Antony Blinken calls Iraqi Prime Minister after attack on his house, says State Department
Nov 08, 2021, at 02:28 pm
Washington/UNI/Sputnik: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken held a telephone conversation with Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi after the drone attack on the latter's residence, the US State Department said.
Pak court acquits six leaders of Hafiz Saeed's JuD in terror funding case
Nov 08, 2021, at 06:41 am
Lahore, Pakistan/IBNS: Pakistan's Lahore High Court (LHC) on Saturday acquitted six leaders of outlawed Jamaat-ud-Dawah (JuD), the front organization for the proscribed Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) led by Hafiz Muhammad Saeed who was the mastermind of 2008 deadly Mumbai terror attacks, in a terror financing case.
Nov 08, 2021, at 05:32 am
Islamabad/IBNS: Pakistan's multi-party opposition alliance, Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM), has decided to hold a country-wide protest and a long march towards the capital, Islamabad, against the Imran Khan-led Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government's "anti-people policies" and inflation.
Change of guard at Buckingham Palace, Prince Charles' wife Camilla takes up responsibilities
Nov 07, 2021, at 06:34 pm
London/IBNS: A gradual change of guards will take place at the head of Britain's royal family, as Queen Elizabeth II will step back from public engagements due to her advanced age and health.
Nov 07, 2021, at 04:18 pm
Baghdad/IBNS: A drone laden with explosives targeted Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi's house in Baghdad early on Sunday in what the country's military called an attempted assassination, said reports.
Almost 20 people dead in Mexico after truck rams several cars: Reports
Nov 07, 2021, at 02:40 pm
Buenos Aires/UNI/Sputnik: Nearly 20 people were killed as a result of a major accident on a highway in Mexico, the country’s federal highway authority, CAPUFE, informed.
Rocket strikes house of Iraqi Prime Minister: Reports
Nov 07, 2021, at 02:26 pm
Baghdad/UNI/Sputnik: A rocket has struck the house of Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi during a drone attack, Al Arabiya reports.
US court suspends order for mandatory vaccination of staff in large companies
Nov 07, 2021, at 02:16 pm
Washington/UNI/Sputnik: The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled to suspend the decision on compulsory vaccination against COVID-19 for employees of large companies in the country.
Iran to consider experience of past nuclear deal talks in Vienna: FM
Nov 07, 2021, at 04:00 am
Tehran/Sputnik: Tehran will take into account the experience of the previous rounds of nuclear deal talks to promote its interests in the upcoming negotiations in Vienna, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian said on Saturday.
Pakistan: Karachi private school's registration suspended after hidden cameras found in washroom
Nov 07, 2021, at 12:14 am
Karachi: The Sindh Education Department in Pakistan has suspended the registration of a private school in Karachi city after hidden cameras were found in its washroom, media reports said.
Sindh shutting down mills contributed to increase in sugar prices: Imran Khan
Nov 07, 2021, at 12:11 am
Attock: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has said shutting down of three mills in Sindh has led to the spike of sugar price.
Taliban blocking female aid workers in Afghanistan: HRW
Nov 06, 2021, at 10:26 pm
Taliban rules prohibiting most women from operating as aid workers are worsening the humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan. Countrywide restrictions mean that aid will reach fewer families in need, particularly women-headed households, says Human Rights Watch.
8 die during Astroworld Festival in Houston
Nov 06, 2021, at 10:23 pm
Austin: At least eight people died after the crowd surged forward as rapper Travis Scott was on stage at the Astroworld Festival in US city of Houston on Friday, media reports said.
Pakistan: Opposition leaders to convene meeting against rising inflation
Nov 06, 2021, at 10:08 pm
Islamabad/UNI: The Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) leaders on Saturday will convene a meeting to discuss strategy to discuss rising inflation and instability in the country.
Sierra Leone: Tanker explosion close to Freetown leaves 91 people dead
Nov 06, 2021, at 10:02 pm
Freetown: As many as 91 people died due to a tanker explosion in the Freetown suburbs in Sierra Leone on Friday.
Myanmar: Systematic attack on civilians, rights mechanism reveals
Nov 06, 2021, at 09:58 pm
Preliminary evidence shows a widespread and systematic attack on civilians in Myanmar in the wake of the coup in February, amounting to crimes against humanity, the head of a fact-finding body established by the UN Human Rights Council said on Friday.
Security Council ‘deeply concerned’ by expanding clashes in northern Ethiopia
Nov 06, 2021, at 09:54 pm
New York: The Members of the United Nations Security Council expressed “deep concern” about the expansion and intensification of military clashes in northern Ethiopia.
More than half of Afghans face food insecurity at ‘crisis’ or ‘emergency’ levels
Nov 06, 2021, at 09:51 pm
Kabul: Nearly 23 million people, or 55 per cent of the Afghan population, are estimated to be in crisis or experiencing emergency levels of food insecurity between now and March of next year.
Nepalese Superintendent in DR Congo is UN Woman Police Officer of the Year
Nov 06, 2021, at 09:31 pm
New York: A Nepalese peacekeeper serving in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) was on Friday named the recipient of the UN Woman Police Officer of the Year Award.
Sudan coup: Human Rights Council hears calls for return to democratic rule
Nov 06, 2021, at 09:02 pm
New York: International calls for the restoration of democratic government in Sudan continued on Friday, as the Human Rights Council met in special session in Geneva to discuss the recent military coup.
Veteran Australian judge Hilary Charlesworth elected to the International Court of Justice
Nov 06, 2021, at 08:55 pm
New York: The United Nations General Assembly and Security Council elected a new judge this Friday to sit on the International Court of Justice (ICJ), the principal judicial organ of the UN.
Spare no effort in probe into attack against blue helmets in CAR: Antonio Guterres
Nov 06, 2021, at 06:37 pm
New York: UN Secretary-General António Guterres has urged authorities in the Central African Republic (CAR) to spare no effort in investigating the “unacceptable attack” earlier this week by the presidential guard against a vehicle from the UN mission in the country, MINUSCA.
Canada: Most northern First Nation in Ontario goes green with their first solar project
Nov 06, 2021, at 05:11 am
Ottawa/IBNS: Fort Severn, Ontario's most northern First Nation on the shores of Hudson Bay has taken a big step toward energy independence by going green with their first solar project, media reports said.
Imran govt reaches understanding with Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan in temporary truce
Nov 06, 2021, at 01:30 am
Islamabad: The Imran Khan government of Pakistan has reached a tentative understanding with the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) to seek a broader peace agreement to end nearly two decades of militancy in the country, media reports said.
Prisoned Chinese COVID-19 Wuhan journalist Zhang Zhan is now 'close to death': Reports
Nov 05, 2021, at 11:39 pm
Beijing: A Chinese journalist, who was jailed for her coverage of China’s initial response to Covid in Wuhan, is close to death following months of intermittent hunger strikes in protest at her jailing, reports Radio Free Asia.
TLP chief Saad Rizvi insisted on closure of French embassy in talks, says Pakistan Interior Minister
Nov 05, 2021, at 11:33 pm
Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid has said proscribed Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) group chief Saad Rizvi insisted on the closure of the French embassy in his talks with the interior minister.
Pakistan witnesses spike in price of sugar, surpasses even petrol
Nov 05, 2021, at 10:46 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan witnessed a major spike in the price of sugar and it is now causing a pinch in the pocket of people.
Japanese Prime Minister Kishida may visit US in November: Reports
Nov 05, 2021, at 09:40 pm
Tokyo/UNI/Sputnik: Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida may make an official visit to the United States in November, media reported on Friday.
First ever event: New York's World Trade Centre lit up for Diwali
Nov 05, 2021, at 09:22 pm
New York: The World Trade Centre in New York city was lit up by Diwali animated lights for the first time, surely touching Indians and people of the diaspora all across the world.
By 2030, half world’s population will be exposed to flooding, storms, tsunamis
Nov 05, 2021, at 07:49 pm
New York: By the year 2030, an estimated 50 per cent of the world's population will live in coastal areas which are exposed to flooding, storms and tsunamis.