Canada: Hazel McCallion, longtime mayor of Ontario's Mississauga, dies at 101
Mississauga/IBNS: Hazel McCallion, who ruled Mississauga in Canada's Ontario as mayor for 12 terms, has died. She was 101.
IBNS•Jan 30, 2023
World
Global news and world events
Peshawar mosque blast leaves 32 dead, Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan claims responsibility
Peshawar: At least 32 people died as a blast occurred inside a mosque in Peshawar’s Police Lines area in Pakistan on Monday, media reports said.
IBNS•Jan 30, 2023
Pakistan Rupee continues its downslide
Islamabad: The Pakistani Rupee once again depreciated by another Rs7.03, closing at Rs269.63 per dollar in the interbank market on Monday, as per data released by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP).
IBNS•Jan 30, 2023
Chinese authority detain Tibetan writer for contacting people in exile: Report
Lasha: Chinese authorities in Tibet have detained a Tibetan writer and former teacher for allegedly contacting exiles outside the country, media reports said on Saturday.
IBNS•Jan 30, 2023
Pakistan: Blast inside Peshawar mosque leaves 28 dead, 150 injured
Peshawar: At least 28 people died as a blast took place inside a mosque in Peshawar’s Police Lines area on Monday.
IBNS•Jan 30, 2023
Pakistan: Blast in Peshawar mosque leaves 18 dead
Peshawar: At least 18 people died and 90 others were hurt as a bomb blast occurred inside a mosque in Peshawar’s Police Lines area in Pakistan on Monday.
IBNS•Jan 30, 2023
Pakistan: 50 hurt as blast rocks Peshawar mosque
Peshawar: At least 50 people were injured as a blast rocked a mosque in Peshawar’s Police Lines area in Pakistan on Monday, media reports said.
IBNS•Jan 30, 2023
Imran Khan to run for 33 seats in crucial Pakistan polls
Islamabad: Pakistan's former Prime Minister Imran Khan will contest in all the 33 seats in the upcoming National Assembly by-elections set to take place on March 16.
IBNS•Jan 30, 2023
Pakistan: Security forces bust suicide bombers network
Islamabad: Pakistani security forces reportedly busted a network of suicide bombers, local media reported Saturday.
IBNS•Jan 29, 2023
US: H-1B visa applications for skilled workers to start from March 1
Washington: The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services on Sunday announced that the initial registration period for the fiscal year 2024 H-1B cap will open on Mar 1 and will continue till Mar 17.
IBNS•Jan 29, 2023
Pakistan govt hikes petrol-diesel prices by record Rs 35 per litre each amid economic crisis
Islamabad: The Pakistan government on Sunday announced hiking the price of petrol and diesel by record Rs 35 per litre, adding more trouble for people in the nation which is facing an economic crisis.
IBNS•Jan 29, 2023
Afghanistan: Taliban bans women from taking university entrance examinations
Kabul: The Taliban administrators of Afghanistan have issued a new decree by which they banned female students from taking university entrance exams this year in all public and private universities, media reports said on Sunday.
IBNS•Jan 29, 2023
More than 200 strikes against pension reform to take place in France next week: Reports
Paris: More than 200 strikes against the pension reform project will be held at the call of leading trade unions across France on January 31, marking the second nationwide demonstration against raising the retirement age, media reported Sunday.
IBNS•Jan 29, 2023
Pakistan: 10 madrasa students die as boat capsizes in KP
Islamabad: At least 10 children died when the boat in which they were travelling capsized in Tanda Dam lake in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa region of Pakistan on Sunday, media reports said.
IBNS•Jan 29, 2023
Pakistan: Bus falls into ravine in Balochistan, 41 die
Islamabad: At least 41 people died when a passenger bus fell into a ravine in Pakistan's Lasbela area on Sunday morning, media reports said.
IBNS•Jan 29, 2023
China resumes issuing ordinary visas to Japanese citizens
Beijing: China has resumed issuing ordinary visas to Japanese citizens after halting the procedure earlier in January, the Chinese Embassy in Japan said on Sunday.
IBNS•Jan 29, 2023
Boat capsize: 16 kids rescued, 9 missing in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Islamabad: Sixteen children were rescued after a boat capsized in Kohat district of Pakistan's northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Sunday, an official said.
IBNS•Jan 29, 2023
Several unconscious after avalanche in Japan's Nagano prefecture
Tokyo: Several people were unconscious after being involved in an avalanche on Sunday at a ski resort in Otari village of Japan's Nagano prefecture, the country's public broadcaster NHK reported.
IBNS•Jan 29, 2023
At least two killed, 664 injured in 5.9-magnitude quake in northwestern Iran
Tehran/UNI: At least two people were killed and 664 others injured in a 5.9-magnitude earthquake that jolted West Azarbaijan province in northwestern Iran on Saturday night, local media reported.
IBNS•Jan 29, 2023
At least 40 killed as bus falls into ravine in Pakistan's Balochistan
Islamabad/UNI: At least 40 people were killed on Sunday morning after a passenger bus fell in a ditch in the Lasbela district of Pakistan's southwestern Balochistan province, government authorities said.
IBNS•Jan 29, 2023
Clashes erupt in Jerusalem after anti-Israeli attacks
Jerusalem/UNI: Clashes between Palestinians and Israeli police erupted in Jerusalem on Saturday night in the wake of two anti-Israeli attacks in the holy city.
IBNS•Jan 29, 2023
US: 3 killed, 4 injured in shooting in Los Angeles neighbourhood
Los Angeles (California)/IBNS: At least three people were killed and four others injured in a shooting in Los Angeles, the fourth mass shooting in California this month, media reported.
IBNS•Jan 29, 2023
Digitizing land records in India and Pakistan reduces conflict, delays and corruption
For Ramesh Gowda, a farmer in the southern province of Karnataka in India, acquiring and maintaining a small piece of land was not easy a few years back. He recalls how he struggled for a year to obtain a land title from the local record keepers.Computerisation seems to be bringing back a smile.
IBNS•Jan 28, 2023
US closely monitoring India-China border situation: US State Dept official
New York: The United States is trying to monitor the situation at the India and China border over the recent clash between the forces of the neighbouring nations.
IBNS•Jan 28, 2023
Israel: Two injured in terror attack in Jerusalem, 13-year-old attacker 'neutralized'
Jerusalem: Police said a 13-year-old attacker was 'neutralized' after he shot and injured an Israeli father and his son in Jerusalem’s Old City on Saturday.
IBNS•Jan 28, 2023
Myanmar: Car crash leaves five people dead
Yangon: At least five people died when a passenger bus collided with a probox car on Friday evening in southern Myanmar, according to a traffic policeman.
IBNS•Jan 28, 2023
Pakistan witnessing 2.37m tonnes wheat shortage: Minister
Islamabad: Pakistan's Minister for National Food Security and Research Tariq Bashir Cheema has said the country is enduring a net wheat deficit of 2.37 million metric tons (MMT) during the current year.
IBNS•Jan 28, 2023
Holocaust remembrance: beware ‘siren songs of hate’ – UN chief
New York: At a UN ceremony to mark the Holocaust on Friday, Secretary-General António Guterres warned that antisemitism, hate speech, and misinformation are ever-present, 90 years on from the rise of the Nazi Party in Germany.
IBNS•Jan 28, 2023
Syria: WFP chief calls for action now, as hunger soars to 12 year high
New York:The head of the UN World Food Programme (WFP), speaking in Damascus, has called on the world to boost investment in Syria’s people and communities to help ease the highest levels of hunger in 12 years.
IBNS•Jan 28, 2023
Systemic racism within UK criminal justice system a serious concern: UN human rights experts
Racism in the United Kingdom is “structural, institutional and systemic”, independent UN human rights experts said on Friday, warning that people of African descent in the country continue to encounter discrimination and erosion of their fundamental rights.
IBNS•Jan 28, 2023
Stay Updated
Get the latest news delivered to your inbox
Follow Us
Connect with us on social media