Severe floods in Turkey leave 5 dead, several others missing: Reports
Mar 16, 2023, at 12:52 am
Ankara/UNI: Massive floods caused by ongoing torrential rains have left five people killed and several others missing in the quake-hit Turkish provinces of Sanliurfa and Adiyaman, media reported on Wednesday.
Pakistan: Customs intelligence team raids BOL News head office in Karachi
Mar 16, 2023, at 12:29 am
Karachi: Pakistan's Directorate of Customs Intelligence and Investigation in Karachi recently carried out a raid at the head office of BOL News in compliance with court orders, media reports said.
Pakistan is in a 'perfect storm' of crises: Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari
Mar 16, 2023, at 12:26 am
Islamabad: Pakistan's Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Wednesday said his nation is currently facing a "perfect storm" of crises as the country is fighting against worsening political, economic and security issues.
French pension reform aimed at keeping taxes low, says Government
Mar 15, 2023, at 11:38 pm
Paris: The pension reform in France is being carried out to balance the country's pension financial system without raising taxes, government spokesman Olivier Veran said on Wednesday.
Thimphu to host 'Royal Bhutan Flower Exhibition' in May
Mar 15, 2023, at 11:31 pm
Thimpu: The eighth edition of the Royal Bhutan Flower Exhibition will be held in the capital city of Thimpu in May.
Mar 15, 2023, at 11:20 pm
Berlin: Bhutan PM Lotay Tshering, who is currently visiting Germany, has met top leaders of the country which include President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and Chancellor Olaf Scholz.
Too many nations failing to investigate torture cases, UN expert says
Mar 15, 2023, at 10:46 pm
New York: States must be “primary responders” in torture cases, to end impunity and bring justice on behalf of victims, a UN independent expert told the Human Rights Council on Tuesday.
Mar 15, 2023, at 10:20 pm
Lahore: The Lahore High Court on Wednesday directed police to stop operation at Zaman Park residence of former Pakistan PM Imran Khan till 10 am on Thursday, giving a temporary relief to the PTI chief who is facing arrest in connectin with Toshakhana case.
Counter-terrorism 'rhetoric' used to justify rise of surveillance technology: human rights expert
Mar 15, 2023, at 09:03 pm
New York: Some countries and private companies are using “counter-terrorism and security rhetoric” to justify a major increase in the deployment and use of cutting-edge surveillance technology, with no regulation, and at an “enormous cost” to human rights, said an independent UN expert on Tuesday.
UN deputy chief warns of faltering progress towards SDGs
Mar 15, 2023, at 08:58 pm
New York: Multiple interconnected global crises are putting achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) at risk - both in the Arab region and the rest of the world, UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed warned on Tuesday.
More than half of all Syrians going hungry: WFP
Mar 15, 2023, at 08:47 pm
New York: More than half of the population in Syria is facing hunger as the country grapples with 12 years of war and recent devastating earthquakes, the World Food Programme (WFP) reported on Tuesday.
Think local, says new FAO report, pointing towards ‘hunger-free and healthy’ Europe, Central Asia
Mar 15, 2023, at 08:40 pm
New York: Eight UN agencies on Tuesday published a new report aimed at helping countries address chronic food insecurity and nutrition crises across Europe and Central Asia, made worse by the COVID-19 pandemic, and the war in Ukraine.
Mar 15, 2023, at 08:28 pm
New York: During a visit to a center for street children in Beirut, Lebanon, UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed said: “Children should be allowed to be children. They should enjoy their rights to education, to health, to safe environment and to not feeling the pressures of an adult at a child’s age.”
Real intent is to abduct and assassinate, tweets Imran Khan as Zaman Park stalemate continues
Mar 15, 2023, at 08:12 pm
Islamabad: Pakistani politician Imran Khan on Wednesday claimed that the real intention of the Pakistani police was to 'abduct and assassinate' him and the plan to 'arrest' was nothing but a mere 'drama'.
Pakistan: Police resume push to arrest former PM Imran Khan
Mar 15, 2023, at 05:47 pm
Islamabad/UNI: Lahore police in tandem with Pakistan Rangers made a fresh attempt to arrest former Prime Minister Imran Khan in connection with the Toshkhana case early morning on Wednesday.
Pakistan: 2 killed, 8 injured in Balochistan bomb explosion
Mar 15, 2023, at 04:17 pm
Islamabad/UNI: Two people were killed and eight others injured when a bomb went off in Khuzdar district of Balochistan province on Tuesday, the police said.
Paris turns into garbage dump amid strike by binmen
Mar 15, 2023, at 03:27 pm
Paris: Paris, which is known as the city of romance, has turned into a garbage dump as binmen continued their strike for the past several days.
Pakistan: Imran Khan not arrested yet despite hours-long stand-off in Lahore
Mar 15, 2023, at 02:49 pm
Lahore: PTI chief Imran Khan, who is facing arrest in the Toshakhana case, is still not arrested, several hours after his party men clashed with the police close to Lahore's Zaman Park residence of the former Pakistan PM on Tuesday, media reports said.
Russian fighter jet dumps fuel on American drone, then collides with it over Black Sea
Mar 15, 2023, at 06:46 am
Brussels/IBNS: A Russian fighter jet on Tuesday dumped fuel on an American drone over the Black Sea then collided with it, causing the drone to crash, the US military said.
Pakistan: 40 percent of Karachi plunges into darkness as transmission line trips
Mar 14, 2023, at 11:31 pm
Karachi: Almost 40 percent of Pakistan's Karachi city plunged into darkness on Monday after a high tension transmission line tripped due to ‘technical fault’, media reports said on Tuesday.
Mar 14, 2023, at 11:07 pm
Islamabad: PTI workers pelted stones at the policemen who had assembled outside party chief Imran Khan's Lahore residence to arrest him in the Toshakana case.
Heavy contingent of police reach Zaman Park residence of ex-Pakistan PM Imran Khan to arrest him
Mar 14, 2023, at 10:12 pm
Karachi: A heavy contingent of police have reached Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairman Imran Khan's Zaman Park residence to arrest the former Prime Minister of the country.
UN stresses ‘full commitment’ to Ukraine grain deal as Russia offers 60-day extension
Mar 14, 2023, at 09:59 pm
New York: The UN chief on Monday confirmed the UN would “do everything possible to preserve the integrity” of the Black Sea Grain Initiative – the deal agreed between Ukraine and Russia last July that is due to expire in just a few days.
Japan govt approves bill to raise age of consent, amend range of sexual offense charges
Mar 14, 2023, at 09:43 pm
Tokyo: Japan's Cabinet on Tuesday approved a bill to amend the country's Penal Code regarding the age of sexual consent and a range of sexual offense charges.
Digital technology new source of discrimination against women: Guterres
Mar 14, 2023, at 09:12 pm
New York: During a dialogue with women civil society leaders in the UN General Assembly Hall on Monday, Secretary-General António Guterres heard about the critical need to make the internet safer for women and girls – and to ensure that they are equal participants in global conservations, both online and in-person.
China to reopen borders to foreign tourists for first time since COVID-19 outbreak in 2020
Mar 14, 2023, at 09:05 pm
Beijing: China, a nation that was hit hard by COVID-19, has decided to issue visas to foreign tourists for the first time since the pandemic broke out three years ago.
UN experts call on South Africa to create torture prevention body
Mar 14, 2023, at 09:00 pm
New York: South Africa must swiftly set up a watchdog mechanism to examine prisons, detention centres, and other facilities, UN independent experts on torture prevention said on Monday, citing “entrenched” ill treatment.
Myanmar: Social media companies urged to stand up to junta
Mar 14, 2023, at 07:25 pm
New York: UN-appointed independent rights experts on Myanmar have urged social media companies to do more to resist the military junta’s “online campaign of terror”.
Step up support to Syria-Türkiye earthquake survivors: UN refugee chief
Mar 14, 2023, at 07:22 pm
New York: The UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, on Monday underlined the need for greater and urgent international support for survivors of the recent deadly earthquakes in Syria and Türkiye following a five-day visit to the two countries.
UN expert calls for ‘new philosophy’ to better serve persons with disabilities
Mar 14, 2023, at 07:19 pm
New York: A “new philosophy” and broader approaches can transform services for persons with disabilities, a UN-appointed independent expert told the Human Rights Council on Monday.