China forcing monks to denounce ties to Dalai Lama: Report
Lhasa: Chinese authorities are forcing monasteries and monks in Tibet to denounce all ties with the Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama, according to a report by Radio Free Asia (RFA).
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Nepal Foreign Minister NP Saud rejects China's claim of airport being built under BRI
Kathmandu: Nepal Foreign Minister NP Saud has rejected the claims of the Chinese Ambassador to Nepal that an airport had been built under the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) in Nepal.
Canada: Olivia Chow takes office as Mayor of Toronto
Toronto/IBNS: Following the certification of the election on June 28, Mayor-elect Olivia Chow was declared as a Mayor of Toronto after the Declaration of Office administered by City Clerk John D. Elvidge.
IMF approves $3 billion bailout package for Pakistan
Islamabad: The board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved a $3 billion bailout package for Pakistan, Reuters reported.
Bangladesh: Unidentified miscreants vandalise Hindu temple, loot gold ornaments
Dhaka: Unidentified miscreants vandalised a Hindu temple in Bangladesh's Lalmonihat Sadar area on Wednesday, media reports said.
BNP has secret ties with Israel and intelligence agency: Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader
A senior leader of the ruling Awami League of Bangladesh claimed that BNP has secret ties with Israel and its intelligence agency.
Scourge of racism haunts Black women and girls seeking healthcare
New York: Women and girls of African descent face a “systemic and historical pattern” of racial abuse in the health sector in countries across the world, leaving them at increased risk of death during childbirth, the UN’s sexual and reproductive health agency said on Wednesday.
Pakistan: Emergency declared in Khuzdar after diarrhoea outbreak
The Balochistan government in Pakistan has declared a health emergency in the Aranji area of tehsil Wadh of Khuzdar district after the outbreak of acute diarrhoea in the region, media reports said.
UN chief condemns deadly attack on peacekeepers in Central African Republic
New York: The UN Secretary-General has strongly condemned an attack on a UN peacekeeping patrol in the northeast Central African Republic (CAR) on Monday which left one Rwandan ‘blue helmet’ dead.
Major boost needed to reach 2030 water, sanitation and hygiene goals
New York: Despite some progress, billions worldwide still lack access to safe water, sanitation, and hygiene; a situation exacerbated by water scarcity caused by conflicts and climate change. On Tuesday, the High-level Political Forum (HLPF) discussed the key role of water in reaching the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Afghanistan: Taliban officials flog four people in Kabul over alleged crimes
Taliban-ruled Afghanistan's Supreme Court has announced that four people, including a woman, were publicly flogged for allegedly being accused of committing “immorality” in the Paghman district.
Rapid poverty reduction in some countries, data missing in many others
New York: Twenty five countries, including some of the world’s biggest economies, have halved their poverty indices, but lack of post-COVID-19 pandemic data obscures the situation facing almost a billion people globally, a new United Nations-University of Oxford study has found.
Pakistan: Fire erupts in Lahore home, 10 die
At least ten members of a family died as a fire erupted in their residence in Pakistan's Lahore city on Wednesday, media reports said.
Bangladesh using enforced disappearances, extrajudicial killings to silence rights defenders: Experts
New York: UN-appointed independent human rights experts on Tuesday called for the Government of Bangladesh to end all harassment against representatives of the human rights organisation, Odhikar, and to ensure respect for due process in legal proceedings.
Türk calls for respect as rights council urgently debates Quran burnings
New York: The UN’s top human rights official urged respect for religious tolerance on Tuesday as Member States gathered in Geneva in response to the recent burning of the holy Quran in the Swedish capital.
Security Council fails to reach consensus on Syria aid lifeline
New York: Life-saving assistance to millions in northwest Syria is at risk after the UN Security Council on Tuesday failed to adopt either of two competing resolutions to extend cross-border aid delivery from Türkiye.
South Korea offers Japan, AUS, NZ collective security after North's launch
Seoul: South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol urged the country's three NATO allies in the Asia-Pacific (AP4) to set a collective security arrangement following a new missile launch by North Korea.
UN calls for gender equality push, central to SDGs
New York: At eight billion strong, the “human family is larger than ever”, but leaders are failing in efforts to ensure a peaceful and prosperous world for all, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said in his message to mark World Population Day on Tuesday.
Sudan crisis: You don’t dare ask refugees where the men have gone, say UN aid teams
New York: As conflict continues to rage in Sudan, UN humanitarians expressed alarm on Tuesday at a surge in the number of people fleeing across the border to Chad.
Pakistan: 4 soldiers die as terrorists attack Zhob garrison in northern Balochistan
Islamabad: At least four Pakistani Army soldiers died while five others were injured as suspected terrorists launched a “dastardly attack” on the Zhob garrison in northern Balochistan region of Pakistan on Wednesday, media reports said.
Canada: British Columbia declares state of emergency for Stikine region
Vancouver/IBNS: A state of emergency for the unincorporated Stikine region was declared by the province of British Columbia in response to the ongoing wildfire situation and expansion of campfire bans throughout the province.
Pakistan: Report shows prevalence of drug supply in Karachi schools, restaurants
A report received by Sindh Inspector-General of Police, Ghulam Nabi Memon, has shown widespread supply of drugs in schools and restaurants across the port city has been exposed, media reports said.
Pakistan: Firing on car of minister's nephew leaves two dead
Quetta: At least two persons, including a Levies official, were killed and a child was injured when unknown armed men opened fire on the vehicle of a nephew of Pakistani minister Sardar Israr Tareen on Monday night, media reports said.
China: Five killed, 2 missing in fireworks explosion
Beijing: Five people were confirmed dead and two others still missing following a fireworks explosion on early Tuesday in Liling, a county-level city under the administration of Zhuzhou in central China's Hunan Province.
Yemen: Transfer of oil from decaying ship expected to start next week
New York: Transfer of crude oil from the dilapidated tanker Safer stranded off the coast of Yemen, is expected to start early next week, a senior United Nations humanitarian official told the Security Council on Monday.
Taliban leaders suspend Sweden's activities in Afghan after Quran burning
Kabul: The Taliban have suspended Swedish activities in Afghanistan starting Tuesday after the controversial Quran burning demonstration in Stockholm, a spokesperson for the Afghan culture committee said.
Nepal chopper crash: 5 Mexican nationals, pilot die
Kathmandu: At least six people, including five Mexicans, died in a helicopter crash in Nepal on Tuesday.
Pakistan authorities says Islamic State was behind recent attacks on clerics, minorities
Peshawar: Pakistan's counter-terrorism department has claimed that the terrorist group Islamic State was behind the recent targeted attacks against religious scholars and members of minority groups in the provincial capital, media reports said.
China: 2 die following landslide
Wuhan: Two people were killed and seven are missing after a landslide hit a highway construction site in central China's Hubei Province on Saturday, local authorities said on Monday.
Afghanistan: Road mishap in Takhar leaves 1 person dead
A minibus crashed into a ravine in Afghanistan's Takhar on Monday which left at least one person dead and 18 others hurt, media reports said.