Chinese challenge on East China Sea: Japan considers sending in troops
Mar 09, 2021, at 04:42 pm
Tokyo: East China Sea region is witnessing fresh tension as Japan is considering sending its armed forces to deal with a surge in Chinese activity near islands claimed by both countries, media reports said.
Yemen: UN migration agency calls for urgent humanitarian access after ‘horrific’ fire
Mar 09, 2021, at 03:54 pm
New York: The UN migration agency (IOM) on Monday called for “urgent humanitarian access” to an overcrowded migrant detention centre in Yemen's capital, Sanaa, where a deadly fire reportedly led to multiple deaths at the facility at the weekend.
Lack of women in key decision-making ‘should not be allowed’: UN Women chief
Mar 09, 2021, at 03:40 pm
New York: Exclusion of women in decisions that affect their lives is “bad governance [and] should not be allowed”, the UN Women chief said on Monday, International Women’s Day.
Far-right female activists attack feminists in Madrid on International Women's Day
Mar 09, 2021, at 03:35 pm
Madrid/Sputnik: Several far-right female activists attacked participants of a feminist rally in Madrid on International Women's Day, Spain's Antena 3 channel reported on Monday.
Countries lack commitment to banning torture, rights expert charges
Mar 09, 2021, at 03:23 pm
New York: Governments have demonstrated a lack of credible commitment to banning torture and other cruel treatment, according to an independent expert mandated by the UN Human Rights Council to monitor the issue globally.
Bangladesh State Minister Shahriar Alam proposes strengthening intra-OIC trade
Mar 09, 2021, at 03:17 pm
Dhaka/UNI: Bangladesh State Minister for Foreign Affairs Mohammed Shahriar Alam meets the OIC Secretary General Dr. Yousef binAhman Al-Othaimeen at the OIC Secretariat in Jeddah.
Women protest against sexism, violence in Istanbul on International Women’s Day: Reports
Mar 09, 2021, at 03:02 pm
Ankara/Sputnik: Thousands of women took part in a demonstration held in Turkey’s Istanbul on International Women’s Day, the Cumhuriyet newspaper reports.
Pope Francis calls for respecting, protecting women in March 8 message
Mar 09, 2021, at 02:32 pm
Vatican City/Sputnik: Pope Francis, who returned from his historic apostolic trip to Iraq on Monday, has called for respecting and protecting women in his message on International Women’s Day.
Pakistan: Two navy men killed in attack on vehicle in Gwadar
Mar 09, 2021, at 02:05 am
Quetta: At least two Pakistan Navy men died as their vehicle was attacked in the country's Ganz area on Saturday, media reports said.
Former US State Secretary Mike Pompeo asks US to boycott Beijing Games
Mar 09, 2021, at 01:54 am
Washington: Former US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has asked the US to boycott the Winter Olympics in Beijing next year.
Beijing Olympics: World Uyghur Congress writes to Ban Ki moon over breach of procedural rules
Mar 09, 2021, at 01:46 am
Beijing: The World Uyghur Congress (WUC) has formally written to Ban Ki Moon on his role as Chair of the International Olympic Committee’s Ethics Commission over failure of the Ethics Office to follow the Rules of Procedure Governing Cases of Possible Breach of Ethical Principles in connection with the hosting of Beijing Olympics next year.
Turkey shifts stance on criticising China's Uighur policy, ban anti-China gathering
Mar 09, 2021, at 01:29 am
Istanbul: Turkey seems to have shifted its stance on China's Uighur policies in recent times going by its action of banning a gathering of Uighur activists on its soil.
Pakistan Army kills 8 terrorists during separate operations
Mar 09, 2021, at 01:22 am
Lahore: Pakistan Army on Monday said during two separate operations conducted in terrorist hideouts in Boya and Dosalli areas of North Waziristan at least eight terrorists have been killed.
Mar 09, 2021, at 12:56 am
Vancouver: Several protesters, belonging to different organizations, demonstrated against China outside the Vancouver Chinese Consulate office against Beijing's treatment towards Tibet and Hong Kong on Sunday.
Nepal: House of Representatives witnesses ruckus over ordinance
Mar 08, 2021, at 11:59 pm
Kathmandu/UNI: Nepal's House of Representatives met on Monday after it was reinstated by a Supreme Court order and saw unruly scenes with lawmakers from opposition parties raising slogans against the government from the well of the House and ruling party lawmakers close to Pushpa Kamal Dahal and Madhav Kumar Nepal walking out of the House over its agenda.
French billionaire Olivier Dassault dies following helicopter crash
Mar 08, 2021, at 10:05 pm
Paris/UNI: French Member of Parliament, billionaire and scion of the Dassault aircraft-making family - Olivier Dassault was killed in a helicopter crash in north-western France, media reports said on Monday.
Israel allows emergency entry of foreign nationals into country
Mar 08, 2021, at 09:46 pm
Tel Aviv/Sputnik: Israel permits emergency entry of foreign citizens starting Monday, provided certain rules are followed, the country's government said.
Meghan Markle details negative royal family experience, says she, Prince Harry expecting girl
Mar 08, 2021, at 03:52 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: Meghan Markle, the wife of Prince Harry, says she was silenced after joining the royal family and did not receive the support she had expected.
Woman army officer in forefront of COVID-19 battle in Sierra Leone
Mar 08, 2021, at 03:42 pm
New York: A woman officer in Sierra Leone’s army has been put in the forefront of coordinating the national effort to combat COVID-19. Lieutenant Matilda Mattu Moiwo holds a senior position in the West African country’s National COVID-19 Emergency Response Centre, which is supported by the United Nations.
In Iraq, Pope spreads message of peace, religious tolerance and humanity’s resilience
Mar 08, 2021, at 03:25 pm
New York: Pope Francis’ historic visit to northern Iraq to hold prayers at an ancient church destroyed by ISIL “sends a clear message to the world that harmony and cohesion between the followers of all religions is the only way for the advancement and progress of humanity,” the top UN culture official has said.
Mar 08, 2021, at 03:18 pm
New York: Held in an innovative hybrid format amid COVID-19 restrictions, the 14th UN Congress on criminal justice opened on Sunday in Kyoto with calls for renewing global cooperation against crime to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and recover from the pandemic.
Schools to reopen as England starts moving out of COVID-19 lockdown
Mar 08, 2021, at 03:03 pm
London/Sputnik: Schools and colleges across England are set to reopen on Monday in the first step of the UK government’s roadmap out of the COVID-19 lockdown, following the downward trend in the rate of coronavirus infections over the past few weeks.
Over 500 people protest in Syria against militant groups : Reconciliation Center
Mar 08, 2021, at 02:31 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: Over 500 people attended a protest rally in Syria's Idlib against illegal armed groups, but the demonstration was suppressed by militants, Rear Adm. Alexander Karpov, deputy head of the Russian Defense Ministry's Center for Reconciliation of Opposing Sides in Syria, said on Sunday.
Authoritarian actors grew bolder during 2020 as major democracies turned inward, claims report
Mar 08, 2021, at 01:35 am
Washington: Authoritarian actors grew bolder during 2020 as major democracies turned inward, contributing to the 15th consecutive year of decline in global freedom, according to Freedom in the World 2021, the annual country-by-country assessment of political rights and civil liberties released recently by Freedom House.
China to launch 'health certificates' for int'l travel - Foreign Minister
Mar 08, 2021, at 01:12 am
Beijing/Sputnik: China plans to introduce health certificates for international travelers and vaccinate citizens abroad in a bid to overcome the travel and work disruptions caused by the pandemic, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Sunday.
COVID-19: Bangladesh reports 606 more case, 11 deaths
Mar 08, 2021, at 01:05 am
Dhaka/UNI: Eleven more people died from coronavirus in Bangladesh in the past 24 hours, taking the death toll to 8,462.
Nepal PM KP Sharma Oli inoculated with Indian COVID vaccine
Mar 08, 2021, at 12:57 am
Kathmandu/UNI: Nepal Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli was vaccinated against the COVID-19 with the Indian-made Covishield vaccine here on Sunday.
Sri Lanka receives 1st batch of COVID-19 vaccines via COVAX facility
Mar 07, 2021, at 11:52 pm
Colombo/UNI: Sri Lanka has received the first shipment of the COVID-19 vaccines through the international COVAX facility run by the World Health Organization (WHO), the UN body said on Sunday.
Pakistan: Lahore-bound train derails near Rohri, 1 dead
Mar 07, 2021, at 11:44 pm
Lahore: Several coaches of the Lahore-bound Karachi Express derailed between Mando Dero and Sanghi railway stations near Rohri city of Pakistan on Sunday which left at least one person dead, media reports said.
Afghanistan: Unknown gunmen leave policewoman wounded
Mar 07, 2021, at 10:49 pm
Kabul: Unidentified gunmen shot and wounded a policewoman in southern Helmand province of Afghanistan on Sunday, media reports said.