Six die in Bolivian Air Force plane crash
Oct 10, 2021, at 02:53 pm
La Paz/UNI/Xinhua: Six people died on Saturday, including four officials from the Bolivian Ministry of Health, after a Bolivian Air Force plane crashed in the Amazon area of Agua Dulce in the Pando department, local police said.
Afghanistan: US, Taliban representatives hold first talks since withdrawal
Oct 10, 2021, at 04:13 am
Doha: US officials on Saturday met members of Afghanistan's ruling Taliban government in Qatar for the first time ever since the foreign forces left the nation in August.
Hundred Afghans stranded in India leave for Kabul
Oct 10, 2021, at 12:00 am
New Delhi/UNI: Over 100 Afghan nationals stranded in India left for Kabul on Iran's Mahan Airlines flight, Puneet Singh Chandhok, President Indian World Forum, said on Saturday.
Libya: UN lauds mercenary withdrawal plan on ‘path towards peace and democracy’
Oct 09, 2021, at 11:46 pm
New York: The United Nations on Friday welcomed the signing of a long-awaited Action Plan to withdraw mercenaries, foreign fighters and foreign forces from Libya, after years of fighting between warring factions across the oil-rich nation.
Pakistan: ISIS-K claims responsibility for killing Sikh Unani medicine practitioner in Peshawar
Oct 09, 2021, at 11:26 pm
Peshawar: Terror group Islamic State-Khorasan has claimed responsibility for the killing of Sikh hakim or Unani medicine practitioner in the north-western Pakistan's Peshawar city, media reports said on Saturday.
Xi Jinping vows to pursue 'reunification' with Taiwan
Oct 09, 2021, at 10:29 pm
Beijing; Chinese President XI Jinping has vowed to pursue the "reunification" with Taiwan, which Beijing observes as a breakaway province, in a peaceful manner.
DR Congo: Lack of sufficient funding means tough choices for humanitarians
Oct 09, 2021, at 10:10 pm
New York: Conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and a lack of funding, are leaving humanitarians with a stark choice over who to assist, the UN Humanitarian Coordinator in the country warned on Friday.
Journalists who ‘speak truth to power’ recognized with Nobel Peace Prize
Oct 09, 2021, at 09:32 pm
New York: Two campaigning journalists were awarded the prestigious Nobel Peace Prize on Friday, which UN Secretary-General António Guterres said was recognition that a free press is “essential for peace, justice, sustainable development and human rights – and the cornerstone for building fair and impartial institutions”.
Chinese firm concerned over delay in launch of CPEC solar project in Pakistan
Oct 09, 2021, at 08:46 pm
Lahore: A Chinese state company has voiced its concerns over the inordinate delay in the launch and completion of the remaining 600-megawatt portion of the 900MW mega solar power project under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) amid alleged issues related to the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) and the National Transmission and Despatch Company (NTDC), media reports said.
Price hike: ANP launches protest campaign against Imran Khan govt
Oct 09, 2021, at 08:16 pm
Peshawar: Awami National Party (ANP) has put pressure on PM Imran Khan-led government as on Thursday they launched a hunger-strike camp for failing to control growing inflation and price-hike.
Pakistan: Parents of 2014 Peshawar school massacre oppose amnesty to TTP
Oct 09, 2021, at 08:09 pm
Peshawar: The parents of the students who died in the terrorist attack on an Army Public School (APS) in 2014 have rejected the federal government’s proposed amnesty to proscribed Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), media reports said.
Facebook says aware of second outage in a week, working to restore service
Oct 09, 2021, at 02:55 pm
Washington/UNI/Sputnik: Social media site Facebook says that it is aware of reports of users having trouble accessing their apps and products and is working to restore service in the second major outage for the platform this week, the company said on Friday in a tweet.
Afghanistan Development: US, Taliban officials to hold talks in Doha over weekend
Oct 09, 2021, at 02:48 pm
Washington/UNI/Xinhua: A U.S. delegation will travel to Doha, Qatar, over the weekend to meet with senior Afghan Taliban representatives, the State Department said.
Afghanistan: Islamic State Khorasan Province claims responsibility for blast in Kunduz mosque
Oct 09, 2021, at 02:26 pm
Kunduz: Islamic State Khorasan Province (IKSP), the Afghan regional affiliate of the Islamic State group, has claimed responsibility for the blast which hit a mosque in Afghanistan's Kunduz region on Friday.
Russian govt voices concern over activities of ISIS in Afghanistan
Oct 09, 2021, at 01:37 am
Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has said the country is concerned over the activity of the Islamic State terrorist group in Afghanistan.
French delegation head calls Taiwan a 'country'
Oct 09, 2021, at 01:18 am
The head of a French delegation of senators on Thursday called Taiwan a "country" during a visit to Taipei, risking drawing China's wrath.
China: LGBT members face threat amid growing govt introduced regulations
Oct 09, 2021, at 12:36 am
Beijing: Chinese LGBT community is facing a threat as the government has started targeting them by introducing regulations in recent times, media reports said.
Rich and powerful disappearing in China for criticising Communist Party: Report
Oct 09, 2021, at 12:23 am
Beijing: Thousands of people have 'disappeared' in China as authorities "snatched" them from their homes and off the streets, as part of a secretive and sinister program against those who fall foul of the regime, media reports said.
Afghanistan: Deadly attack targeting Kunduz mosque leaves 50 dead
Oct 08, 2021, at 11:50 pm
Kunduz: At least 50 people were killed as a suicide bomber targeted a mosuqe during Friday prayer in Afghanistan's Kunduz region on Friday, media reports said.
Oct 08, 2021, at 11:29 pm
Qatar's Deputy Foreign Minister Lolwah Rashid al-Khater has said the international community should not be in a hurry to recognize the Taliban government of Afghanistan.
UNHCR recommends the end of refugee status for Ivorians by June
Oct 08, 2021, at 11:04 pm
New York: Following an in-depth analysis of the situation in Côte d’Ivoire, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, recommended on Thursday that countries hosting Ivorians end their refugee status, and help them to voluntarily repatriate, obtain permanent residency or began the naturalization process to remain.
Afghanistan: Electricity body to sell estate to pay off debt
Oct 08, 2021, at 10:58 pm
Kabul: Afghanistan electricity board De Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat (DABS) has decided to sell the estate of its debtors so that they pay nearly $62 million bills of the power to the central Asian countries, media reports said on Friday.
Nobel Peace Prize 2021 awarded to journalists Dmitry Muratov, Maria Ressa
Oct 08, 2021, at 10:54 pm
Oslo, Norway/IBNS: The Norwegian Nobel Committee on Friday announced the awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize for 2021 to journalists Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov for their 'courageous efforts' to safeguard freedom of expression in the Philippines and Russia respectively.
Artificial intelligence can help halve road deaths by 2030
Oct 08, 2021, at 10:46 pm
New York: Countries and investors need to step up the development and use of artificial intelligence (AI) to keep roads safe for everyone, three UN Special Envoys said on Thursday, leading a new AI for Road Safety initiative.
COVID-induced inequities demand ‘New Social Contract’ says rights chief
Oct 08, 2021, at 10:25 pm
New York: COVID-19 has “laid bare deep structural inequalities” everywhere, further widening a multitude of gaps, both within and between countries, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights told a major urban policy event in South Korea on Thursday.
Cotton sustains more than 100 million families worldwide
Oct 08, 2021, at 08:59 pm
New York: A single metric tonne of cotton provides jobs for five people on average, often in some of the world’s most impoverished regions; that adds up around 100 million families across the globe.
Inequalities between ethnic groups are stark, new UN report reveals
Oct 08, 2021, at 08:44 pm
New York: Differences in so-called multidimensional poverty among ethnic groups are consistently high across many countries, according to a new analysis released this Thursday.
Disarmament chief says small arms remain threat to peace and security
Oct 08, 2021, at 07:07 pm
New York: The High Representative for Disarmament Affairs told the Security Council on Wednesday that Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW), in the context of peacekeeping operations, are a "threat" that can "exacerbate conflict, render arms embargoes ineffective, endanger ‘blue helmets’, humanitarian workers and local populations, and complicate peace agreements."
Oct 08, 2021, at 06:10 pm
New York: UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Wednesday urged authorities in Ethiopia to allow vital humanitarian work there to continue, following the recent decision to declare seven of the Organization’s staff persona non grata and expel them from the country.
Afghanistan: Humanitarians call for greater support as winter approaches
Oct 08, 2021, at 05:08 pm
New York: UN humanitarian agencies and their partners on Wednesday urged countries to honour their pledges to Afghanistan, as they rush to scale-up delivery of lifesaving aid ahead of the coming winter season there.