Human Rights Day: China places lawyers, activists under house arrest
Dec 14, 2021, at 12:45 am
Beijing: Chinese authorities continue to dominate over dissidents, rights lawyers and activists as well as their families by putting them under house arrest.
Activists in Bangladesh raise concerns over human rights violations in China, Pakistan
Dec 14, 2021, at 12:05 am
Dhaka: Activists and NGOs in Bangladesh raised serious concerns on human rights violations in China, Pakistan, and other parts of the world on International Human Rights Day.
China ignores people's rights to keep COVID-19 outbreak at bay during 2022 Winter Olympics
Dec 13, 2021, at 11:56 pm
China is fearing that the COVID-19 outbreak may trouble Beijing's preparedness for the 2022 Winter Olympics and hence has been trying to keep the transmissions at bay locally at the cost of people's freedom and rights, said media reports.
Dec 13, 2021, at 11:49 pm
Beijing: Chinese authorities are continuing their aggressive campaign of repression against the media as 127 journalists have been detained under the current regime.
Chinese firm SenseTime postpones $767 mn HK IPO after US ban
Dec 13, 2021, at 09:01 pm
Beijing/UNI: Chinese artificial intelligence startup SenseTime Group on Monday postponed its Hong Kong initial public offering (IPO) of $767 million after the US listed the firm in an investment blacklist.
Afghanistan: Ruling Taliban forces beat up journalist
Dec 13, 2021, at 07:55 pm
Kabul: An Afghanistani reporter has claimed that he was beaten up and detained for six hours by ruling Taliban forces.
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa tests COVID-19 positive
Dec 13, 2021, at 03:46 pm
Johannesburg: South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has tested COVID-19 positive.
China: Cargo ship sinks, nine crew members die
Dec 13, 2021, at 04:15 am
Beijing: Nine crew members died as the cargo ship sank early Sunday morning off the coast of Yantai City in China, media reports said.
Lahore faces water crisis with already depleting ground water table
Dec 13, 2021, at 04:06 am
Islamabad/UNI: A briefing to Prime Minister Imran Khan suggests that Lahore and surrounding areas face a water crisis with the already depleting ground water.
Pakistan PM Imran Khan takes notice of Gwadar fishermen's 'very legitimate' demands
Dec 13, 2021, at 01:51 am
Islamabad/IBNS: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has finally taken notice of the "very legitimate" demands of the Gwadar fishermen, marking a victory for the protesters.
Afghanistan: Unidentified armed men gun down religious scholar in Farah
Dec 12, 2021, at 10:37 pm
Farah, Afghanistan/UNI/Xinhua: Unidentified armed men have shot dead a religious scholar in Afghanistan's western Farah province, a provincial official said Sunday.
Italy: Building collapse leaves 2 dead
Dec 12, 2021, at 10:16 pm
Ravanusa: At least two people died and seven others went missing after a building collapsed in Ravanusa city of Italy, media reports said on Sunday.
Lahore prisoners getting drugs from court lockups: Pakistan govt
Dec 12, 2021, at 08:50 pm
Punjab/UNI: The Home Ministry of Pakistan's Punjab province has issued an alert stating that the inmates in Lahore prison have been getting drugs from court lockups and directed the authorities to take necessary actions.
Bangladesh: Truck hits motorcycle, 2 die
Dec 12, 2021, at 07:50 pm
A truck slammed a motorcycle in Bangladesh's Rajshahi city on Saturday which left two people dead, media reports said.
Afghanistan: Taliban attackers gun down boy in Kabul
Dec 12, 2021, at 07:07 pm
Kabul: The Taliban attackers gunned down a boy in Kabul city of Afghanistan on Saturday.
US president Joe Biden offers federal assistance to Kentucky, other states hit by deadly tornadoes
Dec 12, 2021, at 05:09 pm
Washington/IBNS: United States President Joe Biden has assured that the federal government will extend all possible help to the central areas of the country torn by the deadly tornadoes which claimed more than 70 lives in Kentucky alone.
Joe Biden declares state of emergency in US's Kentucky after deadly tornado: White House
Dec 12, 2021, at 02:08 pm
Washington/UNI/Sputnik: US President Joe Biden has declared a state of emergency in Kentucky where a deadly storm killed dozens of people.
Another 633 Omicron cases identified in UK in biggest daily jump
Dec 12, 2021, at 06:14 am
London/UNI/Xinhua: Another 633 Omicron cases have been confirmed in Britain, the biggest daily increase since the COVID-19 variant was detected in the country, taking the total cases found in the country to 1,898, British health authorities said Saturday.
US: At least 70 dead as storm rips Kentucky, says Guv Andy Beshear
Dec 12, 2021, at 05:46 am
At least 70 people are feared dead in the tornadoes that ripped Kentucky and the death toll may exceed 100, Kentucky governor Andy Beshear said.
Pakistani politicians express concern over worsening human rights situation in country
Dec 12, 2021, at 02:30 am
Rawalpindi, Pakistan/IBNS: Political and human rights activists from Pakistan, Pak Occupied Kashmir (POK) and Gilgit-Baltistan have expressed grave concern on the worsening human rights situation in Pakistan.
Worn-out banknotes add to Afghanistan's economic woes
Dec 12, 2021, at 02:08 am
Kabul/UNI: Worn-out banknotes are adding to the woes of Afghans as it threatens to further hamper economic activities in the nation.
Trial of accused in Sri Lankan man's lynching to be held in jail
Dec 12, 2021, at 02:03 am
Sialkot (Pakistan)/UNI: The Punjab government and the prosecution have decided to conduct the trial of the suspects arrested in the brutal lynching of Sri Lankan national Priyantha Kumara in jail.
Demonstrators protest across the globe demanding Pakistan to protect its minorities
Dec 12, 2021, at 01:42 am
Hague: Political activists demonstrated across the world on International Human Rights Day to put pressure on Pakistan to protect its minorities
Pakistan: People protest in Gwadar in demand for their rights
Dec 12, 2021, at 01:35 am
Gwadar: With chants of “Gwadar Ko Haq Do”, tens of thousands of people, including women and children, marched on the main roads of the Pakistani port city of Gwadar in support of their rights.
Pakistan FO fails to give compelling reason for declining US invite for Democracy Summit
Dec 12, 2021, at 01:32 am
Islamabad: The Pakistan Foreign Office avoided responding to questions seeking an explanation for Islamabad's decision to decline US President Joe Biden’s invitation to attend the Summit of Democracy, and reiterated its earlier statement saying “it was a considered decision”.
Two people killed in attack on car in Afghanistan: Source
Dec 11, 2021, at 11:47 pm
Kabul/UNI/Sputnik: Two people, including a 12-year-old child, have been killed in an armed attack on their car in Afghanistan, a police source in the southern province of Kandahar told Sputnik on Saturday.
ISIS takes credit for 2 explosions in Kabul: Reports
Dec 11, 2021, at 11:42 pm
Kabul/UNI/Sputnik: The Islamic State terrorist organisation has claimed responsibility for the two recent explosions in Afghanistan's capital of Kabul, Afghan broadcaster Shamshad News reported on Saturday.
Pakistan: Unknown gunmen attack cop assigned to protect polio vaccination team
Dec 11, 2021, at 11:33 pm
Tank: Unknown gunmen attacked a policeman who was assigned to protect a polio vaccination team in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's Tank, media reports said on Saturday.
Senior White House official Catherine Russell appointed new UNICEF chief
Dec 11, 2021, at 11:24 pm
New York: UN Secretary‑General António Guterres announced on Friday, that Catherine Russell of the United States will become the next Executive Director of the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Sudan: Mistrust deepens following military takeover
Dec 11, 2021, at 11:20 pm
New York: In the wake of the 25 October military takeover in Sudan, discussions on the way forward are underway but restoring trust will be a challenge, the top UN official in the country, Volker Perthes, told the Security Council on Friday.