Bhutan: Experts discuss pros, cons of AI during panel discussion
Bhutan recently hosted a panel discussion where experts from the field participated to discuss the pros and cons of implementing Artificial Intelligence (AI).
IBNS•Aug 09, 2023
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Pakistan: University student accuses two teachers of sexual assault, blackmail
Two physics teachers at Ghazi University in Pakistan’s Punjab, Dera Ghazi Khan have been accused of sexually assaulting a young female student, reported The News International on Tuesday.
IBNS•Aug 09, 2023
France: 11 people missing after fire breaks out at holiday cottage in Wintzenheim
At least 11 people went missing after a fire broke out at a holiday cottage in which they were staying in France, media reports said on Wednesday.
IBNS•Aug 09, 2023
Forty-one migrants die in shipwreck off Italian island
A shipwreck off the Italian island of Lampedusa has left 41 migrants dead, media reports said on Wednesday.
IBNS•Aug 09, 2023
France: 11 people missing as fire breaks out in holiday cottage
At least 11 people went missing after a fire broke out at a holiday cottage in which they were staying in France, media reports said on Wednesday.
IBNS•Aug 09, 2023
Experts say 12 children are becoming victims of sexual abuse in Pakistan everyday
Speakers at a training session on the prevention of child abuse on Sunday said 12 children are getting sexually abused in Pakistan every day.
IBNS•Aug 08, 2023
Pakistan: Teacher shot dead by unknown men on allegation of blasphemy
A Pakistani teacher was shot dead by unknown men on an allegation of blasphemy in Turbat town in the country.
IBNS•Aug 08, 2023
Imran Khan kept in 'distressing conditions' in prison, claims ex-Pakistan PM's lawyer
Former prime minister Imran Khan’s lawyer, Naeem Haider Panjotha, has claimed the PTI leader was kept in “distressing conditions” in prison.
IBNS•Aug 08, 2023
Himachal Pradesh hosts ‘Mapping Tibet' exhibition in Dharamshala
Indian Himalayan state of Himachal Pradesh recently hosted an exhibition titled ‘Mapping Tibet' at the Tibet Museum in Dharamshala town.
IBNS•Aug 08, 2023
Ukraine: Seven die as Russian missiles hit Pokrovsk town
At least seven people died as two Russian missiles hit residential buildings in the Ukrainian town of Pokrovsk on Monday, officials said on Tuesday.
IBNS•Aug 08, 2023
Russian attacks continue to affect world’s most vulnerable, UN spokesperson says
Attacks against Ukrainian port infrastructure are not isolated and with Russia’s termination of the Black Sea Initiative, are impacting global food prices and affecting the most vulnerable people, a UN spokesperson said on Monday.
IBNS•Aug 08, 2023
US: Two die in San Jose stabbing
San Francisco: U.S. San Jose police on Friday found two people dead with stab wounds while performing a welfare check, officials said Monday.
IBNS•Aug 08, 2023
Haiti: ‘Unimaginable violence’ against women, children, reports UNICEF
Persistent violence in Haiti remains a significant concern for the safety and welfare of its most vulnerable citizens, especially women and children, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Monday, citing reports of an “alarming spike” in kidnapping and other crimes.
IBNS•Aug 08, 2023
Seven killed in blast in SW Pakistan
Islamabad/UNI: A bomb went off near a vehicle in Pakistan's southwest Balochistan province, killing at least seven people including a local politician, government officials and police said.
IBNS•Aug 08, 2023
Tehran explosion kills 1, injures 19
Tehran/UNI: At least one person was killed and 19 others injured on Monday after an explosion shook and dismantled a three-storey residential building in Iran's capital Tehran, the Iranian Students' News Agency (ISNA) reported.
IBNS•Aug 08, 2023
Australia: 20-year-old woman critically hurt after miraculously surviving seven-storey fall
A critically wounded 20-year-old woman is currently fighting for her life in a hospital after she miraculously survived a fall from a seven-storey building in Melbourne.
IBNS•Aug 08, 2023
Pakistan: Seven people, including UC chairman, killed in Balochistan blast
At least seven people, including a chairman of a union council (UC), died as a landmine blast hit Pakistan's Balochistan region on Monday.
IBNS•Aug 08, 2023
600 people evacuated Italy's Sardinia following the fire surge in the island
Rome/UNI: Around 600 people evacuated Italy's Sardinia as a precaution to the huge fires blazing in the northern and southern parts of the island that were worsening because of the strong winds, reports the local media.
IBNS•Aug 08, 2023
Pakistan: Peshawar terror attack leaves constable dead
At least one policeman died and two others were hurt as suspected terrorists targeted them in Pakistan's Peshawar city on Monday.
IBNS•Aug 07, 2023
Some foreigners, including US citizens, detained in Afghan
Kabul: A number of foreigners, including US citizens, have been detained in Afghanistan for various reasons, including "security issues," Zabihullah Mujahid, the main spokesman for the country's administration installed by Taliban (under UN sanctions over terrorism) said.
IBNS•Aug 07, 2023
Sri Lanka: Military trainer aircraft crashes, two die
Colombo: Two military personnel died after a trainer aircraft crashed at Sri Lanka's Air Force Academy based in Trincomalee city in Eastern Province on Monday morning, the air force said.
IBNS•Aug 07, 2023
Philippine: Three policemen wounded after shooting
Manila: Three policemen were wounded in a shooting incident inside a police station in the Philippine capital shortly before noon on Monday, the local media reported.
IBNS•Aug 07, 2023
Pakistan: Train crash kills at least 30, injures over 100
Islamabad/UNI: At least thirty passengers died and over hundred injured on Sunday after nearly 10 bogies of Havelian-bound Hazara Express derailed near Sahara Railway Station, located 275 kilometres away from Karachi, according to government and police officials said on Monday.
IBNS•Aug 07, 2023
Italy: Two die near Lampedusa after migrant boats capsize
Rome:At least two people died and more than 30 went missing near the Italian island of Lampedusa after two ships carrying asylum seekers capsized in rough seas, a police official said Sunday.
IBNS•Aug 07, 2023
Israeli missile attack: Four Syrian soldiers die
Damascus: Four Syrian soldiers were killed and another four injured in an Israeli missile attack over Syria's capital Damascus, the state broadcaster Alikhbaria reported early Monday.
IBNS•Aug 07, 2023
Bangladesh dengue tools crosses 300; 64k cases confirmed this year
Dhaka/UNI: Bangladesh has reported 2,495 fresh cases of dengue fever and an additional 10 fatalities, stated The Ministry of Health on Saturday.
IBNS•Aug 06, 2023
Australian Court overturns ban on Sikh students’ Kirpan, cites unconstitutionality
In a significant victory for religious freedom, Australia’s Queensland state has witnessed the overturning of a controversial law that prohibited Sikh students from wearing a kirpan on campus.
IBNS•Aug 06, 2023
Pakistan: Passenger train derails in Nawabshah, 30 die
Nawabshah: At least 30 people died and 80 others were hurt after 10 bogies of Havelian-bound Hazara Express derailed close to the Sahara Railway Station in Pakistan's Nawabshah district on Sunday.
IBNS•Aug 06, 2023
Land and basic services are ‘your rights, not favours’, UN deputy-chief
New York: Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed has said that the United Nations will support Brazil’s indigenous peoples and amplify their voices far and wide towards the full realizations of their rights.
IBNS•Aug 06, 2023
UN pushes disarmament talks amid fears that drums of nuclear war are beating again
New York: As United Nations-led talks on nuclear disarmament continued in Geneva, New York and Vienna, UN Secretary-General António Guterres warned on Sunday that “the drums of nuclear war are beating once again”.
IBNS•Aug 06, 2023
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