Probe announced into alleged Tigray rights violations: UN rights office
Mar 26, 2021, at 11:12 pm
New York: Alleged serious abuses and rights violations in Ethiopia’s Tigray region are to be investigated by the UN, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) said on Thursday.
Quad ‘democracies’ will hold Chinese ‘autocracy’ accountable for its actions: Biden
Mar 26, 2021, at 11:07 pm
The Quad summit “got the Chinese attention” on their seriousness in holding Beijing accountable for its actions in the Indo-Pacific region, according to US President Joe Biden.
Myanmar: UN expert calls for emergency summit, warns conditions ‘likely to get much worse'
Mar 26, 2021, at 11:03 pm
New York: The independent UN Special Rapporteur investigating human rights in Myanmar has called on the international community to hold an “emergency” summit of all stakeholders, including the parliamentarians who were democratically elected prior to February’s military coup.
UN staff must be protected, as they undertake life-saving work, Guterres says on International Day
Mar 26, 2021, at 10:58 pm
New York: The United Nations Secretary-General has called on all countries to support the international treaty protecting UN staff and associated personnel, to ensure all those who carry out the vital work of the Organization have the safety they need to fulfill their mission.
UN emergency fund allocates $14 million for Rohingya refugees left homeless by massive fire
Mar 26, 2021, at 10:54 pm
New York: The United Nations’ top relief official on Wednesday released $14 million in emergency funding to provide life-saving assistance to thousands of Rohingya refugee families, after a massive fire ripped through the Kutupalong camp in southern Bangladesh, earlier this week.
Indian PM Modi begins Bangladesh tour, hails country's 'remarkable' development under Hasina
Mar 26, 2021, at 10:47 pm
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi landed in Dhaka on Friday for a two-state visit to Bangladesh which is also celebrating the golden jubilee of its independence. This visit is the first foreign visit undertaken by Modi since the Covid-19 crisis.
Libya: UN envoy hails new national government after years of ‘paralysis and internal divisions’
Mar 26, 2021, at 06:10 pm
New York: After years of “paralysis and internal divisions”, progress towards a lasting peace through stable national government and dialogue, is being made in Libya, the top UN envoy for the country said on Wednesday.
Young people help draw up UN digital protection recommendations
Mar 26, 2021, at 06:06 pm
New York: Over 30 years after the invention of the world wide web, The UN Committee on the Rights of the Child has laid out the ways that young people and children should be treated in the digital world, and how their rights should be protected.
UN chief reaffirms solidarity with Niger, as second deadly attack rocks country
Mar 26, 2021, at 05:46 pm
New York: The United Nations Secretary-General has reaffirmed the Organization’s support and solidarity with Niger, as the second deadly attacks against civilians in less than a week rocked the west African nation.
COVID-19:Pakistan’s exports to Afghanistan moves down by 13 pct
Mar 26, 2021, at 05:24 pm
Pakistan’s exports to regional countries, including Afghanistan, has dropped by 22 percent in the first phase of eight months of the current fiscal year amid spike in COVID-19 pandemic, media reports said.
Speaker Nancy Pelosi says US to hold China accountable for human rights abuses
Mar 26, 2021, at 05:20 pm
Washington: US Speaker Nancy Pelosi recently slammed China and said Washington will hold Beijing accountable for human rights abuses against the Uyghurs in Xinjiang as well as against people in Tibet and Hong Kong.
Pakistan: Sindh police baton-charge, detain teachers in Karachi
Mar 26, 2021, at 05:13 pm
Sindh police allegedly baton-charged and detained more than two dozen teachers for protesting outside the Chief Minister House in Pakistan's Karachi recently, media reports said.
France: Bangladeshi expats host exhibition at Eiffel Tower to showcase 1971 Pakistan genocide
Mar 26, 2021, at 05:45 am
Bangladesh Hindu Buddhist and Christian Unity Council (BHBCUC) of France members recently hosted a poster exhibition at Eiffel Tower square to showcase the Pakistan Army-led genocide in Bangladesh in 1971, media reports said.
Mar 26, 2021, at 05:41 am
Islamabad: Doctors in the Gilgit Baltistan region of Pakistan occupied Kashmir's (PoK) demonstrated on Wednesday against PM Imran Khan-led government after they were not given regularisation and post-graduation admission.
Afghanistan finally gets the Kamal Khan Dam, to provide much-needed water to Nimroz
Mar 26, 2021, at 05:17 am
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani inaugurated Kamal Khan Dam in the western province of Nimroz, the dam with a capacity of 53 million cubic metres will irrigate 1,74,000 hectares of land in three districts of the country.
Pope Francis hails Bangabandhu’s vision of ‘pluralistic’ Bangladesh
Mar 26, 2021, at 05:11 am
In a video message on the occasion of the golden jubilee of Bangladesh, Pope Francis hailed the “pluralistic” and “inclusive” vision of the country’s founding father Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, who is popularly known as Bangabandhu.
Canada's Supreme Court rules Ottawa's carbon tax against climate change as constitutional
Mar 26, 2021, at 05:00 am
Ottawa/IBNS: The Supreme Court of Canada has ruled that federal Liberal government's carbon pricing regime is constitutional in a 6-3 decision, that allows Ottawa to go ahead with its plan to ensure every province and territory has a price on carbon to curb greenhouse gas emissions.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken targets China over coercive measures
Mar 25, 2021, at 11:50 pm
Washington: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has slammed China for its sweeping use of coercive measures and even urged NATO allies to work with the U.S. in order to mount pushback on Beijing.
Bangladesh PM stresses on infrastructure to develop trade with Bhutan
Mar 25, 2021, at 11:48 pm
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday held a meeting with visiting Bhutanese Prime Minister Lotay Tshering and stressed on developing infrastructure to enhance bilateral trade with Bhutan, reported Dhaka Tribune.
Pakistan: Chaman blast leaves three people dead
Mar 25, 2021, at 11:44 pm
A bomb blast hit Pakistan's Chaman area on Tuesday which left three people dead and 13 others injured, media reports said.
PML-N opposes proposed bill granting complete autonomy to State Bank of Pakistan
Mar 25, 2021, at 11:41 pm
Islamabad/UNI: PML-N leader Mohammad Zubair, on Wednesday expressed his party's reservations over the proposed bill which aims to grant unprecedented autonomy to the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) in line with the terms of the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Pakistan government refuses to renew Nawaz Sharif's passport
Mar 25, 2021, at 11:35 pm
Pakistan’s government will not renew the passport of former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif who is currently staying in Landon. However, the government said they would provide him with special documents to travel back to Pakistan.
IMF board approves plan to release $500 million to Pakistan
Mar 25, 2021, at 11:32 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan is all set to get $500 million from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) as part of the $6 billion bailout package agreed in 2019. The IMF board approved an agreement earlier reached at the staff level.
Amid rising cases in India, Nepal alerts its border districts
Mar 25, 2021, at 11:29 pm
Authorities in Nepal have asked all district administrations to step up their preparations for a possible rise in cases as infections in India are rising steadily. Districts are asked to set up isolation and quarantine facilities.
Some 300 migrant children in US care facilities test positive for Coronavirus: Reports
Mar 25, 2021, at 02:42 pm
Washington/Sputnik: About 300 migrant children currently held in US federal care facilities have tested positive for the novel coronavirus, the news website Axios reported on Wednesday citing the Department of Health and Human Services sources.
Moksha Canada to launch first-ever Spring Fest to celebrate country's multiculturalism
Mar 25, 2021, at 03:41 am
Canada/IBNS: Observing its first-ever celebration, Spring Fest multiculturalism would be showcased by Moksha Canada and would be held on Saturday, March 27 from 5 - 9 PM, with a kid’s component on Sunday, March 28 from 2-4 PM.
Indian-American Vivek Murthy is US Surgeon General
Mar 25, 2021, at 01:24 am
Washington/UNI: Indian-American physician Vivek Murthy has been confirmed by the Senate as US surgeon general.
Income support scheme averted a ‘catastrophe’ in Pakistan, finds report
Mar 25, 2021, at 01:20 am
Pakistan’s innovative emergency cash program (Ehsaas) helped avert an economic catastrophe by directly transferring cash benefits in form of income support to millions of people who had lost their livelihood because of the Covid-19, found a report.
Sri Lanka maintains growth momentum in export earnings; jumps 2.5 percent in Feb
Mar 25, 2021, at 01:09 am
Sri Lanka continues to record growth in export earnings, registering 2.5 percent in February in comparison to the same period last year, reported Colombopage. This is the fifth straight month the country registered growth in export earnings which reached $993 million.
US asks Sri Lanka to take ‘meaningful & credible’ steps towards reconciliation
Mar 25, 2021, at 01:00 am
Sri Lanka has to take “meaningful and credible steps” to address the painful past towards reconciliation” to ensure rights of all people in the country, the US Department of State said after the UNHRC adopted a resolution on Sri Lanka.