Yuen Long train station attack: Hong Kong Police arrest journalist, triggers condemnation
Nov 05, 2020, at 06:44 pm
Hong Kong: The Hong Kong Police officials have arrested a reporter in connection with a programme about a mob attack at Yuen Long train station, media reports said.
Pakistan: Journalist bodies ask govt to frame law to protect scribes
Nov 05, 2020, at 05:28 pm
Islamabad: The Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) and the Freedom Network have asked the Pakistani government to start making law to protect journalists.
Nov 05, 2020, at 05:25 pm
Former Pakistan Ambassador to the US Husain Haqqani has claimed that Pakistan does not want to acknowledge Sindh and Balochistan regions in the country as they view those who want to maintain their identity as a threat to the nation.
India targets Pakistan at UNGA for using pandemic to scale up cross-border terrorism
Nov 05, 2020, at 05:21 pm
New York: India has targeted Pakistan once again at the UNGA over the issue of terrorism and said the neighbouring nation has increased its support to cross-border terror amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Trump campaign files lawsuit to stop counting of ballots in key state of Georgia: Reports
Nov 05, 2020, at 02:17 pm
Washington/Sputnik: The Trump campaign has filed a lawsuit in the battleground state of Georgia to halt the counting of ballots, the Associated Press reported.
We believe we will emerge victorious: Joe Biden
Nov 05, 2020, at 02:04 pm
Washington/UNI: Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden on Wednesday exuded his confidence that he will win the presidential polls once the counting is finished.
US election: Twitter hides Donald Trump's tweet about 'disappearing' lead, calls it 'misleading'
Nov 05, 2020, at 05:22 am
Washington/IBNS: Microblogging site Twitter on Wednesday hid US President Donald Trump's first tweet of Wednesday (morning in America) amid neck-to-neck fight with Democrat nominee Joe Biden in a tight race for the White House.
US Presidential Elections: Donald Trump asks to halt vote counts alleging 'fraud'
Nov 05, 2020, at 04:07 am
Washinton/IBNS: Amid a neck-to-neck fight with Democrat nominee Joe Biden in a tight race for the White House, US President Donald Trump on Wednesday demanded that the counting for the votes be stopped, CNN reported.
Four people stabbed in Washington DC on election night
Nov 05, 2020, at 01:34 am
Washington/UNI: One woman and four men were stabbed in Washington DC, a few blocks from the US White House, on election night, NBC broadcaster has said citing the police.
PPP manifesto not made on others’ whims: Bhutto
Nov 05, 2020, at 12:12 am
Islamabad: Pakistan's key opposition leader and Pakistan Peoples’ Party (PPP) chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Monday said that his party had formulated its own manifesto.
NAB clash case: Bailable arrest warrants issued against Safdar Awan
Nov 04, 2020, at 11:43 pm
Lahore: A Lahore court has issued bailable arrest warrants against Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Captain (r) Safdar Awan in a case connected to a clash between party workers and police outside the National Accountability Bureau Lahore office on the appearance of the party’s vice president Maryam Nawaz in September this year.
Jenifer Rajkumar becomes the first S Asian woman to be elected to NY State Assembly
Nov 04, 2020, at 11:28 pm
Washington/UNI: 38-year-old Indian-American lawyer Jenifer Rajkumar has became the first South Asian woman to be elected to the New York State Assembly.
US Congresswoman Ocasio-Cortez says Trump's claims of victory 'premature,' 'illegitimate'
Nov 04, 2020, at 10:21 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: US Democratic congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has slammed incumbent Donald Trump’s claims of election victory as "premature" and "dangerous," saying that the count of votes must continue.
Protesters blocking traffic in Seattle, arrests made : police
Nov 04, 2020, at 10:01 pm
Washington/Sputnik: Protesters have blocked off streets in downtown Seattle and at least eight arrests have been made, the Police Department said in a statement.
Beijing jails Tibetan singer for criticising Chinese policies in latest song
Nov 04, 2020, at 09:35 pm
Beijing: A Tibetan singer has been jailed for six years by authorities in Beijing for criticising China's repressive policies in his songs.
Outrageous, unprecedented, and incorrect: Joe Biden campaign team responds to Trump's victory remark
Nov 04, 2020, at 08:58 pm
Washington: Democratic nominee Joe Biden's campaign team has responded to President Trump's premature and unsubstantiated statement on US Presidential election victory and said his remark was 'outrageous'.
Twitter calls Donald Trump's 'they are trying to steal the election' tweet 'misleading'
Nov 04, 2020, at 08:45 pm
Washington/IBNS: Micro-blogging site Twitter has called US President Donald Trump's tweet claiming the Democrats were stealing the country's election "misleading", at a time the Republicans are trailing behind their challenger Joe Biden.
US Presidential Election Result: Donald Trump claims victory amid neck-to-neck fight with Joe Biden
Nov 04, 2020, at 07:27 pm
Washington/IBNS: US President Donald Trump on Wednesday claimed his victory even before the emergence of a clear picture of who could enter the White House winning the high-pitched Presidential Election.
Belarus targets women human rights defenders after disputed August elections
Nov 04, 2020, at 03:57 pm
New York: Independent UN experts criticized Belarus on Tuesday for persecuting women human rights defenders, who have been involved in the mass protests underway in the country since August’s controversial presidential election.
‘Take urgent steps’ to calm intercommunal violence in Ethiopia: Guterres
Nov 04, 2020, at 03:51 pm
New York: Inclusive dialogue is crucial to diffuse tensions across Ethiopia, said the UN Secretary-General on Tuesday, following reports of dozens killed and injured during brutal attacks in the west of the country over the weekend.
South Sudan rape convictions reaffirm commitment to zero tolerance
Nov 04, 2020, at 03:46 pm
New York: The top UN official working to end rape during wartime said she was encouraged by recent “positive steps” taken by the South Sudanese army to bring perpetrators to justice, thereby underscoring the Government’s commitment to zero tolerance.
Nigerians need justice, UN rights experts say, in call for inquiry into protestor killings
Nov 04, 2020, at 03:41 pm
New York: The Nigerian Government must establish a credible, independent inquiry into the recent killing of at least 12 peaceful protestors by soldiers, a group of independent UN human rights experts said on Tuesday, as demonstrations against a discredited police unit continue across the country.
Côte d'Ivoire: UN reports 3,000 flee abroad amid electoral violence
Nov 04, 2020, at 03:38 pm
New York: Several thousand people have fled from election-related violence in Côte d'Ivoire to seek sanctuary in neighbouring Liberia, Ghana and Togo, fearing a repeat of the major conflict that followed the election in 2011, the UN refugee agency UNHCR said on Tuesday.
UN expert urges Myanmar not to undermine ‘very lifeblood of democracy’ ahead of polls
Nov 04, 2020, at 03:30 pm
New York: An independent UN human rights expert has called on the Government and military of Myanmar to stop persecuting opposition supporters, including journalists and student protesters, ahead of next week’s general elections.
Donald Trump wins key state of Florida in US election
Nov 04, 2020, at 03:26 pm
Washington/UNI: Incumbent US President Donald Trump has won the battleground state of Florida with its 29 electoral votes, according to Fox News projections.
Terrorist threat in Switzerland high, no data about possible attacks: Intelligence Service
Nov 04, 2020, at 03:05 pm
Geneva/Sputnik: The terrorist threat in Switzerland remains high, but there is no information about impending attacks, Isabelle Graber, spokeswoman for the country's Federal Intelligence Service (FIS), told Sputnik.
UK increases terror threat level to 'severe' after attacks in France, Vienna
Nov 04, 2020, at 02:48 pm
London: The British government has upgraded the terrorism threat level of the country from "substantial" to "severe".
US President election results: Early trends show close fight between Trump, Biden
Nov 04, 2020, at 02:32 pm
Washington: The early results of the US President elections are showing a close fight between incumbent President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden across major seats in the country.
Sarah McBride becomes 1st transgender state senator in US history
Nov 04, 2020, at 02:06 pm
Moscow/UNI: Sarah McBride from the Democratic Party has won the election in the US state of Delaware, thus becoming the first-ever transgender state senator in US history, early results published by The New York Times showed.
Donald Trump Adviser warns US entering 'most dangerous' COVID-19 phase: Reports
Nov 04, 2020, at 01:59 pm
Washington/Sputnik: Dr Deborah Birx, one of President Donald Trump's top medical advisers on the novel coronavirus pandemic, has warned in an internal memorandum that the United States has not turned the corner as the US president claims and is entering the most dangerous period of the outbreak, media reported on Tuesday.