Speak against Pakistan’s atrocities and oppression in Balochistan: Activist
Oct 03, 2020, at 04:39 am
London: Human rights activist Riaz Baloch has appealed to the world to react against the atrocities committed against the people of Balochistan by Pakistan.
Pakistan: Hindu girl commits suicide after being blackmailed by rapists
Oct 03, 2020, at 04:35 am
Islamabad: In yet another instance of atrocity committed on the Hindu community in Pakistan, a teenaged girl was forced to commit suicide after she was allegedly blackmailed by the suspects whom her family had accused of sexually assaulting her.
Rights defenders, scholars unite to launch 'Global Campaign for Democratic China’
Oct 03, 2020, at 04:06 am
In a first of its kind, human rights defenders, scholars, and persecuted communities by China came together to launch the ‘Global Campaign for Democratic China’ on China Day.
US report highlights China's alleged labour abuse
Oct 02, 2020, at 11:12 pm
Washington: The U.S. Department of Labor recently released a list of 17 goods produced in China under conditions of forced labor in violation of international standards.
EU calls on China to assume greater responsibility in COVID-19 response, climate
Oct 02, 2020, at 10:03 pm
Brussels/Sputnik: The European Union called on China to exert a greater effort in aiding the global response to the coronavirus pandemic and adopting more ambitious climate goals, a statement following a summit of EU leaders in Brussels read.
UN chief reiterates call for global ceasefire, marking International Day of Non-Violence
Oct 02, 2020, at 09:43 pm
The UN Secretary-General repeated his call for a global ceasefire, commemorating the International Day of Non Violence, which is taking place this year in the shadows of the devastating human and socio-economic impacts of the coronavirus pandemic.
COVID-19 underscores need to deliver on promise of landmark women’s rights conference
Oct 02, 2020, at 08:59 pm
New York: Unless countries act now, the COVID-19 pandemic could erase recent “fragile progress” towards gender equality, the UN Secretary-General warned on Thursday, urging governments to put women at the centre of recovery and response.
US President Donald Trump, First Lady Melania Trump test positive for Covid-19
Oct 02, 2020, at 04:16 pm
Washington/IBNS: US President Donald Trump and the First Lady of the country Melania Trump have tested positive for Covid-19.
Stranded migrants need safe and dignified return, says independent UN rights panel
Oct 02, 2020, at 04:10 pm
New York: Governments should immediately address the inhumane conditions in detention faced by migrant workers who are also being blamed for spreading the coronavirus, a UN panel of independent rights experts said on Thursday.
Bangladesh: PMO to review plans, costs of three China-funded rail projects
Oct 02, 2020, at 02:52 pm
Dhaka: The Bangladesh Prime Minister's Office has constituted a committee to review negotiated contract costs of three railways projects, which are supposed to be implemented with Chinese finance and by Chinese companies, and whether the projects should go ahead as they have been planned, media reports said,
US spoke to Armenia, Azerbaijan leaders urging de-escalation in Karabakh: Pompeo
Oct 02, 2020, at 02:44 pm
Washington/Sputnik: US officials have spoken to Armenian and Azerbaijani leaders and urged them to cease hostilities in Nagorno-Karabakh, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said in an interview.
Donald Trump confirms that his senior aide Hope Hicks tested positive for COVID-19
Oct 02, 2020, at 02:20 pm
Tokyo/Sputnik: US President Donald Trump confirmed that his senior aide Hope Hicks had been diagnosed with COVID-19.
Donald Trump says he, first lady will be in quarantine until getting results of COVID-19 tests
Oct 02, 2020, at 02:12 pm
Washington/Sputnik: US President Donald Trump said that he and First Lady Melania Trump would remain in quarantine until getting results of the coronavirus tests.
Health Canada approves rapid COVID-19 testing device as cases surge
Oct 02, 2020, at 05:03 am
Ottawa/IBNS: Health Canada's approval of Abbott Laboratories-backed point-of-care ID NOW rapid COVID-19 testing devices, which give the result in just 15 minutes, would enable millions of more tests to be conducted for communities combating with a surge in coronavirus cases, media reports said.
Pakistani opposition parties are persecuted and punished: Activist Sajjad Raja
Oct 02, 2020, at 04:19 am
Islamabad: Gilgit-Baltistan leader and activist Sajjad Raja has targeted the Pakistani government and said it is only busy “persecuting the opposition leaders”.
Imran Khan govt to push for ex-PM Nawaz Sharif's deportation from UK
Oct 02, 2020, at 04:02 am
Islamabad: The Pakistani government has tasked relevant authorities with bringing back Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supremo leader Nawaz Sharif from London, media reports said.
Oct 02, 2020, at 03:48 am
Toronto/IBNS: The rapid surge in COVID-19 cases by some Canadian provinces in just a few weeks after the start of the school year, had forced a large number of families to consider a switch from in-person to virtual learning where it's offered, media reports said.
Moria fires aftermath: More than 1,000 asylum seekers relocated from Greece this year
Oct 01, 2020, at 11:11 pm
New York: Nearly 140 asylum seekers were relocated from Greece to Germany on Wednesday through a European Commission-funded initiative that has relocated more than 1,000 people so far this year alone, three UN agencies have reported.
Libyan rivals conclude talks on key security and military issues
Oct 01, 2020, at 10:46 pm
New York: Delegations from Libya’s warring sides meeting in Egypt have concluded two days of security and military talks in efforts towards a lasting ceasefire, the UN political mission for the country, UNSMIL, has reported.
Thailand: More than 100 companies pledge to strengthen women’s economic empowerment
Oct 01, 2020, at 10:42 pm
New York: Chief executives of 110 companies in Thailand on Wednesday, have signed up to a new set of UN principles on women’s economic empowerment, pledging to improve gender equality in the boardroom, equal pay for equal work, and safer and more inclusive workplaces.
US: Chinese national sentenced for laundering Millions for Mexican drug cartels
Oct 01, 2020, at 10:39 pm
Washington: A Chinese national was sentenced today to five years in prison and ordered to forfeit more than $4.2 million for laundering drug proceeds generated by large-scale cocaine trafficking in the United States.
Oct 01, 2020, at 04:38 am
Toronto/IBNS: Sponsored and presented jointly by Canada India Foundation (CIF), Canadian Ayurvedic Practitioners Association (CAPA) & Vedic Spiritual Heritage Foundation (VSHF), Ayurveda Speaker Series would cover preventive health and common diseases virtually on the Zoom platform starting Oct 4 and will repeat every fortnight, CIF reported.
Canada: COVID-19 aid bill passed unanimously, Liberals survived a confidence vote
Oct 01, 2020, at 04:33 am
Ottawa/IBNS: Backed by the support of Bloc Québécois and the Conservatives, Bill C-4 has been unanimously passed by the House of Commons in the early hours of Wednesday authorizing new benefits for workers affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, media reports said.
The UN is ‘right platform’ to address global challenges: Tanzanian Ambassador
Oct 01, 2020, at 12:22 am
New York: The COVID-19 outbreak reminds the world that we need “to enhance solidarity within the multilateral system” to confront global challenges, the representative of Tanzania told the closing session of the UN’s annual high-level session on Tuesday.
Nuclear threat against North Korea ‘continues unabated’, UN ambassador tells Assembly
Oct 01, 2020, at 12:09 am
New York: During the past several decades, North Korea has done “everything possible” to safeguard peace and security on the Korean peninsula, the country’s representative told the UN high-level General Debate on Tuesday.
UN Middle East envoy urges sides to engage ‘before it is too late’
Sep 30, 2020, at 11:36 pm
New York: Israeli and Palestinian leaders, and their international partners, must urgently resume peace efforts “before it is too late”, UN Middle East envoy Nikolay Mladenov told the Security Council on Tuesday, echoing the Secretary-General.
Uighurs may be able to file genocide case against China in UK court
Sep 30, 2020, at 11:32 pm
London/UNI: The British Parliamentarians, sympathetic to Uighurs are pushing for Muslim minorities in China being allowed to file petitions in the UK High Court against the alleged genocide in Xinjiang.
Climate change ‘the defining challenge of our generation’ says New Zealand Ambassador
Sep 30, 2020, at 11:26 pm
New York: There is no vaccine against climate change, the Permanent Representative of New Zealand told the UN General Assembly debate on Tuesday, noting that now more than ever, the international community must “step up, collectively and in the common interest.”
To UN, Israeli Prime Minister says ‘no doubt’ more Arab countries will soon join ‘circle of peace’
Sep 30, 2020, at 11:17 pm
New York: While telling the UN General Assembly on Tuesday there was “good news” to report about the “expanding circle of peace” between Israel and some Arab countries, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu also accused Hezbollah militants of storing weapons in a residential area of Beirut.
WHO promises ‘robust’ investigation of sexual abuse allegations against workers in DR Congo
Sep 30, 2020, at 11:14 pm
The UN World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday, promised that any of its staff working as part of the agency’s Ebola response team in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) found to have been involved in sexual exploitation and abuse, would face “serious consequences, including instant dismissal.”