and a health worker died and a passer-by sustained bullet injuries when unidentified gunmen attacked a polio vaccination team in North Waziristan tribal district of Pakistan on Tuesday, media reports said.
Safer roads, a global development challenge for all: Senior UN official
Jul 01, 2022, at 11:34 pm
New York: Every 24 seconds someone is killed in traffic, making safety on the world’s roads a global development challenge for all societies, especially for the most vulnerable, a senior UN official has said, ahead of the first ever High-level General Assembly Meeting on Improving Road Safety.
Myanmar: Shocking toll on children must be spur to action, says UN rights expert
Jul 01, 2022, at 11:30 pm
New York: Myanmar’s military junta is responsible for shocking violence against children caught up in the bloody aftermath of last February’s coup, a top independent Human Rights Council-appointed investigator said on Wednesday.
Syria’s needs are at their highest ever, says top rights probe
Jul 01, 2022, at 11:23 pm
New York: Syria’s humanitarian needs are at their highest ever and any move to block aid from reaching the war-torn country should be resisted strongly, a top UN Human Rights Council probe said on Wednesday.
Human rights under threat in DR Congo and beyond, Security Council hears
Jul 01, 2022, at 11:20 pm
New York: The resurgence of the M23 armed group has “broad repercussions” for the security, human rights and humanitarian situation in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and for the wider region, the UN Special Representative there told the Security Council on Wednesday.
Flight from cities due to COVID-19 short-lived, says flagship UN-Habitat report
Jul 01, 2022, at 11:17 pm
New York: A new United Nations report says that rapid urbanization was only temporarily delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic, with the global urban population back on track to grow by another 2.2 billion people by 2050.
Belarus ‘engulfed in fear’, Human Rights Council hears
Jul 01, 2022, at 11:13 pm
New York: The deterioration of human rights in Belarus continues to engulf the country in a climate of fear and arbitrary rule, a UN-appointed independent human rights expert warned on Wednesday.
Pakistan: TTP refuses to budge from demand for Fata merger reversal
Jul 01, 2022, at 10:23 pm
Islamabad: The proscribed Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has stated that the group would not back down from its demand for the reversal of the merger of erstwhile Fata with the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, media reports said.
Pakistan: Protest takes place against abduction of 8-year-old boy
Jul 01, 2022, at 10:21 pm
Sukkur/Pakistan: The Hindu community and civil society of Khairpur on Thursday protested against the abduction of a Hindu boy in Sukkur city.
Yair Lapid becomes Israel's new PM
Jul 01, 2022, at 03:27 pm
Jerusalem: Yair Lapid has taken over as the new PM of Israel, replacing Naftali Bennett just after a year, media reports said.
FBI adds 'Cryptoqueen' Ruja Ignatova to top ten most wanted list, announces reward
Jul 01, 2022, at 03:12 pm
New York: The FBI New York, along with the United States Attorney’s Office in the Southern District of New York and the IRS Criminal Investigation Newark Field Office, named Ruja Ignatova, who is also known as the Cryptoqueen, to the FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitive list for allegedly defrauding investors of billions of dollars.
Xi Jinping arrives in Hong Kong to mark 25 years of handover
Jul 01, 2022, at 02:39 pm
Beijing/UNI: Hong Kong will mark 25 years since the city was handed back by the British to China, BBC reported on Friday.
Ontarians pessimistic of Doug Ford govt’s ability to tackle inflation, healthcare, housing: Survey
Jul 01, 2022, at 03:45 am
Toronto/IBNS: As Doug Ford’s Conservative government gets ready to get back to work with a new cabinet appointed on June 24, the majority of Ontarians reportedly are sceptical and pessimistic about the ability of the government to tackle the problems of inflation, healthcare, and housing affordability.
Political or scientific: China’s patriotic COVID-19 medication
Jun 30, 2022, at 09:45 pm
Beijing: Reuters reports that Chinese health regulators have authorized TCM medications, including the Lianhua-Qingwen capsules, for use by Covid patients despite a lack of valid clinical evidence.
Iran-US nuclear talks end without any progress
Jun 30, 2022, at 09:34 pm
Doha/UNI: Indirect negotiations between Iran and the US over the Middle Eastern nation's tattered nuclear deal with world powers ended in Qatar without making any significant progress amid a growing crisis over the Islamic Republic’s atomic programme, Khaleej Times reported on Thursday.
11 Afghan Sikhs arriving from Kabul post attack on Karte Parwan Gurudwara
Jun 30, 2022, at 09:30 pm
New Delhi/UNI: A group of 11 Afghan Sikhs will arrive in India Thursday from Kabul, days after the terror attack on the Karte Parwan Gurdwara in which one Afghan Sikh and an Afghan guard were killed.
Tours to inter-Korean truce village to resume in July
Jun 30, 2022, at 09:25 pm
Seoul, June 30 (UNI) The tours to inter-Korean truce village of Panmunjom, South Korea will resume in mid-July after several months of suspension induced by the Covid19 pandemic, Seoul's Unification Ministry said on Thursday.
Sri Lanka seeks urgent oil supplies from Russia
Jun 30, 2022, at 09:23 pm
Colombo/UNI: Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has reportedly written to Russian President Vladimir Putin seeking urgent supplies of oil for his economically-battered country, a newspaper reported on Thursday.
UK vows £1bn in military support to Ukraine
Jun 30, 2022, at 09:19 pm
Madrid/UNI: The UK will provide an additional £1 billion in military aid to Ukraine in its fight against Russia, the Government committed during the NATO summit in Madrid.
Canada: Quebec sees spike in COVID-19 infections, hospitalizations
Jun 30, 2022, at 03:09 am
Montreal/IBNS: The province of Quebec witnessed an increase in infections related to COVID-19, with reportedly 1,226 hospitalizations in the last 24 hours and five more deaths.
Canada: Ontario Premier Doug Ford shields decision to name nephew minister of multiculturalism
Jun 30, 2022, at 02:53 am
Toronto/IBNS: Ontario Premier Doug Ford shielded his decision earlier this week to name his nephew Michael Ford as minister of citizenship and multiculturalism, professing the newly elected senator has represented for many years one of the most diverse communities in the province.
Cambodian PM Hun Sen sets date for general election
Jun 29, 2022, at 09:59 pm
Phnom Penh/UNI/Xinhua: Cambodia sets Jul 23, 2023 as the date for the seventh National Assembly election, according to a decision signed by Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen on Wednesday.
Donald Trump attacked Secret Service agent in attempt to reach US Capitol: Former White House aide
Jun 29, 2022, at 09:56 pm
Washington/UNI: Former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson said in her testimony that former President Donald Trump lunged at a Secret Service agent and grabbed his throat after being told he would not be driven to the US Capitol building on January 6, Khaleej Times reported on Wednesday.
Amid crisis, Sri Lanka plans to buy fuel shipments from India
Jun 29, 2022, at 09:54 pm
Colombo/UNI: In a step close to integrating energy security with India, Sri Lanka plans to buy four shipments of fuel- 40,000 tonnes each- from India on cash payment to enjoy discounts on bulk purchases.
Sustainable blue economy vital for small countries and coastal populations
Jun 29, 2022, at 05:19 pm
New York: With the livelihoods of about 40 per cent of the world’s population living at or near a coast, the second day of the UN Ocean Conference under way in Lisbon focused on strengthening sustainable ocean-based economies, managing coastal ecosystems.
Jun 29, 2022, at 05:15 pm
New York: The deaths of at least 23 migrants seeking to reach Spanish territory from Morocco should be investigated urgently by both countries, the UN rights office, OHCHR, said on Tuesday, reacting also to reports overnight of of least 50 migrants found dead in a truck in southern Texas.
Syria: Decade of brutal war left nearly 307,000 civilians dead
Jun 29, 2022, at 05:12 pm
New York: Between 1 March 2011 and 31 March 2021, 306,887 civilians were killed in the on-going war in Syria - the highest estimate yet of conflict-related deaths in the country, according to a new report published by the UN rights office (OHCHR) on Tuesday.
More than 70 grave violations against children caught up in war, being recorded daily: UNICEF
Jun 29, 2022, at 05:07 pm
New York: A “staggering” average of 71 verified grave violations a day, are committed against children by parties to conflict in more than 30 settings across Africa, the Middle East, Asia, and Latin America.