International Youth Day: Battling the stigmatization of teen pregnancy in Thailand
Young mothers in Thailand are receiving support to overcome the challenges they face in a country where teenage pregnancy is still taboo.
IBNS•Aug 12, 2023
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Bangladesh: Bodies of two newborns recovered from garbage pile located close to Dhaka University's Amar Ekushey Hall
Police in Bangladesh have recovered two bodies of newborns from a garbage pile close to Dhaka University’s Amar Ekushey Hall in the capital city, media reports said on Saturday.
IBNS•Aug 12, 2023
Human Rights Watch slams Taliban for denying rights to women, girls for past two years
Taliban authorities have tightened their extreme restrictions on the rights of women and girls and on the media since taking took control of Afghanistan on August 15, 2021, Human Rights Watch said on Thursday.
IBNS•Aug 12, 2023
Death toll in Hawaii wildfire touches 67
The death toll due to the Hawaii wildfires has touched 67, making it one of the deadliest natural disasters in the history of the region.
IBNS•Aug 12, 2023
China: Two die, 16 missing after mudslide hits Xi'an
Beijing: Two people are confirmed dead and 16 others are missing after torrential rains caused a rock and mudslide in the suburbs of Xi'an, capital of northwest China's Shaanxi Province, Friday evening, local authorities said.
IBNS•Aug 12, 2023
China not interested in space race: Foreign Minister
Beijing: China is not interested in a space race and urges the US to stop baseless speculation around this topic, the Chinese Foreign Ministry told Sputnik on Friday.
IBNS•Aug 11, 2023
UN condemns killing of presidential candidate in Ecuador
New York: The United Nations has strongly condemned the assassination of a presidential candidate in Ecuador, urging authorities to investigate the crime.
IBNS•Aug 11, 2023
Ethiopia: De-escalate tensions in Amhara, international rights experts urge
An international human rights body focused on Ethiopia has voiced deep concerns over the worsening security situation in the northwest of the country, particularly in the Amhara region.
IBNS•Aug 11, 2023
Niger: Guterres concerned about health and safety of detained President
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has voiced concern about the reported “deplorable living conditions” of the President of Niger in arbitrary detention, his spokesperson said in a note to journalists published on Wednesday evening.
IBNS•Aug 11, 2023
Manipur: Mass protests against rape of woman at Churachandpur
Imphal: Women of Manipur staged sit-in protests on Friday against the alleged gangrape of a woman at Churachandpur during "Tribal Solidarity March" on May 3 last.
IBNS•Aug 11, 2023
Assassination of Fernando Villavicencio: Ecuador says all six arrested people are Colombian nationals
Eucodorean authorities have said six people arrested in connection to the assassination of the country's presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio are Colombian nationals and gang members.
IBNS•Aug 11, 2023
China: UN experts demand information on nine imprisoned human rights defenders
UN-appointed independent rights experts have called on the Chinese Government to provide information about nine Tibetan human rights defenders serving prisoner sentences of up to 11 years.
IBNS•Aug 11, 2023
Save lives, UN agencies appeal, after yet another tragedy in the Mediterranean
Three UN agencies on Thursday appealed for greater access to safe and regular pathways for migration and asylum in the European Union after another deadly shipwreck claimed dozens of lives in the Mediterranean.
IBNS•Aug 11, 2023
Lebanon: Vital UN refugee health centre reopens
A UN health centre providing medical care to Palestine refugees at a camp in Lebanon reopened on Wednesday, as a ceasefire between opposing armed groups holds.
IBNS•Aug 11, 2023
Guterres warns against nuclear catastrophe risk in message to Nagasaki memorial
UN Secretary-General António Guterres called for countries to recommit to eliminating nuclear weapons in his message to mark the 78th anniversary of the atomic bombing of the Japanese city of Nagasaki, observed on Wednesday.
IBNS•Aug 11, 2023
Myanmar: Boat sinks in Bay of Bengal, 23 Rohingyas go missing
Rescuers have found the bodies of 23 Rohingyas who were fleeing Myanmar’s Rakhine State, media reports said on Friday.
IBNS•Aug 11, 2023
UN: Deal reached with Syria to reopen main border crossing from Türkiye
New York: A deal has been reached with the Government of Syria to reopen the main border crossing from Türkiye to allow the delivery of humanitarian aid.
IBNS•Aug 11, 2023
UN refugee agency concerned about situation at Mexico-US border
New York: The UN Refugee Agency, UNHCR, voiced concern on Tuesday over the situation in Mexico, where refugees and migrants aspiring to get to the United States find themselves in cramped shelters, exposed to multiple risks.
IBNS•Aug 11, 2023
Russia launches its first lunar station in nearly 50 years
Vladivostok/UNI/IBNS: Russia successfully launched the Luna-25 lunar station early on Friday, embarking on a historic mission to explore the south pole of the Moon.
IBNS•Aug 11, 2023
Hawaii: Wildfire death toll rises to 53
Los Angeles: At least 53 people have been confirmed dead in the devastating hurricane-driven wildfires in Hawaii's Maui Island, authorities said on Thursday.
IBNS•Aug 11, 2023
US fines Twitter $350,000 for delay in providing Trump’s records to Justice Dept
Washington: The United States is imposing a fine of $350,000 on X, formerly known as Twitter, for delaying the provision of records pertaining to former US President Donald Trump to the Justice Department, the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia said in an opinion released Wednesday.
IBNS•Aug 10, 2023
North Korea: Kim Jong Un convenes big meeting on war preparations
Seoul: North Korea on Wednesday convened an enlarged central military commission meeting, discussing ways to intensify war preparations in response to the grave political and military situation on the Korean Peninsula, state media reported.
IBNS•Aug 10, 2023
Pakistan dissolves National Assembly amid political and financial crisis
Islamabad: Pakistan dissolved has dissolved its parliament on the recommendations of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, paving the way for general elections, media reports said.
IBNS•Aug 10, 2023
Joe Biden bans US high tech investments in China, cites national security
Washington: US President Joe Biden has banned US high tech investments in China citing national security, media reports said.
IBNS•Aug 10, 2023
Philippines summons Chinese envoy after China Coast Guard fires water cannons at their ship
The Philippines' foreign ministry recently summoned Beijing's envoy to complain about the China Coast Guard firing water cannon at a Philippine Coast Guard ship while it was escorting a civilian convoy on the South China Sea.
IBNS•Aug 10, 2023
Solomon Islands newspaper promised to give China 'positive coverage' in exchange for funding: Reports
The Chinese government has granted over USD 130,000 to Solomon Islands news companies to 'promote the truth about China's generosity and its true intention to help develop' the Pacific island country, media reports said.
IBNS•Aug 10, 2023
Ecuador presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio shot dead at campaign rally
Ecuador's upcoming presidential election was bloodied by the assassination of a presidential candidate at a campaign rally in the capital city on Wednesday amid an escalation in drug cartel fuelled violence in the South American nation.
IBNS•Aug 10, 2023
Pakistan: Hindu businessmen robbed, 8-year-old kidnapped
In a spate of incidents targeting Hindu community in Sindh, armed motorcycle borne attackers robbed several Hindu businessmen and kidnapped two individuals, including an eight-year-old child, possibly for ransom.
IBNS•Aug 10, 2023
Taiwan: Ministry of National Defence says it tracked 11 Chinese military aircrafts, 5 naval ships around country
As many as 11 Chinese military aircraft and five naval vessels were recently tracked around Taiwan between Monday and Tuesday, the country's Ministry of National Defence said.
IBNS•Aug 10, 2023
Russia shoots down two Ukrainian drones, says Moscow Mayor
Russia on Wednesday said they shot down two Ukrainian drones which were moving towards Moscow, the latest in a surge of drone attacks on the Russian capital.
IBNS•Aug 09, 2023
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