Afghan forces suffer casualties in Taliban attack
Jul 13, 2020, at 10:21 pm
Kabul: At least four Afghanistan security forces members were killed during an attack carried out by Taliban forces in northern Parwan province recently, media reports said.
Pakistan restores bank account of 2008 Mumbai attack mastermind Hafeez Saeed
Jul 13, 2020, at 06:58 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan has restored the bank account of Jamaat-ud-Dawa chief and 2008 Mumbai attack mastermind Hafeez Saeed and five others, media reports said.
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.
Naval Forces Say 21 Injured After Major Fire Erupts on Board Warship at San Diego Base
Jul 13, 2020, at 02:36 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: At least 21 people, including four civilians, were injured amid a fire on board amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard stationed at the US Naval Base in San Diego, California, the Naval Surface Forces of the US Pacific Fleet said.
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.
Reporters Without Borders warns Pakistan authorities against threatening journalists living abroad
Jul 13, 2020, at 02:42 am
Paris: Reporters Without Borders (RSF), a Paris-based non-profit organisation, has said it is shocked by a leaked Pakistani government internal memo about stopping the “rhetoric against Pakistan” of six journalists based abroad.
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.
Human Rights Watch tells Pakistan to release Jang group editor, stop harassing his family
Jul 13, 2020, at 01:16 am
Pakistani authorities should immediately drop politically motivated charges and release Mir Shakilur Rehman, an editor with Pakistan’s largest media group, Human Rights Watch said today. The authorities should also stop harassing Rehman’s family members.
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.
Pashtuns: Oppressed ethnic minority members protest against Pakistan in Geneva
Jul 12, 2020, at 10:20 pm
Geneva: Members of the Pashtun community gathered at Broken Chair in Geneva and demanded an investigation into the human rights violation committed against them by Pakistan.
Bangladesh: Doctor arrested over fake COVID-19 testing scam
Jul 12, 2020, at 09:58 pm
Dhaka: Dr Sabrina Arif Chowdhury, chairman of JKG Health Care, has been arrested on allegations of being involved in a COVID-19 testing scam, media reports said.
Bangladesh: CID busts sex trafficking ring
Jul 12, 2020, at 09:46 pm
Dhaka: The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of Bangladesh Police has arrested three people for allegedly forcing young Bangladeshi women into prostitution in Dubai after trafficking them to the UAE city using tourist visas, media reports said.
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.
Two police officers shot dead in US's Southernmost Texas: McAllen Mayor
Jul 12, 2020, at 01:55 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: Two police officers were shot and killed while responding to a call at a home in the city of McAllen in US's southern Texas, local authorities have announced.
Bangladesh: Move Rohingya from dangerous silt island, Human Rights Watch
Jul 11, 2020, at 10:31 pm
Dhaka: Bangladesh authorities should immediately move over 300 Rohingya refugees, including at least 33 children, from the silt island of Bhasan Char to the Cox’s Bazar refugee camps to be with their families, Human Rights Watch said on Thursday.
Bangladesh registers 30 more COVID-19 deaths in past 24 hours
Jul 11, 2020, at 09:47 pm
Dhaka: Bangladesh has recorded 30 more deaths due to COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, media reports said.
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.
One killed, 3 injured in attack on ex-police chief's house in southern Afghanistan
Jul 11, 2020, at 09:25 pm
Kabul/Sputnik: One person was killed and three others injured in an attack on the house of an ex-Afghan Local Police (ALP) commander in Kandahar's Panjwai district, authorities said on Saturday.
Pakistan Ulema Council supports construction of Hindu temple in Islamabad
Jul 11, 2020, at 09:23 pm
Islamabad/UNI: The Pakistan Ulema Council (PUC) has extended its support to the construction of a temple in Islamabad and said its incorrect to make the issue controversial.
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.
Persecuted Hindu minority of Pakistan demands justice from UN in Geneva
Jul 11, 2020, at 07:12 pm
Geneva: A group of protesters gathered at UN Headquarters in Geneva during the 44th Session of UN Human Rights Council to highlight the plight of Hindus in Pakistan and to protest against the persecution faced by them.
4 security force members wounded in Taliban attacks in Afghanistan's Kabul
Jul 11, 2020, at 06:46 pm
Kabul/Xinhua: Two Afghan police officers and two army soldiers were wounded in Taliban attacks in Kabul, capital of Afghanistan on Saturday, a source said.
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.