Afghanistan: Taliban authorities flog nine people in public
Kabul: The Taliban authorities of Afghanistan recently flogged in public nine people who were allegedly accused of committing “adultery and theft” in Kandahar.
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General Assembly President hosts children from around the world, on MLK Day
Children from a dozen countries met with the President of the General Assembly and toured the United Nations on a federal holiday in the United States honouring the late civil rights leader and Nobel Peace Prize laureate, Martin Luther King Jr.
Ukraine: Civilian attacks ‘must end immediately’ says UN, as search for Dnipro survivors continues
New York: The UN Secretary-General has strongly condemned Russia’s attack on a large residential building in the Ukrainian city of Dnipro at the weekend that has left at least 40 civilians dead, including three children, and at least 75 injured, with those figures likely to rise, according to the UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in the country.
Yemen: Lull in major fighting provides space for dialogue
Warring parties in Yemen should take advantage of the current absence of major fighting and use it to advance their talks towards peace, the top UN official in the country said on Monday in his latest briefing to the Security Council.
Pakistan: Rights experts urge action on coerced religious conversions, child marriage
New York: Top independent human rights experts expressed alarm on Monday at a rise in abductions of girls as young as 13 in Pakistan, who are forced to marry and convert to Islam.
High Commissioner reports sharp decline in respect for children’s rights
New York: Children’s rights must remain a priority and their voices should be heard and listened to, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk said on Monday in Geneva.
Economic slowdown may force workers into ‘lower quality’ jobs
New York: Finding a decent and well-paid job is likely to be harder this year, thanks to the continuing global economic downturn, the UN labour agency said on Monday.
China's population declines for first time in decades in 2022: Reports
Beijing: China's population dropped for the first time in decades in 2022, official data released by the country on Monday revealed.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken to visit China next month
Washington: US State Secretary Antony Blinken will visit China on February 5-6, Politico reported.
China records second-lowest annual economic growth rate in decades
Beijing: China's economic state witnessed one of its slowest growths in several decades amid COVID-19 infection surge in recent times.
UNSC lists Pakistan-based Abdul Rehman Makki as global terrorist
New York: The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on Monday listed Pakistan-based terrorist Abdul Rehman Makki as a global terrorist under its ISIL (Da'esh) and Al-Qaida Sanctions Committee.
Asian student stabbed multiple times in head in US racist attack
Indianapolis/IBNS: A 56-year-old woman stabbed an 18-year-old Indiana University student multiple times in the head on a bus in Bloomington as the victim was Asian, New York Post reported.
Pilot couple killed in Nepal air crashes 16 years apart
Kathmandu/IBNS: In a heartbreaking incident, Anju Khatiwada, who joined Nepal's Yeti Airlines in 2010 and was the co-pilot of the ill-destined flight that crashed in Pokhara on Sunday, met the same fate as her husband, a pilot killed in a crash 16 years earlier.
Pakistan: Senior lawyer Latif Afridi killed in Peshawar High Court bar room firing
Islamabad: A bar room firing incident inside the Peshawar High Court (PHC) bar room on Monday left ex-Supreme Court Bar Association president and senior lawyer Latif Afridi killed, media reports said.
Italy's Mafia boss Matteo Messina Denaro arrested in Sicily
Sicily: Italy's most-wanted mafia boss Matteo Messina Denaro, who was 30 years on the run, has been arrested in Sicily, media reports said on Monday.
Nepal's deadliest crash in 30 years: Black box of Yeti Airlines flight recovered
Kathmandu/Pokhara: The black box of the Yeti Airlines flight, which crashed in Pokhara on Sunday, has been recovered, media reports said on Monday.
Pakistan consulate in China brings up 'freedom' of Uyghur community issue, Islamabad says account was 'hacked'
Islamabad: The Pakistan foreign office on Friday said the official Twitter account of the Pakistan consulate in the Chinese city of Chengdu was “hacked”, hours after a tweet was posted in support of Uyghur Muslims in China.
China-Bhutan officials meet on boundary issues
Kunming: The 11th Expert Group Meeting (EGM) on the Bhutan-China Boundary Issues was held in Kunming city, China from Jan 10 to 13.
We are deeply saddened by tragic Yeti Airlines crash in Pokhara: US Embassy
Washington/Kathmandu: The US government has mourned the loss of lives in the Yeti Airlines plane crash in Pokhara city of Nepal.
Chemical plant explodes in northeastern China - Reports
Beijing: An explosion took place at a chemical plant in China's northeastern province of Liaoning on Sunday, Chinese media reported.
Nepal: All 72 aboard Yeti Airlines flight killed in crash
Kathmandu: All 72 people on board the Yeti Airlines flight, which crashed in Nepal on Sunday have died, airline spokesperson Pemba Sherpa confirmed.
Pakistan's spiking inflation: Protests held across Larkana
Larkana: Activists of Shia Ulema Council, Pakistan Peoples Party-Shaheed Bhutto, Sindh Taraqqi-pasand Party and Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan recently demonstrated outside the local press club against spiking inflation and shortage of flour on Friday, media reports said.
Pakistan: Cop, passer-by killed in attack on police post
Dera Ghazi Khan: A police official and a civilian were killed, and one police official was injured in a drive-by attack by two motorcyclists at the Jhangi police checkpoint in Pakistan recently, media reports said on Sunday.
Shameful for a nuclear power nation to beg for funds: PM Shehbaz Sharif
Islamabad: Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif has said it was a matter of shame that his nation needed to beg amid a falling economic state despite being a nuclear powered nation.
Over 500 policemen deployed for security of 161 ‘VIPs’: Pakistan's SHC told
Sindh: Pakistan's Sindh High Court on Friday directed the provincial home secretary to inform it under what scheme of law the special commandos of police were assigned to escort the ruling Pakistan Peoples Party leaders under the title of very important persons (VIPs), media reports said on Sunday.
Nepal: Indian passenger's Facebook live-stream captures last moments before Yeti Airlines plane crashes in Pokhara
Pokhara: A video has gone viral on the internet which allegedly captured the last moments of the Yet Airlines flight which crashed in Nepal's Pokhara city on Sunday.
Pakistan witnessing protest as government remains ignorant towards troubles faced by people: Report
Islamabad: Pakistan is witnessing widespread protests from Gilgit-Baltistan in the north to Gwadar port city in the south with people expressing discontent over the regime, media reports said.
New aid package of 40 mn USD in cash reaches Afghanistan
Kabul: A new package of 40 million US dollars in cash as humanitarian aid has been delivered to Afghanistan and deposited in one of the commercial banks in Kabul, said a statement from Da Afghanistan Bank (DAB), the country's central bank, released here on Sunday.
Ukrainian military mulls withdrawal from Bakhmut - Reports
Kiev: Ukraine is considering the possibility of withdrawing from Bakhmut, also known as Artyomovsk, to spare troops and weapons ahead of an anticipated counteroffensive elsewhere on the battlefield, the Washington Post reported on Sunday, citing the Ukrainian military.
Nepal’s worst air crash in Pokhara kills 68
Pokhara: At least 68 people died when a Yeti Airlines plane, which had 72 passengers onboard, crashed upon landing at Pokhara International Airport in Nepal's Kaski district on Sunday.