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A 24-year-old teacher in the US has been charged with sexual assault after she allegedly had an inappropriate relationship with one of her 11-year-old students.
An Indian couple visiting Canada and their three-month-old grandchild died in a road mishap during a police chase in Canada's Toronto city, media reports said.
Baloch rights activist Sammi Deen Baloch recently expressed concern over the atrocities committed by Pakistan Army on locals in Mashkay region of Balochistan.
Friday marks World Press Freedom Day and UN Secretary-General António Guterres is highlighting an uptick in violence faced by journalists covering environmental issues, which has made the profession increasingly dangerous.
Several labourers and daily wagers have organised protests close to Yaadgar-e-Shuhada in Pakistan for a fixed employment contract, media reports said.
A blast hit Balochistan's Khuzdar district which left senior journalist Maulana Muhammad Siddique Mengal dead, media reports said on Friday.
At least 20 people died and 21 others were hurt after a passenger bus overturned on the Karakoram Highway in Gilgit-Baltistan’s Diamer district in Pakistan on Friday, media reports said.
As protests continue in Georgia over a proposed draft law on curbing foreign influence, UN Human Rights Commissioner Volker Türk on Thursday urged the authorities to shelve the controversial bill and engage in dialogue.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s recent comments on Khalistani elements within Canada have sparked a new round of tension between Canada and India, highlighting a serious issue that extends beyond diplomatic spats and touches on the very fabric of Canadian society. Trudeau’s approach, which appears to tolerate and even protect extremist elements under the guise of political freedom and protection of minority rights, is a dangerous game that not only damages Canada’s international relations but also cultivates a climate of violence and criminality domestically.
More than 10,000 people are believed buried under the rubble in Gaza after nearly seven months of devastating conflict, UN humanitarians said on Thursday, citing the enclave’s health authorities.
Grouping together with countries like China and Russia, US President Joe Biden has described Japan and India as 'xenophobic'.
Palestine’s recent attempt to become a full member of the United Nations was the focus of discussion in the General Assembly on Wednesday.
Amid growing international calls for restraint from Israel in Gaza and reports on Wednesday of further deadly strikes overnight, UN humanitarians underscored the ongoing devastating impact of the war and the need to ensure reliable aid supply lines to people in desperate need in the enclave.
Beijing/Washington/IBNS: With tension between China and the United States far from tapering off anytime soon, it is in trade and economic sectors where Beijing’s activities appear to have further hit panic button in the US as Secretary of State Antony Blinken, during his April 24-26 visit to East Asian country, raised his concern on dumping of Chinese products, including steel and aluminium in the American market, reports Financial Post.
Naypyidaw (Myanmar)/IBNS: Indian Ambassador to Myanmar, Abhay Thakur, on Tuesday met Myanmar Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, Than Swe, in Naypyidaw and discussed the various aspects of the multifaceted relations between two nations, reports said.
Los Angeles/IBNS: Police have arrested pro-Palestinian protesters on college campuses across the US overnight, mostly from the University of California in Los Angeles, where chaos broke out early on Thursday as officers in riot gear surged against a crowd of demonstrators.
Washington/IBNS: The United States Justice Department has apprehended two Chinese nationals suspected of conspiring to export US technology to bolster China’s military capabilities, according to media reports quoting the US Department of Justice.
London/IBNS: Catherine, Princess of Wales, Thursday shared a glimpse of her daughter Princess Charlotte on her ninth birthday, the second such photograph of her children in as many weeks, as she stays out of the public eye while battling cancer.
In a shocking revelation, Yeonmi Park, a young defector from North Korea, has disclosed that the country's leader Kim Jong Un selects 25 young virgin women for his "pleasure squad".
At least 24 people died after a section of a mountainside highway collapsed in China's Guangdong province following heavy rains, media reports said.
A girl was gang-raped allegedly by two suspects in Pakistan's Rawalpindi city recently, police said.
Ordinary Gazans remain in a “constant state of trauma” over an impending full-scale Israeli attack on the enclave’s southernmost city of Rafah amid a growing number of strikes there, the head of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees said on Tuesday.
Some institutes of the Punjab Specialized Healthcare Medical Education Department are paying hefty monthly rent to private buildings, making things difficult for the national exchequer by increasing the financial burden.
Hours after cops stormed into Columbia University’s campus and ousted the pro-Palestine protesters who were taking control of an academic building, the demonstrators are now demanding authorities provide them with food.
Children as young as four are being forced to go to work in Lebanon amid a “massive collapse” in humanitarian funding and escalating hostilities on the country’s southern border with Israel that threaten to spiral into a “full-scale war”, UN child experts said on Tuesday.
In a startling revelation this morning, the Border Security Force (BSF) uncovered a nefarious plot on the Firozpur Indo-Pak border. During a routine search operation in the vicinity of village Gandu Kilcha, BSF personnel stumbled upon a China-made drone clandestinely positioned amidst the fields.
New York Police Department cops stormed into Columbia University’s campus on Tuesday (April 30, 2024) and ousted the pro-Palestine protesters who were taking control of an academic building amid the ongoing anti-Israel protest on the campus.
Cash-strapped Pakistan has been battling various odds in recent times making the life of common people difficult.
A 13-year-old boy was killed and four others, including two policemen, were injured after a sword-wielding man attacked them in Hainault region in east London on Tuesday.
Ride-sharing platform Uber on Tuesday announced it has decided to cease operating its ride-hailing app in Pakistan.
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