Pakistan: Police under attack in Mardan Range
Peshawar: There has been an acceleration in terror attacks on police in Mardan range of Pakistan for the past few days, media reports said on Tuesday.
IBNS•Dec 06, 2022
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Pakistani people lose around Rs 420 million in ponzi scam
Islamabad: A large number of Pakistani people, which mostly includes women, lost around Rs 420 million allegedly in a ponzi scam.
IBNS•Dec 06, 2022
Thailand: Railway explosion leaves three dead
Songkhla: A bomb blast in Thailand's Sadao district left three railway workers dead and four of their colleagues hurt, media reports said on Tuesday.
IBNS•Dec 05, 2022
Will lead 'ChinaGoHome' campaign if China does not help restructure Sri Lankan debt: Prominent Tamil legislator warns
Colombo: A prominent Sri Lankan politician has warned that he will start a “ChinaGoHome” campaign if the Chinese Embassy and its government do not work for the benefit of his countrymen and fail to restructure debts.
IBNS•Dec 05, 2022
Four million doses of China-donated vaccines may never be used in Nepal
Kathmandu: Four million doses of Sinovac-CoronaVac Covid-19 vaccine doses, which were supplied to Nepal by China some 10 months ago, may not be rolled out ever, media reports said on Tuesday.
IBNS•Dec 05, 2022
Iraq: Investigative team reaches ‘next level’ in bid to bring ISIL terrorists to justice
New York: Providing justice for the communities impacted by the ISIL terror network in Iraq remains the key focus of the UN investigative team there, Special Adviser Christian Ritscher told the Security Council on Monday.
IBNS•Dec 05, 2022
Sudan: UN welcomes ‘courageous’ military-civilian pact towards democratic future
New York: Senior UN officials have welcomed an agreement signed on Monday between military and civilian leaders in Sudan as a “courageous” step forward towards the establishment of democratic rule.
IBNS•Dec 05, 2022
More than 1 in 5 worldwide suffering from violence at work: ILO
New York: More than one in five people employed – almost 23 per cent - have experienced violence and harassment in the workplace, whether physical, psychological or sexual, according to the first ever joint analysis of data worldwide carried out by the UN International Labour Organization (ILO), the independent global charity Lloyd’s Register Foundation (LRF) and analytics and polling company, Gallup.
IBNS•Dec 05, 2022
Foxconn plant violations: Apple plans to shift production outside China, especially to India, Vietnam
Beijing: US-based tech giant Apple is planning to accelerate its plans to shift the production of some of its products outside China and even telling suppliers to plan more for assembling the product elsewhere in Asia, especially in Vietnam and India.
IBNS•Dec 05, 2022
Afghanistan: Unknown gunmen kill muezzin
Kabul: Unknown men killed a mosque’s muezzin, who performed the prayer call and taught children, in Afghanistan's Kunduz province, media reports said on Monday.
IBNS•Dec 05, 2022
Afghanistan: Pakistan head of mission, who escaped armed assault on life, visits home country
Kabul: Pakistan's head of mission in Kabul, Ubaid ur Rehman Nizamani, who recently escaped an armed assault on life during a terror attack in the Embassy in Kabul, has returned home for official engagements, media reports said.
IBNS•Dec 05, 2022
Bangladesh: RAB officials arrest five terrorists
Dhaka: The Rapid Action Battalion on Monday said five members of a new terrorist group Jama'atul Ansar Fil Hindal Sharqiya have been arrested, media reports said.
IBNS•Dec 05, 2022
Taliban minister accuses Iran of sending former Afghan soldiers to war in Ukraine
Kabul: Khalil Rahman Haqqani, the acting Afghan Minister for Refugees and Repatriation, has said that Iran is using former Afghan soldiers as a military force, media reports said on Sunday.
IBNS•Dec 05, 2022
Fighting conflict-related sexual violence in Ukraine
New York: Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has been described as a crisis for women and girls, with cases of conflict-related sexual violence on the rise. Hrystyna Kit, co-founder of JurFem, the Ukrainian Women Lawyers Association, has found herself pushing forward against a rising tide of gender-based violence.
IBNS•Dec 04, 2022
Pakistan Embassy attack in Kabul: ISIS claims responsibility
Kabul: Islamic State terror group has taken responsibility for the attack on Pakistan Embassy in Kabul city of Afghanistan on Friday, media reports said on Monday.
IBNS•Dec 04, 2022
Pakistan: 3 policemen die in terror attack in Nowshera
Islamabad: At least three policemen were killed in a terror attack in Nowshera district of Pakistan's northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province, media reports said on Sunday.
IBNS•Dec 04, 2022
High Air Pollution level creating physical, mental health hazards in Bangladesh: World Bank
Dhaka: Exposure to high level of air pollution significantly raises the risks of breathing difficulties, cough, lower respiratory tract infections, as well as depression and other health conditions. Children under five years, elderly, and people with comorbidities such as diabetes, heart or respiratory conditions, are most vulnerable, says a new World Bank report launched Sunday.
IBNS•Dec 04, 2022
Japan: Three nursery school teachers arrested over abuse of school children
Tokyo: At least three female teachers, who worked at a nursery school in Japan, have been arrested on suspicion of repeatedly abusing toddlers in their care, media reports said on Sunday.
IBNS•Dec 04, 2022
Xi unwilling to accept 'better' Western Covid-19 vaccines over not-so-effective Chinese jabs, says US official
Washington/Beijing: Chinese leader Xi Jinping is unwilling to accept Western vaccines despite the challenges China is facing with Covid-19, a US official said Saturday, according to media reports.
IBNS•Dec 04, 2022
Iran abolishes morality police amid ongoing nationwide protests
Tehran: Iranian authorities have abolished the controversial morality police amid ongoing mass protests sparked by the death of a young woman in custody, media reported, citing Iranian Attorney-General Mohammad Jafar Montazeri.
IBNS•Dec 04, 2022
Historic St Edward's Crown to be modified for King Charles's coronation in May
London/IBNS: The historic St Edward's Crown has been removed from the Tower of London to be modified for the coronation of King Charles III next May, Buckingham Palace said.
IBNS•Dec 04, 2022
High school in US' Massachusetts bans mobile phones: Report
New Delhi/IBNS: A high school in the United States called Buxton School, located in northwest Massachusetts, has banned the use of smartphones in high school after reports suggested that students no longer interacted with each other, media reports said.
IBNS•Dec 04, 2022
US: Elon Musk polls Twitter users on exiled whistleblowers Edward Snowden, Julian Assange
Twitter’s new owner Elon Musk has started a poll, asking the users whether whistle-blower Edward Snowden and WikiLeaks co-founder Julian Assange should be pardoned.
IBNS•Dec 04, 2022
Israel strikes Gaza in response to rocket firing
Gaza: Israeli fighter jets carried out a series of airstrikes on facilities belonging to militant groups in the Gaza Strip in response to rockets fired from the coastal enclave, Palestinian eyewitnesses said.
IBNS•Dec 04, 2022
Three businessmen killed in Pakistan: Bannu Jirga threatens to launch protest drive
Lakki Marwat, Pakistan: The members of the Bannu Bachao Tehreek on Thursday threatened to launch a protest movement over the recent killing of three businessmen in the North Waziristan region of Pakistan, media reports said.
IBNS•Dec 03, 2022
Afghanistan witnessing hunger, privation for second consecutive winter: Reports
Kabul: The US Institute for Peace (USIP) has released a report which showed Afghanistan is facing hunger and privation for a second winter in a row.
IBNS•Dec 03, 2022
London council rejects application to relocate Chinese embassy to site close to iconic Tower of London
London: A local council in Britain has rejected a planning application to relocate the Chinese embassy to a historic site in East London near the Tower of London, media reports said on Saturday.
IBNS•Dec 03, 2022
China’s zero-Covid protests: Twitter, Telegram rise in popularity
Beijing: An app market researcher has found social media platforms like Twitter and Telegram, which are blocked in mainland China and only accessible via virtual private networks (VPNs), have become popular in the country amid widespread protests and restrictions imposed due to COVID-19.
IBNS•Dec 03, 2022
Ottawa 'police stations': Canada issues ‘cease and desist’ warning to China
Ottawa: Canadian authorities have now summoned Beijing’s ambassador following reports of a network of illegal Chinese “police stations” in the country, media reports said on Saturday.
IBNS•Dec 03, 2022
China-funded bridge may raze coral reef in southern Philippines: Reports
Manila: A Chinese-funded bridge project which is likely to connect Davao city with Samal islands in the southern Philippines has put the coral reef ecosystem under threat.
IBNS•Dec 03, 2022
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