Bangladesh Politics: BNP holds standing committee meeting
Jul 27, 2020, at 04:05 am
Dhaka/UNI: A virtual meeting of the standing committee of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) was held today (Sunday).
Nantes cathedral fire: Church volunteer re-arrested
Jul 27, 2020, at 12:05 am
Paris: Authorities have re-arrested a person in connection with a fire that devastated the cathedral in the French city of Nantes, media reports said.
Afghanistan: Car bomb blast in southern Helmand leaves two ANA soldiers killed
Jul 26, 2020, at 11:42 pm
Kabul: At least two Afghan National Army were killed in a car bomb blast in the southern Helmand province of the country, media reports said on Sunday.
Taliban commander among 8 militants killed in W. Afghanistan
Jul 26, 2020, at 10:30 pm
Kabul, Afghanistan/Xinhua: Eight militants including a key Taliban commander Mullah Khaksar have been confirmed dead as a clash erupted in Shahrak district of western Afghanistan's Ghor province on Sunday, said an army statement released here.
Brazil confirms over 51k new COVID-19 cases, more than 1,200 deaths in past 24 hrs
Jul 26, 2020, at 02:34 pm
Brasilia/UNI: More than 51,000 new coronavirus cases have been confirmed in Brazil in the past 24 hours, while the death toll has been increased by over 1,200 in that period, the health ministry said.
US: Plane with six aboard crashes in Utah
Jul 26, 2020, at 02:11 pm
Washington/UNI: A plane with six people on board has crashed into a residential area in Utah, US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said.
Nigeria to resume train services after months of shutdown
Jul 26, 2020, at 02:02 pm
Abuja/Xinhua: Nigeria will resume its train services after months of shutdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Minister of Transportation Rotimi Amaechi said.
Hurricane Hanna makes Landfall in Texas, heavy rains expected on Sunday - NHC
Jul 26, 2020, at 12:57 pm
Washington/Sputnik: Hurricane Hanna has made landfall in Texas and heavy rains and life-threatening flooding is expected, the US National Hurricane Center (NHC) said in a statement.
Colombian police arrest former FARC member who resumed criminal activity - President
Jul 26, 2020, at 12:46 pm
Buenos Aires/Sputnik: The Colombian police have caught a former member of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), said to have continued engaging in criminal activities even after the group's disarmament, President Ivan Duque said.
Jul 26, 2020, at 12:42 am
With the world still battling COVID-19 outbreak, Pakistan and China have entered a secret three-year deal to expand potential bio-warfare capabilities, including running several research projects related to the deadly agent anthrax, media reports said.
Division among Muslims has resulted in rebellion, massacre and territorial divisions'
Jul 26, 2020, at 12:31 am
Riyadh: Journalist Nadia Abdel has said the sectarian division among Muslims has resulted in rebellion, massacre and territorial divisions with international political ramifications.
'Uprisings by extremist groups in Muslim countries or outside is an ongoing enterprise'
Jul 26, 2020, at 12:22 am
Journalist Zahid Arab has described uprisings by extremist groups in Muslim countries or outside as an ongoing enterprise.
US: Singaporean national pleads guilty to working as Chinese spy
Jul 26, 2020, at 12:06 am
Washington: A Singaporean national has pleaded guilty to charges of being a spy of China, US Department of Justice said on Friday.
Jul 25, 2020, at 11:46 pm
Washington: Four individuals have recently been charged with visa fraud in connection with a scheme to lie about their status as members of the People’s Republic of China’s military forces, the People’s Liberation Army (PLA), while in the United States conducting research, the country's Department of Justice said.
Gunmen kill 6 family members north of Iraq's capital
Jul 25, 2020, at 10:44 pm
Baghdad/Xinhua: Unidentified gunmen shot dead six family members in a village in the Iraqi province of Salahudin, a provincial police source said Saturday.
Taliban kills security officer in Northern Afghanistan
Jul 25, 2020, at 10:43 pm
Kabul/UNI: A security officer was killed and six others injured in an ambush attack by Islamist militia Taliban on a checkpoint in northern Afghanistan, on Saturday.
CCP's founding anniversary: Students for Free Tibet demonstrate in Dharamshala
Jul 25, 2020, at 10:03 pm
Dharamshala: Protesting against the 99th founding anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), Students for Free Tibet (SFT) - India demonstrated in Dharamshala town in India's Himachal Pradesh on Thursday.
New foreign students barred from entering US if all classes online: Report
Jul 25, 2020, at 08:00 pm
Washington/IBNS: After rescinding the new rules to keep foreign students out of the country, the United States immigration officials said the new foreign students will be barred from entering the country if they decide to take the classes entirely online, an AP report said.
US : Protesters resume violent stand-off with federal agents in Portland
Jul 25, 2020, at 07:51 pm
Portland/Sputnik: Another night of protests in the US city of Portland turned violent as federal agents deployed tear gas against hundreds of protesters to deter a violent minority of them from attacking a downtown courthouse.
China engaged in illegal spying for years, alleges US official
Jul 25, 2020, at 07:34 pm
Washington: The United States has said that China is engaged in a massive illegal spying and influencing operations against US government officials and even the citizens of the country.
Jul 25, 2020, at 07:28 pm
Ankara: The conversion of the iconic Hagia Sophia to a mosque is being seen by experts as country's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's attempt to wage a war on Islamophobia.
PoK resident killed in Islamabad, UKPNP asks how long Kashmiris will die like this
Jul 25, 2020, at 07:16 pm
Islamabad: Condemning the abduction and killing of a resident from Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) in Islamabad, the United Kashmir People's National Party (UKPNP) demanded that those behind the incident should be brought to justice.
Children in Nigeria and surrounding countries, continuing to endure ‘horrendous violations’
Jul 25, 2020, at 06:00 pm
New York: Girls and boys in northeast Nigeria are continuing to endure brutal abuse at the hands of Boko Haram, and are also being deeply affected by military operations taking place to counter the terrorist group, despite noteworthy efforts, according the UN chief’s latest report on children and armed conflict.
Human rights office decries disproportionate use of force in US protests
Jul 25, 2020, at 05:58 pm
New York: People taking part in peaceful demonstrations across the United States, and journalists covering these protests, should not be subjected to disproportionate use of force or other violations, the UN human rights office said on Friday.
Zimbabwe: COVID-19 must not be used to stifle freedoms, says UN rights office
Jul 25, 2020, at 05:57 pm
New York: The coronavirus pandemic should not be used as an excuse to clamp down on fundamental freedoms, the UN human rights office (OHCHR) reminded authorities in Zimbabwe on Friday.
Rights experts urge Nigeria to free humanist detained for blasphemy
Jul 25, 2020, at 05:50 pm
New York: Nigerian authorities must immediately release prominent humanist and rights defender Mubarak Bala, who has been detained for more than two months without charge on accusations of blasphemy, a group of independent UN human rights experts said on Friday.
Protect people ‘fleeing war, violence’, UN refugee agency urges Poland
Jul 25, 2020, at 05:49 pm
New York: The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) on Friday encouraged Poland to fall in line with its international obligations, and allow asylum seekers access.
4 rockets hit Iraqi military base near capital
Jul 25, 2020, at 05:38 pm
Baghdad/Xinhua: Four "Katyusha rockets" on Friday landed in the military base of Basmaya in southeastern Baghdad without causing casualty, the Iraqi military said.
Canadian opposition leader calls on Trudeau, Morneau to resign over WE scandal
Jul 25, 2020, at 05:14 pm
Toronto/Sputnik: Canada’s opposition leader Andrew Scheer has called on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Finance Minister Bill Morneau to resign amid the ongoing WE Charity scandal.
One dead, other injured as result of shooting at US Air Force base in Florida
Jul 25, 2020, at 05:08 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: One person has been killed and one more injured in a shooting incident at the US Air Force's Hurlburt Field base in Florida, the base said in a statement.