Family protests against forced marriage of minor in Pakistan
Family members of a minor on Friday demonstrated against the forceful marriage of the girl in Pakistan's Khuzdar area.
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Robbers create mayhem in Pakistani city, two shot dead in Orangi Town
Armed robbers continue their mayhem in Pakistan's Orangi Town as two people were shot dead in the Pakistani town on Friday.
Balochistan continues to witness sit-in protests over rigging allegations in February 8 national polls
The alliance of four nationalist parties across Balochistan continued their sit-in in Balochistan against alleged rigging in the February 8 national polls on Friday.
US imposes over 500 new sanctions against Russia over Ukraine war, Alexei Navalny's death
The United States on Friday imposed over 500 new sanctions against Russia as its invasion of Ukraine completed two years.
Ukraine claims it downed another Russian A-50 spy plane within weeks
Ukraine has claimed it downed a Russian A-50 military spy plane, media reports said.
Building fire in China leaves 15 dead
At least fifteen people died after a building fire broke out Friday morning in Nanjing, capital city of east China's Jiangsu Province, the municipal government said on Saturday morning.
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu unveils plan for post-war Gaza
Jerusalem/IBNS/UNI: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has unveiled his post-war strategy for Gaza, the first since the Israel-Hamas conflict broke out in October last year, involving a continuous military presence in the Palestinian enclave, and the replacement of Hamas, his office said in a statement on Friday.
Canada: Northwest Territories to achieve $10 per day child care fees regulation by April 1
In collaboration with provincial, territorial, and indigenous partners, the Government of Canada is working to implement a childcare system down to $10 a day on average for children five years of age and younger by March 2026.
Gas pipeline blown up in Balochistan, disrupts service
Gas supply was disrupted to Mach town in Pakistan after a gas pipeline passing through the Bolan River was blown up on Wednesday.
Soldier killed, 2 injured in terrorist attack in Pakistan's KP
A frontier corps soldier was killed and at least two others were injured when a bomb went off in Pakistan's northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, police said on Friday.
Shamima Begum, who once went to Syria to join ISIS, loses appeal against removal of British citizenship
A woman who once left the United Kingdom to join the terror group Islamic State at the age of 15 has lost her Court of Appeal challenge over the decision to remove her British citizenship.
Blast in Dera Ismail Khan leaves three hurt
An explosive planted on a motorcycle in Drazanda area of Pakistan's Dera Ismail Khan on Friday left at least three people injured.
Urea growers in Pakistan demonstrate against rising prices of fertilisers, demand government actions
Scores of urea fertiliser producers recently demonstrated outside Digri press club in Pakistan against rising prices and demanded the government to announce subsidies for essential farm inputs without delay to facilitate the agriculture sector.
Painter gunned down in Balochistan
Unidentified armed men gunned down a person in Panjgur district of Pakistan's Balochistan region on Wednesday.
More than 23,000 Pakistanis held in prisons abroad
Pakistan's Senate Standing Committee on Human Rights was recently informed on Tuesday that over 23,000 nationals from the South Asian country are currently languishing in foreign prisons.
Four die after fire engulfs apartment block in Spain
At least four people died after a fire broke out at a high-rise residential block in Spain's Valencia city on Thursday.
Venezuela: Mine collapse leaves 15 dead
Caracas/UNI: Fifteen people were killed and 11 others injured after a mine collapsed in La Paragua, the city of Angostura in the country's southeastern Bolivar state, said Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Wednesday night.
2024 US Presidential Elections: Biden pushes team to spotlight Trump's provocative comments
Washington: US President Joe Biden instructed the staff of his 2024 reelection campaign to ramp up attacks on former US President Donald Trump’s public statements, CNN reported, citing two sources familiar with the directive.
Israel launches second missile attack on Damascus, targets Iranian militia sites
Damascus/Syria: Israel conducted its second missile attack on areas southwest of the Syrian capital of Damascus within hours on Wednesday, according to reports from a war monitor and local media.
UK government sanctions heads of Arctic penal colony where Vladimir Putin's critic Alexei Navalny died
The British government on Wednesday froze the assets of six Russian prison bosses who were in charge of the Arctic penal colony where opposition leader and critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin, Alexei Navalny, died.
Taiwan tracks 10 Chinese military aircraft, 6 naval ships
Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense (MND) said it tracked 10 Chinese military aircraft and six naval vessels around Taiwan between 6 a.m. on Tuesday and 6 a.m. on Wednesday, media reports said.
Sadaf Ameer Baloch urges Pakistani authorites to ensure safe recovery of her abducted father
Sadaf Ameer Baloch, the daughter of Ameer Baaksh Baloch, who went missing in 2014, is now urging authorities for the safe recovery of her father.
Terrorist killed during exchange of fire with security forces in Pakistan
Pakistani security forces killed a terrorist during an exchange of fire in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Dera Ismail (DI) Khan district on Tuesday, media reports said.
PM Rishi Sunak-led British government issues new guidelines to prohibit use of mobile phones in schools
Mobile phones are set to be prohibited in schools across England as part of the British government’s plan to minimise disruption and improve behaviour in classrooms.
Bangladesh's far-right political outfit rejects 'India Out' social media campaign
Bangladesh's far-right political party Bangladesh Islami Front has negated 'India Out' social media campaign which has been circulating on social media in recent times with the potential to damage the relationship between the two neighbouring nations.
US vetoes UN resolution on Gaza ceasefire amid ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict
The UN Security Council met again in an emergency session on Gaza in New York on Tuesday, where the United States vetoed a resolution put forward on behalf of Arab States by Algeria demanding “an immediate humanitarian ceasefire that must be respected by all parties”.
PPP, PML-N reach formal agreement to form next government in Pakistan
Ending all speculations and debates, two major political parties in Pakistan have reached a formal agreement to form the next government in the country, following an election earlier this month which was mired in controversy.
Houthis claim missile attack against 'Israeli' ship
Yemen's Houthi group said on Tuesday that they had launched a missile attack against "an Israeli ship" in the Gulf of Aden.
US veto sends wrong message, makes the situation in Gaza more dangerous: China's UN Envoy
United Nations: China's Ambassador to the United Nations Zhang Jun on Tuesday criticized the United States for the use of its veto power on an Algeria-drafted UN Security Council resolution, arguing it undermines consensus and worsens the situation in Gaza.
8 Bangladeshi migrants drown in Mediterranean Sea
Dhaka: At least eight Bangladeshi nationals are among those who drowned in the Mediterranean Sea on Feb. 14, the Bangladeshi government said on Tuesday.