Iraq resort shelling a ‘shocking disregard for civilian life’, UN envoy says
Jul 27, 2022, at 09:09 pm
New York: The deadly shelling of a mountain resort in northern Iraq last week represented a shocking disregard for civilian life and international obligations on civilian protection, the UN Special Representative for the country, Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, told an emergency session of the Security Council on Tuesday.
Ukraine: UNICEF delivers life-saving supplies for over 50,000 children in Odesa
Jul 27, 2022, at 08:51 pm
New York: The UN Children’s Fund UNICEF, delivered supplies on Tuesday to help an estimated 50,000 children in the war-ravaged districts of Odesa, the crucial Black Sea port which Russia bombed on Saturday, just hours after signing a landmark deal to allow Ukrainian grain to reach millions of food insecure people across the world.
Global economy: Outlook worsens as global recession looms – IMF
Jul 27, 2022, at 08:26 pm
New York: Still reeling from the COVID pandemic and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the global economy is facing an increasingly murky and uncertain outlook, according to the latest report released on Tuesday by the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Pakistan Rupee drops further, trades 237 to a dollar
Jul 27, 2022, at 07:37 pm
Karachi: Pakistan rupee has dropped further and traded at 237 to a dollar in the interbank market during intraday trade on Wednesday.
Israel-Palestine: Reversing ‘negative trends’ essential, Security Council hears
Jul 27, 2022, at 07:10 pm
New York: While specific developments within the wider context of the conflict involving Israel and Palestine fluctuate, “the structural reality has not changed,” the UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process (UNSCO) informed the Security Council on Tuesday.
Colombia: New government urged to combat rising violence in rural areas
Jul 27, 2022, at 06:29 pm
New York: The incoming administration in Colombia must prioritize tackling rising violence perpetrated by non-State armed groups and criminal organizations in rural areas, the UN human rights office, OHCHR, said in a report published on Tuesday.
China threatens of 'consequences' if Nancy Pelosi visits Taiwan
Jul 27, 2022, at 03:20 pm
Beijing: US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi's rumoured plan for a trip to Taiwan has infuriated China and left the White House with a serious geopolitical headache, BBC reported on Wednesday.
Former Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa may return to country: Report
Jul 27, 2022, at 02:49 pm
Colombo: Former Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa may return to the country from Singapore, media reports said.
Canada: Pope Francis to hold public mass, participate in annual Lac Ste. Anne pilgrimage
Jul 27, 2022, at 06:13 am
Edmonton (Alberta)/IBNS: Edmonton’s Commonwealth Stadium is expected to fill with tens of thousands of people, including Indigenous groups, residential and day school survivors, elders, knowledge keepers, and Catholics to listen to Pope Francis’ address during the roughly hour-long mass.
Pakistan Ambassador in US facing tough moments after change in govt in Islamabad
Jul 26, 2022, at 11:45 pm
Washington: The Pakistani envoy in Washington DC Sardar Masood Khan is facing confusion moments in running his diplomatic affairs due to change in the government in Islamabad, media reports said.
Pakistani rupee continues to fall against USD, touches new low
Jul 26, 2022, at 10:39 pm
Islamabad: The Pakistan rupee continued to fall and hit a new low against the US Dollar on Tuesday.
Cut ties with terror, Uzbekistan tells Afghanistan Taliban
Jul 26, 2022, at 09:19 pm
Tashkent: Uzbekistan has urged the Afghan government led by the Taliban to sever all ties with terrorist organizations, Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev said on Tuesday.
Pakistan: Police arrest man for selling his underage daughter for child marriage
Jul 26, 2022, at 08:18 pm
Jacobabad: Pakistan police have arrested a man for allegedly selling his underage daughter for child marriage.
Pakistan gold prices reach all-time high
Jul 26, 2022, at 07:37 pm
Islamabad: Price of 10 gms of gold in Pakistan reached an all-time high of Rs127,143 in the local market, media reports said.
Libya: Human rights abuses, political stalemates, electoral delays mar progress
Jul 26, 2022, at 07:10 pm
New York: The overall situation in Libya remains “highly volatile”, Martha Pobee, UN Assistant Secretary-General for political affairs and peace operations, told the Security Council on Monday.
Syria: Australian teen’s death in prison was ‘utterly preventable’, rights experts say
Jul 26, 2022, at 06:23 pm
New York: Australian authorities must speed up the repatriation of their nationals held in detention centres in Syria following the recent confirmation of the death of a Sydney teenager at a facility in the northeast, UN human rights experts said on Monday.
New ECOSOC President aims to ease crises which have ‘engulfed our societies’
Jul 26, 2022, at 06:08 pm
New York: Bulgaria’s UN Ambassador banged the gavel as President of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) for the first time on Monday with a vow to build on the “solid foundation” left by the outgoing head and his bureau to transform the world into “a better place for the people of today and tomorrow”.
UN delivers aid directly to Haitians caught up in gang violence
Jul 26, 2022, at 06:03 pm
New York: United Nations humanitarian agencies have started delivering aid directly to people in Haiti following a recent spike in violence between rival gangs which has fueled a worsening crisis across the capital, Port-au-Prince.
Myanmar junta's execution of four democracy activists condemned by UN
Jul 26, 2022, at 05:45 pm
New York: The independent UN human rights expert for Myanmar called for a strong international response on Monday following the executions of four pro-democracy activists by the country’s military junta. In a statement issued later in the day, UN human rights chief Michelle Bachelet said she was "dismayed" that despite appeal from across the world, military leaders had move ahead with "no regard" for international rights law.
Akihabara mass murder: Japan executes Tomohiro Kato
Jul 26, 2022, at 03:39 pm
Tokyo: The Japanese government has executed a man who had killed seven people during a stabbing rampage in 2008, media reports said on Tuesday.
Canada: 3, including suspect, die in Langley shooting
Jul 26, 2022, at 03:15 pm
Langley,Canada: At least three people, including the shooter, were killed in a six-hour shooting rampage early Monday morning in the suburban Vancouver-area community of Canada's Langley city, media reports said.
Canada: Pope Francis in Alberta to deliver apology for residential school abuses
Jul 26, 2022, at 05:23 am
Edmonton/IBNS: Aimed at reconciliation with Indigenous people for the Roman Catholic Church’s role in residential schools, Pope Francis reportedly landed Sunday in Edmonton in his six-day penitential trip to Canada.
Canada: Report of multiple shootings in Langley, BC; RCMP issues emergency alert
Jul 26, 2022, at 03:06 am
Langley (B.C.)/IBNS: An emergency alert has been reportedly issued by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) in Langley, B.C. on Monday morning, warning residents about multiple shootings
Pakistan: Govt allows shipment of all imported items despite ban
Jul 25, 2022, at 11:58 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan Finance Minister Miftah Ismail has announced the country's government is allowing the import of all items that have reached the ports by June 1 despite a ban on import of luxury items.
China Evergrande removes top executives
Jul 25, 2022, at 11:53 pm
Beijing: China Evergrande, the embattled Chinese property developer, recently announced that its chief executive had resigned.
China bank scandal: Financial official placed under investigation
Jul 25, 2022, at 11:48 pm
Beijing: A top Chinese official, who was once responsible for overseeing the banks at the centre of one of China’s biggest financial scandals, has been placed under investigation, media reports said on Monday.
Kenya: Bus mishap leaves 34 people dead
Jul 25, 2022, at 11:43 pm
Nairobi: At least 34 died as a bus plunged into River Nithi in Tharaka Nithi region of Kenya on Sunday, media reports said.
Pakistan: Army soldier dies while exchange of fire with terrorists in DI Khan
Jul 25, 2022, at 11:07 pm
Rawalpindi: A Pakistani Army soldier died while fighting against terrorists in Dera Ismail Khan district of Pakistan on Saturday.
Man kills Pakistani wife in Chicago after she reveals details of divorce on social media
Jul 25, 2022, at 08:15 pm
Chicago: A man killed her Pakistani wife in Chicago after she shared details about her divorce and path to healing on social media.
Pakistani Rupee stumbles to 230 against USD
Jul 25, 2022, at 07:32 pm
Islamabad: The Pakistani Rupee stumbled further to touch 230 during intraday trade against US Dollar on Monday.