Mali: UN chief says ‘complex attack’ against blue helmets may constitute war crime
Feb 14, 2021, at 09:44 pm
New York: Secretary-General António Guterres condemned on Saturday, a “complex attack” against the UN mission in the West African country of Mali.
Another quake jolts Japan's Fukushima prefecture
Feb 14, 2021, at 09:43 pm
Tokyo/UNI : Another earthquake of magnitude 5.2 on the Richter scale struck off Japan's Fukushima Prefecture on Sunday shortly after the region was hit by a strong earthquake, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.
Over 50 million COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in United States: CDC
Feb 14, 2021, at 03:59 pm
Washington/Sputnik: More than 50 million doses of coronavirus vaccines have been administered in the United States, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Despite Donald Trump’s acquittal, ‘substance of charge not in dispute’: Joe Biden
Feb 14, 2021, at 03:46 pm
Washington/Sputnik: Hours after former US President Donald Trump was acquitted in a 57-43 Senate vote on a charge of “incitement of insurrection” in connection to the Jan 6 Capitol riot, President Joe Biden said that the substance of the impeachment charge remained unquestionable.
US Senate acquits Donald Trump of charge of inciting Capitol Hill riot
Feb 14, 2021, at 02:13 pm
Washington/UNI: Former US President Donald Trump was on Saturday acquitted on a charge of “incitement of insurrection” in relation to the Jan 6 riot at the United States Capitol.
Japan’s 7.3-magnitude earthquake leaves over 100 injured
Feb 14, 2021, at 02:00 pm
Tokyo/Sputnik: More Than 100 people were injured as a result of the 7.3-magnitude earthquake that struck off Japan’s Fukushima Prefecture on Saturday, the Kyodo news agency reported on Sunday.
BreakingNews: US Senate acquits Donald Trump in second impeachment trial
Feb 14, 2021, at 08:23 am
Washington: Former President Donald Trump survived his second impeachment trial, as US senators decided not to convict him on charges of inciting the insurrection at the Capitol.
China-Pakistan: Deadlock in commissioning of Matiari-Lahore HVDC transmission project
Feb 14, 2021, at 07:21 am
Chinese company Pak Matiari- Lahore Transmission Company (PMLTC), which completed ±660kV Matiari-Lahore HVDC Transmission Project with investment of $2.2 billion in two years time, has threatened to move the international arbitration court against Pakistan government -owned company National Transmission Dispatch Company (NTDC), stating that it is creating hurdles in the commissioning of the project, media reports said.
Pakistan: Police, govt employees clash in Islamabad over pay rise issue
Feb 14, 2021, at 07:16 am
Islamabad: Pakistan's Islamabad city witnessed unruly scenes as the federal government employees and security personnel clashed throughout the day in the heavily-guarded area recently, media reports said.
Trouble with China: Philippines govt to protect its fishermen by deploying more naval forces
Feb 14, 2021, at 07:13 am
Manila: The Philippines government will beef up its naval presence in the South China Sea to protect its fishermen, officials said recently.
If Pakistan is removed from FATF list then terrorists world over will celebrate: Expert
Feb 14, 2021, at 07:09 am
Washington: A geopolitics expert has said removing Pakistan from the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) grey list will be rejoiced by terrorists world over.
Broadsheet to seize further Pakistani assets following its failure to pay USD 2.2 million
Feb 14, 2021, at 07:06 am
Islamabad: The Broadsheet LLC has directed its lawyers at Crowell and Moring LLP to initiate new proceedings so that it could seize Pakistani assets after the company failed to get a reply from the country regarding the recovery of nearly $2.2 million, Geo News reported.
Armenian American diaspora demands FATF to put Pakistan in blacklist
Feb 14, 2021, at 07:04 am
The Armenian National Committee of America has asked the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) to blacklist Pakistan for 'terrorist financing'.
Sheikh’s acquittal shows Pakistan is a terror-sponsor state, writes Afghanistan Times
Feb 14, 2021, at 07:01 am
Kabul: A news portal has targeted Pakistan and said the recent acquittal of journalist Daniel Pearl’s murderer, the terrorist Omar Saeed Sheikh, by the Supreme Court of Pakistan reflects that Islamabad is “a truly terrorist-sponsor state.”
Former ISI chief Durrani case: Pakistan judge rescues himself without citing reason
Feb 14, 2021, at 06:59 am
Islamabad: An Islamabad High Court (IHC) judge, Justice Mohsin Akhtar Kayani, has recused himself from further hearing a petition filed by former Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) director general Lt Gen (retd) Asad Durrani by seeking removal of his name from the Exit Control List (ECL), media reports said.
Coup: Joe Biden administration launches new sanctions regime targeting the Myanmar military
Feb 14, 2021, at 06:53 am
Washington: US President Joe Biden has launched a new sanctions regime targeting the Myanmar military and its leaders, as well as their business interests, following the coup which hit the political situation of the South Asian country.
More than 10,000 government schools nonfunctional in Sindh, unveils report
Feb 14, 2021, at 06:47 am
Islamabad: A report has revealed that more than 10,000 government schools are nonfunctional in Pakistan's Sindh region, media reports said.
Bangladesh: Chinese workers beat up local, triggers tension
Feb 14, 2021, at 06:39 am
Dhaka: Some local workers in Bangladesh on Thursday allegedly vandalized several cars and residential barracks housing many Chinese workers in the under-construction Lebukhali Bridge area over the Payra River in Barisal city, an incident which might hit the relationship between the two nations.
Coup: New Zealand severs diplomatic, military ties with Myanmar
Feb 14, 2021, at 06:28 am
Wellington: The New Zealand government has suspended all diplomatic ties with Myanmar as it does not recognise the military-led government of the nation.
Challenging China: French submarine patrols South China Sea
Feb 14, 2021, at 06:24 am
Paris: Showing signs that the South China Sea issue is now an international concern, France has just confirmed the deployment of a nuclear attack submarine and naval vessel to the hotly contested waters, media reports said.
Infrastructure spending: Joe Biden warns Beijing will 'eat our lunch'
Feb 14, 2021, at 06:12 am
Washington: US President Joe Biden has warned that if America does not “step up” its infrastructure spending then China will “eat our lunch”.
Pakistan: Terrorists attack army check post in South Waziristan, four soldiers killed
Feb 14, 2021, at 05:38 am
Islamabad: At least four Pakistani soldiers were killed after terrorists opened fire on a security forces post in Makeen, South Waziristan, media reports said on Saturday.
Twitter blocks account of Russia's delegation to Vienna security talks
Feb 14, 2021, at 04:23 am
Moscow/Sputnik : Twitter has blocked the account of the Russian delegation to the Vienna talks on military security and arms control, the delegation's head, Konstantin Gavrilov, said on Saturday.
Car bomb blast hits busy market near Syria’s Aleppo : Reports
Feb 14, 2021, at 04:15 am
Dubai/Sputnik: A car bomb exploded at a crowded market in the Aleppo countryside on Saturday, Syrian state media reported.
British human rights lawyer elected chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court
Feb 13, 2021, at 05:11 pm
New York: Criminal lawyer and human rights expert Karim Khan of the United Kingdom was elected on Friday to be the next Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC).
Ethiopia: ‘Incomplete but troubling picture’ reveals impact of Tigray crisis on children
Feb 13, 2021, at 04:59 pm
New York:Humanitarians are learning more about the dire situation of children in Ethiopia’s Tigray region, where fighting continues between Government troops and regional forces of the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF).
Myanmar crisis: ‘All options should be on the table’, UN Human Rights Council hears
Feb 13, 2021, at 04:34 pm
New York: The UN deputy human rights chief and the independent expert on Myanmar have called for targeted sanctions against the leaders of what they both described as the coup that took place in the country last week, as the Human Rights Council met in special session on Friday to discuss the ongoing crisis.
Feb 13, 2021, at 04:08 pm
New York: More children could be pushed into the joining armed forces and armed groups due to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, senior United Nations and European Union (EU) officials said on International Day against the Use of Child Soldiers, observed on Thursday.
CDC says US schools can safely reopen as White House mulls over plan
Feb 13, 2021, at 03:11 pm
Washington/Sputnik: US schools can be reopened safely for in-person learning amid the coronavirus pandemic, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said in federal guidelines issued Friday that the White House declined to immediately endorse.
Pakistan: College students abducted, gang-raped in Karachi
Feb 13, 2021, at 02:59 pm
Karachi: A college student has been allegedly abducted and gang-raped in Pakistan's Karachi city, media reports said.