UK Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab resigns over bullying allegations
Apr 22, 2023, at 04:52 am
London/UNI: UK Deputy Prime Minister and Secretary of State for Justice Dominic Raab said on Friday that he had decided to resign following an investigation into allegations made against him of inappropriate behavior towards civil servants.
Canada's annual pace of housing starts fell 11 pct in March compared with Feb
Apr 22, 2023, at 04:26 am
Toronto/IBNS: Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp (CMHC) has reported that the country's annual pace of housing starts declined by 11 percent in March compared with February.
Pakistan's Balochistan made hell for political activists: Haq Do Tehreek
Apr 21, 2023, at 05:43 am
Balochistan: Haq Do Tehreek (Give Rights Movement) has claimed that Balochistan has been made hell for political activists, ANI reported quoting Pakistan vernacular media Qudrat.
China 'biggest threat to economic security': Dutch intel agency
Apr 21, 2023, at 05:13 am
Beijing: Netherlands intelligence agency and Service warned about the increasing internal and external threats against the rule of law, reports said.
Apr 21, 2023, at 04:57 am
Montreal/IBNS: A Quebec Superior Court judge directed Google to pay $500,000 to a Montreal man for restoring a link to an online post falsely accusing him of being a pedophile.
Toronto expands Traffic Agents Program to increase road safety
Apr 21, 2023, at 04:50 am
Toronto/IBNS: Traffic Agents Program of the City of Toronto is being expanded to increase road safety and better to manage traffic congestion, a news release has said.
Six years on, Orange line in Lahore continues to be in Chinese stranglehold
Apr 21, 2023, at 04:28 am
Pakistan's much touted metro railway project in the historical city of Lahore, called the Orange Line, seems to have brought many tough lessons for the Pak government.
Thrust for NATO membership to continue until alliance’s July summit: Swedish Minister
Apr 20, 2023, at 10:55 pm
Stockholm: Sweden will not stop trying to join NATO until the summit of the alliance in Lithuania in mid-July, Swedish EU Affairs Minister Jessika Roswall said on Thursday.
Death toll among civilians in clashes in Sudan rises to 198: Reports
Apr 20, 2023, at 10:25 pm
Khartoum: Civilians deaths in armed clashes between the armed forces and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have risen to 198, while 1,207 have been injured, the Al Jazeera broadcaster reported on Thursday, citing the Central Committee of Sudanese Doctors.
China's corruption, poor human rights practices spread to Africa, says Washington Post column
Apr 20, 2023, at 06:35 pm
The Chinese government's exploitative intentions and the "China model" involving serious human rights abuses and corruption will undermine the dignity and freedom of Africans as the Asian giant led by Xi Jinping helmed Communist Party of China makes deep inroads in the African continent, according to an opinion piece in The Washington Post.
Canadian federal workers to go on strike today as govt fails to finalise any deal over their demands
Apr 20, 2023, at 03:34 am
Ottawa/IBNS: With failure of the Canadian government to come to an agreement by its Tuesday night deadline, approximately 155,000 Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) workers are reported to go on strike at 12:01 a.m. EDT. the largest federal public-service union said
21 dead in Beijing hospital fire
Apr 19, 2023, at 07:18 pm
Beijing, Apr 19 (UNI) Twenty-one people have been confirmed dead following a hospital fire in Beijing's Fengtai District, according to the district's fire and rescue department.
USA: Four dead, three wounded in shootings in Maine
Apr 19, 2023, at 07:12 pm
Washington, Apr 19 (UNI) Four people died and three others were wounded in two shootings on Tuesday in the northeasternmost US state of Maine.
2 killed, 6 injured as bus falls in ditch in Pakistan
Apr 19, 2023, at 07:10 pm
Islamabad, Apr 19 (UNI) At least two people were killed, and six others injured on Tuesday when a passenger bus fell into a ditch in Jamshoro district of Pakistan's southern Sindh province, rescue service reported.
One dead, 5 injured in New York City garage collapse
Apr 19, 2023, at 07:06 pm
New York, Apr 19 (UNI) One person was killed and five others were injured after a parking garage collapsed in Lower Manhattan of New York City on Tuesday afternoon, authorities said.
Four Islamic State (IS) militants killed in Iraq
Apr 19, 2023, at 07:00 pm
Baghdad: Four Islamic State (IS) militants were killed on Tuesday in an airstrike on IS hideouts in Iraq's northern province of Kirkuk, the Iraqi military said.
About 270 killed, over 2,600 injured in clashes in Sudan: WHO
Apr 19, 2023, at 06:53 pm
Khartoum, Apr 19 (UNI) The Sudanese Ministry of Health Emergency Operations Center has informed the World Health Organization (WHO) that about 270 people have been killed and more than 2,600 have been injured in clashes in Sudan, WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Tuesday.
Pakistan: Terrorism case registered against Islamabad church attack suspects
Apr 19, 2023, at 05:34 am
Islamabad/IBNS: A terrorism case was registered against suspects who attacked a church in Islamabad and resorted to indiscriminate firing, reports said.
Ahmadiyya place of worship vandalised in Pakistan
Apr 19, 2023, at 05:29 am
Lahore/IBNS: A worship place of the Ahmadiyya community in Ghooghiat in Pakistan's Sargodha district was reportedly vandalised on Sunday night.
Canada federal government conditionally restores funding to Hockey Canada
Apr 19, 2023, at 04:01 am
Ottawa/IBNS: The funding to Hockey Canada is being restored by the federal government, which says the organization must fulfil several conditions in exchange for the financial support.
Canada's annual inflation rate descends to lowest level since August 2021
Apr 19, 2023, at 03:54 am
Ottawa/IBNS: Canada's annual inflation rate fell to 4.3 percent in March, its lowest level since August 2021, Statistics Canada reported Tuesday.
Chinese worker arrested in Pakistan on blasphemy charges
Apr 19, 2023, at 12:48 am
Islamabad: In a rare case of a foreigner being swept up in the harsh and controversial blasphemy laws of Pakistan, a Chinese national working on a dam project in northern part of the South Asian nation has been arrested and imprisoned on accusations of blasphemy, reports New York Times (NYT).
Bangladesh reiterates its commitment to the EU for fair elections
Apr 18, 2023, at 05:11 pm
Dhaka/UNI: Bangladesh Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen has reiterated the government's commitment to the European Union (EU) regarding free, fair and acceptable elections.
US House passes bill to hold China 'accountable' for balloon incident
Apr 18, 2023, at 04:56 pm
Washington, Apr 18 (UNI) The US House of Representatives passed a bill to hold China accountable for the transit of an alleged surveillance balloon over the United States earlier this year, calling for export controls and sanctions on Beijing in response to the incident.
US charges over 30 officers with China's National Police Force - Justice Dept
Apr 18, 2023, at 04:48 pm
Washington, Apr 18 (UNI) The US Justice Department has charged more than 30 officers of China's National Police Force for allegedly conducting operations against dissidents in the United States, US Attorney for the Eastern District of New York Breon Peace said.
11 dead in east China factory fire
Apr 18, 2023, at 04:37 pm
Hangzhou, UNI/IBNS: Eleven people were killed in a fire that broke out at a factory building in the city of Jinhua, east China's Zhejiang Province, on Monday afternoon.
France's pension reform to come into force in fall - Macron
Apr 18, 2023, at 04:28 pm
Paris, Apr 18 (UNI) France's pension reform will come into force in the fall, President Emmanuel Macron said.
World Bank recommends Pakistan to end subsidies
Apr 18, 2023, at 05:15 am
Islamabad: The World Bank has termed the rise in Pakistan’s fiscal deficit and debt as “dangerous” for its economy and made several suggestions to the country to counter this problem — starting with the end of subsidies.
China 'hopes and believes' Germany will support its 'peaceful reunification' with Taiwan
Apr 18, 2023, at 04:32 am
Beijing: Top Chinese diplomat Wang Yi, in a statement released by the Chinese foreign ministry on Saturday, said China "hopes and believes" that Germany will support its “peaceful reunification” with Taiwan, FOX news reported.
Beijing ‘advises’ Philippines to ‘unequivocally oppose’ independence of Taiwan
Apr 18, 2023, at 04:23 am
Beijing: China has “advised” the Philippines to oppose the independence of Taiwan instead of offering the United States access to its military facilities near the Taiwan strait, Manila-based publication Daily Tribune reported.