Several UN staff abducted in Yemen’s Abyan province: Reports
Feb 13, 2022, at 02:44 pm
Sanaa/UNI/Sputnik: Six UN workers have been kidnapped in southern Yemen, the Yemen Press Agency (YPA) reports.
Joe Biden shared ideas on security with Vladimir Putin: Kremlin
Feb 13, 2022, at 02:17 pm
Washington/UNI/Sputnik: US President Joe Biden shared some thoughts on security guarantees in a phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday, Kremlin aide Yury Ushakov said.
British officials discuss humanitarian crisis situation in Afghanistan with Taliban representatives
Feb 13, 2022, at 02:40 am
Kabul: British officials held talks with Taliban representatives in Afghanistan on the current humanitarian crisis situation in the country.
Pakistan: 34 disappeared in 10 days in Balochistan
Feb 13, 2022, at 02:37 am
Quetta, Pakistan: In the first 10 days of February, Pakistani security forces and its affiliated militias abducted at least 34 civilians, Human Rights Council of Balochistan said in a statement.
Pakistani activist says people in Balochistan suppressed by military, terror groups
Feb 13, 2022, at 02:34 am
Balochistan, Pakistan: An activist in Pakistan's Balochistan region has said military and terror groups are suppressing locals in the region.
Pakistan is facing mounting trouble in power sector as circular debt surges to Rs 2.47 trillion
Feb 13, 2022, at 02:31 am
Islamabad: Imran Khan and his Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) shattered all previous records as the power sector circular debt during its regime reached the highest level of Rs 2,476 billion in the history of the country, media reports said.
Bus explosion in China kills 1, injures 42: Police
Feb 13, 2022, at 02:26 am
China/UNI/Sputnik: A bus explosion in the northeastern Chinese city of Shenyang has left one person dead and 42 injured, local police said on Saturday.
Antony Blinken tells Lavrov diplomatic solution to Ukraine crisis still open
Feb 13, 2022, at 02:20 am
Washington/UNI/Sputnik: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken told Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov that "a diplomatic path to resolving the crisis" over Ukraine was still available, the spokesman for the US State Department, Ned Price, said on Saturday.
Ukraine situation: US orders non-emergency employees in Kiev embassy to leave
Feb 12, 2022, at 11:53 pm
Kiev/UNI/Sputnik: The US State Department has told non-emergency personnel at its embassy in Ukraine to leave due to reports of Russian troop build-up near the border with Ukraine and "potential for significant military action".
Pakistan registers 44 fresh COVID-19 deaths in past 24 hours
Feb 12, 2022, at 10:52 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan registered 44 new deaths due to COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, media reports said.
Bangladesh: Rights experts decry ‘appalling’ culture of impunity around killing of journalists
Feb 12, 2022, at 07:24 pm
New York: Authorities in Bangladesh have yet to conduct an investigation into the murder of prominent journalists Sagar Sarowar and Meherun Runi 10 years after they were killed, UN human rights experts said on Friday.
Number of internally displaced in Myanmar doubles, to 800,000
Feb 12, 2022, at 07:17 pm
New York: The number of internally displaced people (IDPs) in Myanmar has doubled since February of last year, now crossing the 800,000 mark, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) announced on Friday.
Stability for Libya must be 'top priority' urges Guterres
Feb 12, 2022, at 07:10 pm
New York: The UN chief is “following closely” the latest political crisis unfolding in Libya, which threatens to return the country to a stand-off position between two rival authorities, following the failure to hold presidential elections in December.
South Sudan: Political violence on the rise, UN rights experts warn
Feb 12, 2022, at 06:48 pm
New York: UN human rights experts have warned of increased political violence and polarization between communities across the world’s youngest country, South Sudan, following a fact-finding visit there this week.
Russia can invade Ukraine at any time: US warns
Feb 12, 2022, at 03:05 pm
Washington: A top US official warned Russia has the troops in place to invade Ukraine "at any time" and American citizens should leave within the next 48 hours.
Canada: British Columbia's opioid overdose death toll in 2021 increases by 26 pct compared to 2020
Feb 12, 2022, at 04:56 am
Vancouver (B.C.)/IBNS: The Canadian province of British Columbia experienced a 26 per cent increase in its opioid crisis death toll than the previous year's record, B.C.'s chief coroner Lisa Lapointe said at a news conference.
Canada: Ontario declares state of emergency amid truckers' convoy protests
Feb 12, 2022, at 04:35 am
Toronto/IBNS: Ontario Premier Doug Ford on Friday announced a state of emergency in the Canadian response amid the truckers' convoy protests against public health measures meant to curb the spread of COVID-19.
Trade bond deteriorates: China bans Lithuanian beef, dairy, alcohol amid Taiwan row
Feb 12, 2022, at 03:50 am
Beijing: China has banned beef, dairy and alcohol imports from Lithuania, hinting an escalation in the business and geopolitical bond between the two nations, media reports said.
China: Owner of Shanghai Private Fund Manager found dead
Feb 12, 2022, at 03:45 am
Shanghai: The owner of a Shanghai-based private equity fund manager was found dead in Huangpu River in the Chinese city of Shanghai.
Bribery charge: China arrests ex-deputy banking regulator
Feb 12, 2022, at 03:32 am
Beijing: Chinese authorities have arrested a former senior official at the nation’s banking regulator over alleged bribery.
Xinjiang: Chinese authorities detain Uyghur man who studied in Japan
Feb 12, 2022, at 03:26 am
Beijing: Local police have arrested a Uyghur who studied in Japan as a graduate student and worked at a restaurant chain in China’s far-western Xinjiang region after he returned home, media reports said on Friday.
Pakistan: Unknown attackers shot dead Pak Sarzameen Party activist
Feb 12, 2022, at 03:23 am
Karachi, Pakistan: Unknown people attacked and killed an activist of the Pak Sarzameen Party (PSP) in Pakistan's North Karachi on Thursday.
China, Pakistan discuss extending CPEC to Kabul
Feb 12, 2022, at 03:18 am
Beijing: China and Pakistan, two all-weather allies, have expressed interest in discussing the extension of CPEC (China–Pakistan Economic Corridor) with Kabul authorities, media reports said on Friday.
Feb 12, 2022, at 03:03 am
Kabul: The UN Secretary General’s special envoy to Afghanistan, Deborah Lyons, held a meeting with the acting Taliban Foreign Minister, Amir Khan Muttaqi, where the issue of missing women was raised, media reports said.
Joe Biden asks US citizens to leave Ukraine amid escalating tensions with Russia
Feb 12, 2022, at 02:45 am
Washington, DC: The United States President Joe Biden cited increased risk of Russian military invasion as he advised American citizens to leave Ukraine.
One million Afghan children may die from malnutrition unless action taken, warns UNICEF
Feb 12, 2022, at 02:32 am
Kabul: UNICEF Afghanistan has warned that one million Afghan children could die from severe acute malnutrition if “urgent” actions were not initiated to protect them.
US always used Pakistan for its purpose: Imran Khan
Feb 12, 2022, at 01:36 am
Islamabad: Pak Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday said the United States always used Pakistan for its purpose.
Afghanistan: Bomb blast close Qala-i-Naw mosque leaves one dead
Feb 12, 2022, at 12:00 am
Qala-i-Naw: At least one person died and 14 others were hurt in a bomb blast in front of Grand Jami Mosque in Qala-i-Naw region of Afghanistan on Friday, media reports said.
Encourage today’s girls to become ‘tomorrow’s leading scientists and innovators’
Feb 11, 2022, at 11:58 pm
New York: In his message marking the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, the UN chief on Friday called for an enabling environment where “today’s girls become tomorrow’s leading scientists and innovators, shaping a fair and sustainable future for all”.
Madagascar: Emergency teams deploy to areas hit hard by deadly cyclone
Feb 11, 2022, at 11:46 pm
New York: Humanitarians are continuing to support Madagascar in the wake of Cyclone Batsirai which hammered the island nation this past weekend, the UN said on Thursday.