Prince Harry, Meghan Markle may not spend Christmas with the royal family: Report
Oct 30, 2022, at 06:53 pm
London/IBNS: The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, Prince Harry, and Meghan Markle, are likely to not attend the Christmas with the royals, a Marie Claire report claimed.
151 dead, over 100 injured in South Korea's deadly stampede; Govt vows 'thorough investigation'
Oct 30, 2022, at 04:55 pm
At least 151 people died and over 100 were injured in Saturday's stampede that resulted after a massive crowd poured into a prominent market in Seoul's Itaewon district for Halloween festivities.
Tanker explosion in Baghdad kills 8
Oct 30, 2022, at 04:24 pm
Baghdad/UNI: A tanker truck explosion in northeastern Baghdad on Saturday killed at least eight people and wounded another 18, Iraqi security sources have said.
South Korea: 146 dead, over 150 injured in stampede at Halloween event in Seoul
Oct 30, 2022, at 05:14 am
At least 146 people died and over 150 were injured in a stampede in South Korea's capital Seoul where a huge crowd poured into a prominent market for Halloween celebrations, media reports said citing officials.
Rights body recognises Bangladesh Genocide of 1971
Oct 30, 2022, at 12:55 am
Washington/Dhaka: Human Rights Congress for Bangladeshi Minorities (HRCBM) has welcomed US resolution on Bangladesh Genocide by Pakistan in 1971.
UN Resident Coordinators a key link in achieving development goals
Oct 30, 2022, at 12:44 am
As governments grapple with cascading crises involving food, finance, energy, climate and recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, UN staff on the ground have been stepping up to help them address these threats to sustainable development for all.
Israel and Palestine must take steps to ‘restore calm’ in occupied West Bank
Oct 30, 2022, at 12:38 am
New York: With daily violence spiralling out of control in the occupied West Bank, leaders in both Israel and Palestine need to take steps to restore calm as best they can, “with the full support of the international community”, said the UN’s top official in the region on Friday.
Afghanistan: Blast rocks mosque in Kabul, seven hurt
Oct 30, 2022, at 12:35 am
Kabul: A blast rocked a mosque in Afghanistan capital Kabul city on Friday, leaving at least seven people hurt, media reports said.
Canada's Sovereignty Bonds: A new way to support Ukraine
Oct 29, 2022, at 08:00 pm
Washington/IBNS: Canada will offer a new fiver year bond backed by the Government for sale to raise money for Ukraine, and apply new sanctions on 35 Russian individuals which includes Gazprom personnel, as per media reports.
New financial fraud hits Sri Lankans by storm, Chinese couple arrested
Oct 29, 2022, at 05:36 am
Colombo: Sri Lanka's Criminal Investigations Department (CID) has launched an investigation into a new financial fraud, which involved a Chinese couple, amounting to Rs.14 billion with 8,000 people being victims in a fake cryptocurrency scheme.
China accused of establishing illegal police stations in the Netherlands
Oct 29, 2022, at 05:28 am
Beijing: The Chinese government has been accused of establishing two undeclared "police stations" in the Netherlands, media reports said on Friday.
Canada: Ottawa's Parliament Hill hosts Diwali celebration
Oct 29, 2022, at 04:46 am
IBNS: A Diwali celebration event hosted at Parliament Hill in Ottawa was attended by more than 450 people across Canada.
Canada: Toronto Public Health reminds families to update student immunization records
Oct 29, 2022, at 04:34 am
Toronto/IBNS: Toronto Public Health has launched a campaign to raise awareness of the importance of child-age immunizations for diseases including Diphtheria, Tetanus, Polio, Measles, Mumps, Rubella, Meningococcal Disease, Pertussis (whooping cough) and Varicella (chickenpox.
Twitter in 'sane hands': Donald Trump after Elon Musk takeover
Oct 29, 2022, at 04:25 am
Washington/IBNS/UNI: Former US President Donald Trump welcomed Elon Musk’s official takeover of Twitter on Friday and said the social media platform was "now in sane hands."
Pakistan: Police rescue minor maid who was kept in chains by her employer
Oct 29, 2022, at 01:43 am
Faisalabad’s Madina Town police of Pakistan have recovered a nine-year-old maid from a house in Eden Valley locality who was kept in chains by her employers, media reports said on Friday.
Pakistan: Ex-PM Imran Khan booed in Lahore
Oct 29, 2022, at 01:34 am
Lahore: Former Pakistan Prime Minister and PTI chief Imran Khan was on Friday booed with 'ghari chor' (watch thief) slogans near the civil courts here in Punjab.
Increase of crime in Pakistan's Karachi has left people insecure: Study
Oct 29, 2022, at 01:30 am
Islamabad: A recent survey has shown that rising street crime in Karachi has made people feel more insecure, media reports said on Saturday.
Pakistan: Grenade Attack on police station leaves a constable dead
Oct 29, 2022, at 01:25 am
Dera Murad Jamali: A grenade attack on a police station left one constable dead in Pakistan's Dhadar area on Wednesday, media reports said on Friday.
Israel’s illegal occupation of Palestinian territory, tantamount to ‘settler-colonialism’: UN expert
Oct 29, 2022, at 01:19 am
New York: Israel’s occupation is illegal and indistinguishable from a “settler-colonial” situation, which must end, as a pre-condition for Palestinians to exercise their right to self-determination, the UN’s independent expert on the occupied Palestinian territory said on Thursday.
Time for ‘concrete action’ by international community to hold Iran’s security forces to account
Oct 29, 2022, at 01:15 am
New York: Condemnation of the brutal and on-going crackdown of protests in Iran is “not enough”, said the UN independent human rights expert for the country on Thursday, calling for the establishment of an international investigative mechanism.
UN rights chief appeals for a halt in forced returns to Myanmar
Oct 29, 2022, at 12:43 am
New York: The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, on Wednesday called for a moratorium on the forced returns of refugees and migrants to Myanmar, in light of the ongoing situation in the country.
Oct 29, 2022, at 12:34 am
Quetta: Kissan Ittehad Pakistan Chairman Khalid Hussain has threatened that they will participate in a protest sit-in front of the chief minister’s house here and D-Chowk in Islamabad if the government failed to implement within 10 days the relief package agreed with them in the federal capital, media reports said.
Security Council counter-terrorism body to review growing threat posed by new technologies
Oct 29, 2022, at 12:28 am
New York: The United Nations Security Council Counter-Terrorism Committee holds a special meeting in Mumbai and New Delhi beginning on Friday, focused on the growing threat posed by new and emerging technologies.
PTI leader says Arsha Sharif's death was 'pre-planned' and hatched within Pakistan
Oct 29, 2022, at 12:09 am
Islamabad: A PTI leader has claimed that the murder of journalist Arshad Sharif was 'pre-planned' and hatched in Pakistan media reports said on Friday.
Canada: 3 men of Punjabi origin arrested in drug bust
Oct 28, 2022, at 10:29 pm
Ottawa: Three Punjab-origin people were among six people charged in the Peel municipality in Toronto, in connection with an international drug trafficking enterprise, media reports said on Friday.
World facing most dangerous decade: Putin
Oct 28, 2022, at 08:34 pm
Moscow/UNI: The world faces "probably the most dangerous" decade since the end of World War II, Russian President Vladimir Putin warned.
EU to provide Albania with 80 mln euros to tackle energy crisis
Oct 28, 2022, at 07:20 pm
Tirana/UNI: The European Union (EU) will provide 80 million euros (79.7 million US dollars) in grants to Albania to tackle the energy crisis, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said.
Iraq’s parliament approves al-Sudani's new cabinet lineup
Oct 28, 2022, at 07:17 pm
Baghdad/UNI: The Iraqi parliament has approved the new cabinet lineup and the government program presented by Prime Minister-designate Mohammed Shia' al-Sudani.
North Korea fires ballistic missile off east coast: Reports
Oct 28, 2022, at 03:08 pm
Pyongyang: North Korea has fired at least one ballistic missile into waters off the east coast of the Korean Peninsula on Friday, media reports said.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk takes charge of Twitter, removes CEO Parag Agrawal: Reports
Oct 28, 2022, at 02:52 pm
San Francisco: Tesla CEO Elon Musk has finally taken charge of popular micro-blogging site Twitter, media reports said on Friday, adding that Twitter's Indian origin chief executive Parag Agrawal has been fired.