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World Published 01 Feb, 2022 11:01am

770-km US megaflash sets new lightning record: UN

New record for the longest detected megaflash was measured in the southern US on April 29, 2020

World Published 31 Jan, 2022 02:16pm

UN report claims Taliban have killed over 100 ex-Afghan govt officials, others since takeover

A United Nations report seen Sunday says the Taliban and its allies allegedly killed more than 100 former Afghan...

World Published 30 Jan, 2022 11:37am

DR Congo court sentences 51 in trial over 2017 murder of UN experts

Dozens of people have been on trial for more than four years over a killing that shook diplomats and the aid community

Pakistan Published 28 Jan, 2022 04:53pm

Pakistan rejects Indian claim of so called credible disarmament record

Pakistan has rejected India's claims about its so called credible disarmament record, saying New Delhi is solely...

World Published 27 Jan, 2022 04:38pm

UN urged to open query into Iran's 1988 killings and Raisi role

Former U.N. judges and investigators call on U.N. human rights boss to investigate the 1988 "massacre"

World Published 26 Jan, 2022 06:40pm

Afghan women rally at Taliban approved protest

Banners also called on Washington to open access to $9.5 billion in Afghanistan central bank assets

Pakistan Published 15 Jan, 2022 04:40pm

UN projects Pakistan's GDP growth at 3.9% in 2022

Says growth is driven by private consumption, record-high remittances and fiscal support

World Published 11 Jan, 2022 11:00am

UN calls for $5b in aid for Afghanistan in 2022

Says $4.4b was needed within Afghanistan, while a further $623m was required to support millions of Afghans sheltering beyond its borders

World Updated 15 Dec, 2021 08:24pm

Iran, UN agree on replacing nuclear site's damaged cameras

Tehran's refusal to allow the IAEA to replace the devices has been hampering progress in its talks

World Updated 29 Nov, 2021 11:13am

Pandemic to cost global tourism $2tr in 2021: UN

Says international tourist arrivals will this year remain 70-75 per cent below the 1.5b arrivals recorded in 2019 before the pandemic hit

Health Published 26 Nov, 2021 01:22pm

PTI MNA claims PM's aide, state minister got into a 'brawl' at COP26

Riaz Fatyana says Minister of State Zartaj Gul ended Glasgow trip prematurely after altercation with Malik Amin Aslam

World Updated 23 Nov, 2021 01:18pm

UN criticises 'disturbing' arrest of rights activist in India's Kashmir

By Fayaz Bukhari and Alasdair Pal SRINAGAR: Rights groups including the United Nations have criticised the arrest ...

World Published 28 Oct, 2021 10:23pm

New street clashes rock Sudan's capital as UN slams coup

At least one protester was killed, according to medics, on the fourth day of street violence in Khartoum.

World Published 08 Oct, 2021 11:28am

Cash airlifts planned to bypass Taliban, help Afghans

International officials are preparing to fly in cash for the needy while avoiding financing the Taliban government in Afghanistan

World Published 27 Sep, 2021 09:39pm

Afghan envoy cancels address on final day of UN meeting

The Taliban, in a letter to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres last Monday, requested that its new foreign minister Amir Khan Muttaqi be...

World Published 24 Sep, 2021 10:41pm

EU pushes for UN rights rapporteur to monitor Afghanistan

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet and the EU have called for the rights council to launch a...

World Published 13 Sep, 2021 02:01pm

U.N. seeks $600 million to avert Afghanistan humanitarian crisis

By Emma Farge GENEVA: The United Nations is convening an aid conference in Geneva on Monday in an effort to raise...

World Published 11 Sep, 2021 09:23am

Afghan economic meltdown would be 'gift for terrorists,' says U.N. chief

By Michelle Nichols U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres appealed on Friday for an injection of cash into...

World Updated 27 Aug, 2021 07:06pm

UN warns of up to 500,000 more Afghan refugees by year end

The organisation said that there currently was not a flood of people fleeing across Afghanistan's...

World Published 24 Aug, 2021 03:05pm

UN rights boss says has credible reports of Taliban executions

By Stephanie Nebehay and Emma Farge The top U.N. human rights official said on Tuesday that she had received...

World Published 20 Aug, 2021 12:48pm

Taliban 'intensifying' search for Afghans who helped US: UN document

United Nations: The Taliban is intensifying a search for people who worked with US and NATO forces, a confidential...

Business Published 08 Jul, 2021 10:00am

U.N. warns excluding women from top jobs threatens Covid recovery

By Sharon Kimathi Global efforts to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic are under threat because women are being...