UN ‘extremely concerned’ for safety of Tigray civilians in regional capital, as refugee numbers grow
Nov 24, 2020, at 10:06 pm
New York: The UN on Monday said it was “extremely concerned” over the safety of civilians across Ethiopia’s Tigray region, as fighting between Government troops and those loyal to the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) reportedly continued, with the Ethiopian Prime Minister having called on opposition forces to surrender the capital Mekelle, by Wednesday.
Poll shows more than half of Japanese citizens view relations with China badly – Reports
Nov 24, 2020, at 10:02 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: A recent poll has shown that more than half of Japanese citizens view their country's relations with China in a negative light, compared to less than a quarter of Chinese respondents who share the same opinion about their country's relations with Japan, the Japanese broadcaster NHK reports on Tuesday.
UN expert calls for urgent action to end ‘pandemic of femicide and violence against women’
Nov 24, 2020, at 09:33 pm
New York: COVID-19 is overshadowing what has become a “pandemic of femicide” and related gender-based violence against women and girls, said independent UN human rights expert Dubravka Šimonović on Monday, calling for the universal establishment of national initiatives to monitor and prevent such killings.
NATO will not let IS 'rebuild' in Afghanistan: Stoltenberg
Nov 24, 2020, at 09:28 pm
Brussels/UNI: NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said on Monday that NATO will never-ever allow Islamic State terrorist group to rebuild itself in Afghanistan.
Nawaz Sharif and sons can come to Pakistan for Begum Shamim's funeral: Shibli
Nov 24, 2020, at 09:25 pm
Islamabad/UNI: Pakistan's Information Minister Shibli Faraz said on Tuesday that there were no restriction on former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, his sons and former finance minister Ishaq Dar to come to Pakistan to attend the funeral of the PML-N supremo's mother.
Afghanistan: UN’s Grandi and Bachelet put plea for lasting ceasefire top of their wishlist
Nov 24, 2020, at 03:55 pm
New York: Two top UN officials called for an end to the long-running conflict in Afghanistan on Monday, telling a major conference in Geneva that normality could only return to the country if there was a sustained ceasefire.
Somalia at a crossroad, UN envoy urges ‘deepened’ political consensus
Nov 24, 2020, at 03:46 pm
New York: The “broad political consensus” reached in September that ended a two-year stalemate in Somalia must be “preserved and indeed deepened”, the country’s UN envoy told the Security Council on Monday.
Do what needs to be done: President Donald Trump clears way for Joe Biden's transition
Nov 24, 2020, at 02:54 pm
Washington: US President Donald Trump has accepted that the transition process should formally start for President-elect Joe Biden to take office.
US capital re-imposes strict coronavirus measures, limits mass gatherings
Nov 24, 2020, at 02:34 pm
Washington/Sputnik: Washington, DC Mayor Muriel Bowser has issued guidance to re-impose strict coronavirus measures, including new limits on mass gathering on Monday, as the number of infection cases in the region continue to grow significantly.
Italy announces temporary ban on Mink farming
Nov 24, 2020, at 02:27 pm
Rome/Sputnik: Italian Health Minister Roberto Speranza signed a decree on Monday banning mink farming until at least March, amid fears that coronavirus mutations may affect vaccine efficacy.
WHO hopes China to facilitate trip of Int'l team probing virus origins as soon as possible
Nov 24, 2020, at 02:22 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: The international expert team probing the origins of the novel coronavirus will travel to China, the World Health Organization (WHO)’s senior officials said on Monday, adding that they expect Beijing to facilitate the trip as soon as possible.
Pakistan govt's development of proposed island megacity off Karachi leaves locals, wetland in danger
Nov 24, 2020, at 01:04 am
Karachi: Fishermen in a certain part of Pakistan fear that the Imran Khan government's decision to take away the twin islands of Bundal and Buddo will force them to end their way of life.
Nov 24, 2020, at 12:57 am
Canberra: Australian PM Scott Morrison has said he would not compromise his country's national security and sovereignty, amid growing bitterness in the relationship with Beijing.
Bhutan rejects Beijing's claim of setting up village inside Bhutanese territory
Nov 24, 2020, at 12:33 am
Thimphu: Bhutan has rejected Chinese state media report which claimed that Beijing has set up a village inside Bhutanese territory, media reports said.
End Uyghur forced labour: IndustriALL Global Union
Nov 24, 2020, at 12:28 am
Geneva: The Chinese government continues to hold members of the Uyghur minority group in forced labour camps. Goods produced by these enslaved workers – particularly cotton – are entering global supply chains.
US: Church stabbing in California's San Jose leaves 2 dead
Nov 23, 2020, at 10:13 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: At least two people were killed in a stabbing at a church in Californian city San Jose with the perpetrator still at large, according to area police.
France's Danone to cut up to 2,000 jobs worldwide as pandemic damage control
Nov 23, 2020, at 10:05 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: Paris-based multinational food company Danone is set to slash about 2,000 jobs both at its headquarters in the French capital and abroad as part of its recovery strategy following the COVID-19 crisis, the company announced on Monday.
Pakistan decides to shut down educational institutions amid rising COVID-19 cases
Nov 23, 2020, at 08:54 pm
Islamand: Education Minister Shafqat Mahmood on Monday said all educational institutes in the country will shut down from Nov 26 amid growing COVID-19 cases.
Shanghai Pudong Airport shut down as all staff get tested for COVID-19: Reports
Nov 23, 2020, at 02:36 pm
Beijing/Sputnik: The Shanghai Pudong International Airport has been closed for massive coronavirus testing of the staff, the Chinese Global Times newspaper reported on Monday.
Bangladesh: 30 youth-led organizations in Bangladesh receive Joy Bangla Youth Award
Nov 23, 2020, at 04:18 am
Dhaka: 30 youth-led organizations, which had played a crucial role in turning around the lives and brought about positive changes in Bangladesh, have been awarded the Joy Bangla Youth Award.
Pakistan: Minor girl 'burnt' to death in Peshawar
Nov 23, 2020, at 04:00 am
Peshawar: A minor girl was allegedly "burnt" to death in Pakistan's Peshawar city, highlighting the lawlessness in the country, media reports said on Friday.
Nov 23, 2020, at 03:55 am
Islamabad: A large number of people attended the funeral prayer of Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) chief Allama Khadim Hussain Rizvi.
Pakistan: Ahmadi doctor shot dead in Nankana Sahib
Nov 23, 2020, at 03:42 am
Nankana Sahib: A teenage boy shot dead a doctor belonging to the Ahmadi community in Pakistan's Nankana Sahib district on Friday, media reports said.
Pakistan: Inmates demonstrate against poor living condition in Jacobabad district jail
Nov 23, 2020, at 03:24 am
Jacobabad: An alert was sounded in the Jacobabad district jail and security in and around the prison was beefed up after inmates defied orders and demonstrated against several issues on Thursday.
Bangladesh records 38 new deaths, 2,060 COVID-19 cases
Nov 23, 2020, at 03:20 am
Dhaka/UNI: Bangladesh on Sunday recorded 2,060 more cases of the novel coronavirus, bringing the total to 4,47,343.
Paris accord intended to kill US economy, not save environment: Donald Trump
Nov 23, 2020, at 02:37 am
Washington/UNI: US President Donald Trump defended his decision to pull his country out of the 2015 Paris Accords on environment by stating that the Accords would have been a severe blow to the US economy.
Pakistan PM Imran Khan concerned over growing COVID-19 cases
Nov 22, 2020, at 11:19 pm
Islamabad/UNI: Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan on Sunday showed concern on the spike in Coronavirus cases across the country, urging opposition parties to avoid public rallies to stop the pandemic.
Gilgit-Baltistan polls: PPP leader Bilawal slams Imran Khan govt as five independents join PTI
Nov 22, 2020, at 11:05 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari has said PM Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) government will be sent packing by January next year.
France 'shocked' by ‘deeply insulting’ comments made by Pakistan’s Human Rights Minister
Nov 22, 2020, at 09:13 pm
Paris/Sputnik: The French Foreign Ministry has condemned harsh statements against President Emmanuel Macron made by Pakistan’s Minister for Human Rights Shireen Mazari.
Afghanistan: UN chief underscores need to end violence following deadly rocket attacks
Nov 22, 2020, at 09:03 pm
New York: The UN Secretary-General has condemned rocket attacks in Afghanistan’s capital, Kabul, on Saturday which killed at least eight civilians and wounded many more.