Two police officers killed in bomb blast in Somali capital
Jul 08, 2020, at 03:39 pm
Mogadishu/Xinhua: A huge blast in the Somali capital of Mogadishu killed two police officers and injured one other early Wednesday.
'Communist China terrorist': Tibetan cycle rally against Beijing cheers for India
Jul 08, 2020, at 03:11 pm
Geneva/IBNS: In more support for New Delhi and booes for Beijing, several Tibetians held a cycle rally against China calling the country's Communist Party "terrorist" besides cheering for India before the UN complex in Geneva in Switzerland.
'International students are welcome,' says US a day after announcing withdrawal of visas
Jul 08, 2020, at 12:51 pm
Washington/IBNS: The United States on Tuesday said all international students seeking educational courses can visit the country, a day after announcing the White House may withdraw visas for foreign students if their classes get shifted to the online medium.
US notifies UN chief of withdrawal from WHO effective July 6, 2021: Spokesman
Jul 08, 2020, at 10:01 am
United Nations/Sputnik: Washington has officially notified UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres about its withdrawal from the World Health Organization (WHO) effective July 6, 2021, UN Spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said in a statement on Tuesday.
At least 8 people killed in terrorist attack in Syrian city bordering Turkey: Source
Jul 08, 2020, at 09:56 am
Damascus/Sputnik: A car stuffed with a bomb exploded in the town of Tell Abyad, which borders Turkey, in Syria's northern province of Raqqa killing at least eight people and injuring 27 others, a source told Sputnik on Tuesday.
Human rights through peacekeeping essential factor in beating coronavirus
Jul 08, 2020, at 09:51 am
New York: The UN human rights chief is calling for greater investment in the human rights components of peace operations - not least to monitor the impact of efforts to contain the global COVID-19 pandemic.
'New dynamic' needed to overcome negative impacts of COVID-19 worldwide
Jul 08, 2020, at 09:34 am
New York: The dramatic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, have laid bare “weaknesses in our systems and societies”, a top official told the UN’s key international forum on sustainable development which began on Tuesday, warning that “a new dynamic” is needed to overcome the negative shocks.
Independent rights expert speaks of 'anguish, stress and disempowerment' of poverty
Jul 08, 2020, at 09:27 am
New York: More than 70 million people are expected to fall into extreme poverty because of COVID-19, the UN Human Rights Council heard on Tuesday, as a leading rights expert slammed “greatly exaggerated” claims of global poverty eradication between 1990 and 2015.
Fresh evidence of war crimes committed by all sides in Syrian conflict, probe finds
Jul 08, 2020, at 09:13 am
New York: Hospitals, schools and homes have all been targeted during Syria’s brutal and long-running conflict, said UN-appointed investigators, who on Tuesday condemned likely fresh war crimes committed by all parties.
Afghanistan: Security forces thwart suicide attack attempt
Jul 08, 2020, at 08:44 am
Kabul: The Special Forces of the National Directorate of Security (NDS) thwarted have thwarted the attempt made by terrorists to conduct suicide attack in Afghanistan capital Kabul city.
British Journalist questions Muslim nations' silence over Chinese treatment towards Uyghurs
Jul 07, 2020, at 11:16 pm
Questioning the silence of the Muslim nations over China's continuous atrocities carried out against Uyghur Muslims, a noted British journalist said these nations only use the idea of Muslim solidarity when it suits them
Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro tests positive for COVID-19
Jul 07, 2020, at 10:53 pm
Brasilia/IBNS: Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro announced on Tuesday that he had tested positive for the novel coronavirus with mild symptoms.
At least 21 killed and 15 injured as bus falls into lake in Guizhou province of China
Jul 07, 2020, at 10:15 pm
Beijing/UNI: At least 21 people died when a bus carrying students plunged into a lake in South Western China on Tuesday.
Pakistan: Lack of PPEs force doctors to tender resignation in Punjab amid COVID-19 pandemic
Jul 07, 2020, at 10:04 pm
Islamabad: The frontline health workers seem to be receiving blows in Pakistan where 50 doctors tendered their resignations due to lack of personal protective equipment (PPEs), an essential for them combating COVID-19.
Russian FSB Detains IS Supporter Who Planned Terrorist Attack in Astrakhan Region
Jul 07, 2020, at 09:46 pm
Rostov-on-Don, Russia/Sputnik: A sympathizer of the Islamic State terrorist group (IS, banned in Russia), who planned a terrorist attack in the Astrakhan region, has been detained, the spokesman of the regional department of the Federal Security Service (FSB) told Sputnik on Tuesday.
Jul 07, 2020, at 09:43 pm
Pakistan-born Canadian author Tarek Fatah has said it is time for UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to intervene and stop the slaughter and ethnic cleansing of the indigenous people of Balochistan.
China 'Aggressively' Seeks US Officials' Support for Its COVID-19 Response - FBI
Jul 07, 2020, at 09:36 pm
Washington/Sputnik: The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has learned that China has been aggressively attempting to influence US federal and local officials into defending Beijing’s response to the novel coronavirus pandemic, most recently by asking a state senator to introduce a resolution on the matter, FBI Director Christopher Wray said on Tuesday.
Afghanistan: Police Commander killed in suicide attack
Jul 07, 2020, at 09:27 pm
Kabul/UNI: The Police Commander of Kuz Kunar district in the eastern state of Nangarhar in the terrorism-affected country of Afghanistan was killed on Tuesday, when a suicide bomber detonated his vehicle in the district market.
Terrorist groups must not be allowed to exploit 'fragilities' caused by global health pandemic
Jul 07, 2020, at 06:08 pm
New York: As COVID-19 continues to disrupt the world’s health systems, economies and local communities, the UN Secretary-General on Monday highlighted how the pandemic has laid bare vulnerabilities to “new and emerging forms of terrorism”, such as cyberattacks, bioterrorism and the misuse of digital technology.
A sustainable future for all depends on ‘resolve to act together in solidarity’
Jul 07, 2020, at 05:15 pm
New York: The United Nations vision for a sustainable future for all “will depend on our policy choices today, and our resolve to act together in solidarity”, a senior UN official told delegates on Monday at a meeting to discuss post-pandemic recovery.
Restoring dignity to victims of sexual abuse and exploitation by UN personnel
Jul 07, 2020, at 04:58 pm
Projects supported by a UN trust fund for victims of sexual exploitation and abuse by UN personnel, are helping victims to regain their dignity, learn new skills, and improve their livelihoods.
Bangladesh witnesses 55 more COVID-19 deaths, surpasses FranceÂ
Jul 07, 2020, at 04:14 pm
Dhaka: Bangladesh witnessed the deaths of 55 people in the past 24 hours due to COVID-19, officials said.
Zoom suspending processing of data requests from Hong Kong authorities : Reports
Jul 07, 2020, at 03:06 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: US virtual conferences program Zoom will suspend processing data requests from Hong Kong authorities, following the entry into force of China's national security law, the Hong Kong Free Press outlet reported Tuesday.
TikTok Social Networking Service to Exit Hong Kong Market Within Days - Reuters
Jul 07, 2020, at 10:51 am
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: Chinese video-sharing social networking service TikTok will exit the Hong Kong market within days, Reuters reported.
COVID-19: US to withdraw visas for foreign students whose classes move online Â
Jul 07, 2020, at 08:43 am
Washington: Amid COVID-19 crisis, the United States government on Monday said it would not allow foreign students to remain in the country in case their classes have been shifted online.
US woman admits retaining secret defence information, kidnapping: Justice Department
Jul 07, 2020, at 08:28 am
Washington/Sputnik: A woman from the US state of West Virginia has admitted illegally retaining secret defense information and kidnapping her daughter to Mexico, the Department of Justice announced in a news release.
Jul 06, 2020, at 11:24 pm
Global Affairs analyst Michael Bociurkiw has described China's new Hong Kong security law as a tool used by Beijing to suppress the city's pro-democracy movement.
'Liberate Hong Kong' slogan ban is govt's worst mistake: Co-author
Jul 06, 2020, at 11:19 pm
Hong Kong: Showing yet another Beijing's stance of allegedly controlling democratic voices in Hong Kong, city's authorities have banned the popular slogan 'Liberate Hong Kong: the revolution of our times', media reports said.
Hong Kong: Libraries now pull out books by pro-democracy activists for review
Jul 06, 2020, at 11:05 pm
Hong Kong: In what seems to be yet another attempt by Beijing to muzzle democratic voices, Hong Kong libraries have taken at least nine titles written by localist or democracy advocates out of circulation pending a review of whether the books run afoul of the new national security law, media reports said.
Canada: NHL and NHLPA have agreed on protocols to resume games
Jul 06, 2020, at 10:07 pm
Ottawa/IBNS: Agreement has been reached by the National Hockey League (NHL) and NHL Players' Association regarding protocols on training camps for resuming games this summer, NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly told The Canadian Press, media reports said.