Ferry capsizes in Dhaka, 25 bodies recovered
Jun 29, 2020, at 04:10 pm
Dhaka/UNI: At least 25 people drowned and several were missing after a ferry carrying around 100 passengers capsized in Buriganga river adjacent to Dhaka’s Shyambazar on Monday morning.
Afghanistan: Bomb blast leaves six killed in Helmand
Jun 29, 2020, at 03:58 pm
Kabul/IBNS: A roadside mine blast in Afghanistan's southern Helmand province on Sunday left at least six civilians killed, media reports said on Monday.
Afghanistan: Mortar shell attack leaves 10 people killed
Jun 29, 2020, at 03:40 pm
Kabul/IBNS: A mortar shell landed in a busy market in Sangin district of Afghanistan which left at least 10 people killed, media reports said.
Pakistan: 4 militants, 5 security personnel killed in terror attack in Karachi
Jun 29, 2020, at 03:33 pm
Islamabad/Xinhua: Four militants and five security personnel were killed in a terrorist attack on the Pakistan Stock Exchange building in southern port city of Karachi on Monday, police said.
Pakistan: Terrorists attack Karachi Stock Exchange building, multiple casualties reported
Jun 29, 2020, at 01:51 pm
Karachi/IBNS: In an yet another terrorist attack in the South Asian country, four gunmen attacked the Stock Exchange building in Pakistan's Karachi leaving several dead on Monday, media reports said.
Pakistan: Gunmen attack Karachi Stock Exchange building, two killed
Jun 29, 2020, at 11:58 am
Karachi/IBNS: At least two people were killed as gunmen attacked the Stock Exchange building in Karachi, Pakistan on Monday.
Police brutality: People stage protest in Peshawar
Jun 29, 2020, at 10:25 am
Peshawar: Days after a video surfaced on social media where alleged Khyber Pakhtunkhwa police officials could be seen abusing and stripping a man naked while filming the ordeal, Pakistani city of Peshawar witnessed protests over the incident on Friday.
European Union, US agree to launch dialogue on China, CCP threat: Pompeo
Jun 29, 2020, at 10:01 am
Washington: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has said the United States and the European Union have agreed to launch a dialogue on China to address the threat of the Chinese Communist Party.
New Law: Ex- UN human rights chief demands for Hong Kong special envoy
Jun 29, 2020, at 09:49 am
Geneva: Hong Kong is witnessing protests in recent times as China is gearing up to impose its national security law on the city, making the United Nations’ former human rights chief and eight former U.N. special envoys to urge the body’s secretary-general to appoint a special envoy on the region.
Hong Kong police bans major protest on security law, organizers say
Jun 29, 2020, at 09:34 am
Hong Kong: Organizers have said Hong Kong police on Saturday banned a major demonstration against China's planned national security law for the city on the ground of following social distancing and previous unrest measures.
Britain must act against China's intention to destroy Hong Kong's autonomy: UK MP Stewart McDonald
Jun 29, 2020, at 09:27 am
London: United Kingdom MP Stewart McDonald has asked the UK government to act against the Chinese government's intention to destroy Hong Kong’s autonomy.
Jun 29, 2020, at 09:17 am
London: Muttahidda Qaumi Movement's (MQM) leader Altaf Hussain has urged world leaders to take serious note of Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan's declaration of slain ex-Al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden as a martyr.
Nine militants killed during clashes in Afghan province of Paktia: Police Spokesman
Jun 29, 2020, at 08:56 am
Kabul/Sputnik: Nine militants have been killed and five others were wounded during armed clashes in the eastern Afghan province of Paktia, Hayatullah Nizami Ahmadzai, a spokesman for the provincial police force, said on Sunday.
California closing bars as coronavirus infection spreads: Governor Newsom
Jun 29, 2020, at 08:51 am
Moscow/Sputnik: Bars in the US state of California are being closed amid a rise in the number of coronavirus cases, Governor Gavin Newsom has announced.
Donald Trump retweets video of supporter yelling 'white power', deletes later
Jun 29, 2020, at 08:36 am
Washington/UNI: US President Donald Trump on Monday retweeted a video of one of his supporters chanting "white power" in a pro-Trump rally in Florida.
Coronavirus: Bangladesh records 3,809 new cases
Jun 28, 2020, at 10:13 pm
Dhaka: Bangladesh registered 3,809 fresh COVID-19 cases in last 24 hrs, raising the nation's total tally to 1,37,787 on Sunday.
UN experts call for decisive measures to protect fundamental freedoms in China Â
Jun 28, 2020, at 08:28 pm
Geneva: UN independent experts have repeatedly communicated with the Government of the People’s Republic of China their alarm regarding the repression of fundamental freedoms in China.
Shooting at Walmart distribution centre leaves 2 dead, 4 injured in California
Jun 28, 2020, at 07:34 pm
Washington/Sputnik: Two people are dead and four injured following a shooting at a Walmart distribution center in Red Bluff, California on Sunday, The New York Times reports.
Hundreds gather for Peaceful Protest to Demand $1Bln Cuts to New York Police Budget
Jun 28, 2020, at 06:49 pm
New York/Sputnik: Up to 1,000 protesters have been on an action in front of the New York City Hall for several days now, demanding that authorities deduct at least $1 billion from police budget in the next fiscal year and re-stream the funds to the Black community needs, a Sputnik correspondent reported on Sunday.
At least 5 Taliban members killed in blast in southeastern Afghan Paktia province - Police
Jun 28, 2020, at 06:31 pm
Kabul/Sputnik: At least five members of the Taliban group have been killed in a blast in Afghanistan's southeastern province of Paktia, the local police said on Sunday.
Afghanistan: Two die as explosion rocks Kabul cityÂ
Jun 28, 2020, at 05:46 pm
Kabul/IBNS: At least two people, including a woman, were killed as an explosion rocked Kabul city in Afghanistan on Sunday.
Breonna Taylor demonstration: One shot dead in protest in US Kentucky
Jun 28, 2020, at 04:29 pm
Washington/Xinhua: One person was killed and another injured on Saturday night in a shooting incident during a protest in the US city of Louisville, Kentucky, local authorities said.
US puts Pakistan on the ‘Tier 2 Watch List’ on its trafficking scale
Jun 28, 2020, at 03:59 pm
Washington: Stating that the Government of Pakistan does not fully meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking, the US downgraded the south Asian country to the ‘Tier 2 Watch List’ on the country trafficking scale.
Shooting at Walmart distribution centre leaves 2 dead, 4 injured in California
Jun 28, 2020, at 08:16 am
Washington, June 28 (Sputnik) Two people are dead and four injured following a shooting at a Walmart distribution center in Red Bluff, California on Sunday, media reports said.
US places China in Tier 3 category in TIP report
Jun 27, 2020, at 11:04 pm
Washington: In its Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report, the US has claimed that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and the state-owned companies are making their employees work in "horrendous conditions" on Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) projects.
Jun 27, 2020, at 10:58 pm
Hong Kong: Amid protests and tensions in the city, Hong Kong democrats have now voiced concern over the security secretary’s failure to clarify whether suspects arrested under the impending national security law could be detained indefinitely without trial or charge, media reports said.
Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival: Police arrest protesters
Jun 27, 2020, at 06:47 pm
Hong Kong: Amid growing tension over the new law, the Hong Kong police on Thursday dispersed dozens of protesters who had assembled at the Yuen Long shopping centre to mark the Chinese Dragon Boat Festival holiday, media reports said.
Hong Kong security law: US Senate passes bill to impose sanctions on China
Jun 27, 2020, at 06:41 pm
Washington: The US Senate has passed a pair of bills by unanimous consent which would impose sanctions on China for its decision to implement the controversial national security law on Hong Kong that critics have said might erode the city's democratic rights.
Jun 27, 2020, at 04:52 pm
New York/IBNS: The repression of “fundamental freedoms” by the Chinese Government prompted nearly 50 UN independent experts on Friday to express their continuing alarm, urging the country to “abide by its international legal obligations”.
Jun 27, 2020, at 04:49 pm
New York/IBNS: The UN has launched an investigation into a video which surfaced on social media this week showing a clearly marked UN vehicle on a busy city street, while a woman straddles a man on the back seat engaging in a sex act, with others sitting inside.