Pakistan: Imran Khan-govt orders compliance with UN curbs against Taliban
Aug 22, 2020, at 11:56 pm
Islamabad/UNI: The Pakistan government has issued ‘a statutory notification’ ordering compliance with the United Nations’ Security Council (UNSC) sanctions against Afghan Taliban and the Haqqani Network.
Joe Biden says if he is elected he would shut down entire US economy to control Covid-19
Aug 22, 2020, at 11:38 pm
Washington/Sputnik: Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden in an interview said he would shut down the entire US economy if scientists recommended it in order to control the COVID-19 pandemic.
Turkey detains military personnel suspected to be linked to failed coup attempt
Aug 22, 2020, at 10:44 pm
Ankara/UNI: Turkish prosecutors on Saturday ordered the detention of 47 military personnel suspected to be linked to the 2016 coup attempt.
Israeli army artillery bombs Hamas lookout posts in Gaza: sources
Aug 22, 2020, at 10:39 pm
Gaza/Xinhua: The Israeli army artillery bombed on Saturday morning two lookout posts that belong to the Islamic Hamas movement's militants in the Gaza Strip, Hamas security sources said.
Gunmen kill police officer in SW Nigeria
Aug 22, 2020, at 10:35 pm
Lagos/Xinhua: A group of unidentified gunmen on Friday night attacked a police station at a residential area of Ibadan, the capital of Oyo state in southwest Nigeria, an official said on Saturday.
Xi Jinping writes to Pakistan president, talks of 'shared future'
Aug 22, 2020, at 10:33 pm
Beijing/UNI: President of the People's Republic of China (PRC) Xi Jinping has written a letter to Pakistan President Dr Arif Alvi in which he has talked about a “China-Pakistan Community of Shared Future”.
Plane crash in South Sudan kills 17 people
Aug 22, 2020, at 10:29 pm
Juba/Xinhua: At least 17 people were killed and one person survived after a cargo plane crashed after takeoff from Juba airport in South Sudan on Saturday morning, witnesses said.
Women and single parents most impacted by COVID-19 efffects on social housing: Study
Aug 22, 2020, at 10:26 pm
New York: Women and single parents are likely to be most negatively impacted by COVID-19 and the pressures it is putting on social housing, according to researchers at the University of East Anglia.
Bangladesh records 2,265 fresh COVID19 cases
Aug 22, 2020, at 10:19 pm
Dhaka: Bangladesh seems to witness a significant rise in the number of COVID-19 cases as the country recorded 2,265 fresh cases in the past 24 hours, media reports said on Sunday.
Three explosions rock Kabul city, one dead
Aug 22, 2020, at 10:17 pm
Kabul: Three explosions rocked Kabul city in Afghanistan on Saturday which left one security personnel killed and four others injured, media reports said.
Bangladesh: Road mishap in Mymensingh leaves six people, including child and women, dead
Aug 22, 2020, at 10:15 pm
Mymensingh: At least six people were killed as a bus hit a car in Bangladesh's Mymensingh city on Saturday, media reports said.
Aug 22, 2020, at 10:09 pm
New York: An estimated 3.3 million people in Burkina Faso are facing acute food insecurity, two United Nations agencies warned on Friday.
Traumas of terrorism cannot be erased, but victims' voices must never be forgotten
Aug 22, 2020, at 10:07 pm
New York: The impact of terrorism on victims can “last a lifetime and reverberate across generations”, the UN chief said on Friday during a virtual commemoration for International Day of Remembrance of and Tribute to the Victims of Terrorism.
Aug 22, 2020, at 10:02 pm
New York: Three years after violence in Myanmar forced hundreds of thousands of Rohingyas to seek refuge in Bangladesh, the international community must adapt its assistance to the critical needs of those displaced and the host communities supporting them, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) said on Friday.
UN refugee chief underlines continued support to Lebanon
Aug 22, 2020, at 10:01 pm
The UN High Commissioner for Refugees on Friday urged the international community to continue to stand by the people of Lebanon as they recover from the blast that devastated the capital, Beirut, earlier this month.
UN rights office ‘appalled’ at violence against human rights defenders in the Philippines
Aug 22, 2020, at 09:59 pm
New York: The UN human rights office, OHCHR, has called for effective measures to protect rights defenders in the Philippines, amid a spate of deadly attacks against them.
Iraq: UN Mission condemns killings of activists in Basra
Aug 22, 2020, at 09:58 pm
New York: The UN Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) has strongly condemned the killing of two activists and attacks against others in the southern city of Basra, urging increased efforts to bring the perpetrators to justice.
Nepal: Lack of Indian tourists hits business of Lumbini
Aug 22, 2020, at 04:37 am
Lumbini: Nepalese city of Lumbini, which is the birthplace of Gautama Buddha, is hardly seeing tourist flow this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Aug 22, 2020, at 04:22 am
Beijing: Ex-professor Cai Xia, who has been expelled from the elite Central Party School, has criticised Chinese President Xi Jinping and said under his regime the Chinese Communist Party is not a force for progress for China.
Sri Lanka imposes daily electricity cuts after Chinese-built coal generator trips
Aug 22, 2020, at 04:17 am
Colombo:Sri Lanka's state owned Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) on Wednesday said it would impose daily power cuts in the country for the coming four days due to restoration of the national power grid following a sudden nationwide power failure on Monday which plunged the country into crisis and even disrupted essential services.
'With China and Pakistan's backing, Turkey's Erdogan is eyeing Islamic world leadership'
Aug 22, 2020, at 03:53 am
Istanbul: With the backing of China and Pakistan, Turkey is aiming to achieve a leadership role in the Islamic world and oust Saudi Arabia from this place, according to an opinion piece published in a prominent news portal.
Afghanistan: Ashraf Ghani asks Taliban to endorse peace process
Aug 22, 2020, at 03:37 am
Kabul: Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani on Thursday asked the Taliban group to end the ongoing violence and endorse the peace process.
Hayat Baloch killing in Pakistan: Activists demand justice
Aug 22, 2020, at 02:41 am
Islamabad: The killing of Karachi University student Hayat Baloch has left Baloch political and human rights activists angered as they demanded speedy justice for the victim.
Baloch leader alleges Pakistan is the killer of Karachi University student Hayat
Aug 22, 2020, at 02:17 am
Pro-independence Baloch leader, Dr. Allah Nizar Baloch has alleged that the killing of Karachi University student Hayat Baloch shows how Pakistan Army continues to target Baloch youth and the future of the nation.
Namaste: French President Emmanuel Macron welcomes Anegela Merkel in Indian style, video goes viral
Aug 21, 2020, at 11:50 pm
Paris: A video shared by French President Emmanuel Macron on Twitter is winning hearts as the leader could be seen welcoming German Chancellor Angela Merkel at his Mediterranean holiday retreat, the Fort of Bregancon, in southern France, by folding his hands in traditional Indian 'Namaste' style.
Somali forces kill 10 militants in the northern region
Aug 21, 2020, at 10:59 pm
Mogadishu/Xinhua: Somali security forces on Thursday evening killed 10 al-Shabab extremists in a fierce fight on the outskirts of Bosaso town in the northern region of Bari, an official said Friday.
Nigeria says kills 3 gunmen in restive northwest
Aug 21, 2020, at 10:48 pm
Abuja/Xinhua: The Nigerian military on Friday confirmed the killing of three gunmen and the arrest of 10 others in recent clearance operations in the country's restive northwest region.
Dawn editorial targets Pakistani govt for investing less in promoting scientific thinking
Aug 21, 2020, at 10:23 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan-origin quantum astrophysicist Dr Nergis Mavalvala, who belongs to the minor Parsi community, was recently named the new dean of the MIT School of Science but a leading newspaper of the nation criticised the government pointing out that it is her 'own' achievement as the country never promoted scientific thinking.
Somalia at a critical juncture, as federal, state leaders, meet to break election impasse
Aug 21, 2020, at 06:17 pm
New York: With elections slated for November delayed due to COVID-19, Somalia is at a critical juncture, the top United Nations official in the country told the Security Council on Thursday, pressing federal and state leaders to agree on voting modalities, and bolster the capacity of forces which are meant to assume full control of national security, next year.
Mali coup: Democratic order must be restored ‘as fast as possible’
Aug 21, 2020, at 05:29 pm
New York: The UN on Thursday called for the “constitutional and democratic order” to be restored as soon as possible across Mali, following the military coup, and reiterated a call to respect the rule of law, and refrain from violence.