Tayyip Erdogan not attending COP26 in Glasgow due to safety protocol standards
Nov 02, 2021, at 04:32 am
Ankara/UNI/Sputnik: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday that he did not travel to the UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) in Glasgow as Ankara's request related to safety protocol standards was rejected.
China factory activity shrinks for second month: Reports
Nov 02, 2021, at 02:07 am
Beijing: China, the nation which has been seen as the place from where COVID-19 originated, is witnessing a contraction of factory activity for the second month, media reports said.
Pakistan: Farmers express concern over closure of canals across Bahawalpur division
Nov 02, 2021, at 01:50 am
Farmers in Pakistan's Bahawalpur region have expressed concern over the continued closure of canals across the Bahawalpur division.
Nov 02, 2021, at 12:14 am
Beijing: Wife of jailed human rights lawyer Yu Wensheng has created a legal consultancy to help people struggling with China's justice system, media reports said.
Nov 02, 2021, at 12:08 am
Islamabad: Pakistan's former Federal Minister for Finance and Economic Affairs Senator Muhammad Ishaq Dar has claimed that Saudi Arabia reduced oil deferred payment facility from $3 billion to $1.2 billion, media reports said.
Tribal elders in Pakistan say FATA merger performed without consent of tribal people
Nov 02, 2021, at 12:05 am
Member National Assembly (MNA) Mufti Abdul Shakoor and former federal minister Hameedullah Jan have claimed the FATA (Federally Administered Tribal Areas) merger was executed without the consent of tribal people, media reports said.
UN chief Guterres calls for vaccine equity as global Covid-19 deaths exceed 5 million
Nov 01, 2021, at 11:30 pm
United Nations/UNI/Xinhua: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday called for vaccine equity and continued vigilance against the coronavirus as global Covid-19 deaths exceeded 5 million.
Pakistan: Gas explosion in Islamabad leaves one dead
Nov 01, 2021, at 10:57 pm
Islamabad: An explosion triggered by a gas leak led to the death of one person and injury of four persons in Pakistan's Islamabad city, media reports said on Monday.
Houthi missile attack leaves 29 dead, injured: Yemeni Information Minister
Nov 01, 2021, at 09:07 pm
Sanaa/UNI/Sputnik/IBNS: In total, 29 civilians were killed and injured in an airstrike carried out by the Houthi rebels in the Yemeni province of Marib, said Yemen's Information Minister Moammar Al-Eryani Monday.
Pakistan: Bomb blast in Panjgur town leaves 2 people dead
Nov 01, 2021, at 04:15 pm
Gwadar: A bomb blast in Pakistan's Panjgur town left two people dead and three security personnel injured, media reports said.
White House press secretary Jen Psaki tests COVID-19 positive
Nov 01, 2021, at 03:20 pm
Washington: White House press secretary Jen Psaki on Monday announced she has tested COVID-19 positive.
England: Two trains collide, several injured
Nov 01, 2021, at 02:54 pm
London: Several people were hurt as two trains collided in southern England between the city of Salisbury and the town of Andover, Wiltshire Police said.
Taliban supreme leader Haibatullah Akhundzada makes first public appearance, negates death claims
Nov 01, 2021, at 06:15 am
Taliban supreme leader Haibatullah Akhundzada recently addressed his supporters in Afghanistan's Kandahar city, negating all headlines about his death, media reports said on Sunday.
Afghanistan: Wedding attackers used Taliban's name for personal purposes, says Zabihullah Mujahid
Nov 01, 2021, at 04:54 am
Kabul/UNI/Sputnik: Those who attacked a wedding in the Afghan province of Nangarhar over the issue of playing music used the name of the Taliban for personal purposes, Zabihullah Mujahid, a spokesman of the group and the Afghan deputy culture and information minister, said.
G20: US, EU committed to negotiate carbon-based arrangement on steel, aluminum trade, says Biden
Nov 01, 2021, at 04:44 am
Washington/UNI/Sputnik: The United States and the European Union have pledged to negotiate a new carbon-based arrangement on steel and aluminum trade after agreeing to suspend the Trump-era tariffs in the sectors, US President Joe Biden said on Sunday.
TLP protests since 2017 caused Rs 35 bn loss: Official
Nov 01, 2021, at 04:42 am
Pakistan's Special Assistant to Chief Minister on Information Hasaan Khawar has said the ongoing protest by the proscribed Islamist group Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) has caused a loss of around Rs 4 billion to the country’s economy while since 2017 it is estimated to be Rs 35 billion.
Afghanistan: Two arrested for shooting at wedding party
Nov 01, 2021, at 04:33 am
Kabul: Afghanistan Minister Zabiullah Mujahid on Sunday confirmed that two people have been arrested following the shooting at a wedding party on Friday night, media reports said.
Pak govt reaches agreement with TLP
Nov 01, 2021, at 04:29 am
Islamabad/UNI: Pakistan government on Sunday said an agreement has been reached with the Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) after the latest round of dialogue between the two parties.
Islamist TLP leaders, Pakistan govt reach 'agreement'
Nov 01, 2021, at 04:26 am
Islamabad: Scholar Mufti Muneebur Rehman has said negotiations between the government and proscribed Islamist group Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) have been "successful".
Taiwan has no future but to reunify with China: Wang Yi
Nov 01, 2021, at 04:23 am
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has said Taiwan has no other future but to reunify with China.
13 held for burning disabled man alive in Charsadda
Nov 01, 2021, at 04:17 am
Islamabad/UNI: At least 13 people were arrested on Saturday, on the charge of burning alive a wheelchair-bound man. The deceased was suspected of killing a boy over the alleged theft of a goat late on Friday.
World must recognize Taliban if they don’t want to be threatened from Afghanistan: Spokesperson
Nov 01, 2021, at 04:14 am
Kabul: The Taliban government spokesperson Zabiullah Mujahid has said the international community must recognize the Taliban if they do not want to receive any threat from Afghanistan.
COP26 begins as countries plan future actions on climate change
Nov 01, 2021, at 04:10 am
Glasgow, Britain/UNI/Xinhua: The 26th United Nations Conference of Parties on Climate Change (COP26), delayed by a year due to the Covid-19 pandemic, kicked off on Sunday in Glasgow, Scotland.
G20 leaders adopt 2022-2024 anti-corruption action plan: Declaration
Nov 01, 2021, at 04:02 am
Rome/Sputnik: The G20 leaders adopted an anti-corruption action plan for years 2022-2024 at G20 summit in Rome, according to the final declaration, obtained by Sputnik.
G20 leaders committed to strive to resume global travel in safe, orderly manner amid Covid
Nov 01, 2021, at 03:54 am
Rome/Sputnik: The leaders of the G20 countries committed on Sunday for making efforts to restart international travel in a safe and ordered manner amid the coronavirus pandemic, according to the final communique obtained by Sputnik.
G20 leaders agree to take steps to boost Covid vaccine supply to developing nations
Nov 01, 2021, at 03:38 am
Rome/UNI/Sputnik: The leaders of the G20 countries agreed on Sunday to take action to help boost the supply of vaccines and essential medical products and inputs in developing countries, according to the Rome summit's declaration obtained by Sputnik.
G20 leaders commit to limit global warming to 1.5 deg Celsius above pre-industrial levels
Nov 01, 2021, at 03:06 am
Rome/UNI/Sputnik: The leaders of the G20 countries committed on Sunday to make efforts to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius by reducing collective greenhouse gas emissions, taking into account their nationally determined contributions (NDC), according to the Rome summit's final communique obtained by Sputnik.
Japan's ruling coalition wins over half the seats in lower Chamber : Preliminary Results
Nov 01, 2021, at 02:49 am
Tokyo/Sputnik: The Japanese ruling coalition of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and Komeito Party has received over half seats in the parliament's lower chamber, according to the NHK broadcaster, citing preliminary results of the Sunday elections.
Man attacks Tokyo train with knife, starts fire; 10 injured
Nov 01, 2021, at 01:25 am
Tokyo/IBNS: At least 10 people were injured and another critically hurt after a man attacked a train with a knife and started a fire in Tokyo on Sunday, AFP reported citing local media.
Afghanistan: Taliban leader Akhundzada gives first public address in Kandahar
Oct 31, 2021, at 10:25 pm
Kabul/Sputnik/IBNS: Taliban leader Hibatullah Akhundzada made a public appearance for the first time in the Afghan city of Kandahar, Afghanistan's Pajhwok news agency reported on Sunday, citing sources.