Apr 21, 2020, at 02:40 pm
Paris/IBNS: Amid growing discontent against China internationally over the alleged epicentre of COVID-19 being Wuhan city and reports of silencing information on the death toll in the country, the French foreign office recently summoned the Chinese ambassador, Lu Shaye, to express its deep disapproval about Chinese diplomats’ claims that France had left its older citizens to die, media reports said.
Nigeria confirms key Boko Haram leaders killed in military airstrikes
Apr 21, 2020, at 01:57 pm
Abuja/Xinhua/UNI: Key leaders of the Boko Haram group were recently killed following multiple airstrikes by the Nigerian military in the country's northeast region, said the defense headquarters in Abuja on Monday.
Suspect involved in manslaughter of 39 migrants detained in Ireland
Apr 21, 2020, at 01:44 pm
Dublin/Sputnik/UNI: A suspect in the case involving the death of 39 Vietnamese migrants in the UK county of Essex has been detained in Ireland under a European arrest warrant, the Essex police said on Monday.
Oman reports 144 new COVID-19 cases, 1,410 in total
Apr 21, 2020, at 01:37 pm
Muscat/Xinhua/UNI: The Omani Ministry of Health announced on Monday that 144 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 have been registered in the country, bringing the total to 1,410.
Death toll rises to 18 in Canada's worst mass shooting
Apr 21, 2020, at 01:34 pm
Ottawa/Xinhua/UNI: The death toll has risen to 18 in the mass shooting in the Canadian province Nova Scotia, the worst of its kind in the country's history, according the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) Monday afternoon.
UN agencies pledge scaled-up efforts to protect uprooted children as pandemic upends lives
Apr 21, 2020, at 12:58 pm
New York/IBNS: Two UN agency chiefs are pledging to accelerate work to expand refugee children’s access to protection, education, clean water and sanitation, as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to spread across the globe.
Displaced and stateless women and girls face heightened risk of violence amid coronavirus pandemic
Apr 21, 2020, at 11:29 am
New York/IBNS: As COVID-19 continues to take lives and change communities around the world, the virus is also creating massive protection risks for women and girls forced to flee their homes, a top official at the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) said on Monday, stressing that global protection staff are on high alert and adapting life-saving support programmes for those subjected to violence.
Onset of COVID-19 pandemic boosts support for international cooperation
Apr 21, 2020, at 11:22 am
New York/IBNS: Initial results of a UN initiative to help decide the future direction of the Organization have revealed overwhelming support for international cooperation, which has grown significantly since COVID-19 began spreading around the world.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is in 'grave danger' after surgery: Reports
Apr 21, 2020, at 10:51 am
Washington/IBNS: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is in 'grave danger' after a surgery, media reports said on Tuesday.
US to temporarily suspend all immigration amid COVID-19 outbreak: Donald Trump
Apr 21, 2020, at 10:14 am
Washington/IBNS: Amid rising number of COVID-19 cases, President Donald Trump on Tuesday said his government is set to temporarily suspend all immigration to the US.
3 killed, 4 injured in blasts in southern Somalia
Apr 20, 2020, at 07:03 pm
Mogadishu/Xinhua/UNI: At least three people were killed and four others injured in explosions in Awdigle town in Somalia's southern region of Lower Shabelle on Monday, a police officer confirmed.
Afghanistan: Taliban terrorists fire mortars, 1 civilian killed
Apr 20, 2020, at 05:09 pm
Kabul/IBNS: Suspected Taliban terrorists fired mortars in North-eastern Kapisa province which left at least one civilian killed, media reports said.
Pakistan: Five terrorists killed in exchange of fire with security forces in North Waziristan
Apr 20, 2020, at 03:58 pm
Islamabad/IBNS: An anti-terror operation in North Waziristan left at least five terrorists killed, Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said on Monday.
Eight detained after children's bodies found in China's Henan
Apr 20, 2020, at 12:11 pm
Zhengzhou/Xinhua/UNI: Eight suspects were under criminal detention after four children's bodies were found in an earth dump in central China's Henan Province, according to local authorities.
Japan's Foreign Minister says economy facing worst postwar crisis due to COVID-19 pandemic
Apr 20, 2020, at 11:43 am
Tokyo/Sputnik/UNI: Japan’s economy is facing the most serious crisis since World War II due to the coronavirus pandemic, Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi said on Monday.
COVID-19: Death toll in Bangladesh touches 91
Apr 19, 2020, at 08:30 pm
Dhaka/UNI: The death toll from Novel Coronavirus has reached 91 in Bangladesh, as seven more people succumbed to the disease in the past 24 hours, a senior government official confirmed on Sunday.
Afghanistan: Local police commander killed in suspected Taliban attack
Apr 19, 2020, at 05:46 pm
Kabul/IBNS: In a suspected attack by Taliban terrorists, a local police commander and two others were killed in Afghanistan's western province of Badghis on Sunday, media reports said.
Britain spends £16m by ordering flawed COVID-19 testing kits from China
Apr 19, 2020, at 03:45 pm
London/IBNS: Britain found themselves in midst of trouble, like many other Western nations earlier claimed, after the country paid two Chinese companies an estimated £16 million for two million COVID-19 antibody tests that officials later on found were not accurate enough to be rolled out.
China's death is far higher than US: Donald Trump
Apr 19, 2020, at 12:13 pm
Washington/IBNS: United States President Donald Trump has expressed doubts over the official figures of China's death toll due to the Coronavirus outbreak, claiming that the casualty is much higher than what has been declared.
South Korea records lowest daily increase in COVID-19 cases since mid-Feb
Apr 19, 2020, at 10:58 am
Seoul/Sputnik: The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in South Korea has risen by only eight to 10,661 over the past 24 hours, which is the lowest increase since mid-February, the Health Ministry's Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) said on Sunday.
Some US states to begin easing coronavirus restrictions this month: Trump
Apr 19, 2020, at 10:40 am
Washington/Sputnik: Texas, Vermont and Montana will start to allow some businesses to open this month, US President Donald Trump said on Sunday after releasing the federal guidelines for lifting some restrictions imposed amid the coronavirus pandemic.
French Prez Emmanuel Macron questions China's handling of COVID-19 outbreak
Apr 18, 2020, at 08:00 pm
Paris/IBNS: French President Emmanuel Macron has questioned China's way of handling COVID-19 outbreak by saying that things "happened that we don't know about".
ISIS claims responsibility for blowing up boats in Maldives
Apr 18, 2020, at 07:24 pm
Male/IBNS: Islamic State terror group has claimed responsibility of blowing up five boats at Mahibadhoo harbour in Maldives on Wednesday, at a time when the world is busy combating COVID-19 outbreak.
Afghanistan: Security forces kill six Taliban terrorists
Apr 18, 2020, at 05:43 pm
Kabul/IBNS: The Afghanistan security forces have killed six Taliban militants and wounded two others in the country's South-eastern Paktiya province, media reports said on Saturday.
Arrested Kabul gurdwara attacker Ahangar has links with Pakistan's Sialkot region
Apr 18, 2020, at 02:10 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The arrest of chief recruiter of the Islamic State Jammu & Kashmir Aijaz Ahangar, the terrorist who was arrested 25 years after he vanished from Kashmir, has a strong link with Pakistan's Sialkot region, media reports said.
Apr 18, 2020, at 01:50 pm
Islamabad/IBNS: Demanding release of Jang Geo Editor-in-Chief Mir Shakil-ur-Rahman (MSR), the International Press Institute (IPI), a global network of editors, media executives and journalists for press freedom, has written a letter to Pakistan PM Imran Khan.
Pakistan reactivates Taliban terror to launch attacks in India's Kashmir: Reports
Apr 18, 2020, at 01:43 pm
Islamabad/IBNS: Pakistan has reactivated Taliban terror camps, which are situated at Afghanistan-Pakistan border, to launch attacks in Kashmir region of India, media reports said.
Almost 25,000 prisoners released in Myanmar as part of new year amnesty
Apr 18, 2020, at 11:36 am
Naypyitaw/Sputnik/UNI: Myanmar President U Win Myint has granted amnesty to a total of 24,896 prisoners across the country as part of the celebration of traditional Burmese New Year, media reported on Friday.
Turkey-backed rebels kidnap 25 civilians in NE Syria
Apr 18, 2020, at 11:29 am
Damascus/Xinhua/UNI: The Turkey-backed Syrian rebels on Friday kidnapped 25 civilians in the northeastern province of Hasakah, state news agency SANA reported.
Donald Trump says 80Mln Americans have received stimulus money, adds $19Bln in aid for farmers
Apr 18, 2020, at 11:25 am
Washington/Sputnik/UNI: US President Donald Trump said on Saturday that 80 million Americans have received their coronavirus relief money and announced that his administration will provide $19 billion in aid to US farmers.