Jul 17, 2020, at 05:34 am
Brampton (Ontario)/IBNS:The annual event of Arts & Culture Initiative of South Asia (ACISA) would present performances of various artists from India and Pakistan at the prestigious Vibrant Brampton heritage festival, in a unique digital format in Canada's Brampton from July 21 to Sept 3.
Firearms trafficking, ‘enabler and multiplier of violence’ worldwide
Jul 17, 2020, at 12:29 am
New York: Firearms trafficking poses a “grave threat” to human life and international security, the UN crime fighting chief said on Wednesday, launching a new report from her agency that sheds light on the dangers of illicit firearms flows.
Independent rights expert says emerging technologies entrenching racism, discrimination
Jul 17, 2020, at 12:06 am
An independent UN human rights expert is calling for greater scrutiny of emerging digital technologies which she said are being used to uphold racial inequality, discrimination and intolerance.
Concerns and hopes of Yemenis at heart of UN plans for better future
Jul 17, 2020, at 12:01 am
New York: In a wide-ranging interview for UN News on Wednesday, Martin Griffiths, the UN’s Special Envoy in Yemen, addresses the protracted peace process in the country, and the enormous challenges that still need to be overcome.
Venezuela: amputation, extortion and death amidst booming gold mining racket
Jul 16, 2020, at 11:22 pm
The Human Rights Council on Wednesday heard damning reports of serious exploitation and abuse of children and indigenous communities in Venezuela, where mining for gold and other minerals is booming.
Japan defence white paper claims Beijing is pushing territorial claims amid COVID-19
Jul 16, 2020, at 10:40 pm
Tokyo: Japan has said China is pushing its territorial claims under the cover of the coronavirus pandemic.
Bangladesh: Covid-19 death toll touches nearly 2,500-mark
Jul 16, 2020, at 10:31 pm
Dhaka/UNI: Bangladesh has recorded 39 fresh fatalities from novel coronavirus on Thursday, taking the country's death toll around 2,500.
Ride-hailing app Gokada's CEO Fahim Saleh found dismembered in New York flat
Jul 16, 2020, at 05:21 pm
New York/IBNS: Fahim Saleh, the 33-year old CEO of ride-hailing app Gokada, was found dismembered at his flat in New York.
Canada: Ontario Provincial Police charge Florida couple for not self-isolating after entering Canada
Jul 16, 2020, at 04:43 am
North Bay,Ontario/IBNS: A senior couple from Florida, United States (U.S.) has been charged for failing to self-isolate after entering Canada, Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) told media.
Colombia: Killing of rights defenders, social leaders, ex-fighters, most serious threat to peace
Jul 15, 2020, at 10:57 pm
New York: The killing of former combatants, human rights defenders and social leaders of communities devastated by decades of conflict, remains the most serious threat to peace in Colombia since the signing of a landmark peace agreement in 2016, the top UN official in the country told the Security Council on Tuesday, meeting in-person at UN Headquarters in New York, for the first time in four months.
‘Country-driven’ approach needed to limit COVID-19 damage to food security
Jul 15, 2020, at 10:52 pm
New York: A ‘business as usual' approach is no longer an option, the head of the UN agriculture agency said on Tuesday, launching a new plan to move past the coronavirus pandemic.
UN-African Union mission working to restore calm after recent Darfur violence
Jul 15, 2020, at 10:51 pm
New York: The joint UN-African Union Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID) is working with Sudanese and local authorities to de-escalate tensions following recent violent incidents in two nearby towns, including a deadly attack on a camp for internally displaced persons (IDPs).
UN top court rules in favour of Qatar in international airspace dispute
Jul 15, 2020, at 10:48 pm
New York: The UN's top court has ruled in favour of Qatar over an airspace dispute involving four other Middle Eastern countries.
‘Turn the tide’ across a turbulent world, UN chief urges key development forum
Jul 15, 2020, at 10:47 pm
“Concrete, bold and implementable solutions” are needed to turn the tide on the many challenges the world is facing, including the COVID-19 pandemic, Secretary-General António Guterres said on Tuesday, on the biggest day so far for the UN’s key international forum on sustainable development.
‘Women Rise for All’ to shape leadership in pandemic response and recovery
Jul 15, 2020, at 10:46 pm
New York: Although the COVID-19 pandemic has generated an unprecedented global health, humanitarian and development crisis, it has also revealed the power of women’s leadership, according to the UN Deputy Secretary-General.
Bangladesh records 33 new COVID-19 deaths
Jul 15, 2020, at 10:44 pm
Dhaka: Bangladesh recorded 33 new deaths related to COVID-19 in the past 24 hours.
At least 15 Taliban militants killed in airstrike in Afghan kandahar province - Police
Jul 15, 2020, at 10:43 pm
Kabul/Sputnik: At least 15 Taliban militants were killed and 10 others were injured in an airstrike by the Afghan air forces in Kandahar province, local police said on Wednesday.
In Yemen, thousands of Ethiopian migrants stranded, COVID-19 likely widespread
Jul 15, 2020, at 10:41 pm
New York: Tens of thousands of Ethiopian migrants have been stranded in war-ravaged Yemen where they continue to be subjected to arbitrary detention and exposure to COVID-19 infection, forcible relocation and abuse, UN humanitarians said on Tuesday.
New York Times to relocate part of Hong-Kong office to Seoul over security law
Jul 15, 2020, at 10:11 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: The New York Times newspaper announced that it plans to relocate its Hong Kong-based digital news operation to the South Korean capital city of Seoul over uncertainty created for news organizations by the controversial national security law and subsequent protests.
COVID-19 test scam: Regent Hospital owner Mohammad Shahed arrested in Bangladesh
Jul 15, 2020, at 10:08 pm
Dhaka/UNI: Rapid Action Battalion arrested Regent Group chairman Mohammad Shahed in Satkhira near Bangladesh’s border with India in the early hour on Wednesday.
US State Department welcomes UK's decision to prohibit Huawei from 5G networks
Jul 15, 2020, at 10:02 pm
Washington/UNI:: The US state department has welcomed United Kingdom's decision to ban Huawei from future 5G networks in the country saying that this decision was taken by the UK government for the sake of its national security.
Indonesia reports 1,522 new COVID-19 cases, 87 new deaths
Jul 15, 2020, at 09:55 pm
Jakarta/Xinhua: The COVID-19 cases in Indonesia rose by 1,522 within one day to 80,094, with the death toll adding by 87 to 3,797, Achmad Yurianto, a Health Ministry official, said at a press conference here on Wednesday.
South China Sea row: China's pursuit of resources 'unlawful', says Mike Pompeo
Jul 15, 2020, at 04:52 pm
Washington: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has said Beijing’s claims to offshore resources across most of the South China Sea are completely 'unlawful'.
South China Sea: Philippines calls on China to comply with a 2016 arbitral tribunal ruling
Jul 15, 2020, at 04:36 pm
Manila: As China continues its aggressive stance against its neighbours at a time when the world is witnessing COVID-19 outbreak, the Philippines has publicly called on China to comply with the 2016 arbitral ruling which said China has no 'historic rights over the waters of South China Sea'.
Bangladesh COVID-19 test scam: Regent Hospital Chairman Mohammed Shahed arrested
Jul 15, 2020, at 04:06 pm
Dhaka: The Rapid Action Battalion has arrested Regent Hospital Chairman Mohammed Shahed in connection with his role in the COVID-19 test scam.
Activists protest outside Pakistani Embassy in Kathmandu against atrocities committed against Hindus
Jul 15, 2020, at 04:01 pm
Kathmandu: Protesting against the atrocities committed against the Hindu community in the south Asian country, members of the Hindu Civic Society in Nepal demonstrated in front of the Pakistani Embassy in Kathmandu recently.
China using corrupt leaders to make inroads into economically weaker nations like Nepal: Reports
Jul 15, 2020, at 03:41 pm
A report has suggested that China makes inroads into economically weaker nations by using its corrupt leaders.
Family of Canadian child stranded in Syria files lawsuit against Government
Jul 15, 2020, at 03:37 pm
Ottawa/Sputnik: A Canadian family on Wednesday sued the federal government for failing to repatriate their child from a Syrian refugee camp, court documents revealed.
US President Donald Trump signs order ending Hong Kong's preferential treatment
Jul 15, 2020, at 03:12 pm
Washington: US President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed an order ending the preferential treatment enjoyed by Hong Kong, as his administration adopts an increasingly tough stance on China.
Chinese tech giant Huawei's 5G kit must be removed from UK by 2027
Jul 15, 2020, at 02:53 pm
London/UNI: The British government on Wednesday banned UK's mobile providers from buying new 5G equipment from Huawei after 31 December, and they were also ordered to remove all the Chinese firm's 5G kit from their networks by 2027.