UN to release Xinjiang rights report within hours

Geneva, Aug 31 (AFP/APP): On her way out the door on Wednesday, UN rights chief Michelle Bachelet will release a report on alleged violations in China’s Xinjiang region, infuriating Beijing. The outgoing High Commissioner for Human Rights promised to release the report before her mandate […]

IMF approves release of $1.1 billion for Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Aug 30 (APP): The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) completed on Monday the combined seventh and eighth reviews of the Extended Arrangement under the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) for Pakistan. The Board’s decision allows for an immediate disbursement of SDR 894 […]

11 drown as boat capsizes in Jamshoro

JAMSHORO, Aug 29 (Online): At least 11 people were drowned while seven others rescued when a boat carrying flood victims capsized at village Bilawalpur in Sehwan Sharif in Jamshoro district on Monday. According to the police, the people who drowned were migrating from submerged villages […]

Pope urges aid for flood-hit Pakistan

CENTRAL ITALY 28 Aug (Online): Pope Francis on Sunday called on the international community to help Paksitan, where deadly floods have killed more than 1,000 people. The Argentine pontiff appealed for “prompt and generous international solidarity”, and said he was praying for the victims. His […]

Six dead as truck hits Dutch village barbecue

NieuwBeijerland, Netherlands, Aug 28 (AFP/APP):Dutch police on Sunday said six people were killed and seven others hurt after a truck ran off the top of a dike and ploughed into a neighbourhood barbecue. Police were questioning the Spanish-registered driver of the lorry following the accident […]

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