UK police dealing with security alert in central London hospital
Oct 13, 2020, at 09:10 pm
London/Sputnik: The London Metropolitan Police said on Tuesday that it was dealing with a security alert at the St. Thomas Hospital in central London, and would provide further information as soon as it had more details about the incident.
Blast targeting police patrol team kills 1, wounds 5 in southern Afghanistan
Oct 13, 2020, at 09:07 pm
Kandahar/Xinhua: At least one police constable was killed and five others including four civilians were injured as a blast targeted a police patrol team in Kandahar city, the capital of Afghanistan's southern Kandahar province on Tuesday, provincial police spokesman Jamal Barikzai said.
Maldives planning to scrap FTA with China to protect trade relationship with other nations
Oct 13, 2020, at 03:51 pm
Male: Maldives may soon scrap Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with China to protect its trade relationship with other countries, media reports said.
Italy set to impose new anti-COVID-19 social restrictions, no national lockdown
Oct 13, 2020, at 03:35 pm
Rome/Xinhua: Italy is set to impose new restrictions on social life in an effort to slow down the spread of the coronavirus, after registering some of the highest daily increases in new cases since spring, officials said.
UN chief announces major push to transform harmful food systems
Oct 13, 2020, at 03:22 pm
New York: The UN chief António Guterres set out a new plan to transform the world’s food systems on Monday - coinciding with the start of World Food Week - which will culminate in a major summit, scheduled to take place in September next year.
New report highlights value of UN’s human rights work in the field
Oct 13, 2020, at 03:18 pm
New York: The UN’s work in promoting dialogue between Arabic and Kurdish groups in Iraq is just one example of how human rights personnel are playing a critical role at the Organization’s peace operations around the world.
Greater equality a ‘prerequisite’ for overcoming global crises: Bachelet
Oct 13, 2020, at 03:00 pm
New York: In reviewing, assessing and acknowledging the effects of the Transatlantic Slave Trade, enslavement and colonialism, the groundbreaking Durban World Conference of 2001, represented a “milestone” in the common fight against racism, xenophobia and related intolerance, the UN human rights chief said on Monday.
Greater cooperation urged worldwide as criminals seek to profit from COVID-19
Oct 13, 2020, at 02:54 pm
New York: With criminal networks looking to profit from the COVID-19 pandemic, it is critical for governments to work together in line with a landmark UN treaty to combat human trafficking, gun smuggling and other cross-border crimes, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Monday.
Sindhi community people demonstrate against Pakistan govt's decision to annex Sindh Islands
Oct 13, 2020, at 03:44 am
Karachi: Sindhi protesters have demonstrated outside the Sindh Governor House in Karachi city of Pakistan against the government's decision to annex the Sindh Islands against the will of the community.
FATF greylist: Pakistan 'hires' lobbyist firm for US bailout
Oct 13, 2020, at 03:25 am
Islamabad: Pakistan seems to have hired a lobbyist firm on the Capitol Hill to push a narrative favouring Islamabad with US President Donald Trump-led administration and get bailed out of the club of nations on the “grey list', just days ahead of the crucial Financial Action Task Force (FATF) meeting.
Bangladesh's cabinet gives nod to death penalty for rape
Oct 12, 2020, at 10:35 pm
Dhaka/Xinhua: The Bangladeshi government on Monday approved a proposal for stringent punishment for rapists.
Two young girls injured in overnight shooting in southern France: Reports
Oct 12, 2020, at 10:30 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: Two girls, aged 17 and 19, were injured in a shooting while in car, in the French city of Marseille, media reported on Monday, adding that one of the victims was in a serious condition.
Nobel Prize in Economics awarded to US's Milgrom, Wilson for auction theory
Oct 12, 2020, at 10:09 pm
Stockholm/UNI: The 2020 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences was on Monday awarded to Paul R Milgrom and Robert B Wilson for their work on auction theory and invention of new auction formats, benefitting sellers, buyers and taxpayers around the world.
Afghan forces carry out attack on Taliban in Helmand Province: Local authorities
Oct 12, 2020, at 02:56 pm
Kabul/Sputnik: The Afghan Air Force has successfully carried out an attack on a group of Taliban insurgents in the southern Helmand Province, capturing the Taliban’s local deputy governor, the Helmand Governor’s press office said in a statement.
Over 560 people detained during Sunday Belarus protests
Oct 12, 2020, at 02:49 pm
Minsk/Sputnik: At least 564 people were detained during the unauthorized protests held across Belarus on Sunday, the Vesna human rights center, unregistered by the republic’s authorities, said.
390 illegal migrants rescued off Libyan coast
Oct 12, 2020, at 02:42 pm
Tripoli/Xinhua: The International Organization for Migration (IOM) said Monday that a total of 390 illegal migrants have been rescued off the Libyan coast in the past 48 hours.
PoK former 'PM' condemns Imran Khan govt's plan to merge Gilgit-Baltistan with Pakistan
Oct 12, 2020, at 05:17 am
Islamabad: Pakistan-occupied Kashmir former 'Prime Minister' Sardar Attique Khan has condemned PM Imran Khan for his plan to merge Gilgit Baltistan with Pakistan.
China aiming to exhaust Taiwan’s defence budget by repeated incursions: observers
Oct 12, 2020, at 04:42 am
Beijing: Observers believe that mainland China’s repeated military incursions into Taiwan’s air defence zone are meant to drain the island’s air force and establish the PLA as a regular presence in the area, media reports said.
British Parliament decides to debate atrocities against Uyghurs in China
Oct 12, 2020, at 04:39 am
London: The British Parliament has decided to debate on Monday the atrocities against Uyghur Muslims in China, media reports said.
Humla: Chinese security personnel fire tear gas shells towards Nepali team
Oct 12, 2020, at 04:19 am
Kathmandu: Chinese security personnel have allegedly fired tear gas at a Nepali team who had reached Namkha of Humla district to monitor the border pillar, pointing towards yet another Beijing's move of aggression towards neighbours, media reports said.
Gunmen kill 12 villagers in north Nigeria
Oct 12, 2020, at 03:54 am
Lagos/Xinhua: A group of unidentified gunmen have attacked two villages in the Giwa area of Kaduna state in northern Nigeria, killing 12 people and injuring scores others, a police source told Xinhua on Sunday.
Nepal: Second cabinet minister tests positive for COVID-19
Oct 12, 2020, at 03:44 am
Kathmandu/UNI: Nepal's Minister for Education, Science and Technology Girirajmani Pokharel was tested positive for COVID-19, becoming the second cabinet minister to contract with coronavirus, his personal aide said on Sunday.
Bangladesh: Journo arrested for making 'defamatory remarks' against PM Sheikh Hasina
Oct 12, 2020, at 02:43 am
Dhaka/UNI: Detective Police (DB) has arrested a freelance journalist in Goalunda Upazila of Rajbari district in Bangladesh on the charge of making 'indecent remark about Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina'
Bangladesh: Chinese envoy expresses concern over non-repatriation of Rohingyas to Myanmar
Oct 12, 2020, at 02:41 am
Dhaka/UNI: Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Li Jiming, on Sunday, expressed concern at the non repatriation process of Rohingyas to Myanmar.
Afghan forces kill 5 Taliban militants in northern Faryab Province
Oct 12, 2020, at 01:57 am
Kabul/Sputnik: Afghan military repelled an overnight Taliban attack on security posts in the northern Faryab province and killed five militants during the clash, Karim Yorash, a spokesman for the provincial police, told Sputnik on Sunday.
Pakistan: Unknown gunmen kill Balochi language singer Hanif Chamrok
Oct 11, 2020, at 11:03 pm
Unknown gunmen recently shot dead Balochi language singer Hanif Chamrok in Pakistan's Turbat city.
Afghanistan: Two Pakistani Taliban terrorists killed in drone strike
Oct 11, 2020, at 10:30 pm
Kabul: A drone strike in Afghanistan's Nangarhar province has left two Pakistani Taliban insurgents killed, media reports said.
UN chief welcomes Nagorno-Karabakh ceasefire
Oct 11, 2020, at 09:57 pm
New York: UN Secretary-General António Guterres has welcomed agreement on a ceasefire in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict zone following talks held in Russia on Friday.
Taliban hopes Donald Trump wins in US presidential election
Oct 11, 2020, at 02:38 pm
Kabul/Sputnik: The Taliban hopes that US President Donald Trump will win in the November election, spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said on Sunday.
Chinese mainland reports 21 new imported COVID-19 cases
Oct 11, 2020, at 02:33 pm
Beijing/Xinhua: The Chinese mainland reported 21 new imported COVID-19 cases Saturday, bringing the total number of imported cases to 3,008, the National Health Commission said Sunday.