Joe Biden says US would come to Taiwan's defense if China attacked
Oct 22, 2021, at 03:28 pm
Washigton: US President Joe Biden said in a CNN town hall meeting that his nation would come to Taiwan's defense if it came under attack by China.
Bangladesh violence: Key suspect Iqbal Hossain arrested
Oct 22, 2021, at 03:03 pm
Dhaka: Bangladesh police have arrested the person who had allegedly put the Holy Quran inside a mandap in Cumilla town during the Durga Puja which led to communal disturbances at several places in Bangladesh last week.
Pakistani leader protests closure of Pak-Iran border
Oct 22, 2021, at 05:46 am
Maulana Hidayatur Rehman Baloch, general secretary of Jamaat-i-Islami’s Balochistan chapter, has slammed the closure of the Pakistan-Iran border.
Afghanistan: Large number of teachers protest against nonpayment of salaries in Herat
Oct 22, 2021, at 05:41 am
Herat: A large number of teachers assembled in the Herat region of Afghanistan to demand payment of their salaries, media reports said.
Pakistan to remain in FATF grey list
Oct 22, 2021, at 05:26 am
The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) on Thursday announced that Pakistan will remain in the grey list, media reports said, giving jolt to PM Imran Khan-led government.
Pakistan: Attacks in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa leaves five security personnel dead
Oct 22, 2021, at 05:15 am
Kohat: At least five security personnel died in two incidents in parts of Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa region on Wednesday.
Canadian govt advises citizens to use proof of vaccination for international travel
Oct 22, 2021, at 05:09 am
Ottawa/IBNS: Canadians have been advised by the federal government to use their provincial and territorial proof of vaccination documentation to travel internationally and added it will be up to foreign administrations to accept.
Pakistan: PDM starts 15-day protest against inflation
Oct 22, 2021, at 04:44 am
Rawalpindi: Key opposition alliance Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) on Wednesday started its 15-day nationwide protest from Rawalpindi against continuous rise in prices of petroleum products and edibles in the country.
Displaced families in Afghanistan facing troubles amid harsh weather
Oct 22, 2021, at 04:40 am
Internally displaced families in Afghanistan are facing troubles amid approaching winter conditions as the camps are also lacking food supplies.
Oct 22, 2021, at 12:00 am
Former US Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard has criticised the recent violence against Hindus in Bangladesh during Durga Puja.
Bangladesh police identify man who put Holy Quran inside Cumilla puja mandap
Oct 21, 2021, at 10:59 pm
Dhaka/UNI: The police have identified the person who allegedly put the Holy Quran inside a mandap in Cumilla town during the Durga Puja which led to communal disturbances at several places in Bangladesh last week.
Moscow sees Ukraine's possible NATO entry dangerous step, will react at dev: Diplomat
Oct 21, 2021, at 09:59 pm
Moscow/UNI/Sputnik: Ukraine's possible NATO entry would be an extremely dangerous step, which would force Moscow to react, the alliance was warned about the possible consequences, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Andrey Rudenko told Sputnik on Thursday.
Pakistan: Brick kiln workers demonstrate against bonded labour system in Toba Tek Singh
Oct 21, 2021, at 05:52 am
Toba Tek Singh: Scores of brick kiln workers, along with their families, recently demonstrated here against the bonded labour system in Pakistan.
Pakistan: Lawyers boycott courts, participate in rallies against price rise
Oct 21, 2021, at 05:49 am
Peshawar: A large number of lawyers in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa region boycotted courts and protested on roads by participating in rallies on Monday to raise their voices against spiralling prices of daily use commodities and petroleum products in the country.
Oct 21, 2021, at 05:45 am
A number of Afghan politicians and citizens have described ex-US peace envoy Zalmay Khalilzad’s mission in Afghanistan as a "failure" and slammed him as he quit his position.
Afghanistan: Taliban pay families of past two decades' suicide bombers
Oct 21, 2021, at 05:26 am
Afghanistan’s acting minister of interior affairs Sarajudin Haqqani met with the families of the suicide bombers who carried out attacks in the past two decades in Afghanistan targeting foreign and Afghan troops and handed over money to them, media reports said on Wednesday.
Protest against Beijing Winter Olympics: Greek police detain activists from Tibet, Hong Kong
Oct 21, 2021, at 04:28 am
Athens: Greek police recently detained a group of Tibetan and Hong Kong activists who were campaigning to boycott the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing.
Pakistan: Soldier killed in military post attack in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Oct 21, 2021, at 01:39 am
Islamabad/UNI/Xinhua: A soldier was killed in a terrorist attack at a military check post in Pakistan's northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, a Pakistani army statement said on Wednesday.
Bangladesh witnesses protests over recent communal violence
Oct 21, 2021, at 01:07 am
Dhaka: Several social, political and cultural organisations have staged demonstrations and protest marches across Bangladesh over the communal violence against the minority Hindu community during the Durga Puja.
UK calls on North Korea to abandon nuclear, ballistic missile programmes
Oct 21, 2021, at 12:57 am
London/UNI/Sputnik: North Korea must return to dialogue and give up its nuclear and missile programmes in a verifiable manner, Minister for Asia at the UK Foreign Office, Amanda Milling, said Wednesday.
Pakistan: Trial begins in rape-beheading of ex-envoys daughter
Oct 21, 2021, at 12:38 am
Islamabad/UNI: A Pakistani-American man accused of raping and beheading his girlfriend, the daughter of a former ambassador, went on trial Wednesday in Islamabad, media reports said.
Syria: Bomb attack targets army vehicle in Damascus, 14 die
Oct 20, 2021, at 11:53 pm
Damascus: At least 14 people died as a bomb attack targeted a military vehicle in central Damascus city of Syria on Wednesday, media reports said.
Myanmar: Three million in urgent need of life-saving assistance, protection
Oct 20, 2021, at 07:19 pm
New York: The UN Country Team in Myanmar remains “deeply concerned over the humanitarian impact” of the country’s ongoing crises stemming largely from the military coup in February, the UN Spokesperson said on Tuesday.
Build consensus or face ‘increasingly desperate reality’, warns Middle East envoy
Oct 20, 2021, at 07:08 pm
New York: Political stagnation is “fuelling tensions, instability and a deepening sense of hopelessness”, the top UN official working towards peace in the Middle East warned the Security Council on Tuesday.
Yemen war reaches ‘shameful milestone’ - 10,000 children now killed or maimed
Oct 20, 2021, at 06:36 pm
New York: Another “shameful milestone” has been reached in the conflict in Yemen with 10,000 children killed or maimed since fighting started in March 2015, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Tuesday.
Over-compliance with US sanctions hurting Iran’s ‘butterfly kids’
Oct 20, 2021, at 06:29 pm
New York: Over-compliance with United States-imposed sanctions against Iran is harming the right to health, and people with a rare skin disease are among those affected, many of them children, experts appointed by the UN Human Rights Council said on Tuesday.
Business leaders join UN chief to step up action for sustainability
Oct 20, 2021, at 06:18 pm
New York: Business leaders joined UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Tuesday, to step up delivery of critical investment, for a ‘sustainable, net zero, resilient and equitable world’.
US Homeland Security Secretary tests positive for COVID-19
Oct 20, 2021, at 02:51 pm
Washington: US Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas has tested positive for COVID-19 and will work from home per health guidelines, confirmed spokesperson Marsha Espinosa.
US condemns attacks on Hindu Durga Puja pandals, temples in Bangladesh
Oct 20, 2021, at 02:39 pm
Dhaka/Washington: The United States on Wednesday condemned the recent violence in Bangladesh where Hindu temples and pandals were attacked by unknown men and urged authorities to 'investigate' the matter.
North Korea conducts submarine-launched missile test
Oct 20, 2021, at 02:20 pm
Pyongyang: North Korea has claimed it has successfully tested a new submarine-launched ballistic missile, media reports said on Wednesday.