Canada: Hundreds of unmarked graves discovered at former residential school site in Saskatchewan
Jun 25, 2021, at 05:10 am
Saskatchewan/IBNS: A Canadian indigenous group has reported the discovery of hundreds of unmarked graves at the site of a former residential school in Saskatchewan province.
Lahore Blast: Pakistan intelligence agencies arrest one person
Jun 25, 2021, at 04:38 am
Lahore: Pakistan's intelligence agencies have arrested a person from Lahore airport for his suspected role in Wednesday's Lahore blast.
Lithuania donates 20,000 AstraZeneca vaccine doses to Taiwan to combat COVID-19
Jun 25, 2021, at 03:47 am
Taipei: Lithuania has donated 20,000 AstraZeneca vaccine doses to Taiwan to combat COVID-19 pandemic which is still putting life across the globe in danger.
Australia: Campaigners demonstrate in Canberra, demand boycotting Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics
Jun 25, 2021, at 03:20 am
Canberra: A group of campaigners representing Tibetan, Uyghur, Southern Mongolian, Hongkonger and Taiwanese people held demonstrations in Canberra city, close to the Parliament House in Australia, on Wednesday.
China stung: Canada expresses concern over Xinjiang issue
Jun 25, 2021, at 12:12 am
The Canadian government has expressed deep concern about the human rights situation in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region.
Crackdown on fake reviews: Amazon bans 3 more Chinese brands
Jun 25, 2021, at 12:05 am
Beijing: E-commerce giant Amazon has given a blow to China by banning three more consumer brands of the East Asian nation amid the marketing platform's ongoing crackdown on attempts by sellers to solicit positive customer reviews.
Small businesses unprepared for pandemic-sized climate shock ‘every decade’
Jun 24, 2021, at 11:46 pm
New York: Small businesses which make up more than half of the global workforce were 2.5 times more likely to go under than larger firms in the first months of COVID-19, the International Trade Centre (ITC) said on Wednesday, warning that the impact of climate change could cause pandemic-scale disruption “every decade”.
Jun 24, 2021, at 11:36 pm
London: Free Tibet, a group fighting to demand rights of Tibetans, unfurled a banner at the Westminster Bridge and called for a diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Winter Olympics on Wednesday, media reports said.
Sixty percent of US citizens believe that coronavirus was created in Wuhan laboratory: Poll
Jun 24, 2021, at 03:33 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: Sixty percent of US citizens believe that the coronavirus was created in the Wuhan laboratory in China and then leaked, which caused the pandemic, a poll conducted by the Fox News broadcaster reported.
Anti-virus software entrepreneur John McAfee found dead in prison
Jun 24, 2021, at 02:48 pm
Barcelona: Anti-virus software magnate John McAfee has been found dead in a Barcelona prison cell, media reports said.
Jun 24, 2021, at 02:29 pm
Washington/Sputnik: The US intelligence estimates that the government of Afghanistan could collapse six months after the withdrawal of American troops from the country, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday.
US adds five Chinese companies to export restrictions list over human rights abuses
Jun 24, 2021, at 02:21 pm
Washington/Sputnik: The US government placed five Chinese companies on its Entity List that restricts their ability to receive exports, the Commerce Department said in a document.
Canadian Association of Journalists launches Indigenous Reporters Network
Jun 24, 2021, at 03:46 am
Ottawa/IBNS: Canadian Association of Journalists (CAJ) has launched the Indigenous Reporters Network (IRN), with an aim to bring together both emerging and established Indigenous journalists, to build online and offline communities within the CAJ, and to train them at every career stage with opportunities in the development of their skills, participation in CAJ events and professional development, and building new connections with their peers across the country.
Apple Daily announces closure days after police crackdown
Jun 24, 2021, at 02:32 am
Hong Kong: Hong Kong's major pro-democracy paper Apple Daily has announced its closure, just days after the head office of the organization was raided by police, giving a blow to press freedom of the city.
Can't lodge Rohingyas for an indefinite period: Bangladesh PM Hasina
Jun 24, 2021, at 02:27 am
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday renewed her call to the global community to ensure the dignified repatriation of Rohingyas as they are posing a big security threat to Bangladesh as well as the region.
No justification to keep Pakistan in FATF grey list: Foreign Minister
Jun 24, 2021, at 02:18 am
Islamabad: Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has said that the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has no justification to keep Pakistan on its 'grey list' as his country has completed all technical requirements prescribed by the global money laundering and terrorist financing watchdog.
Pregnant women most at risk in Nepal’s landslide-hit areas
Jun 24, 2021, at 02:14 am
Recent floods and subsequent landslide incidents in Nepal’s northern areas have displaced thousands and destroyed many homes. Several dozens of villages have been cut off as floods swept away many motorable roads and bridges in the country. However, pregnant women are most at risk; many of them are underage and needed evacuation to Kathmandu.
No justification to keep Pakistan in FATF grey list: Foreign Minister
Jun 24, 2021, at 01:44 am
Islamabad: Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has said that the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has no justification to keep Pakistan on its 'grey list' as his country has completed all technical requirements prescribed by the global money laundering and terrorist financing watchdog.
Royal Bhutan Helicopter Services suffers huge losses amid pandemic
Jun 24, 2021, at 01:35 am
Thimphu: The Royal Bhutan Helicopter Services Limited (RBHSL), that provides services ranging from chartered flights to medical evacuations and fire fighting, has suffered a loss of around $836,000 in 2020.
Uzbekistan closes border with Afghanistan following Covid spike
Jun 24, 2021, at 01:28 am
Amid the rising Covid-19 cases in Afghanistan, Uzbekistan, its northern neighbor, has decided to close its borders with Afghanistan, media reports said. Uzbekistan’s embassy and consulates have also stopped issuing tourist visas to Afghans.
Jun 23, 2021, at 10:26 pm
Lahore: Islamic cleric Mufti Aziz-ur-Rehman, who was arrested for sexually abusing a minor, has undergone a medical examination, media reports said on Wednesday.
Afghanistan: Kandahar blast leaves five dead
Jun 23, 2021, at 10:12 pm
Kandahar: At least five civilians died and 20 more, including women and children, were injured as a roadside bomb blast rocked Afghanistan's Kandahar region on Tuesday, media reports said on Wednesday.
Pakistan: Blast close to Hafiz Saeed's residence in Lahore leaves 3 people dead
Jun 23, 2021, at 09:37 pm
Lahore: At least three people died as a blast hit Lahore's Johar Town area in Pakistan, close to "global terrorist" Hafiz Saeed's residence, media reports said on Wednesday.
UN envoy to Afghanistan criticizes Taliban’s intense military campaign
Jun 23, 2021, at 09:19 pm
Kabul: Deborah Lyons, the United Nations envoy in Afghanistan, has criticized the Taliban’s recent “intensive military campaign”, warning that it would lead to continued violence in the country. Any attempt to install a government in Kabul by force will go against everyone’s interest, she said.
Nepal apex court gives another jolt to PM Oli, scraps appointments of 20 ministers
Jun 23, 2021, at 09:05 pm
Kathmandu: In what is seen as yet another big jolt to Nepal’s caretaker Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, the country’s Supreme Court on Tuesday issued an interim order scrapping the appointments of 20 ministers to the council of ministers.
Pakistan: Blast near 'global terrorist' Hafiz Saeed's residence
Jun 23, 2021, at 06:59 pm
Lahore/IBNS: A major blast occurred near "global terrorist" Hafiz Saeed's residence here in Pakistan.
Time running out to prevent ‘worst case scenario’ arising in Afghanistan
Jun 23, 2021, at 04:07 pm
New York: With all the major indicators for Afghanistan’s security and development looking “negative or stagnant” as international troops withdraw, the threats that lie ahead cannot be overstated, the top UN official in the country told the Security Council on Tuesday.
Famine knocking at the door of 41 million worldwide, WFP warns
Jun 23, 2021, at 03:54 pm
New York: Famine is already present in four countries but millions more people are at risk, the World Food Programme (WFP) warned on Tuesday, underscoring the need for urgent funding and humanitarian access to reach those in need.
Ottawa, Beijing spar over China’s treatment of Uyghurs
Jun 23, 2021, at 02:22 pm
Washington/Sputnik: Ottawa and Beijing sparred over human rights issues in the others’ countries, with Canada pushing China at the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) meeting for free access to Xinjiang province to investigate alleged human rights violations against the Uyghur people.
Pakistan: Former JUI-F leader and cleric Mufti Azizur Rehman admits he sexually abused a student
Jun 23, 2021, at 06:51 am
Islamabad: Former JUI-F leader and cleric Mufti Azizur Rehman has confessed during his interrogation that he sexually abused a student.