Turkey prez Erdogan trying hard to re-establish Caliphate: Report
Sep 03, 2020, at 01:16 am
Istanbul: In an attempt to recreate the history of the nation and even to re-establish Caliphate, Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is taking steps to make himself the ruler of the Muslim world, reported Al Arabiya.
Upper house of Australia's Victoria votes to extend COVID emergency for 6 months - Reports
Sep 02, 2020, at 11:06 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: The upper house of the Australian state of Victoria has voted to extend the state of emergency, imposed to stem the spread of COVID-19, for another six months, the Age daily newspaper reported on Wednesday.
Charlie Hebdo attacks: French trial begins 5 yrs after
Sep 02, 2020, at 11:02 pm
Paris/UNI: A trial of suspects linked to the January 2015 attacks on the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo and a kosher supermarket in the Paris area will finally get underway in France on Wednesday.
COVID-19-hit China now faces a food crisis after massive floods
Sep 02, 2020, at 10:49 pm
Beijing: Already hammered by COVID-19 pandemic, China might soon be fighting against another challenge- the food crisis- owing to the massive flood it experienced in recent times.
Taiwan presents changed passport cover to avoid confusion with Chinese one - State Media
Sep 02, 2020, at 10:41 pm
Beijing/Sputnik: The Taiwanese government on Wednesday presented a new design of its passport to ensure it reflects the difference between it and China, the state-owned Central News Agency reported.
Bangladesh: Three killed in Chattogram container depot blast
Sep 02, 2020, at 09:38 pm
Dhaka: An explosion of a fuel tank at a private container depot in the Laldiar Char area of Patenga in Bangladesh's Chattogram area left at least three people killed, media reports said.
New York: People protest outside Pakistan Consulate over forceful abductions
Sep 02, 2020, at 06:00 pm
New York: A large number of people on Sunday gathered outside the Pakistan consulate in New York to demonstrate against the forceful abductions of people from the minority communities in Pakistan by its Army and Intelligence wing.
Facebook, Twitter Remove 13 Russia-Linked Accounts
Sep 02, 2020, at 04:13 pm
Washington/Sputnik: Facebook has removed 13 allegedly Russia-linked accounts focused on affairs in the United States, the United Kingdom, Algeria and Egypt, the company said in a statement on Tuesday.
LDPR Leader Vladimir Zhirinovsky vaccinated against Coronavirus
Sep 02, 2020, at 04:05 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: Liberal Democratic Party of Russia (LDPR) leader Vladimir Zhirinovsky has been vaccinated against the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the party's press service said in a statement.
Australia witnesses recession for first time in nearly 3 decades
Sep 02, 2020, at 04:00 pm
Canberra/UNI: Australian Gross Domestic Product has fallen 7.0 percent in the June quarter, the largest quarterly fall on record, according to figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) on Wednesday.
Deal to reduce recent Gaza tensions will aid fight against COVID-19
Sep 02, 2020, at 03:54 pm
New York: The top UN official in the Middle East has hailed an agreement to reduce the latest tensions in and around Gaza amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.
Attacks on journalists are attacks on all civil society: UN rights chief
Sep 02, 2020, at 03:48 pm
UN rights chief Michelle Bachelet has urged all countries to do more to protect journalists, especially during the COVID-19 crisis, as their work helps save lives.
Belarus must stop torturing protesters and prevent enforced disappearances
Sep 02, 2020, at 03:42 pm
New York: Independent UN human rights experts on Tuesday called on Belarus to stop torturing detainees and bring to justice police officers who have reportedly humiliated and beaten protestors in their custody, as mass demonstrations over the disputed 9 August presidential election continue for a fourth week.
Beirut facing acute environmental crisis, warns UN energy specialist
Sep 02, 2020, at 03:38 pm
New York: Contamination from hazardous chemicals, landfill sites at capacity, and water pollution, are among the most urgent challenges faced by the Lebanese authorities and UN teams tackling the huge task of clearing up Beirut, following the massive explosion in the city’s port on 4 August.
US to provide military assistance if China attacks in South China Sea, warns Philippines Minister
Sep 02, 2020, at 05:12 am
Manila: Giving a strong message to China, the Philippines have made it clear that it would turn to the US for military help during ongoing flare-ups between Manila and Beijing on the issue of conflict related to the South China Sea.
Anti-Pakistan protest: Sindhi Baloch Forum members demonstrate outside UK Parliament
Sep 02, 2020, at 05:06 am
London: Members of the Sindhi Baloch Forum demonstrated outside the UK Parliament against the Pakistan government over the issue of enforced disappearance.
Heath Canada willing to consider approval of home COVID-19 tests to screen for virus
Sep 02, 2020, at 05:01 am
Ottawa/IBNS: The news of the consideration of approval of home COVID-19 tests to screen for the virus by Health Canada was welcomed by public health experts and doctors who were in favour of frequent and inexpensive testing, media reports said.
They shall pay a heavy price: China warns Czech speaker Milos Vystrcil as he visits Taiwan
Sep 02, 2020, at 04:37 am
Beijing: The visit of a 90-member delegation led by Czech Senate President Milos Vystrcil to Taiwan has angered China as Beijing said the group will pay a heavy price for their 'short-sighted behaviors and political opportunism'.
Sep 02, 2020, at 04:27 am
London: Protesters gathered outside the residence of British PM Boris Johnson to demonstrate against Pakistan on the issue of enforced disappearances in Balochistan.
Enforced disappearance: Baloch, Sindhis, Pashtuns demonstrate against Pakistan in Toronto
Sep 02, 2020, at 12:33 am
Toronto: Observing the ''International Day of Victims of Forced Disappearances’, members of Baloch, Sindhi and Pashtun organisations staged a protest against Pakistan on Sunday, media reports said.
Pakistan to further historic, fraternal ties with Saudi Arabia: FM
Sep 01, 2020, at 09:51 pm
Islamabad/Xinhua: Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said that Pakistan is determined to further build up deep-rooted historic and fraternal ties with Saudi Arabia, according to a statement released by the Pakistani foreign ministry on Tuesday.
New Japanese opposition party to vote on leader, name on September 10 - Reports
Sep 01, 2020, at 09:40 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: Japan’s newest opposition political party, made up of members from the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan (CDPJ) and the Democratic Party for the People (DPP), will hold a vote on September 10 to decide its leader and name, lawmakers told domestic media on Tuesday.
Japan sending 3rd disaster relief team to Mauritius to help eliminate oil spill - Ministry
Sep 01, 2020, at 09:29 pm
Tokyo/Sputnik: The Japanese Environment Ministry announced on Tuesday that the third disaster relief team would leave for Mauritius soon to help the island nation clean up the oil that leaked from Japan's distressed Wakashio cargo ship in the Indian Ocean last month.
Over 50,000 people in Japan left jobless due to COVID-19 - Government
Sep 01, 2020, at 09:26 pm
Tokyo, Sep 1 (Sputnik) More than 50,000 people in Japan have lost their jobs temporarily or completely due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the data published on Tuesday by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare.
Turkish Interior Ministry says detained 'emir' of IS terrorist group
Sep 01, 2020, at 09:02 pm
Ankara/Sputnik: An "emir" of the Islamic State terrorist organization (banned in Russia) was detained in Turkey, the country's Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu said Tuesday.
Car bomb blast in northern Iraq kills woman, injures 3 security personnel – Official Media
Sep 01, 2020, at 08:57 pm
Baghdad/Sputnik: A woman was killed and three security officers were injured in the result of a car bomb explosion at a checkpoint in northern Iraq, the country’s official Security Media Cell said on Tuesday.
Kickstarting economies without COVID-19 plan, ‘a recipe for disaster’: Tedros
Sep 01, 2020, at 03:56 pm
New York: Eight months into the COVID-19 pandemic, countries want to “get their economies going again”, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday, advising on the measures that governments, communities and individuals should take, to do so safely.
Generations of progress for women and girls could be lost to COVID pandemic, UN chief warns
Sep 01, 2020, at 03:49 pm
New York: Highlighting the disproportionate and devastating socio-economic impact of COVID-19 on women and girls globally, The UN chief António Guterres called on Monday for a major push to prevent “years, even generations” worth of progress on women’s empowerment, from being lost to the pandemic.
Urgent solution needed to address fuel woes in war-torn Yemen
Sep 01, 2020, at 03:44 pm
New York: The UN Special Envoy for Yemen has called on all parties to urgently work together with his Office, in order to find a solution that ensures people in the country can access basic fuel supplies, amid major shortages in areas controlled by the Houthis, formally known as Ansar Allah.
Coronavirus: Bangladesh government lifts bar on public movement
Sep 01, 2020, at 03:03 pm
Dhaka: Amid rising COVID-19 cases in the country, the Bangladesh government has lifted restrictions on movement and activities for the public starting Tuesday, media reports said.