Car crash kills 5, injures 6 in central Azerbaijan
May 04, 2020, at 06:54 pm
Baku/Xinhua: Five people, including two children, were killed and six others injured in a crash involving two passenger cars in the central Azerbaijani district of Kurdamir on Monday, the country's emergency authorities said.
Pakistani media rights watchdog report highlights worrying climate of press freedom in country
May 04, 2020, at 05:32 pm
Islamabad: At least 91 cases, including seven murders of journalists and a blogger, attacks and other violations, against media and its practitioners have been documented in Pakistan over the course of one year – between May 2019 and April 2020 – signifying a worryingly escalating climate of intimidation and harassment that is adversely affecting the freedom of expression.
Doctor dies in Karachi after not getting ventilator facility for COVID-19 treatment
May 04, 2020, at 04:56 pm
Islamabad/IBNS: A doctor in Pakistan, who had tested positive for COVID-19, died in Karachi city of the country after he could not get a ventilator for his treatment, media reports said.
Afghan military detains senior IS member in eastern Nangarhar province
May 04, 2020, at 04:28 pm
Kabul/Sputnik/UNI: The Afghan National Army captured a senior member of the Islamic State terrorist group (IS, banned in Russia) in the eastern Nangarhar province, the governor’s office said on Monday in a statement.
COVID-19 cases top 10,000 in Bangladesh
May 04, 2020, at 03:59 pm
Dhaka/UINI: Bangladesh on Monday reported a record daily jump of 688 new COVID-19 cases, taking its total to over 10,000.
Four dead, 1 injured in Philippine clashes between gov't military, terrorist groups
May 04, 2020, at 03:56 pm
Manila/Xinhua/UNI: Two soldiers and two suspected Abu Sayyaf terrorists had been killed in two separate clashes in the southern Philippines, the military reported on Monday.
May 04, 2020, at 02:53 pm
Islamabad/IBNS: The TIME magazine has named the arrest of CEO, owner and editor-in-chief of Pakistan's Jang Media Group, Mir Shakil-ur-Rehman, in its list of 10 'Most Urgent' cases of threats to Press Freedom in the age of Coronavirus.
Pakistan expects locust migration at end of May
May 04, 2020, at 01:31 pm
Islamabad/Xinhua/UNI: The Pakistani government has said that a locust migration will start from southwestern Pakistan's Balochistan province and some other countries at the end of May.
Afghanistan: Bomb blast injures 4 power workers in Kabul
May 04, 2020, at 01:28 pm
Kabul/Xinhua/UNI: Four Afghan high-voltage electricity workers were injured in a bomb attack near a power pylon in Afghanistan's capital Kabul on Monday, authorities said.
COVID-19 positive Bangladeshi doctor dies
May 04, 2020, at 01:26 pm
Dhaka/IBNS: A Bangladeshi doctor, who had tested positive for COVID-19, has died, media reports said on Monday.
Pakistan calls for reduction in violence in Afghanistan
May 04, 2020, at 01:24 pm
Islamabad/Xinhua/UNI: Pakistan underlined the need for reduction in violence in Afghanistan which is a key to take the peace process forward.
CIF appeals to Canada PM to include International students in the CESB prog
May 04, 2020, at 12:52 pm
Toronto/IBNS: An appeal was made by Canada India Foundation (CIF) in a letter addressed to Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to include international students in the Canada Emergency Student Benefits (CESB) program announced on 22 April, media reports said.
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France, Britain to trial COVID-19 tracing apps next week
May 04, 2020, at 12:48 pm
Paris/Xinhua/UNI: France will test its "StopCOVID" contact tracing app in the week of May 11 when the country starts to ease lockdown measures, Minister for Digital Affairs Cedric O said on Sunday.
Canada to Fund Promising Research of Coronavirus Drug - Trudeau
May 04, 2020, at 11:01 am
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced on Sunday that his government would give a Vancouver pharma company an equivalent of $125 million to support research of a potential coronavirus cure.
Is Pakistan using COVID-19 situation to eliminate Baloch, Pashtun leaders?
May 03, 2020, at 11:25 pm
Islamabad: At a time when the world is combating the COVID-19 outbreak, Pakistan seems to be using the situation to eliminate prominent Baloch and Pashtun people if the deaths of Sajid Hussain and Arif Wazir are any indication.
COVID-19: Bangladesh reports 665 new cases, two death in 24-hour
May 03, 2020, at 10:21 pm
Dhaka/UNI: Bangladesh on Sunday reported a record 665 new cases of coronavirus, raising the total number of such cases to 9,445.
Taliban kill 3 soldiers in attack on checkpoints in Eastern Afghanistan
May 03, 2020, at 09:13 pm
Kabul/Sputnik/UNI: Three Afghan soldiers were killed and five others injured in a gunfight with Taliban militants in the eastern Afghan province of Paktia, a spokesman for the governor said on Sunday.
COVID-19: Pakistani terror groups seem benefitting from outbreak, militants walk free from jail
May 03, 2020, at 05:39 pm
Islamabad/IBNS: Pakistani terror groups seem to be benefitting from the COVID-19 outbreak as all of their operatives, who were in jail as a condition to keep Pakistan out of Financial Action Task Force's (FATF) blacklist, have now walked free amid the spike in virus infection cases in the country, media reports said.
Bangladesh: BNP lambasts Sheikh Hasina government's role in COVID-19 situation
May 03, 2020, at 05:13 pm
Dhaka/UNI: Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) senior joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi has alleged that the government was making fun on the people’s hunger during the COVID-19 situation.
Five Eyes intelligence accuses China of Corona cover-up
May 03, 2020, at 04:27 pm
Canberra/UNI/IBNS: "Five Eyes", which is an intelligence alliance of five countries - United States, Canada, Australia, United Kingdom and New Zealand- has accused China of willfully concealing information about the Novel Coronavirus outbreak.
Boris Johnson names his newborn after doctors who saved him from COVID-19
May 03, 2020, at 02:51 pm
London/UNI: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his partner Carrie Symonds have decided to name their newborn son Wilfred Lawrie Nicholas Johnson as a tribute to the baby's grandfathers and the doctors, who treated the Prime Minister, after he tested positive for Novel Coronavirus.
Russia's Mishustin still under medical supervision over COVID-19 diagnosis, works remotely
May 03, 2020, at 02:39 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin, who was recently diagnosed with COVID-19, feels good and continues to work remotely under medical supervision, his spokesman said Sunday.
Daniel Pearl murder case: Journo's parents challenge convicts' acquittal in Pak SC
May 03, 2020, at 12:09 pm
Islamabad/IBNS: The parents of slain journalist Daniel Pearl have filed a petition with the Supreme Court of Pakistan seeking overturning of the ruling that freed the four convicted men involved in his killing, media reports said.
COVID-19 death toll in France rises by 166 to 24,760: Health Ministry
May 03, 2020, at 10:04 am
Paris/Sputnik: The number of coronavirus-related deaths in France reached 24,760 on Saturday after another 166 patients died of COVID-19, the country Health Ministry said.
China's Hubei reports no increase in COVID-19 cases for 29 consecutive days
May 03, 2020, at 09:57 am
Wuhan/Xinhua: No new confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) were reported in central China's Hubei Province, the provincial health commission said on Sunday.
US threatens to retaliate if Taliban doesn't stop violence
May 03, 2020, at 08:50 am
Kabul/UNI: The United States threatened Taliban and other conflict parties in Afghanistan with retaliatory actions if the militants do not reduce the scale of violence in the war-torn country.
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Glad to see Kim Jong Un 'back and well': Donald Trump
May 03, 2020, at 08:38 am
Washington/IBNS: United States President Donald Trump has said he is glad to see North Korean leader Kim Jong Un 'back and well.'
Magnitude 5.8 quake occurs near Crete: Seismologists
May 03, 2020, at 08:30 am
Athens/Sputnik: A magnitude 5.8 earthquake has occurred near the Greek island of Crete, 78.9 miles south of its capital Heraklion, according to the seismological laboratory of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens.
Syrian Forces Demine 4.9 Acres of Land Over Past 24 Hours - Russian Defense Ministry
May 03, 2020, at 08:15 am
MOSCOW/Sputnik: Syrian military engineers have diffused 60 explosive devices over the past 24 hours, thereby demining 2 hectares (4.9 acres) of territory, the Russian Defense Ministry's Center for Reconciliation of Opposing Sides said on Saturday.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announces ban on assault-style firearms
May 02, 2020, at 11:42 pm
Ottawa/IBNS: Weeks after the country's worst mass shooting by a gunman in Nova Scotia claiming 22 lives, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday announced the ban of over 1,500 models and variants of assault-style firearms.