Pakistan police drop investigation into Muslim man who abducted, raped Christian woman
Jan 22, 2021, at 02:16 am
Islamabad: Pakistan police have dropped an investigation against three men who are accused of kidnapping a Christian girl, 12, before abusing her and chaining her up for five months, a case indicative of the misery of minorities in the nation.
Marks and Spencer signs Call to Action on human rights abuses on Uyghurs in China
Jan 21, 2021, at 06:11 am
Causing major embarrassment to China, multinational retailer M&S has become one of the first companies to formally sign the Call to Action on human rights abuses: Brand Commitment to Exit the Uyghur Region.
Jan 21, 2021, at 06:07 am
Washington: Gen (retired) Lloyd Austin, US president Joe Biden’s pick to head the Pentagon, has voiced his concern over China’s “increasingly aggressive actions” across the Indo-Pacific.
"This is America's day, democracy's day": Joe Biden after taking oath as 46th US President
Jan 21, 2021, at 04:54 am
Washington/IBNS: As Joe Biden took oath as the 46th President of the United States, he said this is "America's day. This is Democracy's day."
Joe Biden takes oath as 46th President of United States
Jan 21, 2021, at 04:09 am
Washington/IBNS: Democrat leader Joe Biden took oath as the 46th President of the United States at the 59th inauguration ceremony held in the West Front of the US Capitol.
"This is your time": Barack Obama congratulates Joe Biden
Jan 21, 2021, at 03:31 am
Washington/IBNS: Former US President Barack Obama on Wednesday congratulated Joe Biden with a meaningful photo ahead of the Democrat leader's oath-taking ceremony.
'New day in America': Biden tweets ahead of taking oath as 46th US President
Jan 21, 2021, at 03:14 am
Washington/IBNS: As Joe Biden is all set to take oath as the 46th President of the United States, the Democrat leader tweeted that it is a "new day in America" ahead of the inauguration ceremony.
Pfizer cancels Covid-19 vaccine delivery to Canada for next week
Jan 21, 2021, at 03:02 am
Canada/IBNS: Pfizer-BioNTech cancelled its delivery of Covid 19 doses to Canada for the next week, said Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin, the military commander leading vaccine logistics for the federal government.
Canada: Quebec changes its vaccination campaign
Jan 21, 2021, at 02:36 am
Quebec/IBNS: Canada's Quebec will make changes to its vaccination plan, the province's health minister Christian Dubé has announced.
Canada: Saskatchewan ranks 5th in rate of Covid-19 testing
Jan 21, 2021, at 01:53 am
Saskatchewan/IBNS: Saskatchewan ranked fifth among provinces, behind Alberta, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, and Quebec in its rate of testing, Health Canada said, with its testing rate per one million people being 274,535 on Monday, compared to the national average of 441,939.
Pakistan-China's spat over Belt Road Initiative may delay CPEC
Jan 20, 2021, at 11:01 pm
Islamabad: The annual bilateral summit of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) has been delayed amid serious disagreement between the all-weather allies over the Belt and Road Initiative, hinting a probable break in the relationship, media reports said.
Imran Khan challenged: Pakistan’s Peoples Party wins Umerkot by-polls
Jan 20, 2021, at 10:36 pm
Islamabad: PPP’s Ameer Ali Shah has clinched the by-polls in the Umerkot’s PS-52 seat, giving a challenge to the PM Imran Khan-led government in Pakistan.
Geopolitics expert believes China is planning to expand foreign policy vision to Latin America
Jan 20, 2021, at 06:20 pm
Beijing: China is slowly projecting to deepen its interest in Latin American commodities while further capitalizing on Latin America’s strategic proximity to the United States, a geopolitics expert believes.
Leading Pakistan daily describes PIA aircraft episode as 'national embarrassment'
Jan 20, 2021, at 05:05 pm
Islamabad: A leading Pakistan daily has described the incident where a Pakistan International Airlines plane was impounded by Malaysian authorities as a 'national embarrassment'.
‘Swift action’ needed in Tigray to save thousands at risk, UNHCR warns
Jan 20, 2021, at 03:54 pm
New York: Two months after conflict forced humanitarian workers to withdraw from the Tigray region of Ethiopia, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR), on Tuesday, stressed the need for “swift action” to restore safe access to “save thousands of lives at risk”.
Israel: ‘Halt and reverse’ new settlement construction: UN chief
Jan 20, 2021, at 03:45 pm
New York: Israel’s decision to advance plans for some 800 new settlement units, most of which are located deep inside the occupied West Bank, has sparked the concern of UN Secretary-General António Guterres.
Spectre of unrest, violent repression looming over Haiti, warns UN rights office
Jan 20, 2021, at 03:34 pm
New York: Increasing political tensions in Haiti coupled with insecurity and structural inequalities could result in protests followed by violent crackdowns by authorities, the United Nations human rights office (OHCHR) warned on Tuesday.
Swiss government calls on voters to reject burqa, niqab ban in upcoming referendum
Jan 20, 2021, at 03:08 pm
Bern/Sputnik: The Swiss government on Tuesday urged the country's voters to reject a proposal to ban full facial coverings, such as the Islamic burqa and niqab, in an upcoming March referendum.
Canada to lobby Biden administration at the highest level in a bid to save Keystone XL
Jan 20, 2021, at 02:50 pm
Ottawa/Sputnik: The Canadian government will lobby the "highest levels" of the incoming Biden administration in a bid to salvage the Keystone XL oil pipeline extension, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told reporters on Tuesday.
US Senate leader says Biden's inauguration will be 'safe and successful'
Jan 20, 2021, at 02:35 pm
Washington/Sputnik: US Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell in a speech on Tuesday said President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration will be safe and successful.
US government accuses China of 'committing genocide against Uighurs
Jan 20, 2021, at 02:23 pm
Washington/UNI: The outgoing US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday accused China of committing genocide in its repression of the Uighurs and other mainly Muslim people of China.
New Covid-19 variants in Canada could evade vaccination efforts, warn scientists
Jan 20, 2021, at 05:19 am
Canada/IBNS: Canadian scientists are concerned about the new variants of Covid-19 in Canada and are worried about their ability to infect people more easily as well as their ability to potentially destroy antibodies created in these patients after being infected or vaccinated, media reports said.
996 work culture: Death of 22-year-old techie exposes toxicity of the Chinese industry
Jan 20, 2021, at 03:05 am
Beijing: The death of a 22-year-old Chinese woman tech worker has exposed the industry's toxic '996' work culture, media reports said.
Uyghur woman Gulbahar Haitiwaji reveals her days of torment in Chinese camps
Jan 20, 2021, at 02:45 am
Beijing: An Uyghur woman, who was lured back to China from France only to be arrested, interrogated and abused, has penned down her experiences in a book where she said in the camps run by Beijing the thought of life and death do not remain the same as it is in the normal world.
Pak, Turkey are two countries 'but one nation': PAF chief
Jan 19, 2021, at 11:44 pm
Istanbul: Pakistan Air Force (PAF) Chief Marshal Mujahid Anwar Khan has said Pakistan and Turkey are "two countries, one nation", highlighting the growing bond between the two.
Pakistan: Peshawar's Bus Rapid Transit system lacks functional washrooms
Jan 19, 2021, at 11:42 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan PM Imran Khan inaugurated the Bus Rapid Transit in Peshawar in August but in only a gap of five months passengers are yet to be provided working bathrooms in the facility.
Imran Khan under immense pressure to resign, says PML-N leader
Jan 19, 2021, at 11:40 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan's key opposition party Pakistan Muslim League - Nawaz (PML-N) has said PM Imran Khan is under "immense pressure" to resign from his post by Jan 31.
Think tank says China's revisions to defense law push Beijing closer to war
Jan 19, 2021, at 11:36 pm
Beijing: A think-tank in Taiwan has said a recent amendments to its National Defense Law indicates that Beijing has shifted its defense strategy to a more pre-emptive posture, making it more likely that it wages war, media reports said.
Jan 19, 2021, at 11:32 pm
Islamabad: The Election Commission of Pakistan has suspended the membership of 154 federal and provincial lawmakers after they failed to submit assets and liabilities statements.
Afghanistan: Five civilians injured in central Uruzgan province blast
Jan 19, 2021, at 10:41 pm
Kabul: Five civilians and two policemen were hurt as a bomb-rigged motorcycle blasted in Afghanistan's central Uruzgan province on Tuesday, media reports said.