US: One dead, several injured in shooting at suburban Chicago hotel
Feb 07, 2021, at 02:28 pm
Washington/UNI: One person was killed and several others were wounded in a shooting at a suburban Chicago hotel, police said on Saturday.
Ofcom: Chinese state broadcaster loses UK licence
Feb 07, 2021, at 06:35 am
Beijing: Chinese broadcaster CGTN has now lost its broadcast licence in Britain after Ofcom concluded that the news network was controlled by the Chinese Communist party, media reports said.
Blasphemy: Christian nurse allegedly tortured by mob in Pakistan hospital
Feb 07, 2021, at 06:25 am
Islamabad: A Christian nurse has been allegedly tied up, stripped and tortured by a mob inside a hospital in Pakistan after a Muslim colleague had falsely accused her of blasphemy, media report said.
US lawmakers now nominate Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement for Nobel Peace Prize
Feb 07, 2021, at 06:19 am
Beijing: A bipartisan group of US lawmakers has nominated Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement for this year’s Nobel Peace Prize, reports South China Morning Post.
Challenging Imran Khan govt: Pakistan's key opposition alliance PDM to start long march on Mar 26
Feb 07, 2021, at 05:17 am
Islamabad: The key opposition alliance of Pakistan-Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM)- this week announced that it will jointly contest the coming Senate elections and “start” its anti-government long march to Islamabad on Mar 26, media reports said.
Pakistan: Separate blasts target 'Kashmir Day' rallies in Quetta, Sibi, 2 dead
Feb 07, 2021, at 05:02 am
Islamabad: At least two people died and four others were hurt in an explosion near the DC office on Inscomb Road in Quetta on Friday, media reports said.
Myanmar: Thousands join protests in Yangon after military coup
Feb 07, 2021, at 12:08 am
Nay Pyi Taw/Sputnik: Several thousand people took to the streets in Myanmar’s largest city of Yangon on Saturday to participate in the first mass protest against the military rule since the recent coup, media reported.
Afghanistan: Kabul blast leaves three people, including a Hindu, dead
Feb 06, 2021, at 11:03 pm
Kabul: At least three people, including a Hindu person, were killed as a blast rocked Afghanistan capital city Kabul city on Saturday, media reports said.
Military shuts down internet again after Myanmar coup
Feb 06, 2021, at 10:05 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: Myanmar went into its second nationwide internet shutdown in a week’s time on Saturday after the military seized power and arrested the Southeast Asian country’s civilian leaders.
Suspected gas blast hurts 5 in Bordeaux, 2 missing
Feb 06, 2021, at 09:48 pm
Paris/Sputnik: A suspected gas blast tore through a private garage in the southwestern French city of Bordeaux on Saturday morning, collapsing a nearby building and leaving five people shell-shocked and two others missing, media said.
Tibet: China declares teaching in Tibetan language 'unconstitutional'
Feb 06, 2021, at 06:00 pm
Lhasa: Chinese authorities have allegedly declared that local laws requiring the use of spoken and written languages among “ethnic minorities” are “unconstitutional”.
Lunar New Year: Chinese authorities impose curfew in Tibetan areas of Qinghai
Feb 06, 2021, at 05:55 pm
Britain passes amendment to trade law which may block future trade deals with China
Feb 06, 2021, at 05:49 pm
London: An amendment to a British trade law that would potentially block future trade deals with China over alleged genocide in the Xinjiang region has cleared a key legislative hurdle, reports South China Morning Post.
Uighur women subjected to systematic rape in Xinjiang camps: Report
Feb 06, 2021, at 05:11 pm
London: An investigative report published by BBC has revealed that women in China's "re-education" camps for Uighurs have been systematically raped, sexually abused, and tortured.
UN welcomes US decision to ‘strengthen its diplomatic engagement’ towards Yemen peace deal
Feb 06, 2021, at 04:21 pm
New York: The UN on Friday told journalists that it welcomed the decision by the United States “to strengthen it’s diplomatic engagement” and support efforts led by the UN Special Envoy for Yemen, to ends years of conflict there.
Paraguay: UN rights chief calls for ‘prompt, independent’ probe into girl deaths and disappearance
Feb 06, 2021, at 04:15 pm
Dubai: Following the disappearance in Paraguay of a teenage girl and killing of two 11-year-olds, the UN human rights chief has expressed her deep concern, also noting on Friday other disturbing elements of abuse against women and girls, surrounding the cases.
Aid agencies renew appeals for aid access to all areas in Ethiopia’s Tigray
Feb 06, 2021, at 03:29 pm
New York: The UN renewed appeals on Friday for humanitarian access to all areas of Ethiopia’s troubled Tigray region to help people displaced fighting, forcing the most desperate to eat leaves to survive.
Unity, funding and decisive action needed to end FGM and protect millions of girls, UN says
Feb 06, 2021, at 03:13 pm
New York: The United Nations has called for collaboration at all levels, and across all sectors of society, to protect millions of girls and women at risk of female genital mutilation (FGM) every year.
US President Joe Biden administration to remove Yemen's Houthis from US foreign terrorist list
Feb 06, 2021, at 02:47 pm
Washington/UNI: The Biden administration has notified Congress it will remove Yemen's Houthi movement from the US list of groups designated as foreign terrorists, the Washington Post reported citing a State Department official and three congressional aides.
US state of Virginia passes death penalty ban, governor expected to sign
Feb 06, 2021, at 02:04 pm
Washington/Sputnik: The main legislative chamber of Virginia has passed a measure on Friday abolishing the death penalty in the state.
Elections vital to building democratic Palestinian State: UN chief
Feb 05, 2021, at 05:40 pm
New York: Elections this year in the Occupied Palestinian Territories will be “a crucial step” towards Palestinian unity, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Thursday.
Warlord found guilty of crimes against humanity in northern Uganda - ICC
Feb 05, 2021, at 05:36 pm
New York: A former Ugandan warlord whose forces attacked camps for the internally displaced across the country, has been found guilty of war crimes and crimes against humanity at the International Criminal Court, judges ruled on Thursday.
Iran: Human rights experts condemn execution of Baloch minority prisoner
Feb 05, 2021, at 05:30 pm
New York: United Nations independent human rights experts on Thursday, condemned the hanging of a prisoner from the Baloch minority in Iran, voicing fear that a “disturbing” recent increase in executions of community members “will continue”.
UK expelled 3 Chinese spies falsely posed as journalists in 2020 – Reports
Feb 05, 2021, at 04:36 pm
Mosow/Sputnik: The United Kingdom expelled last year three Chinese spies, who were falsely posed as journalists and stayed in the country under the pretext of working for three different Chinese media agencies, UK media reported on Friday.
Jammu and Kashmir: GAD reconstitutes 8-member panel for Swachh Bharat Mission
Feb 05, 2021, at 04:32 pm
Srinagar: The General Administration Department (GAD) Wednesday re-constituted an eight-member annual plan approval committee under the Information Education Communication (IEEC) and Capacity Building (CB) component of Swachh Bharat Mission (Urban).
Canada extends ban on large cruise ships until February 2022
Feb 05, 2021, at 02:02 pm
Toronto/Sputnik: Canadian Transport Minister Omar Alghabra extended the ban on large cruise ships in Canadian waters until the end of February 2022, the Transport Ministry said in a statement.
Pakistan Army Chief Bajwa calls for 'peaceful' resolution of J&K issue with India
Feb 05, 2021, at 05:43 am
Islamabad: In a shift in tone, Pakistan Army Chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa has called for resolution of the issue of Jammu and Kashmir "in a dignified and peaceful manner".
Nepal envoy confident Himalayan nation will get more COVID-19 vaccine doses from India
Feb 05, 2021, at 05:39 am
Kathmandu: Nepal's envoy to India Nilamber Acharya has expressed happiness over India giving 1 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine to the Himalayan nation.
Islamabad car crash leaves four dead, FIR names son of Pakistan Federal Ombudsman
Feb 05, 2021, at 05:34 am
Islamabad: At least four people died after a car crashed in Islamabad city of Pakistan on Monday.
Feb 05, 2021, at 02:23 am
New York: The UN chief António Guterres on Wednesday said he continues to be “very concerned” about armed clashes and the threat to civilian life across the Central African Republic, where around 200,000 have been displaced by fighting in under two months.