Over 110 people detained during Friday protests in Belarus
Nov 14, 2020, at 03:02 pm
Minsk/Sputnik: More than 110 people were arrested on Friday during protests across the country which was sparked by the death of opposition activist Roman Bondarenko, the Vesna human rights center said.
Joe Biden to meet with national security experts next week
Nov 14, 2020, at 02:22 pm
Washington/Sputnik: US President-elect Joe Biden will meet with national security experts next week, Biden transition team official Jen Psaki said in a press conference on Friday.
Nov 14, 2020, at 04:10 am
Brussels: During the European Parliamentary plenary of Nov 11, French MEP Nicolas Bay from the Identity and Democracy Group had strong words against European aid to Pakistan and Turkey in light of threats coming from both countries.
Uyghurs: Japan weighing a legal foundation for sanctions on China
Nov 14, 2020, at 02:35 am
Tokyo: With the atrocities carried out on Uyghur people in China gaining international attention now, Japan has begun weighing a legal foundation for sanctions like those imposed by the U.S. and Europe, media reports said.
European Parliament political group calls for China sanctions
Nov 14, 2020, at 02:26 am
Brussels: In a move which called for 'fresh diplomatic and trade sanctions against the Peoples Republic of China' the European Conservatives and Reformists Party of the European Parliament issued a statement on its website expressing its 'deepest concern at the expulsion of pro-democracy legislators from the Hong Kong Legislative Council', reported EU Chronicle.b
Nov 14, 2020, at 02:06 am
Tokyo/New York: The East Turkistan Government-in-Exile on Thursday demonstrated against Chinese aggressions in different parts of the world to mark East Turkistan's Independence Day.
Donald Trump bans securities transactions linked to China’s military
Nov 13, 2020, at 10:30 pm
Washington/Sputnik: US President Donald Trump issued an executive order on Thursday prohibiting purchases or sales of securities tied to China’s military beginning January 11.
Turkish forces ‘neutralize’ 14 Kurdish fighters in Northern Syria: Defense Ministry
Nov 13, 2020, at 10:28 pm
Ankara/Sputnik: Turkish forces on Friday "neutralized" 14 members of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party and Syrian Kurdish Self-Defense Forces (PKK/YPG) in northern Syria, the defense ministry said.
Pakistan: Maryam Nawaz Sharif alleges cameras were installed in her jail cell and bathroom
Nov 13, 2020, at 09:15 pm
Islamabad: PML-N vice president Maryam Nawaz, who is one of the key opposition leaders in Pakistan, has alleged that authorities had installed cameras in her jail cell and bathroom.
More tragedy on the Mediterranean as 74 migrants reportedly drown off Libya coast
Nov 13, 2020, at 04:04 pm
New York: The International Organization for Migration (IOM) on Thursday reported yet another devastating shipwreck in the Central Mediterranean, which has claimed the lives of at least 74 migrants off the coast of Khums, Libya. It is the eighth such incident since the beginning of October.
Landmine toll still high amid concerns over COVID-19 impact on clearance efforts
Nov 13, 2020, at 03:47 pm
New York: Thousands of people continue to be killed and injured every year by landmines and explosive weapons in conflicts around the world, while the COVID-19 pandemic has forced mine-clearance efforts to be scaled back, a UN-backed civil society report on the issue said on Thursday.
‘No way’ to get vital humanitarian aid into Ethiopia’s Tigray region, UN warns
Nov 13, 2020, at 03:40 pm
New York: With telephone lines still cut and transport links disrupted, it is impossible for humanitarians to get vital supplies into Ethiopia’s Tigray region or assess evolving humanitarian needs, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has said.
Seafarers, heroes of the pandemic as shipping plays vital role in crisis
Nov 13, 2020, at 03:37 pm
New York: The global shipping industry has played a vital role in the global response to the COVID-19 pandemic, and demand for its services has limited the annual decline in maritime trade volumes to around 4.1 per cent in 2020, the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) said in its annual report on the shipping industry on Thursday.
Beirut blast aftermath: Healing underway, city needs more support to cleanse ‘deep wounds’
Nov 13, 2020, at 03:32 pm
New York: Those affected by the devastating explosions that tore through Beirut 100 days ago, killing more than 200 people, remain in need of crucial support, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) warned on Wednesday.
Terrorist attack in northern Burkina Faso leaves 14 security officers killed
Nov 13, 2020, at 02:56 pm
Ouagadougou/Sputnik: A terrorist attack in the northern part of Burkina Faso had resulted in the death of 14 security officers, French media reported on Thursday.
Peshawar High Court Chief Justice Waqar Ahmad Seth dies due to COVID-19
Nov 13, 2020, at 02:31 pm
Peshawar: Peshawar High Court (PHC) Chief Justice Waqar Ahmad Seth, who contracted COVID-19 recently, died on Thursday.
Uzbek Islamic Movement leader killed during operation: Afghanistan Defence Ministry confirms
Nov 13, 2020, at 02:14 pm
Kabul: The Afghanistan Ministry of Defence on Thursday said Aziz Yuldash, leader of Uzbekistan Islamic Movement, was killed during an ANDSF operation in Ghormach district of the country.
US Commerce Department backs off from shutting down TikTok
Nov 13, 2020, at 02:01 pm
Washington/Sputnik: The US Commerce Department is backing off from enforcing a shutdown of Chinese-owned TikTok video-sharing app after a federal court ruling prevented the move, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday.
Ontario's new COVID-19 cases of 1,575 break its previous one-day record
Nov 13, 2020, at 04:39 am
Toronto, Nov 12 (IBNS): Ontario's renewed surge in infections on Nov 12 with a record high of 1,575 Covid-19 cases as against 1,426 on Nov 11, broke its previous single-day record, media reports said.
Protests in Bangladesh, Nepal over persecution of Uyghurs in China
Nov 13, 2020, at 04:23 am
Dhaka: A protest rally and human chain was held on Thursday at Dhaka National Press Club by Islamic scholars and Ulemas under the banner of ‘Uyghur Muslim Rights Council’(Uyghur Musalmaner Odhikar Parishad) to demand political and religious rights for the persecuted people in Xinjaing Uyghur Autonomous Region of China.
Nov 13, 2020, at 03:43 am
Islamabad: Pakistani rights activist Maria Iqbal Tarana has alleged that a senior government official has harassed her while she was visiting the President House to attend an event, media reports said.
PoK activist urges Joe Biden to intervene to heal wounded people of Gilgit Baltistan
Nov 13, 2020, at 02:40 am
Highlighting the atrocities caused by Pakistan on the people of the region, activist Amjad Ayub Mirza on Wednesday urged US President-elect Biden to “heal” the “wounded people and divide people” of PoK and Gilgit Baltistan (GB).
China asks US to stop boosting relationship with Taiwan
Nov 13, 2020, at 02:33 am
Beijing: China is irked by the decision taken by US and Taiwan to commence economic talks and said Beijing opposes official exchanges between the two nations.
Australia should know how to fix trade bond with China: Beijing
Nov 13, 2020, at 02:25 am
Canberra/Beijing: Adding fuel to the already tense relationship between Canberra and Beijing, a top Chinese official has said Australia should know what step is needed to be taken to improve ties.
Afghanistan: Pakistani-origin Al-Qaeda terrorist killed
Nov 13, 2020, at 02:16 am
Kabul: A Pakistani-origin Al-Qaeda terrorist has been killed during a special operation by Afghanistan security forces in the south Asian war-ravaged country.
China targeting its own community members in Canada to silence Xi Jinping critics: Report
Nov 13, 2020, at 02:03 am
Ottawa: China has taken another aggressive stance by routinely using undercover state security officials and 'trusted agents' to target Canadian Chinese community members to silence critics of President Xi Jinping, media reports said.
Pakistan: HRCP report highlights human rights violations in Khyber Pakhtunkwa
Nov 13, 2020, at 01:11 am
Islamabad: A recent report on the human rights violation situation in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkwa region has highlighted the troubled water in which the people of the region are currently surviving.
Imposition of new education policy: China facing protests in Inner Mongolia
Nov 13, 2020, at 12:49 am
Beijing: China is facing violent protests in Inner Mongolia over Beijing's decision to impose new education policy in the region.
Uyghur ICC genocide complaint backed by 63 parliamentarians in 16 countries
Nov 13, 2020, at 12:40 am
Washington: The Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China (IPAC) has urged the international criminal court’s chief prosecutor to accept the complaint by the East Turkistan Government in Exile and the East Turkistan National Awakening Movement alleging genocide by China.
Gilgit Baltistan under illegal occupation of Pakistan since 1947, say experts at a webinar
Nov 13, 2020, at 12:22 am
An area five times more than that of PoJK (Pakistan Occupied Jammu & Kashmir) with a population of approx. 1.8 million, Gilgit Baltistan has been under illegal occupation of Pakistan since 1947, according to speakers at a webinar on Gilgit-Baltistan (Jammu & Kashmir: Status & Current Affairs) organised on Tuesday by Kashmir (Policy & Strategy) Group (KPSG).