Taliban govt changes name of University of Burhanuddin Rabbani as Kabul Education University
Sep 22, 2021, at 12:32 am
Kabul: The Taliban government, which snatched power in Afghanistan last month forcibly, has changed the name of a government university from University of Burhanuddin Rabbani-former Afghan President and founder of Afghanistan’s second-biggest political party- to Kabul Education University.
China bans import of Taiwanese sugar, wax apples
Sep 22, 2021, at 12:22 am
Taipei: Escalating tension between the two governments, China recently banned imports of Taiwanese sugar and wax apples, media reports said.
UK data breach 'puts lives at risk' for 250 Afghan interpreters
Sep 22, 2021, at 12:17 am
London/UNI/Xinhua: The British Ministry of Defence has apologised and launched an investigation into a data breach that has "needlessly put lives at risk" by revealing the email addresses of more than 250 Afghan interpreters who worked for British forces, local media reported Tuesday.
Afghanistan: Taliban names new Cabinet members, no women included
Sep 22, 2021, at 12:01 am
Kabul: The Taliban on Tuesday announced new members of its caretaker Cabinet to include "minorities" but failed to include any women despite an international outcry when they had listed all-male Cabinet ministers earlier this month.
Sep 21, 2021, at 11:38 pm
Dubai: The Taliban insurgents have warned broadcasters in Afghanistan not to show the ongoing Indian Premier League due to the presence of female audiences and spectators in stadiums.
Canada: Justin Trudeau's Liberal Party wins snap poll gamble but misses majority
Sep 21, 2021, at 06:57 pm
Ottawa/IBNS/UNI: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will continue to remain in power as his Liberal Party has won the snap poll in the country but fell short of the majority mark in an almost repeat of the 2019 poll results.
UNESCO hails return of looted ancient Gilgamesh tablet to Iraq
Sep 21, 2021, at 06:25 pm
New York: The Gilgamesh Dream Tablet - one of the oldest surviving literary works in history - is to be returned to Iraq by the United States later this week, the UN agency for Education, Science and Culture (UNESCO), said on Monday.
Canada’s opposition Conservative leader concedes defeat in the national election
Sep 21, 2021, at 06:20 pm
Toronto/UNI/Sputnik: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s chief rival and Conservative Party leader Erin O’Toole conceded defeat in the country’s national election on Tuesday.
Joe Biden-Antonio Guterres meet in New York, discuss COVID-19 issue
Sep 21, 2021, at 03:14 pm
New York: US President Joe Biden met UN chief Antonio Guterres here on Monday when they discussed the need to work with member states to end the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
Canada's Liberals to win most seats in 2021 federal election: Projections
Sep 21, 2021, at 03:01 pm
Toronto/UNI/Sputnik: Canada’s Liberal Party led by Justin Trudeau will win the most seats in the country’s 44th national election, according to multiple projections.
Canada votes today to choose next govt as Trudeau faces tough challenge from Conservatives
Sep 21, 2021, at 07:35 am
Ottawa: Canada is voting today to choose its next federal government amid the pandemic with the electorate set to pick the 338 members of Parliament as opinion polls suggested a neck and neck fight between the Conservatives and the Liberals led by incumbent Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
US to lift travel bans for fully vaccinated air passengers from November
Sep 21, 2021, at 05:06 am
Washington/IBNS: The United States on Monday announced that it will lift Covid travel bans on all air passengers from November if they are fully vaccinated and undergo testing as well as contact tracing.
Afghanistan: Kabul airport officially opens for domestic, international flights
Sep 21, 2021, at 12:18 am
Kabul/UNI/Sputnik: Kabul's only airport has officially opened for domestic and international commercial flights, a source in the Afghan Civil Aviation Authority told Sputnik.
Security forces kill terrorist in northwestern Pakistan
Sep 20, 2021, at 11:36 pm
Islamabad/UNI/Xinhua: A high-value terrorist target was killed when Pakistani security forces launched an operation in North Waziristan district of the country's northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, an army statement said on Monday.
Not paid salaries for months, govt employees in Afghanistan drive taxis, sell goods
Sep 20, 2021, at 11:25 pm
Kabul/UNI: Government employees in Afghanistan have been forced to take to new occupations as their salaries have not been paid for months.
WHO chief Tedros Ghebreyesus arrives in Kabul, to meet Taliban leadership
Sep 20, 2021, at 11:06 pm
Kabul/UNI: World Health Organisation chief Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus arrived in Kabul on Monday, and is expected to meet with the Taliban leadership, including Prime Minister Mullah Hassan Akhund, his deputy Mullah Baradar, as well as government officials.
Pakistan: Security forces kill TTP commander
Sep 20, 2021, at 05:03 pm
Islamabad: Pakistani security forces have killed key Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) commander Safiullah in North Waziristan's Mir Ali area, media reports said on Monday.
Sep 20, 2021, at 04:18 pm
Kabul: The Islamic State-Khorasan terror group on Sunday claimed responsibility for the attacks on the Taliban in the Afghan city of Jalalabad, according to its propaganda outlet Amaq.
Afghanistan: Blast in Nangarhar targets Taliban vehicle, child dies
Sep 20, 2021, at 04:07 pm
Nangarhar: A blast rocked Afghanistan's Nangarhar region on Sunday which left a child dead and two people, including a Taliban forces member, injured, media reports said on Monday.
Afghanistan: Women protest in Kabul against Taliban's policies
Sep 20, 2021, at 03:40 pm
Kabul: A large number of women gathered outside the gate of the ministry of women affairs, a ministry which has now been changed by Taliban, on Sunday and protested against the policy of the insurgent.
Man throws explosive device at Rio de Janeiro consulate, China condemns
Sep 20, 2021, at 03:22 pm
Beijing: China has told Brazil that there should not be any repetition of an incident like the one on Thursday when a man threw an explosive device at its consulate general in Rio de Janeiro.
Pakistan: Jamia Hafsa students hoist Taliban flags in Islamabad
Sep 20, 2021, at 05:29 am
Islamabad: The chief of Lal Mosque and Jamia Hafsa, Maulana Abdul Aziz Ghazi, hoisted an Afghan Taliban flag at the top of the seminary here, triggering unrest on Saturday.
Pakistan: Growers march in Dadu to protest against water shortage
Sep 20, 2021, at 05:26 am
Dadu: A large number of growers marched in Pakistan's Dadu city on Saturday to protest against acute shortage of water at tail-end areas of Johi branch (channel) caused by “unabated theft of water” by influential political personalities of the area.
High-level govt role found in China’s Uyghur Internment Camps: Report
Sep 20, 2021, at 05:15 am
A new report has found that China's top policy, legislative and advisory bodies were closely involved in the creation of the “Re-Education Internment Campaign” in Xinjiang that has sent some 1.8 million Uyghurs to detention camps and drawn genocide accusations against Beijing, media reports said.
Joblessness spiked in Pakistan in 2018-19: Survey
Sep 20, 2021, at 04:28 am
Islamabad: Pakistan's unemployment rate jumped from 5.8 percent in 2017-18 to 6.9 percent in 2018-19, as per data released by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS)recently.
Hong Kong group forced to delete content on Tiananmen crackdown
Sep 20, 2021, at 04:08 am
Hong Kong: A prominent pro-democracy group in Hong Kong has deleted its publications from the internet following a notice from the police authorities to take down their posts, media reports said on Sunday.
Antony Blinken speaks with UK Foreign Secretary Elizabeth Truss, discuss Afghanistan issue
Sep 20, 2021, at 03:45 am
Washington: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke with newly appointed UK Foreign Secretary Elizabeth Truss on Friday when they discussed numerous issues including the ongoing developments in Afghanistan.
Afghan Human Rights body says Taliban insurgents occupying its buildings
Sep 20, 2021, at 03:18 am
Kabul/UNI: The Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC) has said that its office buildings have been occupied by the Taliban militia since August 15 when the Islamist group took over the country, and has appealed to the UN Human Rights Council to set up an independent body to monitor human rights violations in Afghanistan.
France says crisis in relations with US over AUKUS to affect new NATO concept
Sep 20, 2021, at 02:52 am
Moscow/UNI/SPUTNIK: France will discuss the new NATO strategic concept bearing in mind the crisis in its relations with the United States, which formed a new strategic partnership with London and Canberra behind its ally's back, French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said on Saturday.
Qatar Airways charter flight carries 28 Americans out of Afghanistan: State Department
Sep 19, 2021, at 10:16 pm
Washington: The US State Department on Saturday confirmed 28 Americans left Kabul city by boarding a Qatar Airways charter flight on Friday.