China: Population data released by certain provinces hint decline in newborn birth rates in 2020
Feb 08, 2021, at 02:51 pm
Beijing: China, which is the world's most populous nation, is probably facing a growing population crisis, according to local birth statistics released recently.
China calls BBC report on Uighur as 'unjust and irresponsible'
Feb 08, 2021, at 02:37 pm
Beijing: China has called BBC's recent report on Uighur camp in Xinjiang as 'unjust, subjective and irresponsible'.
Protests against Myanmar coup go into day 2 as Junta restores internet access
Feb 08, 2021, at 02:27 am
Nay Pyi Taw/Sputnik: Myanmar saw a second day of mass protests against the military on Sunday, with tens of thousands taking to the streets of the country's biggest city Yangon to denounce the coup, media said.
Maldives Foreign Minister visits Bangladesh
Feb 08, 2021, at 02:24 am
Dhaka/UNI: Foreign Minister of Maldives Abdulla Shahid is scheduled to pay an official visit to Bangladesh on February 8-11, upon invitation of Foreign Minister of Bangladesh AK Abdul Momen.
Iranian spiritual leader says US must lift sanctions for Tehran to return to nuclear deal
Feb 07, 2021, at 11:52 pm
Tehran/Sputnik: Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Sunday that the United States would have to lift all sanctions for his country to return to its nuclear commitments.
Myanmar: Respect right to peaceful assembly, UN human rights office says
Feb 07, 2021, at 10:37 pm
New York: The United Nations human rights office (OHCHR) on Saturday called on the security forces in Myanmar to ensure that people’s right to peaceful assembly is fully respected and that demonstrations are not subjected to reprisals.
Hopes and fears of mother-to-be in Afghanistan
Feb 07, 2021, at 10:20 pm
New York: A mother in Afghanistan has been talking about the hopes and fears for her unborn daughter in a country where the birth of a girl can often be a curse rather than a blessing.
Unity, funding and decisive action needed to end FGM and protect millions of girls, UN says
Feb 07, 2021, at 09:40 pm
New York: The United Nations has called for collaboration at all levels, and across all sectors of society, to protect millions of girls and women at risk of female genital mutilation (FGM) every year.
Iraqi police capture 13 suspected IS militants in Baghdad countryside
Feb 07, 2021, at 09:34 pm
Baghdad/Sputnik: The Iraqi interior ministry announced Sunday that 13 people believed to be members of the Islamic State terror group (banned in Russia) were captured near Baghdad, according to media reports.
Israel gradually emerging from nationwide lockdown over COVID-19: Reports
Feb 07, 2021, at 09:01 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: Israel began loosening coronavirus-related restrictions on Sunday, gradually emerging from a nearly 40-day-long nationwide lockdown, national media reported.
US: One dead, several injured in shooting at suburban Chicago hotel
Feb 07, 2021, at 02:28 pm
Washington/UNI: One person was killed and several others were wounded in a shooting at a suburban Chicago hotel, police said on Saturday.
Ofcom: Chinese state broadcaster loses UK licence
Feb 07, 2021, at 06:35 am
Beijing: Chinese broadcaster CGTN has now lost its broadcast licence in Britain after Ofcom concluded that the news network was controlled by the Chinese Communist party, media reports said.
Blasphemy: Christian nurse allegedly tortured by mob in Pakistan hospital
Feb 07, 2021, at 06:25 am
Islamabad: A Christian nurse has been allegedly tied up, stripped and tortured by a mob inside a hospital in Pakistan after a Muslim colleague had falsely accused her of blasphemy, media report said.
US lawmakers now nominate Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement for Nobel Peace Prize
Feb 07, 2021, at 06:19 am
Beijing: A bipartisan group of US lawmakers has nominated Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement for this year’s Nobel Peace Prize, reports South China Morning Post.
Challenging Imran Khan govt: Pakistan's key opposition alliance PDM to start long march on Mar 26
Feb 07, 2021, at 05:17 am
Islamabad: The key opposition alliance of Pakistan-Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM)- this week announced that it will jointly contest the coming Senate elections and “start” its anti-government long march to Islamabad on Mar 26, media reports said.
Pakistan: Separate blasts target 'Kashmir Day' rallies in Quetta, Sibi, 2 dead
Feb 07, 2021, at 05:02 am
Islamabad: At least two people died and four others were hurt in an explosion near the DC office on Inscomb Road in Quetta on Friday, media reports said.
Myanmar: Thousands join protests in Yangon after military coup
Feb 07, 2021, at 12:08 am
Nay Pyi Taw/Sputnik: Several thousand people took to the streets in Myanmar’s largest city of Yangon on Saturday to participate in the first mass protest against the military rule since the recent coup, media reported.
Afghanistan: Kabul blast leaves three people, including a Hindu, dead
Feb 06, 2021, at 11:03 pm
Kabul: At least three people, including a Hindu person, were killed as a blast rocked Afghanistan capital city Kabul city on Saturday, media reports said.
Military shuts down internet again after Myanmar coup
Feb 06, 2021, at 10:05 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: Myanmar went into its second nationwide internet shutdown in a week’s time on Saturday after the military seized power and arrested the Southeast Asian country’s civilian leaders.
Suspected gas blast hurts 5 in Bordeaux, 2 missing
Feb 06, 2021, at 09:48 pm
Paris/Sputnik: A suspected gas blast tore through a private garage in the southwestern French city of Bordeaux on Saturday morning, collapsing a nearby building and leaving five people shell-shocked and two others missing, media said.
Tibet: China declares teaching in Tibetan language 'unconstitutional'
Feb 06, 2021, at 06:00 pm
Lhasa: Chinese authorities have allegedly declared that local laws requiring the use of spoken and written languages among “ethnic minorities” are “unconstitutional”.
Lunar New Year: Chinese authorities impose curfew in Tibetan areas of Qinghai
Feb 06, 2021, at 05:55 pm
Britain passes amendment to trade law which may block future trade deals with China
Feb 06, 2021, at 05:49 pm
London: An amendment to a British trade law that would potentially block future trade deals with China over alleged genocide in the Xinjiang region has cleared a key legislative hurdle, reports South China Morning Post.
Uighur women subjected to systematic rape in Xinjiang camps: Report
Feb 06, 2021, at 05:11 pm
London: An investigative report published by BBC has revealed that women in China's "re-education" camps for Uighurs have been systematically raped, sexually abused, and tortured.
UN welcomes US decision to ‘strengthen its diplomatic engagement’ towards Yemen peace deal
Feb 06, 2021, at 04:21 pm
New York: The UN on Friday told journalists that it welcomed the decision by the United States “to strengthen it’s diplomatic engagement” and support efforts led by the UN Special Envoy for Yemen, to ends years of conflict there.
Paraguay: UN rights chief calls for ‘prompt, independent’ probe into girl deaths and disappearance
Feb 06, 2021, at 04:15 pm
Dubai: Following the disappearance in Paraguay of a teenage girl and killing of two 11-year-olds, the UN human rights chief has expressed her deep concern, also noting on Friday other disturbing elements of abuse against women and girls, surrounding the cases.
Aid agencies renew appeals for aid access to all areas in Ethiopia’s Tigray
Feb 06, 2021, at 03:29 pm
New York: The UN renewed appeals on Friday for humanitarian access to all areas of Ethiopia’s troubled Tigray region to help people displaced fighting, forcing the most desperate to eat leaves to survive.
Unity, funding and decisive action needed to end FGM and protect millions of girls, UN says
Feb 06, 2021, at 03:13 pm
New York: The United Nations has called for collaboration at all levels, and across all sectors of society, to protect millions of girls and women at risk of female genital mutilation (FGM) every year.
US President Joe Biden administration to remove Yemen's Houthis from US foreign terrorist list
Feb 06, 2021, at 02:47 pm
Washington/UNI: The Biden administration has notified Congress it will remove Yemen's Houthi movement from the US list of groups designated as foreign terrorists, the Washington Post reported citing a State Department official and three congressional aides.
US state of Virginia passes death penalty ban, governor expected to sign
Feb 06, 2021, at 02:04 pm
Washington/Sputnik: The main legislative chamber of Virginia has passed a measure on Friday abolishing the death penalty in the state.