Beware the ‘poison of war’ says Guterres, championing a ‘call for peace’
Sep 17, 2022, at 09:14 pm
New York: The UN chief commemorated the International Day of Peace on Friday with the annual ringing of the Peace Bell ceremony followed by a minute of silence at the UN Peace Garden in New York.
Ukraine: UN rights office set to probe ‘mass graves’ in newly liberated east
Sep 17, 2022, at 08:32 pm
New York: Reports that mass graves have been discovered in the Ukrainian city of Izyum are to be investigated by UN rights monitors, it’s been announced.
Ontario successfully concludes mission to strengthen economic ties with South Korea and Japan
Sep 17, 2022, at 07:21 pm
Toronto/IBNS: A successful trade mission (Sep 2-10) led by Vic Fedeli, Ontario's Minister of Economic Development, Job Creation, and Trade to South Korea and Japan to strengthen economic partnerships and forge new alliances has reportedly been concluded.
Sri Lanka 2019 Easter Sunday attacks: Former President Sirisena named suspect
Sep 17, 2022, at 03:36 pm
Colombo:A SriLankan court on Friday named former President Maithripala Sirisena as a suspect in a case related to the Easter Bombing of 2019.
Improper hijab: 22-year-old Iranian woman dies after 'beaten' up by police
Sep 17, 2022, at 03:23 pm
A 22-year-old Iranian woman died after she was arrested for “improper hijab” and allegedly beaten up by the Islamic Republic’s “morality” police, media reports said on Saturday.
Sep 17, 2022, at 06:13 am
The UK Parliament has banned a high-level Chinese delegation from attending Queen Elizabeth's Lying-in-State at Westminster Hall within the Parliament complex before the funeral at Westminster Abbey here on September 19, British media reported.
Pakistan: 2,211 children abused in the period between January and June, claims NGO
Sep 17, 2022, at 05:47 am
Lahore: An NGO has claimed 2,211 children were abused in Pakistan in the period between January and June.
Pakistan: Three arrested in Haripur for ‘maligning’ army, its officers
Sep 17, 2022, at 05:36 am
Haripur, Pakistan: The cybercrime wing of the Federal Investigation Agency recently arrested three persons on the charges of maligning army and its senior officers through their social media accounts, media reports said on Friday.
Pakistan: Swat residents demonstrate against rise of terror activities
Sep 17, 2022, at 05:30 am
Swat, Pakistan: Residents of Swat region of Pakistan recently demonstrated against the rise in terror activities in the area.
COVID-19 lockdown: China’s smartphone shipments tumble 31% in July
Sep 17, 2022, at 05:26 am
Beijing: China's lack of major smartphone releases and weak consumer sentiment led to a plunge of shipment of the gadget by 31 percent in July, media reports said.
Cyber warfare: Taiwan may hike defence spending amid Chinese threat
Sep 17, 2022, at 05:16 am
Taipei: Taiwan has decided to increase defense spending by 15 percent next year and enhance its military capabilities amid rising threats from China.
Shehbaz Sharif says even friendly countries are ‘fatigued’ by Pakistan's aid seeking
Sep 17, 2022, at 05:12 am
Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif recently highlighted the poor economic state of the nation when he said friendly countries had started looking at Pakistan as a country that was always asking for money.
Undeclared Chinese blockade: Nepali traders dying by suicide
Sep 17, 2022, at 04:59 am
Kathmandu: For the last two years Beijing has imposed an undeclared blockade at the transit points on the Nepal-China border citing the COVID-19 pandemic which is causing trouble for Nepali traders and even their deaths by suicide.
Genocide in China: Uyghurs demonstrate in Austria
Sep 17, 2022, at 04:37 am
Vienna: The Uyghur community of Austria on Wednesday recently protested against the genocide of Uyghurs and other Turkic peoples in China on the pretext of controlling the Covid-19 pandemic by forcing a lockdown in areas of East Turkestan and imprisoning people inside homes without food and medical aid.
UK: Chinese delegation banned from attending Queen Elizabeth II's lying-in-state
Sep 16, 2022, at 11:33 pm
London: A Chinese government delegation has been banned from attending the lying-in-state of Queen Elizabeth II, the BBC reported.
UK: Two police officers stabbed in London
Sep 16, 2022, at 11:19 pm
London: Two police officers were stabbed in central London on Friday and the incident is not being treated as terror related, said the Metropolitan Police (Met).
Fiji PM's son charged with domestic violence in Australia
Sep 16, 2022, at 11:05 pm
Sydney/UNI: The son of Fijian PM Frank Bainimarama has been charged with a string of domestic violence offences in Australia.
Hundreds of graves found in Ukraine, signs indicate some belong to soldiers
Sep 16, 2022, at 11:02 pm
Kyiv/UNI: Ukraine says hundreds of graves have been found outside Izyum, days after the city was re-taken from Russia.
Fire engulfs office tower in China, no casualty
Sep 16, 2022, at 10:47 pm
Beijing: A massive fire broke out at a high-rise office building in downtown Changsha city of China, media reports said on Friday.
Pakistan: Flood leaves 22 people dead
Sep 16, 2022, at 10:30 pm
Islamabad: At least 22 people were killed and nine others injured in heavy monsoon rain-triggered flash floods in the last 24 hours in Pakistan, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) said.
Sri Lanka: GDP shrinks 8.4 pc in 2Q
Sep 16, 2022, at 09:53 pm
Sri Lanka's economy has officially entered into a period of recession with back-to-back negative growth rates in the first and second quarters amid unending economic and political turmoil, a newspaper reported on Friday.
In turbulent times, ‘work of the United Nations is more necessary than ever’: Guterres
Sep 16, 2022, at 09:45 pm
New York: The past year has been one of deep and interlocking crises that are growing in scale and severity, UN Secretary-General António Guterres has said, citing the persisting COVID-19 pandemic, the war in Ukraine and the deepening climate crisis as challenges that extend beyond borders, and which have made the work of the United Nations more vital than ever.
UK MPs angry over invitation to China for Queen's funeral
Sep 16, 2022, at 06:31 pm
London: The Chinese government's invitation to the Queen's funeral should be withdrawn, some UK MPs and peers have said.
UN chief raises alarm over ‘backsliding’ of democracy worldwide
Sep 16, 2022, at 05:39 pm
On the 15th anniversary of the International Day of Democracy, commemorated on Thursday, the UN chief observed that “across the world, democracy is backsliding”.
Human rights: Inflation threatens everyone’s right to development
Sep 16, 2022, at 05:20 pm
Rising global inflation is expected to hit emerging and developing economies particularly hard this year, adding to a “confluence of crises” that threatens us all, the UN’s acting human rights chief has warned.
Stampede at concert in Guatemala leaves nine dead
Sep 16, 2022, at 02:51 pm
Guatemala City: At least nine people were killed and about 20 others were injured after a stampede at the end of a concert celebrating Guatemalan Independence Day in the western city of Quetzaltenango, the local Red Cross confirmed.
Pakistan: Chamkani tribesmen protest poor law and order situation in Kurram
Sep 16, 2022, at 06:37 am
Peshawar, Pakistan: Chamkani Youth Movement, a representative organisation of the Chamkani tribe of Kurram, recently demonstrated against the deteriorating law and order situation in the tribal district.
Sep 16, 2022, at 06:34 am
Islamabad: In the wake of a recent announcement by the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) that it would crack down on virtual private networks (VPNs), netizens fear there might be a surge in state surveillance.
China's Zero COVID policy turns lives of Tibetans miserable: Reports
Sep 16, 2022, at 06:07 am
Beijing/Lhasa: The Chinese government's Zero Covid policy has turned the lives of Tibetans miserable, where the viral infection has witnessed a surge in recent times.
German politician says Sri Lanka is the most glaring example of how BRI debt trap can ruin a nation
Sep 16, 2022, at 05:20 am
Berlin: German politician Jo Leinen, who is also a former Minister of Environment and Member of the European Parliament, has said Sri Lanka might be the most glaring example of how the BRI (China's Belt and Road Initiative) debt trap can totally ruin a country.