Himachal Pradesh hosts ‘Mapping Tibet' exhibition in Dharamshala
Indian Himalayan state of Himachal Pradesh recently hosted an exhibition titled ‘Mapping Tibet' at the Tibet Museum in Dharamshala town.
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Ukraine: Seven die as Russian missiles hit Pokrovsk town
At least seven people died as two Russian missiles hit residential buildings in the Ukrainian town of Pokrovsk on Monday, officials said on Tuesday.
Russian attacks continue to affect world’s most vulnerable, UN spokesperson says
Attacks against Ukrainian port infrastructure are not isolated and with Russia’s termination of the Black Sea Initiative, are impacting global food prices and affecting the most vulnerable people, a UN spokesperson said on Monday.
US: Two die in San Jose stabbing
San Francisco: U.S. San Jose police on Friday found two people dead with stab wounds while performing a welfare check, officials said Monday.
Haiti: ‘Unimaginable violence’ against women, children, reports UNICEF
Persistent violence in Haiti remains a significant concern for the safety and welfare of its most vulnerable citizens, especially women and children, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Monday, citing reports of an “alarming spike” in kidnapping and other crimes.
Seven killed in blast in SW Pakistan
Islamabad/UNI: A bomb went off near a vehicle in Pakistan's southwest Balochistan province, killing at least seven people including a local politician, government officials and police said.
Tehran explosion kills 1, injures 19
Tehran/UNI: At least one person was killed and 19 others injured on Monday after an explosion shook and dismantled a three-storey residential building in Iran's capital Tehran, the Iranian Students' News Agency (ISNA) reported.
Australia: 20-year-old woman critically hurt after miraculously surviving seven-storey fall
A critically wounded 20-year-old woman is currently fighting for her life in a hospital after she miraculously survived a fall from a seven-storey building in Melbourne.
Pakistan: Seven people, including UC chairman, killed in Balochistan blast
At least seven people, including a chairman of a union council (UC), died as a landmine blast hit Pakistan's Balochistan region on Monday.
600 people evacuated Italy's Sardinia following the fire surge in the island
Rome/UNI: Around 600 people evacuated Italy's Sardinia as a precaution to the huge fires blazing in the northern and southern parts of the island that were worsening because of the strong winds, reports the local media.
Pakistan: Peshawar terror attack leaves constable dead
At least one policeman died and two others were hurt as suspected terrorists targeted them in Pakistan's Peshawar city on Monday.
Some foreigners, including US citizens, detained in Afghan
Kabul: A number of foreigners, including US citizens, have been detained in Afghanistan for various reasons, including "security issues," Zabihullah Mujahid, the main spokesman for the country's administration installed by Taliban (under UN sanctions over terrorism) said.
Sri Lanka: Military trainer aircraft crashes, two die
Colombo: Two military personnel died after a trainer aircraft crashed at Sri Lanka's Air Force Academy based in Trincomalee city in Eastern Province on Monday morning, the air force said.
Philippine: Three policemen wounded after shooting
Manila: Three policemen were wounded in a shooting incident inside a police station in the Philippine capital shortly before noon on Monday, the local media reported.
Pakistan: Train crash kills at least 30, injures over 100
Islamabad/UNI: At least thirty passengers died and over hundred injured on Sunday after nearly 10 bogies of Havelian-bound Hazara Express derailed near Sahara Railway Station, located 275 kilometres away from Karachi, according to government and police officials said on Monday.
Italy: Two die near Lampedusa after migrant boats capsize
Rome:At least two people died and more than 30 went missing near the Italian island of Lampedusa after two ships carrying asylum seekers capsized in rough seas, a police official said Sunday.
Israeli missile attack: Four Syrian soldiers die
Damascus: Four Syrian soldiers were killed and another four injured in an Israeli missile attack over Syria's capital Damascus, the state broadcaster Alikhbaria reported early Monday.
Bangladesh dengue tools crosses 300; 64k cases confirmed this year
Dhaka/UNI: Bangladesh has reported 2,495 fresh cases of dengue fever and an additional 10 fatalities, stated The Ministry of Health on Saturday.
Australian Court overturns ban on Sikh students’ Kirpan, cites unconstitutionality
In a significant victory for religious freedom, Australia’s Queensland state has witnessed the overturning of a controversial law that prohibited Sikh students from wearing a kirpan on campus.
Pakistan: Passenger train derails in Nawabshah, 30 die
Nawabshah: At least 30 people died and 80 others were hurt after 10 bogies of Havelian-bound Hazara Express derailed close to the Sahara Railway Station in Pakistan's Nawabshah district on Sunday.
Land and basic services are ‘your rights, not favours’, UN deputy-chief
New York: Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed has said that the United Nations will support Brazil’s indigenous peoples and amplify their voices far and wide towards the full realizations of their rights.
UN pushes disarmament talks amid fears that drums of nuclear war are beating again
New York: As United Nations-led talks on nuclear disarmament continued in Geneva, New York and Vienna, UN Secretary-General António Guterres warned on Sunday that “the drums of nuclear war are beating once again”.
Pakistan: 15 die as passenger train derails in Nawabshah
At least 15 people died and 40 others were injured after several bogies of the Hazara Express derailed near Nawabshah area of Pakistan on Sunday, media reports said.
Ukrainian Prez Zelenskiy slams Russia's strike on blood transfusion centre, calls it a 'war crime'
Kiyv: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Saturday said that Russia bombed a blood transfusion centre in the Kharkiv region of north-east Ukraine and slammed the deadly strike as “a war crime”.
US: At least three killed in Washington DC shooting on Saturday amid rising cases of homicides
Washington/IBNS: The US capital, which is witnessing rising cases of homicides this year, reported the killing of three people on Saturday morning near a busy intersection of Washington DC, police said.
US: Shooting in Washington DC leaves two dead
Washington DC//IBNS/UNI: Two men were killed and another was critically injured in a shooting in the U.S. capital of Washington DC early Saturday, local police said.
21 injured as 5.5-magnitude quake rocks China
Beijing/IBNS/UNI: At least 21 people were injured as a 5.5-magnitude earthquake struck the county of Pingyuan, in Dezhou City of east China's Shandong province Sunday.
China: 10 killed, 18 missing after heavy rain hits Baoding
Beijing: Ten people have been killed and 18 remain missing after heavy rain battered the city of Baoding in north China's Hebei Province, local authorities said Saturday.
Pakistan: Imran Khan arrested after court sends him to prison for three years in Toshakhana case
Pakistan police on Saturday arrested PTI chief Imran Khan, shortly after an Islamabad trial court declared him guilty of “corrupt practices” in the Toshakhana case.
‘Transforming education’: Ensuring children and societies are learners
New York: The UN launched on Friday a policy brief on transforming education, which lays out a set of proposals to create inclusive and truly learning societies, and to understand education as a global public good.