Pakistan: Polling for 37 Senate seats underway
Mar 03, 2021, at 09:53 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan is witnessing polling for the crucial 37 Senate seats on Wednesday.
Dutch police investigate COVID-19 testing center blast, not sure it was terrorist attack
Mar 03, 2021, at 09:48 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: The Dutch police are still investigating the explosion in the coronavirus testing center in the western province of North Holland and cannot tell for sure whether it was a terrorist attack, North Holland Police spokesman Menno Hartenberg told Sputnik on Wednesday.
Abducted girls released in northwest Nigeria, as fresh attacks rock country’s northeast
Mar 03, 2021, at 09:27 pm
New York: While the release of more than 200 girls abducted from their school on Friday in northwest Nigeria is a welcome development said senior UN officials there on Tuesday, civilians and aid facilities have come under attack in the country’s northeast, highlighting the plight of civilians who have suffered years of conflict and insecurity.
UN agencies appeal for $266 million to feed refugees in eastern Africa
Mar 03, 2021, at 09:15 pm
New York: A funding shortfall is putting the lives of some three million refugees in eastern Africa at risk, two UN agencies warned on Tuesday.
China: Xinjiang region witnesses drop in birth rate
Mar 03, 2021, at 05:58 pm
A news report has said that China's controversial Xinjiang region where the Uyghur Muslims live is witnessing a drop in birth rate.
Rights group activists discuss atrocities by China in Tibet, East Turkistan and Hong Kong
Mar 03, 2021, at 05:52 pm
A pro-Tibet group named Global Alliance For Tibet and Persecuted Minorities (GMPM) recently held a panel discussion on the human right abuses in Tibet, East Turkistan and Hong Kong on Sunday.
China’s ‘gray zone’ warfare against Taiwan reaching high point: Expert
Mar 03, 2021, at 05:48 pm
Being: Experts believe that Taiwan is facing increased threats from China through the expanded deployment of "gray zone conflict" tactics, media reports said.
Hong Kong: 47 opposition figures charged with conspiring to subvert state power
Mar 03, 2021, at 05:42 pm
Police have charged 47 former opposition lawmakers and activists with conspiring to subvert state power under Hong Kong’s national security law over their roles in an unofficial primary run-off election that authorities linked to a plot to overthrow the government, marking another episode of conflict with China, media reports said.
China’s fiscal risks ‘extremely severe’, former Chinese finance minister warns
Mar 03, 2021, at 05:21 pm
Beijing: China's former finance minister Lou Jiwei has warned that the country's fiscal situation is 'extremely severe with risks and challenges'.
US VP Harris, Australian PM discuss boosting cooperation on China, Myanmar: White House
Mar 03, 2021, at 02:24 pm
Washington/Sputnik: US Vice President Kamala Harris and Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison in a telephone call discussed ways to further cooperate on issues concerning China and Myanmar, the White House said in a press release.
Former French leader Nicolas Sarkozy says does not plan to run for President in 2022
Mar 03, 2021, at 02:16 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy said he did not intend to run for president in the upcoming elections in 2022.
Pakistan: Missing political leader found dead in Quetta
Mar 03, 2021, at 01:07 am
Quetta: Body of Asad Khan Achakzai, a missing leader of the Awami National Party (ANP), was recovered recently from Pakistan's Killi Nosahar area, media reports said.
Germany: BNM members demonstrate in Berlin in solidarity with families of missing persons
Mar 03, 2021, at 12:46 am
Berlin: Members of the Baloch National Movement (BNM) demonstrated in Berlin city of Germany on Sunday in solidarity with the protesting families of Baloch missing persons who were forcibly disappeared by Pakistan.
Nigeria: Almost 300 abducted girls freed
Mar 02, 2021, at 10:44 pm
Abuja: As many as 300 Nigerian girls, who were abducted recently, have been freed, media reports said.
Russia responsible for Navalny poisoning, rights experts say
Mar 02, 2021, at 04:30 pm
New York: Russia is responsible for the poisoning and attempted killing of jailed opposition figure Alexei Navalny, two independent UN rights experts said on Monday, issuing an “open call” for an international investigation into the incident.
Fate still unclear of ‘tens of thousands’ of civilian detainees in Syria
Mar 02, 2021, at 04:26 pm
New York: The fate of tens of thousands of civilians being held in Syria’s “notorious” prisons or detention centres is still unclear, 10 years after the country’s civil war began, UN investigators said on Monday.
Mar 02, 2021, at 04:19 pm
New York: The UN's top human rights official on Monday called for transparent investigation into the death in custody of a writer in Bangladesh, who was held in pre-trial detention for nine months for publishing an article and sharing social media posts critical of the Government’s COVID-19 response.
Yemen: UN ceasefire monitoring mission condemns attack on civilians in Hudaydah
Mar 02, 2021, at 04:01 pm
New York: The United Nations Mission to Support the Hudaydah Agreement (UNMHA), on Sunday, strongly condemned an attack in Yemen that killed five civilians, including a woman and child.
US Intelligence removed 3 names from Khashoggi Report: Reports
Mar 02, 2021, at 02:33 pm
Washington/Sputnik: US intelligence removed three names that were erroneously mentioned among the suspects in its declassified report on the murder of dissident Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, CNN said on Monday.
Canada-US relations still remain strained despite repeated bilateral meetings
Mar 02, 2021, at 04:29 am
Ottawa/IBNS: Canada-US relationship on their shared priorities and close ties as longtime allies is still constrained despite several days of bilateral meetings between the two countries, media reports said.
Ex-French President Nicolas Sarkozy sentenced to jail over corruption charges
Mar 02, 2021, at 02:43 am
Paris/IBNS: Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy has been sentenced to three years in jail for trying to bribe a judge and peddling influence. Two years of his jail term has been suspended, media reports said.
BREAKINGNEWS: Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy gets jail in corruption trial
Mar 02, 2021, at 12:51 am
Paris: A French court on Monday convicted former president Nicolas Sarkozy for trying to bribe a judge and peddling influence. He was sentenced to three years in jail, including two years suspended, according to media reports.
US calls for immediate release of jailed pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong: Blinken
Mar 02, 2021, at 12:33 am
Moscow/Sputnik: Washington condemns the arrests of pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong and calls for their immediate release, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Monday.
Myanmar's military Junta recalls 100 diplomats from embassies in 19 nations: Reports
Mar 02, 2021, at 12:18 am
Bangkok/Sputnik: Myanmar's military authorities have recalled at least 100 diplomats from its missions in 19 countries in the wake of a controversial speech by the Asian country's envoy to the United Nations, U Kyaw Moe Tun, during the recent General Assembly session, the Irrawaddy news portal reported on Monday, citing leaked documents.
Mar 01, 2021, at 09:41 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan PM Imran Khan on Sunday appreciated Chinese President Xi Jinping for eradicating 'extreme poverty' in the country.
UNICEF urges repatriation of all children in Syria’s Al-Hol camp following deadly fire
Mar 01, 2021, at 05:35 pm
New York: The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Sunday urged all countries to repatriate and safely reintegrate their young nationals being held at Syria’s largest camp for refugees and internally-displaced, following a deadly weekend fire at Al-Hol camp which saw at least three children die, and another 15 injured.
Pakistan: Imran Khan govt expected to face new challenge as farmers plan protest
Mar 01, 2021, at 05:32 pm
Islamabad: PM Imran Khan might be facing a new challenge soon as farmers in the country are planning to protest in the upcoming days over a list of demands, including the fixing of the minimum support price (MSP) per maund (40 kilograms) of wheat at 2,000 Pakistani rupees ($12.60), and sugarcane at 300 rupees, in addition to setting a flat electric power rate of 5 rupees per unit for farm tube-wells, media reports said.
CFU appreciates Dutch Parliament's move to recognize Uyghur genocide
Mar 01, 2021, at 05:21 pm
London: Campaign for Uyghurs (CFU) on Saturday said it appreciated the Dutch House of Representatives for recognizing the Chinese regime’s abuses against the Uyghur people as a genocide.
Al-Qaeda linked Turkish group IHH is now expanding network in Nepal
Mar 01, 2021, at 05:08 pm
Kathmandu: An al-Qaeda-linked charity group in Turkey has been working with Islami Sangh Nepal (ISN), its regional partner in South Asia, in a bid to expand a logistical hub for jihadist networks, media reports said.
Mar 01, 2021, at 05:04 pm
New York: United Nations human rights chief Michelle Bachelet has said China is restricting the basic civil and political freedoms – including in Hong Kong – in the name of national security.