Shooting in Paris leaves several injured, suspect detained: Reports
Dec 23, 2022, at 10:45 pm
Paris: Several people were injured as a result of a shooting attack in Paris, the shooter was detained, French broadcaster BFMTV reported on Friday, citing a police source.
North Korea fires unspecified ballistic missile toward East Sea: Reports
Dec 23, 2022, at 10:06 pm
Seoul: North Korea on Tuesday fired an unidentified ballistic missile toward the East Sea on Friday,media reports said.
Dec 23, 2022, at 09:47 pm
New York: In response to the adoption of the Security Council’s first resolution on Myanmar since the military unleashed a brutal crackdown nearly two years ago, a UN-appointed independent human rights expert warned on Thursday that the carnage would only worsen without “strong, coordinated action” by UN Member States.
UN calls for support for international force for Haiti
Dec 23, 2022, at 09:44 pm
New Delhi: Now is not the time for the world to turn away from Haiti, UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed said on Wednesday, calling for international solidarity and support as the country continues to confront gang violence, political instability and a deadly cholera outbreak.
Afghanistan reaffirms commitment to combating cross-border terrorism, says Pakistan
Dec 23, 2022, at 09:37 pm
Kabul: The current Afghan government has reaffirmed its commitments to Pakistan in terms of security and fight against cross-border terrorism, Pakistani Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mumtaz Zahra Baloch said on Thursday.
Pakistan: Islamabad suicide attack leaves one policeman dead
Dec 23, 2022, at 09:33 pm
Islamabad: At least one policeman died and six others, including two cops, were hurt as a suicide blast rocked Islamabad’s I-10/4 sector on Friday, media reports said.
Syria: Needs rise amid deepening humanitarian and economic crisis
Dec 23, 2022, at 09:29 pm
Humanitarian needs in Syria have reached their worst levels since conflict began nearly 12 years ago, the Security Council heard on Wednesday.
Pakistan: One policeman killed, six others injured in suicide blast in Islamabad
Dec 23, 2022, at 07:29 pm
Islamabad/IBNS: One policeman was killed and at least six people were injured in a suicide blast in Pakistan's capital city Islamabad on Friday, police officials said.
Ali Ahmad Aslam, credited with inventing chicken tikka masala, dies at 77
Dec 23, 2022, at 03:43 pm
Glasgow/IBNS: The inventor of chicken tikka masala, the curry that rules the taste buds of Britons, passed away on Monday at the age of 77.
Slovenia: Natasa Pirc Musar becomes country's first female President
Dec 23, 2022, at 03:12 pm
Ljubljana: Natasa Pirc Musar, 54, took the oath of office during a ceremonial session of Slovenia's National Assembly on Thursday. She is the country's fifth, and first female, president.
Afghanistan: Kabul witnesses protest as Taliban bans women from attending universities
Dec 23, 2022, at 02:57 pm
Kabul: Thousands of women participated in Kabul city of Afghanistan on Thursday over the Taliban administration's decision to ban female students from attending universities.
Pakistan: Enraged people in Karachi lynch suspected robber as crime continues to spike
Dec 23, 2022, at 01:10 am
Karachi: Enraged people in Pakistan's Karachi city recently took law and order in their own hands and lynched a suspect on Monday, who shot a young man over resistance in the same Korangi area where a law student was killed one day ago for putting up resistance to bike snatchers.
Pakistan: Suicide blast rocks Miranshah, soldier dies
Dec 23, 2022, at 12:58 am
North Waziristan, Pakistan: A suicide blast occurred in North Waziristan in Miranshah town in Pakistan which left at least a soldier and two civilians dead, media reports said on Wednesday.
Pakistan’s poverty rate spikes by 35.7%
Dec 23, 2022, at 12:54 am
Islamabad: The poverty rate in Pakistan has spiked by 35.7 percent and the prices of edibles have increased by 20 to 31 percent, as per a Pakistani media report.
US House panel investigating Capitol riot delays release of final report
Dec 22, 2022, at 04:48 pm
Washington/UNI: The US House select committee investigating the Capitol riot of Jan 6, 2021 said that it will delay the release of its final report.
Israel PM Benjamin Netanyahu says he has succeeded in forming coalition govt
Dec 22, 2022, at 04:41 pm
Jerusalem/UNI: Israel's Prime Minister-designate Benjamin Netanyahu announced that he has succeeded in forming a new coalition government.
Joe Biden 'thrilled' to host Volodymyr Zelenskiy at White House
Dec 22, 2022, at 02:05 am
Washington/UNI: US President Joe Biden said he is "thrilled" to welcome Volodymyr Zelenskiy at the White House later on Wednesday.
Dec 22, 2022, at 01:23 am
Kabul: Afghan authorities have stopped letting female students attend universities following the decision of the Taliban (sanctioned by the UN for terrorism) to suspend higher education for women in the country, a female Afghan student told Sputnik on Wednesday.
Pakistan: Militants storm Wana police station, escape with arms
Dec 21, 2022, at 10:59 pm
South Waziristan: Dozens of terrorists entered a police station in Pakistan's Wana town on Tuesday and escaped after looting arms and ammunition, media reports said on Wednesday.
Iran: US sanctions violating human rights of all living there, say UN experts
Dec 21, 2022, at 10:54 pm
New York: US sanctions on Iran are resulting in harm to the country’s environment and preventing everyone there - including migrants and Afghan refugees - from fully enjoying their rights to health and life, and contributing to other factors such as rising air pollution, UN-appointed independent experts said on Tuesday.
Dec 21, 2022, at 08:58 pm
United Nations: Pakistan's Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari appealed to the international community to maintain the flow of aid to help the South Asian nation's recovery from floods that ravaged the country ahead of a United Nations conference next month to mobilize funding, media reports said.
US House panel votes to release report on Trump's tax returns
Dec 21, 2022, at 08:55 pm
Washington/UNI: The US House Ways and Means Committee voted on Tuesday to release a report on former US President Donald Trump's tax returns.
Grant to UN Mission in Mali boosts inclusivity for women in peacekeeping
Dec 21, 2022, at 05:57 pm
New York: A $1.5 million grant to the UN’s peacekeeping mission in Mali, MINUSMA, announced on Tuesday, is designed to enable a more inclusive environment for women blue helmets serving in the country, while also improving living conditions.
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky visits frontline city of Bakhmut
Dec 21, 2022, at 05:53 pm
Kyiv/UNI: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky visited the frontline city of Bakhmut in Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region, the presidential press service reported.
Dec 21, 2022, at 03:40 pm
Washington: Twitter chief Elon Musk said he will quit as the CEO of the micro-blogging site only if he identifies a 'foolish' successor.
Afghanistan: Taliban bans women from attending universities
Dec 21, 2022, at 03:04 pm
Kabul: The Taliban administrators of Afghanistan have banned women from going to universities.
No compromise in engagement with world: Taliban Minister of Afghanistan
Dec 21, 2022, at 12:56 am
Kabul: Taliban Acting Minister of Vice and Virtue, Mohammad Khalid Hanafi, on Sunday, said the Afghanistan government is ready to engage with the international community, but the world should not seek any compromise with the caretaker government.
Pakistan: Three people gunned down in North Waziristan
Dec 21, 2022, at 12:07 am
North Waziristan: At least three people were killed as a car caught fire after unidentified gunmen attacked the vehicle in Pakistan's Khadri area on Friday,media reports said.
TTP attacking Pakistan from within its territory: Pakistan Taliban chief Noor Wali Mehsud
Dec 21, 2022, at 12:02 am
Islamabad: Pakistani Taliban leader Noor Wali Mehsud has said the outlawed Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) is attacking Pakistan from “within its territory”.
Terrorists holed up in Bannu CTD compound killed, says Pakistan security forces
Dec 20, 2022, at 11:55 pm
Islamabad: Security forces have wrapped up their 'search and kill' operation after gunning down the terrorists holding hostages inside the Counter-Terrorism Department’s (CTD) compound in Pakistan's Bannu region, media reports said.