Europe

Pak-backed `jihadis' will re-route from Afghanistan to Kashmir, EFSAS to UN

Geneva [Switzerland], September 28 (ANI): The European Foundation for South Asian Studies (EFSAS) has expressed fear that Pakistan-backed and trained 'jihadi' terrorists will be diverted to Kashmir after the Taliban takeover in Afghanistan.

2021-09-28T06:22:42.719391+00:00 IST

Sindhi Baloch Forum protest against Pakistan's genocidal activities, petitions UK PM

London [UK], September 28 (ANI): A large number of people from the Baloch and Sindhi community held a protest in London against Pakistan for its genocidal activities in Balochistan and Sindh.

2021-09-28T03:18:54.611250+00:00 IST

39 miners stuck underground after mine shaft gets damaged in Canada

Ottawa [Canada], September 28 (ANI/Xinhua): A total of 39 miners were stuck underground at a mine named Vale's Totten in Sudbury, Canada, according to CTV on Monday.

2021-09-28T01:22:11.552250+00:00 IST

Turkey confirms 27,188 daily COVID-19 cases

Ankara [Turkey], September 28 (ANI/Xinhua): Turkey on Monday reported 27,188 new COVID-19 cases, raising its tally of infections to 7,066,688, according to its health ministry. The death toll from the virus in Turkey rose by 206 to 63,372, while 25,160 more people recovered in the last 24 hours.

2021-09-27T21:01:27.221757+00:00 IST

One dead, 12 injured as 5.8 magnitude quake hits Greece's Crete

Athens [Greece], September 28 (ANI/Xinhua): A state of emergency was declared on Monday in the Heraklion region of the Greek island of Crete after a 5.8-magnitude earthquake that struck the area earlier in the day left one person dead, 12 injured and hundreds without shelter, Greece's Climate Crisis and Civil Protection Minister Christos Stylianides said.

2021-09-27T19:56:10.363684+00:00 IST

Tibetans protest against China's human rights violations in Switzerland

Geneva [Switzerland], September 27 (ANI): The Tibetan Community of Switzerland and Liechtenstein (TCSL) has organised a peace march in protest against China for the deteriorating human rights situation in Tibet.

2021-09-27T17:04:34.965380+00:00 IST

Dutch acting Prime Minister under extra protection over attack, abduction threat

Amsterdam [Netherlands], September 27 (ANI/Sputnik): Dutch caretaker Prime Minister Mark Rutte's personal guard has been beefed up amid concerns that he might be the target of attack or abduction by organized crime units, De Telegraaf newspaper reported on Monday, citing informed sources.

2021-09-27T11:07:29.478353+00:00 IST

Pakistan FM Shah Mahmood Qureshi faces protests during UK visit

London [UK], September 27 (ANI): Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi faced yet another protest by the Baloch and Sindh diaspora in London on Sunday. The protest was held at parliament square.

2021-09-27T09:59:50.907733+00:00 IST

Germany's left-leaning SPD narrowly wins German election against Merkel's CDU, uncertainty remains over next leader

Berlin [Germany], September 27 (ANI): Germany's left-leaning, Social Democrats Party (SPD) won in the German federal election with over 25 per cent votes, but uncertainty remains over the next leader as results showed that the party won narrowly.

2021-09-27T07:53:45.787136+00:00 IST

Protest held outside Pakistan High Commissioner's residence in London

London [UK], September 27 (ANI): Scores of protestors gathered outside the residence of the Pakistan High Commissioner in London and raised slogans against the Pakistan government on Sunday.

2021-09-27T05:29:52.903058+00:00 IST

Social Democrats winning in German election with 25.7pc

Berlin [Germany], September 27 (ANI): The Social Democrats (SPD) party won in the German federal election with over 25 per cent, according to results released by the electoral commission.

2021-09-27T03:16:19.516095+00:00 IST

PoK activists hold protest in London on Pakistan Foreign minister's arrival

London [UK], September 27 (ANI): Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi's arrival in London was met with protests by activists from Pakistan-occupied Kashmir.

2021-09-27T03:07:01.590315+00:00 IST

WHO to revive probe into COVID-19 origins: Report

Geneva [Switzerland], September 27 (ANI): The World Health Organization (WHO) is looking to revive an investigation into the origins of the COVID-19, a US media report said.

2021-09-27T02:46:50.805109+00:00 IST

Turkey confirms 25,861 COVID-19 cases in a day

Ankara [Turkey], September 27 (ANI/Xinhua): Turkey on Sunday reported 25,861 new COVID-19 cases, raising its tally of infections to 7,039,500, according to its Health Ministry.

2021-09-26T21:51:22.486635+00:00 IST

Rome says G20 summit on Afghanistan expected in coming weeks

Rome (Italy), September 27 (ANI/Sputnik): An extraordinary G20 summit on Afghanistan will take place within the next few weeks, Italian Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio said on Sunday.

2021-09-26T20:53:30.409226+00:00 IST

UK records another 32,417 coronavirus cases

London [UK], September 26 (ANI/Xinhua): Another 32,417 people in Britain have tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the total number of coronavirus cases in the country to 7,664,230, according to official figures released Sunday.

2021-09-26T17:41:53.603676+00:00 IST

Austrians, Afghan diaspora demand EU countries to not recognise Taliban as legitimate govt

Vienna [Austria], September 26 (ANI): Austrians with many Afghan diaspora women gathered at 'Platz der Menschenrechte', Vienna on Saturday to demand from European countries not to recognise the Taliban as a legitimate government of Afghanistan.

2021-09-26T17:13:07.543092+00:00 IST

Merkel's successor Laschet reveals his vote preference in election blunder

Berlin [Germany], September 26 (ANI/Sputnik): German Chancellor Angela Merkel's preferred successor Armin Laschet of the conservative CDU/CSU bloc revealed his choice by mistake as he cast a ballot in Sunday's parliamentary polls.

2021-09-26T14:42:51.391376+00:00 IST

Germany's tight-race election opens post-Merkel era

Berlin [Germany], September 26 (ANI/Xinhua): German voters are casting ballots on Sunday for a new parliament that will decide the successor for Chancellor Angela Merkel, after her 16-year rule of Europe's largest economy.

2021-09-26T14:34:49.011961+00:00 IST

Germans start voting for new parliament marking end of Merkel era

Berlin [Germany], September 26 (ANI/Xinhua): German voters started to cast their ballots on Sunday to elect a new Bundestag, or the federal parliament, on which to form a new government for the next four years and usher in the post-Merkel era.

2021-09-26T08:22:39.453334+00:00 IST

Paris Club extends Pakistan's debt payment deadline to December

Paris [France], September 26 (ANI): The Paris Club of creditor countries has announced that it was extending the deadline for Pakistan to service its debt, so that the country can meet its resources to combat the COVID-19 pandemic.

2021-09-26T02:50:49.187704+00:00 IST