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Development financing crucial to get global economy back on track

New York: The global economy is under severe stress and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are in “need of urgent rescue”, the deputy UN chief told the Financing for Development Forum on Monday.

UN rights office calls for Singapore stay of execution for Malaysia nationals

New York: In Singapore, the UN rights office, OHCHR, called on Monday for a stay of execution for two Malaysian nationals accused of drug offences.

Over 500 Bangladeshis detained in Libya

Dhaka: Police in the North African country of Libya have detained more than 500 Bangladeshis off the coast of the Mediterranean.

Elon Musk buys Twitter, US President Joe Biden worried about social media power

Washington: US President Joe Biden is more concerned about the power of large social media platforms than about who owns them, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki told reporters when asked about Elon Musk's acquisition of Twitter.

Scottie Barnes from Toronto Raptors was named NBA's rookie of the year

Toronto/IBNS: Scottie Barnes, 20, is the third Toronto player after Vince Carter (1999), Damon Stoudamire (1996) to win the NBA Rookie award of the year on Saturday at Scotiabank Arena.

Canada: 'Bollywood Ki Dhun' promotes young South Asian talent in North America with music concert

Markham/IBNS: Organized by Team 'Bollywood Ki Dhun' in association with Arya Samaj Mandir and South Asians In Ontario, a live Bollywood music concert was held recently in Ontario's Markham.

Pakistan authorities foil smuggling bid from Afghanistan via Torkham border crossing

Torkham, Afghanistan: The Pakistan Customs authorities have foiled a bid to smuggle arms from Afghanistan at the Torkham border crossing, media reports said on Monday.

Sri Lanka to witness power cuts for 4 hour and 30 mins for 3 days from today

Colombo: The Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) has announced Sri Lanka will witness 4 hour and 30 minute power cuts in all regions for three days from Monday due to the lack of sufficient fuel and water to generate electricity, media reports said.

Pakistan: Missing persons’ families not hopeful about Shehbaz Sharif's promise

Quetta, Pakistan: Sammi Deen Baloch, the daughter of Dr Deen Muhammad who has been missing since mid-2009, is not feeling positive about Pakistan's new Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s assurance that he will raise the missing persons’ issue with the relevant quarters.

China: Uyghur lecturer sentenced to 13 years in prison over writings, foreign connections

Xinjiang: A Uyghur academic, who studied in Germany, has been sentenced to 13 years in prison in northwestern China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, media reports said on Monday.

Pakistan's media regulatory authority sends notice to ARY News over ‘fake news’ attributed to envoy

Islamabad: The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) last week issued a show-cause notice to ARY News where it claimed the channel had aired 'fake and unverified' news about the stance of Pakistan’s former ambassador to the US, Asad Majeed, regarding the controversial letter, media reports said on Monday.

Women raped then killed by Russian troops: Ukrainian doctors

Kyiv/UNI: Ukrainian forensic doctors have said postmortem examinations on bodies in mass graves found in the north of Kyiv have revealed that some women were raped before being killed by the Russian forces.

Sri Lanka to face severe food shortage: Former PM Ranil Wickremesinghe

Colombo: Sri Lanka's former PM  Ranil Wickremesinghe has expressed doubt that the country might face a severe  food shortage  as the Indian credit facility given for fuel will end by the first week of May.

China: Mass testing begins in Beijing, lockdown fear sparks panic buying

Beijing: As the Chinese capital Beijing begins mass testing for its millions of residents after an increase in Covid-19 cases, fears of a hard lockdown have sparked panic buying.

Afghanistan: Taliban separates weekdays for male, female university students

Kabul: The Taliban government of Afghanistan has separated weekdays of male and female students of Kabul University and Kabul Polytechnic University in a bid to further end co-education in the country, media reports said on Monday.