Unintended bombing: Russian warplane strikes own city by mistake
Moscow: A Sukhoi-34 fighter jet of Russia mistakenly dropped a bomb on the city of Belgorod, which is situated approximately 40km (25 miles) away from the Ukraine border.
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Stoltenberg says Zelensky accepted invitation to NATO summit
Kyiv: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has accepted an invitation to attend the NATO summit in Lithuania's capital, Vilnius in July, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said on Friday.
Death toll from clashes in Sudan rises to 413: WHO
Geneva/UNI: The death toll as a result of armed clashes between the Sudanese armed forces and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has risen to 413, and more than 3,500 others have been injured, World Health Organization (WHO) spokeswoman Margaret Harris said on Friday.
Canada: $20 million worth gold, other high-value goods stolen at Toronto Pearson International Airport
Toronto/IBNS: Investigation by Peel Region Police is underway after the theft of a high-value container carrying gold and other valuable items worth an estimated $20 million were stolen from Toronto Pearson International Airport, police reported.
UK Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab resigns over bullying allegations
London/UNI: UK Deputy Prime Minister and Secretary of State for Justice Dominic Raab said on Friday that he had decided to resign following an investigation into allegations made against him of inappropriate behavior towards civil servants.
Canada's annual pace of housing starts fell 11 pct in March compared with Feb
Toronto/IBNS: Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp (CMHC) has reported that the country's annual pace of housing starts declined by 11 percent in March compared with February.
Pakistan's Balochistan made hell for political activists: Haq Do Tehreek
Balochistan: Haq Do Tehreek (Give Rights Movement) has claimed that Balochistan has been made hell for political activists, ANI reported quoting Pakistan vernacular media Qudrat.
China 'biggest threat to economic security': Dutch intel agency
Beijing: Netherlands intelligence agency and Service warned about the increasing internal and external threats against the rule of law, reports said.
Quebec court directs Google to pay $500,000 fine to Montreal man for 'falsely' accusing him of being pedophile
Montreal/IBNS: A Quebec Superior Court judge directed Google to pay $500,000 to a Montreal man for restoring a link to an online post falsely accusing him of being a pedophile.
Toronto expands Traffic Agents Program to increase road safety
Toronto/IBNS: Traffic Agents Program of the City of Toronto is being expanded to increase road safety and better to manage traffic congestion, a news release has said.
Six years on, Orange line in Lahore continues to be in Chinese stranglehold
Pakistan's much touted metro railway project in the historical city of Lahore, called the Orange Line, seems to have brought many tough lessons for the Pak government.
Thrust for NATO membership to continue until alliance’s July summit: Swedish Minister
Stockholm: Sweden will not stop trying to join NATO until the summit of the alliance in Lithuania in mid-July, Swedish EU Affairs Minister Jessika Roswall said on Thursday.
Death toll among civilians in clashes in Sudan rises to 198: Reports
Khartoum: Civilians deaths in armed clashes between the armed forces and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have risen to 198, while 1,207 have been injured, the Al Jazeera broadcaster reported on Thursday, citing the Central Committee of Sudanese Doctors.
China's corruption poor human rights practices spread to Africa, says Washington Post column
The Chinese government's exploitative intentions and the "China model" involving serious human rights abuses and corruption will undermine the dignity and freedom of Africans as the Asian giant led by Xi Jinping helmed Communist Party of China makes deep inroads in the African continent, according to an opinion piece in The Washington Post.
Canadian federal workers to go on strike today as govt fails to finalise any deal over their demands
Ottawa/IBNS: With failure of the Canadian government to come to an agreement by its Tuesday night deadline, approximately 155,000 Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) workers are reported to go on strike at 12:01 a.m. EDT. the largest federal public-service union said
21 dead in Beijing hospital fire
Beijing, Apr 19 (UNI) Twenty-one people have been confirmed dead following a hospital fire in Beijing's Fengtai District, according to the district's fire and rescue department.
USA: Four dead, three wounded in shootings in Maine
Washington, Apr 19 (UNI) Four people died and three others were wounded in two shootings on Tuesday in the northeasternmost US state of Maine.
2 killed, 6 injured as bus falls in ditch in Pakistan
Islamabad, Apr 19 (UNI) At least two people were killed, and six others injured on Tuesday when a passenger bus fell into a ditch in Jamshoro district of Pakistan's southern Sindh province, rescue service reported.
One dead, 5 injured in New York City garage collapse
New York, Apr 19 (UNI) One person was killed and five others were injured after a parking garage collapsed in Lower Manhattan of New York City on Tuesday afternoon, authorities said.
Four Islamic State (IS) militants killed in Iraq
Baghdad: Four Islamic State (IS) militants were killed on Tuesday in an airstrike on IS hideouts in Iraq's northern province of Kirkuk, the Iraqi military said.
About 270 killed, over 2,600 injured in clashes in Sudan: WHO
Khartoum, Apr 19 (UNI) The Sudanese Ministry of Health Emergency Operations Center has informed the World Health Organization (WHO) that about 270 people have been killed and more than 2,600 have been injured in clashes in Sudan, WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Tuesday.
Pakistan: Terrorism case registered against Islamabad church attack suspects
Islamabad/IBNS: A terrorism case was registered against suspects who attacked a church in Islamabad and resorted to indiscriminate firing, reports said.
Canada federal government conditionally restores funding to Hockey Canada
Ottawa/IBNS: The funding to Hockey Canada is being restored by the federal government, which says the organization must fulfil several conditions in exchange for the financial support.
Canada's annual inflation rate descends to lowest level since August 2021
Ottawa/IBNS: Canada's annual inflation rate fell to 4.3 percent in March, its lowest level since August 2021, Statistics Canada reported Tuesday.
Chinese worker arrested in Pakistan on blasphemy charges
Islamabad: In a rare case of a foreigner being swept up in the harsh and controversial blasphemy laws of Pakistan, a Chinese national working on a dam project in northern part of the South Asian nation has been arrested and imprisoned on accusations of blasphemy, reports New York Times (NYT).
Bangladesh reiterates its commitment to the EU for fair elections
Dhaka/UNI: Bangladesh Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen has reiterated the government's commitment to the European Union (EU) regarding free, fair and acceptable elections.
11 dead in east China factory fire
Hangzhou, UNI/IBNS: Eleven people were killed in a fire that broke out at a factory building in the city of Jinhua, east China's Zhejiang Province, on Monday afternoon.
US charges over 30 officers with China's National Police Force - Justice Dept
Washington, Apr 18 (UNI) The US Justice Department has charged more than 30 officers of China's National Police Force for allegedly conducting operations against dissidents in the United States, US Attorney for the Eastern District of New York Breon Peace said.
US House passes bill to hold China 'accountable' for balloon incident
Washington, Apr 18 (UNI) The US House of Representatives passed a bill to hold China accountable for the transit of an alleged surveillance balloon over the United States earlier this year, calling for export controls and sanctions on Beijing in response to the incident.
France's pension reform to come into force in fall - Macron
Paris, Apr 18 (UNI) France's pension reform will come into force in the fall, President Emmanuel Macron said.