Guterres condemns killing of journalists, following beheading of Mexican crime reporter
Sep 12, 2020, at 03:48 pm
New York: Following the gruesome death of a Mexican journalist specializing in crime reporting, who was found beheaded on Wednesday, UN chief António Guterres has issued a statement condemning the increasing number of attacks made on media workers worldwide.
Belarus: UN chief deeply concerned over use of force against peaceful protesters
Sep 12, 2020, at 03:43 pm
New York: Secretary-General António Guterres on Friday expressed deep concern over the continued use of force against peaceful protestors in Belarus and detention of those exercising their legitimate democratic rights
Switzerland: Draft anti-terrorism law sets ‘dangerous precedent’, rights experts warn
Sep 12, 2020, at 03:39 pm
New York: A proposed new anti-terrorism law in Switzerland could set a dangerous precedent for the suppression of political dissent worldwide, a group of five independent UN human rights experts warned on Friday.
New fires at Greek island refugee camp destroy last remaining shelters
Sep 12, 2020, at 03:23 pm
New York: Fresh fires at a Greek island centre for thousands of refugees and migrants, have destroyed all remaining accommodation for those affected by the initial blaze on Tuesday evening.
Mike Pompeo to hold separate meetings with Kabul, Taliban delegations in Doha : State Dept.
Sep 12, 2020, at 03:13 pm
Washington/Sputnik: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will hold on Saturday separate meetings with the delegations of the Afghan government and the Taliban Islamist movement on the sidelines of the intra-Afghan talks in Doha, the US Department of State said.
China never interferes in U.S. internal affairs: Chinese FM
Sep 12, 2020, at 03:09 pm
Moscow/Xinhua: China has never interfered in the internal affairs of the United States, Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi said Friday at a press conference after talks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.
Bangladesh: Police recover severed human leg from dustbin in Dhaka
Sep 12, 2020, at 02:34 pm
Dhaka: Police on Friday recovered a severed human leg from a dustbin in Bangladesh capital city Dhaka.
Afghanistan: Blast rocks wedding ceremony in Khost, four killed
Sep 12, 2020, at 02:23 pm
Kabul: A motorcycle, which was embedded with explosive devices, rushed through a wedding ceremony in Khost province of Afghanistan and left at least four people killed.
Al-Qaeda threatens with new attack on Charlie Hebdo over Prophet Cartoons reprint: Reports
Sep 12, 2020, at 01:53 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: Al-Qaeda terror group (outlawed in Russia) has threatened with a new attack on the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo after the latter’s decision to reprint the caricatures of the Prophet Mohammed, French media reported.
Pakistan: Woman gang-raped in Lahore, 12 suspects arrested amid nationwide outrage
Sep 12, 2020, at 12:25 am
Lahore: Police have arrested 12 suspected people over the alleged gang-rape of a woman on the Lahore-Sialkot motorway in Pakistan's Punjab region, media reports said.
US Blocking visas for Chinese science graduates to prevent research theft: DHS
Sep 12, 2020, at 12:06 am
Washington/Sputnik: The United States is blocking visas for certain Chinese graduate students and researchers to prevent them from stealing sensitive research, Chad Wolf, the acting head of the US Department of Homeland Security, said on Wednesday.
Old habits die hard: China's tryst with border disputes and expansionism
Sep 11, 2020, at 11:23 pm
Earlier in September, US President Donald Trump said the country was ready to help both India and China fix their border dispute as the two most populous nations engaged in activities deemed 'attempted transgression' by both New Delhi and Beijing.
Security Council demands an end to attacks on schools worldwide
Sep 11, 2020, at 11:08 pm
New York: The Security Council on Thursday demanded a halt to attacks on schools, together with students and teachers in conflict zones around the world, in a presidential statement coinciding with the first International Day to Protect Education from Attack.
Issues surrounding Syria’s chemical weapons programme must be resolved, to restore global confidence
Sep 11, 2020, at 11:04 pm
New York: Until outstanding issues related to Syria’s initial declaration of its chemical weapons stockpile and programme are resolved, the international community cannot have full confidence that its activities have ended, the UN’s top disarmament expert told the Security Council on Thursday.
Man crashes into police car in center of Amsterdam
Sep 11, 2020, at 10:22 pm
The Hague/Xinhua: A man in a van drove into a police car several times in the center of Amsterdam on Friday morning, with one police officer injured, the Amsterdam police said on Twitter.
Uyghur Genocide: Activists slam Disney for filming Mulan in Xinjiang
Sep 11, 2020, at 08:19 pm
Washington: Activists and netizens have been outraged after Disney shot several portions of the action movie Mulan in parts of China where it is believed that authorities have placed countless people, mostly Uyghur Muslims, in concentration camps, subjecting them to human rights abuses. Campaign for Uyghurs Executive Director Rushan Abbas in a video message said she was horrified by the choice of Disney to shoot there ignoring the genocide of people by communist China.
Work to achieve a culture of peace amid COVID-19 upheaval: UN Secretary-General
Sep 11, 2020, at 07:00 pm
New York: As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to upend economies and societies, while also threatening to erode trust in public institutions and democracy, it is critical that people everywhere continue to pursue peace.
Belarus: Ensure ‘full respect’ for workers’ rights during protests, ILO urges President Lukashenko
Sep 11, 2020, at 06:40 pm
New York: Voicing deep concern over detention and arrests of trade unionists in Belarus, the head of the UN International Labour Organization (ILO) called on President Alexander Lukashenko to ensure a climate free from violence and intimidation against peacefully protesting workers
Motorbike bombing at wedding party kills 4, wounds 8 in E Afghanistan
Sep 11, 2020, at 06:38 pm
Khost, Afghanistan/Xinhua: Four people were killed and eight others injured as a motorbike bomb struck a wedding party in eastern Afghanistan's Khost province on Thursday, provincial police spokesman Haider Adel said Friday.
UN denounces Kabul attack targeting Afghan Vice President
Sep 11, 2020, at 06:30 pm
New York: The United Nations has strongly condemned Wednesday's attack in the Afghan capital Kabul, targeting the official convoy of the country's First Vice President, Amrullah Saleh.
No casualties as result of blast at ammunition depot in Jordan’s Zarqa: State Media
Sep 11, 2020, at 06:27 pm
Cairo/Sputnik: No one was killed or injured in the result of a powerful explosion that occurred in the early hours of Friday at an ammunition depot in the Jordanian city of Zarqa, northeast of the Amman capital, the state-run Jordan News Agency (Petra) reported, citing a senior military source in the country's Armed Forces.
Sep 11, 2020, at 06:23 pm
New York: The erosion of trust in public institutions, unequal access to health care and tensions around delicate peace negotiations, are among the risks amplified by COVID-19, which if not mitigated, could push more countries into violence, the UN political affairs chief told the Security Council on Wednesday.
Taliban kills 16 afghan servicemen in Nangarhar province: Source
Sep 11, 2020, at 06:19 pm
Kabul/Sputnik: The Taliban Islamist movement has attacked positions of the Afghan security forces in the eastern province of Nangarhar, leaving 16 servicemen dead and some more injured, a local source told Sputnik on Friday.
Fresh war crimes fears highlighted in new Yemen report
Sep 11, 2020, at 06:12 pm
New York: The war in Yemen continues to ravage the country and its people, senior UN-appointed rights investigators said on Wednesday, in a call for an international probe into suspected war crimes, and sanctions against the perpetrators.
France, Australia speak out about Taliban prisoners release, transfer ahead of Doha talks
Sep 11, 2020, at 06:06 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: The French Foreign Ministry expressed on Friday its discontent with the Afghan government's decision to release Taliban prisoners who were convicted to sentences for murdering French citizens, and Australia's high-ranking officials condemned the decision to transfer "sensitive" prisoners to Doha.
Greece: Devasting fire compounds overcrowding and COVID-19 challenges in refugee camp
Sep 11, 2020, at 05:54 pm
New York: UN agencies have offered support to Greek authorities on Wednesday after a major fire ripped through an overcrowded refugee camp overnight, destroying dwellings and forcing thousands to flee, many reportedly suffering from smoke inhalation.
Bangladesh: Death toll in Narayanganj mosque blast touches 31
Sep 11, 2020, at 04:15 pm
Dhaka: The death toll due to the explosion of the air-conditioner in a mosque in Bangladesh's Narayanganj region has now touched 31, media reports said.
Afghanistan: Security officials rescue kidnapped 10-year-old boy
Sep 11, 2020, at 04:01 pm
Kabul: Security officials have rescued a 10-year-old who was kidnapped from Afghanistan's Injeel district in Herat province.
Lebanon: Fire breaks out at oils and tires warehouse in Beirut
Sep 10, 2020, at 11:46 pm
Beirut/IBNS: A major fire broke out at an oils and tires warehouse in the duty-free market of Lebanon capital Beirut's port on Thursday.
Sep 10, 2020, at 03:45 am
Beijing: A Uyghur doctor, who is currently in exile, has revealed that he was forced to perform operations on women in China as part of the country’s attempts to control its ethnic Turkic minority population.