Third dossier of evidence on Chinese atrocities on Uyghurs submitted to ICC
Nov 14, 2021, at 01:57 pm
New York: A third dossier of evidence was submitted to the ICC (The International Criminal Court) office of the Prosecutor (OTP) asking for an investigation to be opened against Chinese authorities for genocide and other crimes against humanity allegedly being committed against the Uyghur Muslims.
Under Chinese rule, Tibet's culture, religion is at risk: Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile Speaker
Nov 14, 2021, at 01:50 pm
Deputy Speaker of the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile, Dolma Tsering, has said that under Chinese rule Tibet's culture, religion and way of life is at risk.
Afghanistan: Taliban replace statue of Hazara leader in Koran
Nov 14, 2021, at 01:19 pm
Kabul: Bamiyan residents have complained that the Taliban rulers of Afghanistan have replaced the statue of a Hazara leader, who was declared a national martyr by the former government, with a replica of the Koran.
Pakistan: Man arrested for allegedly raping 80-year-old woman
Nov 14, 2021, at 01:15 pm
TobaTek Singh, Pakistan/IBNS: Police in Pakistan have arrested a man for allegedly raping an 80-year-old woman in Toba Tek Singh region.
Pakistan: BNP expresses concern over abduction of students
Nov 14, 2021, at 01:13 pm
Islamabad/IBNS: Balochistan National Party (BNP) has expressed concern over the abduction of two students in Pakistan's troubled region of Balochistan, media reports said.
People in Balochistan cheer Pakistan's defeat in World T20 semis
Nov 14, 2021, at 01:08 pm
Quetta/IBNS: People in Balochistan cheered as Pakistan lost their crucial semi-final clash against Australia in the T20 World Cup.
Pakistan: 2 soldiers die during exchange of fire with terrorists
Nov 14, 2021, at 02:30 am
Quetta: At least two Pakistani soldiers were killed during an exchange of fire with terrorists in Balochistan's Hoshab area on Saturday, media reports said.
Pakistan: Blast in Quetta leaves seven people hurt
Nov 13, 2021, at 11:11 pm
Quetta: At least seven people were hurt as a blast rocked Pakistan's Nawa Killi area in Quetta city on Saturday, media reports said.
Australia: Melbourne gripped by protests against pandemic bill, vaccine mandate: Reports
Nov 13, 2021, at 10:46 pm
Canberra/UNI/Sputnik: Thousands of protesters took to the streets in the Australian state of Victoria to challenge the government-introduced pandemic laws and mandatory vaccination for construction workers on Saturday.
Kandahar girls open art centre in their home after school shut down
Nov 13, 2021, at 10:37 pm
Kabul: Hit by the closure of their school, two girls in Afghanistan's capital city Kandahar have opened a painting and drawing center in their homes.
Pakistan: Two cops die as bomb blast rock Bajaur
Nov 13, 2021, at 10:33 pm
Islamabad: Two policemen died as a bomb blast rocked Bajaur region of Pakistan on Saturday, media reports said.
Lake Chad Basin: Fighting terrorism, ‘decisive test’ on biggest challenges of our time
Nov 13, 2021, at 10:10 pm
New York: The situation in Africa’s Lake Chad Basin region remains highly volatile, the UN peacekeeping chief told the Security Council on Friday, spotlighting a rising tide of extremist violence as a continuously crippling force.
Conviction of US journalist symbolic of media repression in Myanmar: UN rights chief
Nov 13, 2021, at 10:04 pm
New York: The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on Friday urged authorities in Myanmar to immediately release all journalists who have been jailed for practicing their profession.
Syria: Conflict, COVID and rising costs, ‘pushing people beyond their limits’
Nov 13, 2021, at 09:59 pm
New York: World Food Programme (WFP) Executive Director David Beasley concluded a three-day visit to Syria on Friday, warning that more people there are in the grips of hunger than at any time during their country’s decade-long conflict.
Libya elections ‘essential next step’ towards peace and stability: Guterres
Nov 13, 2021, at 09:12 pm
New York: UN Secretary-General António Guterres has urged Libyans to forge a spirt of national unity and overcome any remaining differences ahead of landmark presidential and parliamentary elections next month.
Belarus-Poland crisis: Human rights of trapped migrants ‘paramount’
Nov 13, 2021, at 09:04 pm
New York: Amid growing concerns about the plight of migrants, refugees and asylum seekers at the Poland-Belarus border, the UN rights office and UN refugee agency on Friday urged all parties to respect human rights and refrain from using them for political ends.
Afghanistan: Girls at increasing risk of child marriage
Nov 13, 2021, at 06:37 pm
New York:The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has received credible reports of families in Afghanistan offering daughters as young as 20 days old for future marriage in return for a dowry.
Opposition, media will get serious beating if they launch long march to Islamabad: Pak Minister
Nov 13, 2021, at 03:11 pm
Islamabad/UNI: Pakistan Minister for Planning, Development and Reforms Asad Umar has threatened the Opposition and media outlets of "serious beating" if they dare to walk to Islamabad in the form of long march.
Afghanistan: Woman journalist forced to work as street vendor in Kabul to face economic crisis
Nov 13, 2021, at 02:27 pm
Kabul: A woman journalist in Afghanistan is now forced to work as a street vendor to support her family members who are facing economic crisis ever since the Taliban regime came to power in August.
Nov 13, 2021, at 02:16 pm
Islamabad/UNI: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday told an Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan delegation led by Acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi that Islamabad would “favourably consider” the request by the Afghan Taliban to allow trucks carrying Indian wheat through Pakistan “on exceptional basis”.
Canada, US urge citizens to leave Haiti amid increasing turmoil
Nov 13, 2021, at 04:59 am
Ottawa/IBNS: Increasing insecurity and a severe lack of fuel in Haiti have adversely affected hospitals, schools, and banks causing both Canada and the United States (US) to urge their respective citizens to leave country.
Afghanistan: 2 die as blast rocks mosque in Nangarhar
Nov 13, 2021, at 02:08 am
At least two people died as a blast rocked inside a mosque in Nangarhar region of Afghanistan on Friday, media reports said.
Bangladesh observes “East Turkistan Independence Day” to highlight Chinese atrocities
Nov 13, 2021, at 01:08 am
Dhaka: Bangladesh observed “East Turkistan Independence Day” across the country on Friday where participants highlighted Chinese atrocities on minorities, predominantly the Uyghur Muslims in Xinjiang province.
Afghanistan: Casualties feared as blast rocks mosque in Nangarhar
Nov 12, 2021, at 11:02 pm
Nangarhar: Casualties are feared as a blast rocked a mosque in Afghanistan's Nangarhar region on Friday when the prayer was taking place, media reports said.
Myanmar: American journalist Danny Fenster sentenced to 11 years in prison
Nov 12, 2021, at 10:52 pm
A Myanmar court has sentenced American journalist Danny Fenster to 11 years in prison, his lawyer said on Friday, CNN reported.
‘Dire’ economic and fiscal situation in Palestine requires integrated response
Nov 12, 2021, at 10:48 pm
New York: A piecemeal approach to the current political, economic and security challenges in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT) only risks perpetuating a continuing crisis, according to a new UN report published on Thursday.
Yemen: UN Special Envoy calls for urgent end to fighting, as humanitarian needs escalate
Nov 12, 2021, at 10:45 pm
New York: Ahead of Thursday’s Security Council meeting behind closed doors on Yemen, the UN Special Envoy, Hans Grundberg, said that a UN-led political process could still be part of a sustainable solution to the conflict.
Violence, insecurity and climate change drive 84 million people from their homes
Nov 12, 2021, at 10:40 pm
New York: As more people flee violence, insecurity and the effects of climate change, the number forcibly displaced now exceeds 84 million globally, according to new data released on Thursday by the UN refugee agency, UNHCR.
World food import bill to reach record high in 2021
Nov 12, 2021, at 10:36 pm
New York: The global food trade should hit an all-time record high in both volume and value terms, according to a new report released on Thursday by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).
Bangladesh: 'Gas leak' triggers explosion in Narayanganj home, 2 women die
Nov 12, 2021, at 10:15 pm
Narayanganj: At least two women died as a gas explosion rocked Bangladeshi city Narayanganj on Friday.