COVID-19 cases exceed 5,000 in Russia
Apr 05, 2020, at 08:44 pm
Moscow/Xinhua/UNI: Russia has registered 5,389 COVID-19 cases covering most of the regions as of Sunday, up by 658 from the previous day, official data showed.
Saudi-led coalition says Houthi missile falls in Yemen's Sadah
Apr 05, 2020, at 07:49 pm
Riyadh/Xinhua/UNI: Saudi-led coalition announced on Sunday the falling of a Houthi missile in Yemeni city Sadah.
Apr 05, 2020, at 07:42 pm
Lahore/IBNS: With several youth losing jobs amid lockdown imposed by PM Imran Khan-led government to combat COVID-19 outbreak, their family members on Sunday protested outside Punjab Governor Mohammad Sarwar's resident in Lahore.
Sikh gurudwara attack plotter ISKP chief Aslam Farooqui admits his link with Pakistan's ISI
Apr 05, 2020, at 07:28 pm
Kabul/IBNS: Exposing a Pakistan link to the Sikh Gurudrawa attack in Afghanistan's Kabul city, arrested so-called emir of Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISKP) Mawlawi Abdullah aka Aslam Farooqui has confessed his strong relationship with Pak spy agency Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI).
Covid-19: China now faces 'compensation' heat, London-based ICJ moves UNHRC
Apr 05, 2020, at 06:43 pm
London/IBNS: The London-based International Council of Jurists (ICJ) has moved the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) to seek compensation from China for "surreptitiously developing a biological weapon capable of mass destruction", media reports said.
UAE central bank adopts $70Bln worth program to support economy amid COVID-19 crisis
Apr 05, 2020, at 03:29 pm
Moscow/Sputnik:The Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates (CBUAE) said on Sunday it had rolled out a set of capital and liquidity relief measures worth a total of 256 billion UAE dirham ($69.7 billion) to support the country's economy and banking sector throughout the COVID-19 crisis.
Daniel murder:HC ruling on quashing of death sentence to be challenged in SC, says Qureshi
Apr 05, 2020, at 03:19 pm
Islamabad/UNI: Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has assured the United States that his government would challenge the Sindh High Court's ruling of quashing the death sentence of the main accused in the Daniel Pearl murder case.
British PM Boris Johnson's pregnant fiance had COVID-19 symptoms, recovering now
Apr 05, 2020, at 11:35 am
London/IBNS: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's pregnant fiance Carrie Symonds has informed that she had spent the past week with Coronavirus symptoms and is recovering now.
Yemen's gov't forces claim killing 25 Houthi fighters
Apr 05, 2020, at 10:34 am
Aden/Yemen/UNI:Yemen's government forces has declared that 25 Houthi fighters were killed during an armed ambush in the country's northeastern province of Marib.
Eleven killed, 4 injured in Colombia's coal mine explosion
Apr 05, 2020, at 10:23 am
Mexico City,/UNI: A methane explosion at a coal mine in the central Colombian department of Cundinamarca damaged three nearby mines and caused the collapse of one of them, resulting in 11 deaths.
Trump says agrees with ouster of captain of Theodore Roosevelt aircraft carrier
Apr 05, 2020, at 10:10 am
Washington/UNI: US President Donald Trump says he supports the decision to remove US aircraft carrier Theodore Roosevelt Capt Brett Crozier over the captain’s inappropriate email regarding the COVID-19 outbreak.
Apr 05, 2020, at 01:08 am
Kabul/IBNS: In a major operation, the Afghan Special Forces have arrested the leader of ISIS Khurasan and several other top leaders of the terrorist outfit, Afghanistan intelligence said, according to the Khaama Press. Abdullah Orakizai alias Aslam Farooqi, the leader of the Pakistan-sponsored module, who is a Pak national and a former LeT man, was responsible for the killing of 27 Sikhs in a gurudwara in Kabul's Shor Bazaar on March 25.
Apr 04, 2020, at 04:24 pm
Islamabad/IBNS: Pakistan is witnessing a mammoth surge in the number of COVID-19 infected patients and experts are now highlighting that it might be PM Imran Khan's lack of experience in dealing with a crisis that has left the nation struggling against the disease which might eventually decay its already bleeding economy.
Bangladesh reports two more COVID-19 deaths
Apr 04, 2020, at 02:00 pm
Dhaka/IBNS: Bangladesh on Saturday announced that two more people have died due to COVID-19 infection in the country.
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Coronavirus restrictions hamper aid access for Sudanese in need
Apr 04, 2020, at 01:59 pm
New York/IBNS: The United Nations and its partners are putting in place alternative plans to ensure the continuity of humanitarian assistance in Sudan, as measures taken by the Government to prevent the spread of COVID-19 are having an impact on aid access, deliveries and services.
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UN chief urges unity in mobilizing ‘every ounce of energy’ to defeat coronavirus pandemic
Apr 04, 2020, at 01:53 pm
New York/IBNS: There should be only one fight in our world today, the United Nations Secretary-General said on Friday, issuing a loud clarion call to join “our shared battle against COVID-19”.
Nepal confirms three new COVID-19 cases
Apr 04, 2020, at 01:51 pm
Kathmandu/IBNS: At a time when the world is witnessing a surge in the number of Coronavirus incidents, Nepal on Saturday confirmed three new COVID-19 cases.
Political prisoners should be among first released in pandemic response, says UN rights chief
Apr 04, 2020, at 01:50 pm
New York/IBNS: The decision by many Governments to release prisoners to slow the transmission of new coronavirus, was welcomed on Friday by the UN’s top rights official, Michelle Bachelet.
Delta Airlines applies for US aid amid expectations of a 90 pc drop revenue - CEO
Apr 04, 2020, at 12:23 pm
Washington/Sputnik/UNI: Delta Airlines applied for relief under the recently passed 2 trillion dollar CARES Act and is braced for a second quarter in which revenue is expected to fall 90 percent, Chief Executive Ed Bastian said in a memo to employees.
Canadian military deploying to Quebec to assist with COVID-19 containment - Statement
Apr 04, 2020, at 12:18 pm
Toronto/Sputnik/UNI: The Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) will be deployed to the northern part of the province of Quebec to assist with efforts to contain the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, the Department of National Defense confirmed in a statement to Sputnik.
US performs record 1.4 million COVID-19 tests - Pence
Apr 04, 2020, at 12:16 pm
Washington/Sputnik/UNI: US Vice President Mike Pence said in a press briefing that 1.4 million tests have already been done in the country to detect the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) disease.
UK confirms 38,168 COVID-19 cases, Britons urged to stick to social distancing
Apr 04, 2020, at 12:14 pm
London/Xinhua/UNI: The number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Britain reached 38,168 as of Friday morning, an increase of 4,450 in 24 hours, according to the lastest figure from the Department of Health and Social Care.
COVID-19: Bangladesh to bring back stranded citizens once situation improves
Apr 04, 2020, at 12:10 pm
Dhaka/UNI: The Bangladesh government is keeping close watch on its citizens, who remained stranded abroad due to outbreak of Covid-19, Foreign Ministry said on Friday.
Somali army kills 10 al-Shabab militants in southern region
Apr 04, 2020, at 11:57 am
Nairobi/Xinhua/UNI: Somali national forces backed by regional Jubaland state army killed 10 members of al-Shabab extremists in an operation in the southern region of Lower Juba, an official confirmed on Friday.
Chinese man sentenced to 18 months in prison for obstructing COVID-19 prevention, treatment
Apr 04, 2020, at 11:49 am
Beijing/Xinhua/UNI: A court in Zhengzhou, capital of central China's Henan Province, on Friday sentenced a man to 18 months in jail for obstructing the prevention and treatment of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19).
Apr 04, 2020, at 10:55 am
New York/IBNS: Amid Coronavirus outbreak around the world, manufacturers said they have temporarily halted production of Corona beer, media reports said.
Daniel Pearl case: Amid global backlash, Pakistan rearrests key accused
Apr 04, 2020, at 10:05 am
Islamabad/IBNS: After facing a global backlash over a court order which acquitted the murder accused in journalist Daniel Pearl case, Pakistan on Friday invoked a special order to keep militant Ahmed Omer Sheikh in prison, media reports said.
COVID-19 lays bare the bleeding face of Pakistan administration, economy
Apr 03, 2020, at 07:29 pm
Islamabad/IBNS: The growing COVID-19 cases in Pakistan are not only unveiling the collapsing healthcare system of the South Asian nation but hinting that the economy will also slow in the upcoming days to leave common men bleeding.
Tunnel network, militants' arms depots discovered in Syria's western Aleppo
Apr 03, 2020, at 07:05 pm
Kafr Naya, Syria/Sputnik/UNI: Residents of the Kafr Naya settlement in the western outskirts of Aleppo, which was cleared of militants by the Syrian army over a month ago, have found a network of underground tunnels and ammunition depots with foreign-made weapons.
COVID-19: Five new cases reported in Bangladesh
Apr 03, 2020, at 05:54 pm
Dhaka/IBNS: Taking the number of patients hit by COVID-19 to 61, Bangladesh on Friday reported five new cases of the disease which has now extended its killer hands nearly across all the countries around the globe.