Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Khamenei opens Twitter account in Hindi
Aug 10, 2020, at 03:10 pm
Tehran: Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Khamenei has opened an account in micro-blogging site Twitter in Hindi.
Hong Kong police confirms making 7 arrests in Foreign collusion probe
Aug 10, 2020, at 02:49 pm
Beijing/Sputnik: The Hong Kong police said on Monday that they have arrested seven people under national security law on suspicion of foreign collusion.
Pakistan - 64 killed in three-day monsoon rain spells
Aug 10, 2020, at 02:33 pm
Islamabad/Xinhua: At least 64 people were killed, and dozens of others were injured in heavy monsoon rain-triggered flash floods and different rain-related incidents, during the last three days in different regions of Pakistan, said a report from the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) on Monday.
Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai arrested under National security law - Reports
Aug 10, 2020, at 02:16 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: Hong Kong police have arrested pro-democratic media tycoon Jimmy Lai under the national security law, Global Times reported on Monday.
Nigerian police kill eight gunmen in crossfire
Aug 10, 2020, at 03:01 am
Lagos/Xinhua: At least eight gunmen have been killed in a combat operation by police in Nigeria's northwestern state of Katsina, a police spokesman said on Sunday.
China's BRI will certainly be plagued by delays: Expert
Aug 10, 2020, at 01:58 am
Amid COVID-19 pandemic spread and lockdowns, experts feel that China's Belt Road Initiative (BRI), which was previously known as the ‘One Belt One Road’ (OBOR), might not be shelved but certainly be plagued by delays.
Lebanese Information Minister resigns after Beirut explosion
Aug 10, 2020, at 01:54 am
Moscow/Sputnik: Lebanese Information Minister Manal Abdel Samad on Sunday announced her resigning from office in the wake of a massive explosion in Beirut and subsequent civil unrest.
Saudi Arabia defers to renew pact to supply oil to Pakistan on deferred payments
Aug 10, 2020, at 12:29 am
Islamabad: Saudi Arabia has not renewed an agreement with Pakistan which will allow oil supplies on deferred payments after that pact expired two months back, media reports said.
Bangladesh Crime: Couple found dead at residence in Moulvibazar
Aug 10, 2020, at 12:20 am
Dhaka: A man and his wife were found dead at their residence in Bangladesh's Moulvibazar area, media reports said.
Durand Line on Afghan-Pak border is turning bloodier than LoC: Expert
Aug 09, 2020, at 11:58 pm
Journalist Francesca Marino feels that the ongoing conflict on the Durand Line, which borders Afghanistan and Pakistan, has now become more 'bloodier' than Line of Control.
Aug 09, 2020, at 11:22 pm
New York: Inclusion and participation of the world’s 476 million indigenous peoples must be ensured in the response to the COVID-19 pandemic and on the road ahead towards recovery, UN Secretary-General António Guterres has underscored.
Lessons of Nagasaki survivors should motivate the world to eliminate all nuclear weapons – UN chief
Aug 09, 2020, at 11:06 pm
New York: UN Secretary General António Guterres on Sunday marked 75 years since the atomic bombing of Nagasaki with praise for the hibakusha, the survivors, who transformed their decades-long plight into a warning about the perils of nuclear weapons and an example of the triumph of the human spirit.
China’s party-state has become considerably more assertive in a number of domains: Think Tanks
Aug 09, 2020, at 10:08 pm
Washington: The world is confronting unique changes in relations among the United States, Europe, and China, which have now been further exacerbated by the COVID-19 crisis, top US and European think tanks have said.
Afghanistan: Taliban mortar attack leaves 9 people wounded
Aug 09, 2020, at 09:54 pm
Kabul: At least nine members of a family were wounded as a mortar round fired by Taliban militants landed on their house in Afghanistan, media reports said.
Argentine govt announces economic subsidy for families of COVID-19 victims
Aug 09, 2020, at 02:20 pm
Buenos Aires/Xinhua: The Argentine government announced on Sunday that it would deliver an economic subsidy to relatives of people who have died from the novel coronavirus.
Over 40 Syrians died in Beirut blast : Embassy
Aug 09, 2020, at 02:42 am
Moscow/Sputnik: At least 43 Syrian nationals have died in Tuesday's mammoth blast in Beirut, the Syrian Embassy in Lebanon said Saturday.
World Bank rebuffs Pakistan, refuses to mediate in Indus water sharing issue
Aug 09, 2020, at 01:40 am
Islamabad/UNI: In a rebuff to Pakistan, the World Bank has refused to unilaterally decide on appointment of a neutral expert or Court of Arbitration (COA) for settling the dispute over the water sharing agreement between India and Pakistan under the 1960 Indus Water Treaty and suggested that the two countries mutually decide the matter.
Army officer, 5 militants killed in clashes in western Afghanistan
Aug 08, 2020, at 05:27 pm
Kabul/Xinhua: An Afghan national army officer and five militants were killed during clashes in Afghanistan's western province of Badghis, the country's Ministry of Defense confirmed on Saturday.
Countries urged to target smugglers after 27 migrants die at sea
Aug 08, 2020, at 04:57 pm
New York: Two UN agencies are calling for greater action to dismantle smuggling and trafficking networks following the deaths of 27 migrants off the coast of Mauritania, northwest Africa.
As Beirut rescuers search for survivors, UN warns of ‘huge’ needs
Aug 08, 2020, at 04:55 pm
New York: Across Lebanon, “the needs are immediate, and they are huge” in the aftermath of the explosion that destroyed Beirut city port, UN agencies said on Friday.
Bangladesh road mishap leaves five dead
Aug 08, 2020, at 04:24 pm
Dhaka: A road mishap in Bangladesh's Sarojganj Bazar area left at least five people dead, media reports said on Saturday.
Cross-border links between terrorists, organized crime, underscore need for coherent global response
Aug 07, 2020, at 10:50 pm
New York: The nexus between terrorism and organized crime took centre stage in the Security Council on Thursday, with experts raising fresh concerns over opportunistic alliances emerging among belligerents who share a hostility towards national authorities, and seek to exploit vulnerabilities created by the COVID-19 crisis.
Chaman Incident: Afghans protest against Pakistan
Aug 07, 2020, at 10:49 pm
Kabul: Hundreds of Afghans staged a protest in Kandahar to condemn last week’s deadly incident at Chaman crossing between Afghanistan and Pakistan.
New humanitarian air service boosts COVID-19 response in the Pacific
Aug 07, 2020, at 10:48 pm
New York: A flight carrying protective masks, ventilators and other essential medical supplies for COVID-19 response, landed in Papua New Guinea on Thursday, marking the start of a humanitarian air service for the Pacific region, Governments and the UN World Food Programme (WFP) have announced.
Yemen: Human right violations against journalists, coming ‘from all quarters’
Aug 07, 2020, at 10:46 pm
New York: Unparalleled rights violations and abuses against journalists are being carried out by all parties to the armed conflict in Yemen, the UN human rights chief said on Thursday
China slams US measures against TikTok, WeChat : Foreign Ministry
Aug 07, 2020, at 10:43 pm
Beijing/Sputnik: Beijing opposes the US measures against the Chinese owners of the TikTok and WeChat apps and demands that Washington stops politicizing economic issues, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said on Friday.
Security Council condemns ‘heinous and cowardly’ terrorist attack in Jalalabad
Aug 07, 2020, at 10:41 pm
New York: Members of the UN Security Council have condemned “in the strongest terms” the terrorist attack at a prison complex in Jalalabad, Afghanistan, on Monday, that left at least 29 people – including civilians – dead.
Somalia army says kills 6 al-Shabab militants
Aug 07, 2020, at 10:38 pm
Mogadishu/Xinhua: The Somali National Army (SNA) on Thursday killed six al-Shabab militants in an operation in the outskirts of Kismayo, a town in the southern region of Lower Juba, a military officer confirmed on Friday.
75 years after the bomb, Hiroshima still chooses ‘reconciliation and hope’
Aug 07, 2020, at 10:30 pm
New York: In a video message delivered to a Peace Memorial Ceremony in Japan on Thursday, UN Secretary-General António Guterres has paid tribute to the victims of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, which devastated the city in 1945.
Dhaka: Mountaineer Reshma Nahar Ratna dies in road mishap
Aug 07, 2020, at 10:28 pm
Dhaka: Mountaineer Reshma Nahar Ratna, who was riding a bicycle, died during a road mishap in Bangladesh capital Dhaka on Saturday.