North Korea fires 1 SRBM toward East Sea, claims South Korea
Nov 09, 2022, at 10:26 pm
Seoul: North Korea launched one short-range ballistic missile (SRBM) toward the East Sea on Wednesday, an episode which may further escalate tension between the two neighbouring nations, media reports said on Wednesday.
UN ramps up humanitarian appeal for life-saving assistance to 3.4 million Sri Lankans
Nov 09, 2022, at 10:07 pm
New York: Amidst Sri Lanka’s worst economic crisis since independence, the UN on Tuesday revised its joint Humanitarian Needs and Priorities (HNP) Plan, appealing for more life-saving assistance to aid 3.4 million people.
Egypt: Rights chief calls for immediate release of jailed blogger and activist
Nov 09, 2022, at 10:03 pm
New York: UN Human Rights High Commissioner Volker Türk on Tuesday appealed for Egypt to free a prominent blogger and activist whose life is in imminent danger following a seven-month hunger strike, that has escalated with the start of the COP27 climate summit being hosted there.
Nov 09, 2022, at 06:32 pm
A close contest prevails in the battle for the Senate with the Democrats being projected to win the key Pennsylvania state as the results for the US midterm elections are coming out on Wednesday.
Hamid Karzai slams Pakistan over mistreating Afghan refugees
Nov 09, 2022, at 12:01 am
Kabul: Ex-Afghanistan president Hamid Karzai has slammed Pakistan for mistreating Afghan refugees who had to cross the border for safety following the collapse of the government last year.
Pakistan: Unknown miscreants set girls school on fire in Diamer
Nov 08, 2022, at 11:09 pm
Unknown miscreants on Tuesday set on fire a girls school in Darel valley of Pakistan's Diamer district, media reports said.
Economy slowdown plunges fortunes of China's super-rich
Nov 08, 2022, at 11:01 pm
Beijing: China’s super-rich have seen their wealth fall by the largest amount in over two decades, as the Russia-Ukraine war, Beijing’s zero-Covid measures and falling local stock markets pummelled fortunes, an annual rich list showed.
Pakistan: Soldier dies during exchange of fire with terrorists
Nov 08, 2022, at 10:49 pm
Islamabad: A Pakistani Army soldier died during an exchange of fire between the troops and the terrorists in the country's Shakas region, media reports said on Tuesday.
New milestone in battle against illegal, unregulated fishing
Nov 08, 2022, at 07:14 pm
New York: Global action to fight illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing has intensified, the Food and Agriculture Organization said on Monday, noting that 100 States have now signed on to an international agreement battling the scourge.
Nov 08, 2022, at 07:06 pm
New York: The top UN disarmament official told the Security Council on Monday that “gaps, inconsistencies and discrepancies” identified in Syria’s declaration over its use of chemical weapons, in accordance with the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC). “cannot be considered accurate and complete”.
Like racism and sexism, ‘povertyism’ should be illegal, UN rights expert says
Nov 08, 2022, at 06:58 pm
New York: Although the global cost-of-living crisis will be an obstacle to eradicating poverty by 2030, countries can still make significant progress towards this Sustainable Development Goal (SDG), UN-appointed human rights expert Olivier de Schutter has said.
Mass displacements in eastern DR Congo threaten young lives
Nov 08, 2022, at 06:53 pm
The lives of thousands of children in overcrowded, unsanitary camps for internally displaced people (IDPs) in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) are seriously at risk, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) warned on Monday.
Pakistan: FIR lodged against gun attack on Imran Khan, PTI rejects
Nov 08, 2022, at 02:56 pm
An FIR has been lodged in the attempted assassination against former Pakistan PM Imran Khan on the Supreme Court's order, media reports said on Tuesday.
Pakistan: Five cops die as bandits attack them in Sindh
Nov 08, 2022, at 02:46 am
Karachi, Pakistan: At least five Pakistani police personnel were killed as bandits attacked them in the Sindh Province of Pakistan on Saturday, media reports said on Monday.
CBC decides to shut down its China bureau
Nov 08, 2022, at 02:39 am
Ottawa/Beijing: CBC News, which is considered a major broadcasting company in Canada, has decided to shut down its Beijing news bureau after a more-than-40-year presence in China.
Attack on Imran Khan: Complaint lodged against Nawaz Sharif in London
Nov 08, 2022, at 02:35 am
London: Overseas Pakistanis have lodged a complaint here against Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supremo Nawaz Sharif over the latter’s alleged involvement in attack on Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan, media reports said on Monday.
Tibet: 200 detained in Lhasa over protesting against COVID-19
Nov 08, 2022, at 02:17 am
Lhasa: Authorities have detained 200 people over protesting against strict COVID-19 restrictions imposed in the region, media reports said.
Chinese authorities to stick to Zero COVID rule
Nov 08, 2022, at 12:26 am
Beijing: Chinese authorities have said they will continue to stick to the Zero COVID rule despite growing discontent over the system.
Canada: Brampton Mayor heckled, asked to remove banners placed by pro-Khalistanis
Nov 07, 2022, at 10:46 pm
Brampton, Canada: Brampton city Mayor Patrick Brown was heckled by the Hindu community members in a temple in the Canadian city for allowing ‘anti-India elements’ to conduct their ‘Khalistan Referendum’, media reports said.
China export suffers first drop in 2 years
Nov 07, 2022, at 10:41 pm
Beijing: China’s exports declined by 0.3 per cent in October compared with a year earlier, down from 5.7 per cent growth in September, it was reported on Monday.
China: iPhone 14 Pro, iPhone 14 Pro Max supply to be badly impacted due to COVID-19 restrictions
Nov 07, 2022, at 10:31 pm
Tech major Apple on Monday said COVID-19 restrictions have temporarily impacted the primary iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max assembly facility located in Zhengzhou region of China.
Tanzania: Precision Air flight crashes into Lake Victoria, 19 die
Nov 07, 2022, at 03:25 pm
Dodoma: A Precision Air flight crash-landed in Lake Victoria in Tanzania on Sunday amid bad weather, leaving 19 people dead.
South Korea: Train derailment in Seoul leaves 30 people injured
Nov 07, 2022, at 02:50 am
Seoul: At least 30 passengers were injured when a train, in which they were travelling, derailed in Seoul city of South Korea on Sunday, media reports said.
Pakistan: Imran Khan to resume his match to Islamabad from Tuesday
Nov 07, 2022, at 01:41 am
Islamabad: Pakistani leader Imran Khan, who faced an assassination attempt recently, on Sunday said his party would be resuming its march to Islamabad on Tuesday.
Tanzanian Precision Air plane crashes into Lake Victoria, 26 passengers rescued
Nov 06, 2022, at 11:25 pm
Dodoma: A passenger plane belonging to Tanzania's Precision Air crashed into Lake Victoria while attempting to land, the airlines said on Sunday.
6.1 magnitude earthquake strikes Indonesia
Nov 06, 2022, at 03:22 pm
Jakarta/UNI: A 6.1-magnitude earthquake jolted North Sulawesi province in central Indonesia on Sunday, but did not trigger a tsunami, the country's meteorology, climatology and geophysics agency said.
UN urges Elon Musk to ensure human rights in Twitter management
Nov 06, 2022, at 03:13 pm
Geneva/UNI: United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk issued an open letter to Elon Musk, Chief Executive Officer of Twitter, saying "ensure human rights are central to the management of Twitter".
'Everyone's really excited', says Rishi Sunak on life in 10 Downing Street: Report
Nov 06, 2022, at 06:13 am
Newly-appointed UK PM Rishi has moved back into the smaller flat above 10 Downing Street, which is usually used as the home of the Chancellor of Exchequer.
China names Tibet-Xinjiang highway bridges after deceased Galwan soldiers
Nov 06, 2022, at 01:13 am
Beijing: The Chinese government has named several bridges, which are located along the highway that connects Tibet and Xinjiang, after four soldiers who died during the 2020 Galwan clash, media reports said on Saturday.
China’s rocket booster falls from space and crash lands, US slams
Nov 06, 2022, at 01:08 am
Washington: Debris of a Chinese rocket booster plunged uncontrolled back to Earth on Friday morning, attracting criticism from the US government.