UN rights expert calls for ‘urgent and decisive’ action to support people of Myanmar
Mar 06, 2021, at 03:51 pm
New York: The United Nations independent human rights expert on Myanmar has called on the Security Council for “decisive and unified action” against the military junta, including targeted sanctions and an arms embargo.
Pakistan: Bomb blast in Sibi town leaves five dead
Mar 06, 2021, at 03:44 pm
Quetta: At least five labourers died in a bomb blast in Pakistan's Sibi town on Friday, media reports said.
US military should leave Afghanistan, Middle East - House Armed Services Chair
Mar 06, 2021, at 02:34 pm
Washington/Sputnik: The US armed forces should pull out of the almost 20-years-long Afghanistan conflict as early as this year and reduce its presence in the Middle East and Africa, House Armed Services Committee Chairman Adam Smith told a Brookings Institution podcast on Friday.
Hizb-e-Islami protests in Kabul against those 'inimical to peace'
Mar 05, 2021, at 11:02 pm
Kabul/UNI: The Gulbuddin Hekmatyar led Hizb-e-Islami group on Friday staged a protest in Kabul near the Presidential Palace against “those who impede peace efforts”.
Myanmar: Six journalists charged for coverage of anti-coup protests
Mar 05, 2021, at 10:06 pm
Naypyitaw/UNI: Myanmar authorities have charged six journalists for their coverage of anti-coup protests in Myanmar.
Anti-Muslim hatred has reached 'epidemic proportions' says UN rights expert, urging action by States
Mar 05, 2021, at 05:47 pm
New York: Institutional suspicion and fear of Muslims and those perceived to be Muslim has escalated to epidemic proportions, the Human Rights Council heard on Thursday. Addressing the Council in Geneva, UN Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief, independent rights expert Ahmed Shaheed, said that “numerous” States, regional and international bodies were to blame.
Mar 05, 2021, at 04:50 pm
IT giant Microsoft recently claimed a group of hackers linked to China hacked into its popular email service that allowed them to gain access to computers.
Pakistan needs more legislations to meet FATF benchmark before June deadline: Report
Mar 05, 2021, at 04:44 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan government will need to make further legislation on at least two counts to meet three outstanding benchmarks of the 27-point action plan of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) before the June deadline, media reports said.
UN Development Programme urges temporary basic income for women hit hard by COVID-19 fallout
Mar 05, 2021, at 03:57 pm
New York: The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has called for temporary basic income for millions of the world’s poorest women, to help them cope with effects of coronavirus pandemic and alleviate the economic pressures they face every day.
Stop murdering and jailing protestors, UN human rights chief tells Myanmar military
Mar 05, 2021, at 03:49 pm
New York: The United Nations top human rights official, on Thursday, said that the military in Myanmar must halt their “vicious crackdown” on peaceful protestors, amid reports that at least 54 people have been killed since the 1 February coup, 38 of them on Wednesday alone.
US VP Kamala Harris speaks with Australia PM Scott Morrison, discusses 'China' among other issues
Mar 05, 2021, at 03:39 pm
Washington: US Vice President Kamala Harris recently spoke with Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison and reaffirmed the strength of the U.S.-Australia alliance.
ICC Prosecutor opens probe into alleged crimes in occupied Palestine
Mar 05, 2021, at 03:27 pm
New York: The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) said on Wednesday that her Office has started an investigation into crimes allegedly committed in Occupied Palestinian Territory.
Canada gov't lawyer urges court to ignore geopolitical winds of Meng case, focus on facts
Mar 05, 2021, at 03:05 pm
Toronto/Sputnik: A British Columbia Supreme Court justice should ignore the geopolitical implications of the extradition process against Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou and focus on the facts, the lawyer representing the Canadian government said.
US needs Guam Aegis system to defend against China's air, sea 360 degree threats - Admiral
Mar 05, 2021, at 02:44 pm
Washington/Sputnik: The United States needs a defense system on Guam with 360 degree capability to defend against China's capability to fly aircraft and sail ships around the Mariana Islands with the ability to fire missiles from any direction against US targets, Indo-Pacific Command head Adm. Philip Davidson said.
Mar 05, 2021, at 05:54 am
Frankfurt: The Free Balochistan Movement Germany group recently demonstrated in front of the Pakistani Consulate in Frankfurt to express solidarity with the families of the state victims of enforced disappearance in Balochistan.
Russia asks US to stop playing with fire following White House sanctions
Mar 05, 2021, at 04:19 am
Moscow: Displeased with US sanctions, Russia has hit back at Washington DC- accusing the latter of meddling in its domestic affairs and trying to create an image of an external enemy in order to free itself from its own homegrown problems.
Buckingham Palace to investigate bullying charges against Megan Markle
Mar 05, 2021, at 03:11 am
London/IBNS: UK's Buckingham Palace has said that it will investigate the claims that Duchess of Sussex Megan Markle bullied royal staff, adding that it was "very concerned" by the allegations, said reports.
Eight injured in 'suspected terrorist stabbing' in Sweden: Reports
Mar 04, 2021, at 06:25 am
Stockholm, Sweden/IBNS: At least eight people were injured after a man in his twenties attacked them with a "sharp object," in the Swedish city of Vetlanda on Wednesday afternoon, reports said.
Pakistani girl's viral 'Pawri' video becomes rage in India
Mar 04, 2021, at 06:03 am
Karachi: A 19-year-old Pakistani girl and her five second video clip have become a social media sensation across neighbouring nation India where many people, including Bollywood actress Deepika Padukone, are seen making their own versions of the 'pawri' clip and memes.
Bangladesh reports 614 new COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours
Mar 03, 2021, at 11:17 pm
Dhaka: Bangladesh has recorde 614 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, media reports said on Wednesday.
Afghanistan: Unknown gunmen kills cleric in Kabul
Mar 03, 2021, at 10:01 pm
Kabul: Unknown gunmen shot dead the former head of Ulema Council of Kunduz province, Faiz Mohammad Fayez, in Afghanistan capital Kabul city on Wednesday, media reports said.
Pakistan: Polling for 37 Senate seats underway
Mar 03, 2021, at 09:53 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan is witnessing polling for the crucial 37 Senate seats on Wednesday.
Dutch police investigate COVID-19 testing center blast, not sure it was terrorist attack
Mar 03, 2021, at 09:48 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: The Dutch police are still investigating the explosion in the coronavirus testing center in the western province of North Holland and cannot tell for sure whether it was a terrorist attack, North Holland Police spokesman Menno Hartenberg told Sputnik on Wednesday.
Abducted girls released in northwest Nigeria, as fresh attacks rock country’s northeast
Mar 03, 2021, at 09:27 pm
New York: While the release of more than 200 girls abducted from their school on Friday in northwest Nigeria is a welcome development said senior UN officials there on Tuesday, civilians and aid facilities have come under attack in the country’s northeast, highlighting the plight of civilians who have suffered years of conflict and insecurity.
UN agencies appeal for $266 million to feed refugees in eastern Africa
Mar 03, 2021, at 09:15 pm
New York: A funding shortfall is putting the lives of some three million refugees in eastern Africa at risk, two UN agencies warned on Tuesday.
China: Xinjiang region witnesses drop in birth rate
Mar 03, 2021, at 05:58 pm
A news report has said that China's controversial Xinjiang region where the Uyghur Muslims live is witnessing a drop in birth rate.
Rights group activists discuss atrocities by China in Tibet, East Turkistan and Hong Kong
Mar 03, 2021, at 05:52 pm
A pro-Tibet group named Global Alliance For Tibet and Persecuted Minorities (GMPM) recently held a panel discussion on the human right abuses in Tibet, East Turkistan and Hong Kong on Sunday.
China’s ‘gray zone’ warfare against Taiwan reaching high point: Expert
Mar 03, 2021, at 05:48 pm
Being: Experts believe that Taiwan is facing increased threats from China through the expanded deployment of "gray zone conflict" tactics, media reports said.
Hong Kong: 47 opposition figures charged with conspiring to subvert state power
Mar 03, 2021, at 05:42 pm
Police have charged 47 former opposition lawmakers and activists with conspiring to subvert state power under Hong Kong’s national security law over their roles in an unofficial primary run-off election that authorities linked to a plot to overthrow the government, marking another episode of conflict with China, media reports said.
China’s fiscal risks ‘extremely severe’, former Chinese finance minister warns
Mar 03, 2021, at 05:21 pm
Beijing: China's former finance minister Lou Jiwei has warned that the country's fiscal situation is 'extremely severe with risks and challenges'.