Former Pope Benedict XVI dies at 95
Vatican City: Former Pope Benedict XVI has died at his Vatican residence, nine years after he retired from the position, officials said on Saturday.
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Pakistan: Three army men die during gunfight with terrorists
Peshawar: At least three terrorists died in the Arawali area of Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtun­khwa region during a gunfight with terrorists on Thursday.
Pakistan to outsource 3 major airports' services to int'l operators
Islamabad: The government of Pakistan has decided to engage international operators to help run three major airports of the country, aiming to attract foreign direct investment and to provide world-class facilities to passengers, the Prime Minister's Office said.
Pakistan: Religious leader shot dead in Bajaur
Bajaur: Unknown attackers shot dead a local religious leader Maulana Azizullah Tahiri in Khar bazaar area of Pakistan's Bajaur district on Thursday, media reports said.
Pakistan: Over 200 medics in ex-Fata remain unpaid for four months
Peshawar: More than 225 doctors, including medical officers, emergency medical officers and specialists, appointed by the government to improve patient care in the erstwhile Federally Administered Tribal Areas (Fata) have not received their salaries for the past four months, media reports said on Saturday.
Pakistan: Imran Khan's PTI to launch anti-inflation drive
Lahore: Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) is all set to launch another protest movement across Pakistan against the country's “skyrocketing inflation” and the “economic meltdown”.
Arab region registers world’s highest unemployment rate, UN survey finds
New York: According to the latest UN survey, released on Friday, the Arab region registered a 12 per cent unemployment rate in 2022, the highest in the world.
UN rights chief on Myanmar refugees and a future of ‘kindness, empathy and unity’
New York: Days after the latest sea rescue of Rohingya refugees by Indonesian fishing crews, UN human rights chief Volker Türk appealed on Friday for greater regional protections.
North Korea fires three short-range ballistic missiles, claims South Korea
Pyongyang: North Korea is ending the year by launching three short-range ballistic missiles into the East Sea on Saturday, South Korean officials claimed on Saturday.
Pakistan: Hindu woman's mutilated body found in Sindh
Islamabad: Police recovered a mutilated body of a Hindu woman in Sindh province of Pakistan, media reports said on Friday.
Myanmar court sends Aung San Suu Kyi to further seven years in prison
A military-run court in Myanmar has sentenced Burmese politician Aung San Suu Kyi to seven years in prison for corruption, media reports said on Friday.
Death toll rises to 25 in Cambodia casino fire
Phnom Penh: The death toll has risen to 25 after a massive fire engulfed a hotel-casino in northwest Cambodia's Banteay Meanchey province, officials said on Friday.
Ukraine's troops fire 6 missiles from MLRS on Donetsk city
Kyiv: The Ukrainian troops on Friday fired six missiles from multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS) on the city of Donetsk, the Donetsk People's Republic's (DPR) representative office in the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of the ceasefire regime (JCCC) said.
Air raid warnings issued across Ukraine: Authorities
Kiev/UNI: Air raid warnings were issued throughout Ukraine on Thursday, according to the digital transformation ministry's live map.
Fire at casino-hotel on Cambodian border kills at least 10, injures 30 people
Phnom Penh/UNI: At least ten people have died and 30 others have been injured in a massive fire at the Grand Diamond City casino-hotel in the town of Poipet on the Cambodian-Thai border, Poipet Town Hall Administration chief Nhem Phoeng said on Thursday.
EU and 12 other nations urge Taliban to lift ban on women working for NGOs
Moscow/UNI: The European Union and 12 other countries have urged the Taliban to reverse their decision to prohibit Afghan women from working in non-governmental organizations (NGOs), the US State Department said on Wednesday.
China COVID-19 surge: People turn to black market for generic Indian drugs
Beijing: Chinese residents are turning to the black market for generic Covid-19 drugs as the country is combating the rise in infection in the country, media reports said on Wednesday.
Confucius institutes in UK universities ‘are part of China’s external propaganda schemes’, says senior journalist
London/Beijing: China’s infamous Propaganda Department led by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) decrees ‘external propaganda’ to sway opinions on Chinese policies and politics abroad, as per senior journalist Kaliph Anaz.
Dollar flight to Kabul continues from Pakistan
Islamabad: Pakistan's Exchange Companies Association of Pakistan (Ecap) on Monday revealed that the country has been facing a large-scale outflow of US dollars to Afghanistan ever since the Taliban’s takeover of Kabul last year, media reports said.
Pakistan: 17% local government seats for Islamabad women remain uncontested
Islamabad: About 17 percent of seats reserved for women nominees in Pakistan's Islamabad local government elections did not witness any contest, media reports said on Wednesday.
Security alert: Saudi Arabia, UK direct citizens to restrict their movements in Pakistan
Islamabad: Saudi Arabia and the United Kingdom have directed citizens to restrict their movements in Pakistan.
US blizzard turns Niagara Falls into frozen winter wonderland. Check here
New York/IBNS: As the blizzard in the United States has messed up the Christmas weekend plans for many amid reports of several deaths due to harsh weather conditions, a video of Niagara Falls in Buffalo covered in ice has left the internet awestruck.
Top-selling Canadian cookbook author Joan Pare passes away at 95
Ontario/IBNS: Jean Pare, a top-selling Canadian cookbook author, known for her Company’s Coming cookbook series, has died in Edmonton on Christmas Eve at 95, media reports said.
Canada: Ontario Provincial Police officer shot dead in shooting near Hagerville, 2 suspects arrested
Ontario/IBNS: Canada's Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) personnel. Grzegorz “Greg” Pierzchala, aged 28, was killed in a shooting near Hagersville, Tuesday afternoon while on duty.
Almost 6,900 civilians killed in Ukraine since Feb 24: OHCHR
Kiev: Nearly 6,900 civilians have been killed and more than 10,900 wounded in Ukraine since the beginning of the Russian military operation, according to an updated UN Human Rights Office report released.
Almost 6,900 civilians killed in Ukraine since Feb 24: UN Human Rights Office report
Kiev/UNI: Nearly 6,900 civilians have been killed and more than 10,900 wounded in Ukraine since the beginning of the Russian military operation, according to an updated UN Human Rights Office report released.
Japan, US coordinating leaders' meeting in Washington on Jan 13
Tokyo/UNI: The Governments of the United States and Japan are coordinating the meeting of US President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in Washington on Jan 13, the Yomiuri Shimbun newspaper reported on Wednesday, citing sources familiar with the matter.
Massive fire at oil refinery in north of Iraq taken under control
Baghdad/UNI: Iraqi firefighters have brought a massive fire at the Al-Kuwair oil refinery plant alongside the Gwer-Erbil highway in northern Iraq's Erbil province under control, Maj. Sarkot Karsh, the spokesman for the Civil Defense Directorate in Erbil said.
China protests official Japanese visit to Taiwan
Beijing: China expressed dissatisfaction on Wednesday with the ongoing visit of Japanese lawmakers to Taiwan, an island it claims as its territory, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said.
Bangladesh: Sheikh Hasina flags off first metro train in Dhaka
Dhaka: Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday flagged off the first metro passenger train at Dhaka's Diabari area, marking a new beginning in the public transportation paradigm of the country.