Bangladesh: Road mishap kills 6 in Dinajpur

Jul 06, 2020, at 05:51 pm

Dhaka: At least six people died as a BRTC bus has ploughed into a small passenger vehicle on the Dinajpur-Thakurgaon highway, media reports said.

Bangladesh: 2 Rohingya 'drug peddlers' killed in Cox's Bazar gunfight

Jul 06, 2020, at 05:20 pm

Dhaka/UNI: Two suspected Rohingya drug traders were killed in a gunfight with Border Guard of Bangladesh (BGB) in Nanirbari area of Abrang village under Teknaf upazila in Cox’s Bazar early Monday, BGB said.

Support measures helped prevent poverty increase in Russia amid COVID-19 - World Bank

Jul 06, 2020, at 05:18 pm

Moscow/Sputnik: The government's support measures helped Russia avoid a sudden increase in poverty amid the coronavirus pandemic, the World Bank's Country Director for Russia Renaud Seligmann told Sputnik.

Pakistani officials negotiating to receive $2Bln debt relief from G20 Countries – Reports

Jul 06, 2020, at 05:17 pm

Moscow/Sputnik: Pakistani officials have reached tentative agreements with the majority of its G20 creditors as the country looks to receive just over $2 billion in debt relief, the country’s The News portal reports, citing a Finance Division official.

Over 200 arrested over internet fraud in China

Jul 06, 2020, at 05:16 pm

Jinan/Xinhua:  Police in east China's Shandong Province arrested more than 230 suspects in five major internet fraud cases from March to June.

China publishes books to explain Civil Code

Jul 06, 2020, at 05:15 pm

Beijing/Xinhua: China has published a set of books to help the public better understand the newly-adopted Civil Code, the publisher said Monday.

Pakistani PM Imran Khan's special assistant on health tests positive for COVID-19

Jul 06, 2020, at 05:12 pm

Islamabad/Xinhua: Special Assistant to Pakistani Prime Minister on Health Zafar Mirza confirmed on Monday that he had quarantined himself at home after being tested positive for COVID-19.

One killed in helicopter crash in southern Russia

Jul 06, 2020, at 04:22 pm

Moscow/Xinhua: One person died and another was injured after a Mi-2 helicopter crashed in south Russia's Rostov Region on Monday, the regional division of the Russian Emergency Ministry said in a statement.

China makes new territorial claims in eastern Bhutan

Jul 06, 2020, at 03:31 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: China has asserted a new claim in the eastern border with Bhutan while Global Environment Facility (GEF), in an online meeting, requested to develop Sakteng wildlife sanctuary in Bhutan's Trashigang district, media reports said.

Many Dutch mosques funded by foreign organisations seeking to promote hardline Islam, warns committee

Jul 06, 2020, at 09:49 am

Amsterdam: A committee of Dutch lawmakers have warned that  several mosques in the Netherlands are being funded by foreign organisations seeking to promote a hardline, anti-democratic version of Islam.

Bangladesh: Local mosque imam rapes teen

Jul 06, 2020, at 09:33 am

Dhaka: A minor became pregnant after an imam of a local mosque allegedly raped her at Chandra in Chandpur’s Sadar upazila.

Expert alerts SE Asian countries to keep eye on China's Bihai 2020 before it turns to source of conflict

Jul 05, 2020, at 11:18 pm

Singapore: An expert has warned that China might be using the eight-month-long “Bihai 2020” (or “Blue Sea 2020”) initiative which commenced on April 1  as another justification for the increased presence of Chinese law enforcement vessels in the disputed South China Sea.

Canada expresses concern over Beijing's move of passing national security legislation for Hong Kong

Jul 05, 2020, at 08:19 pm

Ottawa: The Canadian government has expressed its concern over China's move of passing national security legislation for Hong Kong.

Turkey cuts off drinking water in Syria's Hasakah

Jul 05, 2020, at 08:03 pm

Damascus/Xinhua: The Turkish forces on Sunday cut off the drinking water that feeds the Hasakah city in northeastern Syria, state news agency SANA reported.

Business sector still far from reaching sustainability goals, UN report shows, 20 years on from landmark summit

Jul 05, 2020, at 05:40 pm

New York: A new UN report on the private sector, released by UN Global Compact, shows that progress on bringing about a sustainable future for people and the planet is patchy, and the majority of companies involved in the Compact, are not doing enough to help bring about the UN’s 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

Afghanistan: Roadside mine blast kills three cops in Herat

Jul 05, 2020, at 05:07 pm

Kabul/IBNS: A roadside mine blast in the Kohistan district of Afghanistan's Herat region on Saturday left at least three policemen killed, media reports said on Sunday.

166 killed in Ethiopia riots over singer's death: Police

Jul 05, 2020, at 04:08 pm

Addis Ababa/Xinhua: At least 166 people were killed in Ethiopia after a popular singer's death sparked violent protests which resulted in riots in the country's Oromia region and capital Addis Ababa, police sources said Sunday.

Five Taliban militants killed during clashes in Afghanistan’s Kandahar province: Police

Jul 05, 2020, at 03:28 pm

Kabul/Sputnik:  Five Taliban insurgents have been killed and eight others suffered injuries during armed clashes with security forces in the Afghan province of Kandahar, a local police spokesman told Sputnik on Sunday.

Russian COVID-19 cases rise by 6,736 to 681,251

Jul 05, 2020, at 02:54 pm

Moscow/Xinhua: Russia recorded 6,736 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, taking its total to 681,251, the country's coronavirus response center said in a statement Sunday.

China's secrecy, deceptions led to COVID-19 spread worldwide: Donald Trump

Jul 05, 2020, at 12:09 pm

Washington/IBNS: United States President Donald Trump launched yet another attack on China while addressing the second ''Salute to America'' rally on the nation's 244th Independence Day, alleging that Beijing's secrecy and deceptions have allowed the deadly coronavirus to spread across the world.

Ex-minister TM Gius Uddin dies of COVID-19 in Bangladesh

Jul 04, 2020, at 06:44 pm

Dhaka/UNI: TM Gius Uddin, former Minister and Shariatpur district unit BNP former president, passed away at a hospital in Dhaka on Friday night with COVID-19.

French extremist sentenced to 30 years in jail for IS group execution in Syria – Reports

Jul 04, 2020, at 06:34 pm

Moscow/Sputnik: A court in Paris has sentenced Tyler Vilus to 30 years in jail for his role in an Islamic State (IS, terrorist organization, banned in Russia) group execution in Syria, according to French media reports.

U.S. nightclub shooting leaves 1 dead, 3 wounded

Jul 04, 2020, at 06:27 pm

Washington/Xinhua: A man was killed and three others wounded in a shooting on early Saturday at a sports bar in the southern US state of Mississippi, local authorities have said.

Five killed, 10 injured in bomb attack in southwest Somalia

Jul 04, 2020, at 04:57 pm

Mogadishu/Xinhua:  At least five people were killed and ten others injured following a bomb attack in Baidoa, southwest Somalia on Saturday, officials said.

Afghanistan: Police foil militants bid to detonate remote-controlled bomb in Kabul

Jul 04, 2020, at 04:11 pm

Kabul/IBNS: The Kabul police have foiled terrorists' bid to detonate  a remote-controlled bomb in the Afghanistan capital city, media reports said.

PLA drills on South China Sea: Philippines warns Beijing of 'severest response'

Jul 04, 2020, at 11:20 am

Manila:  The Philippine foreign secretary has warned China that it might face severe response in case the ongoing Chinese military exercises in the disputed South China Sea spill over to Philippine territory.

Pentagon lauds India for supporting Afghanistan-led peace process in the war-ravaged nation

Jul 04, 2020, at 11:01 am

Washington: The US Department of Defence has appreciated India's role in Afghanistan and described it as the 'largest donor' of the south Asian war-ravaged nation.

Alabama shooting leaves 8 year-old child dead: Police

Jul 04, 2020, at 09:36 am

Moscow/Sputnik: A 8-year-old child has been killed during a shooting incident that took place in the city of Hoover, Alabama, local police said.

Nepal’s official document reveals Chinese encroachment in seven districts

Jul 04, 2020, at 09:31 am

Kathmandu: Reflecting the aggressive stance followed by China, a document released by the Survey Department of the Ministry of Agriculture in Nepal has shown by 2017 Beijing has encroached 36 hectares of the country’s territory at 10 places along the northern border.

UN rights office expresses alarm at Hong Kong arrests under new security law

Jul 04, 2020, at 09:26 am

New York: The UN human rights office, OHCHR, has expressed alarm at the arrest of demonstrators in Hong Kong, following China’s adoption of a national security law for the Special Administrative Region (SAR).