Reduce risk to avert ‘era of pandemics’, experts warn in new report
Oct 30, 2020, at 03:51 pm
New York: Unless there is a “seismic shift” in how countries collectively deal with infectious diseases, future pandemics will emerge more often, spread more rapidly, cause greater damage to the global economy and kill more people than COVID-19, international experts warned in a UN-backed report published on Thursday.
World Cities Day: Value communities, today and for the future
Oct 30, 2020, at 03:27 pm
New York: Top UN officials have highlighted the “extraordinary” contributions of grassroots communities in towns and cities across the world in the face of the coronavirus pandemic, and urged that their unique efforts be built on, during recovery.
New Zealand votes to legalise euthanasia
Oct 30, 2020, at 02:47 pm
Wellington: New Zealand voted to legalise euthanasia in the preliminary results of a referendum held in mid-October alongside the general election.
Nice Incident: Attacker arrived in France from Tunisia days ago
Oct 30, 2020, at 02:15 pm
Nice: French officials on Friday said the man who stabbed two women and a man to death in a church in France arrived from Tunisia days ago, media reports said.
Oct 30, 2020, at 05:12 am
Kuala Lumpur/Paris: Amid ongoing terror attacks in France by the Islamists, former Malaysian prime minister Mahathir Mohamad shocked the world when he almost justified the killings saying that Muslims "have the right to kill millions of French people" to avenge the past.
Rights expert urges greater protection for mass graves: proof of ‘heinous events’
Oct 29, 2020, at 10:17 pm
New York: More action must be taken to protect mass graves, which provide proof of “heinous events” that must never be forgotten, an independent UN human rights expert has said, in an appeal to the international community.
‘Serious concerns’ over rights situation in Myanmar ahead of next month’s elections
Oct 29, 2020, at 10:08 pm
New York: The UN human rights office (OHCHR) voiced “serious concerns” on Tuesday over the situation in Myanmar – including rights violations and proliferation of hateful speech against minority communities – as the country prepares for general elections next month.
Woman beheaded, two others killed in knife attack at church in France's Nice
Oct 29, 2020, at 09:36 pm
Paris/IBNS: A woman was beheaded and two others killed by an attacker at a church in southern French city of Nice on Thursday, police said, reported Reuters.
China reiterates claim over Taiwan
Oct 28, 2020, at 11:32 pm
Beijing/UNI: The Chinese government on Wednesday again made claims over Taiwan, calling it a part of the People's Republic of China (PRC).
Poland ‘slammed the door shut’ on legal and safe abortions: Human rights experts
Oct 28, 2020, at 11:04 pm
New York: A group of UN independent human rights experts have denounced a court ruling in Poland that bans abortions on the ground of fatal or severe foetal impairment, effectively “slamming the door shut” on safe and legal pregnancy terminations.
UN Syria envoy places hope in new talks, works towards lasting ceasefire
Oct 28, 2020, at 10:54 pm
New York: The UN’s special envoy for war-torn Syria is hoping that a fourth round of talks on a new constitution will take place in November in Geneva, after Government and opposition negotiators failed to agree on the agenda.
Pakistan: Schools ‘must never be targeted’, UNICEF says after deadly blast
Oct 28, 2020, at 10:40 pm
New York: A deadly bombing that killed at least seven people at a religious school in Pakistan on Tuesday, has been strongly condemned by the Children’s Fund (UNICEF).
Afghanistan: Helmand districts cleared of Taliban: Afghan Defence Ministry
Oct 28, 2020, at 09:35 pm
Kabul/UNI: Afghanistan's Defence Ministry on Wednesday claimed that the ongoing operations by Afghan forces have been successful in clearing parts of Nawa and Nad Ali districts of the Helmand province of Taliban insurgents.
‘Serious concerns’ over rights situation in Myanmar ahead of next month’s elections
Oct 28, 2020, at 03:38 pm
New York: The UN human rights office (OHCHR) voiced “serious concerns” on Tuesday over the situation in Myanmar – including rights violations and proliferation of hateful speech against minority communities – as the country prepares for general elections next month.
France’s foreign ministry issues safety advice to its citizens currently in Bangladesh
Oct 28, 2020, at 03:34 pm
Dhaka/UNI: France has warned its citizens living or travelling to several Muslim-majority countries to take extra security precautions on Tuesday as anger surged over cartoons of the Prophet Mohammad.
Tanzania: UN chief calls for safe, peaceful voting process
Oct 28, 2020, at 03:15 pm
New York: The UN Secretary-General has called on everyone involve inTanzania's political process to ensure that Wednesday’s general elections are held in a safe, inclusive and peaceful manner, amid reports of intimidation and harassment of political opponents, journalists and activists.
US Google searches of 'can I change my vote' soar Tuesday morning
Oct 28, 2020, at 02:43 pm
Washington/Sputnik: Google searches in the United States about whether citizens can change their vote after casting it peaked early Tuesday morning, a week before the November vote, data from the search engine revealed.
French authorities considering re-introducing self-isolation regime for month
Oct 28, 2020, at 02:29 pm
Paris/Sputnik: The French authorities said on Wednesday that they were considering re-introducing the self-isolation regime in the country for a month amid the deteriorating epidemiological situation, BFMTV reported citing its sources.
Canada's Shopify to partner with TikTok to facilitate merchants to sell things in-app
Oct 28, 2020, at 03:25 am
Ottawa/IBNS: In an attempt to grow its customer base and to facilitate it's one million-plus merchants' ease of advertising their products on the video-sharing app, Ottawa-based e-commerce company Shopify said Tuesday that it will be partnering with TikTok, a viral Chinese video-sharing social networking service owned by ByteDance.
Stop hyping up China threat: Beijing to Mike Pompeo
Oct 28, 2020, at 01:19 am
New Delhi/UNI: China on Tuesday asked the US to stop "hyping up the so-called China threat" and sowing discord between countries and undermining peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region.
Prominent Turkish lawmaker slams Macron's plans to crack down on 'Islamist separatism'
Oct 27, 2020, at 11:25 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: Prominent Turkish lawmaker Devlet Bahceli on Tuesday hit out against French President Emmanuel Macron over France’s plans to crack down on radical Islam.
South African police arrest five suspects in murder of football icon
Oct 27, 2020, at 08:22 pm
Cape Town/Xinhua: South African Police Minister Bheki Cele announced the arrests of five suspects in the murder of football icon Senzo Meyiwa, a case that shocked the nation six years ago. "I'm happy to announce that there has been a breakthrough in the Senzo Meyiwa murder case," Cele said on Monday.
Afghanistan: Attack on police special unit center leaves 3 killed
Oct 27, 2020, at 08:16 pm
Khost; At least three people were killed as an attack took place on a police special unit center in eastern Khost province of Afghanistan on Tuesday, media reports said.
Pakistan: Blast rocks Peshawar madressah, 7 killed
Oct 27, 2020, at 07:05 pm
Peshawar: A blast rocked Jamia Zuberia madressah in Peshawar's Dir Colony of Pakistan which left at least seven people killed, media reports said.
Coronavirus ‘feeds off instability’, disrupting Israel-Palestine peace efforts
Oct 27, 2020, at 06:27 pm
New York: The UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process reminded the Security Council on Monday of the Secretary-General’s renewed appeal for a global ceasefire to respond to COVID-19, highlighting that the “the virus feeds off instability”.
UN’s mission ‘more important than ever’, Secretary-General says at UN Day ceremony
Oct 27, 2020, at 06:24 pm
New York: Seventy-five years after world leaders united to promote global peace and progress through cooperation, representatives from the international community stood in the UN General Assembly Hall on Monday to reaffirm their commitment to this promise.
Libya ceasefire: UN relaunches inclusive political forum, amid growing ‘sense of hope’
Oct 27, 2020, at 06:21 pm
New York: The UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has announced the launch of the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum, following the signing of a permanent ceasefire agreement in the strife-torn country.
UN shocked and outraged over horrific attack on school in Cameroon
Oct 27, 2020, at 06:00 pm
New York: The United Nations has strongly condemned Saturday’s attack on a school in southwestern Cameroon, which claimed the lives of eight children, and wounded another twelve.
China issue: EU, US launch new bilateral dialogue
Oct 27, 2020, at 05:50 pm
Washington: The European Union and the United States on Friday launched a new bilateral Dialogue between the European External Action Service and the U.S. Department of State on China.
Canada: Indian diaspora demonstrate outside Pakistan Consulate in Toronto on 'Black Day'
Oct 27, 2020, at 05:48 pm
Toronto: Indian diaspora on Saturday gathered outside the Pakistan Consulate in Toronto city and demonstrated against Pakistan’s attack and invasion of Kashmir on October 22, 1947, observed as Black Day.