UN report sends ‘sobering message’ of deeply entrenched hunger globally
Jul 14, 2020, at 02:48 pm
New York: In much of the world, “hunger remains deeply entrenched and is rising”, the UN chief said on Monday, launching this year’s major UN food security update, highlighting that over the past five years, tens of millions of people have joined the ranks of the chronically undernourished.
Women and girls deserve more protection in emergencies, UN rights council hears
Jul 14, 2020, at 02:40 pm
New York: The collective impact of climate change, COVID-19 and conflict mean that well over 200 million people will likely need humanitarian assistance by 2022, the UN’s deputy rights chief said on Monday.
Chinese Embassy Slams US' Statements on South China Sea as 'Completely Unjustified'
Jul 14, 2020, at 02:10 pm
Washington/Sputnik: The Chinese Embassy in the United States has slammed Washington's statements on the threats supposedly inflicted by Beijing in the South China Sea as "completely unjustified," the spokesperson for the diplomatic mission said.
Malaysian PM Muhyiddin narrowly wins vote to replace speaker by a whisker
Jul 14, 2020, at 12:15 am
Kuala Lumpur/UNI: Malaysia's Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin narrowly won a major political test on Monday, as his coalition won just enough votes to remove the lower house speaker in a vote seen as an important barometer of his government's support.
Russian warplanes target IS positions in eastern Syria's desert
Jul 13, 2020, at 11:43 pm
Damascus/Xinhua: Russian warplanes on Monday struck positions of the Islamic State (IS) militant group in the desert region in eastern Syria, a war monitor reported.
Despite propagating clean environment, China remains largest coal producer
Jul 13, 2020, at 10:57 pm
Beijing: It seems that China is following a double standard as far as environmental safety issues are concerned as despite earning applause for promising to make a clean environment, the dragons remain the highest producer of coal in the world.
Nelson Mandela's youngest daughter Zindzi Mandela dies at 59
Jul 13, 2020, at 10:43 pm
Johannesburg/IBNS: Zindzi Mandela, the youngest daughter of anti-apartheid revolutionary and first black president of South Africa Nelson Mandela, has died at the age of 59.
Nelson Mandela's daughter Zindzi passes away at 59
Jul 13, 2020, at 10:31 pm
Johanesburg/Xinhua: Nelson Mandela and Winnie Madikizela-Mandela's daughter Zindzi Mandela-Hlongwane has died at the age of 59, local media reported on Monday.
Mike Pompeo speaks to German FM Maas, leaders discuss US-EU cooperation in confronting China
Jul 13, 2020, at 05:04 pm
Washington/IBNS: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Friday spoke to German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas as they discussed ways in which European Union-US can confront China.
Russian scientists successfully complete world’s first Covid-19 vaccine trial
Jul 13, 2020, at 04:28 pm
Moscow/IBNS: A Russian university has successfully completed the clinical trials of a vaccine against the Novel Coronavirus on volunteers, media reports said.
Hong Kong journalists express concern over China's new security law imposed on city
Jul 13, 2020, at 03:52 pm
Hong Kong: Hong Kong journalists have expressed concern over unintentionally violating the new national security law which China has imposed on the city.
Mexico loses over 900,000 jobs due to COVID-19 in first half of 2020
Jul 13, 2020, at 02:41 pm
Mexico City/Xinhua: Mexico lost 921,583 jobs in the first half of 2020 largely due to the impact of COVID-19, the Mexican Institute of Social Security (IMSS) reported on Sunday.
Unidentified militants attack US convoy in southern Iraq
Jul 13, 2020, at 03:04 am
Baghdad/Xinhua: Unknown militants attacked a convoy of trucks carrying US logistical equipment in southern Iraq, an Interior Ministry source said on Sunday.
People from different nations demonstrate in Tokyo against Chinese oppression
Jul 13, 2020, at 01:36 am
Tokyo: People from different regions of the world, including Hong Kong, Tibet and East Turkestan, demonstrated against China in the Japanese capital Tokyo on Sunday.
Xinjiang: US govt imposes sanctions on senior CCP officials over human rights violations
Jul 12, 2020, at 10:59 pm
Washington: The United States recently imposed sanctions and visa restrictions against some senior officials of Chinese Communist Party in response to the human rights violations in Xinjiang region of the country.
Exiled Uyghurs now move ICC to probe Chinese 'genocide' in Xinjiang
Jul 12, 2020, at 09:30 pm
A group of Uyghurs, who are currently in exile, have submitted evidence to the International Criminal Court and sought an investigation into senior Chinese officials, including Xi Jinping, for genocide and crimes against humanity.
Turkey ‘Neutralizes’ 8 PKK Militants in Northern Iraq - Reports
Jul 11, 2020, at 09:27 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: Turkish security forces have "neutralized" eight Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) militants in northern Iraq in an air-backed anti-terror operation, the Anadolu news agency reported on Saturday, citing the country’s Defense Ministry.
Singapore: Ruling People's Action Party reelected
Jul 11, 2020, at 09:20 pm
Singapore/UNI: Singapore's ruling People's Action Party (PAP) has been reelected in the general elections conducted on Friday.
Malaysia reports 8 new COVID-19 cases
Jul 11, 2020, at 09:10 pm
Kuala Lumpur/Xinhua: Malaysia reported another eight new COVID-19 infections, bringing the national total to 8,704, the Health Ministry said on Saturday,
Road explosion in southern Philippines kills two, injures 4 police officers
Jul 11, 2020, at 09:03 pm
Manila/Xinhua: An improvised explosive device that went off on a road in Maguindanao Province in southern Philippines killed a police officer and a civilian, the Philippine National Police chief said on Saturday.
Chinese virologist Dr. Li-Meng Yan accuses Beijing of coronavirus cover-up
Jul 11, 2020, at 07:16 pm
Hong Kong: A noted virologist in Hong Kong has accused China of coronavirus cover-up saying Beijing knew about the deadly virus much before the time when it actually revealed information about it.
World Population Day: 'No time to waste' in empowering women
Jul 11, 2020, at 03:36 pm
New York: The COVID-19 pandemic affects everyone, everywhere, “but it does not affect everyone equally”, the UN chief said in his message for World Population Day, on Sunday.
Syria: Authorization to continue lifesaving cross-border aid remains in limbo
Jul 11, 2020, at 03:26 pm
New York: With the deadline just hours away, the Security Council has failed on its third attempt this week to extend its authorization for lifesaving food, medicine and shelter to cross into northwest Syria from Turkey.
‘Strengthen multilateralism’ to combat global terrorism
Jul 11, 2020, at 03:16 pm
New York: Although COVID-19 has tested “national resilience, international solidarity and multilateral cooperation”, we must not “pause our efforts” in the battle against terrorism, the UN counter-terrorism chief said on Friday.
Jul 11, 2020, at 03:04 pm
New York: Sounding the alarm over the crippling impact of “growing economic shocks, coupled with the COVID-19 pandemic” in Lebanon, the UN human rights chief called on Friday for a unified response by politicians and the people to overcome the worsening socio-economic crisis there.
Waiting to declare famine ‘will be too late for Yemenis on brink of starvation’
Jul 11, 2020, at 02:46 pm
New York: In Yemen, fears of famine have resurfaced as UN humanitarians also warned on Friday that 360,000 severely malnourished children could die unless they continue to get treatment and aid is stepped up.
Erdogan's Turkey turns Hagia Sophia into a mosque again; UNESCO regrets
Jul 11, 2020, at 06:01 am
Istanbul/IBNS: Hagia Sophia, Turkey's iconic monument, a UNESCO World Heritage and one of the central attractions of its capital Istanbul, is no longer a museum. It has been turned back as a mosque though some 1500 years ago it was built as an Orthodox Christian cathedral.
Hong Kong: China's new agency to monitor national security law implementation
Jul 11, 2020, at 04:54 am
Hong Kong: Despite violent protests and agitations, Chinese authorities have opened a new agency in Hong Kong city which will be engaged in monitoring the implementation of the newly enacted law on national security in the special administrative region, media reports said.
China is using 'debt-plomacy' against Muslim nations to buy its silence on Uyghurs: Report
Jul 11, 2020, at 04:50 am
Beijing: China's ‘debt-plomacy’ imposed on Islamic nations like Pakistan is the reason why these countries are silent to the alleged Chinese excesses against its Muslim population, according a Singapore publication.
Jul 11, 2020, at 04:46 am
Geneva: The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights has said it is analysing the contents of the new National Security Law that was adopted very carefully by China recently in terms of its compliance with the international human rights obligations applicable to the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR).