Guterres regrets death in Kyrgyzstan, calls for dialogue to end violence
Oct 07, 2020, at 03:45 pm
New York: The UN Secretary-General said on Tuesday that he was “closely monitoring” the situation in the Kyrgyz Republic, where protests erupted a day earlier in the aftermath of Sunday’s parliamentary elections.
DR Congo: Children suffering ‘unrelenting violence’, UNICEF deeply concerned
Oct 07, 2020, at 03:42 pm
New York: Thousands of children continue to suffer grievously as unrelenting violence persists across eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Tuesday, expressing deep concern.
Starvation used as weapon of war in South Sudan conflict, UN rights body finds
Oct 07, 2020, at 03:38 pm
New York: Starvation is being intentionally used as a war tactic in South Sudan’s brutal conflict, a UN-backed human rights panel said on Tuesday, releasing its latest report on the country.
More action needed for seafarers, ‘collateral victims’ of measures to curb COVID-19
Oct 07, 2020, at 03:33 pm
New York: Highlighting an “unparalleled crisis” affecting hundreds of thousands of crew members and maritime workers reeling due to the impact of COVID-19, the UN has called on the business sector and others involved in the shipping industry to do more to address the plight of seafarers worlwide.
UN rights chief urges Iran to release jailed human rights defenders, citing COVID-19 risk
Oct 07, 2020, at 03:14 pm
New York: The top UN rights official has called on Iran to release imprisoned human rights defenders, lawyers and political prisoners, citing deep concerns over their situation and heightened risk of contracting COVID-19.
Ten al-Shabab militants killed in southern Somalia
Oct 07, 2020, at 02:45 pm
Mogadishu/Xinhua: Somali National Army (SNA) on Tuesday killed 10 al-Shabab militants including two senior officials after conducting operation in several locations near Barire town in Lower Shabelle region, southern Somalia, officials said.
Afghan police arrest 5 drug smugglers, destroy 2 heroin labs
Oct 07, 2020, at 02:37 pm
Kabul/Xinhua: The police have arrested five drug smugglers and destroyed two heroin labs in separate operations in Afghanistan, said a statement released by the Ministry of Interior Affairs on Tuesday.
Facebook, Instagram ban all QAnon-linked accounts - Statement
Oct 07, 2020, at 02:30 pm
Washington/Sputnik: Facebook and Instagram will immediately begin removing all accounts linked to the QAnon conspiracy theory movement, the company said in a statement.
Canada: Quebec joins COVID-19 Alert app, few provinces resist
Oct 07, 2020, at 01:20 am
Quebec/IBNS: Canadian province Quebec's joining in the COVID-19 Alert app, and Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island (PEI)'s commitment to join it in the coming days, has left British Columbia (B.C.), and Alberta as the only remaining provinces with no immediate plans to activate the digital app, media reports said.
UN condemns deadly suicide attack in eastern Afghanistan
Oct 06, 2020, at 11:34 pm
New York: The United Nations has strongly condemned Saturday’s suicide attack on a government building in Nangarhar province, eastern Afghanistan, and underlined that the perpetrators must be brought to justice.
Assad confirms Turkey deploys Terrorists from Syria, other countries to Fight in Karabakh
Oct 06, 2020, at 11:10 pm
Damascus/Sputnik: Syrian President Bashar Assad told Sputnik that Damascus had enough "indicators" to be convinced that Turkey had deployed terrorists from Syria and other countries to Nagorno-Karabakh, where armed conflict between the Armenian forces and Azerbaijan has been ongoing for over a week now, the same way in which Ankara did in Syria and Libya.
WHO says Russia shared data on phase I, II clinical trials of COVID-19 Vaccine Sputnik V
Oct 06, 2020, at 11:03 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: Russia has shared with the World Health Organization (WHO) the data obtained during phase I and II of the clinical trials of its Sputnik V vaccine against COVID-19, an adviser at the WHO's Western Pacific Regional Office said on Tuesday.
Sheikh Hasina to lead global leaders at CVF Event
Oct 06, 2020, at 10:55 pm
Dhaka/UNI: Bangladesh along with Global Center on Adaptation (GCA) will host the virtual Climate Vulnerable Forum (CVF) Leaders’ Event on Wednesday at 1900 hours.
Oct 06, 2020, at 09:50 pm
The 2020 Nobel Prize for physics was awarded to scientists Roger Penrose, Reinhard Genzel and Andrea Gheza on Tuesday.
Canada: Baloch activists protest against Pakistani atrocities
Oct 06, 2020, at 03:57 pm
Toronto: Canadian Baloch rights activists recently demonstrated against atrocities by Pakistan in Balochistan.
Afghanistan's Nangarhar car bomb blast: ISI link suspected
Oct 06, 2020, at 03:53 pm
Kabul: There might be a link between the car bomb explosion in the Nangarhar region of Afghanistan and Pakistan's spy agency Inter-Services Intelligence, media reports said.
UN chief condemns continuing escalation of violence in Nagorno-Karabakh
Oct 06, 2020, at 03:49 pm
New York: The United Nations Secretary-General has condemned the continuing escalation of violence in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict zone, reminding all sides of their obligations under international humanitarian law to protect civilians and civilian infrastructure.
Nearly 50,000 Brazilian tourism businesses close due to COVID-19
Oct 06, 2020, at 03:45 pm
Rio de Janeiro/Xinhua: Brazil's tourism sector lost 49,900 businesses from March to August due to the COVID-19 pandemic, accounting for 16.7 percent of pre-pandemic tourism businesses, the National Confederation of Trade in Goods, Services and Tourism (CNC) said on Monday.
Put peace in Libya first, UN chief urges summit on war-shattered nation
Oct 06, 2020, at 03:31 pm
New York: A “rare opportunity” for peace in Libya should be seized by all those involved directly or indirectly in the conflict, António Guterres said on Monday, at a High-Level virtual meeting convened to end the fighting.
Harness ‘transformative potential’ of urbanization for people and planet
Oct 06, 2020, at 03:15 pm
New York: Commemorating World Habitat Day, top UN officials on Monday called for urgent action to provide low-income families and vulnerable populations more secure affordable housing and easy access to water, sanitation, transport and other basic services.
Don't let COVID-19 dominate you: Donald Trump tells Americans
Oct 06, 2020, at 03:02 pm
Washington: After spending three nights in the hospital, US President Donald Trump is back in the White House to continue his treatment for coronavirus, media reports said.
COVID-19 lockdown forces 40 percent of Philippines firms to close shop in July
Oct 06, 2020, at 02:43 pm
Manila/Xinhua: Forty percent of firms in the Philippines have temporarily suspended their operations in July 2020 due to strict community quarantine measures the government imposed to stem the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), according to a World Bank survey released on Tuesday.
Canada reports 1,800 average daily COVID-19 cases in past week
Oct 06, 2020, at 02:39 pm
Ottawa/Xinhua: Canada's COVID-19 cases continue to increase steeply, with an average of more than 1,800 new cases being reported daily in the most recent 7 days, according to the Public Health Agency of Canada Tuesday.
Number of people injured in clashes in Bishkek tops 120
Oct 06, 2020, at 02:30 pm
Bishkek/Sputnik: The number of people injured in clashes between security officials and protesters in Bishkek has exceeded 120, the Kyrgyz Health Ministry said on Monday.
Afghanistan's Nangarhar car bomb blast: ISI link suspected
Oct 06, 2020, at 05:19 am
Kabul: There might be a link between the car bomb explosion in the Nangarhar region of Afghanistan and Pakistan's spy agency Inter-Services Intelligence, media reports said.
Cambodia's naval base set to witness China-led expansion
Oct 06, 2020, at 05:07 am
Beijing/Washington/Phnom Penh: The US has expressed concern over the China-backed expansion at Cambodia Ream Naval Base.
German Chancellor Angela Merel warns Beijing to open up or risk losing access to EU market
Oct 06, 2020, at 04:49 am
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has warned China that Europe may soon start limiting Chinese companies’ access to the single market if Beijing does not agree to a major opening up by the end of this year.
China admits death of Uyghur man whose family says he was held in Xinjiang camps since 2017
Oct 06, 2020, at 12:47 am
London: In a rare stance, China has formally confirmed to the UN the death of a Uyghur man whose family believes he had been held in a Xinjiang internment camp since 2017, media reports said.
Mongolia witnesses anti-China demonstration
Oct 06, 2020, at 12:40 am
Ulaanbaatar: Mongolia witnessed an anti-China demonstration recently ahead of the scheduled visit of US State Secretary Mike Pompeo.
National Day demonstration: US condemns arrest of over 80 Hong Kong protesters
Oct 06, 2020, at 12:24 am
Washington: The United States said it is 'outraged' at the Hong Kong government’s arbitrary arrest of more than 80 people on October 1 for allegedly participating in a pro-democracy demonstration on China's National Day.