Darfur war crimes suspect appears before International Criminal Court
Apr 06, 2022, at 05:31 pm
New York: The first trial of a person accused of war crimes and crimes against humanity in Sudan’s Darfur region, has got underway at the International Criminal Court (ICC) in the Hague.
UN humanitarian aid convoy reaches Sievierodonetsk in eastern Ukraine
Apr 06, 2022, at 05:25 pm
New York: An eight truck convoy of life-saving humanitarian aid provided by the UN and humanitarian partners reached Sievierodonetsk on Tuesday, in eastern Ukraine’s Luhansk region, where sustained and intense fighting is taking an enormous toll on civilians.
Nepal peacekeeper killed; UN strongly condemns attack in DR Congo
Apr 06, 2022, at 05:17 pm
New York: The UN chief on Tuesday together with the Security Council, strongly condemned an attack by suspected militia members, on peacekeepers serving in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), which left one Nepali ‘blue helmet’ dead.
El Salvador: Response to the rise in gang killings ‘cruel and inhuman’
Apr 06, 2022, at 05:06 pm
New York: The introduction of a series of measures in El Salvador in response to a rise in gang killings, has prompted the grave concern of the UN human rights office, which noted on Tuesday a pattern of “unnecessary and excessive use of force” by police and military forces.
Sri Lanka: Mishandling of economic crisis triggers alarm over rights violations
Apr 06, 2022, at 04:48 pm
New York: The UN human rights office (OHCHR) on Tuesday urged authorities in Sri Lanka to defuse tensions peacefully, after a state of emergency was declared in response to protests over the country’s deepening economic crisis.
Ukraine: UN’s Guterres joins call for Bucha war crimes probe
Apr 06, 2022, at 04:37 pm
New York: UN chief António Guterres on Tuesday added his voice to the growing international calls for a war crimes investigation into the killing of civilians in the Ukrainian town of Bucha.
64pc Pakistanis reject US hand in Imran Khan's fall
Apr 06, 2022, at 03:29 pm
Islamabad: A survey has found 64 per cent Pakistanis have rejected the government's narrative of a US conspiracy behind the opposition's no-trust move and instead feel inflation and the Imran Khan government's failure to redress it as the main trigger.
Sri Lanka revokes state of emergency even as protests spread
Apr 06, 2022, at 06:26 am
Colombo/IBNS: Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Tuesday night revoked the emergency rule ordinance that had gone into effect on April 1, even as the government struggles to combat protests amid the nation's worst economic crisis.
Apr 06, 2022, at 06:05 am
Geneva/IBNS: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Tuesday challenged the United Nations to "act immediately" or "dissolve yourself altogether" during his virtual address in which he showed a harrowing video of dead bodies that he claimed were victims of Russian atrocities.
Sri Lanka's finance minister quits one day after joining
Apr 06, 2022, at 03:21 am
Colombo: Amid a deepening economic crisis and growing public unrest, Sri Lanka's finance minister Ali Sabry has resigned a day after being sworn in.
Sri Lanka crisis: Students march to PM Mahinda Rajapaksa's house in rain as protests spiral
Apr 06, 2022, at 03:10 am
Colombo/IBNS: The Sri Lankan crisis spiralled on Tuesday with the Mahinda Rajapaksa government temporarily shutting down embassies in Australia, Norway and Iraq.
Ontario's tolls on Highways 412, 418 are officially gone for good: Doug Ford
Apr 06, 2022, at 02:46 am
Whitby/IBNS: Committed to helping keep costs down for families and businesses in Durham Region, the Ontario government has permanently removed the unfair tolls on Highways 412 and 418.
Canada successfully concludes its inclusive participation at Expo 2020 Dubai
Apr 06, 2022, at 02:28 am
Ottawa/IBNS: Canada has successfully concluded its participation in Expo 2020 Dubai, which included after six months of operations.
Toronto launches third COVID-19 vaccine dose to combat recent surge
Apr 06, 2022, at 12:53 am
Toronto/IBNS: Toronto's Mayor John Tory has announced the third dose vaccination drive against COVID-19 to facilitate the maximum possible people to get inoculated.
Pakistan Supreme Court to hear no-trust vote ruling tomorrow
Apr 05, 2022, at 11:49 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan Supreme Court on Tuesday adjourned the hearing of case filed against National Assembly Deputy Speaker Qasim Suri's "unconstitutional act" till Wednesday.
PM Imran imposed 'civil martial law' in country, slams Shehbaz Sharif
Apr 05, 2022, at 11:28 pm
PML-N President Shehbaz Sharif reacted string against the disillusionment of the National Assembly by PM Imran Khan and said the premier had imposed a “civil martial law” in the country.
Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa says won’t step down
Apr 05, 2022, at 11:15 pm
Colombo: Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has informed senior party leaders that he will not step down from the Presidency but will hand over the government to whoever holds 113 seats in Parliament.
Bucha killings raise ‘serious’ questions about possible war crimes: Bachelet
Apr 05, 2022, at 11:00 pm
Senior UN officials have echoed the Secretary-General’s call for an independent investigation into the killing of scores of civilians in the Ukrainian town of Bucha, following the emergence this past weekend of graphic images from the suburb of the capital, Kyiv.
Over 40 MPs desert Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa
Apr 05, 2022, at 10:30 pm
Colombo: More than 40 MPs have deserted Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's coalition government deepening the political crisis in a country which is reeling under the worst economic crisis since its independence in 1948.
China agrees to accept credentials of Afghan diplomats: Taliban's acting foreign minister
Apr 05, 2022, at 07:10 pm
Kabul: A top minister of Afghanistan's Taliban-ruled government said China has agreed to accept the credentials of Afghan diplomats sent to Afghanistan’s embassy in China by the Taliban.
Former American official accuses Imran Khan of using ‘US card’ to build his support base
Apr 05, 2022, at 02:15 pm
Islamabad: A former American official has accused Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan of playing the 'US Card' to further his political ambitions at home ahead of the electoral showdown, Express Tribune reported on Tuesday.
Russia wants Ukraine to be guided by national interests in negotiations: Sergey Lavrov
Apr 05, 2022, at 05:31 am
Moscow/UNI/Sputnik: Russia hopes that Ukraine will be guided by its national interests in the negotiations and stop listening to foreign advisers, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Monday.
Bangladesh: Body of missing Chinese national recovered
Apr 05, 2022, at 05:25 am
Dhaka: Members of Bangladesh Coast Guard on Saturday recovered the body of a Chinese national from the mouth of Matarbari channel under Maheshkhali upazila on Thursday, media reports said on Monday.
Swiss Re study shows China suffered world’s second worst losses from floods in 2021
Apr 05, 2022, at 05:19 am
A survey has shown China endured around US $25 billion of losses from floods – the world’s second worst after Europe – last year.
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam will not seek second term: Reports
Apr 05, 2022, at 04:54 am
Hong Kong: Hong Kong's leader Carrie Lam has said she will not seek a second term in the office, media reports said on Monday.
There should be war crime trials: Joe Biden after mass grave found in Ukraine's Bucha
Apr 05, 2022, at 03:21 am
Washington/IBNS: United States President Joe Biden on Monday demanded war crime trials over the alleged atrocities against civilians in Ukraine's Bucha city, reports said.
Pakistan: Imran surpassed military dictators to wrap up democracy, says Fazl
Apr 04, 2022, at 11:06 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) Chairman and Jamiat-e-Ulema-e-Islam (JUIF) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman slammed Imran Khan and said the Pakistan PM even surpassed the military dictators to wrap up the democratic system in the country.
Imran Khan nominates former chief justice of Pakistan Gulzar Ahmed as caretaker PM
Apr 04, 2022, at 10:57 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan's PM Imran Khan on Monday nominated former chief justice of Pakistan Gulzar Ahmed for the office of the caretaker prime minister.
Ukraine: Secretary-General calls for probe into Bucha killings
Apr 04, 2022, at 09:08 pm
New York: UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Sunday called for an independent investigation into the killing of civilians in the Ukrainian town of Bucha, a suburb of the capital, Kyiv.
Solomon Islands won't allow Chinese military base in Pacific islands nation
Apr 04, 2022, at 09:01 pm
Honiara, Solomon Islands: Solomon Islands said it would not allow a Chinese military base in the Pacific islands nation despite its plan to sign a security pact with Beijing, after the nation received a backlash in the region.