Sri Lanka Crisis: Anti-government protests continue after military crackdown
Jul 22, 2022, at 07:20 pm
Colombo: Two days after Ranil Wickremesinghe was sworn in as the 8th Executive President of Sri Lanka, 14 people including one woman were hospitalised on Friday when the security forces and police forcibly dispersed them from the protest area around the President's office.
Dinesh Gunawardena takes oath as new PM of Sri Lanka
Jul 22, 2022, at 06:08 pm
Colombo: Sri Lankan lawmaker Dinesh Gunawardena took oath as the new Prime Minister of the economic crisis-hit country on Friday.
Donald Trump ignored pleas to condemn Capitol attack
Jul 22, 2022, at 05:27 pm
Washington/UNI: The committee hearing the case relating to the Capitol riots has been told that former US President Donald Trump watched the entire event on TV at the White House, ignoring his children and aides who "begged him" to rebuke the mob, BBC reported.
Afghanistan: Unidentified gunmen kill head of charity organization
Jul 22, 2022, at 02:34 pm
Kabul: Unidentified gunmen killed a head of a charity organization in Afghanistan's Farah province, media reports said on Friday.
Sri Lanka: Security forces raid main anti-government protest camp in Colombo
Jul 22, 2022, at 02:21 pm
Colombo: Sri Lankan security forces on Thursday raided the main anti-government protest camp in Colombo city and even started pulling down tents.
Jul 22, 2022, at 06:43 am
Beijing: Amid ongoing talks with India to resolve all outstanding border issues, China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) recently carried out a military exercise with attack helicopters over disputed Pangong Lake, a video telecast by the Chinese state media network CCTV shows.
China planning to build military base in Indian Ocean region in Madagascar
Jul 22, 2022, at 05:43 am
Beijing: China is expanding its defence cooperation and making incursions into the Western Indian Ocean Region, where India traditionally has a significant presence, and it is eyeing a military base in Madagascar.
China's financial crisis: Tanks roll on Henan streets to 'protect' banks amid protests
Jul 22, 2022, at 05:33 am
Zhengzhou, China: In a grim reminder of the horrific Tiananmen Square massacre, Chinese tanks were seen rolling on the streets of Henan to 'protect' banks amid large-scale protests as the country's financial crisis worsens.
Canada proposes a cap-and-trade system to cut carbon emissions 40-45 pct by 2030
Jul 22, 2022, at 05:20 am
Ottawa/IBNS: Canada is aiming to cut emissions across all sectors by 40 to 45 per cent from 2005 levels by 2030 by using use an industry-specific cap-and-trade system or a modified carbon pricing system to set a ceiling for emissions from the oil and gas sector.
Montreal offers Canadian camp experience to hundreds of Ukrainian refugees
Jul 22, 2022, at 05:10 am
Montreal/IBNS: Canadian camp experience for hundreds of Ukrainian refugees’ children and their parents is being offered by a new summer camp in Montreal.
US President Joe Biden tests positive for Covid-19
Jul 22, 2022, at 03:00 am
Washington/UNI: US President Joe Biden has tested positive for Covid-19, the White House announced Thursday.
UK heatwaves: Amusement park guests forced to walk down after rollercoaster stops
Jul 21, 2022, at 06:07 am
London/IBNS: Amid severe heatwaves in the United Kingdom with soaring temperatures and power outages, people caught on a rollercoaster at Staffordshire's AltonTowers amusement park were forced to go down a flight of stairs to reach the ground after the ride stopped suddenly while being at the top.
UK PM race: Rishi Sunak, Liz Truss advance to runoff to succeed Boris Johnson
Jul 21, 2022, at 04:49 am
London/IBNS: Indian-origin former UK Chancellor Rishi Sunak and Foreign Secretary Liz Truss are the final two candidates in the race to replace Boris Johnson as the Prime Minister of the country.
20 injured in speedboat fire in southern Thailand
Jul 21, 2022, at 01:38 am
Bangkok/UNI/Xinhua: Twenty people were injured when a speedboat caught on fire after an engine explosion in the Gulf of Thailand, local media reports said on Wednesday.
4 killed, 13 injured in gas explosion in north China's Tianjin
Jul 21, 2022, at 01:13 am
Tianjin/UNI/Xinhua: Four people died and 13 others were injured in a gas explosion that damaged part of an apartment building in north China's Tianjin Municipality, the local government said Wednesday.
6 Iraqi policemen killed in Islamic State attack
Jul 20, 2022, at 10:36 pm
Baghdad/UNI/Xinhua: Six police officers were killed and six others wounded in an attack by militants of the Islamic State (IS) group in Iraq's Salahudin Province, north of Baghdad, a provincial police source said on Wednesday.
China accuses US of undermining peace in Taiwan Strait after destroyer's passage
Jul 20, 2022, at 10:29 pm
Beijing/UNI/Sputnik: The United States is undermining peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait, Col. Shi Yi, a spokesperson for the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Eastern Theater Command said on Wednesday.
Pakistani Rupee depreciates to Rs. 226 against US Dollar
Jul 20, 2022, at 08:54 pm
The Pakistani Rupee on Wednesday depreciated to Rs226 after losing 4.1 against the US dollar in the interbank market, media reports said.
Pakistani passport ranks among worst in the world once again
Jul 20, 2022, at 08:27 pm
Islamabad: The Pakistani passport has once again been ranked among the worst in the world, Geo TV reported on Wednesday.
India denies influencing Sri Lankan leaders amid Presidential poll
Jul 20, 2022, at 07:58 pm
Colombo: India on Wednesday rejected reports "baseless" and "purely speculative" reports that it influenced Sri Lanka political leaders on the elections of Sri Lankan President.
Cost of living crisis hits poorest the hardest, warns UNCTAD
Jul 20, 2022, at 07:50 pm
New York: Billions of people are facing the greatest cost of living crisis in a generation due to rising food and energy prices amid rapid inflation and increasing debt, leaving the most vulnerable consumers in a dire situation, said the UN trade and development body, UNCTAD on Tuesday.
Best way to protect children caught in conflict is to ‘champion peace’: Gamba
Jul 20, 2022, at 07:46 pm
New York: The best way to protect children and prevent violations against them during armed conflict is to “promote and champion peace,” the UN Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict told the Security Council on Tuesday.
Sri Lanka: Ranil Wickremesinghe wins presidential election
Jul 20, 2022, at 06:26 pm
Colombo: Acting President Ranil Wickremesinghe clinched the Presidential election held in the Sri Lankan Parliament on Wednesday.
Voluntary repatriation of refugees from Angola to DR Congo resumes
Jul 20, 2022, at 04:45 pm
New York: After a two-year hiatus, the voluntary repatriation of refugees from Angola to their homeland in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has begun again, after the programme was put on hold in 2020 when the COVID-19 pandemic led to long-term border closures.
Taliban asks women govt workers to send male relatives as their replacements: Reports
Jul 20, 2022, at 03:23 pm
Kabul: The Taliban rulers of Afghanistan have directed women working at Afghanistan’s Ministry of Finance to send male relatives to do their job.
Sri Lanka to vote to elect a new President today
Jul 20, 2022, at 03:01 pm
Colombo: Sri Lankan legislators will vote to elect a new President on Wednesday, days after Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled the country amid protests against the ongoing economic crisis.
DR Congo: China-backed cobalt mines exploiting 40,000 child workers
Jul 20, 2022, at 05:58 am
Kinshasa, DR Congo: China is trying to exploit children in DR Congo by forcing them to work under hazardous conditions to mine the cobalt that powers electronic devices and electric cars, media reports said on Tuesday.
France: Protest held in Paris over killing of Tibetan national by Chinese men
Jul 20, 2022, at 05:28 am
Paris: Members of the Tibetan community gathered in Paris and paid tribute to a Tibet national who was recently killed by three men from the Chinese community on July 11 in Normandy.
Pakistan: Money allotted for first cancer hospital in Balochistan spent somewhere else
Jul 20, 2022, at 05:22 am
Islamabad: The money, which was allotted for the first cancer hospital in Balochistan region of Pakistan, has been spent somewhere else, media reports said.
Canada: Freedom Convoy leader Pat King gets bail after being in jail since February
Jul 20, 2022, at 05:07 am
Ottawa/IBNS: Following the Ottawa court decision reportedly on Monday, Pat King, a key figure of the Freedom Convoy protest was granted bail, after being in jail since Feb, on conditions that Justice Anne London-Weinstein read out.