Pakistan: Two Christian brothers arrested over blasphemy charges
Two Christian brothers have been arrested in Pakistan over blasphemy charges, two days after a mob burned down churches and destroyed houses in Jaranwala, media reports said.
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Pakistan: Former Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi arrested, booked under Official Secrets Act
The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has arrested Pakistan's former minister and PTI Vice Chairman Shah Mahmood Qureshi from his Islamabad residence and booked him under the Official Secrets Act, 1923.
India supplied 47,500 metric tons of wheat to Afghanistan since Taliban takeover
India has sent 47,500 metric tons of wheat to Afghanistan over the past two years, media reports said.
Bridging troubled waters amid deluge, drought in the US
A global approach to tackle the ongoing water crisis is needed as vulnerable communities in the United States face historic deluge and drought - issues very much in the spotlight at the forthcoming UN-supported World Water Week.
Explosion rocks Pakistan's North Waziristan district, 13 die
An explosion rocked Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s North Waziristan district in Pakistan on Saturday which left at least 13 labourers dead, media reports said.
Antonio Guterres condemns assault against UN peacekeepers in Cyprus
The UN chief has condemned an assault on Friday by Turkish Cypriot security forces against ‘blue helmets’ serving with the peacekeeping force on the divided Mediterranean island.
UN and partners providing aid for vulnerable across Ethiopia as 1.2 million children suffer acute malnutrition
New York: The UN and partners are responding to disease outbreaks and an ongoing food insecurity crisis across Ethiopia which has left 1.2 million children suffering severe acute malnutrition.
Technology entrepreneur and Adobe co-founder John Warnock dies at 82
Technology entrepreneur John Warnock, who was the founder of Adobe, has died, the company said on Sunday.
Taiwan spots 45 Chinese military aircraft, 9 ships near Island
Taipei: The Taiwanese Defense Ministry said on Sunday that 45 aircraft of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) and nine ships of the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) were seen approaching the island over the past day.
11 labourers killed in Pakistan bomb blast
Islamabad/IBNS/UNI: At least 11 laborers were killed, two injured and three went missing in a bomb blast in the North Waziristan district of Pakistan's northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province, the rescue service reported on Sunday.
At least seven killed, 144 injured in Russian missile strike on a theatre in Ukraine's Chernihiv
At least seven people were killed and 144 others injured as Russia resorted to a missile strike that hit a theatre and a central square in the northern Ukrainian city of Chernihiv, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has said.
Bus plunges into a 150-meter abyss in Peru, leaves 10 people dead
Lima/IBNS/UNI: At least 10 people were killed and six injured on Saturday morning after a bus plunged into a 150-meter abyss in Peru's southwestern department of Huancavelica, local media reports said.
Three killed in Paris suburb building fire
Paris/IBNS/UNI: A fire broke out Saturday morning in an apartment building in the northern suburb of Paris killing three people and injuring 19 others, including four firefighters.
Pakistan Blasphemy Riots: Justice Isa visits Jaranwala to show solidarity with Christian community
Justice Qazi Faez Isa, senior puisne judge of the Supreme Court (SC), on Saturday, visited Faisalabad district of Pakistan to inquire about the situation of the local Christian community following the recent riots in Jaranwala area over alleged blasphemy.
US Presidential polls: Billionaire Elon Musk endorses Indian-American Vivek Ramaswamy, calls him a 'very promising candidate'
Billionaire Elon Musk recently praised Indian-origin US Presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy as 'very promising'.
British nurse Lucy Letby found guilty of murdering seven babies
A 33-year-old nurse in the UK has left the world shocked after she was found guilty of murdering newborn babies at the hospital where she worked.
UN rights chief calls for immediate restoration of constitutional order in Niger
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, called on Friday for Niger’s democratically elected officials to be released “at once”, following their detention in the attempted coup last month. In a statement released on Friday, Mr. Türk urged the generals to restore constitutional order immediately.
Ukraine crisis: Russian missile strike kills five in Chernihiv
Ukraine's Interior Ministry said five people died when a Russian missile struck the heart of the northern Ukrainian city of Chernihiv on Saturday.
WHO calls for greater investment in Afghanistan’s health system
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday appealed for donors to ramp up funding to provide healthcare to some 14 million people in Afghanistan, particularly in underserved areas where infrastructure is severely lacking.
More wildfire crises occur in western Canada
Ottawa/UNI: More wildfire crises occurred in western Canada on Friday.
Moscow bars entry of 54 British citizens from entering Russia
The Russian government has barred 54 British citizens from entering the country, media reports said.
China launches joint patrols, military exercises around Taiwan
Nanjing: The Eastern Theater Command of the Chinese People's Liberation Army on Saturday launched joint air and sea patrols and military exercises of the navy and air force around the island of Taiwan.
Pakistan's Rwadari Tehreek organizes Equality March in Lahore, demands equal status for all citizens
Activists of Pakistan's Rwadari Tehreek organized an ‘Equality March’ on August 11 in front of the Lahore Press Club to demand for equal status for all citizens.
Pakistan: Minorities participate in 'Rights March' in Karachi
A ‘Minority Rights March’ was organized by Pakistan Darawer Itehad on August 11 at Frere Hall, Karachi on the occasion of International Minority Day.
‘Increasing militarisation’ of DPR Korea fuelling rise in human rights violations
Continuing ‘severe, widespread and long-standing” violations against citizens of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) by their own Government, must not be viewed in isolation from wider peace and security issues on the Peninsula, said the UN human rights chief on Thursday.
US, Japan, S Korea to confirm commitments to security in Taiwan Strait
Washington: Leaders of the United States, South Korea and Japan, during their trilateral meeting in Camp David on Friday, will confirm their commitments to the security in the Taiwan Strait, a senior US administration official told reporters.
Armenia-Azerbaijan: Crucial to have ‘unimpeded passage’ of aid through Lachin Corridor, Security Council hears
There must be “rapid and unimpeded passage of humanitarian relief for all civilians in need” via the Lachin Corridor, the UN Security Council heard on Wednesday.
Singapore: 10 foreign nationals arrested over seizure of $735 million in cash and assets
The Singapore police on Friday said ten foreigners have been arrested on suspicion of committing offences such as forgery and money laundering after about USD 735 million worth of cash and assets were seized in raids across the country.
From the Field: The secret life of Venezuelan migrants in Curaçao
A Venezuelan woman has been talking about how she made a perilous journey across the Caribbean Sea to the tourist island of Curaçao and how she is now forced to live a secretive existence due to her illegal status.
Yemen: Warring parties must take concrete steps towards an inclusive peace
In briefings to the Security Council on Wednesday, two senior UN officials highlighted the need for progress towards peace in war-torn Yemen amid ongoing political, economic and humanitarian challenges.