World Sidhi Congress urges UNHRC to hold Pakistan accountable for human rights violation in Sindh region

Mar 13, 2020, at 09:09 pm

Geneva/IBNS: Targeting Pakistan over enforced disappearances and persecution of minorities in Sindh, the World Sindhi Congress recently urged the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) to hold Pakistan government accountable for the violation of human rights of the people belonging to the community.

People living in PoK in an atmosphere of fear: JKNIA leader Mahmood Kashmiri

Mar 13, 2020, at 08:59 pm

Geneva/IBNS: A Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (POK) leader has unveiled the domination imposed over them by PM Imran Khan and his government and said people in the region live in an atmosphere of fear.

US airstrikes hit Iraqi paramilitary headquarters

Mar 13, 2020, at 07:35 pm

Baghdad/Xinhua/UNI:  The US military carried out overnight airstrikes on paramilitary Hashd Shaabi headquarters south of Baghdad, the Iraqi military said on Friday.

On high alert of COVID-19, Myanmar to restrict public events until late April

Mar 13, 2020, at 07:29 pm

Yangon, /Xinhua/UNI: Myanmar government Friday announced the restriction of mass gatherings and public events including the traditional Thingyan water festival until the end of April, according to an announcement issued by the President's Office.

Nepali gov't suspends visa-on arrivals for nationals of all countries

Mar 13, 2020, at 07:25 pm

Kathmandu/Xinhua/UNI: The Nepali government has taken a number of measures including temporarily stopping all on-arrival-tourist visas and putting an end to all the spring mountaineering expeditions including that of Mount Qomolangma, a senior Nepali government official said.

Pakistan authority arrest Geo News owner Rahman in land case; action seemed motivated

Mar 13, 2020, at 11:29 am

Islamabad/IBNS: In what appears like a crackdown for its anti-establishment reporting, Pakistani authorities have arrested the owner and editor in chief of the country's biggest independent group of newspapers and TV stations, Mir Shakilur Rahman, in connection with a case pertaining to the purchase of a 54-kanal piece of land, media reports said.

Pakistani 'oppression': PoK leader urges world bodies to protect them

Mar 13, 2020, at 11:04 am

Geneva/IBNS: Highlighting the true picture of Pakistan, political activists from Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK) asked the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNFRC) to protect them from the oppression of Islamabad, media reports said.

De-escalate now, to steer Yemen off ‘precarious path’, UN Security Council hears

Mar 13, 2020, at 09:36 am

New York/IBNS: Yemen is at a “critical juncture”, the UN Special Envoy for the country told the Security Council on Thursday. Speaking via video-link, Martin Griffiths said that the combatants will either move towards de-escalation or greater violence, which would make “the path to the negotiating table more arduous”.

Iraq: UN mission urges ‘maximum restraint' following deadly attack on foreign troops

Mar 13, 2020, at 09:20 am

New York/IBNS: The UN mission in Iraq has called for ‘maximum restraint’ following a deadly attack on foreign forces serving under the United States-led coalition against the militant group ISIL.

War in Syria: 'Carnage', flouting of rights and international law, must stop: Guterres

Mar 13, 2020, at 09:15 am

New York/IBNS: UN agencies have underscored their commitment to continue supporting civilians affected by the war in Syria, which this month enters its tenth year. The Secretary-General issued a statement on Thursday, declaring that "we cannot allow the tenth year to result in the same carnage, the same flouting of human rights and international humanitarian law."

Canadian PM Justin Trudeau's wife Sophie Gregoire-Trudeau tests positive for coronavirus

Mar 13, 2020, at 08:38 am

Ottawa/IBNS:  Canadian PM Justin Trudeau's wife Sophie Gregoire-Trudeau has tested positive for coronavirus, officials said on Friday.

South Africa reports four more confirmed cases of COVID-19

Mar 12, 2020, at 04:19 pm

Cape Town/Xinhua: The South African government on Thursday reported four more confirmed cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number to 17.

Freedom for Balochistan will not be denied: Victims of Baloch Genocide

Mar 12, 2020, at 02:47 pm

Geneva/IBNS: A pavilion is set up outside the UN Office of Geneva adjacent to iconic broken chair and named as “Save the Baloch” is a campaign by rights activists to garner greater international awareness for the near-extermination of the people of Balochistan in Pakistan.

Coronavirus: US president Donald Trump announces travel suspension from Europe to America

Mar 12, 2020, at 09:44 am

Washington/IBNS: With Coronavirus declared a pandemic by the World Health Organisation, the United States has suspended travel from 26 European countries to America for next one month, beginning Friday at midnight.  President Donald Trump made the announcement in a televised address from the Oval Office.  

Number of Coronavirus Cases in Canada Nears 100

Mar 11, 2020, at 07:08 pm

Moscow/Sputnik: The number of confirmed cases of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Canada is approaching 100, the government said in a statement.

Israel Prez receives official election results

Mar 11, 2020, at 06:55 pm

Jerusalem/UNI: Israel President Reuven Rivlin issued a call for a unity government after the official results of the March 2 elections were submitted to him on Wednesday.

UK to withdraw over 300 troops from Afghanistan following US-Taliban Peace Deal

Mar 11, 2020, at 06:44 pm

London/UNI: United Kingdom has decided to pull out more than 300 of its troops stationed in Afghanistan by the middle of July following the peace agreement between the Taliban and the United States.

Two more Disneyland Paris employees reportedly contract Coronavirus

Mar 11, 2020, at 05:05 pm

Paris/Sputnik/UNI:  The number of Disneyland amusement park employees in Paris who tested positive for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has risen to three, French media reported.

Security Council resolution endorses moves towards long-sought Afghanistan peace

Mar 11, 2020, at 05:04 pm

New York/IBNS: The UN Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution on Tuesday afternoon welcoming recent steps towards ending the conflict in Afghanistan. All 15 members supported the resolution, tabled by the United States, which endorses a joint US-Afghan declaration on peace and an agreement signed between Washington and the Taliban.

Erdogan accuses Damascus of violating Idlib ceasefire, warns of possible new attacks

Mar 11, 2020, at 04:55 pm

Ankara/Sputnik/UNI:  Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan accused Damascus on Wednesday of violating the Idlib ceasefire, agreed upon by Russia and Turkey, warning that Ankara could strike even a heavier blow if the truce breaches continue.

UN programme to help spare millions from child marriage, extended to 2023

Mar 11, 2020, at 04:51 pm

New York/IBNS: Millions of girls have been able to avoid “an unwanted marriage and an unwelcome end to their childhood”, since the launch four years ago, of a joint UN agency programme, the head of the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Tuesday.

Burundi election countdown amid ‘deteriorating’ human rights situation

Mar 11, 2020, at 04:42 pm

New York/IBNS: Two months ahead of Burundi’s planned local and presidential elections, senior UN-appointed independent rights investigators have urged the Government to reopen the “democratic, civil and political space” there.

Drone strike kills 5 al-Shabab terrorists in Somalia: US-Africa Command

Mar 11, 2020, at 04:41 pm

Mogadishu/Xinhua/UNI: Five al-Shabab terrorists were killed on Tuesday in a joint US-Somali airstrike in southern Somalia, the US Africa Command (AFRICOM) said.

Afghanistan peace prospects ‘slim’ without women’s participation: Hillary Clinton

Mar 11, 2020, at 03:56 pm

New York/IBNS: There can be no sustainable peace in Afghanistan if women are not at the negotiating table, former United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told ambassadors and activists at UN Headquarters on Tuesday.

Taliban killing too many Afghans in the countryside, says US State Department

Mar 11, 2020, at 03:36 pm

Washington/IBNS: Days after a peace deal was signed between the two groups, the US State Department on Wednesday confirmed that the Taliban has taken steps to stop attacks against the coalition force in the cities but they are killing too many Afghans in the countryside.

Nicaragua: After two years of crisis, more than 100,000 have fled the country

Mar 11, 2020, at 03:26 pm

New York/IBNS: Over the past two years, more than 100,000 people in Nicaragua have sought asylum abroad, reportedly fleeing persecution and human rights abuses, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, said on Tuesday.

Pakistan: PAF jet crashes, 1 pilot killed

Mar 11, 2020, at 03:24 pm

Islamabad/IBNS: A pilot died as a Pakistan Air Force F-16 fighter jet crashed in Shakarparian area in Islamabad city on Wednesday morning, media reports said.

71 Chinese workers who returned to Nepal quarantined at Pokhara Airport construction site

Mar 11, 2020, at 01:49 pm

Pokhara/IBNS: Instead of showing health consciousness over the outbreak of the deadly Novel Coronavirus, China has sent 71 workers to the Pokhara Airport construction site in Nepal. All the workers have been quarantined.

Pakistani air force aircraft crashes in Islamabad

Mar 11, 2020, at 12:51 pm

Islamabad/Xinhua/UNI/IBNS: A fighter jet of Pakistan Air Force (PAF) crashed in the capital Islamabad on Wednesday during a rehearsal for upcoming event of the Pakistan Day, spokesperson of the PAF Syed Ahmer Raza told Xinhua.

Afghanistan: Two new coronavirus cases reported

Mar 11, 2020, at 10:34 am

Kabul/IBNS: Afghanistan has reported two new Coronavirus cases in the country, media reports said.