Vast majority of crimes against journalists yet to be resolved: UNESCO
Nov 03, 2020, at 03:01 pm
New York: Even though 2020 saw a “slight decrease” in the rate of impunity for crimes against journalists, 87 per cent of such cases worldwide were still not resolved, UNESCO, the UN agency tasked with defending press freedom, has reported.
Philippines: Humanitarians respond as millions caught in wake of devastating ‘super typhoon’
Nov 03, 2020, at 02:46 pm
New York: UN agencies and humanitarian actors in the Philippines are mobilizing to support communities hit by super Typhoon Goni, which has barrelled across the country, leaving massive devastation in its wake.
Targeting journalists takes a toll on ‘societies as a whole’: Antonio Guterres
Nov 03, 2020, at 02:37 pm
New York: When journalists are targeted, “societies as a whole pay a price”, the UN chief said on Monday, the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists.
Austria: One killed, several injured in Vienna attacks carried out at 6 locations
Nov 03, 2020, at 02:22 pm
Vienna: At least one person was killed as gunmen opened fire in six different locations in central Vienna on Monday, media reports said.
I stand by my stance: Pakistan lawmakers on his Abhinandan Varthaman remark
Nov 03, 2020, at 01:45 am
Pakistan lawmaker Ayaz Sadiq, who triggered a row with his remark on Indian Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman, has said he stands by his statement.
Nov 03, 2020, at 01:40 am
Islamabad: Minister for Railways Sheikh Rashid Ahmed warned Pakistan's opposition parties that there could be dangerous consequences of picking up a fight against the state.
PML-N's decision to not invite former Baloch CM to 3rd PDM rally triggers turmoil within the party
Nov 03, 2020, at 01:35 am
Islamabad: The Pakistan Muslim League-N's (PML-N) Balochistan chapter's decision not to invite former chief minister Sanaullah Zehri to the third power show of the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) last Sunday has triggered internal conflict within the party, media reports said.
China lobbying to obtain French nuclear technology: The Klaxon
Nov 03, 2020, at 01:32 am
China is now engaged in a behind-the-scenes 'lobbying campaign' to target French politicians in an increasingly frenetic bid to obtain billions of dollars of nuclear technology, media reports said.
Nov 03, 2020, at 01:19 am
Executive Director of Campaign for Uyghurs Rushan Abbas has said imprisoning and sentencing of Uyghur intellectual Hursan Hassan by Chinese authorities is another example of its brutal persecutions.
Bangladesh: Hindu homes attacked over alleged Facebook post
Nov 03, 2020, at 01:10 am
Cumilla: Angry people have allegedly vandalized several houses of Hindu people over rumours about an alleged Facebook post slandering Islam in Bangladesh's Cumilla area.
Nov 03, 2020, at 01:05 am
Islamabad: Pakistan Peoples’ Party (PPP) chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has said the people of Gilgit-Baltistan will vote against candidates of PM Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) in the upcoming Nov 15 polls.
Pakistan: Maryam Nawaz launches "Sher Jawan" campaign in Lahore to bring positive change
Nov 03, 2020, at 12:53 am
Islamabad: In her bid to continue to fight against Pakistan PM Imran Khan and his government and bring about a positive change in the nation, key opposition leader Maryam Nawaz has launched the "Sher Jawan" campaign in Lahore, media reports said.
Nov 03, 2020, at 12:49 am
Wellington/IBNS: New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, who was voted back to power last month, on Monday unveiled a diverse cabinet by appointing an indigenous female Foreign Minister, an openly-gay Deputy PM and an Indian origin minister.
New Zealand: Indian-origin Priyanca Radhakrishnan joins Cabinet
Nov 02, 2020, at 10:21 pm
Wellington/UNI: Priyanca Radhakrishnan on Monday became the first Indian origin person to be sworn in as a minister in Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern new cabinet, Gulf News reported.
Hefazat-e-Islam B'desh organises rally against display of caricatures of Prophet Muhammad in France
Nov 02, 2020, at 09:39 pm
Dhaka/UNI: Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh is holding a rally in the area of National Mosque Baitul Mukarram to protest the display of caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad in France.
Airstrike kills 60 Taliban militants in southern Afghanistan
Nov 02, 2020, at 09:36 pm
Kabul/Sputnik: Sixty Taliban insurgents have been killed and 40 injured in an airstrike in Afghanistan's southern province of Kandahar, a source told Sputnik on Monday.
French government firm on keeping non-essential businesses closed to curb virus
Nov 02, 2020, at 09:33 pm
Paris/Sputnik: French Prime Minister Jean Castex said Monday that non-essential businesses would have to comply with the state-imposed measures and remain closed for at least a month in the wake of a coronavirus surge, amid discontent among crisis-stricken business owners.
Nigeria: At least 13 people dead, 6 abducted in Islamist attack
Nov 02, 2020, at 09:30 pm
Abuja/Sputnik: At least 13 people died and another six were abducted in an attack by the Boko Haram Islamist group in northeastern Nigeria, the local Daily Trust newspaper reported on Monday, citing its sources.
Donald Trump denies report about his intention to prematurely declare victory on election night
Nov 02, 2020, at 05:35 pm
Washington/Xinhua/UNI: U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday denied a report that he intends to declare victory on election night if it looks like he is ahead.
Holy mass dedicated to victims of Nice attack held on All Saints’ Day
Nov 02, 2020, at 02:54 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: A Holy Mass dedicated to the three victims of the attack in the Basilica of Notre-Dame in Nice was held on All Saints’ day.
Guterres urges continued dialogue between Armenia and Azerbaijan
Nov 02, 2020, at 02:43 pm
New York: The UN chief remains “deeply concerned” over reports that hostilities in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict zone are continuing to affect civilians, his spokesperson said on Saturday.
Middle East news portal slams Xi Jinping over Chinese treatment towards Uyghurs
Nov 02, 2020, at 04:31 am
Middle-East based digital media organization Al Arabiya Post has said in its opinion post that Chinese President Xi Jinping's policy of repression towards the Uyghur population in the country is due to his 'Hitlerite idea' of weakening the separate identity of the ethnic minority.
Pakistan: Teenage girl with speech impairment gang-raped for four months
Nov 02, 2020, at 04:21 am
Badin/Pakistan: A teenage girl, who has speech impairment, was allegedly gang-raped in Pakistan's Badin village forfour months, media reports said.
Pope Francis calls for dialogue among sides in Karabakh Conflict
Nov 02, 2020, at 02:14 am
Vatican city/Sputnik: Pope Francis on Sunday once again urged the sides of the conflict in the breakaway republic of Nagorno Karabakh to engage in dialogue under the auspices of the international community.
Afghanistan: Herat blast leaves three people killed
Nov 02, 2020, at 01:58 am
Herat: A blast near a police checkpoint in the city of Herat in Afghanistan on Sunday left at least three policemen killed, media reports said.
Nov 02, 2020, at 01:45 am
Washington: Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (Washington, D.C), which is a rights group to call out the atrocities in Pakistan's Pashtun region, was officially launched at the National Press Club here on Saturday.
Belarusian Police arrest several protesters in Minsk
Nov 02, 2020, at 12:44 am
Minsk/Sputnik: Belarusian police arrested several people for taking part in an unauthorized demonstration in the eastern European nation's capital of Minsk on Sunday.
Lankan Navy attacks Indian fishing boats with soda bottles, stones; chases away boats
Nov 01, 2020, at 11:15 pm
Rameswaram/UNI: The mechanized boat fishermen from Rameswaram alleged that they were yet again attacked by the Sri Lankan Navy near the International Maritime Boundary Line (IMBL) on Saturday.
Almost 600 Syrians return home from Lebanon over past 24 Hours : Russian Military
Nov 01, 2020, at 10:48 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: Almost 600 Syrian refugees have returned home from Lebanon in the past 24-hour period, the Russian Defense Ministry's center for Syrian reconciliation said on Sunday.
Hizbul chief killed in Srinagar encounter
Nov 01, 2020, at 10:38 pm
Srinagar/UNI: Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) chief Dr Saifullah was on Sunday killed during an encounter which ensued after security forces launched a Cordon and Search Operation (CASO) in Srinagar outskirts.