Spanish train collision outside Barcelona, over 150 hurt
Barcelona: At least 155 people were hurt when two trains collided close to Barcelona city of Spain, media reports said on Wednesday.
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Japan: Activists protest against atrocities committed against Uyghur community in China
Tokyo: Few activists gathered in Japan's capital city Tokyo on Dec 3 to protest against the atrocities committed against the Uyghur community in China.
Indonesia: 3 police injured in suicide bomb attack
Jakarta: A suicide bombing occurred at a police station in Bandung, the capital city of Indonesia's West Java province, on Wednesday morning, killing the bomber and leaving three policemen injured, police said.
Argentine VP Cristina Fernandez sentenced to six years in jail for corruption
Buenos Aires/UNI: Argentine Vice President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner has been sentenced to six years in jail for corruption and a lifetime ban from holding public office.
Indonesia: 3 police injured in possible condemnation of new criminal code
Bandung/IBNS: A suicide bombing occurred at a police station in Bandung, the capital city of Indonesia's West Java province, on Wednesday morning, killing the bomber and leaving three policemen injured, police said.
Drought, conflict force 80,000 Somalis to shelter in Kenya’s Dadaab refugee camps
New York: Tens of thousands of people have sought shelter in recent weeks at Kenya’s Dadaab camps, forced from their homes by extremist violence in neighbouring Somalia and an “unrelenting” drought, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, said on Tuesday.
Developing countries face ‘impossible trade-off’ on debt: UNCTAD chief
New York: Spiralling debt in low and middle-income countries has compromised their chances of sustainable development, the head of UN trade facilitation agency UNCTAD has warned.
Ukraine: ‘Senseless war’ has triggered ‘colossal torment’: Griffiths to Security Council
New York: The torment being unleashed by Russia’s “senseless war”, on the people of Ukraine and beyond, is “colossal”, the UN Emergency Relief Coordinator told the Security Council on Tuesday.
Afghanistan: Blast close to Jalalabad money exchange leaves several hurt
Jalalabad: Several people were hurt when a blast occurred close to the money exchange market in Afghanistan's Jalalabad city on Tuesday, media reports said.
Fighter jet crashes in Croatia, pilots survive
Zagreb/UNI: A Croatian MIG-21 fighter jet crashed in northeastern Croatia at around 2 PM on Tuesday.
COVID-19 outbreaks in China expose failure of Chinese Communist Party and its vaccine
Beijing: China's COVID-19 pandemic case rise in recent times showed the government's failure in securing safe vaccines for its population, media reports said on Tuesday.
Chinese atrocities in Xinjiang: Protests erupt across Turkey
Istanbul: Uyghur and Turkish NGOs recently demonstrated in several parts of Turkey on Sunday to protest against the atrocities carried out by Chinese authorities in the Xinjiang region in the pretext of controlling COVID-19.
Imran Khan's Al-Qadir Institute enrols only 100 students in two years
Islamabad: Pakistan's former PM Imran Khan's Al-Qadir Institute has not been recognized as a university.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.