South Korea says North Korea fired cruise missiles off east coast
South Korea on Sunday claimed North Korea fired several cruise missiles from its east coast, media reports said.
Several nations, including the UK and the US, have halted donations to the UN agency for Palestinian refugees amid accusations by Israel that several UNRWA staff were involved in the October 7 attack by Hamas members.
Caught on camera, Rahat Fateh Ali Khan thrashes student with shoe; then clarifies
Iconic Pakistani singer Rahat Fateh Ali Khan Sunday attempted to downplay a viral video that purportedly showed him mercilessly thrashing a man with his shoe, who he claimed was his disciple.
150 Palestinians killed in Israeli siege of Gaza hospital
Gaza/IBNS/UNI: As many as 150 Palestinians were killed in an Israeli siege of Nasser Medical Complex Hospital in Gaza's second-largest city of Khan Younis
Two senior Ningxia officials punished for deadly restaurant gas explosion in China
Two senior officials of northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region have been subjected to disciplinary Party penalties for neglecting their duties and failing to fulfil their responsibilities in a deadly restaurant gas explosion last year, according to an official statement on Saturday.
UNRWA to investigate allegations ‘several’ staffers played role in 7 October attacks
Secretary-General António Guterres has asked the head of the UN agency assisting Palestine refugees, UNRWA, to “swiftly” investigate “extremely serious allegations” that several agency staffers were involved in the 7 October terror attacks in southern Israel.
UN human rights chief regrets use of nitrogen in Alabama execution
The UN human rights chief has expressed deep regret over the execution of a prisoner in the United States on Thursday night through the country’s first-ever use of nitrogen asphyxiation as a method of implementing the death penalty.
Chicago shooting leaves two teens dead
At least two teens were shot dead during a shooting incident in Chicago's Loop area on Friday (January 26, 2024).
Pakistan's envoy resumes diplomatic duties in Iran
Tehran: Pakistan's Ambassador to Iran, Muhammad Mudassir Tipu, left Islamabad on Friday for Iran's capital to resume his diplomatic duties, according to Iran's official news agency, IRNA.
British Columbia has lost more than 2500 lives in 2023 due to toxic drugs: Report
Vancouver/IBNS: Preliminary report released by the BC Coroners Service has confirmed that at least 2,511 people died in British Columbia in 2023 — the largest number of drug-related deaths ever reported to the agency — due to intake of toxic, unregulated drugs.
Israeli tanks target hospital in southern Gaza, several injured
Jerusalem/IBNS/UNI: Israeli tanks have targeted Al-Amal hospital in the southern Gaza Strip city of Khan Younis, resulting in several injuries, the Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS) said in a statement on Friday.
Adult film actress Jesse Jane, 43, found dead in Oklahoma home due to alleged drug overdose
Adult film actress Jesse Jane and her boyfriend Brett Hasenmueller were found dead at their home in Moore, Oklahoma, media reports said.
Japan to release 54,600 tons of Fukushima nuclear wastewater in 2024
The operator of Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant, Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO), has announced a plan to release around 54,600 tons of nuclear-contaminated water from the facility into the ocean in fiscal 2024.
Six among a group of approximately 61 heavily disguised people boarding a train in Sydney were arrested and taken to the police station following a police operation on Friday, said the Police Force in the Australian state of New South Wales (NSW).
A Spanish court has acquitted an Indian-British man who landed himself in trouble after he joked to friends about blowing up a flight from London Gatwick to Menorca.