Rights experts hear how ‘racialized gatekeeping’ impacts development in France
Dec 28, 2021, at 09:37 pm
New York: France should consider the economic and development benefits of partnership with people of African descent, the head of a Working Group appointed by the UN Human Rights Council said in a statement on Monday.
UN Special Envoy calls for New Year’s ceasefire in Myanmar
Dec 28, 2021, at 09:27 pm
New York: The UN Special Envoy on Myanmar has appealed for a New Year’s ceasefire following weeks of escalating violence in the country.
Taliban bans long-distance road trips for solo women in Afghanistan
Dec 28, 2021, at 09:21 pm
Kabul: The Taliban government in Afghanistan has introduced yet another stricter rule for women as they have been barred from travelling long distances by road alone and should only be offered transport if accompanied by a male relative.
Western nations need to join together against China: Justin Trudeau
Dec 28, 2021, at 01:16 am
Ottawa, Canada: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has asked the West to stand against China and argued that the East Asian country's communist leadership has often been "playing" Western countries against each other.
Sri Lanka’s exports to China, Hong Kong declined: Expert
Dec 28, 2021, at 12:36 am
Colombo, Sri Lanka: Sri Lanka’s trade with China, including tea shipments, has moved downward in 2020, experts said.
Pakistan: People protest in Thari over murder of domestic help
Dec 28, 2021, at 12:32 am
Thari, Pakistan: A large number of workers and civil society activists belonging to Pakistan's Thari region held a protest on Sunday to demand justice over the murder of young domestic worker in Karachi city earlier this month.
Pakistan: 3 security personnel, one civilian hurt in North Waziristan blast
Dec 28, 2021, at 12:24 am
Miranshah, Pakistan: Three security personnel and a civilian were injured as a blast rocked the Edak area of Mir Ali tehsil in Pakistan's North Waziristan district on Sunday, media reports said.
UK national missing in Afghanistan after arrested by Taliban insurgents
Dec 28, 2021, at 12:12 am
Kabul: A British citizen has gone missing in Afghanistan amid reports that he was arrested by Taliban members.
Afghanistan: Taliban minister says US should not interfere in Kabul's internal affairs
Dec 27, 2021, at 11:56 pm
Kabul: Key Taliban minister Sher Mohammad Abbas Stanekzai has said the United States should not interfere in Afghanistan’s internal affairs as it is an independent country and it is making decisions independently.
Afghanistan: Hundreds protest against Taliban in Panjshir over murder of a young man
Dec 27, 2021, at 11:12 pm
Kabul: Hundreds of people in Annaba district of Afghanistan's Panjshir province came out on the street on Sunday over the killing of a young man whom they claimed to be shot dead by the Taliban affiliates, media reports said.
Bangladesh RAB officials arrest owner of fire-hit ferry : Spokesperson
Dec 27, 2021, at 10:33 pm
Dhaka/UNI/Xinhua: Bangladesh's anti-crime elite force Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) on Monday arrested Hamjalal Sheikh, one of the owners of a ferry that caught fire Friday.
Pakistan: Three die during shootout in Karachi
Dec 27, 2021, at 10:17 pm
Karachi: At least three people died and two people, including a policeman, were injured due to a shootout in Pakistan's Karachi city on Monday, media reports said.
Myanmar: UN humanitarian chief calls for probe into ‘grievous’ attack on civilian
Dec 27, 2021, at 10:11 pm
New York: Authorities in Myanmar must investigate a recent deadly attack against civilians in Kayah state, the UN humanitarian affairs chief Martin Griffiths said in a statement on Sunday.
Bangladesh: Death toll due to collision between train-bus in Narayanganj touches four
Dec 27, 2021, at 10:06 pm
Narayanganj: The death toll as a train hit a bus in Bangladesh region of Narayanganj has touched four, media reports said on Monday.
Secretary-General, UN leaders, mourn Archbishop Desmond Tutu - ‘a towering global figure for peace’
Dec 27, 2021, at 09:29 pm
New York: Secretary-General António Guterres was among UN leaders paying tribute on Sunday to the late Archbishop Desmond Tutu, describing him as “an unwavering voice for the voiceless.”
Pakistan: Eight die, 4 injured in shootings
Dec 27, 2021, at 08:34 pm
Islamabad/UNI/Xinhua: At least eight people were killed while four injured in two separate shooting incidents in Pakistan, media reported on Monday.
Co-education is reason behind closure of universities: Afghanistan Minister
Dec 27, 2021, at 03:16 pm
Acting minister of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan Abdul Baqi Haqqani has said the co-education system in the country's universities along with economic woes is a major reason behind the closure of universities.
Bangladesh: Train hits bus at level crossing, 2 die
Dec 27, 2021, at 03:11 am
Narayanganj: A train hit a bus at a level crossing in Narayanganj of Bangladesh on Sunday which left at least two people dead, media reports said.
DR Congo: Suicide attack in restaurant leaves 5 dead
Dec 26, 2021, at 11:35 pm
Beni: At least five people died as a suicide bomber struck a restaurant in the Democratic Republic of Congo's eastern city of Beni on Saturday.
South Africa’s anti-apartheid icon Archbishop Desmond Tutu dies at 90
Dec 26, 2021, at 09:20 pm
Johannesburg/IBNS: South African anti-apartheid leader Archbishop Desmond Tutu, who is idealised as the country's moral compass, passed away on Sunday aged 90, President Cyril Ramaphosa said.
Kabul Passport office attack: ISIS-K claims responsibility
Dec 26, 2021, at 09:12 pm
Kabul: Terrorist outfit Islamic State of Iraq and Syria-Khorasan Branch (ISIS-K) has claimed responsibility for the attack on the General Directorate of Passport in Afghanistan capital Kabul that was thwarted by the Taliban affiliates.
Thousands of flights scrapped globally as Omicron spreads
Dec 26, 2021, at 02:38 pm
Moscow/UNI/Sputnik: More than 2,600 flights were cancelled on Christmas Day as COVID-19 continued to wreak havoc on the airline services, according to global flight data.
Immediately end genocide, crimes in Xinjiang province: US calls on China
Dec 26, 2021, at 04:46 am
Washington: The United States has asked the Chinese government to immediately end genocide and crimes against humanity against the predominantly Muslim Uyghurs and members of other ethnic and religious minority groups in Xinjiang province.
Exporters could lose $175 mln due to pile-up in Vietnam-China border
Dec 26, 2021, at 04:23 am
Hanoi, Vietnam: Experts believe that exporters could lose VND3-4 trillion ($131-175 million) if 6,200 container trucks remain stuck at the Vietnam-China border.
Pakistan: Imran Khan names new organisational structure for PTI after drubbing in KP local polls
Dec 25, 2021, at 11:02 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has named a new organisational structure for the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) party, a day after the previous bodies within the party were dissolved following an embarrassing defeat in the first phase of local government elections in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
Pakistan, Afghanistan's Taliban reach agreement on contentious border fencing issue
Dec 25, 2021, at 09:13 pm
Islamabad/UNI: Pakistan and the Taliban regime in Afghanistan have reached an understanding to resolve the contentious issue of border fencing through talks, after Taliban soldiers last week tried to disrupt the fencing along the eastern province of Nangarhar, a senior Pakistani official said.
Pakistan: Massive protests in Karachi over gas shortage
Dec 25, 2021, at 08:01 pm
Karachi: Pakistan faces an acute shortage of natural gas this winter, and several areas in Karachi experienced cutting back of gas supplies, sparking angry protests across the city.
Two dead, many missing as refugee vessel sinks off Greek island: Reports
Dec 25, 2021, at 03:44 pm
Athens/UNI/Xinhua: Two bodies have been retrieved as a rescue operation was underway Friday night near the Aegean Sea island of Paros, after the sinking of a vessel carrying refugees and migrants, according to Greek media reports.
Pakistan: Terrorists target checkpost in Balochistan, 2 security personnel die
Dec 25, 2021, at 04:38 am
Karachi, Pakistan: At least two Pakistani security personnel were killed as terrorists attacked a checkpost in District Kech in Balochistan region of Pakistan on Friday, media reports said.
China imposes retaliatory sanctions on US officials over Xinjiang
Dec 25, 2021, at 04:24 am
Beijing: The Chinese government has announced sanctions on four members of the United States government's Commission on International Religious Freedom in retaliation for penalties imposed on Chinese officials over complaints of abuses in the country’s northwestern Xinjiang region.