Gunmen kill at least 5 in central Nigeria attack
Sep 26, 2020, at 03:29 pm
Lagos/Xinhua: Nigerian police on Friday confirmed an attack in which at least five people were killed by gunmen in the Vwang district of Plateau state.
Progress on Sudan political transition, but challenges remain, Security Council hears
Sep 26, 2020, at 03:25 pm
New York: Political developments in Sudan continue to move along a positive trajectory, while planning for a UN mission to assist the transitional government is progressing, the UN Security Council heard on Friday.
Inclusion and more public participation, will help forge better government policies: Guterres
Sep 26, 2020, at 03:13 pm
New York: Not only COVID-19, but climate protests, struggles for more inclusive politics, human rights and waning public trust, have put a magnifying glass to the social and economic injustices plaguing societies, the UN Secretary-General said on Friday.
How long must we wait for a just solution, Palestinian President Abbas asks world leaders
Sep 26, 2020, at 02:54 pm
New York: The President of the State of Palestine addressed, via a pre-recorded video, the United Nations General Assembly on Friday, highlighting the suffering of his people and the misery they experience every day “while the world stands by watching.”
Belarus must release opposition leader Maria Kalesnikava, stress independent rights experts
Sep 26, 2020, at 02:34 pm
New York: A group of UN independent human rights experts have called on Belarus to release prominent opposition leader Maria Kalesnikava, voicing serious concern over targeting and persecution of opposition politicians by the State.
Sep 26, 2020, at 03:26 am
Nay Pyi Taw: A Myanmar newspaper has challenged claims made by Beijing’s state-run media Global Times that Western organizations are helping local NGOs in Myanmar and elsewhere in Southeast Asia mount anti-China campaigns and oppose China-backed projects.
Australian think-tank claims it found 380 detention camps in Xinjiang
Sep 26, 2020, at 02:09 am
Canberra: An Australian think-tank has said it seems China is expanding its network of secret detention centers in Xinjiang.
Declare BRI projects between China and Pakistan as illegal: activist urges UN
Sep 26, 2020, at 01:58 am
Geneva: A prominent political activist from Pakistan Occupied Kashmir has urged the United Nations to declare Belt and Road Initiative projects between China and Pakistan as illegal and said Islamabad is committing war crimes in the Gilgit-Baltistan region.
Release jailed Uyghur scholar Ilham Tohti from Chinese prison, says his daughter
Sep 26, 2020, at 01:51 am
Beijing: Daughter of jailed Uyghur scholar Ilham Tohti has demanded immediate release of her father from a Chinese prison.
PPE row: Members of the European Parliament ask to reshape EU-China relations
Sep 26, 2020, at 01:36 am
Brussels: The Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) have asked the European Union to reshape the EU-China relations framework especially after the nation charged for the personal protective equipment (PPE) given to European countries amid the rising COVID-19 crisis earlier this year.
Sep 26, 2020, at 01:16 am
Geneva: Amsterdam-based think-tank The European Foundation for South Asian Studies (EFSAS) has hit out at Pakistan PM Imran Khan-led government and said the country is harboring terrorists in its territory.
Pakistan: Lady health worker shot dead
Sep 26, 2020, at 01:05 am
Islamabad: Unknown gunmen shot dead a lady health worker in Mirali sub-division of North Waziristan tribal district of Pakistan on Monday, reflecting the lawlessness in the nation, media reports said on Friday.
France: Knife attack close to former Charlie Hebdo office in Paris leaves four injured
Sep 25, 2020, at 10:33 pm
Paris: A knife attack incident close to the former office of satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo in the French capital Paris city on Friday left at least four people hurt, media reports said.
UN aviation agency directs Pakistan not to issue new pilot licences
Sep 25, 2020, at 10:01 pm
Islamabad/UNI: The Pakistani government has been told by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) that it should immediately stop the issuance of new pilot licenses in the country in the wake of an alleged scandal involving people procuring falsified commercial licences to fly.
Respect sovereignty of other nations, reflect on your own policies: India's curt advice to Erdogan
Sep 25, 2020, at 09:42 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Turkey should learn to respect the sovereignty of other nations and reflect on its own policies more deeply, India said a day after rejecting Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's comments on Kashmir as 'gross interference' in its internal affairs.
Israeli army announces successful test of sea-to-sea missile system
Sep 25, 2020, at 09:33 pm
Tel Aviv/Xinhua: The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) announced Friday that it has conducted a successful test of a new sea-to-sea missile system.
At UN Assembly, President of Burundi rejects diplomatic aggression against his country
Sep 25, 2020, at 09:25 pm
New York: The “indiscriminate consequences” of the COVID-19 pandemic have underscored the importance of multilateralism and how the world handles global challenges and contradictions, the President of Burundi told world leaders gathered virtually for the UN General Assembly.
CAR President calls for better representation of Africa on the Security Council
Sep 25, 2020, at 09:20 pm
New York: Central African Republic, like nearly every nation on the planet, has not been spared by the COVID-19 pandemic, with indictors predicting a contraction by up to 1.2 of the country’s economic growth, President Faustin Archange Touadera said on Thursday, calling on world leaders to unite against the virus.
Through solidarity, humanity will overcome COVID-19 pandemic: Timor-Leste President
Sep 25, 2020, at 09:10 pm
New York: The COVID-19 pandemic provides an opportunity to focus on the importance of achieving a sustainable future for all people and the planet, the President of Timor-Leste said in his speech to the 75th session of the UN General Assembly on Thursday.
Somalia committed to promoting democracy, accountability despite COVID-19 challenge
Sep 25, 2020, at 09:04 pm
New York: Somalia is working with its international partners to build a democratic, inclusive and prosperous country for its citizens, President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, known as ‘Farmajo’, told the UN General Assembly on Thursday.
Sep 25, 2020, at 08:58 pm
New York: The President of Yemen on Thursday called on the international community to end the suffering of Yemenis through ensuring “decisive and active” pressure on “the Houthis and Tehran,” and for the implementation of UN Security Council resolutions demanding an end to the violence his country faced.
Pakistan opposition attacked: JUI-F chief's close aide Musa Khan handed over to NAB
Sep 25, 2020, at 06:07 pm
Peshawar: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Peshawar chapter on Thursday produced Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (Fazl) leader Musa Khan in front of the accountability court.
Chinese encroachment on Nepali land: Kathmandu witnesses demonstration outsident Chinese embassy
Sep 25, 2020, at 06:03 pm
Kathmandu: A group of protesters on Wednesday demonstrated outside the Chinese Embassy in Kathmandu over the alleged land encroachment in the Himalayan nation by China.
Stop Pakistan from treating us like animals: PoK activist breaks down at UNHRC
Sep 25, 2020, at 05:57 pm
Geneva: The torture meted to people of Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (POK) was reflected in the hard-hitting words of activist Muhammad Sajjad Raja as he broke down in the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), appealing the global body to stop Pakistan from treating them like animals.
Viet Nam is ‘duty-bound’ to help strengthen the UN, world’s largest multilateral organization
Sep 25, 2020, at 03:59 pm
New York: Against the backdrop of the “extraordinary” circumstances of the COVID-19 pandemic, “global and regional multilateral mechanisms must be strengthened”, the President of Viet Nam told the high-level debate of UN General Assembly on Thursday.
Pakistan's Gilgit-Baltistan move: 39-yr-old NSA Moeed W Yusuf plays a key role
Sep 25, 2020, at 03:50 pm
Quetta: A 39-year-old Pakistani National Security Advisor (NSA) Moeed W Yusuf has played a crucial role in Islamabad’s decision to revoke the notional autonomy granted to Gilgit-Baltistan (GB).
Cyprus committed to resuming peace talks
Sep 25, 2020, at 03:18 pm
New York: President Nicos Anastasiades of Cyprus stands ready to resume talks on the reunification of the island nation, the UN General Assembly heard on Thursday.
At UN Assembly, King Hamad affirms Bahrain’s commitment for a just peace in Middle East
Sep 25, 2020, at 03:06 pm
New York: Bahrain’s establishment of relations with Israel is a “civilized message”, affirming the country’s commitment for a just and comprehensive peace for all peoples in the region, King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa told world leaders, gathered virtually at the United Nations General Assembly.
International community must unite, or be crushed by chaos, warns UN chief
Sep 25, 2020, at 02:50 pm
New York: The UN Secretary-General on Thursday made an unequivocal case for strengthening multilateralism and building trust among the countries of the world in the face of the devastating coronavirus pandemic, which has exposed gaps on multiple fronts.
COVID-19 pandemic wipes out 6 mln jobs in Peru
Sep 25, 2020, at 02:47 pm
Lima/Xinhua: More than 6 million Peruvians have been left jobless due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Labor Minister Javier Palacios said on Thursday.