Friends of Canada-India with other groups demonstrate outside Chinese Consulate in Vancouver
Sep 29, 2020, at 01:28 am
Vancouver/IBNS: Friends of Canada- India, along with seven other organizations, has organized a protest against China in front of the Chinese Consulate Office in Vancouver on Sunday.
'US diplomats must obtain Beijing foreign ministry approval before meeting Hong Kong govt officials'
Sep 29, 2020, at 12:56 am
Washington/Hong Kong/Beijing: American diplomats must obtain approval from Beijing’s foreign ministry before they can meet with Hong Kong government officials or personnel from the city’s educational institutions and societies, reported South China Morning Post.
Balochistan genocide:Political activists meet UK Cabinet member
Sep 29, 2020, at 12:46 am
London: The Central Spokesperson of the Baloch National Movement (BNM) has said the group's delegation recently met the former chairman of the Conservative party in the UK and current state minister for Transportation Grant Shapps and briefed him about the ongoing genocide and oppression in Balochistan.
Erdogan says time came to end Armenia's 'occupation' of part of Azerbaijan
Sep 29, 2020, at 12:15 am
Ankara/Sputnik: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Monday the time had come to "end Armenia's occupation" of Azerbaijani land.
Pakistan: Supreme Court bars release of prime accused in journalist Daniel Pearl murder case
Sep 29, 2020, at 12:10 am
Islamabad/UNI: Pakistan Supreme Court on Monday barred the Sindh government from releasing Omer Saeed Sheikh, main accused in the Daniel Pearl murder case.
Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) President Shehbaz Sharif arrested as his bail is rejected
Sep 28, 2020, at 11:41 pm
Islamabad/UNI: Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) President and Leader of Opposition in National Assembly, Shehbaz Sharif, was arrested on Monday after his bail plea in the money laundering case was rejected by the Lahore High Court (LHC).
Protesters chant slogans, hurl abuses outside Nawaz Sharif's residence
Sep 28, 2020, at 11:30 pm
London/UNI: About two dozen men gathered outside Nawaz Sharif's London residence yelling slogans and hurling abuses against him.
Bangladesh registers 32 COVID-19 deaths, 1,407 cases
Sep 28, 2020, at 10:36 pm
Dhaka/UNI: Bangladesh reported 32 deaths from the novel coronavirus and 1,407 new cases in the last 24 hours, said a press release sent by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) on Monday.
Donald Trump’s ban on TikTok downloads in US halted: Court Documents
Sep 28, 2020, at 03:14 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: A US federal judge has blocked the ban of President Donald Trump’s administration on the downloads of TikTok, a video-sharing app owned by Chinese company ByteDance, court documents show.
Donald Trump says New York Times report about him not paying federal income taxes ‘fake news’
Sep 28, 2020, at 02:15 pm
Washington/Sputnik: US President Donald Trump says a New York Times report about his tax payments, which claims that Trump paid no federal income taxes during 11 years, is "fake news."
Bangladesh: Longest-serving attorney general Mahbubey Alam dies due to COVID-19
Sep 28, 2020, at 03:18 am
Dhaka: Bangladesh's longest-serving attorney general Mahbubey Alam, who was suffering from COVID-19, died at a hospital in Dhaka city on Sunday, media reports said.
Nepali PM KP Oli's personal physician tested positive for COVID-19
Sep 28, 2020, at 01:44 am
Kathmandu/Xinhua: Dr Dibya Singh, Nepali Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli's personal physician, has been infected with COVID-19, Nepali officials said.
Soldiers recruited to Afghan army amid increased violence
Sep 28, 2020, at 01:41 am
Kabul/Xinhua: A total of 959 newly graduated soldiers on Sunday joined the Afghan National Army (ANA), boosting the force amid an increase in the Taliban-led unrest, an army source said.
Death toll from Boko Haram ambush on Nigerian gov't convoy rises to 18
Sep 28, 2020, at 01:35 am
Abuja/Xinhua: Nigerian military confirmed on Sunday the death toll from the extremist group Boko Haram's ambush on a government officials' convoy in Borno state on Friday has risen to 18.
Sep 28, 2020, at 01:32 am
New York: Political and economic threats against Belarus “must end” the Foreign Minister Vladimir Makei told the high-level segment of the UN General Assembly on Saturday, accusing Western nations of trying to sow “chaos and anarchy” in the country.
Children in Pakistan are vulnerable to many forms of violence and exploitation: EU Chronicle
Sep 28, 2020, at 01:28 am
In its editorial, the EU Chronicle magazine has claimed that children in Pakistan are vulnerable to many forms of violence and exploitation.
Pakistani national becomes a victim of Chinese aggression, wife-son detained for being Uyghurs
Sep 28, 2020, at 01:18 am
Pakistani national Sakandar Hayat's life was turned upside down in recent months when his wife and son were detained by Chinese security officials as they are Uyghurs.
Sep 28, 2020, at 01:13 am
Washington DC: A US-based think -tank is claiming that labourers in Tibet are forced to join military-style training camps similar to the one built and run for years by the Chinese government in the western Xinjiang region.
Sep 28, 2020, at 01:07 am
New York: As some States continue to pursue their own narrow agendas above all else, the world is straying further from the principles that underpin international norms and the work of the United Nations, the Foreign Minister of Syria told the high-level General Assembly plenary on Saturday.
Yemeni gov't, Houthi rebels agree to swap 1,081 prisoners
Sep 28, 2020, at 01:05 am
Sanaa/Xinhua: The Yemeni government and the Houthi rebels reached a deal on Sunday to exchange 1,081 prisoners during UN-sponsored talks in Switzerland, the UN Special Envoy for Yemen Martin Griffiths said on Twitter.
Sudan ready to return to international role but first needs support, Prime Minister says
Sep 28, 2020, at 01:02 am
New York: Sudan is eager to again contribute to the international community but will need assistance as it works to revitalize its tattered economy, Prime Minister Abdalla Adam Hamdok told the UN General Assembly on Saturday.
Sep 28, 2020, at 12:19 am
New York: As the world continues to confront the COVID-19 pandemic and its aftershocks, we cannot ‘turn our back’ to other pressing global concerns, Belgian Prime Minister Sophie Wilmès told the UN General Assembly on Saturday.
Sep 28, 2020, at 12:07 am
New York: COVID-19 has “united humanity as never before”, the United Kingdom Prime Minister told the UN General Assembly’s annual high-level session on Saturday.
Two Lebanese soldiers, IS militant killed in armed clashes in northern Lebanon
Sep 27, 2020, at 11:42 pm
Beirut/Xinhua: A total of two Lebanese soldiers and one militant were killed early Sunday in armed clashes in northern Lebanon, the National News Agency reported.
Afghanistan: Security officials nab vehicle loaded with explosives
Sep 27, 2020, at 10:36 pm
Kabul: Afghanistan security officials have seized a vehicle loaded with “Sodium Nitrite” in capital city Kabul, media reports said on Sunday.
Japan: Actress Yuko Takeuchi found dead
Sep 27, 2020, at 10:07 pm
Tokyo/UNI: Award-winning Japanese actress Yuko Takeuchi was found dead at her Tokyo home on Sunday.
‘Reverse course’ towards full nuclear disarmament – UN chief
Sep 27, 2020, at 06:25 am
New York: UN Chief: On the International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons marked on Saturday, the UN chief has underscored the need to “reverse course and return to a common path to nuclear disarmament”.
Sep 27, 2020, at 04:38 am
Dhaka: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday addressed the 75th General Assembly of the United Nations and said world leaders should ensure that any proven vaccine is made accessible to all countries at the same time.
Paris attack suspect reportedly enraged by Charlie Hebdo's controversial cartoon publication
Sep 27, 2020, at 03:58 am
Paris/UNI: The main suspect in Friday's knife attack that took place near the former headquarters of the controversial French magazine Charlie Hebdo was enraged due to the republication of controversial cartoons depicting Islam's holy prophet, reported French media on Saturday citing sources.
Belarusian Police arrest at least 10 people during opposition 'Women's March' in Minsk
Sep 27, 2020, at 03:35 am
Minsk/Sputnik: At least 10 people were arrested during a protest rally in Minsk's northeast near the Kamarouski Rynak marketplace, a Sputnik correspondent reported on Saturday.