35.8 million face lean season food crisis in West Africa and Sahel
Dec 08, 2021, at 11:01 pm
New York: Growing food insecurity that is already affecting tens of millions of people across West Africa and the Sahel, must not be ignored by the international community, UN humanitarians said on Tuesday.
UNICEF launches record emergency appeal as escalating conflicts push millions to the brink
Dec 08, 2021, at 10:56 pm
New York: The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Tuesday launched an appeal for a record $9.4 billion as attacks against children continue to rise. Close to 24,000 grave violations against youngsters were confirmed last year, or 72 violations a day, according to the agency, in its largest ever appeal for funding.
Clashes displace thousands in Darfur, where 6.2 million will need assistance next year
Dec 08, 2021, at 10:45 pm
New York: With escalating violence displacing thousands of people since November, the humanitarian situation in Sudan’s Darfur is getting worse and around 6.2 million people will need humanitarian assistance next year, UN agencies reported on Tuesday.
Australia now joins US in diplomatic boycott of Beijing Winter Olympics
Dec 08, 2021, at 04:26 pm
Canberra/UNI: Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Wednesday stated that his diplomats will not attend the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, joining the US in a formal boycott of the event over China's human right abuses.
Finland PM Sanna Marin caught clubbing despite COVID-19 exposure, apologises
Dec 08, 2021, at 03:49 pm
Helsinki/IBNS: Finland Prime Minister Sanna Marin courted a row after she was spotted clubbing despite coming in contact with a coronavirus positive patient.
Afghan refugees in Indonesia sew their lips to protest against UNHCR
Dec 08, 2021, at 04:30 am
Jakarta/UNI: Afghan refugees in Indonesia have sewn their lips shut in an attempt to draw United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)'s attention as the organization has failed to address their problems and process their asylum-seeking cases.
Pakistan: 12 under-trial prisoners escape Lahore district court
Dec 08, 2021, at 02:34 am
Lahore, Pakistan: As many as 12 under-trial prisoners escaped a district court in Pakistan's Lahore on Monday, media reports said.
Microsoft says it disrupts activities of China-based hacking group
Dec 08, 2021, at 02:25 am
Washington, US: The corporate vice president of Microsoft's Customer Security and Trust (CST) team, Tom Burt, said Microsoft Digital Crimes Unit (DCU) has disrupted the activities of a China-based hacking group that has been termed "Nickel" by the American multinational technology company.
Dec 08, 2021, at 01:58 am
Islamabad: Residents of Bangash belt of Pakistan's Kohat region have often complained that local youths need to quit education after matriculation since the area has a lack of colleges for both girls and boys.
Bangabandhu would’ve wanted formal apology for 1971 atrocities: Ex-Pakistani diplomat
Dec 08, 2021, at 12:26 am
Dhaka: Former Pakistani diplomat Husain Haqqani has said if Bangladesh's founding father Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman lived today then he would have supported the idea of formal apology from Pakistan for the tragedy inflicted upon the people of Bangladesh in 1971.
Religious scholars to oversee syllabus taught in educational institutions: Pak official
Dec 08, 2021, at 12:19 am
Islamabad: Special Assistant to the Pakistan Prime Minister on Political Communication, Shahbaz Gill, has said the syllabus of educational institutes in the country should nurture students’ mindset in line with the Islamic code of life and ethics.
Unidentified men abduct Pakistani national who arrives in Karachi airport from Germany
Dec 07, 2021, at 11:46 pm
Karachi, Pakistan: Unidentified men reportedly abducted a Pakistani national, who had arrived at Jinnah International Airport in Karachi from Germany, and his friend, who went to receive him, from the airport area, according to Pak media outlets.
Dec 07, 2021, at 11:37 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan's Defence Minister Pervez Khattak has said "murders take place when young people get emotional" as he defended the lynching of the Sri Lankan national in Sialkot over allegations of blasphemy while stating that it should not be linked to the government's decision to lift the ban on the hardline Islamist outfit, Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP).
4 killed in explosion in Iraq' Basra :Source
Dec 07, 2021, at 11:32 pm
Baghdad/UNI/Xinhua: Four people were killed and as many injured on Tuesday in a motorcycle explosion in Iraq's southern city of Basra, the Iraqi military and a medical source said.
Dec 07, 2021, at 11:25 pm
Kabul: Essential services for women and girl survivors of gender-based violence in Afghanistan have been decimated following the Taliban’s takeover of the country, London-based global human rights organization Amnesty International said Tuesday.
Car bomb blast in southern Iraq kills 7 people: Reports
Dec 07, 2021, at 11:17 pm
Baghdad/UNI/Sputnik: A car bomb explosion in the southern Iraqi city of Basra on Tuesday killed at least seven people, the al-Sumaria TV channel reported.
Disturbed at recent verdicts in Myanmar, says India over jail term for Aung San Suu Kyi
Dec 07, 2021, at 10:40 pm
New Delhi/UNI: India on Tuesday voiced concern over the sentencing of Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi, and said that as a neighbouring democracy it has always backed democratic transition in that country.
COVID-19: Students face $17 trillion loss in lifetime earnings
Dec 07, 2021, at 05:39 pm
New York: School closures during the COVID-19 pandemic could result in a staggering $17 trillion in lost lifetime earnings for today’s students, according to a UN-backed report issued on Monday.
General Assembly defers decision on Afghanistan and Myanmar seats
Dec 07, 2021, at 05:34 pm
New York: The UN General Assembly on Monday adopted a resolution to delay a decision on who will represent Afghanistan and Myanmar at the world body.
DR Congo: Limitations to ‘strictly military approach’ to stem violence, mission chief warns
Dec 07, 2021, at 05:28 pm
New York: The Special Representative of the Secretary-General in the Democratic Republic of the Congo told the Security Council on Monday that “a lasting solution” to the violence “requires a broader political commitment to address the root causes of conflict.”
Severe cash crunch threatens WFP operations in Ethiopia
Dec 07, 2021, at 05:22 pm
New York: Millions of people in Ethiopia could be pushed deeper into hunger as the World Food Programme (WFP) faces a major funding shortfall that threatens its operations there over the coming six months, the UN agency warned on Monday.
With 280 prisoners dead in Ecuador, UN experts call for urgent action
Dec 07, 2021, at 05:10 pm
New York: Following a series of riots which have left more than 280 inmates dead and hundreds injured in Ecuadorian prisons this year, UN independent human rights experts on Monday called for urgent government action to address the issue.
Myanmar: UN deplores conviction and sentencing of Aung San Suu Kyi
Dec 07, 2021, at 05:04 pm
New York: The UN’s top human rights official on Monday condemned the imprisonment of Myanmar’s State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi by a military-controlled court, and called for her release. She also faces additional charges of corruption and electoral fraud.
Pakistan: Teen shot dead in alleged police encounter, relatives protest
Dec 07, 2021, at 04:50 pm
Karachi: A 14-year-old boy in Pakistan's Karachi city was killed in an alleged police encounter, triggering protests by his relatives, media reports said on Tuesday.
US diplomats to boycott 2022 Beijing Olympics: White House
Dec 07, 2021, at 03:54 pm
Washington: The US government will not send an official US delegation to the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing as a protest against China's 'ongoing genocide and crimes against humanity in Xinjiang and other human rights abuses ',White House press secretary Jen Psaki announced on Monday.
Myanmar: Ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi awarded four years jail term
Dec 06, 2021, at 11:22 pm
A Myanmar court has sentenced ousted leader and Nobel peace prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi to four years in prison.
Sialkot lynching: Sri Lankan national's remains sent to Colombo
Dec 06, 2021, at 11:05 pm
Sialkot: The remains of the Sri Lankan national who was lynched by a mob in Pakistan's Sialkot reghion last week over blasphemy allegation has been sent to his nation.
Nepal reports two Omicron variant cases
Dec 06, 2021, at 11:00 pm
Kathmandu: Nepal has reported two Omicron variant infected cases, media reports said on Monday.
Afghanistan: Passport dept to reopen provincial branches
Dec 06, 2021, at 01:40 am
Kabul/UNI: Provincial branches for passports are supposed to resume its work again as the department of passport is planning to reopen them, according to local media reports.
Bangladesh: Chinese national arrested in Teknaf
Dec 06, 2021, at 01:25 am
Teknaf: A Chinese smuggler has been arrested, along with 10,840 packets of Chinese cigarettes, during a Coast Guard operation at Teknaf region in Cox's Bazar area of Bangladesh.