Turkey: Pop singer Gulsen arrested over religious schools joke
Aug 27, 2022, at 02:52 pm
Ankara: Prominent Turkish pop singer Gulsen has been arrested after she was accused of inciting hatred over a joke she made about religious schools.
Sri Lanka suffered loss of USD 6.9 mn in fertiliser deal with China
Aug 27, 2022, at 06:04 am
Colombo: Sri Lanka's exchequer suffered a loss of USD 6.9 million over the deal signed with China as the stock of fertiliser was rejected in December 2021 over reports that it contained harmful bacteria, media reports said on Friday.
Aug 27, 2022, at 05:51 am
Beijing: China's growing power shortage problem has hit more than 1 million electric vehicles (EVs) because of reduced power supply at about 400,000 public charging facilities.
IMF sees inflation peaking at 20 pct in Pakistan
Aug 27, 2022, at 05:47 am
Islamabad: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has observed that Pakistan’s economy is slowing to around 3.5 percent amid weakening economic conditions and the average inflation rate peaking at nearly 20 percent by the end of the current fiscal year on the back of currency depreciation and higher commodity prices, media reports said on Friday.
Pakistani cities witness protest over hike in power bills
Aug 27, 2022, at 05:45 am
Islamabad: Different Pakistani cities recently witnessed protests over a hike in electricity bills which is creating trouble for consumers.
US announces suspension of 26 flights operated by Chinese carriers
Aug 27, 2022, at 03:23 am
Washington: The United States has suspended 26 passenger flights operated by Chinese carriers following Beijing's similar move taken to mitigate the spread of COVID-19, media reports said on Friday.
Research shows hardline Islamic group Hefazat-e-Islam poses challenge for Bangladesh
Aug 27, 2022, at 02:41 am
Dhaka: A leading think tank South Asia Democratic Forum (SADF) has claimed that Bangladesh is gripped by challenges posed by hardline Islamic group Hefazat-e-Islam as the country continues to witness frequent outbursts of massive violence, an increase in religiously motivated illiberalism, and a general shrinking of free, liberal, and secular thinking.
Zaporizhzhia: World narrowly avoided radiation accident, says Ukraine President Volodomyr Zelensky
Aug 27, 2022, at 12:02 am
Kyiv: Ukraine President Volodomyr Zelensky has said Europe was facing the prospect of a radiation disaster on Thursday when a Russian-occupied nuclear plant was disconnected from the country's power grid.
Ukraine: Cluster munitions pose long-term risk to civilian safety
Aug 27, 2022, at 12:00 am
New York: On Thursday, the UN-partnered Cluster Munition Monitor civil society group, released their 2022 Cluster Munition Monitor report, on the risk these weapons pose to civilians.
Pakistani rupee continues to fall against US Dollar
Aug 26, 2022, at 11:58 pm
Islamabad: The Pakistani Rupee continued to fall against the US Dollar and remained under pressure in the interbank market due to wide-ranging factors on Friday.
WHO Boss Tedros says he is unable to send money to 'starving' family
Aug 26, 2022, at 11:56 pm
Geneva: The World Health Organization (WHO) chief Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus, has revealed he is unable to send money to his "starving" relatives in Ethiopia's war-torn Tigray region.
Nigeria: Three-story building collapses in Abuja, several feared trapped under debris
Aug 26, 2022, at 11:46 pm
Abuja: A three-story under construction building collapsed in Nigerian capital Abuja which has left several people trapped under debris.
Ethiopia: Massive fuel theft puts WFP operations in Tigray at risk
Aug 26, 2022, at 11:41 pm
New York: The robbery of over half a million tonnes of fuel from the World Food Programme (WFP) in Ethiopia’s Tigray region will make it impossible to continue operations that support millions of hungry people, the UN agency said on Thursday.
Russia’s war with Ukraine needs to end, UN’s Bachelet urges Vladimir Putin
Aug 26, 2022, at 11:38 pm
New York: UN Human Rights Chief Michelle Bachelet on Thursday urged Russia’s President Vladimir Putin to end the country’s war against Ukraine, while also calling for the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant to be immediately demilitarized.
Nine rockets fired at Turkish military base in Northern Iraq
Aug 26, 2022, at 09:26 pm
Baghdad/UNI: Nine rockets on Thursday landed near a Turkish military base in Iraq's northern province of Nineveh without causing any casualties, the Kurdish security authorities said.
Sex-ed teacher In Bolivia requests kids to carry semen filled condoms
Aug 26, 2022, at 09:17 pm
Bolivia/IBNS: Sex-ed teacher Maria Ines Peredo found herself in a difficult position with the parents whose wards study at the Minero High School after her request that students carry condoms filled with semen, as per media reports.
Is Russia burning away huge amounts of gas?
Aug 26, 2022, at 09:13 pm
London/UNI: As per an independent analysis, Russia is burning off large amounts of natural gas that could cause irreparable damage to Arctic ice, a media report indicates.
Afghanistan: UNHCR alarm over forced refugee returns from Tajikistan
Aug 26, 2022, at 09:01 pm
New York: On Thursday, UNHCR, the UN refugee agency, warned of the danger faced by Afghan refugees who continue to be detained and deported from Tajikistan, reiterating that it’s illegal to force those fleeing persecution back to their homeland.
‘Comprehensive’ solution needed to end mass displacement of Rohingya
Aug 26, 2022, at 08:56 pm
New York: It’s been five years since more than 700,000 ethnic Rohingya fled from Myanmar to Bangladesh to escape a brutal military crackdown. The UN chief on Thursday called on the international community to find “comprehensive, durable and inclusive solutions” to help end their plight.
Ukraine: UN agencies deliver food, health and other support amid fighting
Aug 26, 2022, at 08:45 pm
New York: UN agencies and entities have underlined their continued support to Ukraine, as Wednesday marked six months since the start of the war devastating the country.
Drought, hunger and fighting leave Ethiopia in ‘very difficult humanitarian situation’
Aug 26, 2022, at 07:42 pm
New York: Amidst deteriorating levels of malnutrition and Ethiopia’s worst drought in 40 years, 17 million people are being targeted for humanitarian assistance, the UN spokesperson said on Wednesday.
Taliban govt in Afghanistan blocks over 23 million 'immoral' websites
Aug 26, 2022, at 07:08 pm
Kabul: The Taliban government in Afghanistan has blocked more than 23 million websites that were posting 'immoral content' in Afghanistan.
Israeli suppression of Palestinian rights organizations ‘illegal and unacceptable’
Aug 26, 2022, at 07:00 pm
New York: Twenty-four UN-appointed independent human rights experts condemned on Wednesday, Israel’s escalating attacks against Palestinian civil society in the occupied West Bank, describing it as “illegal and unacceptable”.
Guterres underlines need for peace as Ukraine marks six months of ‘senseless war’
Aug 26, 2022, at 06:44 pm
New York: The “senseless war” in Ukraine is now six months old, with no end in sight, UN Secretary-General António Guterres told the Security Council on Wednesday, repeating his ongoing appeal for peace.
Sierra Leone: Female genital mutilation ‘amounts to torture,’ impunity must end
Aug 26, 2022, at 06:38 pm
New York: UN-appointed independent human rights experts called on Wednesday for stronger measures to prevent and penalize female genital mutilation in Sierra Leone.
Aug 26, 2022, at 05:50 am
Ankara: The Daily Sabah and the Anadolu Agency on Wednesday reported Turkey's Parliamentary Speaker Mustafa Şentop held a videoconference meeting with Li Zhanshu, Chairman of the Standing Committee of the Chinese National People’s Congress, to discuss developing closer ties between China and Turkey.
China's autumn harvest under 'threat' amid severe heatwave
Aug 26, 2022, at 05:36 am
Beijing: China's autumn harvest is under "threat" from a severe heatwave, high temperatures, and drought, the Chinese media reported, while the authorities have warned, urging action to protect crops in the face of the country's hottest summer on record.
Pakistan govt employees demand hike in house rent allowance, announce sit-in
Aug 26, 2022, at 05:25 am
Islamabad: Demanding a 100 percent increase in house rent, medical and conveyance allowances, the government employees in Pakistan have announced to stage a demonstration outside the Parliament House on September 14, local media reported.
Pakistan: Killing of Lakki man in ‘encounter’ triggers widespread protest
Aug 26, 2022, at 05:23 am
Lakki Marwat, Pakistan: The killing of a man in an alleged police encounter sparked protest in the Lakki Marwat city of Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province as a large mob placed the body on Bannu-Mianwali road and closed it to all kinds of vehicular traffic, local media reported.
US announces weapons package worth USD 2.98 bln for Kyiv
Aug 25, 2022, at 07:56 pm
Washington/UNI: The United States on Wednesday announced an additional tranche of security assistance to Ukraine worth nearly three billion US dollars, the largest one-time weapons aid to Kyiv that came at a time when the Russia-Ukraine conflict reached its half-year mark.