Earthquake of magnitude 6.3 jolts Croatia
Dec 30, 2020, at 07:21 am
Zagreb/Sputnik: A magnitude 6.3 earthquake rocked Croatia on Tuesday, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre said.
Ontario reports record-high 2,553 new COVID-19 cases
Dec 30, 2020, at 04:36 am
Ontario/IBNS: A single-day high of 2,553 new cases of COVID-19 was reported by Ontario on Tuesday, with 895 in Toronto, 496 in Peel Region, 147 in Windsor-Essex, 144 in Hamilton, and 142 in York Region bringing the province's seven-day average to 2,236.
Legendary French designer Pierre Cardin who revolutionised fashion in 1950s and 60s dies at 98
Dec 30, 2020, at 02:55 am
Paris/IBNS: Legendary fashion designer Pierre Cardin, who revolutionised fashion in 1950s and 60s, passed away on Tuesday in a hospital near Paris at the age of 98.
Pakistan authorities to seal off Gwadar port in Balochistan to protect Chinese firms
Dec 30, 2020, at 02:02 am
Beijing: Pakistani authorities are planning to fence off the entire 24-square-kilometer area surrounding the Gwadar seaport, which is located in Balochistan, to secure what they call the “crown jewel” of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), media reports said.
US-based advocacy group says China has strategically captured entire US supply chain
Dec 30, 2020, at 01:52 am
Washington: Lucas Kunce, the national security director at the American Economic Liberties Project, has said that China has “strategically captured our entire supply chain” in the past couple of years, media reports said.
Pakistan: PDM alliance demands stepping down of PM Imran Khan
Dec 30, 2020, at 01:45 am
Islamabad: Senior leaders of the key alliance Pakistan Democratic Movement assembled in Larkana region of the country on Sunday to mark the 13th death anniversary of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto.
China: Citizen journalist Zhang Zhan jailed over Wuhan reporting
Dec 30, 2020, at 01:35 am
Beijing: China has jailed a citizen journalist for reporting on the Wuhan COVID-19 outbreak, media reports said.
Afghanistan: 2 doctors abducted by armed men
Dec 30, 2020, at 12:15 am
Kabul: Unidentified armed men have abducted two doctors from a clinic in Bagram district of Afghanistan's central Parwan province, media reports said on Tuesday.
Fifty reporters killed globally in 2020, most in non-war zones, says Reporters Without Borders
Dec 29, 2020, at 10:54 pm
Paris/UNI: A total of 50 media workers have been killed worldwide while performing their duties this year, mostly in peaceful countries, the Reporters Without Borders (RSF) non-governmental organisation said on Tuesday.
UN Secretary General Guterres says countries should strive to make 2021 ‘year of healing’
Dec 29, 2020, at 09:27 pm
New York/Sputnik: United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called on governments across the globe to work in unity and solidarity in order to defeat the coronavirus and make next year a year of healing.
Chinese national in Russia forged COVID-19 test results to go home: Chinese Embassy
Dec 29, 2020, at 09:22 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: A Chinese national living in Russia changed his COVID-19 test results to board a flight back to China and tested positive upon returning, the Chinese Embassy in Russia said on Tuesday.
Running country is not same as managing cricket team|: Imran Khan
Dec 29, 2020, at 09:09 pm
Islamabad: Targeting PM Imran Khan, Pakistan's former President Asif Ali Zardari has said running a country is 'not the same as managing a cricket team'.
Landmine blast rocks Afghanistan, no casualty
Dec 29, 2020, at 09:04 pm
Kabul: A landmine blast rocked Afghanistan's Kabul city on Tuesday, media reports said.
25,000 refugees in unsettled Tigray region receive urgent UN food supplies
Dec 29, 2020, at 06:15 pm
New York: Some 25,000 Eritrean refugees, sheltering in two camps in the unsettled Tigray region of Ethiopia, have received desperately needed food aid for the first time since mid-October.
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Migrant lives at ‘immediate risk’, warn UN agencies
Dec 29, 2020, at 05:59 pm
United Nations agencies and humanitarian partners have called on authorities in Bosnia and Herzegovina to act urgently to help hundreds of migrants, stranded and without shelter, amid freezing winter temperatures.
Smuggling issue hits trade bond between Pakistan-Iran
Dec 29, 2020, at 05:57 pm
Islamabad: Smuggling of goods remains high between Pakistan and Iran due to high tariffs despite a preferential trade agreement (PTA) and memorandums of understanding (MoUs) inked between the two nations, media reports said.
China is using Huawei-made cameras to spy on African Union Headquarters
Dec 29, 2020, at 05:49 pm
A report has emerged alleging that Chinese hackers had been obtaining security camera footage from inside the African Union (AU) headquarters building in Ethiopia which is an indication of Beijing’s objectives in the resource rich continent.
WeChat is now emerging as surveillance tool in China
Dec 29, 2020, at 05:44 pm
Beijing: China's WeChat app has turned out as one of the most powerful tools in Beijing for monitoring the public, censoring speech and punishing people who voice discontent with the government, media reports said.
China delays Australian writer Yang Hengjun’s espionage trial for three months
Dec 29, 2020, at 05:20 pm
China delays Australian writer Yang Hengjun’s espionage trial for three months
Japan provided intel regarding Uyghurs persecution to U.S., Britain
Dec 29, 2020, at 03:38 pm
Tokyo/UNI: Japan in 2019 provided intelligence to the United States and Britain regarding People's Republic of China's (PRC) forceful detainment of Muslim Uyghur minority people Japanese press has claimed.
Bangladesh: Dhaka witnesses protest against Karima Baloch's death
Dec 29, 2020, at 03:12 pm
Dhaka: Members of Bangladesh Muktijuddha Mancha on Sunday protested in Dhaka city against the death of activist Karima Baloch in Canada recently.
Three French soldiers killed by explosive device during operation in Mali: Elysee Palace
Dec 29, 2020, at 02:46 pm
Paris/Sputnik: Three French soldiers have been killed after their armored vehicle struck an improvised explosive device in Mali on Monday morning, the Elysee Palace's press department said.
Maryam Nawaz Sharif targets PM Imran Khan, calls him 'incompetent'
Dec 29, 2020, at 02:41 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan's key opposition leader Maryam Nawaz Sharif targeted PM Imran Khan by calling him 'incompetent'.
Canada detects 4 cases of mutant coronavirus strain
Dec 29, 2020, at 05:12 am
Ontario/IBNS: Four cases of the new strain of the coronavirus that was first detected in the UK has been found in Canada's British Columbia and Ontario, provincial health officials said Sunday.
Afghanistan: Unknown gunmen kill two revenue department workers in Ghazni
Dec 28, 2020, at 10:26 pm
Kabul: Unknown gunmen shot dead two revenue department workers in Afghanistan's Ghazni region on Monday, media reports said.
Bangladeshi spiritual leader Dewanbagi Pir dies
Dec 28, 2020, at 09:43 pm
Dhaka/UNI: The founder and proprietor of Dewanbagi Darbar Sharif Pir Syed Mahbub-e-Khoda passed away here on Monday.
Bangladesh: Rohingyas new group to shift Bhasan Char
Dec 28, 2020, at 09:29 pm
Dhaka/UNI: Bangladesh will move a second group of Rohingya refugees to a low-lying island in the Bay of Bengal on Tuesday, officials said, despite calls by rights groups to stop the relocation on safety grounds.
Experts see no improvement in Australia-China bond next year
Dec 28, 2020, at 06:27 pm
Melbourne: Experts believe the deteriorating relationship between Australia and China may not be brighter in 2021.
Karima Baloch death: Online signature campaign started demanding justice for activist
Dec 28, 2020, at 05:59 pm
London: An online signature campaign has been initiated demanding justice for activist Karima Baloch who was found dead in Canada recently.
Baloch Human Rights Council demands UN to intervene for proper probe into Karima Baloch death
Dec 28, 2020, at 05:46 pm
London: The Baloch Human Rights Council (BHRC) has demanded the United Nations intervention for a proper investigation into the death of Baloch political activist Karima Mehrab (Karima Baloch).