Several dead, at least 50 injured in train derailment in US's Montana
Sep 26, 2021, at 03:01 pm
Washington/UNI/Sputnik: Several fatalities occurred as a result of the Amtrak passenger train derailment in the US state of Montana, and dozens of people were injured, media reports said on Sunday.
Sep 26, 2021, at 05:39 am
La Palma: Cumbre Vieja volcano in Spain's La Palma started emitting red hot lava as it entered a new explosive phase on Saturday after erupting last Sunday, according to media reports.
Chinese diplomat says his country should abandon no-first-use policy on nuclear weapons
Sep 26, 2021, at 05:04 am
Beijing: A senior Chinese diplomat has said Beijing must be ready to use nuclear weapons and should abandon its 'no-first-use' policy to push back against new alliances forming in the Pacific.
China may ban more fruit imports from Taiwan, warns lawmaker
Sep 26, 2021, at 04:57 am
Taipei: A Taiwanese lawmaker has warned the government should prepare contingency plans for a possible Chinese ban on oranges from Taiwan.
Taliban hang 4 bodies on public display, call it a lesson in 'kidnappings'
Sep 26, 2021, at 03:55 am
Herat: The Taliban killed four kidnappers during a shoot-out in Afghanistan's western city of Herat on Saturday and hung them on a crane for public display in various places, according to media reports.
Pakistan: 8 terrorists held in separate intelligence-based ops in Punjab
Sep 26, 2021, at 02:07 am
Islamaba/UNI/Xinhua: Eight terrorists were arrested Saturday in separate intelligence-based operations in Pakistan's eastern Punjab province, the Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) of the Pakistani police told local media.
Suicide blast close to presidential palace in Mogadishu leaves 7 dead
Sep 25, 2021, at 11:42 pm
Mogadishu: At least seven people died as a suicide car bomb blast occurred close to the presidential palace in the Somali capital Mogadishu on Saturday, media reports said.
At UN, Pakistan Prime Minister urges ‘bold steps’ to prevent humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan
Sep 25, 2021, at 11:21 pm
New York: Against the backdrop of what he called “a critical time” in Afghanistan, Prime Minister Imran Khan of Pakistan said on Friday that if the situation there is neglected, “a huge humanitarian crisis” lies ahead.
South Sudan ‘determined to never go back to war’
Sep 25, 2021, at 11:11 pm
New York:South Sudan is “ready to turn a new page” towards greater peace, development and prosperity, Vice-President Rebecca Nyandeng de Mabior said in her speech in the UN General Assembly on Friday.
Afghanistan: Taliban insurgent caught on camera publicly flogging teen in Badakhshan
Sep 25, 2021, at 10:58 pm
Kabul: A Taliban insurgent was caught on camera publicly flogging a teenage boy in Afghanistan's Badakhshan province recently.
Sep 25, 2021, at 07:46 pm
New York: Looking back over the first four days of the high-level week, the Ireland’s Prime Minister said a series of alarms have sounded in the Hall of the General Assembly: for conflict, for COVID, for climate.
Syria: 10 years of war has left at least 350,000 dead
Sep 25, 2021, at 07:01 pm
New York: A decade of war in Syria has left more than 350,200 people dead, High Commissioner Michelle Bachelet told the Human Rights Council on Friday, noting that this total was an “under-count of the actual number of killings”.
Sep 25, 2021, at 06:34 pm
New York: After a month-long political crisis, Lebanon has embarked on a new phase that will “hopefully mark a promising step on the path of recovery”, the country’s President old the 76th session of the UN General Assembly on Friday.
Afghanistan: Girls’ education must be a given, urges deputy UN chief
Sep 25, 2021, at 05:46 pm
New York: Ensuring all Afghan girls can be educated must be “a zero condition” for the Taliban, before international recognition of their de facto authority, UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed said on Friday.
Sep 25, 2021, at 05:28 pm
New York: The President of the State of Palestine Mahmoud Abbas on Friday called on the UN Secretary-General to convene an international peace conference and said that to ensure that this initiative is not open-ended, Israel must withdraw from the West Bank, Gaza Strip and East Jerusalem within one year.
Cyprus President determined to get negotiation with Turkey process back on track
Sep 25, 2021, at 05:00 pm
Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades told UN Member States on Friday that he is determined “to set the negotiation process” with Turkey “back on track”, on the basis of the UN framework and the agreement reached in 2019.
Human rights in Belarus continue downward spiral, warns Bachelet
Sep 25, 2021, at 04:43 pm
New York: The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights said on Friday that she continues to be alarmed by “persistent allegations” of “widespread and systematic torture” of protesters in Belarus.
Deadly ‘invisible shipwrecks’ plague migrants bound for Canary Islands
Sep 25, 2021, at 04:22 pm
New York: A sharp increase in the deaths and disappearances of migrants at sea heading to Spain’s Canary Islands, along the West African coast, is a cause for “extreme concern” the UN’s migration agency, IOM, said on Friday.
China frees detained Canadian nationals Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor
Sep 25, 2021, at 02:48 pm
Ottawa: Canadian PM Justin Trudeau on Saturday announced two Canadian nationals, who were detained in China, have been released.
Pakistan security forces kill six terrorists during operation
Sep 25, 2021, at 02:25 pm
Kharan: Pakistan security forces killed six terrorists during an operation conducted in Balochistan's Kharan district, media reports said on Saturday.
EU set to standardise charging cable for all phones; Apple raises concern
Sep 25, 2021, at 08:57 am
The European Commission has proposed a law requiring manufacturers to adopt a universal charging solution for mobile phones and small electronic devices, media reports said.
Afghanistan: Unidentified men gun down eight persons in Jalalabad
Sep 25, 2021, at 01:03 am
Jalalabad: Unidentified people have gunned down eight persons in Jalalabad city of Afghanistan, media reports said on Friday.
Afghanistan: Unidentified men gun down eight persons in Jalalabad
Sep 25, 2021, at 12:43 am
Jalalabad: Unidentified people have gunned down eight persons in Jalalabad city of Afghanistan, media reports said on Friday.
Executions and cutting off of hands will restart in Afghanistan: Taliban
Sep 25, 2021, at 12:33 am
Kabul: The Taliban insurgents, who are known for implementing brutal punishment techniques, have said they will once again resume executions and the amputation of hands for criminals they convict.
Taliban abuses cause widespread fear in Afghanistan: Human Rights Watch
Sep 25, 2021, at 12:19 am
Kabul: The Taliban in Afghanistan’s western city of Herat are committing widespread and serious human rights violations against women and girls, Human Rights Watch and the San Jose State University (SJSU) Human Rights Institute said recently.
Immediate economic sanctions should be lifted over Afghanistan: Wang Yi
Sep 25, 2021, at 12:07 am
Beijing: Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Thursday said immediate economic sanctions should be lifted over Afghanistan to bring peace to the country.
More than 20 Chinese military aircraft enter Taiwan's ADIZ
Sep 25, 2021, at 12:07 am
Taipei: Two dozen Chinese fighter jets, bombers, and surveillance aircraft intruded into Taiwan's air defense identification zone (ADIZ), an incident that can potentially trigger conflict between the two nations.
Sep 25, 2021, at 12:02 am
Karachi: The Karachi Union of Journalists demonstrated outside the Supreme Court’s Karachi Registry in Pakistan on Thursday against the ‘abduction’ of senior journalist and columnist Waris Raza.
Afghanistan: Poverty during Taliban rule drives cop to commit suicide
Sep 24, 2021, at 11:56 pm
Kabul: A former Afghanistan policeman committed suicide after he was left jobless and even did not get his past three month's salary during the regime of the prevoioud government before Taliban took over the country.
Pakistan: 64 percent region of Balochistan still lacking electricity
Sep 24, 2021, at 11:50 pm
Quetta: Balochistan region in Pakistan is still suffering due to lack of electricity supply despite tall claims made by authorities.