Archive Detail
| Title | Description | Posted Date |
|---|---|---|
| 10 terrorists killed in Pak military ope | Islamabad, Nov 30 (TIWN) At least 10 terrorists were killed in an intelligence-based military operation in Pakistan's Balochistan province, the military said in a statement on Wednesday. | 30-Nov-2022 |
| Int'l students contribute 5 bn euros a y | Paris, Nov 29 (TIWN) International students in France contribute around 5 billion euros a year to the country's economy, according to a survey . | 29-Nov-2022 |
| B'desh occupies special place in India's | Dhaka, Nov 29 (TIWN) President Droupadi Murmu has said that Bangladesh occupies a special place in India's 'Neighbourhood First' policy. | 29-Nov-2022 |
| New subvariants account for over half of | Washington, Nov 29 (TIWN) New Omicron subvariants, BQ.1 and BQ.1.1, have accounted for over half of the new Covid-19 cases in the US, according to the latest estimates of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). | 29-Nov-2022 |
| Ex-ISI chief Lt Gen Faiz Hamid files req | Rawalpindi, Nov 29 (TIWN) Faiz Hamid, the former chief of Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), has filed an application to seek an early retirement from the army. | 29-Nov-2022 |
| 20,842 illegal migrants rescued off Liby | Tripoli, Nov 29 (TIWN) The International Organization for Migration (IOM) said a total of 20,842 were rescued and returned to Libya so far in 2022. | 29-Nov-2022 |
| S.Korea aims to land spacecraft on moon | Seoul, Nov 28 (TIWN) South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol said on Monday that his country will land a spacecraft on the moon in 2032 and begin exploring lunar resources under its ambitious roadmap for a "future space economy". | 28-Nov-2022 |
| Canada to strengthen visa processing cap | New Delhi, Nov 28 (TIWN) As a Pacific nation, Canada constituted an ambitious plan, which initially provides for an investment of nearly $2.3 billion over the next five years as it recognises that the Indo-Pacific region will play an important and fundamental role in Canada's future. | 28-Nov-2022 |
| Clashes in Shanghai as protests over Chi | Shanghai, Nov 28 (TIWN) Hundreds of demonstrators and police have clashed in Shanghai as protests over Chinas stringent Covid restrictions continued for a third day and spread to several cities, in the biggest test for President Xi Jinping since he secured a historic third term in power. | 28-Nov-2022 |
| Pak stocks crash after sudden interest r | Islamabad, Nov 28 (TIWN) The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) crashed at the opening bell on Monday in reaction to the State Bank of Pakistan's (SBP) unforeseen hike on November 25, while the market was closed, in the interest rate to 16 per cent -- the highest level since 1999. | 28-Nov-2022 |
| Ecuador volcano registers new activity w | Quito, Nov 28 (TIWN): Gas and water vapour emissions, a low level of ash and an increase in seismic activity were recordedat the Cotopaxi volcano in Ecuador, according to officials. | 28-Nov-2022 |
| Al-Shabab terrorists storm Mogadishu hot | Mogadishu, Nov 28 (TIWN) Al-Shabab terrorists have stormed the heavily fortified Villa Rosa Hotel in Mogadishu, police in the Somalian capital said, adding that there was no immediate information on casualties. | 27-Nov-2022 |
| Covid protests widen in China with calls | Beijing, Nov 27 (TIWN) Protests against Covid restrictions in China appear to have intensified in the wake of a fire which killed 10 people in an apartment block in Urumqi, local media reported. | 27-Nov-2022 |
| Pashtun leader Mohsin Dawar stopped from | Islamabad, Nov 27 (TIWN) Pakistan's Federal Investigation Authority (FIA) on Sunday stopped Member of the National Assembly Mohsin Dawar at Islamabad airport while he was leaving for Tajikistan, local media reported. | 27-Nov-2022 |
| 5.4 magnitude quake hits Russia | Moscow, Nov 27 (TIWN) A 5.4 magnitude quake hit Russia's Severo Kurlisk town on Sunday, as per United States Geological Survey (USGS). | 27-Nov-2022 |
| Mexican director says principle theme of | Panaji, Nov 26 (TIWN) Carlos Eichelmann Kaiser, director of the Mexican film 'Red Shoes', said on Saturday that his movie tries to open up the conversation of masculine energy and how to use it in a positive way, but the principle theme is violence against women. | 27-Nov-2022 |
| Palestinian president calls for backing | Ramallah, Nov 27 (TIWN) Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has called for backing the soft, peaceful, and popular resistance against Israel in the West Bank until Palestine achieves its goals. | 27-Nov-2022 |
| Pakistan forces withdraw after Baloch mi | New Delhi, Nov 26 (TIWN): Several gangs of hardened criminals united on Friday under the umbrella of a banned militant group in Pakistan and threatened to attack six police stations in Rojhan tehsil of Rajanpur district of Pakistan's Punjab province, local media reported. | 26-Nov-2022 |
| US Walmart shooter legally purchased han | Washington, Nov 26 (TIWN) The gunman, who fatally shot six people at a Walmart in Chesapeake of the US state of Virginia, legally purchased a handgun, police said. | 26-Nov-2022 |
| New Malaysian PM to prioritise cost of l | Kuala Lumpur, Nov 25 (TIWN) Newly-elected Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said on Friday that his government will prioritise dealing with the cost of living to ease the burden on the people. | 25-Nov-2022 |
| Gen Asim Munir is first Pak Army chief t | Islamabad, Pakistan, Nov 25 (TIWN) – Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has nominated Lieutenant General Asim Munir as the new army chief, putting an end to days of uncertainty that engulfed the nation. | 25-Nov-2022 |
| 10 dead, 9 injured in China residential | Beijing, Nov 25 (TIWN) Ten people were killed and nine others injured in a fire at a residential building in Urumqi, capital of China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, authorities said on Friday. | 25-Nov-2022 |
| EU regulator warns of Covid spike in win | Brussels, Nov 25 (TIWN) The European Union's (EU) medicines regulator urged Europe to prepare for a new wave of the Covid pandemic as "cold winter months" arrive. | 25-Nov-2022 |
| Ukraine sets up 3,720 emergency shelters | Kiev, Nov 25 (TIWN) Ukrainian authorities have set up 3,720 emergency shelters across the country after a latest barrage of Russian missile strikes caused widespread electricity outage across the war-torn nation, a top official said here. | 25-Nov-2022 |
| Vaccinated people now make majority of C | New York, Nov 24 (TIWN) In a startling revelation, a Washington Post analysis has found that more vaccinated people are now dying of the Covid disease and 58 per cent of coronavirus deaths in August in the US "were people who were vaccinated or boosted". | 24-Nov-2022 |
| 10 killed in US Walmart shooting | Washington, Nov 24 (TIWN) At least 10 people were killed when a gunman opened fire at a Walmart in Chesapeake located in the US state of Virginia, police said on Wednesday. | 24-Nov-2022 |
| Severe weather lashes Italy, dozens inju | Rome, Nov 24 (TIWN) Severe weather ravaged Italy, challenging new flood protection infrastructure in Venice, cutting off access to some islands and resulting in multiple injuries. | 24-Nov-2022 |
| Indonesia quake toll reaches 268; 151 st | Jakarta, Nov 24 (TIWN) The death toll from the 5.6-magnitude earthquake that struck Indonesia's West Java province earlier this week has increased to 268, while 151 people still remain unaccounted for, authorities said on Wednesday. | 24-Nov-2022 |
| US SC clears way for Democrats to see Tr | Washington, Nov 24 (TIWN) The US Supreme Court has cleared the way for the Democrat-controlled House of Representatives Ways and Means Committee to see former President Donald Trump's tax returns. | 24-Nov-2022 |
| UK to be second weakest performer of wor | Paris, Nov 23 (TIWN): The UK will be the second weakest performer among the world's big economies next year as the global economy continues to suffer the knock-on effects of the biggest energy shock in four decades, a leading international institution has warned, according to a medua report. | 23-Nov-2022 |
| Turkey logs 4.8mn foreign visitor arriva | Ankara, Nov 22 (TIWN) Turkey registered more than 4.8 million foreign visitor arrivals in October, up by 38.3 per cent year on year, official statistics showed. | 22-Nov-2022 |
| Italian cabinet passes new budget law | Rome, Nov 22 (TIWN) The Italian cabinet passed the new budget law on Tuesday, planning measures worth some $35.8 billion for 2023. | 22-Nov-2022 |
| Turkey logs 4.8mn foreign visitor arriva | Ankara, Nov 22 (TIWN) Turkey registered more than 4.8 million foreign visitor arrivals in October, up by 38.3 per cent year on year, official statistics showed. | 22-Nov-2022 |
| US remains committed to getting Eric Gar | New York, Nov 22 (TIWN) Asserting that the US shares a very important relationship with India, the White House said that it is committed to getting Eric Garcetti as Washington's Ambassador to New Delhi. | 22-Nov-2022 |
| Biden pardons Thanksgiving turkeys | Washington, Nov 22 (TIWN) US President Joe Biden has pardoned a pair of turkeys as he discharged the presidential duty of the annual Thanksgiving turkey pardon. | 22-Nov-2022 |
| 5 dead, 25 injured in US nightclub shoot | Denver, Nov 21 (TIWN) At least five people were killed and 25 others injured when a gunman, currently in police custody, opened fire inside a gay nightclub in the US state of Colorado, authorities said. | 21-Nov-2022 |
| Russia launched 4,700 missiles on Ukrain | Kiev, Nov 21 (TIWN) Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that Russia has launched more than 4,700 missiles on his country since Moscow started its ongoing invasion against Kiev on February 24. | 21-Nov-2022 |
| B'desh PM hopes to import oil from India | Dhaka, Nov 21 (TIWN) Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina expressed hope to import oil from India by 2023 through a proposed pipeline project. | 21-Nov-2022 |
| Conspiracies to attack Imran, journalist | Islamabad, Nov 21 (TIWN) A man claiming to be a spokesperson of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) has alleged that the conspiracies to attack PTI Chairman Imran Khan and the murder of journalist Arshad Sharif were hatched in London, a media report said. | 21-Nov-2022 |
| Iran's Prez says backing 'terrorism' not | Tehran, Nov 21 (TIWN) Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has slammed the US, France and a number of other European countries for "flagrantly supporting terrorists and rioters" in Iran, warning that backing terrorism is definitely not going to be in their interests. | 20-Nov-2022 |
| Uncertainties hang over McCarthy replaci | Washington, Nov 20 (TIWN) The Republicans might have nominated Kevin McCarthy for the post of Speaker of the House but it's still not certain if he will make it to the goal post, and there is still a slim chance that Nancy Pelosi could return on the post. | 19-Nov-2022 |
| Putin, Erdogan discuss gas hub, grain ex | Moscow, Nov 20 (TIWN) Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan held a phone conversation to discuss the prospects of creating a gas hub in Turkey and the extension of the Black Sea grain export deal. | 20-Nov-2022 |
| Two-week long UN climate talks runs into | Sharm El-Sheikh, Nov 20 (TIWN): The 27th UN Climate Change Conference (COP27) will close at least one day later than expected as climate talks continued on Saturday, with the Egyptian Presidency calling for negotiators to “shift gears” so an agreement can be reached on the remaining sticking points. | 20-Nov-2022 |
| UN chief, Zelensky discuss Ukraine grain | United Nations, Nov 20 (TIWN) UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres held a phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, and discussed the future of the Black Sea Grain Initiative and ways to improve its impact on the least developed countries, said a UN spokesman. | 20-Nov-2022 |
| Sri Lanka to conduct elephant census in | Colombo, Nov 20 (TIWN) Sri Lanka's Wildlife and Forest Resources Conservation Ministry has decided to conduct a new countrywide census on the elephant population in 2023, Parliament's media unit said in a statement on Friday. | 20-Nov-2022 |
| Australia reports 38% spike in new Covid | Canberra, Nov 18 (TIWN) Australia has reported a 38 per cent increase in new Covid-19 cases amid a fourth nationwide wave of the pandemic, government data revealed on Friday. | 18-Nov-2022 |
| 3 students detained in Texas for making | Houston, Nov 18 (TIWN) Three students were in custody after making emergency calls about a fake active shooter at a high school near Houston, the largest city in the US state of Texas, authorities said. | 17-Nov-2022 |
| 3 sentenced to life for downing Malaysia | The Hague, Nov 18 (TIWN) Dutch judges have sentenced three suspects in absentia to life imprisonment for the downing of Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 over Ukraine in 2014, killing all the 298 people on board. | 17-Nov-2022 |
| UK Chancellor announces tax hikes, spend | London, Nov 18 (TIWN) UK Chancellor Jeremy Hunt Thursday announced a package of tax hikes and spending cuts worth 55 billion pounds ($65 billion) in a bid to improve the public finances and restore the country's economic credibility. | 17-Nov-2022 |
| 15 people shot dead in Iran | Tehran, Nov 17 (TIWN) As many as 15 people have been shot dead in Iran, including members of the security forces and a nine-year-old boy, in separate incidents as the country experienced one of its most serious and widespread nights of protests of the past nine weeks. | 17-Nov-2022 |