1,800 Ukrainian military facilities destroyed: Russia
Mar 04, 2022, at 10:26 pm
Moscow/UNI/Sputnik: The Russian armed forces have disabled more than 1,800 military targets of Ukraine since the start of the special operation, Russian defense ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov said on Friday.
Canada urged to amend transgenerational discriminatory Indian Act
Mar 04, 2022, at 10:20 pm
New York: The UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) called on Thursday, for Canada to fully address long-standing gender-based discrimination in its Indian Act, which continues to affect tens of thousands of descendants of indigenous women today.
Bachelet leads calls for ceasefire in Ukraine during urgent debate at UN rights council
Mar 04, 2022, at 10:01 pm
New York: Russia’s military attack on Ukraine has “opened a new and dangerous chapter in world history,” UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet told an urgent debate on Thursday, leading calls for a ceasefire.
‘Senseless war’ forces one million to flee Ukraine: UN refugee chief
Mar 04, 2022, at 09:39 pm
New York: The “senseless war” in Ukraine has forced one million people to flee the country in just seven days, while countless others have been displaced within its borders, UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi said on Thursday.
Pakistan: Explosion in Peshawar mosque leaves 30 dead, over 50 injured
Mar 04, 2022, at 09:24 pm
Peshawar, Pakistan/IBNS: A powerful explosion in a mosque at Kocha Risaldar area in Pakistan's Peshawar has left at least 30 people dead and more than 50 others injured, reports said.
Mar 04, 2022, at 08:39 pm
A spat between Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia and Romanian Mayor broke out at a relief camp where the former went to receive the Indian students who were evacuated from war-hit Ukraine.
Fire at Ukraine nuke plant extinguished
Mar 04, 2022, at 05:57 pm
Kyiv/UNI: The Ukrainian emergency services on Friday said the fire in the training building of the Zaporizhzhya nuclear plant has been extinguished.
Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant: US activates its nuclear response team
Mar 04, 2022, at 02:58 pm
Washington: The US Department of Energy has activated its nuclear response team following the attack on Ukraine's Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant.
Ukraine-Russia conflict: Fire breaks out at Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant
Mar 04, 2022, at 02:34 pm
Kyiv: A fire broke out in the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine on Friday, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, Dmytro Kuleba informed.
'Sit down with me': Ukraine Prez Volodymyr Zelensky calls for direct talks with Vladimir Putin
Mar 04, 2022, at 05:52 am
Kyiv/IBNS: Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky Thursday called on his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, saying it was "the only way to stop this war."
Canada opens new immigration streams for Ukrainians, revokes Russia, Belarus as trading partners
Mar 04, 2022, at 05:23 am
Ottawa/IBNS: The Canadian government will be opening new immigration streams for Ukrainians, taking major trade action against Russia, and sending more lethal aid to Ukraine.
Pakistan: PPP chief Bilawal Bhutto declares 'war' on 'illegally elected' PM Imran Khan
Mar 04, 2022, at 04:57 am
Islamabad: Pakistan's key opposition leader and Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari has declared a ‘war’ on the 'selected government' of Imran Khan and accused him of being elected as the Prime Minister of the country illegally.
Pakistan's trade deficit widens to $31.96 billion
Mar 04, 2022, at 04:49 am
Islamabad: Pakistan's trade deficit has widened 82 percent year-on-year to $31.96 billion, media reports said on Thursday.
Pakistan's circular debt in energy sector swells to Rs 2.358 trillion in 7 months
Mar 04, 2022, at 04:40 am
Islamabad: Pakistan's growing economic troubles is getting more clear as troubling energy sector’s circular debt has reached Rs 2.358 trillion during the first seven months (July, 2021-Jan, 2022) of FY 2021-22 compared to Rs 2.331 trillion in corresponding period of 2020-21 due to reduction in amount parked at Power Holding Limited (PHL) and Gencos payables to fuel suppliers, media reports said.
Pakistan: Locals arrange rallies in Swat to protest against ‘forced’ acquisition of land
Mar 04, 2022, at 04:34 am
Mingora, Pakistan: The land owners and locals from different parts of Swat region of Pakistan on Wednesday staged protest rallies against the forced acquisition of agricultural land for Swat Expressway phase-II.
Pakistan govt agrees to withdraw PECA ordinance amid opposition pressure
Mar 04, 2022, at 04:32 am
Islamabad: Pakistan's Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain has said he has agreed to the opposition’s demand of withdrawing the Pakistan Electronic Crimes (Amendment) Act ordinance 2022 (PECA) ordinance following the deliberations and finalisation of draft by joint action committee members.
22 killed in airstrikes in Ukraine's Chernihiv as second round of talks with Russia began in Belarus
Mar 04, 2022, at 04:06 am
New Delhi/IBNS: At least 22 people have been killed in airstrikes in Ukraine's Chernihiv region, the Ukrainian emergency services said on Thursday as the Russian invasion entered its second week with several cities witnessing heavy shelling.
To spare Afghanistan, world must engage with Taliban, Lyons tells Security Council
Mar 04, 2022, at 03:22 am
New York: Six months after the fall of Afghanistan to the Taliban, it is time for concerned countries to deepen their engagement with the country’s new authorities and take action to prevent an irreversible economic collapse, the top UN official in Kabul told the Security Council on Wednesday.
Ukraine conflict could jeopardize safety of nuclear facilities, IAEA warns
Mar 04, 2022, at 02:23 am
New York: The conflict in Ukraine could put the safety of nuclear facilities there at risk, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) warned on Wednesday.
Ukraine crisis: UN agencies support rising tide of refugees
Mar 04, 2022, at 01:57 am
The number of people fleeing the Russian onslaught in Ukraine surpassed 874,000 as of Wednesday morning New York time, data from the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, has revealed.
Russia-Ukraine war: Moscow seizes Kherson, claims Ukrainian city mayor
Mar 03, 2022, at 06:50 pm
Kyiv/UNI: The Russian forces have seized Kherson, the first major Ukrainian southern city, according to city's mayor Igor Kolykhaiev.
Russia-Ukraine War: EU removes Russian banks from SWIFT, bans RT, Sputnik
Mar 03, 2022, at 06:38 am
In yet another wave of measures to isolate Russia and choke its international money flow, the European Union (EU) on Wednesday blocked seven Russian banks from the SWIFT payment system and banned Kremlin-controlled media outlets RT and Sputnik.
Pakistan: Blast in Quetta leaves three people, including DSP, killed
Mar 03, 2022, at 06:09 am
Quetta: Three people, including a deputy superintendent of police (DSP), were killed and 25 others were hurt in a bomb blast close to a police van at Quetta's Fatima Jinnah Road in Pakistan on Wednesday, media reports said.
Canada's new sanctions against Russia could also damage our economy: Finance Minister Freeland
Mar 03, 2022, at 05:42 am
Ottawa/IBNS: Canada's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Chrystia Freeland on Tuesday said that the country's additional sanctions against Russia might end up hurting Canadian economy.
Chinese government destroys third Tibetan Buddhist statue in past 3 months: Reports
Mar 03, 2022, at 04:30 am
Chengdu, China: The Chinese government has destroyed a third Tibetan Buddhist statue, a measure seen by many as the latest example of official efforts to stamp out the Tibetans’ religious traditions.
Turkey closes Uyghur school in Istanbul following China's complaint
Mar 03, 2022, at 04:19 am
Istanbul: Authorities in Istanbul city in Turkey closed a Uyghur elementary school there allegedly at the request of the Chinese government officials who worried students were receiving anti-China instruction, media reports said on Wednesday.
2018 Pakistan polls: PPP provides ‘confidential’ report on ‘rigging’ to CEC
Mar 03, 2022, at 01:57 am
Islamabad: The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) has handed over a report on the alleged rigging in the 2018 general elections to the chief election commissioner and urged the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to ‘take punitive action’ against those involved in ‘glaring theft of the entire general elections’.
Over 2,000 civilians killed in war-torn Ukraine: Reports
Mar 03, 2022, at 01:31 am
Kyiv/UNI: The Ukrainian authorities on Wednesday said more than 2,000 civilians have been killed so far in Russia's invasion, which began nearly a week back.
UK ambassador to Kazakhstan summoned over sanction remarks
Mar 02, 2022, at 11:56 pm
Nur-Sultan/UNI/Sputnik: Ambassador of the United Kingdom in Nur-Sultan Kathy Leach has been summoned to the Kazakhstan Foreign Ministry for clarification of the statement made by UK lawmaker Margaret Hodge, for giving a call to sanction Kazakhstan amid rising tensions over Ukraine, Kazakhstan First Deputy Foreign Minister Shakhrat Nuryshev said Wednesday.
Pakistan: Punjab Cabinet proposes declaration on finality of Prophethood before marriage
Mar 02, 2022, at 11:48 pm
Lahore, Pakistan: The Punjab cabinet on Tuesday approved an amendment to the West Pakistan Rules under Muslim Family Laws Ordinance 1961, an attempt seen by experts as a move to win over the right-wing vote bank, media reports said.