Nepal’s official document reveals Chinese encroachment in seven districts
Jul 04, 2020, at 09:31 am
Kathmandu: Reflecting the aggressive stance followed by China, a document released by the Survey Department of the Ministry of Agriculture in Nepal has shown by 2017 Beijing has encroached 36 hectares of the country’s territory at 10 places along the northern border.
UN rights office expresses alarm at Hong Kong arrests under new security law
Jul 04, 2020, at 09:26 am
New York: The UN human rights office, OHCHR, has expressed alarm at the arrest of demonstrators in Hong Kong, following China’s adoption of a national security law for the Special Administrative Region (SAR).
Baloch poet rejects literary award from Pakistan govt due to state’s oppressive policies
Jul 04, 2020, at 09:04 am
Islamabad/IBNS: A Baloch poet has rejected an academic award from Pakistan citing the Imran Khan government’s policies ‘inflicted’ on Balochistan that have ‘subjugated’ the populace.
Jul 04, 2020, at 08:43 am
Quetta: Pakistan's Balochistan region is not only seeing a massive surge in COVID-19 cases but also continuous raids and alleged abductions by Pakistan's Armed forces, media reports said.
Death toll of Pakistan's train-van collision rises to 22
Jul 04, 2020, at 08:37 am
Islamabad/Xinhua: Death toll of the collision between a train and a passenger van in Pakistan's eastern city of Sheikhupura has risen to 22 on Friday night, Quratul Ain, spokesperson of Pakistan Railways said.
Pro-democracy activist Nathan Law flees Hong Kong as mainland China's draconian new rule takes hold
Jul 03, 2020, at 07:00 pm
Hong Kong: Just days after China secretly drafted and introduced a new controversial security law for Hong Kong, a prominent democracy activist fled the region, vowing to continue the fight from foreign shores.
20 Sikh Yatrees returning from Nankana Sahib killed in bus-train collision in Pakistan's Sheikhupura
Jul 03, 2020, at 06:08 pm
Islamabad/IBNS: At least 20 people, mostly Sikh pilgrims, were killed in a collision between a train and a bus near Sheikhupura on Friday afternoon, officials said, reported media.
Suspected drug peddler killed during gunfight with police in Cox's Bazar
Jul 03, 2020, at 05:39 pm
Dhaka: A reported gunfight with the police left a suspect drug peddler killed in Bangladesh's Cox's Bazar region, media reports said.
China names security adviser to Hong Kong's new security committee : State-run media
Jul 03, 2020, at 05:10 pm
Beijing/Sputnik: China's State Council has appointed Luo Huining as national security adviser to the Committee for Safeguarding National Security of Hong Kong set up by fresh security law, the state-run Xinhua news agency reported on Friday.
Canadian man arrested after breaching PM's estate
Jul 03, 2020, at 05:06 pm
Ottawa/UNI: An Canadian military man was arrested on Friday, after he drove his pick-up truck through the gates of the estate where Prime Minister Justin Trudeau lives, police said.
Strong explosion occurs at firework factory in NW Turkey
Jul 03, 2020, at 05:04 pm
Ankara/Xinhua: A powerful explosion occurred at a fireworks factory in Turkey's northwestern Sakarya province on Friday, local media reported.
Kyrgyzstan reports 506 new COVID-19 cases
Jul 03, 2020, at 04:43 pm
Bishkek/Xinhua: Kyrgyzstan reported 506 new confirmed COVID-19 cases on Friday, taking the total number to 6,767.
Sikh pilgrims among 19 killed in bus-train collision in Pakistan's Sheikhpura
Jul 03, 2020, at 04:43 pm
Islamabad/IBNS: At least 19 people, mostly Sikh pilgrims, in a collision between a train and a bus near Sheikhupura on Friday afternoon, said a media report.
Boris Johnson wants higher black representation in UK police in bid to fight injustice
Jul 03, 2020, at 04:35 pm
London/Sputnik: UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Friday that he wanted a higher percentage of black people to serve on the country's police force and more "success stories" of young black people to help rectify racial injustice.
Investigating ‘illegal’ licences of 236 pilots: Pakistan govt
Jul 03, 2020, at 04:31 pm
Islamabad/UNI: The Pakistani government has said that the inquiry into the issuance of ‘illegal’ licences to about 236 pilots is currently in progress and that the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) would complete the scrutiny of suspected pilots and verification of the credentials of other aviation staff in the coming days.
Japan protests after Chinese vessels enter waters near disputed Senkaku islands
Jul 03, 2020, at 04:28 pm
Tokyo/Sputnik: Tokyo protested to Beijing after Chinese Coast Guard ships entered waters near the disputed Senkaku Islands, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said on Friday.
Jul 03, 2020, at 12:06 pm
A Baloch leader has claimed that the recent attack on the Pakistan Stock Exchange building in Karachi on Monday is acting as a warning to Pakistan and China to quit Balochistan.
Jul 03, 2020, at 11:57 am
Washington: The U.S. Department of State, the U.S. Department of the Treasury, the U.S. Department of Commerce, and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) are issuing a joint advisory urging U.S. companies to monitor their activities in China, particularly in the Xinjiang region, where the Chinese government is harshly repressing its own people and is committing human rights abuses.
Pakistan: PML-Q opposes construction of Hindu temple in Islamabad
Jul 03, 2020, at 11:51 am
Islamabad: The Pakistan Muslim League (Quaid e Azam Group) has opposed the construction of a Hindu temple in capital Islamabad.
Pakistan: UN experts appalled by the enforced disappearance of activist Idris Khattak
Jul 03, 2020, at 11:32 am
Geneva: UN human rights experts welcomed recently the disclosure by the Pakistani Government of the whereabouts of Idris Khattak, a leading human rights defender who went missing last year, yet strongly condemned his enforced disappearance.
China forcing birth control on Uyghurs to suppress their population, claims report
Jul 03, 2020, at 10:49 am
There seems to be no respite for minorities in China as Beijing, even at this time of COVID-19 crisis, is forcing women to be sterilised or fitted with contraceptive devices in Xinjiang in an apparent attempt to limit the population of Muslim Uyghurs.
COVID-19 fast becoming protection crisis, Guterres warns Security Council
Jul 03, 2020, at 10:31 am
The COVID-19 pandemic is “profoundly affecting” peace and security across the globe, the Secretary-General told the Security Council on Thursday, pressing the 15-member body to use its collective influence to protect the millions of people either trapped in, or fleeing conflict, and already facing acute vulnerabilities.
Helping youth enterprise take off, will bring sustainable returns, say UN economists
Jul 03, 2020, at 09:58 am
New York/IBNS: Young entrepreneurs who want their work to have a positive impact on their communities, urgently need more help from governments if they’re to succeed and resist the COVID-19-fuelled economic downturn, UN economists said on Thursday.
Protect ordinary Afghans ahead of peace talks, urges UN Mission chief
Jul 03, 2020, at 09:46 am
New York/IBNS: Ahead of hoped-for peace talks between Afghan Government and Taliban negotiators, UN peacekeepers in Afghanistan have urged parties to “redouble” their efforts to keep civilians safe.
Myanmar latest to call out China for arming insurgents amid outrage by Vietnam and Philippines
Jul 03, 2020, at 01:59 am
Naypyitaw/IBNS: At a time when China is being viewed with increased suspicion for its aggression in the South China Sea, its role in Covid-19, and more recently the violent face-off with India, the country's closest ally Myanmar has alleged that China is arming the insurgent groups in the country with sophisticated weapons and sought international intervention to tackle the situation.
Canada: RCMP arrest an armed man who gained access to Rideau Hall grounds in Ottawa
Jul 03, 2020, at 12:06 am
Ottawa/IBNS: Police on Thursday morning arrested an armed man who had gained access to the grounds at Rideau Hall, the Governor General's official residence in Canada's Ottawa, media reports said.
Alberta becomes Canada's top business destination due to its lowest national corporate tax rate
Jul 02, 2020, at 09:07 pm
Alberta/IBNS: Alberta's corporate tax rate has dropped to eight per cent, at least 30 per cent lower than any other Canadian provincial rate, making it Canada's top business destination, media reports said.
Double blasts kill 2, wound 8 in Afghanistan's northern Mazar-i-Sharif city
Jul 02, 2020, at 05:21 pm
Mazar-I-Sharif, Afghanistan/ Xinhua: Two people were killed and eight others injured as two blasts rocked Mazar-i-Sharif city in the capital of the northern Balkh province on Wednesday, provincial police spokesman Adil Shah Adil said Thursday.
At least 113 people dead in Myanmar monsoon landslide: Emergency Services
Jul 02, 2020, at 03:16 pm
Bangkok/Sputnik: A landslide caused by monsoon rains in Myanmar has killed no less than 113 people, the country's emergency services said on Thursday.
Iran's Atomic Energy body reports incident during construction work at Natanz facility
Jul 02, 2020, at 03:09 pm
Tehran/Sputnik: The Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) on Thursday reported an incident during construction work at the Natanz uranium enrichment plant, which damaged one of the awnings under construction.