Fire at South African thermal power plant near Johannesburg : Operator
Sep 12, 2021, at 04:15 am
Pretoria/UNI/SPUTNIK: A fire has occurred at a large thermal power plant near the city of Johannesburg in South Africa, the Eskom energy company, the plant’s owner and operator, said on Saturday.
Over 120 immigrants rescued off north coast of France : French Maritime Security
Sep 12, 2021, at 04:08 am
Paris/UNI/SPUTNIK: French rescue services saved 126 immigrants off the northern coast of the country, the Maritime Prefecture of the English Channel and North Sea said.
Afghanistan: The Taliban invasion, role of Pakistan and how it affects India
Sep 11, 2021, at 10:44 pm
Who is responsible for the current conundrum in Afghanistan? How are the regional stakeholders going to react and get affected by the Taliban’s takeover of Kabul? What impact will the ruinous US withdrawal have on its international standing? What role does Pakistan play in the Afghanistan fiasco and how does it use it to get back at India?
Pakistan to resume commercial flights to Afghanistan's Kabul on Monday
Sep 11, 2021, at 10:37 pm
Islamabad/UNI/Xinhua: Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has decided to resume commercial flights to Kabul, capital of Afghanistan, starting from Sept. 13, the airline said on Saturday.
Pakistan: Armed men attack Frontier Corps South members convoy, 2 soldiers die
Sep 11, 2021, at 10:34 pm
Gwadar: Two Pakistan's Frontier Corps South members died and another was hurt as armed men attacked their convoy in the Buleda area of Kech district on Thursday, media reports said.
Pandemic increasing risk factors for suicide, UN health agency warns
Sep 11, 2021, at 10:12 pm
New York: Suicide prevention must be prioritized after 18 months of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Americas office of the World Health Organization (WHO) warned ahead of World Suicide Prevention Day, commemorated annually on 10 September.
Human Rights abuses intensifying in eastern DR Congo - UNHCR
Sep 11, 2021, at 10:05 pm
New York: An alarming number of human rights abuses have been carried out against civilians this year by armed groups in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) said on Friday.
Yemen: As conflict drags on, ‘no quick wins’: UN envoy
Sep 11, 2021, at 09:59 pm
New York: The complexities of the years-long war in Yemen “multiply as the conflict drags on”, the country’s new UN envoy told the Security Council on Friday, adding that he was “under no illusions about the difficulty of the task” at hand.
Taliban response to protests increasingly violent, warns OHCHR
Sep 11, 2021, at 09:48 pm
New York: Peaceful protesters in many parts of Afghanistan have been met with an increasingly violent response by the new Taliban authorities over the past four weeks, the UN human rights office (OHCHR) said on Friday, including the use of live ammunition, batons and whips.
US President Joe Biden calls for unity on 9/11 attack anniversary
Sep 11, 2021, at 06:39 pm
Washington/IBNS: US President Joe Biden has called for a unity on the 20th anniversary of the Islamist terror attack which occurred on Sept 11, 2001 in the country.
Banned Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan fields candidates in cantonment board polls
Sep 11, 2021, at 05:51 pm
Islamabad: Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP), the Islamist group banned by the Pakistan government several months ago, has now fielded 84 candidates in 17 of the 41 cantonments where polling will be held on Sunday to elect general members of the cantonment board, media reports said.
Afghanistan: UN slams Taliban for its 'increasingly violent response' to protests
Sep 11, 2021, at 03:10 pm
Kabul: The United Nations on Friday slammed Taliban group for its 'increasingly violent response' to protests ever since it took control over Afghanistan on Aug 15 after entering Kabul.
China: Gas explosion leaves 8 dead
Sep 11, 2021, at 02:39 pm
Beijing: At least eight people died due to an explosion and fire caused by liquefied gas cylinder leakage in China's Liaoning Province on Saturday, media reports said.
Afghanistan: Women seek right to return to govt jobs
Sep 11, 2021, at 02:29 pm
Kabul/UNI: Despite their willingness to work, women in government jobs in Afghanistan say they have been prevented by the Taliban from returning to work.
President Xi Jinping's CCP policy to culturally unite China now reaches Inner Mongolia
Sep 11, 2021, at 02:19 am
Beijing: Xi Jinping's plan to culturally unify the entire country as per the political agenda of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has now reached Inner Mongolia.
Afghanistan: Pakistan, China welcome Taliban govt formation
Sep 11, 2021, at 02:13 am
Kabul: Pakistan and China have welcomed the government formation in Afghanistan and said they hope the Taliban will establish relations with the world’s countries.
Pakistan FM says nation will deal with Afghanistan govt that requires assistance
Sep 11, 2021, at 02:06 am
Islamabad: Pakistan's Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin has said his nation will deal with the new government in Afghanistan as they will require assistance.
Taliban kill brother of self-proclaimed Afghan President Amrullah Saleh: Source
Sep 11, 2021, at 02:01 am
Kabul/UNI/Sputnik: Members of the Taliban movement took prisoner and then killed Rohullah Saleh, brother of former Afghan Vice President Amrullah Saleh, a source close to the resistance forces told Sputnik.
Pakistan: SBP reserves drop to $20,145.6 million
Sep 11, 2021, at 01:56 am
Islamabad: The foreign exchange reserves held by Pakistan's central bank dropped by 0.61% on a weekly basis, as per the data released by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Thursday.
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa journalists reject Pakistan Media Development Authority
Sep 11, 2021, at 01:52 am
Peshawar: Journalists in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa have rejected the proposed Pakistan Media Development Authority (PMDA) by describing it as one against freedom of expression.
9/11 Redux: Looming Towers and a Forever War
Sep 11, 2021, at 12:23 am
On her maiden trip to New York City, Shabarni Basu spends an emotionally draining morning at the 9/11 Memorial & Museum as the horrors of that day exactly two decades ago come to haunt us again amid an unfolding Afghanistan tragedy
Ghost employment scam emerges in Pakistan Sikh Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee
Sep 10, 2021, at 11:12 pm
Islamabad: An alleged ghost employment scam spiriting away around 38 crore Pakistani rupees has now surfaced in the Pakistan Sikh Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (PSGPC), media reports said.
Pakistan's high-level military delegation visits Myanmar
Sep 10, 2021, at 11:02 pm
Islamabad: A high-level military delegation of Pakistan recently secretly visited Myanmar from Sept 1 to 5, media reports said.
Pakistan rejects role in facilitating takeover of Afghanistan's Panjshir
Sep 10, 2021, at 10:57 pm
Islamabad/UNI/Sputnik: Pakistan has rejected the accusations that it helped the Taliban seize the stronghold of resistance forces in northern Afghan province of Panjshir, Radio Pakistan reported on Friday, citing foreign ministry spokesman Asim Iftikhar.
Sep 10, 2021, at 10:30 pm
Kabul: A former female Afghanistan minister has said the Taliban cabinet, which was announced recently by the group, failed to represent both gender and ethnic diversity of Afghanistan.
Members of anti-China group appear in Hong Kong court
Sep 10, 2021, at 10:11 pm
Beijing/UNI/Xinhua: Seven members of an anti-China group appeared at the West Kowloon Magistrates' Courts on Friday on suspicion of violating the national security law in Hong Kong.
Women can't be ministers, should give birth and educate: Taliban
Sep 10, 2021, at 07:50 pm
Kabul/IBNS: Though Taliban says its model of governance in Afghanistan will be different from its previous regime, a recent statement by a Taliban spokesperson reveals the reality is far different from the insurgent group's words.
Libya, Tunisia agree to reopen border soon: Libyan Government of National Unity
Sep 10, 2021, at 07:25 pm
Tunis/UNI/Sputnik: Libya and Tunisia have agreed to reopen the border within the next week, a spokesman for the Libyan Government of National Unity said.
Global community can still shape ‘new reality’ in Afghanistan
Sep 10, 2021, at 05:29 pm
New York: While the choices available in Afghanistan are “not comfortable” ones, continued international engagement and unwavering commitment to the country’s people can help steer the situation to its best possible outcome, the UN’s senior official in Kabul told the Security Council on Thursday.
World remains ‘far behind’ solving biggest global challenges: Bozkir
Sep 10, 2021, at 05:09 pm
New York: The President of the UN General Assembly, told reporters on Thursday, that the world is “far behind in being able to solve the greatest global challenges and achieve the SDGs.”