Sri Lanka: ‘Forced’ cremation of COVID victims’ bodies must stop - UN rights expert
Jan 26, 2021, at 03:20 pm
New York: The Sri Lankan Government should end its policy of compulsorily cremating victims of COVID-19, independent UN human rights experts said on Monday.
Syria: 18 children killed since the start of the year, UNICEF reports
Jan 26, 2021, at 02:57 pm
New York: The brutal fighting in Syria continues to exact a terrible toll on children, with at least 18, including a one-year-old killed in incidents involving explosive weapons and unexploded ordnance, since 1 January, UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Sunday. At least 15 others were wounded.
Shining a light on sexually exploited women and girls forced into crime
Jan 26, 2021, at 02:46 pm
New York: Trafficked and sexually exploited woman and girls can find themselves facing prosecution and conviction for those very same crimes, in some countries, a new UN report shows. The study aims to help prosecutors to better handle these complex cases, and protect the genuine victims.
Biden promises 1mln vaccinations daily in 3 weeks
Jan 26, 2021, at 02:27 pm
Washington/Sputnik: US President Joe Biden told reporters that in three weeks the country will be able to perform one million of vaccinations a day with a potential of reaching 1.5 million.
Chinese aggression: Taiwan thanks US for 'rock-solid support'
Jan 26, 2021, at 07:28 am
Taipei: Taiwan government has thanked the USA for its commitment of "rock-solid support" against China's coercion.
Employee reveals UN passed dissidents’ info to China
Jan 26, 2021, at 07:23 am
Geneva: The UN Human Rights Office is facing the heat for sharing the names of Chinese government opponents, including Uighur activists, Tibetans and Hongkongers, who took part in UN activities, for a long period of time, triggering a massive controversy.
Taliban should end ties with Pakistan: Ashraf Ghani
Jan 26, 2021, at 07:19 am
Kabul: Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani has warned the Taliban group against keeping ties with Pakistan.
Marc Garneau hopes Canada would consider invoking federal Emergencies Act to limit travel
Jan 26, 2021, at 05:58 am
Ottawa/IBNS: As the federal government is actively discussing further measures to limit travel owing to the rise in COVID-19 cases, Canada's Foreign Affairs Minister Marc Garneau said that he hopes that the federal government would consider invoking the Emergencies Act to limit travel.
Jan 26, 2021, at 05:25 am
Canada/IBNS: Hundreds of websites selling illicit edibles with packages designed to resemble all types of candy and chocolate bars were found by Go Public, an investigative news segment on CBC-TV, radio, and the web after concerns were raised in Canada about a spike in poisonings.
Canada: Former Captain of Maple Leafs George Armstrong passes away at 90
Jan 26, 2021, at 03:24 am
Canada/IBNS: The Toronto Maple Leafs on Monday mourned the death of George Armstrong, one of the first players of indigenous descent, to play professional hockey. He was 90.
Canada's Covid-19 cases mark one year since first virus detection
Jan 26, 2021, at 01:18 am
Canada/IBNS: It is exactly one year on Monday that the first case of virus causing COVID-19 was confirmed in Canada when a patient came to Toronto's Sunnybrook Hospital after returning from Wuhan, China.
Bangladesh:Neo JMB member arrested in Dhaka
Jan 25, 2021, at 04:19 am
Dhaka: The Counter Terrorism Investigation Division (CTID) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) have arrested a suspected neo JMB member from Bangladesh capital Dhaka city, media reports said.
Nepal Politics: PM KP Sharma Oli removed from ruling Communist Party
Jan 25, 2021, at 02:08 am
Kathmandu: Nepal PM KP Sharma Oli has been removed from the Communist Party by a Central Committee Meeting of the splinter group of the party, media reports said on Sunday.
US Secretary of Defense speaks with Japan's defence minister, discusses Indo-Pacific security
Jan 25, 2021, at 01:35 am
Washington: US Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III spoke with Japanese Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi on Sunday, reiterating American commitment to the U.S.-Japan Alliance and emphasizing its importance to the peace and security of the Indo-Pacific region.
Chinese-born drug gang lord arrested in Netherlands
Jan 25, 2021, at 01:23 am
Amsterdam: Netherlands police have arrested a Chinese-born Canadian national who is allegedly the head of one of the world's biggest drugs gangs.
Pandemic disruption to learning is an opportunity to reimagine, revitalize education
Jan 24, 2021, at 10:50 pm
New York: To mark the third International Day of Education on Sunday, UN Secretary-General António Guterres paid tribute to the resilience of students, teachers and families in the face of the global COVID-19 pandemic that, at its peak, forced almost every school, institute and university to close its doors.
Joe Biden says US economic crisis 'deepening'
Jan 24, 2021, at 10:10 pm
Washington/Sputnik: President Joe Biden said on Friday that the COVID-19 induced economic crisis in the United States is deepening.
Afghanistan: Bomb explosion leaves three people hurt
Jan 24, 2021, at 09:36 pm
Kabul: A bomb explosion rocked Afghanistan's eastern Nangarhar province on Sunday which left at least three civilians wounded on Sunday, media reports said.
Bangladesh to start trial application of corona vaccine from Jan 25
Jan 24, 2021, at 09:26 pm
Dhaka/UNI: The trial application of corona vaccine in Bangladesh will start from Wednesday, Health Secretary Abdul Mannan told media.
Donald Trump impeachment trial to begin Feb 8 onwards: Senate Majority Leader Schumer
Jan 24, 2021, at 02:58 pm
Washington/Sputnik: Former US President Donald Trump's impeachment trial will begin the week of Febr 8, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said during remarks on the floor.
US economic crisis 'deepening': Joe Biden
Jan 24, 2021, at 02:05 pm
Washington/Sputnik/IBNS: President Joe Biden said on Friday that the COVID-19 induced economic crisis in the United States is deepening.
US talk show personality Larry King dies
Jan 24, 2021, at 04:09 am
Washington/UNI: Iconic US talk show personality Larry King died in hospital aged 87, his company Ora Media said in a statement published to his Twitter page.
Uganda troops kill 189 Al-Shabaab terrorists
Jan 23, 2021, at 11:10 pm
Kampala/UNI: The Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF), deployed in Somalia as part of the African Union’s (AU) peacekeeping mission, killed 189 Al Shabaab militants during several military operations, the UPDF said.
UN warns staff from travelling in Pakistan-registered airlines
Jan 23, 2021, at 10:46 pm
Islamabad/UNI: The United Nations has asked all its staff across the world to avoid travelling on Pakistan-registered airline, including the national flag carrier, over the alleged dubious licenses of their pilots, according to media reports on Saturday.
Canadian national of Pakistani origin assaulted in Rawalpindi for protesting rash driving
Jan 23, 2021, at 10:43 pm
Rawalpindi: A Canadian national of Pakistan origin was left shocked when he was beaten up by a gang of men when he asked a person to drive carefully in Rawalpindi city of the South Asian country recently.
Chennai: Two Sri Lankans arrested, multi-nation heroin syndicate busted by NCB
Jan 23, 2021, at 10:40 pm
Chennai: In a major operation, officials of the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), Chennai Zonal Unit, on Friday busted a multi-national heroin syndicate with the arrest of two Sri Lankan nationals in the city.
Joe Biden speaks to Canada's Justin Trudeau in first foreign leader call: White House
Jan 23, 2021, at 10:36 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: US President Joe Biden spoke with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in his first call with a foreign leader, the White House said.
Joe Biden administration to review US-Taliban agreement: White House
Jan 23, 2021, at 04:59 pm
Washington/Sputnik: US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan told his Afghan counterpart that the Biden administration will review Washington’s peace deal with the Taliban, the White House said in a statement.
China marks lowest economic growth in several decades
Jan 23, 2021, at 04:31 pm
Beijing: China marked its lowest economic growth in a span of four decades in recent years.
Jan 23, 2021, at 03:45 pm
New York: The World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday announced the signing of an advance purchase agreement securing up to 40 million doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID vaccine, under the UN-led COVAX equitable vaccine supply programme.