Mark Zuckerberg's New Year wish is indeed special, shares cute image of his pregnant wife
Jan 02, 2023, at 12:12 am
New York: Social media giant Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg on Sunday shared a special picture where his wife Priscilla Chan could be seen expecting their third child.
Pakistan: Terrorist, constable die as gunmen attack police checkpost
Jan 01, 2023, at 11:44 pm
Islamabad: A terrorist and a police constable died on Sunday when gunmen attacked a police checkpost in the Shahbaz Khel area of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Lakki Marwat District in Pakistan, media reports said.
North Korea fires one SRBM into East Sea
Jan 01, 2023, at 11:04 pm
Pyongyang: North Korea commenced the new year by launching one short-range ballistic missile (SRBM) into the East Sea on Sunday, media reports said on Sunday.
Afghanistan: Several feared dead in Kabul airport blast
Jan 01, 2023, at 09:51 pm
Kabul: An explosion occurred on Sunday at a military airport in Afghanistan’s capital Kabul, Interior Ministry spokesman Nafi Takoor said, adding that several people were killed or injured in the incident.
North Korea fires ballistic missile towards Sea of Japan: Reports
Jan 01, 2023, at 06:26 pm
Pyongyang/UNI: North Korea test-fired its first short-range ballistic missile in 2023 toward the Sea of Japan on Sunday Yonhap news agency reports, citing the South Korean military.
Over dozen people killed in Mexico bus accident
Jan 01, 2023, at 02:26 pm
Mexico City/UNI: A private tour bus has overturned in western Mexico, killing over a dozen people and injuring 47, the prosecutor’s office of the state of Nayarit said.
Morocco prohibits entry of all travellers from China amid Covid cases' spike
Jan 01, 2023, at 02:07 pm
Rabat/ UNI: The Moroccan authorities have banned all people arriving from China from entering the country, amid a surge in coronavirus cases, the country’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said.
UN and top aid officials slam Afghan rulers’ NGO ban for women
Jan 01, 2023, at 12:49 am
New York: Top UN agency officials and civil society organization heads joined forces on Thursday to urge Afghanistan’s de facto authorities to reverse their ban on women working for NGOs that provide aid relief.
Former Pope Benedict XVI dies at 95
Jan 01, 2023, at 12:19 am
Vatican City: Former Pope Benedict XVI has died at his Vatican residence, nine years after he retired from the position, officials said on Saturday.
Pakistan to outsource 3 major airports' services to int'l operators
Dec 31, 2022, at 11:57 pm
Islamabad: The government of Pakistan has decided to engage international operators to help run three major airports of the country, aiming to attract foreign direct investment and to provide world-class facilities to passengers, the Prime Minister's Office said.
Pakistan: Three army men die during gunfight with terrorists
Dec 31, 2022, at 11:53 pm
Peshawar: At least three terrorists died in the Arawali area of Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa region during a gunfight with terrorists on Thursday.
Pakistan: Over 200 medics in ex-Fata remain unpaid for four months
Dec 31, 2022, at 11:47 pm
Peshawar: More than 225 doctors, including medical officers, emergency medical officers and specialists, appointed by the government to improve patient care in the erstwhile Federally Administered Tribal Areas (Fata) have not received their salaries for the past four months, media reports said on Saturday.
Pakistan: Religious leader shot dead in Bajaur
Dec 31, 2022, at 11:47 pm
Bajaur: Unknown attackers shot dead a local religious leader Maulana Azizullah Tahiri in Khar bazaar area of Pakistan's Bajaur district on Thursday, media reports said.
Pakistan: Imran Khan's PTI to launch anti-inflation drive
Dec 31, 2022, at 10:36 pm
Lahore: Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) is all set to launch another protest movement across Pakistan against the country's “skyrocketing inflation” and the “economic meltdown”.
Arab region registers world’s highest unemployment rate, UN survey finds
Dec 31, 2022, at 10:09 pm
New York: According to the latest UN survey, released on Friday, the Arab region registered a 12 per cent unemployment rate in 2022, the highest in the world.
UN rights chief on Myanmar refugees and a future of ‘kindness, empathy and unity’
Dec 31, 2022, at 10:00 pm
New York: Days after the latest sea rescue of Rohingya refugees by Indonesian fishing crews, UN human rights chief Volker Türk appealed on Friday for greater regional protections.
North Korea fires three short-range ballistic missiles, claims South Korea
Dec 31, 2022, at 02:52 pm
Pyongyang: North Korea is ending the year by launching three short-range ballistic missiles into the East Sea on Saturday, South Korean officials claimed on Saturday.
Pakistan: Hindu woman's mutilated body found in Sindh
Dec 30, 2022, at 11:46 pm
Islamabad: Police recovered a mutilated body of a Hindu woman in Sindh province of Pakistan, media reports said on Friday.
Myanmar court sends Aung San Suu Kyi to further seven years in prison
Dec 30, 2022, at 08:57 pm
A military-run court in Myanmar has sentenced Burmese politician Aung San Suu Kyi to seven years in prison for corruption, media reports said on Friday.
Death toll rises to 25 in Cambodia casino fire
Dec 30, 2022, at 08:49 pm
Phnom Penh: The death toll has risen to 25 after a massive fire engulfed a hotel-casino in northwest Cambodia's Banteay Meanchey province, officials said on Friday.
Ukraine's troops fire 6 missiles from MLRS on Donetsk city
Dec 30, 2022, at 03:58 pm
Kyiv: The Ukrainian troops on Friday fired six missiles from multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS) on the city of Donetsk, the Donetsk People's Republic's (DPR) representative office in the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of the ceasefire regime (JCCC) said.
Air raid warnings issued across Ukraine: Authorities
Dec 29, 2022, at 08:48 pm
Kiev/UNI: Air raid warnings were issued throughout Ukraine on Thursday, according to the digital transformation ministry's live map.
Fire at casino-hotel on Cambodian border kills at least 10, injures 30 people
Dec 29, 2022, at 08:35 pm
Phnom Penh/UNI: At least ten people have died and 30 others have been injured in a massive fire at the Grand Diamond City casino-hotel in the town of Poipet on the Cambodian-Thai border, Poipet Town Hall Administration chief Nhem Phoeng said on Thursday.
EU and 12 other nations urge Taliban to lift ban on women working for NGOs
Dec 29, 2022, at 08:22 pm
Moscow/UNI: The European Union and 12 other countries have urged the Taliban to reverse their decision to prohibit Afghan women from working in non-governmental organizations (NGOs), the US State Department said on Wednesday.
China COVID-19 surge: People turn to black market for generic Indian drugs
Dec 29, 2022, at 06:55 pm
Beijing: Chinese residents are turning to the black market for generic Covid-19 drugs as the country is combating the rise in infection in the country, media reports said on Wednesday.
Dec 29, 2022, at 06:49 pm
London/Beijing: China’s infamous Propaganda Department led by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) decrees ‘external propaganda’ to sway opinions on Chinese policies and politics abroad, as per senior journalist Kaliph Anaz.
Pakistan: 17% local government seats for Islamabad women remain uncontested
Dec 29, 2022, at 06:40 pm
Islamabad: About 17 percent of seats reserved for women nominees in Pakistan's Islamabad local government elections did not witness any contest, media reports said on Wednesday.
Dollar flight to Kabul continues from Pakistan
Dec 29, 2022, at 06:36 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan's Exchange Companies Association of Pakistan (Ecap) on Monday revealed that the country has been facing a large-scale outflow of US dollars to Afghanistan ever since the Taliban’s takeover of Kabul last year, media reports said.
Security alert: Saudi Arabia, UK direct citizens to restrict their movements in Pakistan
Dec 29, 2022, at 06:27 pm
Islamabad: Saudi Arabia and the United Kingdom have directed citizens to restrict their movements in Pakistan.
US blizzard turns Niagara Falls into frozen winter wonderland. Check here
Dec 29, 2022, at 05:50 am
New York/IBNS: As the blizzard in the United States has messed up the Christmas weekend plans for many amid reports of several deaths due to harsh weather conditions, a video of Niagara Falls in Buffalo covered in ice has left the internet awestruck.