District police chief killed in Taliban attack in Eastern Afghanistan
Jun 11, 2020, at 04:44 pm
Kabul/UNI: A district police chief was killed and four other police officers wounded during clashes with Taliban insurgents in Afghanistan's eastern Paktika province, a provincial police spokesman confirmed on Thursday.
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COVID-19: ‘Unparalleled economic shock’ threatens development hopes and gains
Jun 11, 2020, at 04:42 pm
New York: As the diverse and severe impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic continue to be felt across the world, an “unparalleled economic shock” is putting development gains at risk, the UN chief told a meeting of high-powered business leaders on Wednesday.
Pakistan's opposition leader tests positive for COVID-19
Jun 11, 2020, at 04:37 pm
Islamabad/Xinhua: The leader of the opposition in Pakistan's National Assembly or the lower house of the parliament Shahbaz Sharif and several other politicians have tested positive for COVID-19, local media reported on Thursday.
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Rights experts condemn use of force against journalists covering US protests
Jun 11, 2020, at 04:35 pm
New York/IBNS: Journalists covering ongoing protests denouncing systemic racism and police brutality in the United States must be able to do their job in peace, two experts on the right to freedom of expression said on Wednesday.
Trump says 'domestic terrorists' have taken over Seattle, lashes out at local leaders
Jun 11, 2020, at 04:32 pm
Washington/Sputnik: US President Donald Trump on Thursday lashed out at the leadership in Washington state for refusing to disperse protesters from the streets of Seattle, the state's capital, claiming “domestic terrorists” have taken over the city.
Taliban should make its stand against Al Qaida clear, says US Gen
Jun 11, 2020, at 04:30 pm
Kabul/UNI: United State Central Command’s top general, Marine Gen. Kenneth F McKenzie has said that he would not recommend a complete US troop pullout from Afghanistan by mid 2021 unless the Taliban make it clear that they no longer support Al-Qaida fighters.
Chinese propaganda outlet paid iconic US newspapers $19 mn in ads, printing: Report
Jun 10, 2020, at 11:41 pm
Beijing/IBNS: A Chinese propaganda outlet has paid US newspapers nearly $19 million for advertising and printing expenses over the past four years, media reports said.
Five more cases of enforced disappearances emerge from Balochistan
Jun 10, 2020, at 11:38 pm
Quetta: Five more cases of enforced disappearances have been reported from Balochistan as atrocities continued in this Pakistani region.
Pakistan govt reaches deal with Maulana Abdul Aziz of Lal Masjid
Jun 10, 2020, at 11:30 pm
Islamabad: Returning to spotlight, controversial Maulana Abdul Aziz, who had led the weekly congregational prayer without taking any anti-Covid-19 measures and had openly displayed weapons, reached an agreement with the Pakistani government by which he vacated Lal Masjid G-6 and moved to the madrassah Jamia Hafsa in G-7.
Lack of medical facilities in Balochistan leads to death of three, including children
Jun 10, 2020, at 11:15 pm
Quetta: The Pakistani government seems to be neglecting the Balochistan region as evident from the deaths of three, including two children, in the area in the past 24 hours due to unavailability of medical facilities.
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Canada-US border closure extends further to late July: Reports
Jun 10, 2020, at 10:39 pm
Ottawa/IBNS: The Canada-US border closure, set to expire on June 21, is further extended till late July, media reports said quoting sources.
Bangladesh:Â COVID-19 death toll reaches 1,012
Jun 10, 2020, at 05:52 pm
Dhaka/UNI: The death toll from novel coronavirus in Bangladesh has reached 1,012 as 37 more people died in the last 24 hours.
Most deprived children face biggest risk of unemployment: Study
Jun 10, 2020, at 04:56 pm
New York: Children growing up in jobless households will be less likely to gain employment in an economic recession, according to a new cross-European study led by UCL and the University of Bath.
Afghanistan records 684 new COVID-19 positive cases
Jun 10, 2020, at 04:47 pm
Kabul/Xinhua: Afghanistan's Public Health Ministry has confirmed 684 new COVID-19 positive cases over the past 24 hours, totaling the number of patients infected with the disease to 22,143 in the country, said a statement of the ministry released Wednesday.
Chinese ambassador to Russia blames west for protests in Hong Kong
Jun 10, 2020, at 04:28 pm
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: China's ambassador to Russia, Zhang Hanhui, on Wednesday blamed western nations for standing behind the unrest in the Asian country's special administrative region of Hong Kong.
Prime Minister Abe says Japan will lead G7 statement on Hong Kong - Reports
Jun 10, 2020, at 04:25 pm
Tokyo/Sputnik/UNI: - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Wednesday that he wants Japan to lead the G7 statement on the situation in Hong Kong condemning China's new security law, media reported.
Jun 10, 2020, at 03:51 pm
Ottawa/IBNS: Canada's Liberal government is set to impose stricter rules for claiming the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB), as well as fines and jail terms for fraudulent applicants, media reports said.
69 killed in Boko Haram attack in Nigeria: military source
Jun 10, 2020, at 03:43 pm
Lagos/Xinhua/uUNI: At least 69 people, mostly women and children, were killed Tuesday night, when Boko Haram attacked Zowo ward in Gubio area of Nigeria's restive northeastern Borno state, a military source said on Wednesday.
China convicts Uyghurs in sham trials: reports
Jun 10, 2020, at 10:16 am
Beijing: Describing their ordeal, Uyghur Muslims have recounted to a foreign media how they were forcefully made to confess their crimes and even convicted without proper legal representation.
Pakistan govt faces heat from oppn leader as petrol shortage persists
Jun 10, 2020, at 10:10 am
Islamabad: The Pakistan government has blamed acute shortage of petroleum in the country on 'mafias'.
Jun 10, 2020, at 10:06 am
Rawalpindi: Protesting against the arrest of Editor-in-Chief of Geo and Jang Group Mir Shakil-ur-Rahman and on the curbs on the media, workers of Geo and Jang Group along with the Pakistan Federal Unions of Journalists, representatives of the civil society and political parties demonstrated across Pakistan on Monday.
Afghanistan: Residents of Kunar allege Pakistan forces advanced towards Durand Line
Jun 10, 2020, at 09:58 am
Residents of Afghanistan's Kunar province have alleged that Pakistani forces have advanced towards the Afghan part of the Durand Line.
Jun 10, 2020, at 09:48 am
Members of Activists of Youth Action Committee have demonstrated outside the local press club in Pakistan's Nawabshah city against the federal government’s plans for construction of Bhasha dam on Indus River.
US to reopen consulate in Wuhan before end of June - State Department
Jun 10, 2020, at 09:41 am
Washington/Sputnik: The US State Department intends to reopen the consulate in Wuhan, China, on or before the end of June, Assistant Secretary of State for Legislative Affairs Mary Elizabeth Taylor said in a notice.
Passenger traffic in Sweden's airports down 98 pc due to coronavirus outbreak - Operator
Jun 10, 2020, at 09:37 am
Stockholm/Sputnik: Passenger traffic at the ten largest Swedish airports decreased by 98 percent due to the outbreak of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), according to statistics released on Tuesday by operator company Swedavia.
New UN report highlights link between gender, climate and security
Jun 10, 2020, at 09:08 am
New York/IBNS: Even as countries buckle under the devastating social and economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, they must consider the links between gender inequality and crisis, particularly in communities affected by climate change and conflict.
Arrest of Sudanese war crimes suspect ‘extremely significant’: UN rights chief
Jun 10, 2020, at 09:03 am
New York/IBNS: The arrest of Ali Muhammad Ali Abd–Al-Rahman, commonly known as Ali Kushayb, an alleged former Janjaweed militia leader in the restive Darfur region of Sudan, has been hailed by the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, as an “extremely significant development”.
Act now to avert COVID-19 global food emergency: Guterres
Jun 10, 2020, at 08:57 am
New York/IBNS: Although the COVID-19 pandemic could push nearly 50 million more people into extreme poverty, this and other dire impacts of the crisis can be avoided if countries act immediately to shore up global food security, the UN Secretary-General said on Tuesday.
Conflict-hit Nigerian families living under COVID-19 lockdowns, on ‘life-support’
Jun 10, 2020, at 08:50 am
New York/IBNS: Help and funding are needed urgently for millions of people in Nigeria who have been hit severely by the effects of the coronavirus pandemic, including conflict-hit communities “on life-support” in the north-east, UN humanitarians said on Tuesday.
Jun 09, 2020, at 07:37 pm
Toronto/IBNS: Toronto Police Chief Mark Saunders, who is the first Black to assume the position, has announced to step down from the Toronto Police Service (TPS) from Jul 31 "to do things for the city he wants to do free", media reports said.