Montreal/IBNS: Quebec’s regulation in holding short-term rental platforms such as Airbnb accountable for uncertified listings should reportedly be followed by more provinces, say advocates.
Lhasa: The United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) has voiced its concern over the condition of women in Tibet.
Taipei: Taiwan security forces have found the wreckage of a suspected China-made weather balloon on one of its offshore frontline islets, media reports said on Tuesday.
New York: The world must make every effort to eliminate chemical weapons, the UN chief said on Monday, raising grave concerns about their continued use.
A violent clash, which took place between two tribes, left 14 people injured in Pakistan's Darra Adam Khel area on Monday.
New York: The UN on Monday commemorated for the first time in its history, the mass displacement of Palestinians from land that was to become Israel, 75 years ago, that turned 700,000 Palestinians into refugees, almost overnight.
Civilians who are caught up in the crossfire in Ukraine need and deserve humanitarian relief, “wherever the are”, said the UN Humanitarian Affairs chief on Monday, briefing the Security Council, calling for aid workers to be allowed full access, in line with international law.
New York: Traffic accidents are the leading cause of death among African youth, so governments across the continent have resolved to drive in a new unified direction, ahead of Road Safety Week, observed 15 to 21 May.
New York: UN Secretary-General António Guterres has welcomed last night’s ceasefire agreement in Israel and Gaza and reiterated that only a negotiated political solution will lead to lasting peace and end the devastating cycles of violence “once and for all.”
Houston: At least three people were killed and multiple others were injured on Monday in a shooting in Farmington, southwestern U.S. state of New Mexico, police said.
Afghanistan has largely disappeared from the media, but it remains one of the world’s worst humanitarian disasters.
Passengers, who were traveling in an Austrian train that was running between Bregenz to Vienna, were shocked when a recording of Adolf Hitler's speech was played on the train's loudspeaker system on Sunday.
Passengers, who were traveling in an Austrian train that was running between Bregenz to Vienna, were shocked when a recording of Adolf Hitler's speech was played on the train's loudspeaker system on Sunday.
Wellington: At least six people died as a fire broke out at a hostel in the New Zealand city of Wellington, media reports said on Monday.
Ottawa/IBNS: Canadians waiting for a decision of a review of their eligibility status regarding pandemic benefits, after having received these by mistake, might see their tax refunds or other benefits being reportedly withheld by the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA).
Beijing: Popular Chinese smartphone maker Oppo has cited the uncertainty in the global economy and the gloomy smartphone market as the reason behind its decision to shut down its semiconductor division and cease the development of its own chips.
Beijing: The Chinese government has imposed new rules for tourists who wish to visit the Tibet Autonomous Region.
Beijing: Defence experts believe that the Chinese People’s Liberation Army’s (PLA) latest round of military exercises revealed a new strategy in Beijing’s campaign of intimidation against Taiwan, media reports said.
Taipei: The Taiwanese Ministry of National Defense (MND) recently tracked the presence of 32 Chinese military aircraft and four naval vessels around Taiwan between 6 am on Thursday (May 11) and 6 am on Friday (May 12), an episode which has a potential to further escalate tension.
A young woman was allegedly shot dead by her brother in the name of 'honour' in Pakistan's Karachi city, media reports said on Monday.
Beijing: China is planning to recruit Nepal's iconic Gurkha security personnel to the People’s Liberation Army (PLA), media reports said Sunday.
Istanbul: The People's Alliance of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's Justice and Development Party (AKP) and the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) has secured the majority of seats in the parliament, the state-run TRT Haber broadcaster reported on Monday, citing preliminary results as all ballots in Turkey processed.
Madrid: One person has died, and 24 others have been injured in a major fire at the Clinico San Carlos Hospital in Madrid, Spanish media reported on Monday.
Royal Textile Academy, in collaboration with the Textile Museum, recently paid tributes to Queen Mother Sangay Choden Wangchuk as she turned 60.
Beijing: Hong Kong permanent resident Liang Chengyun, who holds a US passport, has been sentenced to life in prison for espionage, an intermediate people's court in China's eastern city of Suzhou said on Monday.
A Texas man was arrested after he allegedly shot dead his girlfriend after she went to another US state for an abortion, media reports said.
Bangkok: Voters in Thailand have rejected the military-backed government in the recently held polls as two major opposition parties are now set for coalition talks.
Afghanistan has recorded two new polio cases in Nangarhar region of the country, media reports said.
The Pakistani police have thwarted an attempted attack on Chinese workers in Karachi city, media reports said.
Turkey is voting for the presidential and parliamentary elections on Sunday, a poll assumed to be significant as it will decide whether Recep Tayyip Erdogan remains the president after 20 years in power.
