Rajapaksha clan wins Sri Lankan polls as faithfuls hand over unprecedented power
Aug 07, 2020, at 07:27 pm
Colombo: The Sri Lankan electorate handed an unprecedented power to the Rajapaksha family after the brothers registered a landslide win, trouncing their opponent, in the recently concluded elections.
Pakistan: Peshawar police squad poses for selfie with murderer of blasphemy accused
Aug 07, 2020, at 06:48 pm
Peshawar: Shocking the world, an image of a Peshawar Police squad posing for a selfie with Faisal, also known as Khalid, who is accused of killing an American citizen in a Peshawar court last week, has gone viral on the internet.
ISIS Khorasan branch new leader is Pak-based Haqqani Network terrorist, claims Afghanistan Minister
Aug 07, 2020, at 06:40 pm
Kabul: An Afghanistan minister has claimed that the new leader of ISIS Khorasan branch in the country is a Pakistan-based Haqqani Network terrorist.
Aug 07, 2020, at 06:35 pm
Glasgow: A prominent Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK) activist observed the first anniversary of Indian government's move of scrapping Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir last year by cutting tri-colour cake and releasing balloons.
Covid-19 and floods will hold back China's economic recovery: Analysts
Aug 07, 2020, at 06:11 pm
Beijing: The fresh wave of COVID-19 outbreak and the flood hitting the country might hold back China’s recovery from the pandemic as consumption and construction are likely to be hit, analysts believe.
Canada vows to take countermeasures after US re-imposes 10-pct aluminum tariff
Aug 07, 2020, at 03:08 pm
Ottawa/Xinhua: Canada has vowed to take countermeasures after U.S. President Donald Trump announced the decision to re-impose a 10-percent tariff on Canadian aluminum imports citing national security concerns.
Hostage-taker in France's Le Havre Detained by Police – Reports
Aug 07, 2020, at 02:52 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: French police have detained a man, who took hostages in a bank in the city of La Havre, French media reported.
Director of Beirut's Port Among 16 Detained People After Deadly Explosion – Reports
Aug 07, 2020, at 02:15 pm
Doha/Sputnik: Director of Beirut’s port Hassan Koraytem is one of 16 people detained following the devastating explosion that resulted in the massive destruction in the Lebanese capital, the LBC broadcaster reported.
Donald Trump Signs Executive Order on Banning Transactions With TikTok’s Developer
Aug 07, 2020, at 02:01 pm
Washington/Sputnik: US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order, which bans any transaction with TikTok’s developer ByteDance Ltd. 45 days after the document’s signing.
Canada announces vital initiatives to procure vaccines, therapies to prevent COVID-19
Aug 07, 2020, at 05:13 am
Ottawa/IBNS: Anita Anand, Canada's Public Services and Procurement Minister has announced during a news conference in Toronto that the Government of Canada has entered into agreements with Pfizer and Moderna to secure millions of doses of potential COVID-19 vaccines.
Canada-US border closure could last for months as many Canadians prefer so amid pandemic
Aug 06, 2020, at 02:32 am
Ottawa/IBNS: The alarming rate of increase in COVID-19 in many US states has led to the extension of Canada-US land border closure to non-essential traffic until at least Aug 21 affecting the lives of many people on both sides, media reports said.
Afghanistan: Afghan forces arrest top ISIS leader
Aug 05, 2020, at 10:47 pm
Kabul: Afghanistan security forces have arrested a top commander of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria Khurasan (ISIS-K), media reports said on Wednesday.
Rocket hits Green Zone in Iraq's Baghdad
Aug 05, 2020, at 10:41 pm
Baghdad/Xinhua: A Katyusha rocket landed on Wednesday in the heavily fortified Green Zone in central the Iraqi capital Baghdad without causing casualties, an Interior Ministry source said.
Port in Tripoli to perform functions of Beirut Port destroyed by blast
Aug 05, 2020, at 10:38 pm
Tripoli/Sputnik: The Lebanese Supreme Defense Council decided at a meeting on Wednesday that a port in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli will take over the functions of the port in Beirut, which was recently destroyed by a powerful explosion.
Trudeau Says Canada Stands Ready to Help to Lebanon Following Beirut Explosion
Aug 05, 2020, at 07:04 pm
Toronto/Sputnik: Canada stands ready to assist Lebanon in the aftermath of an explosion in Beirut earlier on Tuesday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said in a statement.
Disney Loses $4.7Bln Amid COVID-19 Pandemic - Financial Statement
Aug 05, 2020, at 06:57 pm
Washington/Sputnik: The Walt Disney Company in a press release revealed that the company lost $4.7 billion in its third quarter of the fiscal year.
2 Filipinos among those killed in powerful Beirut blast
Aug 05, 2020, at 06:52 pm
Manila/Xinhua: Two Filipinos were among those killed in Tuesday's powerful explosion that ripped through Lebanese capital Beirut, the Philippines' Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said on Wednesday.
Lebanon's security service began Ammonium nitrate investigation five months ago - Reports
Aug 05, 2020, at 06:45 pm
Beirut/Sputnik: The Lebanese National Security Service launched an investigation five months ago in connection with the discovery of a large amount of ammonium nitrate in the port of Beirut, Lebanese television channel OTV reported, citing its own security sources.
One Australian among dead in "horrific" Beirut explosion: PM
Aug 05, 2020, at 06:39 pm
Canberra/Xinhua: One Australian has been killed by the explosions happened in Beirut on Tuesday, Prime Minister Scott Morrison has confirmed.
Embassy says no Russians gravely injured in Beirut explosion
Aug 05, 2020, at 06:22 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: There are no Russians among those gravely injured in the powerful explosion that rocked the Lebanese capital of Beirut on Tuesday, the Russian Embassy told Sputnik.
Afghan president expresses sympathy with Lebanese gov't over Beirut port blast
Aug 05, 2020, at 05:39 pm
Kabul/Xinhua: Afghan President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani has expressed sympathy over deadly blast in the Beirut port and condolences to the victims' families, said a statement of Presidential Palace released here Wednesday.
Lebanon: UN ‘actively assisting’ in response to huge explosions at Beirut port
Aug 05, 2020, at 05:15 pm
New York: The United Nations has said that it is “actively assisting” in the response to the horrific explosions that ripped through the port area of Beirut on Tuesday, reportedly leaving dozens dead and thousands wounded, among them some UN naval peacekeepers.
Convention on worst forms of child labour receives universal ratification
Aug 05, 2020, at 05:14 pm
New York: All 187 countries that are members of the UN International Labour Organization (ILO) have now ratified a convention to protect children from the worst forms of child labour, including slavery, prostitution and trafficking.
‘Heed the calls’ for ceasefire in north-western Syria – UN
Aug 05, 2020, at 04:45 pm
New York: The United Nations expressed concern on Tuesday for the safety and protection of more than four million civilians in north-western Syria, which has been hit with aerial bombardments over the past few days.
UN censures ‘heinous attacks’ in Lake Chad Basin
Aug 05, 2020, at 04:05 pm
New York: The Secretary-General strongly condemned “heinous attacks” against civilians in the Lake Chad Basin, a UN spokesperson said on Monday.
UN censures ‘heinous attacks’ in Lake Chad Basin
Aug 05, 2020, at 04:04 pm
Beirut explosion: Death toll touches 78, country mourns
Aug 05, 2020, at 03:26 pm
Beirut: The death toll due to the explosion in Beirut city of Lebanon touched 78 as 4000 others suffered injuries on Tuesday, media reports said on Wednesday.
Massive explosion rocks Lebanon's capital Beirut, at least 50 dead
Aug 05, 2020, at 05:46 am
Beirut/IBNS: At least 50 people were killed and countless injured after a massive explosion rocked the Lebanese capital Beirut on Tuesday, sending huge plumes of smoke billowing into the sky.
Nepal records 259 new cases, 65 recoveries, one fatality
Aug 05, 2020, at 02:02 am
Kathmandu/UNI: Nepal’s Health Ministry said that the country on Tuesday recorded 259 new cases of COVID-19, taking the nation's tally to 21,009.
Mike Pompeo, Baradar discuss start of intra-Afghan talks
Aug 04, 2020, at 11:21 pm
Washington/UNI: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday held discussions with the Taliban’s deputy leader Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar and discussed the possibility of starting the intra-Afghan talks.