Russian COVID-19 cases rise by 6,736 to 681,251
Jul 05, 2020, at 02:54 pm
Moscow/Xinhua: Russia recorded 6,736 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, taking its total to 681,251, the country's coronavirus response center said in a statement Sunday.
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China's secrecy, deceptions led to COVID-19 spread worldwide: Donald Trump
Jul 05, 2020, at 12:09 pm
Washington/IBNS: United States President Donald Trump launched yet another attack on China while addressing the second ''Salute to America'' rally on the nation's 244th Independence Day, alleging that Beijing's secrecy and deceptions have allowed the deadly coronavirus to spread across the world.
Ex-minister TM Gius Uddin dies of COVID-19 in Bangladesh
Jul 04, 2020, at 06:44 pm
Dhaka/UNI: TM Gius Uddin, former Minister and Shariatpur district unit BNP former president, passed away at a hospital in Dhaka on Friday night with COVID-19.
French extremist sentenced to 30 years in jail for IS group execution in Syria – Reports
Jul 04, 2020, at 06:34 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: A court in Paris has sentenced Tyler Vilus to 30 years in jail for his role in an Islamic State (IS, terrorist organization, banned in Russia) group execution in Syria, according to French media reports.
U.S. nightclub shooting leaves 1 dead, 3 wounded
Jul 04, 2020, at 06:27 pm
Washington/Xinhua: A man was killed and three others wounded in a shooting on early Saturday at a sports bar in the southern US state of Mississippi, local authorities have said.
Five killed, 10 injured in bomb attack in southwest Somalia
Jul 04, 2020, at 04:57 pm
Mogadishu/Xinhua: At least five people were killed and ten others injured following a bomb attack in Baidoa, southwest Somalia on Saturday, officials said.
Afghanistan: Police foil militants bid to detonate remote-controlled bomb in Kabul
Jul 04, 2020, at 04:11 pm
Kabul/IBNS: The Kabul police have foiled terrorists' bid to detonate a remote-controlled bomb in the Afghanistan capital city, media reports said.
PLA drills on South China Sea: Philippines warns Beijing of 'severest response'
Jul 04, 2020, at 11:20 am
Manila: The Philippine foreign secretary has warned China that it might face severe response in case the ongoing Chinese military exercises in the disputed South China Sea spill over to Philippine territory.
Pentagon lauds India for supporting Afghanistan-led peace process in the war-ravaged nation
Jul 04, 2020, at 11:01 am
Washington: The US Department of Defence has appreciated India's role in Afghanistan and described it as the 'largest donor' of the south Asian war-ravaged nation.
Alabama shooting leaves 8 year-old child dead: Police
Jul 04, 2020, at 09:36 am
Moscow/Sputnik: A 8-year-old child has been killed during a shooting incident that took place in the city of Hoover, Alabama, local police said.
Nepal’s official document reveals Chinese encroachment in seven districts
Jul 04, 2020, at 09:31 am
Kathmandu: Reflecting the aggressive stance followed by China, a document released by the Survey Department of the Ministry of Agriculture in Nepal has shown by 2017 Beijing has encroached 36 hectares of the country’s territory at 10 places along the northern border.
UN rights office expresses alarm at Hong Kong arrests under new security law
Jul 04, 2020, at 09:26 am
New York: The UN human rights office, OHCHR, has expressed alarm at the arrest of demonstrators in Hong Kong, following China’s adoption of a national security law for the Special Administrative Region (SAR).
Baloch poet rejects literary award from Pakistan govt due to state’s oppressive policies
Jul 04, 2020, at 09:04 am
Islamabad/IBNS: A Baloch poet has rejected an academic award from Pakistan citing the Imran Khan government’s policies ‘inflicted’ on Balochistan that have ‘subjugated’ the populace.
Jul 04, 2020, at 08:43 am
Quetta: Pakistan's Balochistan region is not only seeing a massive surge in COVID-19 cases but also continuous raids and alleged abductions by Pakistan's Armed forces, media reports said.
Death toll of Pakistan's train-van collision rises to 22
Jul 04, 2020, at 08:37 am
Islamabad/Xinhua: Death toll of the collision between a train and a passenger van in Pakistan's eastern city of Sheikhupura has risen to 22 on Friday night, Quratul Ain, spokesperson of Pakistan Railways said.
Pro-democracy activist Nathan Law flees Hong Kong as mainland China's draconian new rule takes hold
Jul 03, 2020, at 07:00 pm
Hong Kong: Just days after China secretly drafted and introduced a new controversial security law for Hong Kong, a prominent democracy activist fled the region, vowing to continue the fight from foreign shores.
20 Sikh Yatrees returning from Nankana Sahib killed in bus-train collision in Pakistan's Sheikhupura
Jul 03, 2020, at 06:08 pm
Islamabad/IBNS: At least 20 people, mostly Sikh pilgrims, were killed in a collision between a train and a bus near Sheikhupura on Friday afternoon, officials said, reported media.
Suspected drug peddler killed during gunfight with police in Cox's Bazar
Jul 03, 2020, at 05:39 pm
Dhaka: A reported gunfight with the police left a suspect drug peddler killed in Bangladesh's Cox's Bazar region, media reports said.
China names security adviser to Hong Kong's new security committee : State-run media
Jul 03, 2020, at 05:10 pm
Beijing/Sputnik: China's State Council has appointed Luo Huining as national security adviser to the Committee for Safeguarding National Security of Hong Kong set up by fresh security law, the state-run Xinhua news agency reported on Friday.
Canadian man arrested after breaching PM's estate
Jul 03, 2020, at 05:06 pm
Ottawa/UNI: An Canadian military man was arrested on Friday, after he drove his pick-up truck through the gates of the estate where Prime Minister Justin Trudeau lives, police said.
Strong explosion occurs at firework factory in NW Turkey
Jul 03, 2020, at 05:04 pm
Ankara/Xinhua: A powerful explosion occurred at a fireworks factory in Turkey's northwestern Sakarya province on Friday, local media reported.
Kyrgyzstan reports 506 new COVID-19 cases
Jul 03, 2020, at 04:43 pm
Bishkek/Xinhua: Kyrgyzstan reported 506 new confirmed COVID-19 cases on Friday, taking the total number to 6,767.
Sikh pilgrims among 19 killed in bus-train collision in Pakistan's Sheikhpura
Jul 03, 2020, at 04:43 pm
Islamabad/IBNS: At least 19 people, mostly Sikh pilgrims, in a collision between a train and a bus near Sheikhupura on Friday afternoon, said a media report.
Boris Johnson wants higher black representation in UK police in bid to fight injustice
Jul 03, 2020, at 04:35 pm
London/Sputnik: UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Friday that he wanted a higher percentage of black people to serve on the country's police force and more "success stories" of young black people to help rectify racial injustice.
Investigating ‘illegal’ licences of 236 pilots: Pakistan govt
Jul 03, 2020, at 04:31 pm
Islamabad/UNI: The Pakistani government has said that the inquiry into the issuance of ‘illegal’ licences to about 236 pilots is currently in progress and that the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) would complete the scrutiny of suspected pilots and verification of the credentials of other aviation staff in the coming days.
Japan protests after Chinese vessels enter waters near disputed Senkaku islands
Jul 03, 2020, at 04:28 pm
Tokyo/Sputnik: Tokyo protested to Beijing after Chinese Coast Guard ships entered waters near the disputed Senkaku Islands, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said on Friday.
Jul 03, 2020, at 12:06 pm
A Baloch leader has claimed that the recent attack on the Pakistan Stock Exchange building in Karachi on Monday is acting as a warning to Pakistan and China to quit Balochistan.
Jul 03, 2020, at 11:57 am
Washington: The U.S. Department of State, the U.S. Department of the Treasury, the U.S. Department of Commerce, and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) are issuing a joint advisory urging U.S. companies to monitor their activities in China, particularly in the Xinjiang region, where the Chinese government is harshly repressing its own people and is committing human rights abuses.
Pakistan: PML-Q opposes construction of Hindu temple in Islamabad
Jul 03, 2020, at 11:51 am
Islamabad: The Pakistan Muslim League (Quaid e Azam Group) has opposed the construction of a Hindu temple in capital Islamabad.
Pakistan: UN experts appalled by the enforced disappearance of activist Idris Khattak
Jul 03, 2020, at 11:32 am
Geneva: UN human rights experts welcomed recently the disclosure by the Pakistani Government of the whereabouts of Idris Khattak, a leading human rights defender who went missing last year, yet strongly condemned his enforced disappearance.