No casualties as result of blast at ammunition depot in Jordan’s Zarqa: State Media
Sep 11, 2020, at 06:27 pm
Cairo/Sputnik: No one was killed or injured in the result of a powerful explosion that occurred in the early hours of Friday at an ammunition depot in the Jordanian city of Zarqa, northeast of the Amman capital, the state-run Jordan News Agency (Petra) reported, citing a senior military source in the country's Armed Forces.
Sep 11, 2020, at 06:23 pm
New York: The erosion of trust in public institutions, unequal access to health care and tensions around delicate peace negotiations, are among the risks amplified by COVID-19, which if not mitigated, could push more countries into violence, the UN political affairs chief told the Security Council on Wednesday.
Taliban kills 16 afghan servicemen in Nangarhar province: Source
Sep 11, 2020, at 06:19 pm
Kabul/Sputnik: The Taliban Islamist movement has attacked positions of the Afghan security forces in the eastern province of Nangarhar, leaving 16 servicemen dead and some more injured, a local source told Sputnik on Friday.
Fresh war crimes fears highlighted in new Yemen report
Sep 11, 2020, at 06:12 pm
New York: The war in Yemen continues to ravage the country and its people, senior UN-appointed rights investigators said on Wednesday, in a call for an international probe into suspected war crimes, and sanctions against the perpetrators.
France, Australia speak out about Taliban prisoners release, transfer ahead of Doha talks
Sep 11, 2020, at 06:06 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: The French Foreign Ministry expressed on Friday its discontent with the Afghan government's decision to release Taliban prisoners who were convicted to sentences for murdering French citizens, and Australia's high-ranking officials condemned the decision to transfer "sensitive" prisoners to Doha.
Greece: Devasting fire compounds overcrowding and COVID-19 challenges in refugee camp
Sep 11, 2020, at 05:54 pm
New York: UN agencies have offered support to Greek authorities on Wednesday after a major fire ripped through an overcrowded refugee camp overnight, destroying dwellings and forcing thousands to flee, many reportedly suffering from smoke inhalation.
Bangladesh: Death toll in Narayanganj mosque blast touches 31
Sep 11, 2020, at 04:15 pm
Dhaka: The death toll due to the explosion of the air-conditioner in a mosque in Bangladesh's Narayanganj region has now touched 31, media reports said.
Afghanistan: Security officials rescue kidnapped 10-year-old boy
Sep 11, 2020, at 04:01 pm
Kabul: Security officials have rescued a 10-year-old who was kidnapped from Afghanistan's Injeel district in Herat province.
Lebanon: Fire breaks out at oils and tires warehouse in Beirut
Sep 10, 2020, at 11:46 pm
Beirut/IBNS: A major fire broke out at an oils and tires warehouse in the duty-free market of Lebanon capital Beirut's port on Thursday.
Sep 10, 2020, at 03:45 am
Beijing: A Uyghur doctor, who is currently in exile, has revealed that he was forced to perform operations on women in China as part of the country’s attempts to control its ethnic Turkic minority population.
PoK: People protest against construction of dams by China, Pakistan
Sep 10, 2020, at 03:31 am
The people of Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) are irked by the construction of two mega dams by China and Pakistan in the region.
Pakistan is moving from US towards China's sphere: Ayesha Siddiqa
Sep 10, 2020, at 02:43 am
Islamabad: A top defence analyst has said Pakistan is slowly drifting away from the US towards China as Beijing is the only hope for Islamabad for economic assistance.
US to reduce military presence in Iraq to 3,000 in Sept: CENTCOM Commander
Sep 10, 2020, at 02:19 am
Washington/Sputnik: The United States will remove around 2,200 troops from Iraq by the end of this month in a significant drawdown of its military presence in the country, Central Command (CENTCOM) chief General Frank McKenzie said on Wednesday.
Two Afghan police officers killed in Taliban attack in Helmand province
Sep 10, 2020, at 01:38 am
Kabul/Sputnik: At least two Afghan police officers were killed and two civilians were injured in a Taliban attack in the Nawa district of Helmand on Wednesday, a security source said.
Bangladesh registers 1,827 new COVID cases, 41 deaths
Sep 10, 2020, at 01:08 am
Dhaka/UNI: Bangladesh reported 1827 new cases of COVID-19 during the past 24 hours while 41 lives were lost in the same period.
Bangladesh: Boat capsizes, 10 dead
Sep 10, 2020, at 01:03 am
Dhaka/UNI: At least 10 bodies were recovered after a boat carrying dozens of people sank in the river of Gumai in Bangladesh's Netrokona district, some 158 km north of the capital Dhaka, on Wednesday.
US President Donald Trump nominated for Nobel Peace Prize 2021
Sep 09, 2020, at 11:38 pm
Washington: US President Donald Trump has been nominated for the coveted 2021 Nobel Peace Prize, just weeks after he helped to broker peace between Israel and the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
Under ‘extraordinary circumstances’, General Assembly continues to serve the people
Sep 09, 2020, at 03:20 pm
New York: Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, the General Assembly has worked hard, under “extraordinary circumstances” to uphold its vital mandates, perform essential services, and ensure continuity in the name of the people the Organization serves, the president of the UN body said on Tuesday.
Finance Ministers meet to refine ‘single ambitious menu’ for COVID-19 recovery and beyond
Sep 09, 2020, at 03:04 pm
New York: The UN Deputy Secretary-General has reminded Finance Ministers from across the world of their duty to help countries emerge from the social and economic chaos brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Overturned verdict on Khashoggi murder a ‘parody of justice’ – independent UN rights expert
Sep 09, 2020, at 02:56 pm
New York: An independent UN human rights investigator called the overturned verdict of Saudi Arabia’s prosecutor in the 2018 murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in Turkey a "parody of justice" that spared "high-level" plotters.
Alexei Navalny poisoning must get independent probe, says UN’s Bachelet
Sep 09, 2020, at 02:52 pm
New York: UN rights chief Michelle Bachelet on Tuesday urged Russia to carry out or cooperate with a rapid and transparent criminal investigation into the poisoning of opposition activist Alexei Navalny.
Burkina Faso: Over 535,000 children under five ‘acutely’ malnourished
Sep 09, 2020, at 02:43 pm
New York: New data from UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has revealed worsening nutritional situation for children in Burkina Faso, with more than 535,000 children under the age of five suffering from acute malnutrition – an unprecedented level.
Inaction has been fatal, says UNHCR, as dozens of Rohingya refugees perish at sea
Sep 09, 2020, at 02:37 pm
New York: Dozens of Rohingya refugees are believed to have died in the Andaman sea after spending more than 200 days afloat, owing to a “collective unwillingness” of countries to take them in, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) said.
Blasphemy charges: Pakistani court sentences Christian man to death
Sep 09, 2020, at 02:29 pm
Lahore: A Court in Pakistan's Lahore city on Tuesday sentenced a Christian man to death for having committed "blasphemy", media reports said.
Bangladesh AC explosion: Death toll touches 28
Sep 09, 2020, at 02:11 pm
Dhaka: The death toll in the air-conditioner blasts incident at a Narayanganj mosque in Bangladesh has reached 28 as another victim died on Tuesday, media reports said.
Canada's ascending coronavirus cases a cause for concern, says Chief Public Health Officer
Sep 09, 2020, at 04:44 am
Ottawa/IBNS: Canada has reported an average of 545 new cases during the past week, up from 435 on Aug 31 and 390 on Aug 24, Chief Public Health Officer of Canada, Theresa Tam, said on Tuesday, which is an increase in the average daily case count by 40 per cent over the same period.
Poor conditions rife in Pakistani women’s prisons: Human Rights Watch
Sep 09, 2020, at 04:30 am
Islamabad: Pakistan’s Human Rights Ministry has issued a report that says women in prison face poor conditions and receive inadequate medical care, Human Rights Watch has said.
Diplomatic Standoff: Two Australian journalists flown out of China
Sep 09, 2020, at 04:15 am
Beijing: Ending a five-day diplomatic stand-off, two journalists, who were working in China for Australia media, have flown home, media reports said.
Sep 09, 2020, at 02:02 am
Beijing: A noted scholar has claimed that China’s communist regime embezzles the COVID-19 crisis to muzzle the voice of dissents in Xinjiang and Tibet.
Sri Lanka to replace brakes on faulty Chinese train compartments
Sep 08, 2020, at 11:20 pm
Colombo: The Sri Lankan Railway department has said the brakes on faulty Chinese train compartments will be replaced, media reports said.