Al-Shabaab terror group claim responsibility for blast in Somali capital: Reports
Sep 15, 2021, at 11:33 pm
Mogadishu/UNI/SPUTNIK: Militants of al-Shabaab, an affiliate of al-Qaeda have claimed responsibility for the explosion in Somalia's capital city Mogadishu which killed eleven soldiers and injured sixteen others, local publication Somali Guardian reported.
Afghanistan: First local radio station of Paktika shuts down
Sep 15, 2021, at 09:25 pm
Kabul: A local radio station of Afghanistan, which is located in Paktika province, has shut down, media reports said on Wednesday.
After 10 years of war in Syria, siege tactics still threaten civilians
Sep 15, 2021, at 04:22 pm
New York: The future for Syria’s people is “increasingly bleak”, UN-appointed rights experts said on Tuesday, highlighting escalating conflict in several areas of the war-ravaged country, a return to siege tactics and popular demonstrations linked to the plummeting economy.
First humanitarian flight to Kabul marks 'turning point' in crisis: WFP
Sep 15, 2021, at 04:04 pm
New York: The return of humanitarian flights to Kabul since the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan is a turning point in the crisis, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) said on Tuesday.
Afghanistan: Thousands demonstrate against Taliban in Kandahar
Sep 15, 2021, at 02:57 pm
Kandahar: Thousands of people, including women, demonstrated in Afghanistan's Kandahar city on Tuesday against Taliban's latest decision by which the families of late Afghan security forces should evacuate their residence.
Taliban claim acting Afghan Foreign Minister met UNHCR head
Sep 15, 2021, at 01:14 am
Kabul/UNI/Sputnik: The Taliban announced on Tuesday that acting Afghan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi, who is under the UN sanctions, met with UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi.
Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar releases audio tape to reject death rumour, confirms he is 'alive'
Sep 15, 2021, at 12:18 am
Kabul: Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, the Deputy Prime Minister of the Taliban government in Afghanistan, has rejected all rumours about his death and released an audio where he said he is 'alive'.
Pakistan: Police bust child pornography ring in Sahiwal
Sep 15, 2021, at 12:11 am
Sahiwal: Pakistan police have busted an active paedophile and child pornography ring in the country's Sahiwal region, media reports said.
Panjgur targeted killing: Hundreds demonstrate in Balochistan
Sep 15, 2021, at 12:03 am
Gwadar: Hundreds of people demonstrated in Balochistan on Sunday against targeted killings in Panjgur region, media reports said.
Taliban should uphold basic rights of Afghan people: Antony Blinken
Sep 14, 2021, at 11:53 pm
Washington: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the Taliban insurgents, who are currently controlling Afghanistan, should uphold the basic rights of the Afghan people, including women, girls, and minorities.
Multiple reports of alleged human rights violations in Tigray
Sep 14, 2021, at 11:47 pm
New York: UN human rights chief, Michelle Bachelet on Monday deplored “multiple and severe reports of alleged gross violations of human rights, humanitarian and refugee law” committed by all parties to the conflict in Tigray.
Pakistan journalists protest outside Parliament House against govt’s plan to bulldoze PMDA
Sep 14, 2021, at 11:40 pm
Islamabad: The journalist fraternity in Pakistan on Sunday began a sit-in outside the Parliament House here to demonstrate against the government’s plan to bulldoze the Pakistan Media Development Authority (PMDA) legislation through a joint sitting of parliament.
South Sudan: Cash shortage triggers food suspensions for 100,000 displaced
Sep 14, 2021, at 11:40 pm
New York: The UN World Food Programme (WFP) said on Monday that beginning next month, funding shortages will force it to suspend lifesaving food assistance for more than 100,000 displaced people in parts of South Sudan until the start of 2022.
Taliban to change Afghanistan education curriculum as per Sharia Law
Sep 14, 2021, at 11:35 pm
Kabul: Taliban rulers of Afghanistan have decided to drop certain subjects from the higher education curriculum as they do not go with the Islamic Sharia Law.
Afghanistan: Taliban insurgents assault woman, abduct five members of her family in Kabul
Sep 14, 2021, at 11:19 pm
Kabul: Taliban insurgents on Saturday assaulted a woman and abducted five of her family members in Kabul city, media reports said.
$1 billion pledge a ‘quantum leap’ in commitment to Afghanistan: UN chief
Sep 14, 2021, at 11:14 pm
New York: UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Monday hailed significant international financial support pledged to the people of Afghanistan following a meeting in Geneva, which nearly doubled the initial $606 million flash appeal for the country.
Gender equality ‘champion’ Sima Sami Bahous to lead UN Women
Sep 14, 2021, at 11:06 pm
New York: Secretary-General António Guterres described Sima Sami Bahous of Jordan, as “a champion for women and girls”, announcing on Monday her appointment to lead the UN’s gender equality and empowerment entity, UN Women.
Afghan women posts images in colourful dresses to challenge Taliban decree
Sep 14, 2021, at 11:05 pm
Kabul: Breaking the rule set by Taliban that eves should wear all-black attire in the nation, a group of Afghanistan women, who stay abroad, have posted their own images online wearing colourful traditional Afghan clothes.
Support Afghans in their most perilous hour, urges UN’s Guterres
Sep 14, 2021, at 10:18 pm
New York: The international community should urgently offer a “lifeline” to millions of vulnerable Afghans “who face perhaps their most perilous hour”, the UN Secretary-General said on Monday.
British PM Boris Johnson's mother dies
Sep 14, 2021, at 09:56 pm
London: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's mother passed away on Tuesday.
Sep 14, 2021, at 09:34 pm
New York: The United Nations Deputy Secretary-General, Amina J. Mohammed, visited Somalia on Sunday, to express her solidarity with Somali women’s calls for full and equal participation in political life, and the support of the international community for timely, inclusive, peaceful and credible elections.
An illustration of resilience and hope, in the face of anti-Asian hate
Sep 14, 2021, at 08:52 pm
New York: The rise in hate crimes against people of Asian and Pacific Island heritage in the United States since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, inspired artist Amanda Phingbodhipakkiya to produce vibrant artworks featuring people of Asian heritage. Displayed in public spaces around New York City, the images, and the messages they convey, have made headlines around the world.
Taliban insurgents detain Panjshir civilians, put them in trunks of vehicle
Sep 14, 2021, at 06:36 pm
Kabul: A video has surfaced on the social media where civilians from Panjshir region of Afghanistan were seen detained by Taliban insurgents and put in trunks of two vehicles.
Afghanistan: Women in Nangarhar protest in support to Taliban
Sep 14, 2021, at 06:29 pm
Nangarhar: Nangarhar province in Afghanistan witnessed a strange protest recently when women demonstrated in support of Taliban insurgents who have taken control over the nation.
Chinese man detained as he enters illegally into Taiwan waters
Sep 14, 2021, at 05:51 pm
Taipei: A Chinese man, who was travelling in a rubber boat, was intercepted by coast guard officers in Taiwan's territorial waters on Sunday, media reports said on Monday.
Sep 14, 2021, at 05:01 pm
Washington: Former US President Donald Trump has slammed the Biden administration over the withdrawal of the country's troops from Afghanistan and speculated that China and Russia could already be reverse-engineering U.S. military equipment left behind.
China's growing use of military drones is putting regional stability 'at risk'
Sep 14, 2021, at 04:43 pm
Beijing: Regional stability seems to be at risk as China is using unmanned aircraft capabilities and focusing on increasingly sophisticated military drones, media reports said.
US extends pause on flights with Afghan refugees after 5 measles cases, says Pentagon
Sep 14, 2021, at 03:57 pm
Washington/UNI/Sputnik: The United States has extended pause on the flights carrying Afghan refugees to the country for an additional week after at least five evacuees were diagnosed with measles, Pentagon press secretary John Kirby said on Monday.
Satellite images show thousands of Afghans stranded at Pak border: Reports
Sep 14, 2021, at 04:33 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Amid reports of desperate Afghans trying to leave their country after Kabul takeover, satellite images exclusive to NDTV channel show thousands stranded at Afghanistan's border with Pakistan.
Afghanistan: UN High Commissioner for Refugees arrives in Kabul to assess humanitarian needs
Sep 13, 2021, at 10:47 pm
Moscow/UNI/Sputnik: UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi announced on Monday that he arrived in the Afghan capital of Kabul to assess Afghanistan's humanitarian needs.