US: Thieves loot trains carrying e-commerce packages in Los Angeles
Jan 16, 2022, at 07:18 am
Los Angeles/IBNS: Multiple freight cars are being looted in Los Angeles's railways by thieves, who leave thousands of empty boxes after taking away products packed in them, taking advantage of trains' stoppages, AFP reported.
Jan 16, 2022, at 02:04 am
London: British media giant BBC has invested more than £150 million ($205 million) in Chinese state-owned companies accused of links to appalling human rights violations, media reports said on Saturday.
Child and woman injured following rocket attack in Iraq
Jan 15, 2022, at 11:21 pm
New York: “A child being hurt is a child too many”, said the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Representative in Iraq on Friday, following a rocket attack against a school in Baghdad the previous night, which left a child and woman injured.
Tigray: Aid operations ‘about to grind to a halt’, warns WFP
Jan 15, 2022, at 11:14 pm
New York: Aid and food distribution operations in northern Ethiopia are about “to grind to a halt” amid ongoing fighting, bloodshed and a lack of funding that is making humanitarian access impossible, the UN World Food Programme, WFP, said on Friday.
UK Borders Bill increases risks of discrimination, human rights violations
Jan 15, 2022, at 11:09 pm
New York: A new bill being debated by lawmakers in the United Kingdom increases the risk of discrimination and “serious human rights violations” and breaches the country's obligations under international law, five independent UN human rights experts said on Friday.
UN rights office warns against rising hate speech in Western Balkans
Jan 15, 2022, at 11:03 pm
New York: Authorities in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and in neighbouring Serbia, must condemn and refrain from any advocacy of national, racial or religious hatred, the UN human rights office, OHCHR, said on Friday.
Pakistan initiates probe into misuse of petroleum imports from China
Jan 15, 2022, at 10:56 pm
Islamabad: The Pakistani government on Friday directed all oil marketing companies (OMCs) to provide evidence-based data on the import of petrol from China amid reports of misuse of China-Pakistan Free Trade Agreement (CPFTA), media reports said.
Pakistan’s exports to Afghanistan declined by 25 pct: Official
Jan 15, 2022, at 10:52 pm
Khyber, Pakistan: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa chief collector (customs) Ahmad Raza Khan has said the trade volume between Pakistan and Afghanistan has reduced significantly ever since the Taliban took over the neighbouring nation on Aug 15.
Extreme human rights violations taking place in Bangladesh: HRW
Jan 15, 2022, at 10:38 pm
Dhaka/UNI: Human Rights Watch (HRW) alleged the Bangladesh authorities arbitrarily arresting government critics under the draconian Digital Security Act, stifling civil society, independent media, and human rights activists.
State Bank of Pakistan refuses to open Afghanistan Relief Fund
Jan 15, 2022, at 10:16 pm
Islamabad/UNI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has refused to open the Afghanistan Relief Fund and also urged Prime Minister Imran Khan to review his decision, expressing the fear that the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) might impose sanctions against Islamabad.
Jan 15, 2022, at 10:01 pm
Jakarta: Indonesian capital Jakarta on Friday witnessed protests as demonstrators demanded boycotting of the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing over China's treatment of Uighur Muslims in Xinjiang.
Afghanistan envoy to Pakistan describes Durand Line as national issue
Jan 15, 2022, at 09:57 pm
Islamabad: Afghanistan's ambassador to Islamabad has described the Durand Line development, a factor which had triggered a dispute with Pakistan, as a national issue.
Pakistan: Hindu girl's abductor gets bail
Jan 15, 2022, at 09:52 pm
Islamabad/UNI: A Pakistani man accused of abducting a minor Hindu girl has been granted bail by the Peshawar High Court due to lack of strong evidence, the media reported on Saturday.
Decade of Sahel conflict leaves 2.5 million people displaced
Jan 15, 2022, at 09:27 pm
New York: The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) called on Friday for concerted international action to end armed conflict in Africa’s central Sahel region, which has forced more than 2.5 million people to flee their homes in the last decade.
Afghanistan: Girl shot dead in Taliban check post
Jan 15, 2022, at 03:10 pm
Kabul: An Afghanistan family from Dasht-e-Barchi area has claimed their 25-year-old daughter was shot dead in a check-post controlled by Taliban, media reports said.
Pakistan: Terrorists attack military post in Bannu, one soldier killed
Jan 15, 2022, at 02:59 pm
Bannu: Terrorists opened fire on a military post in Pakistan's Bannu city which left at least one Pakistan Army soldier dead, media reports said on Saturday.
Ontario launches virtual 2022 budget consultations
Jan 15, 2022, at 06:24 am
Toronto/IBNS: Ahead of the delivery of the budget in March 2022, an online budget consultation launch was announced by Minister of Finance Peter Bethlenfalvy enabling Ontarians to share their ideas for making Ontario the best place to build a career, a family, and a future.
Jan 15, 2022, at 04:47 am
Ontario/IBNS: Dr. Kieran Moore, Ontario’s chief medical officer of health, has said during a news conference that it is unclear if businesses ordered to close by the government last week will reopen on Jan 26.
Experts urge Iran to halt imminent execution of juvenile offender
Jan 15, 2022, at 02:06 am
New York: Iran must halt the looming execution of juvenile offender Hossein Shahbazi, four experts appointed by the UN Human Rights Council said on Thursday.
UN chief: ‘We are in a race against time to help the Afghan people’
Jan 15, 2022, at 01:59 am
Describing a “nightmare unfolding in Afghanistan”, the United Nations’ Secretary-General, António Guterres, warned on Thursday that the world is “in a race against time to help the Afghan people.”
COVID-19 pandemic stalls global economic recovery: UN report
Jan 15, 2022, at 01:54 am
The UN’s key report on the global economy, released on Thursday, shows that the rapid spread of the Omicron COVID-19 variant has put the brakes on a rapid recovery, counteracting signs of solid growth at the end of last year.
Conviction of top Syrian intelligence official ‘a landmark leap forward’
Jan 15, 2022, at 01:45 am
New York: UN human rights officials have welcomed the “historic” conviction on Thursday by a German court of a former senior Syrian intelligence officer, for crimes against humanity.
Colombia: Children still ‘used and abused’ despite historic peace accord
Jan 15, 2022, at 01:35 am
New York: Despite a steady decrease in grave violations against children in Colombia since the signing of the 2016 Peace Agreement between the Government and FARC rebels, youngsters there continue to suffer from the impact of hostilities, according to a new UN report published on Wednesday.
Yemen: ‘Political will, responsible leadership' needed, to end 7-year war
Jan 15, 2022, at 01:11 am
New York: Seven years into the war in Yemen, UN Special Envoy Hans Grundberg reaffirmed to the Security Council on Wednesday that no long-term solution can be found on the battlefield, urging the warring parties to “talk, even if they are not ready to put down their arms”.
UK's MI5 spy agency issues warning over presence of 'Chinese agent' in British Parliament
Jan 14, 2022, at 08:12 pm
London: The United Kingdom's domestic counter-intelligence and security agency, The Security service, MI5, has warned that an alleged Chinese agent has infiltrated Parliament to interfere in UK politics.
London 'hitman' put on trial over plot to kill Pakistani blogger
Jan 14, 2022, at 07:52 pm
London: A man has gone on trial in the UK after he was accused of plotting to kill a blogger from Pakistan who is living in the Netherlands, media reports said on Friday.
N. Korea fires 2 suspected ballistic missiles eastward, claims South Korea
Jan 14, 2022, at 07:44 pm
Seoul\Pyongyang: South Korean Military on Friday said North Korea has fired two suspected ballistic missiles eastward, media reports said.
Pakistan's COVID-19 positivity rate sees nine-fold spike in one month
Jan 14, 2022, at 03:02 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan's COVID-19 positivity rate has increased by nine-fold in just one month as over 3,000 cases were reported on Thursday, media reports said.
Afghanistan: 50 pct factories have stopped functioning as market drops
Jan 14, 2022, at 02:49 pm
Kabul: Afghanistan's Chamber of Industry and Mines as said nearly 50 percent of factories have halted operations due to banking problems and the lack of raw materials as well as the drop in market demand.
Prince Andrew stripped of military honors after sexual assault allegations
Jan 14, 2022, at 02:28 pm
London/UNI: Prince Andrew, the son of Queen Elizabeth II, has been stripped of his military rank and royal patronage after facing allegations of sexual assault, Buckingham Palace's press service said on Thursday.