Taiwan detects 33 Chinese military aircraft, six navy ships around nation
Jan 29, 2024, at 04:47 am
Taiwan's Ministry of National Defence on Saturday said 33 military aircraft and six naval vessels from China were detected between 6 a.m. Friday and Saturday around the nation.
Man, who was threatening cops with a knife in Australia, shot dead
Jan 29, 2024, at 02:28 am
A man threatened police officers with a knife and was shot dead by police earlier Sunday morning in Australia's state of Queensland.
Maldives Parliament witnesses chaos as lawmakers clash during special session
Jan 29, 2024, at 02:12 am
Maldivian Parliament on Sunday witnessed unruly scenes when some lawmakers exchanged blows with each other during a special session convened to seek parliamentary approval for President Mohamed Muizzu's cabinet ministers.
Baloch leader says month-long sit-in protest against enforced disappearance ‘a revolution’
Jan 29, 2024, at 01:51 am
Baloch Yakjehti Committee leader Mahrang Baloch, who led the month-long sit-in protest to highlight the issue of mission persons and police torture in Balochistan, on Saturday said a “revolution” was brewing in the Pakistani region.
Police arrest 20 PTI workers in Pakistan's Karachi during election rally
Jan 29, 2024, at 01:48 am
Karachi Police on Sunday arrested at least 20 Imran Khan's PTI workers when the party tried to carry out an election rally in the Pakistani city ahead of the February 8 national polls.
Unidentified gunmen kill nine Pakistani labourers in Iran amid recent border tension
Jan 28, 2024, at 11:45 pm
Unidentified attackers gunned down nine Pakistani workers in Iran’s Sistan-Baluchestan province on Saturday.
Two masked gunmen attack Italian church in Turkey, one dies
Jan 28, 2024, at 10:45 pm
At least one person died after two masked men attacked an Italian church in Turkey's Sarıyer district on Sunday (January 28, 2024), Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said.
South Korea says North Korea fired cruise missiles off east coast
Jan 28, 2024, at 09:55 pm
South Korea on Sunday claimed North Korea fired several cruise missiles from its east coast, media reports said.
Jan 28, 2024, at 07:43 pm
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
Jan 28, 2024, at 06:57 pm
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
Jan 28, 2024, at 03:49 pm
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
Jan 28, 2024, at 12:16 am
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
Jan 27, 2024, at 08:31 pm
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
Jan 27, 2024, at 03:43 pm
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
Jan 27, 2024, at 03:21 pm
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
Jan 27, 2024, at 05:44 am
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
Jan 27, 2024, at 03:51 am
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
Jan 27, 2024, at 02:18 am
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
Jan 27, 2024, at 12:40 am
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
Jan 26, 2024, at 11:41 pm
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.
Jan 26, 2024, at 11:38 pm
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).
Jan 26, 2024, at 11:20 pm
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.
UN trade and development body warns Red Sea shipping crisis is having a ‘dramatic’ impact
Jan 26, 2024, at 03:45 pm
Attacks against shipping in the Red Sea by Houthis are devastating for global trade and supply chains, already reeling under the impacts of the war in Ukraine and climate change-linked conditions in the Panama Canal, said the UN trade and development body, UNCTAD, on Thursday.
British-Indian student Aditya Verma facing trial in Spain over his in-flight 'Taliban' joke
Jan 26, 2024, at 03:22 pm
A British-Indian student is facing trial in Spain after he was accused of causing public disorder by sending a Snapchat message where he joked about blowing up a plane in which he was flying.
International Court of Justice to deliver ruling on Israel Genocide case tomorrow
Jan 26, 2024, at 05:32 am
Amsterdam: The International Court of Justice (ICJ) will decide whether to issue an order for Israel to impose emergency measures in response to South Africa's claims that the Israeli military operation in Gaza is a state-sponsored genocide.
Taiwan will never be a country, says Chinese Defense Spokesperson
Jan 26, 2024, at 04:25 am
Beijing: Taiwan will never be a country, and no separatist activities seeking "Taiwan independence" or attempts by foreign forces to split China will ever succeed, Chinese Defense Spokesperson Wu Qian said on Thursday.
Houthis order US-UK UN staff to leave Yemen
Jan 25, 2024, at 11:50 pm
Houthi authorities in Yemen on Wednesday (January 24, 2024) have ordered UN and other humanitarian staff holding US and UK passports to leave the country within a month.
Antonio Guterres says Africa is now a ‘global epicentre’ of terrorism
Jan 25, 2024, at 11:46 pm
In just a matter of years, Africa has become the “global epicentre of terrorism”, with groups such as Da’esh, Al-Qaida and their affiliates exploiting local conflicts and fragilities to serve their own ends, the UN Secretary-General said on Wednesday, calling for violent extremism to be rooted out.
North Korea test-fires new strategic cruise missile, claims South Korea
Jan 25, 2024, at 07:29 pm
North Korea on Thursday (January 25, 2024) test-fired a new strategic cruise missile named 'Pulhwasal-3-31'.
Nine killed in direct hit on UNRWA shelter in Gaza amid ongoing conflict with Israel
Jan 25, 2024, at 07:23 pm
Nine people were killed and 75 injured on Wednesday in a direct hit on a training centre turned shelter in southern Gaza run by UNRWA, the UN agency that assists Palestinians, according to initial reports.