Uzbekistan: Re-elected President Shavkat Mirziyoyev takes charge
Uzbekistan’s President Shavkat Mirziyoyev, who was re-elected for yet another term recently, took charge of his office on Friday.
IBNS•Jul 15, 2023
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Former Brooklyn and Bronx resident convicted of being an ISIS fighter, weapons smuggler, propagandist and recruiter
A New York man was sentenced today to life in prison on one count of conspiracy to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) and five substantive counts of providing material support to ISIS in the forms of personnel, including himself, Australian citizen Jake Bilardi and others, as well as services, weapons, property and equipment, and false documentation and identification, all between January 2013 and June 2017, when the defendant was arrested in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
IBNS•Jul 15, 2023
Pakistan: Relatives of missing persons stage protest against enforced disappearance
Quetta: Relatives of missing persons in Pakistan recently demonstrated amid rising cases of enforced disappearances in the country, media reports said.
IBNS•Jul 15, 2023
Illegal mining activities: EFCC arrests 13 Chinese nationals
Operatives of the Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested 13 Chinese nationals for offences bordering on illegal mining in Ilorin, Kwara State.
IBNS•Jul 15, 2023
World ‘wilfully ignoring’ child deaths during dangerous Mediterranean Sea crossings
New York: During the first half of the year, 289 boys and girls died while crossing the Mediterranean Sea to reach Europe, or double the number compared to the same period in 2022, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) reported on Friday.
IBNS•Jul 15, 2023
Pakistan: Minor raped in Karachi
A teen girl in Pakistan's Karachi city has been allegedly raped in a housing society, media reports said on Friday.
IBNS•Jul 14, 2023
U.S. FDA approves first nonprescription daily oral contraceptive
Los Angeles: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Thursday approved Opill (norgestrel) tablet for nonprescription use to prevent pregnancy, which is the first daily oral contraceptive approved for use in the United States without a prescription.
IBNS•Jul 14, 2023
US woman offers USD 5,000 referral bonus to anyone who finds her a husband
A US woman, who is fed up with being single, is offering a hefty “referral bonus” to anyone who successfully finds her a groom, media reports said.
IBNS•Jul 14, 2023
US President Joe Biden visits Finland amid protest
Helsinki: Amid rowdy street protests, U.S. President Joe Biden concluded his visit to Finland on Thursday, but failed to address the latest NATO ally's insecurity over fear of the U.S. domestic political uncertainty.
IBNS•Jul 14, 2023
China protests US meeting with Dalai Lama in India: Report
New Delhi: China has reportedly protested a weekend meeting between the Dalai Lama and the US coordinator for Tibetan affairs, saying on Monday that “no external forces have the right to interfere” in the affairs of Tibet.
IBNS•Jul 14, 2023
China forcing monks to denounce ties to Dalai Lama: Report
Lhasa: Chinese authorities are forcing monasteries and monks in Tibet to denounce all ties with the Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama, according to a report by Radio Free Asia (RFA).
IBNS•Jul 13, 2023
Nepal Foreign Minister NP Saud rejects China's claim of airport being built under BRI
Kathmandu: Nepal Foreign Minister NP Saud has rejected the claims of the Chinese Ambassador to Nepal that an airport had been built under the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) in Nepal.
IBNS•Jul 13, 2023
Canada: Olivia Chow takes office as Mayor of Toronto
Toronto/IBNS: Following the certification of the election on June 28, Mayor-elect Olivia Chow was declared as a Mayor of Toronto after the Declaration of Office administered by City Clerk John D. Elvidge.
IBNS•Jul 13, 2023
IMF approves $3 billion bailout package for Pakistan
Islamabad: The board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved a $3 billion bailout package for Pakistan, Reuters reported.
IBNS•Jul 13, 2023
Bangladesh: Unidentified miscreants vandalise Hindu temple, loot gold ornaments
Dhaka: Unidentified miscreants vandalised a Hindu temple in Bangladesh's Lalmonihat Sadar area on Wednesday, media reports said.
IBNS•Jul 12, 2023
BNP has secret ties with Israel and intelligence agency: Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader
A senior leader of the ruling Awami League of Bangladesh claimed that BNP has secret ties with Israel and its intelligence agency.
IBNS•Jul 12, 2023
Scourge of racism haunts Black women and girls seeking healthcare
New York: Women and girls of African descent face a “systemic and historical pattern” of racial abuse in the health sector in countries across the world, leaving them at increased risk of death during childbirth, the UN’s sexual and reproductive health agency said on Wednesday.
IBNS•Jul 12, 2023
Pakistan: Emergency declared in Khuzdar after diarrhoea outbreak
The Balochistan government in Pakistan has declared a health emergency in the Aranji area of tehsil Wadh of Khuzdar district after the outbreak of acute diarrhoea in the region, media reports said.
IBNS•Jul 12, 2023
UN chief condemns deadly attack on peacekeepers in Central African Republic
New York: The UN Secretary-General has strongly condemned an attack on a UN peacekeeping patrol in the northeast Central African Republic (CAR) on Monday which left one Rwandan ‘blue helmet’ dead.
IBNS•Jul 12, 2023
Major boost needed to reach 2030 water, sanitation and hygiene goals
New York: Despite some progress, billions worldwide still lack access to safe water, sanitation, and hygiene; a situation exacerbated by water scarcity caused by conflicts and climate change. On Tuesday, the High-level Political Forum (HLPF) discussed the key role of water in reaching the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
IBNS•Jul 12, 2023
Afghanistan: Taliban officials flog four people in Kabul over alleged crimes
Taliban-ruled Afghanistan's Supreme Court has announced that four people, including a woman, were publicly flogged for allegedly being accused of committing “immorality” in the Paghman district.
IBNS•Jul 12, 2023
Rapid poverty reduction in some countries, data missing in many others
New York: Twenty five countries, including some of the world’s biggest economies, have halved their poverty indices, but lack of post-COVID-19 pandemic data obscures the situation facing almost a billion people globally, a new United Nations-University of Oxford study has found.
IBNS•Jul 12, 2023
Pakistan: Fire erupts in Lahore home, 10 die
At least ten members of a family died as a fire erupted in their residence in Pakistan's Lahore city on Wednesday, media reports said.
IBNS•Jul 12, 2023
Bangladesh using enforced disappearances, extrajudicial killings to silence rights defenders: Experts
New York: UN-appointed independent human rights experts on Tuesday called for the Government of Bangladesh to end all harassment against representatives of the human rights organisation, Odhikar, and to ensure respect for due process in legal proceedings.
IBNS•Jul 12, 2023
Türk calls for respect as rights council urgently debates Quran burnings
New York: The UN’s top human rights official urged respect for religious tolerance on Tuesday as Member States gathered in Geneva in response to the recent burning of the holy Quran in the Swedish capital.
IBNS•Jul 12, 2023
Security Council fails to reach consensus on Syria aid lifeline
New York: Life-saving assistance to millions in northwest Syria is at risk after the UN Security Council on Tuesday failed to adopt either of two competing resolutions to extend cross-border aid delivery from Türkiye.
IBNS•Jul 12, 2023
South Korea offers Japan, AUS, NZ collective security after North's launch
Seoul: South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol urged the country's three NATO allies in the Asia-Pacific (AP4) to set a collective security arrangement following a new missile launch by North Korea.
IBNS•Jul 12, 2023
UN calls for gender equality push, central to SDGs
New York: At eight billion strong, the “human family is larger than ever”, but leaders are failing in efforts to ensure a peaceful and prosperous world for all, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said in his message to mark World Population Day on Tuesday.
IBNS•Jul 12, 2023
Sudan crisis: You don’t dare ask refugees where the men have gone, say UN aid teams
New York: As conflict continues to rage in Sudan, UN humanitarians expressed alarm on Tuesday at a surge in the number of people fleeing across the border to Chad.
IBNS•Jul 12, 2023
Pakistan: 4 soldiers die as terrorists attack Zhob garrison in northern Balochistan
Islamabad: At least four Pakistani Army soldiers died while five others were injured as suspected terrorists launched a “dastardly attack” on the Zhob garrison in northern Balochistan region of Pakistan on Wednesday, media reports said.
IBNS•Jul 12, 2023
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