Pakistan: Schools ‘must never be targeted’, UNICEF says after deadly blast
Oct 28, 2020, at 10:40 pm
New York: A deadly bombing that killed at least seven people at a religious school in Pakistan on Tuesday, has been strongly condemned by the Children’s Fund (UNICEF).
Afghanistan: Helmand districts cleared of Taliban: Afghan Defence Ministry
Oct 28, 2020, at 09:35 pm
Kabul/UNI: Afghanistan's Defence Ministry on Wednesday claimed that the ongoing operations by Afghan forces have been successful in clearing parts of Nawa and Nad Ali districts of the Helmand province of Taliban insurgents.
‘Serious concerns’ over rights situation in Myanmar ahead of next month’s elections
Oct 28, 2020, at 03:38 pm
New York: The UN human rights office (OHCHR) voiced “serious concerns” on Tuesday over the situation in Myanmar – including rights violations and proliferation of hateful speech against minority communities – as the country prepares for general elections next month.
France’s foreign ministry issues safety advice to its citizens currently in Bangladesh
Oct 28, 2020, at 03:34 pm
Dhaka/UNI: France has warned its citizens living or travelling to several Muslim-majority countries to take extra security precautions on Tuesday as anger surged over cartoons of the Prophet Mohammad.
Tanzania: UN chief calls for safe, peaceful voting process
Oct 28, 2020, at 03:15 pm
New York: The UN Secretary-General has called on everyone involve inTanzania's political process to ensure that Wednesday’s general elections are held in a safe, inclusive and peaceful manner, amid reports of intimidation and harassment of political opponents, journalists and activists.
US Google searches of 'can I change my vote' soar Tuesday morning
Oct 28, 2020, at 02:43 pm
Washington/Sputnik: Google searches in the United States about whether citizens can change their vote after casting it peaked early Tuesday morning, a week before the November vote, data from the search engine revealed.
French authorities considering re-introducing self-isolation regime for month
Oct 28, 2020, at 02:29 pm
Paris/Sputnik: The French authorities said on Wednesday that they were considering re-introducing the self-isolation regime in the country for a month amid the deteriorating epidemiological situation, BFMTV reported citing its sources.
Canada's Shopify to partner with TikTok to facilitate merchants to sell things in-app
Oct 28, 2020, at 03:25 am
Ottawa/IBNS: In an attempt to grow its customer base and to facilitate it's one million-plus merchants' ease of advertising their products on the video-sharing app, Ottawa-based e-commerce company Shopify said Tuesday that it will be partnering with TikTok, a viral Chinese video-sharing social networking service owned by ByteDance.
Stop hyping up China threat: Beijing to Mike Pompeo
Oct 28, 2020, at 01:19 am
New Delhi/UNI: China on Tuesday asked the US to stop "hyping up the so-called China threat" and sowing discord between countries and undermining peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region.
Prominent Turkish lawmaker slams Macron's plans to crack down on 'Islamist separatism'
Oct 27, 2020, at 11:25 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: Prominent Turkish lawmaker Devlet Bahceli on Tuesday hit out against French President Emmanuel Macron over France’s plans to crack down on radical Islam.
South African police arrest five suspects in murder of football icon
Oct 27, 2020, at 08:22 pm
Cape Town/Xinhua: South African Police Minister Bheki Cele announced the arrests of five suspects in the murder of football icon Senzo Meyiwa, a case that shocked the nation six years ago. "I'm happy to announce that there has been a breakthrough in the Senzo Meyiwa murder case," Cele said on Monday.
Afghanistan: Attack on police special unit center leaves 3 killed
Oct 27, 2020, at 08:16 pm
Khost; At least three people were killed as an attack took place on a police special unit center in eastern Khost province of Afghanistan on Tuesday, media reports said.
Pakistan: Blast rocks Peshawar madressah, 7 killed
Oct 27, 2020, at 07:05 pm
Peshawar: A blast rocked Jamia Zuberia madressah in Peshawar's Dir Colony of Pakistan which left at least seven people killed, media reports said.
Coronavirus ‘feeds off instability’, disrupting Israel-Palestine peace efforts
Oct 27, 2020, at 06:27 pm
New York: The UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process reminded the Security Council on Monday of the Secretary-General’s renewed appeal for a global ceasefire to respond to COVID-19, highlighting that the “the virus feeds off instability”.
UN’s mission ‘more important than ever’, Secretary-General says at UN Day ceremony
Oct 27, 2020, at 06:24 pm
New York: Seventy-five years after world leaders united to promote global peace and progress through cooperation, representatives from the international community stood in the UN General Assembly Hall on Monday to reaffirm their commitment to this promise.
Libya ceasefire: UN relaunches inclusive political forum, amid growing ‘sense of hope’
Oct 27, 2020, at 06:21 pm
New York: The UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has announced the launch of the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum, following the signing of a permanent ceasefire agreement in the strife-torn country.
UN shocked and outraged over horrific attack on school in Cameroon
Oct 27, 2020, at 06:00 pm
New York: The United Nations has strongly condemned Saturday’s attack on a school in southwestern Cameroon, which claimed the lives of eight children, and wounded another twelve.
China issue: EU, US launch new bilateral dialogue
Oct 27, 2020, at 05:50 pm
Washington: The European Union and the United States on Friday launched a new bilateral Dialogue between the European External Action Service and the U.S. Department of State on China.
Canada: Indian diaspora demonstrate outside Pakistan Consulate in Toronto on 'Black Day'
Oct 27, 2020, at 05:48 pm
Toronto: Indian diaspora on Saturday gathered outside the Pakistan Consulate in Toronto city and demonstrated against Pakistan’s attack and invasion of Kashmir on October 22, 1947, observed as Black Day.
Nikki Haley describes China as US govt's number one national security threat
Oct 27, 2020, at 05:44 pm
Indian-American Republican politician Nikki Haley on Saturday targeted China and said Beijing is the "absolute number one" national security threat to the US.
National Security Law: Mike Pompeo slams China over dealing with people of Hong Kong
Oct 27, 2020, at 05:40 pm
Washington: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Sunday said the Chinese government 'lied' to people of Hong Kong by saying that they would get 50 years to live in a different political system.
US: Nikki Haley targets Pakistan over 'terrorism' issue
Oct 27, 2020, at 05:37 pm
Washington: Indian-American Republican politician Nikki Haley on Saturday targeted Pakistan and said US President Donald Trump stopped providing "billion dollars" in military aid to Islamabad as it harbours terrorists.
PTM leaders protests detention of Mohsin Dawar
Oct 27, 2020, at 05:31 pm
Quetta: Pashtun Tahaffuz Movement activists recently demonstrated in Quetta against the treatment given to leader Mohsin Dawar on Saturday.
New York honors Punjabi community by co-naming street as Punjab Avenue
Oct 27, 2020, at 05:23 pm
New York: October 23, 2020 will go down as a red-letter day in the history of the Punjabi community of New York when a part of a busy Avenue was named as Punjab Avenue.
5 killed, many injured in blast in mosque in Pakistan's Peshawar
Oct 27, 2020, at 04:02 pm
Islamabad/UNI: At least five people were killed and 55 others injured in a powerful explosion at a mosque in Peshawar, the capital city of Pakistan's northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Tuesday morning.
US Senate votes to confirm Judge Barrett to Supreme Court
Oct 27, 2020, at 03:18 pm
Washington/UNI: A divided US Senate voted mostly along party line to confirm Judge Amy Coney Barrett, President Donald Trump's nominee, to the Supreme Court, succeeding late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
Nikki Haley describes China as US govt's number one national security threat
Oct 27, 2020, at 04:28 am
Indian-American Republican politician Nikki Haley on Saturday targeted China and said Beijing is the "absolute number one" national security threat to the US.
National Security Law: Mike Pompeo slams China over dealing with people of Hong Kong
Oct 27, 2020, at 04:23 am
Washington: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Sunday said the Chinese government 'lied' to people of Hong Kong by saying that they would get 50 years to live in a different political system.
Hong Kong Conflict: China threatens to stop recognizing BN (O) passport
Oct 27, 2020, at 04:08 am
Beijing: The Chinese government has threatened to stop recognising the BN (O) [British National (Overseas)] passports, marking the start of a new episode in the conflict between Hong Kong and Beijing.
Saskatchewan, third Canadian province heading to polls during COVID-19 pandemic
Oct 27, 2020, at 02:49 am
Saskatchewan/IBNS: Saskatchewan's 29th provincial election polls, Canada's third provincial election during the COVID-19 pandemic, opened Oct 29 morning during Saskatchewan Party's seeking for a fourth consecutive mandate, media reports said.