China will play a big price for what it did to the world by spreading COVID-19: Donald Trump
Oct 10, 2020, at 03:55 am
Washington: US President Donald Trump on Thursday slammed China and said Beijing will "pay a big price" for the COVID-19 pandemic.
Oct 10, 2020, at 03:51 am
A webinar on 'Persecution of Islam in East Turkestan’ was organised by the South Asian Democratic Forum (SADF) on Thursday where the participants discussed gross human rights violations carried out by China in East Turkestan and called out the hypocritical silence of states like Pakistan, that proclaim itself as the champion of Islam and Muslims, on the Uighur issue.
Bangladesh: Protests erupt over rape case
Oct 10, 2020, at 12:39 am
Protests in Bangladesh erupted this week after a video of a group of men attacking, stripping, and sexually assaulting a woman went viral, Human Rights Watch said today. Protesters called for the resignation of Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal over the government’s failure to address an alarming rise in sexual violence against women and girls.
Turkey condemns deployment of major US Navy ship to Greece
Oct 09, 2020, at 11:17 pm
Ankara/Sputnik: The US decision to homeport one of its biggest military ship, the expeditionary sea base ship USS Hershel "Woody" Williams, to Greece will not promote peace and stability in Eastern Mediterranean amid the current tension between Ankara and Athens, Turkish Parliament's speaker Mustafa Sentop said.
Bangladesh: Minorities seek protection
Oct 09, 2020, at 10:07 pm
Dhaka/UNI: Bangladesh Hindu-Christian Buddhist Jatiya Oikya Parishad has urged the government to ensure its safety in the wake of unabated communal violence against religious-ethnic minorities.
Transitional President in Mali appoints new Prime Minister, top UN official tells Security Council
Oct 09, 2020, at 09:49 pm
New York: Mali’s transitional President has appointed a new Prime Minister, the UN’s top official in the West African country told the UN Security Council on Thursday, detailing the significant events which has ushered in a new political era, since the 18 August coup d’état.
Guterres: UN working ‘relentlessly’ to advance women, peace and security agenda
Oct 09, 2020, at 09:22 pm
New York: Armed conflict has a disproportionate impact on women and girls – a key reason why women’s “full, equal and meaningful participation” in UN peacekeeping is such a priority, the Secretary-General said on Thursday.
Nobel Peace Prize awarded to World Food Programme
Oct 09, 2020, at 09:02 pm
Stockholm: The Nobel Peace Prize was given to the World Food Programme on Friday.
World Food Programme wins 2020 Nobel Peace Prize
Oct 09, 2020, at 08:30 pm
Stockholm/IBNS: Food-assistance branch of the United Nations, World Food Programme (WFP), won the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday.
Case of Hursan Hassan: Another Uyghur intellectual falsely sentenced, claims Campaign for Uyghurs
Oct 09, 2020, at 05:23 pm
Campaign for Uyghurs group said it is horrified to learn of yet another Uyghur victim of the Chinese regime’s persistent actions to imprison prominent members of the community on false charges.
Pandemic has forever changed online shopping, UN-backed survey reveals
Oct 09, 2020, at 03:38 pm
New York: The COVID-19 pandemic has forever changed the way consumers shop online, the UN trade and development body, UNCTAD, said on Thursday, announcing results of a survey of some 3,700 consumers across nine countries.
Report reveals linkages between human trafficking and forced marriage
Oct 09, 2020, at 03:31 pm
New York: Across the world, girls as young as 12 are being forced or tricked into marrying men who exploit them for sex and domestic work, in what the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has called an “under-reported, global form of human trafficking”.
Guinea: Steer clear of campaign hate speech, top UN officials warn
Oct 09, 2020, at 03:18 pm
New York: Given the history of intercommunal violence in Guinea, two high-level UN Officials voiced concern on Tuesday over the risk of “incitement to hostility, discrimination or violence” as the country gears up for elections on 18 October.
Global trade amid COVID-19: Signs of rebound, but recovery uncertain
Oct 09, 2020, at 03:09 pm
New York: Global trade is showing signs of bouncing back from a deep, COVID-19-induced slump, the World Trade Organization (WTO) has said, with the caveat that any recovery could be badly disrupted by the future course of the pandemic and how societies react.
Six charged in plot to kidnap US state of Michigan governor
Oct 09, 2020, at 02:46 pm
Chicago/Xinhua: Six men were charged in federal court with conspiring to kidnap the US state of Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer, while 7 others were charged in state court under Michigan's anti-terrorism laws with allegedly targeting police and seeking a "civil war."
Donald Trump confirmed that he may hold campaign rally on Saturday
Oct 09, 2020, at 02:39 pm
Washington/Sputnik: US President Donald Trump told the Fox News broadcaster in an interview that he might hold a campaign rally on Saturday.
UK records another 17,540 coronavirus cases with 77 deaths
Oct 09, 2020, at 02:20 pm
London/Xinhua: Another 17,540 people in Britain have tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the total number of coronavirus cases in the country to 561,815, according to official figures released Thursday.
Poland imposes nationwide face mask mandate
Oct 09, 2020, at 02:07 pm
Warsaw/Xinhua: Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said on Thursday that starting from Saturday the wearing of face masks will be mandatory in all public spaces and commercial buildings across the country amid a steep rise in COVID-19 infections.
Pakistani army chief, US special envoy discuss Afghan peace process
Oct 09, 2020, at 01:59 pm
Islamabad/Xinhua: Pakistan's Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa met with visiting U.S. Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad in Rawalpindi on Thursday and discussed the Afghan peace process, the Pakistani army said.
QUAD meeting: Mike Pompeo slams Chinese Communist Party over 'COVID-19 coverup'
Oct 09, 2020, at 02:17 am
Tokyo: Participating in the QUAD meeting in Tokyo this week, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo targeted the Chinese Communist Party over the COVID-19 outbreak coverup.
PoK witnesses protests over demand to release 14 local men amid visit by Army Chief Bajwa
Oct 09, 2020, at 01:47 am
Hunza: Hunza region of Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (POK) recently witnessed demonstration as protesters demanded the release of 14 local men, including political leader Baba Jan, who were jailed in 2011 for 'inciting' people against the government, media reports said.
Release political activists: Demonstrators protest in Gilgit-Baltistan
Oct 09, 2020, at 01:27 am
Hunza: Gilgit-Baltistan region witnessed protest over the crackdown launched by the Pakistan administration against political activists of the region, media reports said on Thursday.
Ontario leads Canada by surpassing 4 million COVID-19 tests
Oct 08, 2020, at 03:35 am
Toronto/IBNS: Ontario continues to lead Canada since the beginning of the pandemic by surpassing four million COVID-19 tests, as well in its daily testing capacity, said Ontario Premier Doug Ford Oct 6 during his daily briefings.
Pakistan: Islamabad HC rejects petition seeking ban on Nawaz Sharif' speeches
Oct 08, 2020, at 03:12 am
Islamabad: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has rejected a petition seeking a ban on PML-N supremo and Pakistan's former PM Nawaz Sharif's speeches.
Pakistan's drug habit is endangering the region, says analyst
Oct 08, 2020, at 02:27 am
Islamabad: Pakistan’s geographic location next to Afghanistan, the world’s largest producer of opium, places the country in a veritable front-row position in terms of drug trafficking, an activist said.
UNGA: 39 countries target China over its policy towards Hong Kong, Xinjiang
Oct 08, 2020, at 02:16 am
Geneva: As many as 39 nations have condemned China's policy towards people in Hong Kong and Xinjiang regions.
Beijing is carrying out 'cultural genocide' in Xinjiang
Oct 08, 2020, at 01:52 am
Beijing: China is carrying out a 'cultural genocide' in Xinjiang region where thousands of people are believed to be kept in concentration camps, according to an article in The Atlantic.
South Korea to legalize abortions within 14 weeks without reasons
Oct 07, 2020, at 10:11 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: South Korea has decided to amend the anti-abortion law with the right granted to a woman to terminate the pregnancy in the period within 14 weeks at her request without any reasons, the South Korean Ministry of Justice announced on Wednesday.
World Bank says Uzbekistan's economic outlook remains positive despite pandemic
Oct 07, 2020, at 09:53 pm
Tashkent/Xinhua: Uzbekistan will be one of only two states in Europe and Central Asia to demonstrate economic growth in 2020, according to the World Bank's Economic Update released Wednesday.
Report outlines long road to post-COVID recovery for Latin America and Caribbean
Oct 07, 2020, at 03:52 pm
New York: Economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic in Latin America and the Caribbean will be slower than the return to productivity following the subprime mortgage crisis more than a decade ago, the head of the UN’s office for the region, ECLAC, said on Tuesday.