India votes in favour of UNGA resolution, calling for multilateral cooperation to combat COVID
United Nations: India, along with 168 nations, voted in favour of a COVID-19 resolution in the UN General Assembly that reaffirms international cooperation to respond to “one of the greatest global challenges” and acknowledges the World Health Organisation’s “key leadership role” in responding to the outbreak, a reference the US objected to as it opposed […]
Warring Afghans meet to find peace after decades of war
Dubai: Afghanistan’s warring sides started negotiations on Saturday for the first time aimed at ending decades of war, bringing together delegates appointed by the Afghan government and the Taliban. US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo attended the opening ceremony, which was held in Qatar where the meetings will take place. It’s the latest in a […]
More than 50 killed at collapsed gold mine in eastern Congo
Kinshasa: More than 50 people are dead after landslides collapsed three artisanal gold mining wells near the city of Kamituga in eastern Congo’s South Kivu province on Friday, officials said. Heavy rains for days led to the disaster. “The diggers and the transporters of the stones were swallowed up by the waters,” said the Kamituga […]
Never let geography or geometry define our approach to assisting developing countries: India
United Nations: India has never let geography or geometry define its approach to assisting developing countries and it views South-South Cooperation as a development partnership and not a donor-donee relationship, India’s deputy envoy to the UN has said. Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador Nagaraj Naidu said this while speaking at the UN Day […]
Russian hackers targeting U.S. campaigns, Microsoft says
Boston (US): The same Russian military intelligence outfit that hacked the Democrats in 2016 has renewed vigorous U.S. election-related targeting, trying to breach computers at more than 200 organisations including political campaigns and their consultants, Microsoft said Thursday. The intrusion attempts reflect a stepped up effort to infiltrate the U.S. political establishment, the company said. […]
India calls for collaboration between nations and tech companies to check misinformation
United Nations: India has called for greater collaboration between nations and technology companies to stop spread of misinformation related to COVID-19 as fake news and doctored videos undermine the people’s trust in authorities to tackle the disease. The long-term ramifications of COVID-19 were discussed at the 74th United Nations General Assembly high-level forum on the […]
Huge fire breaks out at Beirut port a month after explosion
Beirut: A huge fire broke out Thursday at the Port of Beirut, triggering panic among residents traumatised by last month’s massive explosion there that killed and injured thousands of people. It was not immediately clear what caused the fire at the facility, which was decimated by the August 4 explosion when nearly 3,000 tonnes of […]
Rights group: Libya militias used machine guns on protesters
Cairo: A prominent human rights organization Thursday accused Libyan armed groups linked to the Tripoli-based government of using heavy weapons to disperse anti-corruption rallies last month in the capital and of detaining, torturing and forcibly disappearing protesters. Between Aug. 23-29, Libyan militias used machine guns and vehicle-mounted anti-aircraft guns against protesters, allegedly killing one and […]
Pak Sikh community wants rare religious scripture transferred from museum to gurdwara
Lahore: Pakistan’s minority Sikh community wants a rare, handwritten copy of Guru Granth Sahib, estimated to be 300 years old and currently on display at a museum in Lahore, to be placed at the Gurdwara Dera Sahib, a media report said on Thursday. The handwritten copy of the holy book, along with other artifacts, was […]
Afghan officials: Kabul bomb targets VP, kills 10 civilians
Kabul: A bombing in the Afghan capital on Wednesday targeted the convoy of the country’s first vice president, killing 10 people and wounding at least 31, including several of the vice president’s bodyguards, the Interior Ministry said. No one immediately claimed responsibility for the attack and the Taliban quickly denied they were behind the bombing. […]
