Human Rights Council picks up again after COVID suspension, to hold racism debate
Jun 16, 2020, at 10:02 am
New York/IBNS: After a three month long COVID-19-enforced break, the Human Rights Council resumed on Monday, giving the green light to a rare Urgent Debate on racism, alleged police brutality and violence against protesters sickened by the killing of American George Floyd in police custody.
Russian teenager detained on suspicion of planning school attack
Jun 16, 2020, at 09:27 am
Moscow/Xinhua/UNI: The Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) has detained a 14-year-old boy suspected of plotting a school attack in the city of Volgograd, the Russian Investigative Committee said Monday.
Mysterious green fireball above Australia's outback leaves experts baffled
Jun 15, 2020, at 06:03 pm
Canberra/Xinhua/UNI: A mysterious, green colored fireball flew across the sky of Australia's remote outback on Monday, stunning onlookers and leaving local experts baffled about its origins.
Afghanistan: Eleven Taliban militants, others killed
Jun 15, 2020, at 05:25 pm
Kabul/UNI: At least four members of the public uprising forces and 11 Taliban militants have been killed in clashes in northeastern Kapisa province, Mohammad Hussain Sanjini, head of provincial council, said on Monday.
UK set to let all shops reopen after three months of COVID-19 quarantine on Monday
Jun 15, 2020, at 09:49 am
London/Sputnik: Non-food stores in the United Kingdom are due to resume operations on Monday after almost three months of coronavirus-impelled closure along with a set of other measures marking the country's return to pre-pandemic life in line with Prime Minister Boris Johnson's order in the end of May.
UN chief in ‘support migrants’ plea, as remittances drop by 20 per cent predicted
Jun 15, 2020, at 09:17 am
New York: Marking International Day of Family Remittances, The UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, has released a message appealing for “people everywhere” to support migrants, at a time when remittances – the money migrants send home to support their families – have fallen by more than $100 billion, causing hunger, lost schooling and deteriorating health, for tens of millions of families.
China may occupy Tibet physically but not mentally: Dalai Lama
Jun 15, 2020, at 12:06 am
Bodh Gaya: Buddhist spiritual leader Dalai Lama has said the Chinese government can physically capture Tibet but they cannot control the minds of the people from the region.
Hong Kong protests might have serious impact on its special status that will end in 2047: Beijing
Jun 14, 2020, at 11:59 pm
Beijing: China has warned that widespread demonstrations might have a serious impact on Hong Kong's special status which will end in 2047 under Beijing's 'one country, two systems' principle, specially at a time when the city is still witnessing pro-democracy protests.
Jun 14, 2020, at 11:43 pm
Beijing: Justifying the aggressive tactic adopted by the security officials towards pro-democracy protesters, the pro-China Hong Kong police are now accusing young Hong Kongers of committing crimes under the shadow of unrest.
Vietnam raises objection to China's Undersea Cable Construction in Paracel Island
Jun 14, 2020, at 11:24 pm
Hanoi: Vietnam has objected to China's reported move of laying undersea cables in the disputed Paracel Islands.
Boko Haram attack leaves 82 dead in NE Nigeria
Jun 14, 2020, at 10:26 pm
Abuja/Xinhua: About 82 bodies had been recovered so far from four attacks in three different locations by suspected Boko Haram militants in a state in Nigeria's northeast region, local sources said on Sunday.
Thousands attend BLM demonstrations in New Zealand - Reports
Jun 14, 2020, at 04:52 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: Anti-racism protests in support of the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement were held on Sunday afternoon in major cities across New Zealand, namely Wellington and Auckland, the media reported.
Eight killed in IS attack in eastern Iraq
Jun 14, 2020, at 04:26 pm
Baghdad/Xinhua: Eight people were killed and six others wounded on Sunday in an attack by Islamic State (IS) militants in Iraq's eastern province of Diyala, a provincial police source said.
2 policemen killed, 2 other injured in Philippine attack
Jun 14, 2020, at 01:25 pm
Manila/Xinhua: Two policemen have been killed and two others wounded after suspected Abu Sayyaf extremists attacked a police station in a remote town in Sulu province in the southern Philippines, a local official said on Sunday.
Oil tank truck explosion in eastern China kills four, Injures 50 More - Reports
Jun 13, 2020, at 06:34 pm
Beijing/Sputnik: Four people have been killed and at least 50 more injured following an oil tank truck explosion in east China's Zhejiang Province on Saturday, the media reported.
Religious freedom conditions in China continued to deteriorate: US report
Jun 13, 2020, at 05:10 pm
Washington: An annual American report on religious freedom has said China continues to create a high-tech surveillance state, utilizing facial recognition and artificial intelligence to monitor religious minorities.
Pompeo going to meet Chinese officials in Hawaii
Jun 13, 2020, at 05:04 pm
Washington/Sputnik/UNI: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is going to hold a meeting with Chinese government officials in Hawaii, media reported on Saturday.
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Thousands in Australia march on race-related issues
Jun 13, 2020, at 05:02 pm
Canberra/Sputnik/UNI: Australia on Saturday saw protesters take to the streets in most major cities on the back of the worldwide wave of anti-racism demonstrations, local media reported.
UN chief calls for seafarers to be designated ‘key workers’, with many stranded at sea
Jun 13, 2020, at 04:51 pm
New York/IBNS: Due to COVID-related travel restrictions, hundreds of thousands of the world’s two million seafarers have been “stranded at sea for months”, said the UN chief on Friday, calling for them to be categorized as “key workers”, during the pandemic.
Amidst COVID-19 challenges, UN ‘remains operational’ across Central Africa
Jun 13, 2020, at 04:47 pm
New York/IBNS: The coronavirus pandemic has compounded increasing economic, social and humanitarian challenges facing States and regional institutions across Central Africa, the regional UN envoy told the Security Council on Friday.
Jun 13, 2020, at 04:45 pm
New York/IBNS: The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) has issued an urgent appeal for $186 million to provide lifesaving protection and assistance in the Sahel amidst fears that the conflict in the vast African region – exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic – will spread.
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Funding shortfall affecting critical water, sanitation services in Yemen
Jun 13, 2020, at 04:44 pm
New York/IBNS: Children in the heart of the world’s worst humanitarian disaster need help more than ever, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Friday, in an appeal for more support to provide basic services in Yemen.
Wuhan Covid-19 whistleblower doctor's widow gives birth to baby boy
Jun 13, 2020, at 01:10 am
Beijing/IBNS: The wife of Dr Li Wenliang, the Wuhan whistleblower,who was the first to raise coronavirus alarm and succumbed to the infection in February, has given birth to a baby boy, according to Chinese media.
Women integral to battling coronavirus and pushing for lasting peace and security
Jun 12, 2020, at 09:46 am
New York: The coronavirus pandemic has brought into sharp focus the differentiated impacts that COVID-19 is having on women, including new obstacles to their meaningful participation in peace processes.
UN chief urges continued international support for Mali amid growing terrorist threat
Jun 12, 2020, at 09:32 am
New York: The UN Secretary-General has stressed the need for continued international commitment to Mali, as the country continues to navigate the path to political stability while confronting numerous obstacles, including terrorism, and now the COVID-19 pandemic.
COVID-19 highlights ‘life and death’ stakes for greater digital cooperation
Jun 12, 2020, at 09:23 am
New York/IBNS: Managing the digital divide better, has become “a matter of life and death” for people unable to access essential healthcare information during the COVID-19 pandemic, the UN chief has told a virtual high-level meeting on rapid technological change.
Twitter says it removed over 32,000 Chinese, Russian, Turkish accounts linked to govt propaganda
Jun 12, 2020, at 08:33 am
New York: Micro-blogging site Twitter on Friday announced it has suspended over 32,000 accounts from its platform following an investigation that found ties to state-run propaganda and disinformation operations by China, Russia and Turkey.
Hong Kongers confronting 'largest, retiring regime', says activist Joshua Wong
Jun 11, 2020, at 07:49 pm
Hong Kong: At a time when China decided to impose the new national security law on Hong Kong, pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong said the people of the city are standing against the "largest and retiring regime" in the world.
China engaged in targeted influence operations and disinformation campaigns: EU
Jun 11, 2020, at 07:42 pm
Brussels: When Beijing is facing heat over the origin of the deadly COVID-19 virus from China, European Union has now claimed that it is running disinformation campaigns.
Scores of Boko Haram militants killed in Nigerian military airstrikes
Jun 11, 2020, at 04:57 pm
Abuja/Xinhua: Scores of suspected Boko Haram militants were killed and their hideouts destroyed when Nigerian military airstrikes hit targets inside the Sambisa forest in the country's northeast region, a military spokesman said on Thursday.