Honour Killing: Two Teenage girls murdered in Pakistan over mobile video
May 17, 2020, at 10:13 pm
Islamabad/IBNS: In a chilling instance of alleged 'honour-killing', two teenage girls were murdered in a village located close to the border of the North and South Waziristan tribal districts in Pakistan, media reports said.
Pakistani doctor, who planned an attack in USA, indicted on terrorism charges
May 17, 2020, at 10:01 pm
New York: A federal grand jury has indicted a Pakistani doctor and former Mayo Clinic research coordinator for providing support to a terrorist group after he told paid informants that he planned to carry out attacks against the US, media reports said.
Barack Obama takes jab at U.S. gov't over coronavirus response
May 17, 2020, at 09:46 pm
Washington/Xinhua/UNI: Former President Barack Obama took a jab at the U.S. government on Saturday over its response to the Corona virus pandemic.
Four IS terrorists killed in encounter in east Pakistan
May 17, 2020, at 09:34 pm
Islamabad/Xinhua/UNI: The Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) of Pakistan police claimed on Sunday morning to have killed four Islamic State (IS) terrorists in Bahawalpur district in the country's eastern Punjab province.
Iraqi forces launch offensive to hunt down IS remnants in 3 provinces
May 17, 2020, at 09:27 pm
Baghdad/Xinhua/UNI: Iraqi security forces on Sunday launched an offensive to hunt down remnants of Islamic State (IS) militants in the desert and rugged areas in the provinces of Anbar, Salahudin and Nineveh as well as the border areas with Syria.
Unknown gunmen kill ANA officer in Kabul
May 17, 2020, at 08:51 pm
Kabul: An unknown Afghan National Army (ANA) forces officer was killed by unknown gunmen in country's Kabul city, media reports said on Sunday.
Afghanistan: Security forces kill key Taliban commander in Uruzgan
May 17, 2020, at 08:28 pm
Kabul/IBNS: Security forces in Afghanistan have killed 23 Taliban militants including a key Taliban commander, media reports said on Sunday.
Chinese ambassador to Israel found dead in Tel Aviv
May 17, 2020, at 08:04 pm
Tel Aviv/IBNS: Chinese ambassador to Israel Du Wei was found dead in his Herzliya home in the northern part of the city on Sunday morning, said media reports.
Kabul, Nangarhar attacks were carried out by Taliban: Amrullah Saleh
May 17, 2020, at 06:17 pm
Kabul/UNI: Afghanistan's First Vice-President Amrullah Saleh on Sunday blamed the Taliban for the deadly attacks that struck Kabul and Nangarhar, calling them the 'enemy of the country'.
Zoom Down: Several users say they are facing problem with video and audio output
May 17, 2020, at 05:25 pm
San Jose/IBNS: Popular video chat app Zoom is down as several users reported facing problems with video and audio output during their online meeting sessions on Sunday, media reports said.
Blame game wrong, harmful remedy to COVID-19: Chinese ambassador
May 17, 2020, at 05:11 pm
Dublin/ Xinhua: Blame game is a wrong and harmful remedy to COVID-19 and can lead people to nowhere in the fight against the global pandemic, Chinese ambassador to Ireland He Xiangdong said here Saturday.
Bangladesh: Suspected Rohingya drug peddler killed during gunfight
May 17, 2020, at 04:29 pm
Dhaka/IBNS: An alleged Rohingya drug peddler was killed during a gunfight with Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) members in Bangladesh's Teknaf upazila, media reports said on Sunday.
Chinese mainland reports 5 new confirmed COVID-19 cases
May 17, 2020, at 10:13 am
Beijing/Xinhua: Chinese health authority said on Sunday that it received reports of five new confirmed COVID-19 cases on the Chinese mainland Saturday
Kenya to continue anti-doping tests for Olympic team despite virus threat
May 17, 2020, at 08:38 am
Nairobi/Xinhua: Kenya has set aside 17 million shillings (170,000 US dollars) towards the fight against doping for the national team preparing for the postponed Tokyo Olympic Games.
Trump weighs restoring partial US funding to WHO
May 16, 2020, at 08:04 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: US President Donald Trump said Saturday he was considering restoring 10 percent of US funding to the World Health Organization that was frozen in April.
Pakistan's ISI kidnapped Mohammad Khalid 20 yrs ago for refusing to join Kashmir jihad: Mirza
May 16, 2020, at 06:15 pm
London: Human rights activist Amjad Ayub Mirza has claimed that Mohammad Khalid of Hajera region in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK) was kidnapped by Pakistan's spy agency Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) 20 years ago for his refusal to join the jihad in Kashmir.
Pakistan's nuclear weapons programme architect now kept as a 'prisoner'
May 16, 2020, at 06:02 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan's former nuclear scientist Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan, who had earned international attention in 2004 after publicly confessing his role in global nuclear proliferation, has petitioned in the Supreme Court to say he is being kept as a 'prisoner' by the country's government agencies.
Two killed, 8 injured in east China factory blast
May 16, 2020, at 03:55 pm
Nanjing/Xinhua/UNI: Two people are dead and eight injured after a blast in a factory in the city of Danyang, eastern China's Jiangsu Province, local authorities said Saturday.
COVID-19: Nepal registers 18 new cases tally rises to 267
May 16, 2020, at 03:02 pm
Kathmandu/UNI: With 18 new cases surfacing in the past 24 hours, the total number of COVID-19 infected people mounted to 267 in Nepal on Saturday, according to Ministry of Health and Population data.
Pakistan extends suspension of int'l flights, resumes domestic operations partially
May 16, 2020, at 03:01 pm
Islamabad/Xinhua: The Pakistani government has extended the suspension of international flight operations by the end of the ongoing month and announced partial resumption of domestic flight operations, local media reported Saturday.
Nine militants killed, 2 soldiers wounded in water dam attack in Afghanistan
May 16, 2020, at 02:53 pm
Gardez/Xinhua/UNI: At least nine militants were killed, two Afghan security force members and five militants wounded during a predawn clash in eastern Paktia province on Saturday, an army source confirmed.
China's Hubei reports no increase in COVID-19 cases
May 16, 2020, at 02:49 pm
Wuhan/Xinhua/UNI: No new confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) were reported in central China's Hubei Province Friday, the provincial health commission said Saturday.
Pakistan cuts interest rate by 100 bps to support businesses against COVID-19 impact
May 16, 2020, at 01:41 pm
Islamabad/Xinhua: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has announced to cut the country's policy rate by 100 basis points to 8 percent to support businesses against the COVID-19 impacts on the country's economy.
Mike Pompeo says US to continue to restrict exports to Huawei, affiliates on blacklist
May 16, 2020, at 01:39 pm
Washington/Sputnik/UNI: The United States will continue to restrict exports to Chinese telecommunications company Huawei that were previously blacklisted, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said in a statement.
Trudeau extends COVID-19 wage subsidy to August
May 16, 2020, at 01:37 pm
Ottawa/Xinhua/UNI: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced on Friday that his government's wage subsidy program for employees in businesses hit hard by COVID-19 will last until the end of August.
COVID-19 shows crucial role of the UN, says next General Assembly President
May 16, 2020, at 01:02 pm
New York/IBNS:The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the ‘crucial role’ of the UN and its agencies, according to the veteran Turkish diplomat and parliamentarian who, as the only candidate for the top job, is slated to lead the historic 75th session of the General Assembly which begins in September.
Remote and rural communities could be hit hardest by Covid-19: Study
May 16, 2020, at 12:56 pm
New York/IBNS: Death rates from Covid-19 could be between 50% and 80% higher in rural communities and remote small towns, according to a new study by experts at the University of St Andrews.
We have to live with the virus this year: Imran Khan
May 16, 2020, at 12:40 pm
Islamabad/IBNS: Defending his government's decision to ease the lockdown, Pakistan PM Imran Khan said people of the country need to learn the art of living with the COVID-19 virus this year.
May 16, 2020, at 11:57 am
New York/IBNS: The International Organization for Migration (IOM) launched an urgent $7 million appeal on Thursday, to ease the impact of COVID-19 on migrant communities in five Central Asian countries and the Russian Federation, where the pandemic is pushing a growing number of migrant workers into poverty.
Coronavirus lockdowns in Central America, exploited by criminal gangs
May 16, 2020, at 11:56 am
New York/IBNS: Chronic violence, insecurity and now COVID-related restrictions have put tens of thousands of Central Americans at risk of increased hardship and even death, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) said on Friday.