Egypt: Two die after two trains collide in Nile Delta
At least two people died and 29 others were injured after two passenger trains collided in Egypt, media reports said on Saturday.
IBNS•Sep 14, 2024
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Police constable guns down blasphemy suspect in Quetta lockup
A police constable was gunned down by a blasphemy suspect inside a lockup in the Quetta region of Pakistan, media reports said.
IBNS•Sep 14, 2024
Pakistan: Two cops die in bomb blast in Quetta
At least two policemen were killed and another was injured in a planted bomb blast in Pakistan's Quetta region on Saturday.
IBNS•Sep 14, 2024
Pakistan: Polio vaccination team members, including woman, tortured in Rawalpindi
A female vaccination team member belonging to the Punjab Health Department was tortured and deprived of her belongings by a group of employees of Cantonment Board Chaklala in Pakistan's Rawalpindi city recently.
IBNS•Sep 14, 2024
The collapse of Khalistan: Growing divide and self-serving aspirations
The acceptance of a recent statement of India’s leader of Opposition, Rahul Gandhi on Sikh by the Sikh Extremist based in US and Canada has shown a clear line of division of opinion amongst themselves.
IBNS•Sep 14, 2024
Israel-Palestine crisis: WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus hails ‘massive success’ of polio campaign amid tragic reality in Gaza
Around 560,000 children under ten have been successfully vaccinated against polio during the first round of an emergency campaign in the Gaza Strip, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) reported on Friday.
IBNS•Sep 14, 2024
UN chief Antonio Guterres condemns death of 6 UNRWA staff and 12 others in Israeli strike, calls for independent probe
The UN chief on Thursday described the continued lack of effective protection for civilians in Gaza during the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas as “unconscionable”.
IBNS•Sep 13, 2024
Half the world lacks social protection amid climate crisis, says ILO
Social protection is essential to safeguard people from shocks, but half the world is without any coverage, including over 90 per cent of people living in climate-vulnerable countries, according to a new report released on Thursday by the International Labour Organization (ILO).
IBNS•Sep 13, 2024
American school teacher, who used to wear revealing clothes, admits having sex with a teen student while other pupils acted as 'lookouts'
An American school teacher has admitted she used other students as 'lookouts' while she had sex with a 16-year-old.
IBNS•Sep 13, 2024
Belarusian man Yefimchyk, who was known as 'most monstrous bodybuilder' dies after suffering heart attack
A Belarusian man, who was known as the “most monstrous bodybuilder” in the world, has died after suffering a heart attack.
IBNS•Sep 13, 2024
Israeli Army confirms IDF’s 8200 intelligence unit chief to resign for failing to prevent October 7 Hamas attack
The Israeli Army has confirmed its elite intelligence unit chief (Brigadier General) Yossi Sariel will resign after he failed to prevent a Hamas attack on October 7.
IBNS•Sep 13, 2024
Israeli Army confirms IDF’s 8200 intelligence unit chief to resign after he failed to prevent October 7 Hamas attack
The Israeli Army has confirmed its elite intelligence unit chief (Brigadier General) Yossi Sariel will resign after he failed to prevent a Hamas attack on October 7.
IBNS•Sep 13, 2024
Muhammad Yunus says Bangladesh wants to establish good relationship with India
Bangladesh interim government chief Muhammad Yunus has said he wants to establish a good relationship with India and other neighbouring nations.
IBNS•Sep 12, 2024
USA: Former CIA officer sentenced to 10 years in prison for spying for China
A former Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) officer has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for conspiring to gather and deliver national defence information to the People’s Republic of China (PRC).
IBNS•Sep 12, 2024
USA: Former CIA officer sentenced to 10 yers in prison for spying for China
A former Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) officer has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for conspiring to gather and deliver national defence information to the People’s Republic of China (PRC).
IBNS•Sep 12, 2024
Israel-Hamas crisis: Six UNRWA staff killed in strikes at school sheltering displaced people in Gaza
Six staff members with the UN agency that assists Palestine refugees, UNRWA, were killed in Gaza on Wednesday when two Israeli airstrikes hit a school-turned-shelter and its surroundings.
IBNS•Sep 12, 2024
She'll pay a price for it: Donald Trump slams Taylor Swift for endorsing Kamala Harris
Former US President Donald Trump, who is running for the Presidential elections this time representing the Republicans, slammed international singing sensation Taylor Swift after she endorsed his opponent Kamala Harris stating that she fights for the rights.
IBNS•Sep 11, 2024
Pakistan: JUI-F leader shot dead
A local Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI-F) leader was shot dead by unknown men in Pakistan's Noshki town on Tuesday.
IBNS•Sep 11, 2024
Japan may introduce driverless bullet trains by mid-2030
East Japan Railway has unveiled its plan to introduce driverless bullet trains by the mid-2030s, an effort planned to make their service more efficient.
IBNS•Sep 11, 2024
REAIM summit: China declines to sign agreement to ban AI from controlling nuclear weapons
Seoul/IBNS: China declined to sign the 'Blueprint for Action' agreement, which aims to prohibit artificial intelligence (AI) from controlling nuclear weapons.
IBNS•Sep 11, 2024
American inmate's wife to receive $5.6 million in settlement after she was sexually assaulted during strip search
An American woman will receive $5.6 million after she was sexually violated during a strip search when she visited a prison to meet her husband, media reports said.
IBNS•Sep 11, 2024
Bangladesh: Police arrest one for illegally occupying residence, vandalizing idols of Hindu man in Rajshahi
Police have arrested a person in Bangladesh's Rajshahi region after he was found illegally occupying the residence of a Hindu community member and even damaging the idol, media reports said.
IBNS•Sep 11, 2024
Photojournalist Bill Biggart's last 9/11 image goes viral on social media on 23rd anniversary
One of the haunting last images captured by photojournalist Bill Biggart, who died while covering the 9/11 attacks in the USA, has gone viral it shows the collapsing remains of Tower 2 of World Trade Center which was damaged during the terror attacks that had left the world shocked.
IBNS•Sep 11, 2024
Trump says Kamala Harris 'hates' Israel during Presidential debate, Vice President hits back
Former US President Donald Trump and her challenger American Vice President Kamala Harris exchanged barbs on numerous issues, including the ongoing Ukraine-Russia war and the situation in Gaza, during their fiery presidential debate ahead of the November 5 polls on Tuesday.
IBNS•Sep 11, 2024
Woman dies after Ukraine conducts drone attack in Moscow
Ukraine carried out its biggest drone attack on Moscow which left at least one woman dead, media reports said.
IBNS•Sep 10, 2024
Pakistan: 13 people, including six cops, injured after explosion rocks South Waziristan
At least six police personnel and seven civilians were hurt after an explosion rocked Pakistan's Wana region in South Waziristan district on Monday.
IBNS•Sep 10, 2024
Dubai Princess Sheikha Mahra launches 'Divorce' perfume just months after separating from husband with Instagram post, internet oraises her stance
Dubai royal Sheikha Mahra bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, who recently grabbed headlines by announcing her separation from former husband Sheikh Mana bin Mohammed bin Rashid bin Mana Al Maktoum by posting on Instagram, has now launched her own perfume brand named 'divorce'.
IBNS•Sep 10, 2024
US woman Senator accused of forcing male aide into oral sex pushes for stricter sexual assault laws
California/IBNS: A U.S. female senator, accused of coercing her former chief of staff into sexual acts, had introduced a bill against sexual assault in the California Senate shortly after firing him for allegedly rejecting her advances.
IBNS•Sep 10, 2024
Australia plans to ban minors from using social media
The Australian government has said it will introduce legislation this year to enforce a minimum age for access to social media and other relevant digital platforms.
IBNS•Sep 10, 2024
Israeli strikes leave 40 dead in southern Gaza, claims Hamas
Israeli strikes hit a designated humanitarian zone in southern Gaza which left at least 40 people dead, media reports said quoting Hamas-run Civil Defence authority on Tuesday.
IBNS•Sep 10, 2024
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