Pakistan: Gwadar residents continue their protests for 17th day

Dec 02, 2021, at 06:32 am

Thousands of people continued their demonstration in Pakistan's Gwadar city for the 17th continued day as they demanded for clean drinking water and an end to "trawler mafia", among many other needs, media reports said.

Women and girls at high risk of being pushed into modern slavery 

Dec 02, 2021, at 04:20 am

New York: Women and children are at high risk of being pushed into contemporary forms of slavery, UN-appointed independent rights experts said on Wednesday.  

Despite COVID-19 connectivity boost, world’s poorest left far behind 

Dec 02, 2021, at 03:57 am

New York: Some 2.9 billion people still have never used the internet, and 96 per cent live in developing countries, a new UN report has found. According to the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the estimated number of people who have gone online this year actually went up, to 4.9 billion, partially because of a “COVID connectivity boost”.  

Seven injured as train goes off rails in northern Italy - Reports

Dec 02, 2021, at 02:22 am

Rome/UNI/Sputnik: Seven people sustained light injuries when a commuter train went off the rails in the northern Italian region of Lombardy, media reported on Wednesday.

Taliban govt rejects right's group report on execution of over 100 Afghan security members

Dec 01, 2021, at 11:45 pm

Kabul/UNI: The Taliban-led government has rejected the recent report that revealed the group had executed dozens Afghan security members after they surrendered following the fall of civilian government earlier this year.

Saudi Arabia detects first Omicron case

Dec 01, 2021, at 11:31 pm

Saudi Arabia on Wednesday confirmed it has detected the first Omicron infected case in the country.

China forced foreign govts to extradite over 600 Taiwanese to its territory: Human Rights group

Dec 01, 2021, at 11:16 pm

Taipei/UNI: At least 610 Taiwan nationals have been extradited by foreign government to Beijing instead of Taipei between 2016 and 2019 after being pressured by Chinese authorities, according to human rights group Safeguard Defenders.

Pakistan: CNG stations across Sindh will remain closed till mid-Feb from today

Dec 01, 2021, at 11:02 pm

Sui Southern Gas Company has confirmed  CNG stations across Sindh will remain closed from Wednesday till Feb 15, media reports said.

COVID-19: Bangladesh witnesses spike in positivity rate again

Dec 01, 2021, at 10:51 pm

Dhaka: Bangladesh, a nation which witnessed a massive surge in COVID-19 cases in the past, recorded a 1.5 percent spike in positivity rate, media reports said on Wednesday.

Pakistan: Sindh Bar Council Secretary Irfan Ali Mehr shot dead

Dec 01, 2021, at 10:48 pm

Unknown attacker shot dead Sindh Bar Council Secretary Irfan Ali Mehr near his house in Pakistan's Karachi city on Wednesday, media reports said.

Afghanistan: Pharmacies running out of medicine, people struggle in Kabul

Dec 01, 2021, at 10:32 pm

Kabul: People in Afghanistan capital Kabul are struggling to get medicines as many pharmaceutical companies have recently stopped operating while importing medicine has now become difficult, medi reports said on Wednesday.

Israel-Palestine: Risk of 'deadly escalation' in violence, without decisive action

Dec 01, 2021, at 08:48 pm

New York: With violence continuing daily throughout the Occupied Palestinian Territory, the Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process urged the Security Council on Tuesday to adopt a more coordinated approach to the region. 

World trade reaches all-time high, but 2022 outlook ‘uncertain’: UNCTAD

Dec 01, 2021, at 08:38 pm

New York: Global trade is expected to be worth about $28 trillion this year - an increase of 23 per cent compared with 2020 - but the outlook for 2022 remains very uncertain, UN economists said on Tuesday.

Series of appalling deadly attacks on displaced people in DR Congo

Dec 01, 2021, at 07:01 pm

New York: The UN refugee Agency, UNHCR, is “appalled by a series of deadly attacks” on displaced people in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the agency’s spokesperson told journalists on Tuesday in Geneva.

Micro-blogging platform Twitter bans unconsented sharing of photos, videos

Dec 01, 2021, at 06:15 pm

New York/UNI/Sputnik: Micro-blogging platform Twitter announced on Tuesday that it will stop immediately the sharing of photos, videos and personal media of any of its users by another without the permission of the person depicted.

US: Three students killed in high school shooting near Detroit, confirms Sheriff’s Office

Dec 01, 2021, at 06:04 pm

Washington/UNI/Sputnik: Three students were killed and six other individuals injured in a high school shooting near Detroit on Tuesday, an Oakland County Sheriff's Office representative said during a press conference.

Hundreds with fake COVID-19 test results, vaccination proof tried to enter Canada: Border services

Dec 01, 2021, at 09:10 am

Ottawa/IBNS: Hundreds of suspected fake COVID-19 test results and vaccination records from people trying to enter the country have been intercepted by the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA).

Female Afghan MP's who escaped Taliban launch women’s parliament in exile

Dec 01, 2021, at 04:30 am

Kabul: Several female MPs, who escaped Afghanistan when Taliban seized power of the nation on Aug 15, have launched a new women’s parliament to champion human rights while in exile in Greece, media reports said.

Taliban kill, ‘disappear’ ex-officials in Afghanistan, claims HRW report

Dec 01, 2021, at 03:35 am

Taliban forces in Afghanistan have summarily executed or forcibly disappeared more than 100 former police and intelligence officers in just four provinces since taking over the country on August 15, 2021, despite a proclaimed amnesty, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today.

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella sells half of his shares in company

Dec 01, 2021, at 02:30 am

Washington/UNI/Sputnik: Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella sold half of his shares in the company presumably due to an upcoming Washington state law imposing a 7 per cent tax on long-term capital gains over $250,000 that is due to take effect in 2022, the media reported on Monday.

Can the world's first living robots reproduce ?

Dec 01, 2021, at 02:05 am

Washington/UNI: After creating the world’s first living robots, the United States-based scientists said these robots -- known as Xenobots -- can now reproduce in a way different from any plant or animal.

China creating surveillance system with face-scanning technology to 'detect' journalists: Report

Nov 30, 2021, at 11:31 pm

Beijing: A Chinese province is creating a surveillance system with a face-scanning technology which aims to detect journalists and other "people of concern", according to media reports.

Barbados becomes world’s newest republic

Nov 30, 2021, at 11:14 pm

Bridgetown/UNI: Barbados has become the world's newest republic -- cutting its last remaining colonial bonds after nearly 400 years.

UAE govt restricts political activities of ousted Afghan president Ashraf Ghani

Nov 30, 2021, at 11:11 pm

Kabul/IBNS: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) administration has restricted political activities of the ousted Afghan President, Ashraf Ghani, and his associates, the current Taliban government of the country said.

Afghanistan: Girls urge Taliban to re-open schools for classes 7-12

Nov 30, 2021, at 11:07 pm

Kabul/UNI: The girl students in Afghanistan have urged the Taliban government to provide them with educational opportunities as schools for girls of classes 7 to 12 have been closed since the Taliban takeover.

Pakistan: Women, children protest in Gwadar demanding their rights

Nov 30, 2021, at 10:57 pm

Gwadar, Pakistan/IBNS: Women and children in Gwadar city of Pakistan took to the streets on Monday in solidarity with the movement launched for the rights of the people of Gwadar and other areas of Makran.

Afghanistan: Blast in Kabul leaves five, including Taliban insurgent, wounded

Nov 30, 2021, at 10:52 pm

Kabul: At least five people were wounded as a bomb, which was planted on road, went off in Afghanistan's capital city Kabul on Tuesday, media reports said.

Financing sustainable development needed more than ever, says UN deputy chief Mohammed

Nov 30, 2021, at 10:35 pm

New York: Securing the funding needed for sustainable development by involving as many actors from different sectors as possible, is more urgent than ever, amid a widening “trust deficit” between the haves and the have-nots, the UN Deputy Secretary-General said on Monday.

Pakistan has not detected any Omnicron variant case so far: Dr Faisal Sultan

Nov 30, 2021, at 10:21 pm

Islamabad: Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Health Dr Faisal Sultan has said Pakistan has not registered any new case of Omnicron variant of COVID-19 so far.

Pakistan: Massive irregularities in COVID-19 found in audit

Nov 30, 2021, at 10:19 pm

An audit report on  Covid-19 expenditures has disclosed irregularities  of up to Rs5.24 billion in purchases of sugar, ghee and wheat flour by the Utility Stores Corporation (USC), including procurement of unfit ghee and edible oil worth Rs1.40bn, media reports said on Tuesday.