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US: Knoxville's Tami Manis enters Guinness Book of World Records for her mullet

An American woman has entered her name in the Guinness Book of World Records for having the world's longest competitive mullet for a female.

Woman fatally shoots four-year-old girl in US while demonstrating gun safety, arrested

A 25-year-old woman was arrested from USA's Rockwood region for fatally shooting a four-year-old girl last Sunday, according to authorities.

China's property crisis: Country Garden posts USD 7bn loss

China's major private property developer Country Garden has revealed a record USD 6.7 billion loss for the first half of the year.

Haiti violence: ‘Carnage needs to stop’ says UN relief chief

Haiti is in the grip of “extreme brutality”, with gang-related violence continuing to force thousands from their homes amidst widespread suffering, said the UN’s top humanitarian official there.

Pakistan: Ahmadiyya community members claim police desecrated two of their worshipping places in Gujrat, Sheikhupura

Police personnel allegedly desecrated two worshipping places in the  Ahmadiyya community in the past two days in Pakistan's Gujrat and Sheikhupura districts, media reports said.

African children bearing the brunt of climate change impacts

Children in Africa are among the most at risk from climate change impacts but are being woefully deprived of the financing necessary to help them adapt, survive and respond to the crisis, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said in a new report on Friday.

Iran: Draft hijab law tantamount to ‘gender apartheid’ say rights experts

A group of UN Human Rights Council-appointed experts expressed their grave concern on Friday over a new draft law in Iran sanctioning new punishments for women and girls who fail to wear the headscarf, or hijab, in public.

Mali: 200,000 children at risk of starvation, warn UN agencies

A nexus of protracted armed conflict, internal displacement and limited humanitarian access threatens to plunge nearly one million children under the age of five into acute malnutrition by the end of this year – with at least 200,000 at risk of dying of hunger if life-saving aid fails to reach them, UN agencies said on Friday.

Pakistan: Army major, among three, die during gunfights with terrorists in KP

A Pakistani Army Major and a soldier were killed during an intelligence-based operation conducted by the security forces in North Waziristan District’s Miran Shah area, media reports said.

Pakistan: Separate clashes leave two terrorists killed

Islamabad: An army officer, two soldiers and two terrorists were killed in two separate clashes between security forces and terrorists in Pakistan's northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province, the military has said.

UN ready to assist people affected by deadly blaze in South Africa

New York:UN Secretary-General António Guterres has underlined support for South Africa in the wake of the deadly fire in Johannesburg on Thursday which killed at least 74 people, including 12 children.

Pakistan: Tribal woman killed in the name of 'honour'

A tribal woman was allegedly killed by her husband in the name of 'honour in the limits of Chucha Border Military Police (BMP) station in the tribal area of Rajanpur district in Pakistan recently.

Typhoon Haikui: Taiwan cancels over 45 flights as storm approaches

Beijing: Taiwan has cancelled over 45 domestic and international flights due to the approaching powerful typhoon Haikui, United Daily News reported on Saturday, citing the Civil Aeronautics Administration (CAA).

Niger: IOM calls for humanitarian corridor to help stranded migrants

The UN migration agency (IOM) called on Friday for the setting up of a humanitarian corridor in Niger to enable voluntary returns of stranded migrants, after July’s military takeover triggered border & airspace closures

Argentinian actress Silvina Luna dies after suffering from complications related to plastic surgery

An Argentinian actress has died after suffering from complications related to plastic surgery.

Great Fire of London: Experts identify first witness of the deadly event

The Museum of London on Friday announced new research which identifies the first witness of the Great Fire of London as Thomas Dagger, a journeyman baker in Thomas Farriner’s bakery on Pudding Lane.

Pakistan traders observe shutter-down strike over rise in electricity bills, inflation

People in various parts of Pakistan are observing a shutter-down strike on Saturday to protest against the rise in electricity bills and inflation.

Canada issues advisory for LGBTQ residents who are planning US visit

The Canadian government has issued a warning to its LGBTQ citizens who are planning to visit the USA, citing new laws in several states.

Business tycoon Mohamed Al Fayed, whose son Dodi died with Princess of Wales Diana in car crash, dead at 94

Egyptian businessman Mohamed Al Fayed, whose son Dodi was killed in a car crash alongside Princess of Wales Diana, has died.

Canada Revenue Agency fires 120 employees over emergency response benefit fraud during pandemic

Toronto/IBNS: Following an internal review,  the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) has reportedly fired 120 employees who “inappropriately claimed the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB)” during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Pakistan: Senior cop found involved in cross-border drug smuggling via drones

A case has been registered against a senior Pakistani police official in Lahore for his alleged involvement in cross-border drug smuggling via drones.

Pakistan: Lawyers condemns, demonstrate against price hike

Pakistan's  Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Bar Council recently condemned the continuous hike in the price of essential commodities in Pakistan.

Pakistan: Protesters demonstrate against death of young person in 'police brutality' in Swat

A large number of protesters surrounded the Matta police station in Pakistan's Swat region recently after a young man died at a local hospital allegedly due to police torture.

Protesters in Gilgit-Baltistan demand release of Shia cleric, merger with India

A large number of protesters recently gathered in the Pakistan-occupied Gilgit-Baltistan's Skardu region and demanded the release of a Shia cleric who has been detained over blasphemy charges.

Pakistan: People suffer as sugar price rises to Rs. 185

People in Pakistan continue to face trouble as the price of sugar has touched Rs. 185 in the country, media reports said.

Coups only make crises worse: Guterres

Highlighting the “succession of military coups” unfolding across Africa, UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Thursday emphasized the need for durable democratic governance and the rule of law.

UNESCO World Heritage Sites often ‘last line of defence against extinction’

Some of the world’s most iconic natural and cultural sites are also a haven for thousands of endangered species, the UN Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) said on Thursday.

Philippines, Malaysia, Taiwan and Vietnam reject China's latest map

The Philippines, Malaysia, Taiwan and Vietnam have all rejected a map released by China recently that showed Beijing's territorial sovereignty in the South China Sea, joining India in slamming its neighbour for territorial exaggeration.

‘Not the time to forget’ Central African Republic

Attacks by armed groups against security forces in the Central African Republic (CAR), combined with increased food and fuel prices and an influx of refugees from Sudan, have aggravated an already fragile humanitarian situation there UN officials said on Tuesday.

UN expert urges immediate review of discredited UK sentencing scheme