UN chief outlines ‘roadmap for inclusion’ to address root causes of conflict
Nov 10, 2021, at 06:10 pm
New York: Diversity should be viewed as a powerful benefit, rather than a threat, particularly in countries experiencing conflict, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Tuesday, during a Security Council debate focused on the issue of inclusion.
Uphold safety, human rights on Belarus-Poland border, UN agencies urge
Nov 10, 2021, at 06:02 pm
New York: With news footage showing migrants on the border between Belarus and Poland attempting to dodge teargas and make their way through razor wire, UN agencies called for an “immediate de-escalation”, following weeks of rising tension.
Israeli military deauthorization of Palestine NGOs, 'deepens concern' of UN agencies
Nov 10, 2021, at 05:58 pm
New York: UN Agencies and the Association International Development Agencies (AIDA) said on Tuesday they were standing firmly behind civil society organisations in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, following an Israely military decision to de-authorize six NGOs.
Thousands flee DR Congo fighting for Uganda: UNHCR
Nov 10, 2021, at 04:36 pm
New York: Fighting in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has forced at least 11,000 people to flee to neighbouring Uganda since Sunday night, representing the largest refugee influx in a single day for more than a year, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, said on Tuesday.
China delivers 'most advanced' warship to Pakistan: Reports
Nov 10, 2021, at 02:52 pm
Beijing: China has exported the largest and most advanced warship which the country has ever exported to Pakistan, media reports said.
Nov 10, 2021, at 02:40 pm
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke with Iraqi President Barham Salih on the recent attempted assassination of Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Kadhimi, State Department spokesperson Ned Price said.
Taliban Foreign Minister of Afghanistan Amir Khan Muttaqi to visit Pakistan today
Nov 10, 2021, at 02:10 pm
Taliban Foreign Minister of Afghanistan Amir Khan Muttaqi is scheduled to visit Pakistan on Wednesday.
Malala Yousafzai marries partner Asser
Nov 10, 2021, at 07:18 am
London/IBNS: Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai announced her marriage with partner Asser on social media on Tuesday.
Justin Trudeau prioritises climate change, child care in his first caucus meeting since re-election
Nov 10, 2021, at 04:31 am
Ottawa/India: Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau opened his first caucus meeting on Nov 7 since his re-election by praising his party's approach to climate change and prioritising child care and ending the pandemic.
Nov 10, 2021, at 03:49 am
Islamabad/IBNS: In what is seen as an anti-wildlife diplomatic appeasement, Pakistan has officially granted permission for up to 14 Arab dignitaries to hunt the globally endangered bird species Houbara bustard this winter, according to a report published in the Dawn on Monday.
Pakistan's JI emir seeks Supreme Court order for inquiry in Pandora Papers case
Nov 10, 2021, at 01:28 am
Islamabad/IBNS: Pakistan's Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) emir Sirajul Haq on Monday filed a petition in the Supreme Court where he sought a directive for initiation of an inquiry against Pak citizens whose names have surfaced in the recently leaked Pandora Papers.
Pakistan: Lawyers demonstrate in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa against price hike
Nov 10, 2021, at 01:22 am
Peshawar, Pakistan: The lawyers' community recently demonstrated in Pakistan's Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province against the issue of price rise by boycotting their court.
Pakistan: Students forced to sit on floor and study amid biting cold
Nov 10, 2021, at 01:12 am
Haripur, Pakistan: In bitter cold, students of a primary school in Baitgali Union Council (UC) of Haripur district in the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Province of Pakistan were forced to study by sitting on the floor as there is a lack of furniture.
Rapper Travis Scott vows support for Astroworld tragedy victims' families, to cover funeral costs
Nov 09, 2021, at 11:34 pm
Austin/UNI/Sputnik: Rapper Travis Scott has pledged to cover all funeral costs for the eight victims who died during his Astroworld Festival in Texas last week, media reported on Tuesday, citing his representative's statement.
Taliban say US support of Afghan resistance would violate Doha agreement
Nov 09, 2021, at 11:03 pm
Kabul/UNI/Sputnik: Support for the National Resistance Front of Afghanistan (NRF) by the United States would constitute a breach of the 2020 Doha agreement between Washington and the Taliban, the movement's spokesman, Zabihullah Mujahid, said on Tuesday.
Bangladesh records 3 deaths due to COVID-19 in past 24 hours
Nov 09, 2021, at 11:00 pm
Dhaka: Bangladesh recorded three new deaths due to COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, media reports said.
Nov 09, 2021, at 10:50 pm
Quetta, Pakistan/IBNS: A number of women from Zhob region on Monday demonstrated outside the Chief Minister's House in Pakistan's Quetta city against the torture of a woman allegedly by police in their hometown.
Pakistan govt decides to put up entire sugar stock for sale amid spiking prices
Nov 09, 2021, at 10:46 pm
Islamabad: The Imran Khan-led government in Pakistan has decided to put up the entire sugar stock for sale in the market and start sugarcane crushing across the country from Nov 15, Geo News reported.
Myanmar: 3 million in need of humanitarian aid, ‘world is watching’ UN relief chief warns generals
Nov 09, 2021, at 04:50 pm
New York: Growing conflict, insecurity, COVID-19, and a failing economy, has rendered some three million Burmese in in need of life-saving humanitarian assistance across Myanmar, the UN Emergency Relief Coordinator said on Monday.
Rights experts urge Singapore to halt execution of man with mental disability
Nov 09, 2021, at 04:46 pm
New York: A group of UN human rights experts appealed on Monday for Singapore to halt the execution of a Malaysian man who has intellectual disabilities.
Complete ceasefire agreed between Pakistan govt, TTP: Minister
Nov 09, 2021, at 02:56 pm
Pakistan's Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry has said a complete ceasefire had been reached between the government and the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), media reports said.
China-Afghanistan resumes trade despite no rush in recognizing Taliban govt
Nov 09, 2021, at 01:34 am
China and Afghanistan, a country now ruled by Taliban forces, seem to be resuming trade relationships and it is evident after the arrival of 45 tonnes of Afghan pine nuts at Shanghai’s international airport on Monday, media reports said.
European Parliament delegation's visit to Taiwan irks China
Nov 09, 2021, at 12:03 am
China has 'opposed' the visit of an European Parliament team to Taiwan and said the one-China principle is the political foundation for the establishment of China-EU diplomatic relations and development of ties.
Talks impossible amid Chinese threats: Taiwan NCB chief
Nov 08, 2021, at 11:59 pm
Taiwan's National Security Bureau (NSB) Chief Chen Ming-tong has said talks with China are not possible as Beijing continues to threaten Taiwan with force.
Nov 08, 2021, at 11:56 pm
Islamabad: Giving jolt to the $3 billion Pakistan Stream Gas Pipeline Project (PSGP), which is the flagship and strategic project of Pakistan and Russia, the Pak Petroleum Division has asked for re-negotiations on the issues already settled in inter-governmental agreement (IGA) and also approved by the federal cabinet, media reports said on Monday.
Pakistan govt makes showing of map before 9 pm bulletin mandatory
Nov 08, 2021, at 11:53 pm
Islamabad: The Imran Khan-led government in Pakistan has made it mandatory for all TV channels in the country to show the Pak political map daily before airing the 9 pm. news bulletin, media reports said on Monday.
China: Authorities sending students from monasteries back to their homes in Qinghai
Nov 08, 2021, at 11:45 pm
Chinese authorities are forcing young Tibetan monks to leave their monasteries in Qinghai province.
Kabul witnesses rise in vendors amid accelerating poverty
Nov 08, 2021, at 11:41 pm
Kabul: Kabul city is witnessing a spike in vendors amid rising poverty and unemployment.
Nov 08, 2021, at 11:37 pm
Islamabad: Unidentified people destroyed a telecommunications tower, which belonged to the China Mobile Pakistan, in a northwestern tribal district of Pakistan, media reports said.
MQM protest outside White House against atrocities by Pak regime on Mohajirs
Nov 08, 2021, at 11:34 pm
Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) members demonstrated outside the White House in the US against the atrocities by the Pakistani regime on Mohajirs, media reports said.