UN Security Council terminates Mali peacekeeping mission
Jul 01, 2023, at 11:58 pm
New York: The Security Council on Friday unanimously approved the complete withdrawal of UN peacekeeping forces in Mali, although it will take six months for the final “blue helmets” to depart.
Afghanistan remains one of the worst places in world for children's rights: Survey
Jul 01, 2023, at 08:46 pm
Child's advocacy group KidsRights Foundation has said in its report that Afghanistan, the country currently ruled by Taliban, remains one of the worst countries in the world to be born.
UN rights office calls on France to address ‘deep issues’ of racism in policing
Jul 01, 2023, at 04:00 pm
New York: Following a third night of riots and protests across France over the police shooting of a teenager of Algerian and Moroccan descent, the UN rights office (OHCHR) said it was time for the country to reckon with its history of racism in policing.
Pakistan: Security forces kill six terrorists in separate operations
Jul 01, 2023, at 03:21 pm
Pakistani security forces killed six terrorists during separate operations in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Tank and North Waziristan districts of the country, media reports said.
Moldova: Two die during shooting at Chisinau International Airport
Jul 01, 2023, at 02:56 pm
In a shooting incident, at least two people were killed at Moldova’s main international airport on Friday.
Kenya: 48 people die in truck accident
Jul 01, 2023, at 02:34 pm
Nairobi: At least 48 people died in a road accident in the town of Londiani in Kenya’s Kericho County, local media report.
Bad times hit Hindus of Badani in Pakistan
Jul 01, 2023, at 04:57 am
Killings of men, kidnappings, and forced conversions of women in Pakistan’s Sindh and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinces have made religious minorities feel unsafe.
Pakistan: Peshawar witnessing rise in crime cases
Jul 01, 2023, at 12:49 am
Pakistan's Peshawar city has witnessed a 136 percent spike in crime incidents in the first five months of 2023, media reports said.
Pakistan: 17 prisoners escape prison during Eid ul-Adha prayers
Jul 01, 2023, at 12:46 am
As many as 17 prisoners escaped Pakistan's Chaman jail in the restive Balochistan province during Eid ul-Adha prayers, media reports said on Friday.
Unemployment rate spiking in Pakistan
Jul 01, 2023, at 12:38 am
The unemployment rate in Pakistan has touched 6.5 percent, reflecting the trouble people are facing in the country.
France Violence: Mother of teen killed by police says she blames only one person for his son's death
Jun 30, 2023, at 11:51 pm
Paris: The mother of the boy, who was killed by the French cop recently in the Nanterre area of the country, blames only the policeman who shot her son for his death.
Pakistan: Unidentified men hurl grenade at Rangers check post in Karachi
Jun 30, 2023, at 11:48 pm
Karachi: An unidentified man hurled a hand grenade at a Rangers check post on Gareeb Shah Road Lyari in Pakistan's Karachi city recently, media reports said.
Ethiopia submits request to join BRICS
Jun 30, 2023, at 11:39 pm
Addis Ababa:Ethiopia has submitted a request to join the BRICS mechanism, said by the foreign ministry on Thursday.
Pakistan: Four terrorists, including commander, killed
Jun 30, 2023, at 11:37 pm
Khyber: Four terrorists, including a commander, were killed during intelligence-based operations (IBO) in Pakistan's tribal districts of Bajaur and Khyber, media reports said on Friday.
Pakistan: Four family members drown in dam
Jun 30, 2023, at 11:02 pm
Islamabad:Four people from the same family drowned in a dam in Jhelum district of Pakistan's eastern Punjab province, the rescue service reported.
Syrians facing ‘ever worsening’ conditions, top UN officials warn
Jun 30, 2023, at 10:33 pm
New York: Syrians are facing an “ever worsening humanitarian crisis” amid the ongoing 12-year-long conflict, top UN officials told the Security Council on Thursday, as the General Assembly adopted a resolution to create a first-of-its-kind institution to address the issue of more than 100,000 people still missing in the country.
Guterres condemns Israel’s recent advancement of plans to build in occupied West Bank
Jun 30, 2023, at 10:26 pm
New York: The Secretary-General condemned on Wednesday Israel’s recent advancement of plans for over 5,500 housing units in settlements in the occupied West Bank. He also denounced the retroactive regularization of three outposts adjacent to the settlement of Eli.
Northeastern Nigeria: malnourished children fighting for their lives
Jun 30, 2023, at 10:19 pm
New York: Millions are facing hunger and children’s lives are on the line in northeastern Nigeria amid a protracted conflict and intensifying climate change. In the face of this, the UN’s humanitarian response in the region is underfunded, humanitarians told journalists in Geneva on Wednesday.
Pentagon confirms Chinese surveillance balloon did not collect intelligence while flying over US
Jun 30, 2023, at 10:10 pm
A top Pentagon official on Thursday said the Chinese surveillance balloon, which had traversed the United States earlier this year before it was shot down, did not collect intelligence while flying over the nation.
Pakistani snooker player Mohammad Majid Ali commits suicide
Jun 30, 2023, at 10:05 pm
Karachi: Pakistani snooker Mohammad Majid Ali has committed suicide after suspected battling depression for several years.
British PM Rishi Sunak presents points of Light Award to Sikh World War II veteran
Jun 30, 2023, at 10:01 pm
Rajindar Singh Dhatt, one of the last surviving Sikh soldiers who fought in the Second World War, has been honored by U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak with the prestigious Points of Light award. The recognition took place at a special UK-India Week reception held at 10 Downing Street.
Turkish FM slams Quran-burning incident in Sweden
Jun 30, 2023, at 03:25 pm
Ankara: Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said on Wednesday that another incident of Quran burning in Sweden was unacceptable and accused the Stockholm authorities of "complicity in a crime."
Jun 30, 2023, at 03:07 pm
Oceagate, the company which operated the submersible that imploded in the depths of the Atlantic Ocean, is still posting advertisements on its website inviting people to join in the expedition to witness the wreckage of the Titanic.
Saudi Arabia: Suspected assailant and US consulate guard killed in shooting
Jun 30, 2023, at 02:28 pm
Jeddah: At least two people died in a shooting incident close to the US consulate in Jeddah on Wednesday.
Jun 30, 2023, at 06:09 am
Washington DC/IBNS: The US Supreme Court Thursday banned the use of race and ethnicity during university admissions, giving a major blow to a decades-old practice that aided educational opportunities for African-Americans and other minorities.
Canada: Ontario to build 49 affordable homes near Brantford city
Jun 30, 2023, at 04:59 am
Brantford/IBNS: On behalf of Steve Clark, Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing for Ontario, an announcement of a combined $3 million investment to fund 49 new affordable homes in Paris, near the City of Brantford was made earlier this week, a news release has said.
Canada experiences lowest inflation rate at 3.4 percent since June 2021
Jun 29, 2023, at 03:41 am
Toronto/IBNS: The deceleration of Canada's inflation rate to 3.4 percent this year till May was largely due to sharply lower gasoline prices by more than 18 percent compared to the record highs this time last year, Statistics Canada said Tuesday,
Pakistan: Nine members of family shot dead over domestic dispute
Jun 28, 2023, at 11:45 pm
Peshawar: Nine members of a family were killed over a domestic dispute in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Tuesday.
France: 2,000 police officers to be deployed near Paris due to protests
Jun 28, 2023, at 11:19 pm
Paris: French authorities will deploy more than 2,000 police officers in suburbs of Paris to ensure security following recent protests that erupted after police allegedly shot dead a 17-year-old teenager during a traffic stop, French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said on Wednesday.
Indian-origin man smuggled 800 people to US, jailed
Jun 28, 2023, at 11:16 pm
A 49-year-old Indian-origin resident of Elk Grove, California, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to 45 months in prison for Conspiracy to Transport and Harbor Certain Aliens for Profit and Conspiracy to Commit Money Laundering, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Tessa M. Gorman.