Almost dozen participants in Anti-Government demonstrations in Israel arrested: Reports
Sep 21, 2020, at 03:10 pm
Tel Aviv/Sputnik: - Nearly a dozen people were arrested during anti-government demonstrations in Israel, where a new coronavirus-related lockdown has been introduced, The Jerusalem Post newspaper reports.
Bangladesh: Coast Guard officials arrest seven yaba dealers
Sep 21, 2020, at 02:23 pm
Dhaka: Bangladesh Coast Guard officials arrested seven yaba dealers with 500,000 yaba pills while conducting a drive in the Bay of Bengal on Sunday, media reports said.
Afghanistan: Security officials discover ammunition depot in Kabul
Sep 21, 2020, at 04:23 am
The Afghan police have discovered an ammunition depot, loaded with magnetic mines, in the country's capital city Kabul, media reports said.
Bangladesh: Stay order on former PM Khaleda Zia's 4 cases upheld
Sep 21, 2020, at 02:36 am
Dhaka/UNI: The Appellate Division of Bangladesh on Sunday upheld the High Court Division order that stayed the trial proceedings in four more cases against BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia.
2 soldiers killed in operation against militants in NW Pakistan
Sep 21, 2020, at 01:00 am
Islamabad/Xinhua: Two soldiers were killed when the Pakistani military conducted an operation against militants in the country's northwest tribal district of North Waziristan, an army statement said on Saturday night.
Belarusian police arresting protesters in Minsk
Sep 21, 2020, at 12:53 am
Moscow/Sputnik: Police in the Belarusian capital of Minsk began conducting arrests among people who gathered for a rally in the city center close to the presidential palace, Natallya Hanusevich, a spokeswoman for the police department of the Minsk City Executive Committee, told Sputnik on Sunday.
Bangladesh now houses 106 mln internet users
Sep 21, 2020, at 12:40 am
Dhaka: The total number of Bangladeshi internet users has reached 106 million as the first seven months of 2020 witnessed the addition of nearly seven million new users in the country, claimed the country's telecom regulator recently.
UK Health Minister tells public to follow COVID-19 rules or face national lock down
Sep 21, 2020, at 12:34 am
London/Sputnik: UK Health Minister Matt Hancock urged people on Sunday to follow social distancing restrictions to avoid another national lockdown, as the United Kingdom is on the brink of a second wave of COVID-19.
Facebook fears ban on sending EU user data to US will halt Europe operations : Reports
Sep 21, 2020, at 12:21 am
Moscow/Sputnik: Facebook has told Ireland’s High Court that not being able to send data on EU users to the United States, as per a regulator order, might endanger its operations in Europe, the Sunday Business Post reported, citing court papers.
Pakistan: 2018 general elections were rigged, ex-PM Nawaz Sharif
Sep 20, 2020, at 11:16 pm
Islamabad/UNI: Former Pakistan prime minister Nawaz Sharif on Sunday claimed that Pakistan Army manipulated the 2018 general elections in the country and installed an "incompetent man" at the topmost position.
China constructs nine buildings on Nepali territory
Sep 20, 2020, at 10:45 pm
China is continuing its aggressive stance and it has now constructed nine buildings on the Nepali territory, media reports said.
Pakistan opposition gather to oust PM Imran Khan
Sep 20, 2020, at 10:00 pm
Islamabad/UNI: In a bid to dethrone Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan, Pakistan's opposition parties on Sunday convened an All Parties Conference (APC) which was virtually attended by main top opposition party leaders including Asif Ali Zardari and Nawaz Sharif.
Donald Trump says sale of TikTok to Oracle has his approval
Sep 20, 2020, at 02:26 pm
Washington/Sputnik: US President Donald Trump said on Sunday that he has approved the purchase of TikTok, a video-sharing app owned by Chinese company ByteDance, to US software company Oracle.
Package containing deadly poison sent to White House: US official
Sep 20, 2020, at 02:14 pm
Washington/UNI: US officials said on Sunday that they intercepted an envelope which was addressed to the White House and was found to be containing a substance identified as ricin, a deadly poison.
Colombia reopens international flights amid COVID-19
Sep 20, 2020, at 01:52 pm
Bogota/Xinhua: Colombian President Ivan Duque announced the reopening of international flights on Sunday after five months of closure due to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
Two people killed, 14 injured in shooting in US' Rochester: Reports
Sep 20, 2020, at 12:10 am
Moscow/Sputnik: A shooting incident in the city of Rochester, located in the US state of New York, left two people killed and 14 others injured in the early hours of Saturday, local media reported, citing Acting Rochester Police Chief Mark Simmons.
Bangladesh registers 1,567 fresh nCoV cases, with 32 deaths
Sep 20, 2020, at 12:02 am
Dhaka/UNI: Bangladesh has reported 1,567 fresh novel coronavirus cases and 32 deaths on Saturday, making the tally at 347,372 and death toll at 4,913, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said.
Pakistani security forces kill 4 terrorists in Balochistan: Pakistan army
Sep 19, 2020, at 11:55 pm
Islamabad/Xinhua: The Pakistan army said on Saturday that the security forces have killed four terrorists in southwestern Balochistan province during an operation.
Taiwan scrambles fighters to repulse Chinese jets
Sep 19, 2020, at 11:50 pm
Taipei/UNI: For the second consecutive day on Saturday, Taiwanese fighter jets scrambled as Chinese military aircraft crossed the sensitive midline of the Taiwan Strait and intruded Taiwan's air defence identification zone off its southwest coast.
Afghanistan: Balkh suicide attacks leaves 1 killed
Sep 19, 2020, at 10:42 pm
Kabul: At least one person died eight others were hurt as a car bombing targeted an Afghan NDS convoy in Balkh province of Afghanistan on Saturday, media reports said.
Unknown gunmen kill Deputy Head of Paktia Provincial Council
Sep 19, 2020, at 10:20 pm
Kabul: Unknown gunmen killed the deputy head of Paktia Provincial Council in Gardez city of Afghanistan on Saturday, media reports said.
Sep 19, 2020, at 02:37 pm
New York: While deep distrust persists among warring parties in Syria, a “faint but real ray of hope” emerged with the convening in Geneva of the Constitutional Committee after a nine-month hiatus, the top UN envoy helping chart a path out of the near decade-long conflict, told the Security Council on Friday.
Belarus crisis under the spotlight at Human Rights Council
Sep 19, 2020, at 02:31 pm
New York: The Belarus Government should end “violent crackdowns” and “increasing repression” against protesters who are still contesting the result of last month's Presidential elections, UN deputy rights chief Nada Al Nashif told the Human Rights Council on Friday.
Sep 19, 2020, at 02:26 pm
New York: The Global Goals represent the future for millions of girls who want education, women who fight for equality, and youth fighting for clean air, UN Messenger of Peace Malala Yousafzai said on Friday, at a side event of the General Assembly, challenging Member States, “when are you planning to do the work”?
UN rights chief calls for Turkey to probe violations in northern Syria
Sep 19, 2020, at 02:13 pm
New York: The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights has urged Turkey to launch an immediate independent investigation into violations and abuses committed in parts of north, northwest and northeast Syria, which are under the control of its forces and affiliated armed groups.
Bangladesh: Road mishap leaves 4 people killed
Sep 19, 2020, at 02:08 pm
Dhaka: Two buses and a microbus collided on Magura-Jessore Highway in Mugi area of Bangladesh on Friday which left four people killed, media reports said.
Bangladesh: Teen gang-raped in bus in Comilla, 2 arrested
Sep 19, 2020, at 01:51 pm
Comilla: A 16-year-old girl was allegedly held captive and gang-raped in a Tisha Plus Paribahan bus in Bangladesh's Comilla region, media reports said on Saturday.
US agency releases advisory on activities of China's Ministry of State Security
Sep 19, 2020, at 01:37 pm
New York: Amid reports of snooping by Chinese firms, the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has released an advisory on the activities of China's Ministry of State Security (MSS) and its associated agencies and contractors, media reports said.
H&M joins global clamour in ending alleged human rights abuses in China's Xinjiang
Sep 19, 2020, at 01:28 pm
Stockholm: Swedish clothing icon H&M has said it will not buy raw materials from China's Xinjiang region as it suspected the use of 'forced labour'.
Terror Network: Pro-Khalistani group issues letter to discredit Milewski, journalist hits back
Sep 19, 2020, at 05:53 am
Islamabad: A pro-Khalistani group has issued a letter trying to discredit an article by Canadian journalist and researcher Terry Milewski where he has tried to show the nexus between the Khalistani terror network and Pakistan.