Dza-zo: Bhutanese village is preserving its traditional pottery-making culture
Bhutan's Gangzur village is trying to preserve its local pottery tradition, a part of the region's rich cultural heritage, known as Dza-zo.
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Israel-Palestine conflict: UN relief chief warns humanitarian crisis in Gaza could get far worse
Fierce hostilities continue across Gaza from the air, sea, and on the ground, the UN’s top humanitarian official told Member States on Friday, reporting that 41,000 houses have now been destroyed or severely damaged.
US, UK and Norway criticise Sudan's violence, demand ceasefire
Washington: The United States, United Kingdom, and Norway condemned the growing violence and human rights abuses in Sudan, calling for a ceasefire and unfettered humanitarian access, according to a joint statement on Friday.
Zimbabwe declares a cholera emergency in capital Harare
Harare: Zimbabwe’s authorities have declared a state of emergency in the country’s capital, Harare, due to a cholera outbreak, Zimbabwean media reported on Friday.
Pakistan: Prominent Gujranwala political figure killed in gun attack
A Pakistani political figure named Rana Iftikhar and four others were killed when they were attacked by four bike-borne attackers in Gujranwala city on Wednesday.
Expelled Afghan nationals suffering psychological, emotional problems: Reports
Several Afghan refugees, who have been expelled from Pakistan, claim that they suffered psychologically due to harassment by the Pakistani military.
UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk says he is alarmed by reports of human rights abuses against Afghans forced to leave Pakistan
UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk said today he was alarmed by reports that the arbitrary expulsion of Afghan nationals from Pakistan has been accompanied by abuse, including ill-treatment, arbitrary arrests and detention, destruction of property and personal belongings, and extortion.
Body of 19-year-old Israeli woman soldier, who was kidnapped by Hamas, recovered from Gaza
The Israel Defence Forces on Friday (November 17, 2023) said the body of a 19-year-old Israeli soldier, who was kidnapped by Hamas members on October 7, has been found adjacent to the Shifa Hospital in Gaza.
Pakistan: Police checkpoint attacked in Turbat, three cops kidnapped
Armed men attacked a police checkpoint in Pakistan's Turbat region on Wednesday and kidnapped three constables.
Ex-girlfriend Casandra Ventura accuses popular rap artist Sean Combs of rape and sexual abuse
A female singer has accused popular rap artist Sean "Diddy" Combs of rape and sexual abuse, media reports said.
Ex-Masterchef Australia finalist Paul Douglas Frost jailed for 24 years for sexually abusing children
A finalist of the popular cooking show MasterChef Australia, who had sexually abused 11 children he coached at a swimming school, has been sent to prison for a minimum of 24 years.
Israel-Hamas conflict: Body of 65-year-old woman hostage found close to Al-Shifa hospital in Gaza
The Israeli Defence Forces on Friday (November 17, 2023) said they have recovered the body of a 65-year-old hostage, who was abducted by Hamas members on October 7, close to the Al-Shifa hospital in Gaza.
Israel rejects UN's Gaza humanitarian pause plea over Hamas hostage concerns
Jerusalem: Israel on Thursday rejected the United Nations (UN) Security Council's call for extended humanitarian pauses in the Israel-Hamas conflict.
Hundreds of Canadians still stuck in Gaza with none featuring on updated list allowed to leave war-hit country today
An updated list of foreign nationals being allowed to leave the war-torn Gaza Strip on Thursday contains no mention of any Canadian.
China has no plans to surpass or unseat US: Xi Jinping
Beijing/UNI: China has no plans to surpass or unseat the United States, Chinese President Xi Jinping told a meeting with US President Joe Biden on Wednesday in San Francisco.
US: San Francisco activists display 'Free Tibet' banner ahead of Xi Jinping's visit
Three activists from the San Francisco chapter of Students for a Free Tibet (SFT) unfurled a large “Free Tibet” banner from the roof of the Moscone Center in the US city recently ahead of Chinese President Xi Jinping's upcoming visit.
Israel to destroy Hamas members, bring back hostages: PM Benjamin Netanyahu
Jerusalem/IBNS Israel will destroy all members of the Hamas movement and bring back hostages that were captured during the October 7 attack, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday.
Two more PIA flight attendants vanish in Canada after plane arrives in Toronto
Two senior flight attendants have slipped away in Canada after a Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) flight landed in Toronto after from pia,poAKISTAN Islamabad.
Pakistan: Locals protest excessive power outage in Lakki
Political party members and civil society organisations on Monday (November 13, 2023) blocked the Bannu-Mianwali Road in Pakistan's Lakki city to protest prolonged and unscheduled electricity load-shedding in urban and rural areas of the district.
Cash-strapped Pakistan sold arms to Ukraine: Reports
Pakistan, a nation experiencing a financial crisis, entered into a $364 million arms sales agreement with two private US companies last year, media reports said.
Ukraine: UN official ‘utterly outraged’ by brutal attack in Kherson
The top UN humanitarian official in Ukraine has condemned deadly Russian shelling in the southern city of Kherson on Monday.
After India, Nepal bans Chinese app TikTok
Nepal has joined the list of nations now which have banned Chinese tech giant Bytedance-owned video-sharing platform TikTok.
Israel-Gaza crisis: US claims Hamas is running command-and-control centre under Al-Shifa Hospital
The United States has said it has intelligence information to believe that Hamas members run a command-and-control centre under the Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City.
Israel-Gaza crisis: IDF troops raid Al-ShifaHospital, asks Hamas members to surrender
The Israel Defence Forces on Wednesday (November 15, 2023) said its troops are carrying out a precise and targeted operation against Hamas members in a specified area in the Al-Shifa Hospital.
Canada: Montreal Police investigate vandalization of at least 16 metro stations
Montreal/IBNS: Montreal Police are investigating a string of vandalism incidents overnight at more than a dozen Metro stations across the city.
Putin authorises changes to Russian presidential election law
Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin has approved changes to the nation's presidential election law, according to a decree that was posted on the official legal information portal on Tuesday.
Islamabad High Court issues stay on Imran Khan's jail trial in cipher case
Islamabad/UNI: Pakistan's former prime minister Imran Khan's prison trial in the cypher case was put on hold by the Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Tuesday.
Israel approves Joe Biden's $106B security package with humanitarian aid for Gaza
Jerusalem: Israel has approved US President Joe Biden's inclusion of humanitarian aid for the Gaza Strip in the $106 billion security package for Israel and Ukraine.
Israel-Hamas conflict: Senior UN official says fuel shortage could put the brakes on trucks delivering aid to Gaza
Trucks transporting desperately needed aid into Gaza could stop rolling on Tuesday due to a lack of fuel, a senior official with the UN humanitarian affairs office, OCHA, has warned.
Canada: Hiker stranded on a cliff after following fake trail on Google map, rescued by helicopter
A hiker was rescued by a helicopter from Canada's British Columbia after he was reportedly lost following a fake trail on Google map.