US: Man gets 100 years in jail for causing death of an Indian-origin girl
Mar 27, 2023, at 02:06 am
A 35-year-old man was sentenced to 100 years of imprisonment with hard labour for his role in the death of a 5-year-old girl of Indian origin named Mya Patel in USA’s Louisiana in 2021, local media reports said.
Afghanistan: Women protest in Kabul, Taliban disperses them forcefully
Mar 27, 2023, at 01:42 am
Kabul: A group of women on Sunday demonstrated in Kabul city of Afghanistan against the ban imposed by the Taliban regime on female education, media reports said.
Bangladesh celebrates 53rd Independence and National Day
Mar 27, 2023, at 12:08 am
Dhaka: The 53rd Independence and National Day is being celebrated in a befitting manner across the country on Sunday.
Honduras severs diplomatic ties with Taiwan, finds ally in China
Mar 26, 2023, at 10:31 pm
Beijing: Honduras has ended its ties with Taiwan and formalised its diplomatic relationship with Beijing, giving a blow to the self-ruled island.
US: Delta Airlines passenger opens emergency door after take-off; arrested
Mar 26, 2023, at 09:22 pm
Los Angeles: An unidentified man was arrested in the United States for allegedly activating the emergency slide on a Delta Airlines flight bound for Seattle from Los Angeles International Airport on Saturday, reported Fox News.
Joe Biden promises federal support to Mississippi after deadly tornado
Mar 26, 2023, at 03:33 pm
Washington/UNI: US President Joe Biden has promised support to the state of Mississippi where over two dozen people died as a result of a storm.
Pakistan: One die due to stampede during flour distribution in Kohat, Charsadda
Mar 26, 2023, at 08:06 am
Kohat: A man died and seven others were hurt due to a stampede that occurred during free flour distribution in Charsadda and Kohat districts of Pakistan on Thursday.
Pakistan: Explosion rocks railway track near Kotri, no casualty
Mar 26, 2023, at 07:55 am
Kotri: Railway movement was disrupted as an explosion occurred on a track near Kotri region of Pakistan on Thursday, media reports said.
Pakistan restricts movement of Afghanistani nationals within country
Mar 26, 2023, at 07:48 am
Kabul/Islamabad: The Pakistan government has announced a policy this week by which it has decided to restrict the free movement of Afghan nationals and refugees within the country.
Memorial Council celebrates 103rd Birth Anniversary of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rehman in US
Mar 26, 2023, at 12:15 am
New York: The 103rd birthday of “Father of the Nation” of Bangladesh Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rehman and the 52nd anniversary of the country’s independence were recently observed in the US.
Chocolate factory explosion in Pennsylvania leaves 2 dead
Mar 26, 2023, at 12:13 am
Washington: At least two people died, and several others were injured as a result of an explosion and a subsequent fire at a chocolate factory in the US state of Pennsylvania, US media report.
New agenda sets sail with bold action as UN Water Conference closes
Mar 26, 2023, at 12:07 am
New York: The UN 2023 Water Conference closed on Friday with the adoption of the Water Action Agenda, a “milestone” action plan containing almost 700 commitments to protect “humanity’s most precious global common good”.
Fight slavery’s 'legacy of racism' through education: Guterres
Mar 26, 2023, at 12:04 am
New York: Honouring the millions of Africans sold into slavery helps to restore dignity to people who were so mercilessly stripped of it, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said in his message to mark Saturday’s International Day to Remember the Victims and the Transatlantic Slave Trade.
Pakistani court grants Imran Khan extension in protective bail till Mar 27
Mar 25, 2023, at 11:21 pm
Lahore: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan secured a three-day extension in protective bail till March 27 in five cases registered against him in the federal capital after he personally appeared before the Lahore High Court (LHC).
Ramadan: UN chief calls for solidarity as month of giving begins
Mar 25, 2023, at 10:59 pm
New York: Celebrated by millions of Muslims around the world, Ramadan is a time “to come together, bound by our common humanity”, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said in a video message just ahead of the holy month.
UNICEF alert to save millions from desperate hunger in Yemen
Mar 25, 2023, at 10:55 pm
New York: Without urgent action, millions in Yemen could face ever greater risks of hunger and malnourishment, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) warned on Friday.
Zambia facing Chinese debt trap: Report
Mar 25, 2023, at 06:08 am
Lusaka: Zambia, the African nation, is facing an unsustainable debt burden and debt servicing, media reports said.
Police called at Rihanna's Los Angeles home after man walks up to propose her
Mar 25, 2023, at 05:46 am
Barbadian singer-actress Rihanna had to call the police at her Beverly Hills home in Los Angeles after a man walked up wanting to ask for her hand in marriage.
'You're such a little blessing': Mark Zuckerberg welcomes third child with wife Priscilla Chan
Mar 25, 2023, at 04:08 am
Facebook Co-founder and Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg Friday welcomed his third child with his wife Dr Priscilla Chan.
Imran Khan claims he can smell 'assassination plot' against him
Mar 25, 2023, at 03:07 am
Islamabad: Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan has claimed that police chiefs of Punjab and Islamabad alongside their ‘handlers’ have hatched a conspiracy to kill him as they are “getting serious to assassinate him”, media reports said.
Mar 25, 2023, at 02:34 am
Transgender flight attendant Kayleigh Scott, who gained fame after appearing in a United Airlines commercial, has died in US' Colorado after posting an emotional note on her social media platforms.
Pakistan: Short-term inflation spikes touches record 46.65pc
Mar 25, 2023, at 02:16 am
Islamabad: Pakistan's short-term inflation, which is measured by the Sensitive Price Index hit an all-time high of 46.65 per cent year-on-year (YoY) for the week ending on March 22, as per data released by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) on Friday.
Haiti: Amid rising hunger levels, ‘world cannot wait for disaster before it acts’, WFP warns
Mar 24, 2023, at 11:40 pm
New York: A growing crisis is pushing a higher number of people into hunger in Haiti, the UN food agency warned on Thursday.
Southern Africa: Cyclone Freddy aftermath brings diseases, healthcare gaps
Mar 24, 2023, at 11:03 pm
New York: Southern African countries hit hard by tropical Cyclone Freddy are reeling from disease outbreaks, with health services stretched to the limit, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday.
Pakistan: Man tortured to death in 'police custody'
Mar 24, 2023, at 10:54 pm
Muzaffargarh: A man, who was allegedly in the illegal custody of the Jatoi Police Station in Pakistan, has died due to alleged police torture, media reports said.
UN chief calls on EU to help world get ‘back on track'
Mar 24, 2023, at 10:44 pm
New York: UN Secretary-General António Guterres attended an EU summit in Brussels on Thursday, seeking support for action on climate change, sustainable development and addressing the ongoing challenges linked to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Over million people take part in protests against pension reform across France: Reports
Mar 24, 2023, at 10:40 pm
Paris: Over one million people participated in demonstrations against the pension reform across France, according to the French Interior Ministry, while unions give the estimate at over three million, French media reported on Thursday.
Amid recent slowdown in global trade, ‘green goods’ are the winning ticket
Mar 24, 2023, at 10:10 pm
New York: Global trade slowed down in the second half of 2022, but demand for environmentally friendly goods stayed strong, the UN Conference on Trade and Development, UNCTAD, said on Thursday.
Turkey: Hotel fire in eastern Istanbul kills 2 people
Mar 24, 2023, at 09:46 pm
Istanbul: At least two people have died, and two others were injured in a fire that occurred in a seven-story hotel in eastern Istanbul on Friday, media reported.
Crystalize recent diplomatic shifts, top UN envoy urges Israelis, Palestinians
Mar 24, 2023, at 06:58 pm
New York: With the converging Ramadan, Easter and Passover holidays now beginning, Israelis and Palestinians must urgently crystalize agreements reached at several recent diplomatic meetings – the first of their kind in nearly a decade – the senior UN official for Middle East peace told the Security Council on Wednesday, while warning of escalating violence and inflammatory rhetoric on both sides.