Bangladesh's second underground metro rail construction may begin next month
Jun 05, 2023, at 11:19 pm
Dhaka: The work on Bangladesh's second underground metro rail may start from July, media reports said.
Pakistan, Afghanistan among global hunger hotspots: UN report
Jun 05, 2023, at 10:40 pm
New York: Acute food insecurity is set to potentially increase in magnitude and severity in 18 hunger “Hotspots” comprising a total of 22 countries, which include Afghanistan and Pakistan, a new UN early warning report has found.
Bangladesh and Pakistan: The Asian Phoenix and the Falling Star
Jun 05, 2023, at 08:42 pm
In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the global landscape has changed drastically, and this change has been no less drastic for the South Asian region. Two countries, Bangladesh and Pakistan, once part of the same nation, now stand worlds apart in their trajectories.
Toll from mountain landslide in southwest China rises to 19
Jun 05, 2023, at 04:38 pm
Beijing/UNI: A mountain landslide in southwest China's Sichuan province has killed 19 people and injured five others, the administration of the city of Leshan said on Monday.
US: Fighter jets chase unresponsive aircraft, sonic boom heard across Washington
Jun 05, 2023, at 04:01 pm
Washington: US fighter aircraft set off a sonic boom that left residents of Washington DC rattled on Sunday as it chased an unresponsive Cessna jet that had flown over the region.
Nigeria: 30 killed in armed attacks in villages
Jun 05, 2023, at 03:12 pm
Lagos: At least 30 people were killed in attacks by armed men on several villages in Nigeria's northwestern state of Sokoto on Saturday, police said.
Afghanistan: Primary school students poisoned
Jun 05, 2023, at 02:39 pm
Sari Pul, Afghanistan: Scores of students of a primary girl school were poisoned in Sancharak district of Afghanistan's northern Sari Pul province on Sunday, provincial director for Information and Culture, Mufti Amir Saripuli said Monday.
Jun 05, 2023, at 06:26 am
Cairo: A curd oil tanker named Seavigour, bearing the flag of Malta, suffered a mechanical breakdown at the 12-kilometer mark of Egypt's Suez Canal on Sunday, AP reported citing Egyptian authorities.
Tiananmen Square massacre: Hong Kong Police detain 16 people on anniversary
Jun 05, 2023, at 02:34 am
Police in Hong Kong on Sunday detained 16 pro-democracy activists on the anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre, media reports said.
Pakistan may see 50 percent rise in natural gas prices from next month: Reports
Jun 05, 2023, at 02:21 am
Pakistani consumers can expect to see some troubled times next month as natural gas prices might increase by 50 percent.
China: 14 die due to mountainn landslide
Jun 05, 2023, at 01:01 am
Beijing: A mountain landslide occurred on Sunday in southwest China's Sichuan province, killing 14 people and leaving five missing, local authorities said.
Study shows small acts of kindness are frequent and universal
Jun 04, 2023, at 11:18 pm
New York: A new study by UCLA sociologist Giovanni Rossi and an international team of collaborators finds that people rely on each other for help constantly.
Egyptian policeman, 3 Israeli soldiers killed during gunfire exchange on Israel-Egypt border
Jun 04, 2023, at 11:08 pm
Cairo: Three Israeli soldiers and a member of Egyptian security forces were killed early on Saturday in a shootout along the border between Israel and Egypt, according to the two countries' military statements.
Bangladesh: 8 injured as blast-hit oil tanker catches fire
Jun 04, 2023, at 10:31 pm
At least 8 people were hurt as an explosion rocked an oil tanker that was anchored in the Shitalakkhya River in Narayanganj region of Bangladesh, media reports said.
Cambodia: Adulterated rice wine leaves one dead, 27 hospitalised
Jun 04, 2023, at 09:35 pm
Phnom Penh: One villager died and 27 were hospitalized in northwest Cambodia's Pursat province after drinking homemade rice wine, which is suspected to contain high levels of methanol, a local health official said on Sunday.
Canada to deploy country's armed forces to help extinguish Quebec fires
Jun 04, 2023, at 07:58 pm
Ottawa: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Sunday that the government would send the country’s armed forces to support the Quebec authorities in extinguishing wildfires in the province.
Seven killed, two injured due to shooting in South Africa's Umlazi
Jun 04, 2023, at 03:13 pm
Cape Town/IBNS/UNI: Seven people were killed and two others were injured in a shooting at a hostel in the South African city of Umlazi, the police said on Saturday.
Two killed, 8 injured as mini-bus overturns in Afghanistan
Jun 04, 2023, at 08:29 am
Kabul: At least two commuters were killed, and eight others injured in a road accident in Afghanistan's eastern Wardak province, provincial police spokesman Qari Mohammad Yusuf Asrar said on Saturday.
Iraqi military kills 10 IS militants in Diyala province
Jun 04, 2023, at 08:23 am
Baghdad: At least ten Islamic State (IS) militants were killed in attacks targeting IS hideouts in Iraq's eastern province of Diyala during the past 24 hours, the Iraqi military said on Saturday.
Erdogan takes oath of office for third term as president
Jun 04, 2023, at 08:06 am
Ankara: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was sworn in at the parliament on Saturday and officially started his third term for the upcoming five years, media reports said.
Armenian leader arrives in Turkey for first time in nearly 15 yrs
Jun 04, 2023, at 07:54 am
Yerevan: Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan arrived in Turkey on Saturday to participate in the inauguration ceremony of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the press service of the Armenian government said.
Two Pakistani soldiers die during attack close to Iran border
Jun 04, 2023, at 12:10 am
Quetta: At least two soldiers died during an armed attack at a security checkpoint close to the border with Iran in Kech district, media reports said.
Pakistan's inflation skyrockets to touch 38 pct in 2023
Jun 04, 2023, at 12:09 am
Pakistan's inflation rate has skyrocketed to touch a new all-time high of 38 percent in May 2023.
Pakistan: Two soldiers die during exchange of fire with terrorists
Jun 04, 2023, at 12:03 am
Rawalpindi: Two soldiers died during an exchange of fire with terrorists in Singwan area (Dist Kech) of Balochistan along the Pakistan-Iran border, media reports said.
Pakistan implements mechanism for barter trade with Russia, Iran, Afghanistan: Ministry
Jun 04, 2023, at 12:00 am
Islamabad: In efforts to boost trade and manage a balance of payments crisis, Pakistan has implemented Business-to-Business Barter Trade Mechanism to allow barter trade with Russia, Iran and Afghanistan, according to Pakistan's Ministry of Commerce.
UN agency for Palestine refugees on verge of financial collapse
Jun 03, 2023, at 11:52 pm
The United Nations on Friday appealed for sustainable funding for its agency that supports Palestine refugees, UNRWA, which is on the brink of financial collapse.
Recep Tayyip Erdogan to be sworn in as Turkish President on Saturday
Jun 03, 2023, at 08:51 pm
Ankara: Reelected Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will be sworn in as head of state in the Turkish parliament on Saturday.
Jun 03, 2023, at 08:47 pm
New York: As the crisis in Sudan enters its second month, UN agencies and partners warned on Friday that the conflict between rival military groups since mid-April is fuelling an increasingly “desperate” situation for civilians, especially in the nation’s capital.
US state abortion bans ‘putting millions of women and girls at risk’
Jun 03, 2023, at 08:39 pm
New York: Millions of women and girls across the United States have suffered an alarming deterioration in access to sexual and reproductive healthcare, following the US Supreme Court decision overturning the constitutional right to abortion in June 2022, UN-appointed independent rights experts said on Friday.
Time running out to save Myanmar’s Rakhine from hunger and disease post-Cyclone Mocha
Jun 03, 2023, at 08:29 pm
New York: More than two weeks after deadly Cyclone Mocha hit Myanmar, aid access is uncertain, disease is spreading, and a major food crisis remains a very real threat, the UN said on Friday.