Black, minority representation in UK senior-level jobs remains vanishingly small - Report

Jun 22, 2020, at 05:08 pm

Moscow/Sputnik: The proportion of black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) people in leadership positions in United Kingdom businesses have hardly budged since 2014, a report found.

North Korea has 12 Million leaflets ready to be Spread in South Korea - Reports

Jun 22, 2020, at 09:29 am

Moscow/Sputnik: North Korea has printed 12 million leaflets intended to be distributed in South Korea as part of an information campaign against Seoul, the North’s official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reports.

National security law will trigger fresh protests in Hong Kong: Joshua Wong

Jun 21, 2020, at 10:35 pm

Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong has said implementation of the new legislation by the Chinese government on the city may trigger protests.

Geneva: Protest at Broken Chair highlights the plight of Christians in Pakistan

Jun 21, 2020, at 10:20 pm

Geneva: A silent demonstration was held in front of the United Nations Office of Geneva alongside the Broken Chair to raise the plight of Christian community in Pakistan.

Over 10 policemen wounded during unrest in Germany's Stuttgart

Jun 21, 2020, at 07:02 pm

Berlin/Sputnik: More than ten police officers were injured and over 20 people detained during the unrest that took place on Saturday night in the center of Germany's Stuttgart, the local police said in a press release on Sunday.

UK Police declare Reading attack 'terrorrist incident'

Jun 21, 2020, at 06:31 pm

London/UNI: Police on Sunday confirmed the stabbing attack in Reading, in which three people died a "terrorist incident".

Shooting in uptown Minneapolis leaves one dead, 11 wounded

Jun 21, 2020, at 04:42 pm

Washington/Sputnik: At least one man was killed and 11 injured in a shooting incident in the US city of Minneapolis, police said on Sunday.

Donald Trump may announce visa restrictions in 2 days: Report

Jun 21, 2020, at 11:58 am

Washington/IBNS: US President Donald Trump on Saturday said he will make major announcements related to new restrictions on visas to certain foreign workers within two days.

National security legislation will bring Chinese system to Hong Kong: Report

Jun 20, 2020, at 10:47 pm

Beijing: The implementation of the Hong Kong national security legislation will make the mainland China's legal system effective on the city that has witnessed violent protests against the law in recent times.

China took aggressive stance as it felt threatened by India's infrastructure building in Ladakh: Gilgit Baltistan activist

Jun 20, 2020, at 10:41 pm

Washington: A  Gilgit Baltistan activist feels that India building the infrastructure projects in Ladakh region has made China feel threatened and it resorted to aggressive stance in recent times.

Pakistan: Gilgit-Baltistan (G-B) Minister for Agriculture Janbaz Khan dies due to COVID-19 infection

Jun 20, 2020, at 10:26 pm

Quetta:  Another key Pakistani regional minister has died after he was infected by COVID-19, media reports said.

Kashmiri activists voice concern over proposed amendments in Interim Constitution of PoK

Jun 20, 2020, at 09:55 pm

Islamabad: Several Kashmiri political activists have voiced their concerns over the proposed amendments in the Interim Constitution of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) by the Pakistani establishment.

China creating multiple fronts like one in Ladakh to take advantage of global COVID-19 situation: US diplomat

Jun 20, 2020, at 09:48 pm

Washington: A senior US diplomat feels that China is creating multiple fronts, like the one which it attempted to create in Ladakh, to take advantage of the current situation when the world is busy combating COVID-19 outbreak.

Experts discuss Pakistan’s role in ever-worsening condition of minorities in the South Asian country

Jun 20, 2020, at 09:36 pm

New Delhi: When the world is witnessing growing Covid-19 outbreak, several Indian experts assembled online on Friday to discuss the ever-worsening condition of minorities in Pakistan whose numbers are going down significantly over the years. 

Geneva: Tibetans hold anti-China protest at UN complex

Jun 20, 2020, at 06:45 pm

Geneva: Members of the Tibetan community from Switzerland and Lichtenstein on Friday demonstrated against China in front of the complex of the United Nations here.

Afghan forces kill 17 militants in eastern Paktika province

Jun 20, 2020, at 06:24 pm

Sharana/Xinhua/UNI:  At total of 17 insurgents were killed and 12 others wounded as a clash erupted in Afghanistan's eastern Paktika province on Friday, a statement of Interior Ministry said Saturday.

Roadside bomb kills 3 police, wounds 3 in W Afghanistan

Jun 20, 2020, at 06:22 pm

Herat, Afghanistan/Xinhua/UNI: Three police were killed and three others sustained injury as a roadside bomb struck a police vehicle in the western Herat province on Saturday, provincial government spokesman Jilani Farhad said.

World Bank provides Bangladesh over $1 billion to create quality jobs and respond to COVID 19 pandemic

Jun 20, 2020, at 05:36 pm

Washington: The World Bank today approved $1.05 billion for three projects to help Bangladesh create quality jobs and accelerate economic recovery from the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic as well as build resilience to future crises.

Human Rights Council calls on top UN rights official to take action on racist violence

Jun 20, 2020, at 05:03 pm

New York/IBNS: The UN’s top rights official, Michelle Bachelet, is to spearhead efforts to address systemic racism against people of African descent by law enforcement agencies, the Human Rights Council decided on Friday. The resolution – decided unanimously without a vote - follows a rare Urgent Debate in the Council earlier in the week, requested by the African group of nations, following the death of George Floyd in the US state of Minnesota.

COVID-19 intensifies ‘brutal crime’ of sexual violence in conflict

Jun 20, 2020, at 04:53 pm

New York/IBNS: Conflict-related sexual violence (CRSV) is “a brutal crime” that is being exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, the UN chief underscored on Friday, the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict.

Hong Kong: Draft law on national security must comply with rights obligations

Jun 20, 2020, at 04:44 pm

New York/IBNS: The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights said on Friday that her office was closely following developments as China’s top legislative body, the National People’s Congress, holds talks on a proposed national security law for Hong Kong.

Without funds, ‘no choice’ but to suspend most aid flights, warns WFP

Jun 20, 2020, at 04:40 pm

New York/IBNS: A critical warning was issued by the UN’s World Food Programme (WFP) on Friday, declaring that it may soon have “no choice” but to suspend “most” of its critical aid flights, because of a lack of funding.

New UN report offers blueprint for greener, more resilient world of work

Jun 20, 2020, at 04:33 pm

New York/IBNS: Jobs, livelihoods and the well-being of workers, families and businesses across the globe, continue to take a hit from the COVID-19 pandemic; with micro, small and medium enterprises in particular, suffering the dire economic consequences, according to a new policy brief released by the UN on Friday.

Pakistan: Gwadar port contract is ‘confidential’, tells federal secretary informs Senate panel

Jun 20, 2020, at 10:01 am

Islamabad:  A Senate panel on Thursday was taken aback when a federal secretary in Pakistan declared that the contract governing affairs of the Gwadar port was “confidential”, media reports said.

Reconsider decision on imposing national security law on Hong Kong: G7 Foreign Ministers urge China

Jun 20, 2020, at 09:52 am

Hong Kong:  Foreign Ministers of the Group of Seven (G7) member countries have asked China to reconsider its decision to impose national security legislation on Hong Kong.

World Refugee Day: End conflict that drives ‘appalling’ displacement numbers

Jun 20, 2020, at 09:09 am

New York/IBNS: UN Secretary-General António Guterres has reminded countries of their fundamental obligation to protect the nearly 80 million people worldwide forced to flee their homes due to conflict, persecution and other crises.

Canada: NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh gets expelled from House of Commons for calling Bloc MP a racist

Jun 19, 2020, at 10:44 pm

Ottawa/IBNS: Expulsion of Canada's New Democratic Party (NDP) Leader Jagmeet Singh from the House of Commons for the rest of the day by Speaker Anthony Rota on June 16 resulted when Singh called a Bloc Québécois MP Alain Therrien racist, breaking a parliamentary rule by refusing to apologize and withdraw his comments, media reports said.

Uyghur 'Imams' most vulnerable to persecution in China, claim victims

Jun 19, 2020, at 08:22 pm

Beijing:  Uyghur victims’ families and scholars have claimed that religious leaders belonging to their community have become most vulnerable to persecution at the hands of the Chinese community in Xinjiang province of northwest China.

European Union chief diplomat calls for EU-US dialogue to counter Beijing

Jun 19, 2020, at 08:14 pm

Brussels: A key European Union diplomat this week called for talks between Europe and the US with an aim to forge a common transatlantic front against China.

China charges two Canadians with spying

Jun 19, 2020, at 05:22 pm

Beijing/UNI: Prosecutors in China on Friday have officially charged two Canadian nationals working as business executives in the country with spying.