Türkiye: Concern mounts over human rights implications of ‘disinformation bill’
Oct 15, 2022, at 06:03 pm
New York: The UN human rights office (OHCHR) expressed growing concern on Friday over the adoption by Turkiye’s Parliament of a package of amendments to various laws “that risk curtailing freedom of expression” in the country.
Pakistan one of the most dangerous nations: US President Joe Biden
Oct 15, 2022, at 05:54 pm
Washington/UNI/IBNS: US President Joe Biden has called Pakistan one of the most dangerous nations in the world.
Global food crisis: Let’s move from ‘despair to hope and action’, urges Guterres
Oct 15, 2022, at 05:47 pm
New York: In the face of the growing hunger crisis, the head of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization stressed on Friday, ahead of World Food Day, the need to “harness the power of solidarity and collective action” to build a sustainable world with enough to eat for everyone.
‘Catastrophic’ hunger recorded in Haiti for first time, UN warns
Oct 15, 2022, at 05:38 pm
New York: An unrelenting series of crises has trapped vulnerable Haitians in a cycle of growing desperation, without access to food, fuel, markets, jobs and public services, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) warned on Friday.
Pakistan: Ex-Balochistan High Court chief justice Muhammad Noor Meskanzai shot dead outside mosque
Oct 15, 2022, at 03:12 pm
Kharan: Unidentified gunmen on Friday shot dead ex-Balochistan High Court chief justice Muhammad Noor Meskanzai outside a mosque in Pakistan's Kharan area, media reports said.
Turkey: Explosion rocks coal mine in Bartin, 22 die
Oct 15, 2022, at 02:40 pm
At least 22 people died as an explosion rocked a coal mine in Turkey's Bartın on Friday evening, media reports said.
UK: Truss in muddy water still Sunak may not get a chance
Oct 15, 2022, at 02:24 pm
London: Liz Truss is facing a backlash from Conservative MPs after firing her chancellor and announcing a second U-turn on a major economic policy.
Climate activists throw tomato soup on Van Gogh's 'Sunflower' painting in London
Oct 15, 2022, at 02:57 am
Two anti-fossil fuel activists threw tomato soup on Vincent van Gogh’s masterpiece 'Sunflowers' at the National Gallery in London on Friday.
Oct 15, 2022, at 12:30 am
Swat: Former chairman Senate Senator Mian Raza Rabbani has condemned the recent attack on a school van in Swat and asked if the state was waiting for a repeat of APS tragedy.
Pakistan: Peshawar airport watch tower attacked
Oct 15, 2022, at 12:23 am
Peshawar: Unidentified people attacked a watch tower constructed for the security of the funnel area of the Bacha Khan International Airport on Tuesday, media reports said on Friday.
UK Chancellor of Exchequer Kwarteng announces resignation
Oct 15, 2022, at 12:09 am
London/IBNS: UK Chancellor of Exchequer Kwasi Kwarteng on Friday announced his resignation.
Nigeria says Beijing has held off its pledged financing for two railway projects
Oct 15, 2022, at 12:08 am
Abuja: China is yet to release financing for two major railway projects in Nigeria, media reports said, an issue that has a potential to cause different between two nations.
World Food Day: Another year of global record hunger looms amid food and climate crisis
Oct 14, 2022, at 11:56 pm
New York: The world is at risk of yet another year of record hunger as the global food crisis continues to drive more people into worsening levels of acute food insecurity, The World Food Programme (WFP) warned on Thursday.
Organic Fertilizer Import: China misleads Sri Lanka
Oct 14, 2022, at 11:52 pm
Colombo: The issue of importing organic fertilizer has dented the relationship between China and Sri Lanka and now the matter has taken a completely new turn.
Yemen: End of nationwide truce heralds ‘heightened risk of war’, Security Council hears
Oct 14, 2022, at 11:46 pm
New York: New uncertainty and “a heightened risk of war” now prevails across Yemen, following the end of a long truce which brought significant dividends, the UN Special Envoy Hans Grundberg told the Security Council on Thursday.
Pakistan: Remittances touch four-month low figure in September
Oct 14, 2022, at 11:45 pm
Islamabad: Remittances sent home by overseas Pakistanis slowed down to a four-month low at $2.44 billion in September, media reports said on Friday.
SGR loans default: China fines Kenya Sh1.31bn
Oct 14, 2022, at 11:41 pm
Nairobi/Beijing: Kenya defaulted on repayment of the Chinese loans, forcing Chinese banks to fine Sh1.312 billion in the year ended June for loan defaults.
Disaster risk reduction: Only half the world equipped with adequate early warning systems
Oct 14, 2022, at 11:34 pm
A new report from the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) and the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) published on Thursday, warns that half of the world’s countries are not protected by multi-hazard early warning systems.
New expectations of progress towards final end of Colombia conflict, Security Council hears
Oct 14, 2022, at 11:31 pm
New York: The head of the UN Verification Mission in Colombia told the Security Council on Wednesday that with the recent election of President Gustavo Petro, expectations were running high for progress towards the full and final implementation of a lasting peace deal, after decades of civil conflict.
Ukraine: UN General Assembly demands Russia reverse course on ‘attempted illegal annexation’
Oct 14, 2022, at 11:23 pm
New York: The UN General Assembly passed a resolution by a large majority on Wednesday, calling on countries not to recognise the four regions of Ukraine which Russia has claimed, following so-called referendums held late last month, and demanding that Moscow reverse course on its "attempted illegal annexation".
Venezuelan refugees and migrants struggle to survive in Latin America and the Caribbean
Oct 14, 2022, at 11:20 pm
New York: The spiraling cost of living, fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic, and high unemployment rates, have made it difficult for many Venezuelan refugees and migrants in Latin America and the Caribbean to rebuild their lives and integrate into society, a UN report issued on Wednesday has revealed.
Japanese Yen touches 32-year low
Oct 14, 2022, at 11:10 pm
Tokyo: The Japanese yen touched a 32-year low against the US dollar after official figures showed that prices had risen faster that expected in America.
Pakistan: Probe ordered after unclaimed bodies found on roof of Nishtar Hospital in Multan
Oct 14, 2022, at 09:18 pm
Multan: The Punjab Chief Minister’s (CM) Adviser Chaudhry Zaman Gujjar has spotted unclaimed bodies which have been left abandoned on the roof of Nishtar Hospital in Multan, media reports said.
Pakistan Finance Minister blurts out F-word after he was heckled at US airport
Oct 14, 2022, at 02:42 pm
Washington: An unidentified man heckled Pakistan's Finance Minister Ishaq Dar at the Dulles International Airport in Washington on Thursday, trigging an angry reaction from Dar who hurled abuses using cusswords.
North Carolina shooting leaves five people dead
Oct 14, 2022, at 02:19 pm
Washington: At least five people, including an off-duty police officer, died in a shooting incident which took place in North Carolina on Thursday, police said.
Japan, Canada to begin intelligence-sharing talks amid growing threats from China, Russia
Oct 14, 2022, at 05:39 am
Tokyo: Japan and Canada have agreed to formally start talks toward signing the military intelligence information sharing accord as the foreign ministers of these two countries on Tuesday adopted an action plan to strengthen cooperation on defence, economic security, and other areas amid growing threats from China and Russia.
Chinese people upset over CCP's prolonged zero-Covid policy ahead of 20th National Congress
Oct 14, 2022, at 05:31 am
Beijing: The people of China, who were hoping that the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) strict zero-Covid policy will be relaxed after the 20th National Congress, were upset to know that the policy will continue.
Japanese journalist arrested in Myanmar
Oct 13, 2022, at 12:27 am
Tokyo: Japanese journalist Toru Kubota, who was arrested in Myanmar earlier this year on sedition charges, was sentenced to three more years on Wednesday for the violation of immigration law while entering Myanmar, Japanese media reported, citing sources in the law enforcement.
Finland to accept 1,050 refugees under UN quota in 2023
Oct 13, 2022, at 12:08 am
Helsinki: Finland will receive 1,050 refugees under the United Nations’ quota in 2023, mainly from Syria, Afghanistan and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, according to a joint statement by the country’s interior and justice ministries.
Oct 12, 2022, at 09:48 pm
A neo-Nazi beauty queen who competed in a Miss Hitler contest and was jailed for being a member of banned far-right group National Action is going to be freed from priocn soon,media reports said on Wednesday.