Afghanistan: Blast hits Samangan seminary, 10 students die
Kabul: At least 10 students died as a blast hit Al-Jihadi seminary in the provincial capital of Samangan in Afghanistan on Wednesday, media reports said.
IBNS•Nov 30, 2022
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Thailand planning to cancel Submarine deal with China: Reports
The Thailand government is planning to renege on a contentious submarine contract with China if the requirements of the procurement cannot be completed, media reports said on Wednesday.
IBNS•Nov 30, 2022
China: Respect right to peaceful protest, says HRW
Beijing: The Chinese government should respect the fundamental rights of people across China to peacefully protest the government’s draconian “zero Covid” restrictions and to call for freedom and human rights, Human Rights Watch said on Monday.
IBNS•Nov 30, 2022
Accelerated action needed to save 12,000 lives a day due to injury, violence
Each day, injuries and violence claim the lives of some 12,000 people around the world, according to a new report released on Tuesday by the UN health agency.
IBNS•Nov 30, 2022
UN envoy warns against ‘worrying and dangerous’ military escalation in Syria
New York: Syria needs less military activity and more focus on the political process, UN Special Envoy Geir Pedersen told the Security Council on Tuesday, appealing for restraint amid a worrying trend towards escalation.
IBNS•Nov 30, 2022
UN Forum tackles ‘digital poverty’ facing 2.7 billion people
New York: The annual UN forum on Internet governance is under way this week in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, aiming to deliver bold solutions for an open, free, inclusive and secure digital future for all, in particular for the 2.7 billion people with no Internet access.
IBNS•Nov 30, 2022
Numbers forced to flee passes 100 million; many displaced for decades: UNDP
New York; Humanitarian aid alone cannot overcome record levels of internal displacement globally, the UN Development Programme (UNDP) said in a report published on Tuesday, calling for urgent action to support people uprooted by climate, conflict and crisis.
IBNS•Nov 30, 2022
Five dead as tour bus drops off cliff in Indonesia
Jakarta/UNI: A tour bus rolled off a 30-meter cliff in the Indonesian province of North Sumatra, leaving at least five people dead and 12 others wounded on Monday evening, local police said on Tuesday.
IBNS•Nov 30, 2022
300 people killed in recent unrest in Iran
Tehran/IBNS: At least 300 people have been killed in recent unrest in Iran following mass protests triggered by the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini, who passed away while in police custody, Gen. Amir Ali Hajizadeh, the commander of Aerospace Force of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), said Tuesday.
IBNS•Nov 30, 2022
Sri Lanka’s debt to China close to 20 pct of public external debt, reveals study
Colombo: A study has found Sri Lanka owed Chinese lenders $7.4 billion - nearly a fifth of its public external debt - by the end of last year, media reports said on Wednesday.
IBNS•Nov 30, 2022
Russia is using sexual violence as 'a weapon: Ukraine's First Lady Olena Zelenska
Kyiv: Ukraine's First Lady Olena Zelenska has claimed that the Russia is using sexual violence as "a weapon".
IBNS•Nov 30, 2022
Pakistan: Suicide attack in Quetta leaves three people, including cop, dead
Quetta: A suicide attack in Quetta’s Baleli area on Wednesday left at least three people, including a police officer and two civilians, dead, media reports said.
IBNS•Nov 30, 2022
Less than half of England and Wales population is Christian, reveals census
London: The Census 2021 has shown that for the first time fewer than half of people in England and Wales describe themselves as Christian, media reports said.
IBNS•Nov 29, 2022
Pakistan: Man slaughters wife, three daughters in Karachi
Karachi: A Pakistani man allegedly killed his wife and three daughters in Karachi city, media reports said on Wednesday.
IBNS•Nov 29, 2022
Pakistan: 10 terrorists die in Balocistan
Islamabad: At least 10 terrorists died during an intelligence-based operation (IBO) in Pakistan's Hoshab region, media reports said on Wednesday.
IBNS•Nov 29, 2022
Violence breaks out in Brussels after Belgium's WC match defeat against Morocco, several detained
Brussels: Police resorted to tear gas shelling and used water cannons against football fans in central Brussels on Sunday after violence broke out after Belgium lost their World Cup clash against Morocco.
IBNS•Nov 28, 2022
Elon Musk to support Donald Trump's rival Ron DeSantis in 2024 US Prez race
Billionaire Elon Musk has said he would back Florida governor Ron DeSantis of the Republican Party if he contested the 2024 US presidential elections, media reports said.
IBNS•Nov 27, 2022
Pakistan: Imran Khan addresses first rally since gun attack; says his Tehreek-e-Insaf will quit all provincial assemblies
Rawalpindi (Pakistan): Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan Saturday addressed the first public rally of his Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party in Rawalpindi which is also the seat of the country’s powerful army after the assassination attempt on him earlier this month, media reports said.
IBNS•Nov 27, 2022
'Down with the Chinese Communist Party': Shanghai witnesses anti-Covid protests after fire kills 10
Shanghai/IBNS: Protests rocked Shanghai early on Sunday, as residents in several Chinese cities, angered by a deadly fire in the country's far west, protested against heavy COVID-19 restrictions nearly three years into the pandemic.
IBNS•Nov 27, 2022
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