Bangladesh: 8 injured as blast-hit oil tanker catches fire
At least 8 people were hurt as an explosion rocked an oil tanker that was anchored in the Shitalakkhya River in Narayanganj region of Bangladesh, media reports said.
IBNS•Jun 04, 2023
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Cambodia: Adulterated rice wine leaves one dead, 27 hospitalised
Phnom Penh: One villager died and 27 were hospitalized in northwest Cambodia's Pursat province after drinking homemade rice wine, which is suspected to contain high levels of methanol, a local health official said on Sunday.
IBNS•Jun 04, 2023
Canada to deploy country's armed forces to help extinguish Quebec fires
Ottawa: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Sunday that the government would send the country’s armed forces to support the Quebec authorities in extinguishing wildfires in the province.
IBNS•Jun 04, 2023
Seven killed, two injured due to shooting in South Africa's Umlazi
Cape Town/IBNS/UNI: Seven people were killed and two others were injured in a shooting at a hostel in the South African city of Umlazi, the police said on Saturday.
IBNS•Jun 04, 2023
Two killed, 8 injured as mini-bus overturns in Afghanistan
Kabul: At least two commuters were killed, and eight others injured in a road accident in Afghanistan's eastern Wardak province, provincial police spokesman Qari Mohammad Yusuf Asrar said on Saturday.
IBNS•Jun 04, 2023
Iraqi military kills 10 IS militants in Diyala province
Baghdad: At least ten Islamic State (IS) militants were killed in attacks targeting IS hideouts in Iraq's eastern province of Diyala during the past 24 hours, the Iraqi military said on Saturday.
IBNS•Jun 04, 2023
Erdogan takes oath of office for third term as president
Ankara: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was sworn in at the parliament on Saturday and officially started his third term for the upcoming five years, media reports said.
IBNS•Jun 04, 2023
Armenian leader arrives in Turkey for first time in nearly 15 yrs
Yerevan: Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan arrived in Turkey on Saturday to participate in the inauguration ceremony of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the press service of the Armenian government said.
IBNS•Jun 04, 2023
Two Pakistani soldiers die during attack close to Iran border
Quetta: At least two soldiers died during an armed attack at a security checkpoint close to the border with Iran in Kech district, media reports said.
IBNS•Jun 03, 2023
Pakistan's inflation skyrockets to touch 38 pct in 2023
Pakistan's inflation rate has skyrocketed to touch a new all-time high of 38 percent in May 2023.
IBNS•Jun 03, 2023
Pakistan: Two soldiers die during exchange of fire with terrorists
Rawalpindi: Two soldiers died during an exchange of fire with terrorists in Singwan area (Dist Kech) of Balochistan along the Pakistan-Iran border, media reports said.
IBNS•Jun 03, 2023
Pakistan implements mechanism for barter trade with Russia, Iran, Afghanistan: Ministry
Islamabad: In efforts to boost trade and manage a balance of payments crisis, Pakistan has implemented Business-to-Business Barter Trade Mechanism to allow barter trade with Russia, Iran and Afghanistan, according to Pakistan's Ministry of Commerce.
IBNS•Jun 03, 2023
UN agency for Palestine refugees on verge of financial collapse
The United Nations on Friday appealed for sustainable funding for its agency that supports Palestine refugees, UNRWA, which is on the brink of financial collapse.
IBNS•Jun 03, 2023
Recep Tayyip Erdogan to be sworn in as Turkish President on Saturday
Ankara: Reelected Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will be sworn in as head of state in the Turkish parliament on Saturday.
IBNS•Jun 03, 2023
Sudan: Crisis fuels ‘desperate’ situation for civilians, as Security Council demands unhindered humanitarian access
New York: As the crisis in Sudan enters its second month, UN agencies and partners warned on Friday that the conflict between rival military groups since mid-April is fuelling an increasingly “desperate” situation for civilians, especially in the nation’s capital.
IBNS•Jun 03, 2023
US state abortion bans ‘putting millions of women and girls at risk’
New York: Millions of women and girls across the United States have suffered an alarming deterioration in access to sexual and reproductive healthcare, following the US Supreme Court decision overturning the constitutional right to abortion in June 2022, UN-appointed independent rights experts said on Friday.
IBNS•Jun 03, 2023
Time running out to save Myanmar’s Rakhine from hunger and disease post-Cyclone Mocha
New York: More than two weeks after deadly Cyclone Mocha hit Myanmar, aid access is uncertain, disease is spreading, and a major food crisis remains a very real threat, the UN said on Friday.
IBNS•Jun 03, 2023
Russian firm says staff's iPhones hacked by malware
Moscow: Russian cybersecurity company Kaspersky Lab said that it detected a targeted cyber-attack on its staff's iPhones.
IBNS•Jun 03, 2023
Huge increase in transnational crime and synthetic drugs in SE Asia requires cross-border cooperation
The trafficking in illegal narcotics, precursor chemicals, timber and wildlife, people and illicit goods across Southeast Asia is being tackled thanks to the support of the specialized UN agency focusing on drugs and crime.
IBNS•Jun 03, 2023
Bangladesh: 12-year-old boy's body recovered from Dhanmondi Lake
Dhaka: Police have recovered the body of a minor from Dhaka's Dhanmondi Lake, media reports said on Saturday.
IBNS•Jun 03, 2023
Hong Kong: Two women stabbed to death at shopping mall
Hong Kong: At least two women were stabbed to death at a shopping mall in Hong Kong, media reports said on Saturday.
IBNS•Jun 03, 2023
Pakistan: Minor Afghan girl raped in Islamabad
Islamabad: A minor Afghan girl was allegedly raped in Pakistan's Islamabad city in broad daylight.
IBNS•Jun 03, 2023
Sheikh Hasina, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan vow to strengthen bilateral relationships
Dhaka: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who recently took charge of his office after winning a crucial poll for a third term, phoned Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina and hoped to take the bilateral relationship to a new height.
IBNS•Jun 03, 2023
Survey finds about 9 percent of adults in 30 countries identify themselves as LGBT
About 9 percent of adults in 30 countries identify themselves as LGBT+, as per a survey conducted by Ipsos.
IBNS•Jun 03, 2023
UNAIDS celebrates Pride Month, demands decriminalization worldwide
New York: As the world comes together to celebrate the beginning of Pride Month on Thursday, the UN agency dedicated to ending the AIDS epidemic, UNAIDS, issued a declaration of solidarity with lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and intersex (LGBTQI) communities around the globe.
IBNS•Jun 02, 2023
UN in Bangladesh decries devastating new round of rations cuts for Rohingya refugees
The UN in Bangladesh on Thursday condemned a second cut in food rations for Rohingya refugees who are sheltering in the country, after a funding shortfall of $56 million compelled the World Food Programme (WFP) to enforce the cuts.
IBNS•Jun 02, 2023
Rohingya man shot dead in Cox's Bazar
Dhaka: A Rohingya refugee was shot dead in a refugee camp in Ukhiya upazila of Cox's Bazar on Friday, media reports said.
IBNS•Jun 02, 2023
Senegal: Clashes kill 9 people after opposition politician sentenced
Dakar: Nine people were killed in Senegal in clashes that broke out after Senegalese opposition politician Ousmane Sonko had been sentenced to two years in prison, Senegalese Interior Minister Antoine Diome said Friday.
IBNS•Jun 02, 2023
Afghanistan: Afghanistan security forces kill ISIS commander in Nangarhar
Kabul: Afghanistan security forces, which are led by the Taliban, have claimed to have killed a senior ISIS commander and his accomplice in eastern Nangarhar province on Thursday, media reports said.
IBNS•Jun 02, 2023
Ukraine: Over 1,500 children killed or injured, concern rises over forced transfers
New York: With Ukraine’s Children’s Day celebrations on Thursday marred by the death of a girl alongside other civilians in a Russian missile attack in the capital Kyiv, the UN’s top humanitarian official in the country, Denise Brown, said she was “shocked and saddened” by the incident.
IBNS•Jun 02, 2023
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