Top-selling Canadian cookbook author Joan Pare passes away at 95
Dec 29, 2022, at 03:42 am
Ontario/IBNS: Jean Pare, a top-selling Canadian cookbook author, known for her Company’s Coming cookbook series, has died in Edmonton on Christmas Eve at 95, media reports said.
Canada: Ontario Provincial Police officer shot dead in shooting near Hagerville, 2 suspects arrested
Dec 29, 2022, at 02:58 am
Ontario/IBNS: Canada's Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) personnel. Grzegorz “Greg” Pierzchala, aged 28, was killed in a shooting near Hagersville, Tuesday afternoon while on duty.
Almost 6,900 civilians killed in Ukraine since Feb 24: OHCHR
Dec 28, 2022, at 11:51 pm
Kiev: Nearly 6,900 civilians have been killed and more than 10,900 wounded in Ukraine since the beginning of the Russian military operation, according to an updated UN Human Rights Office report released.
Japan, US coordinating leaders' meeting in Washington on Jan 13
Dec 28, 2022, at 11:08 pm
Tokyo/UNI: The Governments of the United States and Japan are coordinating the meeting of US President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in Washington on Jan 13, the Yomiuri Shimbun newspaper reported on Wednesday, citing sources familiar with the matter.
Almost 6,900 civilians killed in Ukraine since Feb 24: UN Human Rights Office report
Dec 28, 2022, at 11:01 pm
Kiev/UNI: Nearly 6,900 civilians have been killed and more than 10,900 wounded in Ukraine since the beginning of the Russian military operation, according to an updated UN Human Rights Office report released.
Massive fire at oil refinery in north of Iraq taken under control
Dec 28, 2022, at 10:49 pm
Baghdad/UNI: Iraqi firefighters have brought a massive fire at the Al-Kuwair oil refinery plant alongside the Gwer-Erbil highway in northern Iraq's Erbil province under control, Maj. Sarkot Karsh, the spokesman for the Civil Defense Directorate in Erbil said.
China protests official Japanese visit to Taiwan
Dec 28, 2022, at 10:30 pm
Beijing: China expressed dissatisfaction on Wednesday with the ongoing visit of Japanese lawmakers to Taiwan, an island it claims as its territory, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said.
Bangladesh: Sheikh Hasina flags off first metro train in Dhaka
Dec 28, 2022, at 08:43 pm
Dhaka: Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday flagged off the first metro passenger train at Dhaka's Diabari area, marking a new beginning in the public transportation paradigm of the country.
Kenya: Severe drought fuels malnutrition, reduces hospital-delivery births in Turkana County
Dec 28, 2022, at 08:29 pm
New York: Following four successive failed rainy seasons, Kenya is amid the worst drought in 40 years, the UN’s women’s health agency, UNFPA, said on Tuesday, shining a light on 134,000 pregnant or breastfeeding women who are reported to be acutely malnourished and in need of treatment.
UN refugee agency welcomes Indonesia's ‘act of humanity’ in rescuing migrants adrift at sea
Dec 28, 2022, at 03:24 pm
New York: Indonesian fishing crews and local authorities who took part in rescuing more than 200 people adrift at sea, were hailed on Tuesday by the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, for their “act of humanity”.
Islamabad suicide attack: Suspects arrested
Dec 28, 2022, at 02:56 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah has said the suspects involved in the suicide attack in Islamabad last week have been arrested.
‘Unfathomable restrictions’ on women’s rights risk destabilizing Afghanistan
Dec 28, 2022, at 02:43 pm
New York: The UN rights chief, Volker Türk, called on Tuesday for the Taliban de facto authorities to revoke immediately a raft of policies that target the rights of women and girls in Afghanistan, saying that they cause “terrible, cascading effects” on their lives and risk destabilizing the nation.
Pakistan: Lakki Marwat traders threaten to start demonstration against police
Dec 28, 2022, at 03:00 am
Lakki Marwat, Pakistan: Traders in Pakistan's Lakki Marwat city on Sunday threatened to launch agitation against the police’s failure to trace and arrest the robbers involved in looting cash from a businessman, media reports said.
Dec 28, 2022, at 02:51 am
Quetta: Two Balochistan government officials — home minister and an adviser to the chief minister — have arrived in Gwadar city of Pakistan to discuss and negotiate a settlement and convince the protesters of Haq Do Tehreek (HDT) to end their around two-month-long demonstration.
China: Shrinking working-age population may hit global economy
Dec 28, 2022, at 02:31 am
Beijing: China's working age population, which is defined as those aged between 15 and 64, has declined from the peak of 997 million in 2014 to 986 million last year, media reports said.
Solomon Islands’ ambassador to China dies in Beijing
Dec 28, 2022, at 01:27 am
Honiara: Solomon Islands’ ambassador to China John Moffat Fugui has died in Beijing, media reports said.
China's COVID-19 surge affecting factories and consumer market
Dec 28, 2022, at 01:20 am
Beijing: China's COVID-19 surge is troubling the economic state of the country, media reports said on Tuesday.
Cross-strait conflict with China: Taiwan extends mandatory military service
Dec 28, 2022, at 01:06 am
Taipei: The Taiwanese government is going to extend its mandatory military service to one year to better train soldiers to take on mainland Chinese forces in the event of a cross-strait conflict, media reports said on Tuesday.
Afghan police arrest two drug smugglers in northern province
Dec 27, 2022, at 08:23 pm
Mazari-I-Sharif/UNI: The Afghan police have arrested two drug smugglers in Afghanistan's northern Balkh province, provincial police spokesman Mohammad Asif Waziri said on Tuesday.
China lifts Covid restrictions for int'l arrivals
Dec 27, 2022, at 08:12 pm
Beijing/UNI: China will cancel nucleic acid tests for international arrivals starting from Jan. 8, a Chinese Foreign Ministry statement said on Tuesday.
Spain: Bus plunges into river, seven die
Dec 27, 2022, at 03:33 pm
Barcelona: A bus plunged into a river in Spain which left at least seven people dead on Saturday, media report said.
Afghanistan: Taliban administration shuts down two educational institutions in Kabul, Herat
Dec 27, 2022, at 03:03 pm
Kabul: The Taliban rulers of Afghanistan have shut down two educational institutions in Kabul and Herat which accommodate over 1200 female students.
Chinese provinces report blood shortages amid COVID-19 surge
Dec 27, 2022, at 02:49 am
Beijing: The fast-spreading COVID-19 infection in China is causing blood shortages across hospitals in various provinces in the nation, media reports said on Monday.
German firms splash out billions on Taiwan supply chain
Dec 27, 2022, at 02:26 am
Taipei: German companies are expanding their supply-chain links with Taiwan over the past three years to meet the challenges set by the Covid-19 era, media reports said.
Women not wearing Hijab barred from services in east Iran: Authorities
Dec 27, 2022, at 12:38 am
Tehran: All facilities in Iran's eastern province of South Khorasan are no longer allowed to provide services to women not wearing hijab, provincial deputy governor Seyed Mohammad Reza Talebi said on Monday.
Dec 27, 2022, at 12:20 am
New York: Amid reports on Saturday that the Taliban had barred women from working for local and international NGOs, the United Nations said the decision would undermine the efforts of numerous organizations working throughout Afghanistan to help the most vulnerable, especially women and girls.
Japan lodges protest to China over Ship presence near Senkaku Islands : Cabinet
Dec 27, 2022, at 12:16 am
Tokyo: Japan has lodged a protest to China over the longest ever presence of its ships in the Japanese territorial waters near the Senkaku islands, Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno said on Monday.
Pakistan ‘ill-prepared’ to combat new Covid variants: Reports
Dec 26, 2022, at 11:44 pm
New Delhi: Health authorities in Pakistan are ill-prepared to stop the arrival of the new variant of the COVID-19, which is wreaking havoc in China, from entering the nation, media reports said.
Bangladesh: Rohingya leader shot dead in Ukhiya camp
Dec 26, 2022, at 11:39 pm
Dhaka: A Rohingya leader has been shot dead in a refugee camp in Bangladesh's Ukhiya region, media reports said on Monday.
North Korean drone detected across border
Dec 26, 2022, at 11:11 pm
Seoul: South Korean military officials have detected five North Korean drones across their mutual border,media reports said on Monday.