African American man shot in back by Wisconsin Police, hospitalized in serious condition
Aug 24, 2020, at 11:15 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: An African-American man was severely injured and hospitalized in a serious condition after being shot in the back by Wisconsin police at close range in the US city of Kenosha, sparkling protests, media and officials said on Monday.
New Zealand's largest city COVID-19 lockdown to continue for four more days
Aug 24, 2020, at 10:51 pm
Wellington/Xinhua: The COVID-19 restrictions in New Zealand's largest city Auckland will continue at the current Alert Level 3 until Sunday night, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced on Monday.
Two explosions rock southern Philippines
Aug 24, 2020, at 10:49 pm
Manila/Xinhua: Two explosions hit the town of Jolo in the southern Philippine province of Sulu Monday noon, a military report said, adding that blasts "resulted in numerous casualties."
Bangladesh: Mother, children beaten up on charges of cattle theft
Aug 24, 2020, at 10:47 pm
Dhaka/UNI: Five people, including a woman, her two daughters and one son, were beaten up in a village in Cox’s Bazar on charge of cattle lifting.
New Zealand: Christchurch attacker planned to target 'third mosque'
Aug 24, 2020, at 09:49 pm
Wellington: Brenton Tarrant, who killed 51 Muslim worshippers at two mosques in New Zealand's Christchurch city last year, also planned to target a third mosque, media reports said.
Canada records 124,629 COVID-19 cases, 9,071 deaths
Aug 24, 2020, at 02:50 pm
Ottawa/Xinhua: There have been 124,629 cases of COVID-19 in Canada, including 9,071 deaths, said the Public Health Agency of Canada on Sunday.
Belarus: Opposition holds mass rally in Minsk despite ban
Aug 24, 2020, at 02:43 pm
Minsk/UNI: Opposition supporters in Belarus held a mass rally in the capital Minsk on Sunday despite a ban by the government, two weeks after a disputed election gave President Alexander Lukashenko another term in office with an 'overwhelming' majority.
Christchurch mosque shooting: Shooter Brenton Tarrant's hearing begins
Aug 24, 2020, at 02:13 pm
Wellington/UNI: Brenton Tarrant, who killed 51 Muslim worshippers at two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand last year, faced the survivors of his attack as his sentencing hearing got under way in Christchurch.
COVID-19: US gives approval to use of blood plasma treatment
Aug 24, 2020, at 02:06 pm
Washington/UNI: The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Monday gave emergency authorisation for the use of plasma to treat coronavirus patients, a BBC report said.
TikTok’s parent company says will sue US President Donald Trump administration over executive order
Aug 24, 2020, at 04:21 am
Beijing/Sputnik: Chinese-based video-sharing app TikTok says it will sue the administration of US President Donald Trump over the latter’s executive order banning transactions with the parent company ByteDance.
Bangladesh: NTV’s joint chief news editor Shahid dies due to coronavirus
Aug 24, 2020, at 04:09 am
Dhaka/UNI: Abdus Shahid joint chief news editor of Bangladesh private television channel NTV passed away after being infected with Covid-19 at a hospital in Dhaka on Sunday morning. He was 63.
U.S.-led coalition hands over military base near Baghdad to Iraqi forces
Aug 24, 2020, at 03:58 am
Baghdad/Xinhua: The U.S.-led international coalition forces, tasked with fighting the Islamic State (IS) militant group, on Sunday handed over a military base in Taji Camp in the north of Baghdad to Iraqi forces, the official Iraqi news agency reported.
Afghanistan: Key Taliban member arrested
Aug 24, 2020, at 12:11 am
Kabul: Afghanistan defence officials on Sunday confirmed a key Taliban member who used to lead an insurgency group in Shakardara district of Kabul city has been arrested.
PoK: Journalist tries to remove national flag from Dadyal, faces torture
Aug 23, 2020, at 05:39 pm
Islamabad: An activist-journalist was allegedly tortured by the country's agencies and security forces after he tried to remove Pakistan's flag from a popular public place in Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK)'s Dadyal, media reports said.
Family members of converted Sikh girl Jagjit Kaur want to leave Pakistan
Aug 23, 2020, at 05:32 pm
Islamabad: With minority communities in dire straits, as many as nine family members of converted Sikh girl Jagjit Kaur from Nankana Sahib in Pakistan have written to authorities asking them to make a passport so that they could leave the south Asian nation.
Pakistan: European think tank flags human rights situation in Balochistan in latest report
Aug 23, 2020, at 05:25 pm
Brussels: The European Parliamentary Research Service (EPRS) has highlighted findings by the Pakistan Human Rights Commission (HRCP) where it stated that enforced disappearances and missing persons remain a major issue in the Balochistan region of the country.
China: Three Gorges dam hits highest level, anxiety grows among public
Aug 23, 2020, at 04:38 pm
Beijing: With COVID-19 virus cases still emerging from the country, China is bracing for another major challenge as extreme floods have hit Three Gorges dam in Hubei province.
Russia's earliest upcoming satellite launch set for Sept 24
Aug 23, 2020, at 02:45 pm
Moscow/UNI: A preliminary date for the launch of Russian satellites from the Gonets series has been set, it will be the country’s earliest upcoming carrier rocket launch and will occur at the end of September, a space industry source told Sputnik news agency.
US House of Representatives passes bill to fund Postal Service
Aug 23, 2020, at 02:14 pm
Washington/UNI: The US House of Representatives has passed a bill to provide $25 billion in support to the US Postal Service and block policy changes that could affect mail-in balloting during the Nov 3 presidential election.
Greece criticizes Turkey's decision to convert Chora museum into mosque
Aug 23, 2020, at 12:27 am
Athens/UNI: Greece has denounced Turkey's decision to convert the Chora museum, a former Byzantine Greek Orthodox church, into a mosque.
Pakistan: Imran Khan-govt orders compliance with UN curbs against Taliban
Aug 22, 2020, at 11:56 pm
Islamabad/UNI: The Pakistan government has issued ‘a statutory notification’ ordering compliance with the United Nations’ Security Council (UNSC) sanctions against Afghan Taliban and the Haqqani Network.
Joe Biden says if he is elected he would shut down entire US economy to control Covid-19
Aug 22, 2020, at 11:38 pm
Washington/Sputnik: Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden in an interview said he would shut down the entire US economy if scientists recommended it in order to control the COVID-19 pandemic.
Turkey detains military personnel suspected to be linked to failed coup attempt
Aug 22, 2020, at 10:44 pm
Ankara/UNI: Turkish prosecutors on Saturday ordered the detention of 47 military personnel suspected to be linked to the 2016 coup attempt.
Israeli army artillery bombs Hamas lookout posts in Gaza: sources
Aug 22, 2020, at 10:39 pm
Gaza/Xinhua: The Israeli army artillery bombed on Saturday morning two lookout posts that belong to the Islamic Hamas movement's militants in the Gaza Strip, Hamas security sources said.
Gunmen kill police officer in SW Nigeria
Aug 22, 2020, at 10:35 pm
Lagos/Xinhua: A group of unidentified gunmen on Friday night attacked a police station at a residential area of Ibadan, the capital of Oyo state in southwest Nigeria, an official said on Saturday.
Xi Jinping writes to Pakistan president, talks of 'shared future'
Aug 22, 2020, at 10:33 pm
Beijing/UNI: President of the People's Republic of China (PRC) Xi Jinping has written a letter to Pakistan President Dr Arif Alvi in which he has talked about a “China-Pakistan Community of Shared Future”.
Plane crash in South Sudan kills 17 people
Aug 22, 2020, at 10:29 pm
Juba/Xinhua: At least 17 people were killed and one person survived after a cargo plane crashed after takeoff from Juba airport in South Sudan on Saturday morning, witnesses said.
Women and single parents most impacted by COVID-19 efffects on social housing: Study
Aug 22, 2020, at 10:26 pm
New York: Women and single parents are likely to be most negatively impacted by COVID-19 and the pressures it is putting on social housing, according to researchers at the University of East Anglia.
Bangladesh records 2,265 fresh COVID19 cases
Aug 22, 2020, at 10:19 pm
Dhaka: Bangladesh seems to witness a significant rise in the number of COVID-19 cases as the country recorded 2,265 fresh cases in the past 24 hours, media reports said on Sunday.
Three explosions rock Kabul city, one dead
Aug 22, 2020, at 10:17 pm
Kabul: Three explosions rocked Kabul city in Afghanistan on Saturday which left one security personnel killed and four others injured, media reports said.