10 to face trial in Vatican over Foreign Investment Fraud
Jul 04, 2021, at 02:53 am
Moscow, UNI/Sputnik: Vatican will try 10 people, including an ex-cardinal and former senior officials from the Secretariat of State, for involvement in a large-scale investment fraud with luxury property in London, according to a Holy See statement.
COVID-19: Pakistan witnessing slow pace in vaccination
Jul 03, 2021, at 11:30 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan, which has witnessed several waves of the COVID-19 pandemic, is still slow in vaccinating its population, media reports said.
Pakistan: Toy bomb blast leaves three children dead
Jul 03, 2021, at 11:19 pm
Islamabad: At least three children died as a toy bomb blast hit Pakistan's northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province on Friday, media reports said on Saturday.
US forces leave largest air base in Afghanistan, says Pentagon
Jul 03, 2021, at 11:12 pm
Washington/UNI/Sputnik: The US has handed over control of the Bagram Air Base outside of Kabul to Afghan forces and withdrawn strike capabilities as part of the ongoing drawdown of forces from the country, Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said on Friday.
Bangladesh receives first consignment of Moderna COVID-19 vaccine
Jul 03, 2021, at 11:09 pm
Dhaka/UNI: Bangladesh has received the first consignment of 1.2 million doses of Moderna vaccine from the US under the COVAX framework.
Afghanistan: Taliban issuing ‘new’ laws in captured districts
Jul 03, 2021, at 10:58 pm
Kabul: Civil society activists have claimed Taliban militants have started new laws and regulations in recently captured Takhar province of Afghanistan, media reports said on Saturday.
US remembers victims of 2016 Holey Artisan Bakery terror attack in Bangladesh
Jul 03, 2021, at 10:52 pm
Dhaka: The United States on June 1 remembered the death of 20 people in a terrorist attack in Bangladesh in 2016 which had left the nation shocked.
Jul 03, 2021, at 08:28 pm
New York: Senior UN officials appealed on Friday for immediate and unrestricted humanitarian access to Tigray – and for an end to deadly attacks on aid workers - as the Security Council held its first open meeting on the conflict in the restive northern Ethiopian region.
Jul 03, 2021, at 08:19 pm
Washington: A US congressional body has asked United Nations Secretary General António Guterres to act on recommendations by UN-appointed monitors and take special measures to investigate alleged human rights abuses by China, media reports said.
Beijing threatening academic freedom of Chinese students in Australia, says HRW report
Jul 03, 2021, at 06:50 pm
Sydney: Australian universities have failed to protect the academic freedom of students from China and of academics who criticize the Chinese Communist Party, Human Rights Watch said in a report released recently.
China promises 'broken heads' for enemies, triggering World War 3 fears
Jul 03, 2021, at 06:27 pm
Washington: World War 3 fear has been ignited after China promised "broken heads" for their enemies, a sign of threat given by Beijing to the West.
‘Free, unfettered access’ needed to assist millions in war-torn Tigray
Jul 03, 2021, at 06:19 pm
New York: The World Food Programme (WFP) has resumed operations in Ethiopia’s Tigray region, after fighting halted the emergency response last week, although the agency warned on Friday that “serious challenges” continue to threaten the entire humanitarian response.
Turning crisis into opportunity: World leaders meet at UN to help drive pandemic recovery
Jul 03, 2021, at 05:58 pm
New York: Leading figures from government, business and civil society are preparing to take part in this year’s High Level Political Forum on sustainable development (HLPF), where they will discuss ways to recover from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, and turn the deadly crisis into an opportunity for a major shift towards a more sustainable global economy.
Jul 03, 2021, at 02:53 pm
Dhaka: The first commercial shipment of 1 million Sinopharm coronavirus vaccine from China has reached Bangladesh, a nation battling a deadly wave of the COVID-19 pandemic at present.
Afghan forces reinforce defenses of border town along Uzbekistan
Jul 03, 2021, at 06:28 am
Amid the continued Taliban’s offensive in northern Afghanistan, hundreds of troops have been deployed to protect Hairatan, a border town along the Uzbekistan border, in the northern province of Balkh. The town is important from a strategic perspective.
Terrorists become increasingly ‘innovative’, in a world shaken by COVID-19
Jul 03, 2021, at 06:26 am
New York: Despite “significant progress” in the fight against terrorism, the UN counter-terrorism chief warned on Wednesday that amidst new and more diverse threats, COVID-19 has triggered increased activity throughout many countries.
Afghanistan: Italian forces hand over military camp in Herat to local forces after two decades
Jul 03, 2021, at 06:16 am
Kabul: Italian forces recently handed over control of a military camp in Herat to Afghan forces, a measure taken amid retreating foreign forces from war-torn Afghanistan.
Four Nordic newspapers publish front-page letter slamming China over Hong Kong issue
Jul 03, 2021, at 06:07 am
Four major Nordic newspapers targeted China as it marked Chinese Communist Party's centenary by publishing a full-front page editorial criticising China's violation of press freedom in Hong Kong, media reports said on Friday.
Chinese authorities arrest Tibetans in Driru County for contacting people in exile
Jul 03, 2021, at 05:52 am
Beijing: Chinese authorities in April carried out several arrests in Driru County in Nagchu, a region which is considered to be part of the so-called Tibet Autonomous Region, as the citizens were in touch with fellow Tibetans in exile.
Migrant worker numbers rise by five million: ILO
Jul 03, 2021, at 05:47 am
New York: The number of international migrant workers has increased from 164 to 169 million, the International Labour Organization (ILO) said on Wednesday, noting a marked rise in the number of young people seeking opportunities abroad, too.
On 2021 Canada Day, demonstrators hit streets to observe Indigenous peoples' right
Jul 03, 2021, at 05:28 am
Ottawa/IBNS: Demonstrators donned orange, took to streets, built memorials on 2021 Canada Day as part of a national reckoning with the horrific legacy of residential schools on Indigenous peoples.
Jul 03, 2021, at 05:19 am
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has said his country accepted Beijing's version regarding the treatment of Uighur Muslims in China's Xinjiang province.
Former Maldivian president tells opposition to stop spreading hatred towards India
Jul 03, 2021, at 05:15 am
Mohammed Nasheed, the Maldives’ first democratically elected president, has urged the country’s opposition parties to stop spreading “hatred” and “hostility” towards India. Anti-Indian propaganda has risen significantly in the archipelago in recent times.
Nepal fails to procure enough oxygen concentrators
Jul 03, 2021, at 05:10 am
Last week the Nepal government issued guidelines for establishing and operating oxygen cylinders in districts, mandating a stock of oxygen concentrators sufficient for 20 percent of the hospital beds in each district. However, the existing supply is not enough for maintaining the threshold set up by the government.
Afghanistan: Airstrike leaves 25 Taliban insurgents dead in Paktika
Jul 03, 2021, at 05:02 am
Kabul: Airstrikes left 25 Taliban terrorists dead in southeastern Paktika province in Afghanistan on Friday, media reports said.
Jul 03, 2021, at 04:26 am
New Delhi: Tibetan Youth Congress (TYC) members on Thursday demonstrated outside the Chinese Embassy in New Delhi against the centenary celebrations of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).
Jul 03, 2021, at 04:16 am
Islamabad: PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari attacked Pakistan PM Imran Khan and said his government has made life a living hell for the masses in the name of "Naya Pakistan."
Foreign airlines cancel flights, Pakistani passengers suffer mental agony
Jul 03, 2021, at 04:11 am
Islamabad: Foreign airlines are continuously canceling their flights amid recently imposed restrictions and this has left Pakistani travellers, who want to visit or leave the country, in deep mental agony.
Can be partners with US in peace but never in conflict: Pakistan PM Imran Khan
Jul 03, 2021, at 04:03 am
Islamabad: Pakistan PM Imran Khan has said his nation could be "partners with the United States in peace but never in conflict".
Imran Khan backs China over Xinjiang, says Islamabad's relationship with Beijing is 'very deep'
Jul 03, 2021, at 03:42 am
Islamabad: Pakistan PM Imran Khan has once again backed China over the persecution of Uyghur Muslims in Xinjiang and said he believes in Beijing's version of events that goes on in the controversial region.