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Nigerian forces kill several protesters during rallies against police brutality - Reports

Moscow [Russia], October 21 (ANI/Sputnik): Nigerian security forces have opened fire on protesters in southwestern city of Lagos, killing several people and leaving many others wounded, the Premium Times newspaper reported on Wednesday, citing witnesses.

2020-10-21T15:24:25.266959+00:00 IST

Libyan parties reach agreement during UN-sponsored joint military talks

Tripoli [Libya], October 21 (ANI/Xinhua): The Acting Special Representative of the UN Secretary General to Libya, Stephanie Williams, on Wednesday announced that the Libyan parties engaged in talks in Geneva have reached agreement on several important issues.

2020-10-21T14:28:48.463838+00:00 IST

Indian Ambassador calls on Madagascar PM, discusses ways to deepen bilateral cooperation

Antananarivo [Madagascar], October 21 (ANI): Indian Ambassador to Madagascar Abhay Kumar called on Prime Minister of Madagascar Christian Ntsay on Wednesday during which they discussed ways to deepen bilateral cooperation between the two countries.

2020-10-21T08:49:35.592266+00:00 IST

Australia should embrace closer defence ties with India: Report

Canberra [Australia], October 21 (ANI): The deterioration in both India and Australia's relations with China has inevitably brought the two countries together and as Beijing has threatened to dial back its economic engagement, Canberra have looked to New Delhi as an attractive alternative, said Australian professor Salvatore Babones.

2020-10-21T06:24:33.585627+00:00 IST

Ukraine's Naftogaz supports expansion of US sanctions against nord stream 2 gas pipeline

Kiev [Ukraine], October 21 (ANI/Sputnik): Ukraine's Naftogaz has supported the US decision to expand sanctions against Russia's Nord Stream 2 project, the company said.

2020-10-21T04:22:47.968744+00:00 IST

Dr L Subramaniam, Kavita Krishnamurti talk about their passion in event by Indian embassy in Madagascar

Antananarivo [Madagascar], October 20 (ANI): Dr L Subramaniam and Kavita Krishnamurti discussed their passion for music in an online conversation organised by the Embassy of India and hosted by Abhay Kumar, Ambassador of India to Madagascar and Comoros.

2020-10-20T16:35:22.868543+00:00 IST

18 militants killed in southern Somalia

Mogadishu [Somalia], October 20 (ANI/Xinhua): At least 18 al-Shabab extremists were killed on Monday in a security operation by Somali National Army (SNA) on the outskirts of Barire town in the southern region of Lower Shabelle, a military officer said on Tuesday.

2020-10-20T13:12:14.404542+00:00 IST

Canada's COVID-19 case tally tops 200,000

Ottawa [Canada], October 20 (ANI/Sputnik): The number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Canada has exceeded 200,000, Health Canada reported.

2020-10-20T05:46:43.130468+00:00 IST

Brazil's COVID-19 death toll tops 154,000

Brasilia (Brazil), October 20 (ANI/Xinhua): Brazil on Monday reported 271 more deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, raising the death toll to 154,176.

2020-10-20T04:17:05.081903+00:00 IST

COVID-19 deaths in Colombia top 29,000

Bogota [Columbia], October 20 (ANI/Xinhua): Colombia's death toll from COVID-19 rose to 29,102 on Monday as the country reported 6,311 new cases and 132 more deaths.

2020-10-20T04:02:51.514779+00:00 IST

Libya reports 1,159 new COVID-19 cases

Tripoli [Libya], October 20 (ANI/Xinhua): The National Center for Disease Control of Libya on Monday reported 1,159 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the national tally to nearly 50,000.

2020-10-20T02:41:50.006508+00:00 IST

Over 1 million COVID-19 cases now confirmed in Argentina

Buenos Aires [Argentina], October 20 (ANI/Sputnik): The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Argentina has surpassed one million, the country's Health Ministry said in a statement.

2020-10-20T00:47:56.819687+00:00 IST

9th session of India-Oman Joint Commission held

New Delhi [India], October 19 (ANI): The ninth session of the India-Oman Joint Commission was held virtually on Monday.

2020-10-19T18:25:06.891606+00:00 IST

337 new deaths in Iran, highest daily toll since COVID-19 outbreak

Tehran [Iran], October 19 (ANI/Sputnik): Iran has registered 337 new deaths from COVID-19 on Monday, breaking its single-day record of coronavirus-related deaths since the beginning of the pandemic, Sima Sadat Lari, a spokeswoman for the Iranian Health Ministry reported.

2020-10-19T15:58:27.205929+00:00 IST

US politicians urge Egyptian president to release activists imprisoned illegally

Cairo [Egypt], October 19 (ANI): More than 50 politicians of the United States have urged Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi to release activists, journalists, lawyers, and prisoners of conscience detained illegally in Egyptian prisons.

2020-10-19T14:45:58.650480+00:00 IST

Over dozen police injured amid Santiago protests, 10 people detained

Santiago [Chile], October 19 (ANI/Sputnik): Thousands of people gathered in the centre of Santiago, the capital of Chile, on the anniversary of social protests in the country, several detentions and injuries among law enforcement have been reported by police.

2020-10-19T01:32:40.068228+00:00 IST

At least 10 people killed, 1 injured in armed attack in DR Congo

Ituri [DR Congo], October 18 (ANI/Sputnik): At least 10 civilians were killed and another one was injured when unknown armed people attacked two villages in the northeastern province of Ituri in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Jean-Pierre Lemabo, the head of the Mobala chiefdom, told the Congolese 7sur7 news portal on Sunday.

2020-10-18T14:04:42.326245+00:00 IST

58 people detained at Saturday protests across Belarus

Minsk [Belarus], October 18 (ANI/Sputnik): Fifty-Eight people have been detained during unauthorized opposition protests across Belarus on Saturday, including 43 participants in students' demonstration in Minsk, the Belarusian Interior Ministry's spokeswoman, Olga Chemodanova, said on Sunday.

2020-10-18T11:33:19.683399+00:00 IST

Poland reports 9,622 COVID-19 cases in another record daily spike

Warsaw [Poland], October 18 (ANI/Sputnik): Poland has registered 9,622 COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, setting another single-day record, the Health Ministry said on Saturday.

2020-10-18T05:03:15.129550+00:00 IST

Armenia, Azerbaijan agree on new 'humanitarian ceasefire'

Yerevan [Armenia], October 18 (ANI/Xinhua): Armenia and Azerbaijan have agreed on a new "humanitarian ceasefire" in the Nagorno-Karabakh region starting midnight (2000 GMT) Saturday, the two countries' foreign ministries announced on Saturday evening via identical statements.

2020-10-18T03:07:38.930513+00:00 IST

Nigerian military confirms Boko Haram fighters killed in airstrikes

Lagos [Nigeria], October 17 (ANI/Xinhua): The Nigerian military confirmed Friday that an unknown number of Boko Haram fighters were killed in airstrikes around Tudun Wulgo and Tumbun Gini in the restive northeast state of Borno.

2020-10-17T17:04:28.559337+00:00 IST