US: Man convicted for running four dark web child sexual abuse websites
A federal jury convicted a Missouri man yesterday for running four websites dedicated to sharing images of child sexual abuse.
IBNS•May 12, 2023
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Relief for ex-Pakistani PM Imran Khan in Toshakhana case
Islamabad: Two days after Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan's indictment in the Toshakhana case, the Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Friday issued a stay order on criminal proceedings on the matter.
IBNS•May 12, 2023
New arrest warrants seek justice for victims in Libya, ICC prosecutor says
New York: New technology and strategies are helping to deliver justice to victims of grave violations of human rights in Libya, including fresh arrest warrants, but “we can do better”, the chief prosecutor of the UN-backed International Criminal Court (ICC) told the Security Council on Thursday.
IBNS•May 12, 2023
Severe funding shortfalls could leave 200,000 Palestinians hungry
New York: Grave funding shortages could cut assistance to more than 200,000 Palestinians, the UN food agency warned on Thursday.Grave funding shortages could cut assistance to more than 200,000 Palestinians, the UN food agency warned on Thursday.
IBNS•May 12, 2023
UK: Keep calm and respect diversity, says UN expert
Abusive rhetoric by politicians, the media and social commentators has trickled down to create a culture of increasingly abusive and hateful speech against LGBT persons in the United Kingdom, the UN-appointed independent expert on sexual orientation and gender identity warned today.
IBNS•May 12, 2023
Afghanistan: Rights experts alarmed over Taliban use of ‘brutal’ punishments
New York: “Brutal and undignified” forms of punishment in Afghanistan and the use of capital punishment coupled with a lack of fair trial guarantees, violate international law and must stop immediately, a group of UN-appointed independent human rights experts said on Thursday.
IBNS•May 12, 2023
Title 42 deadline: Hundreds of migrants gather outside US border fence
Ciudad Juarez: Several hundred migrants in US custody gathered outside the bollard fencing on the US-Mexico border late on Thursday night as the deadline for Title 42 to expire neared, a Sputnik correspondent reported.
IBNS•May 12, 2023
Sudan violations in spotlight at UN Human Rights Council
New York: Sudan’s descent into violent conflict and humanitarian catastrophe came under the scrutiny of the UN Human Rights Council on Thursday, as Member States called an emergency session of the body in Geneva. Member States adopted a resolution including a request for detailed monitoring and reporting of all alleged rights abuses, to be carried out by the designated expert for the country, including the current upsurge in violence.
IBNS•May 12, 2023
Israel: Missile hits residential building
Tel Aviv: One person has died and seven more have been injured as a result of a direct missile hit to a building in the Israeli city of Rehovot, 17 miles south of Tel Aviv, Israel’s national emergency medical service (Magen David Adom, MDA) said on Thursday.
IBNS•May 12, 2023
Pakistan: PTI's female leaders Shireen Mazari, Yasmin Rashid arrested
Police have arrested senior PTI leaders Dr Shireen Mazari and Dr Yasmin Rashid during raids conducted in the Pakistani cities of Islamabad and Lahore.
IBNS•May 12, 2023
G7 Summit: Tension mounts as Chinese warships sail around Japan
A Chinese naval flotilla led by a powerful destroyer has been on a 12-day circumnavigation of Japan’s main islands as tension prevailed in the region with Tokyo aiming to host G7 leaders next week in Hiroshima.
IBNS•May 12, 2023
Germany: Two persons die in shooting at Mercedes-Benz factory
Sindelfingen: At least two people have died in a shooting incident that occurred at a Mercedes-Benz factory in south-western Germany, media reports said on Friday.
IBNS•May 12, 2023
Canada, Latvia to jointly train Ukrainian junior officers: Defence Minister Anita Anand
Ottawa/IBNS: Canada’s Defence Minister Anita Anand reaffirmed the country's commitment to Latvia’s security as she welcomed her Latvian counterpart Inara Murniece to Ottawa, a news release has said.
IBNS•May 11, 2023
Canada: Manitoba announces funding of $13.6 million to advance ecosystem research
Winnipeg/IBNS: The Manitoba government will fund $13.6 million in 2023-24 to Research Manitoba to advance the research ecosystem and support strategic investments in research and innovation, Jeff Wharton, Economic Development, Investment and Trade Minister has said.
IBNS•May 11, 2023
'Release Imran Khan immediately': Pakistan Supreme Court calls arrest 'illegal'
New Delhi/IBNS: Pakistan Supreme Court Thursday called Imran Khan's arrest by the country's top anti-corruption body 'illegal' and he should be released immediately amid violent protests by the former president's supporters.
IBNS•May 11, 2023
Israel-Palestine: UN chief condemns killing of civilians as deadly Gaza violence escalates
New York: The UN Secretary-General said on Wednesday he was following the latest exchanges of fire between Israeli forces and militants in the Gaza Strip with “deep concern” over the escalating conflict, and “risk of further loss of life.”
IBNS•May 11, 2023
Russia must provide ‘urgent and comprehensive’ care to opposition leader Navalny: Rights experts
New York: The Russian government must provide the jailed opposition politician, Alexei Navalny, with urgent and comprehensive medical care in light of his gravely deteriorating health, the UN-appointed independent expert on torture cases said on Wednesday.
IBNS•May 11, 2023
Pakistan: Guterres calls for end to violence following arrest of Imran Khan
New York: The UN Secretary-General on Wednesday, called for an end to the violence that has continued across parts of Pakistan, following the arrest a day earlier of former Prime Minister, Imran Khan.
IBNS•May 11, 2023
Locust outbreak in Afghanistan threatens wheat harvest
New York: A “large-scale” outbreak of the Moroccan Locust, one of the world’s most damaging plant pests, across eight provinces in Afghanistan’s wheat basket, could cause massive crop losses and “dramatically” worsen food insecurity.
IBNS•May 11, 2023
Violence in Sudan likely to spark record levels of hunger
New York: The grim prospect of record hunger levels in Sudan is becoming more likely by the day, as heavy fighting continues, UN humanitarians warned on Wednesday.
IBNS•May 11, 2023
Pakistan violence: Former foreign minister and Imran Khan's close aide Shah Mahmood Qureshi arrested
Islamabad Police have arrested several PTI leaders, including the country's former foreign minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi, for allegedly ' inciting violent protests' following the arrest of ex-PM and party chief Imran Khan in the Al-Qadir Trust case.
IBNS•May 11, 2023
Beijing reiterates demand for probe into Al Jazeera reporter's murder in West Bank
Beijing: China supports a thorough, fair and unbiased investigation into the murder of Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh by an Israeli soldier in the West Bank, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said on Wednesday, a year after the reporter was killed.
IBNS•May 11, 2023
Poland: Teacher killed, 9 injured in knife attack at daycare centre
Warsaw: A kindergarten teacher was killed and nine people were injured in a knife attack at a daycare center in central Poland, Polish media reported on Wednesday.
IBNS•May 11, 2023
Canada: Toronto's new Dr. Lillian McGregor Park honours indigenous community
Toronto/IBNS: The new 6,400 square metre park, Dr. Lillian McGregor Park in downtown Toronto, was officially opened by the City of Toronto, a news release has said.
IBNS•May 10, 2023
Doctors, patients ask Canadians authorities to follow US calls to screen for breast cancer at 40
Ottawa/IBNS: Canadian health authorities have been urged by doctors and breast cancer survivors to follow the example of the US task force and lower the recommended age for regular screening mammograms to 40.
IBNS•May 10, 2023
Imran Khan arrest: NAB gets 8-day physical remand, violent protests continue across Pakistan
Islamabad: A Pakistani court on Wednesday granted eight-day remand of former PM Imran Khan, who was arrested in connection with the Al-Qadir Trust case, to the National Accountability Bureau (NAB), media reports said.
IBNS•May 10, 2023
Chinese man spreads rumors online using, detained
The Chinese police have detained a man for allegedly using ChatGPT to create fake news and spread it online.
IBNS•May 10, 2023
Chinese man spreads rumors online using, detained
The Chinese police have detained a man for allegedly using ChatGPT to create fake news and spread it online.
IBNS•May 10, 2023
Haiti: International support needed now to stop spiralling gang violence
New York: Haiti needs “urgent” support from the international community to stop the suffering of people at the hands of violent gangs who have been shooting people at random and burning them alive, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, warned on Tuesday.
IBNS•May 10, 2023
One dead, 9 injured in knife attack at Polish orphanage
Warsaw: A knife attack at an orphanage in central Poland has left one teenage girl dead and nine injured, local media reported Wednesday.
IBNS•May 10, 2023
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