Man in custody in Nantes Cathedral fire case : Reports
Jul 19, 2020, at 11:48 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: French police have detained one person as part of an investigation into the fire at the Cathedral of St. Peter and St. Paul in Nantes, media reported on Sunday.
Witness hearings in Netanyahu case set for Jan. 2021, to be held 3 times weekly : Reports
Jul 19, 2020, at 11:28 pm
Tel Aviv/Sputnik: Witness hearings in the court case against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will take place in January 2021 and will be held three times a week, a Jerusalem court judge ruled on Sunday, according to media reports.
UK explores Japanese firms as potential Huawei replacements to build 5G networks : Reports
Jul 19, 2020, at 11:14 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: The United Kingdom has turned to Japan in search of replacements to China's Huawei in constructing 5G networks in the country, media reported.
Pakistan: Islamabad's Lal Masjid cordoned off to stop cleric’s possible return
Jul 19, 2020, at 10:53 pm
Islamabad/UNI: Lal Masjid here was cordoned off by the police on Sunday so as to prevent the entry of the former khateeb of the mosque Maulana Abdul Aziz as tensions rose between the government and the cleric.
Bangladesh: RAB officials arrested six suspected JMB terrorists
Jul 19, 2020, at 10:48 pm
Dhaka: Rapid Action Battalion RAB (RAB) officials have arrested six suspected members of banned militant outfit Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) from Savar region of capital city Dhaka on Sunday.
Workers vandalise ‘unIslamic’ Buddha statue discovered in Pakistan’s Mardan
Jul 19, 2020, at 09:42 pm
Islamabad: A Buddha statue, which was recently discovered while digging the foundation for a house in Pakistan’s Pashtun-dominated Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province’s Mardan district, was smashed by local workers as they considered it to be unislamic, media reports said.
Donald Trump says he is replacing signature rallies with ‘telephonic’ rallies
Jul 19, 2020, at 02:35 pm
Washinton/Sputnik: US President Donald Trump is replacing his campaign rallies with "tele-rallies," he told his supporters in Wisconsin.
Explosion in Nigeria kills 5 children
Jul 19, 2020, at 01:58 pm
Abuja/Xinhua: An explosion on Saturday killed five children and injured six others at a local village in Nigeria's northwestern state of Katsina, said the police.
US State Department memo: Wuhan lab was not operating safely
Jul 19, 2020, at 06:00 am
Washington: The US State Department has released two partially redacted versions of unclassified memos written by American officials who had visited Wuhan Institute of Virology and expressed concerns over the safety protocols and practices followed by the laboratory in 2018, media reports said.
Pakistan politician demands to know status of ex-TTP spokesman and terrorist Ehsanullah Ehsan
Jul 19, 2020, at 05:52 am
Islamabad: The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) has sought to find out the status of former Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan spokesman and terrorist Ehsanullah Ehsan, who this year escaped from captivity.
Building collapse in PoK leaves 15 hurt
Jul 19, 2020, at 04:42 am
Islamabad/UNI: A three-storey wedding hall building collapsed during renovations in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir's (PoK) Mirpur district, injured at least 15 labourers and leaving dozens more trapped, official said.
Spain orders culling of over 92,000 farmed mink after animals test positive for coronavirus
Jul 19, 2020, at 02:08 am
Teruel/IBNS: The Spanish authorities have ordered the culling of over 92,000 farmed mink after the animals tested positive for Novel Coronavirus, media reports said.
South China Sea is a part of global commons: India reminds Beijing
Jul 19, 2020, at 12:14 am
New Delhi: In its strong reply to China, India has said the strategically crucial South China Sea is a part of the global commons.
Jul 19, 2020, at 12:01 am
Frankfurt: A Sindhi leader has written an open letter to world leaders and human rights organisations and accused Pakistani army generals of their involvement in religious terrorism from Kabul to Kashmir since 1947.
Establish inquiry commission to investigate human rights violations in PoK: Activist tells UNHRC
Jul 18, 2020, at 11:52 pm
Geneva: Activist Sajjad Raja has urged the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) to create a Commission of Inquiry to probe the human rights violations in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) and Gilgit-Baltistan regions of the south Asian country.
Bangladesh: Couple detained for allegedly torturing domestic help
Jul 18, 2020, at 11:44 pm
Dhaka: A couple have been detained by the police from Bangladesh capital Dhaka on allegations of torturing their domestic help.
France: Fire breaks out at Nantes Cathedral, incident investigated as possible arson
Jul 18, 2020, at 11:24 pm
Paris: A fire broke out at a cathedral in the French city of Nantes on Saturday, media reports said.
Jul 18, 2020, at 10:48 pm
Birmingham: A memorandum has been submitted by the Kashmiri community and United Kashmir People's National Party (UKPNP), Birmingham to the Pakistan consulate here, where they have protested against the proposed 14th Amendment Bill in the Interim Constitution of Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK).
Fahim Saleh murder: Aide of Gokada's CEO arrested
Jul 18, 2020, at 05:46 pm
New York/IBNS: The personal assistant of ride-hailing app Gokada's CEO Fahim Saleh was arrested on Friday for allegedly murdering the young entrepreneur, media reports said.
COVID-19 highlights need for renewed, inclusive multilateralism: UN chief
Jul 18, 2020, at 03:40 pm
New York: With the COVID-19 pandemic putting development gains at risk, exposing vulnerabilities and inequalities both within and among nations, the UN Secretary-General is urging governments to reexamine how they work together to solve global challenges.
Mandela Prize awarded to Greek and Guinean rights activists
Jul 18, 2020, at 03:23 pm
New York: The 2020 Nelson Mandela Prize, which is awarded every five years and recognizes those who dedicate their lives to the service of humanity, will go this year to Marianna Vardinoyannis, of Greece, and Doctor Morissana Kouyaté, of Guinea, it was announced on Friday.
UK: Capt Sir Tom Moore knighted during 'unique' ceremony
Jul 18, 2020, at 03:14 pm
London/UNI: Captain Sir Tom Moore was knighted in the Queen's first official engagement in person since lockdown on Saturday.
One injured as blast breaks out near subway station in Kiev
Jul 18, 2020, at 02:45 pm
Kiev/Sputnik: A blast near a subway station in Kiev on Friday, left one person injured, the National Police said.
Senior Iraqi army officer killed in IS attack near Baghdad
Jul 18, 2020, at 02:28 pm
Baghdad/Xinhua: A commander of an Iraqi army's brigade was killed on Friday in an attack by Islamic State (IS) militants in the north of the capital Baghdad, the Iraqi military said.
Canada: Vancouver's St. Paul's Hospital's neonatal intensive care unit hit by COVID-19 outbreak
Jul 18, 2020, at 05:30 am
British Columbia,/IBNS: A COVID-19 outbreak has been detected in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) at St. Paul's Hospital in Canada's Vancouver, according to a notice from Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH), media reports said.
Chinese authorities forcefully relocated over 50 Tibetans, claims Tibet Watch report
Jul 18, 2020, at 12:50 am
Beijing: Chinese authorities forcefully relocated around 59 Tibetans from 13 different households in eastern Tibet on June 24, Free Tibet’s research partner, Tibet Watch has said.
Tibetan govt-in exile hails US move to bar Chinese officials who restrict access to Tibet
Jul 18, 2020, at 12:35 am
Dharamshala: The Tibetan government-in-exile has appreciated the US government's move of imposing visa restrictions on Chinese officials under the Reciprocal Access to Tibet Act.
COVID-19: UN relief chief urges G20 to step up to avert ‘cascading crises’ in fragile countries
Jul 17, 2020, at 10:34 pm
New York: The COVID-19 pandemic and resulting recession are set to trigger the first increase in global poverty in three decades, pushing 265 million people to the point of starvation by the end of the year, the UN’s top humanitarian official warned on Friday.
Macron says EU leaders summit decisive for arriving at compromise on economical recovery
Jul 17, 2020, at 10:27 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: French President Emmanuel Macron expressed the belief on Friday that the first physical summit of the European Union leaders since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic would be decisive for securing agreements for the sake of EU economical and social recovery, expressing confidence that the goals would be achieved under Germany's presidency in the Council of the European Union.
Jul 17, 2020, at 10:23 pm
The world was off track in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030, even before the COVID-19 crisis erupted, but can get back on course by increasing investment in public services, showing solidarity on financing, and “reshaping” how people work, learn, live and consume.