Hundreds of graves found in Ukraine, signs indicate some belong to soldiers
Sep 16, 2022, at 11:02 pm
Kyiv/UNI: Ukraine says hundreds of graves have been found outside Izyum, days after the city was re-taken from Russia.
Fire engulfs office tower in China, no casualty
Sep 16, 2022, at 10:47 pm
Beijing: A massive fire broke out at a high-rise office building in downtown Changsha city of China, media reports said on Friday.
Pakistan: Flood leaves 22 people dead
Sep 16, 2022, at 10:30 pm
Islamabad: At least 22 people were killed and nine others injured in heavy monsoon rain-triggered flash floods in the last 24 hours in Pakistan, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) said.
Sri Lanka: GDP shrinks 8.4 pc in 2Q
Sep 16, 2022, at 09:53 pm
Sri Lanka's economy has officially entered into a period of recession with back-to-back negative growth rates in the first and second quarters amid unending economic and political turmoil, a newspaper reported on Friday.
In turbulent times, ‘work of the United Nations is more necessary than ever’: Guterres
Sep 16, 2022, at 09:45 pm
New York: The past year has been one of deep and interlocking crises that are growing in scale and severity, UN Secretary-General António Guterres has said, citing the persisting COVID-19 pandemic, the war in Ukraine and the deepening climate crisis as challenges that extend beyond borders, and which have made the work of the United Nations more vital than ever.
UK MPs angry over invitation to China for Queen's funeral
Sep 16, 2022, at 06:31 pm
London: The Chinese government's invitation to the Queen's funeral should be withdrawn, some UK MPs and peers have said.
UN chief raises alarm over ‘backsliding’ of democracy worldwide
Sep 16, 2022, at 05:39 pm
On the 15th anniversary of the International Day of Democracy, commemorated on Thursday, the UN chief observed that “across the world, democracy is backsliding”.
Human rights: Inflation threatens everyone’s right to development
Sep 16, 2022, at 05:20 pm
Rising global inflation is expected to hit emerging and developing economies particularly hard this year, adding to a “confluence of crises” that threatens us all, the UN’s acting human rights chief has warned.
Stampede at concert in Guatemala leaves nine dead
Sep 16, 2022, at 02:51 pm
Guatemala City: At least nine people were killed and about 20 others were injured after a stampede at the end of a concert celebrating Guatemalan Independence Day in the western city of Quetzaltenango, the local Red Cross confirmed.
Pakistan: Chamkani tribesmen protest poor law and order situation in Kurram
Sep 16, 2022, at 06:37 am
Peshawar, Pakistan: Chamkani Youth Movement, a representative organisation of the Chamkani tribe of Kurram, recently demonstrated against the deteriorating law and order situation in the tribal district.
Sep 16, 2022, at 06:34 am
Islamabad: In the wake of a recent announcement by the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) that it would crack down on virtual private networks (VPNs), netizens fear there might be a surge in state surveillance.
China's Zero COVID policy turns lives of Tibetans miserable: Reports
Sep 16, 2022, at 06:07 am
Beijing/Lhasa: The Chinese government's Zero Covid policy has turned the lives of Tibetans miserable, where the viral infection has witnessed a surge in recent times.
German politician says Sri Lanka is the most glaring example of how BRI debt trap can ruin a nation
Sep 16, 2022, at 05:20 am
Berlin: German politician Jo Leinen, who is also a former Minister of Environment and Member of the European Parliament, has said Sri Lanka might be the most glaring example of how the BRI (China's Belt and Road Initiative) debt trap can totally ruin a country.
Pakistan: Hand grenade blast in Kohat leaves three cops hurt
Sep 16, 2022, at 12:25 am
Kohat: At least three cops were hurt when a hand grenade blast occurred close to Bilitang police station of Kohat district in Pakistan, media reports said on Thursday.
China: Police detain four in Xinjiang for allegedly spreading rumours about COVID-19 outbreak
Sep 15, 2022, at 09:53 pm
Beijing: Police in the Xinjiang region of China have arrested four internet users and accused them of spreading rumours about an outbreak of Covid-19.
Afghanistan: UN accuses Taliban of harassing female staff
Sep 15, 2022, at 09:46 pm
New York/Kabul: The United Nations authorities in Afghanistan have accused the Taliban authorities of intimidating and harassing its female staff working in the country, including detaining three women for questioning on Monday.
Volodymyr Zelensky escapes narrowly in car accident
Sep 15, 2022, at 07:34 pm
Kyiv: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has been involved in a car accident, his spokesman has revealed.
Missiles hit major Ukrainian dam
Sep 15, 2022, at 02:55 pm
Kyiv/UNI: Residents in a southern Ukrainian city are being urged to evacuate because of a risk of flooding, after missiles hit a major reservoir dam.
Swedish PM Andersson to resign today as right-wing bloc set to win
Sep 15, 2022, at 02:49 pm
Stockholm/UNI: Sweden's Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson said she will stand down after her government was defeated by a thin margin in Sunday's election.
UAE ambassador resumes duties in Iran after six-year absence
Sep 15, 2022, at 02:27 am
Tehran/IBNS: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) Ambassador to Iran Saif Mohammed Al Zaabi, who has returned to Tehran six years after ties were downgraded, met with Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, the Iranian Foreign Ministry said.
Thai court to decide Prayut's PM term limit on Sept. 30
Sep 15, 2022, at 02:23 am
Bangkok/IBNS: Thailand's Constitutional Court announced on Wednesday that it is set to rule on the case of Prayut Chan-o-cha's term limit as Prime Minister on Sept. 30.
Sep 15, 2022, at 02:15 am
London: Princes William and Harry, today, once again, walked together beside each other behind their grandmother Queen Elizabeth's coffin as they had followed their mother Princess Diana's casket 25 years ago in their boyhood.
Pakistan: Two men die, one woman hurt in gun attack
Sep 14, 2022, at 11:47 pm
Mastung: At least two men died and a woman was hurt in a gun attack in Pakistan's Mastung region on Monday, media reports said on Wednesday.
Pakistan lacking ‘effectiveness’ on four FATF-linked goals: Reports
Sep 14, 2022, at 11:44 pm
Islamabad: The Asia-Pacific Group (APG) on Money Laundering has rated Pakistan’s level of effectiveness as ‘low’ on 10 out of 11 international goals on anti-money laundering and combating the financing of terror (AML/CFT), a move that may hit the South Asian nation.
Pakistan: Swat blast claims five lives
Sep 14, 2022, at 11:40 pm
A peace committee member and his police guards were among five people died in a remote controlled blast in Swat's Bara Bandai area on Tuesday, media reports said on Wednesday.
Pakistan: Unknown people lob grenade onto a seminary, leaves three hurt
Sep 14, 2022, at 11:27 pm
Dera Ismail Khan: Unknown people lobbed grenades onto a seminary in Taj Colony on Chashma Road of Pakistan's Dera Ismail Khan region which left at least two students and a teacher hurt.
EU moves to cut peak electricity use by 5pc
Sep 14, 2022, at 11:13 pm
Strasbourg: EU chief Ursula von der Leyen has called for cuts to electricity use across the bloc and windfall taxes on energy firms to tackle high prices.
Pakistan: Contractor killed in bomb blast in South Waziristan
Sep 14, 2022, at 11:09 pm
Wana: A contractor was killed in a bomb blast at the Azam Warsak area in Birmil tehsil in Pakistan's South Waziristan region, media reports said on Wednesday.
UN officials see progress as global food prices drop amid ongoing Black Sea grain deal shipments
Sep 14, 2022, at 11:06 pm
New York: Two vital objectives of the Black Sea grain deal brokered by the United Nations and Türkiye are already being achieved, a senior UN official said on Tuesday, pointing to the steady decrease in international food prices and the increasing availability of badly needed grain from Ukraine as signs of early success.
Catastrophic hunger levels leave 500,000 children at risk of dying in Somalia
Sep 14, 2022, at 10:59 pm
New York: Catastrophic hunger levels in Somalia have left more than 513,000 children at risk of dying, 173,000 more than during the 2011 famine, UN humanitarians warned on Tuesday.