Awami League leader hacked to death
Jul 24, 2020, at 02:35 pm
Dhaka: Unknown attackers hacked to death a Awami League leader in Bangladesh's Nabiganj upazila, media reports said on Friday.
Alberta's last two weeks' COVID-19 new cases are maximum per capita of all provinces: Federal data
Jul 24, 2020, at 05:30 am
Alberta/IBNS: Alberta's new cases of COVID-19 from July 7 to 21 are maximum per capita, of all provinces, according to federally compiled data, media reports said.
Pakistan's 23% non-Muslim population during Partition is now 3%: Ex-advisor to Pak Prime Minister
Jul 23, 2020, at 07:13 pm
London: A former advisor to a Pakistan Prime Minister said the non-Muslim population in the country has dwindled to a meagre three percent now from 23 percent during the Partiton of united India.
Iran urged to release rights activist with COVID-19 symptoms ‘before it is too late’
Jul 23, 2020, at 06:30 pm
New York: A group of independent UN human rights experts has called for Iran to urgently release an activist who reportedly is ill with COVID-19 symptoms “before it is too late”.
Beijing is attempting to change global thinking on South China Sea: Report
Jul 23, 2020, at 06:21 pm
Washington: A Washington-based think tank has claimed that China is not only attempting to change facts on the ground in the South China Sea, but is also seeking to gradually change the world’s mind regarding its claims there.
Rights experts call on Tanzania to end ‘crackdown’ on civic space
Jul 23, 2020, at 06:20 pm
New York: Tanzania should allow peaceful gatherings to take place ahead of elections in October and step back from “draconian” laws, UN-appointed independent rights experts said on Wednesday.
Enforced disappearances of political activists: Family members demonstrate in Sindh
Jul 23, 2020, at 05:56 pm
Sindh: Family members of victims joined to protest in front of the Hyderabad Press Club in Pakistan's Sindh province against alleged enforced disappearances of political activists by the security agencies.
Stop destabilising action: US Secretary of Defense Dr Mark Esper tells China
Jul 23, 2020, at 05:42 pm
Washington: Amid tension arising in different corners of the world due to China's aggressive stance, US Secretary of Defense Dr Mark Esper has directed China to stop its 'destabilizing actions' and abide by international laws and norms.
Canada: Uyghur victims narrate about Chinese atrocities to House of Commons
Jul 23, 2020, at 05:33 pm
Ottawa: The House of Commons of Canada on Monday discussed the human rights situation of Uyghurs in China’s Xinjiang province where the experts discussed the threats faced by the people belonging to the minority community in the country.
Prominent Pakistani journalist abducted in Islamabad, later released
Jul 23, 2020, at 05:25 pm
Islamabad: A prominent Pakistani journalist, who is an outspoken critic of the military establishment, was abducted and then released after 12 hours in captivity.
Cyber spy: US accuses hackers of trying to steal COVID-19 vaccine data for China
Jul 23, 2020, at 05:08 pm
Washington: The US government has accused China of sponsoring hackers who have targeted labs developing vaccine to fight COVID-19 disease, which is believed to have spread across the globe from Wuhan.
Jul 23, 2020, at 04:58 pm
Beijing: In what can be seen as an aggressive stance taken by China to destroy religious tolerance in the country, authorities have directed some Christians to smash the crosses on their churches and remove images of Jesus from their homes, media reports said.
Canada: Complaints raised against Gov Gen Payette over harassment, verbal abuse at Rideau Hall
Jul 23, 2020, at 05:43 am
Ottawa/IBNS: Multiple sources have complained to CBC News about a toxic atmosphere of harassment and verbal abuse created by Canada's Governor General Julie Payette at Rideau Hall, Payette's official residence, media reports said.
Jul 23, 2020, at 05:28 am
Quebec, Jul 22 (IBNS): Quebec's surge in the number of new cases of coronavirus since the end of June has been mainly due to increased family contacts, Quebec Health Ministry was quoted as saying in media reports.
7 Afghan security forces killed during Taliban attack
Jul 22, 2020, at 10:46 pm
Kabul/UNI: At least seven Afghan security forces were killed in a Taliban attack in the southern province of Kandahar on Wednesday, according to police chief Tadin Khan.
Afghanistan: Two car bomb explosions hit Helmand
Jul 22, 2020, at 10:40 pm
Kabul/UNI: Two car bomb explosions hit Afghanistan's southern province of Helmand, resulting in injuries and fatalities both for the Afghan military and the Taliban, TOLOnews reported on Wednesday.
Sri Lankan PM orders probe into illegal poaching leading to leopard deaths
Jul 22, 2020, at 10:36 pm
Colombo/Xinhua: Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa has instructed the wildlife department to probe incidents of illegal poaching after leopards were killed in snares in recent weeks, local media reported on Wednesday.
Bangladesh COVID-19 cases reach 213,254 with 2,751 deaths
Jul 22, 2020, at 10:34 pm
Dhaka/Xinhua: Bangladesh reported 2,744 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, taking the total to 213,254, with 2,751 deaths so far.
Beijing calls on US to abolish 'revolting' decision to close Chinese consulate in Houston
Jul 22, 2020, at 10:25 pm
Beijing/Sputnik: China is calling on the United States to immediately abolish the decision to close China's Consulate General in the city of Houston, the Foreign Ministry's spokesperson, Wang Wenbin, said on Wednesday.
Afghanistan: Security forces recover Pakistani national identity cards from slain militants
Jul 22, 2020, at 10:07 pm
Kabul: Afghanistan security forces have recovered Pakistani National Identity Cards from the slain militants who were killed during an operation in Afghanistan's southern Kandahar province, media reports said.
Israel-Palestine: Breakdown in cooperation over COVID, now putting lives at risk
Jul 22, 2020, at 03:43 pm
Cooperation between Israelis and the Palestinians at the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic is breaking down, putting human lives at risk as the economy goes into meltdown and the threat of Israeli annexation of parts of the West Bank lingers, the UN’s Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process says.
Ethiopia urged to allow peaceful demonstrations, investigate protestor deaths
Jul 22, 2020, at 03:38 pm
Independent UN human rights experts are urging the Ethiopian authorities to allow peaceful demonstrations, in a new appeal for investigations into the deaths of people protesting the recent killing of a popular singer and activist from the Oromo ethnic group.
Harness multilateralism’s power to urgently advance women’s rights amid COVID recovery
Jul 22, 2020, at 03:34 pm
With essential resources for women’s health being diverted to emergency COVID-19 response around the world, Governments, civil society leaders, CEOs and academic experts gathered virtually on Tuesday, to explore ways to accelerate the achievement of landmark targets set 25 years ago for gender equality and women’s empowerment.
COVID-19 scapegoating triggers fresh displacement in Yemen, warns migration agency
Jul 22, 2020, at 03:15 pm
New York: COVID-19 fears have prompted fresh displacement in war-torn Yemen, and forced many of those on the move to sell what little they have to survive, UN humanitarians said on Tuesday.
Afghanistan: Police kill Taliban terrorist during operation
Jul 22, 2020, at 02:59 pm
Kabul: The Kabul Police have killed a suspected Taliban terrorist during an operation in Afghanistan's Shakar Dara district, media reports said.
Mike Pompeo targets China for aggressive stance
Jul 22, 2020, at 02:48 pm
Washington: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has targeted China for its aggressive expansionist move and said Beijing should behave in the international system in ways that are appropriate and consistent with the international order.
Amid COVID-19 scare, Nobel Prize banquet to be cancelled for first time since 1956: Report
Jul 22, 2020, at 05:43 am
Stockholm/IBNS: The Nobel Prize banquet might be cancelled this year for the first time in over half a century amidst a continuous peak in the coronavirus cases globally, media reports said on Tuesday.
Chinese companies forcing Uyghur population to produce face masks
Jul 22, 2020, at 04:52 am
An investigation conducted by an American newspaper has unveiled that Chinese companies are using Uyghur Muslims to produce protective gears needed to fight COVID-19 which include masks.
Toronto witnesses protest against Chinese communist regime
Jul 22, 2020, at 04:38 am
Toronto: A large number of people in Canadian city of Toronto recently staged a protest against the Communist Chinese regime outside the Chinese consulate.
Bangladesh: 3057 test positive for COVID-19 , 41 die in past 24 hrs
Jul 21, 2020, at 10:48 pm
Dhaka/UNI: The death toll from coronavirus reached 2,709 in Bangladesh on Tuesday as 41 more people lost their lives in the last 24 hours while 3057 new cases were reported in the same period.