Suspected gas blast hurts 5 in Bordeaux, 2 missing
Feb 06, 2021, at 09:48 pm
Paris/Sputnik: A suspected gas blast tore through a private garage in the southwestern French city of Bordeaux on Saturday morning, collapsing a nearby building and leaving five people shell-shocked and two others missing, media said.
Tibet: China declares teaching in Tibetan language 'unconstitutional'
Feb 06, 2021, at 06:00 pm
Lhasa: Chinese authorities have allegedly declared that local laws requiring the use of spoken and written languages among “ethnic minorities” are “unconstitutional”.
Lunar New Year: Chinese authorities impose curfew in Tibetan areas of Qinghai
Feb 06, 2021, at 05:55 pm
Britain passes amendment to trade law which may block future trade deals with China
Feb 06, 2021, at 05:49 pm
London: An amendment to a British trade law that would potentially block future trade deals with China over alleged genocide in the Xinjiang region has cleared a key legislative hurdle, reports South China Morning Post.
Uighur women subjected to systematic rape in Xinjiang camps: Report
Feb 06, 2021, at 05:11 pm
London: An investigative report published by BBC has revealed that women in China's "re-education" camps for Uighurs have been systematically raped, sexually abused, and tortured.
UN welcomes US decision to ‘strengthen its diplomatic engagement’ towards Yemen peace deal
Feb 06, 2021, at 04:21 pm
New York: The UN on Friday told journalists that it welcomed the decision by the United States “to strengthen it’s diplomatic engagement” and support efforts led by the UN Special Envoy for Yemen, to ends years of conflict there.
Paraguay: UN rights chief calls for ‘prompt, independent’ probe into girl deaths and disappearance
Feb 06, 2021, at 04:15 pm
Dubai: Following the disappearance in Paraguay of a teenage girl and killing of two 11-year-olds, the UN human rights chief has expressed her deep concern, also noting on Friday other disturbing elements of abuse against women and girls, surrounding the cases.
Aid agencies renew appeals for aid access to all areas in Ethiopia’s Tigray
Feb 06, 2021, at 03:29 pm
New York: The UN renewed appeals on Friday for humanitarian access to all areas of Ethiopia’s troubled Tigray region to help people displaced fighting, forcing the most desperate to eat leaves to survive.
Unity, funding and decisive action needed to end FGM and protect millions of girls, UN says
Feb 06, 2021, at 03:13 pm
New York: The United Nations has called for collaboration at all levels, and across all sectors of society, to protect millions of girls and women at risk of female genital mutilation (FGM) every year.
US President Joe Biden administration to remove Yemen's Houthis from US foreign terrorist list
Feb 06, 2021, at 02:47 pm
Washington/UNI: The Biden administration has notified Congress it will remove Yemen's Houthi movement from the US list of groups designated as foreign terrorists, the Washington Post reported citing a State Department official and three congressional aides.
US state of Virginia passes death penalty ban, governor expected to sign
Feb 06, 2021, at 02:04 pm
Washington/Sputnik: The main legislative chamber of Virginia has passed a measure on Friday abolishing the death penalty in the state.
Elections vital to building democratic Palestinian State: UN chief
Feb 05, 2021, at 05:40 pm
New York: Elections this year in the Occupied Palestinian Territories will be “a crucial step” towards Palestinian unity, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Thursday.
Warlord found guilty of crimes against humanity in northern Uganda - ICC
Feb 05, 2021, at 05:36 pm
New York: A former Ugandan warlord whose forces attacked camps for the internally displaced across the country, has been found guilty of war crimes and crimes against humanity at the International Criminal Court, judges ruled on Thursday.
Iran: Human rights experts condemn execution of Baloch minority prisoner
Feb 05, 2021, at 05:30 pm
New York: United Nations independent human rights experts on Thursday, condemned the hanging of a prisoner from the Baloch minority in Iran, voicing fear that a “disturbing” recent increase in executions of community members “will continue”.
UK expelled 3 Chinese spies falsely posed as journalists in 2020 – Reports
Feb 05, 2021, at 04:36 pm
Mosow/Sputnik: The United Kingdom expelled last year three Chinese spies, who were falsely posed as journalists and stayed in the country under the pretext of working for three different Chinese media agencies, UK media reported on Friday.
Jammu and Kashmir: GAD reconstitutes 8-member panel for Swachh Bharat Mission
Feb 05, 2021, at 04:32 pm
Srinagar: The General Administration Department (GAD) Wednesday re-constituted an eight-member annual plan approval committee under the Information Education Communication (IEEC) and Capacity Building (CB) component of Swachh Bharat Mission (Urban).
Canada extends ban on large cruise ships until February 2022
Feb 05, 2021, at 02:02 pm
Toronto/Sputnik: Canadian Transport Minister Omar Alghabra extended the ban on large cruise ships in Canadian waters until the end of February 2022, the Transport Ministry said in a statement.
Pakistan Army Chief Bajwa calls for 'peaceful' resolution of J&K issue with India
Feb 05, 2021, at 05:43 am
Islamabad: In a shift in tone, Pakistan Army Chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa has called for resolution of the issue of Jammu and Kashmir "in a dignified and peaceful manner".
Nepal envoy confident Himalayan nation will get more COVID-19 vaccine doses from India
Feb 05, 2021, at 05:39 am
Kathmandu: Nepal's envoy to India Nilamber Acharya has expressed happiness over India giving 1 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine to the Himalayan nation.
Islamabad car crash leaves four dead, FIR names son of Pakistan Federal Ombudsman
Feb 05, 2021, at 05:34 am
Islamabad: At least four people died after a car crashed in Islamabad city of Pakistan on Monday.
Feb 05, 2021, at 02:23 am
New York: The UN chief António Guterres on Wednesday said he continues to be “very concerned” about armed clashes and the threat to civilian life across the Central African Republic, where around 200,000 have been displaced by fighting in under two months.
US plan to reform asylum, reunite families, reflects ‘authentic humanitarian values’
Feb 05, 2021, at 01:49 am
New York: The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) has said it is “heartened” by the United States’ president’s signing of executive orders on Tuesday which aim to provide safety and solutions for those seeking asylum, on the grounds that they need protection from violence and persecution at home.
Russia: UN rights office ‘deeply dismayed’ by Navalny sentencing
Feb 05, 2021, at 01:37 am
New York: The UN human rights office, OHCHR, expressed dismay on Wednesday over the sentencing of Russian opposition politician and activist Aleksei Navalny, and urged the authorities to release scores of his supporters arrested during rallies protesting his detention.
Urgent steps needed to alleviate suffering in Ethiopia’s Tigray region: Guterres
Feb 05, 2021, at 01:29 am
Srinagar: The United Nations Secretary-General, on Tuesday, voiced grave concerns over the crisis in Ethiopia’s Tigray region and underscored the need for urgent efforts to protect populations at risk.
'Peaceful protests are hallmark of thriving democracy': US on farmers' protest
Feb 04, 2021, at 05:53 pm
Washington/IBNS: At a time Indian celebrities spoke against the internationalisation of the farmers' protest, the United States on Wednesday said peaceful protests are a hallmark of a thriving democracy, a day after international pop star Rihianna and climate activist Greta Thunderg spoke on the same issue, media reports said.
Activists feel Pakistan govt denying basic human rights to people of PoK, Gilgit-Baltistan
Feb 04, 2021, at 03:59 am
New Delhi: Human rights activists have claimed that people of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) and Gilgit-Baltistan (G-B) are living like slaves and are even denied all forms of human rights.
US officials claim China is targeting relatives of Uighur activists
Feb 04, 2021, at 03:00 am
Washington: US officials are claiming that Chinese government is targeting relatives of some Uighur activists with terrorism charges, media reports said.
Expert asks whether China will provide cover for Myanmar's coup makers
Feb 04, 2021, at 02:38 am
A leading newspaper opinion piece has claimed that China will defend the coup makers in Myanmar.
US Secretary of State sees China as a 'significant challenge'
Feb 04, 2021, at 02:18 am
Washington: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said China poses the most significant challenge to the nation than any other country.
Four TikTokers shot dead in Pakistan
Feb 04, 2021, at 12:21 am
Karachi: Four TikTokers, which included a female user of the app, were shot dead in Pakistan's Karachi city on Tuesday, media reports said.