London: About 50 members of parliament signed a letter addressed to British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, demanding charter flights for stranded citizens in Pakistan and Bangladesh. They also asked for clarity on when the ‘red list’ would be reviewed. Led by Yasmin Qureshi, a British Pakistani
United Nations: The UN envoy to Myanmar is expected to begin a tour of Asia in the coming days but is still barred from visiting the Southeast Asian nation, in turmoil after a military coup, a spokesman said Friday. Christine Schraner Burgener will start her trip
Oslo: Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg was fined by police on Friday for violating COVID-19 social distancing rules when organising a family gathering to celebrate her birthday. The fine is for 20,000 Norwegian crowns ($2,352), police chief Ole Saeverud told a news conference. The two-term prime minister
Islamabad: Pakistan and China have agreed to firmly safeguard multilateralism and support the central role of the UN in international affairs, Radio Pakistan reported on Friday. Both countries expressed their support at the third round of China Pakistan Consultations on the United Nations Affairs. The Pakistani side
Kolkata: Fresh deadly violence rocked the restive state of West Bengal as India held its biggest democratic exercise in two years with 175 million people eligible to vote in five regional elections. The votes were being held even though India is experiencing a sharp rise in
New Delhi: A Varanasi civil court ordered the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) to ‘survey’ the Gyanvapi Mosque located next to the Kashi Vishwanath Temple after petitioners representing the temple claimed that the land on which the mosque stood actually belonged to them. The petition was
New York: Women should have full participation in the talks between Afghan government officials, opposition political leaders, and the Taliban under United Nations auspices, Human Rights Watch said today. Human rights advocates in Afghanistan have raised concerns that women and victims’ organizations will be sidelined
Washington: President Joe Biden and his Attorney General Merrick Garland announced limited measures to tackle gun violence in the United States on Thursday in what the White House described as a first step to curb mass shootings, community bloodshed and suicides. The new measures include plans
New York: India and Pakistan may stumble into a large-scale war neither side wants, warns a US intelligence report while exploring the possibilities of miscalculations leading to a war in South Asia. The assessment is included in a Global Trends report produced every four years by
Athens: A veteran Greek crime journalist was shot dead outside his home in Athens on Friday, a police source said, in a rare crime targeting a member of the media. Giorgos Karaivaz, who worked for private TV station Star and also ran news blog bloko.gr, was