Moscow [Russia], April 13 (ANI/Xinhua): US-funded biological laboratories in Ukraine were engaged in developing components of biological weapons, Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council Dmitry Medvedev said Tuesday.
Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], April 13 (ANI/Xinhua): Malaysia reported 9,002 new COVID-19 infections as of midnight Tuesday, bringing the national total to 4,342,559, according to the health ministry.
Washington [US], April 13 (ANI): US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has accused China of committing gross human rights violations, particularly in the Xinjiang region, in a speech on the annual human rights report released on Tuesday.
London [UK], April 13 (ANI/Xinhua): British Prime Minister Boris Johnson apologized on Tuesday after being fined by the Metropolitan Police (Met) for attending rule-breaking parties during the COVID-19 lockdown, but said he would not resign.
London [UK], April 12 (ANI/Xinhua): British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Chancellor Rishi Sunak will be fined by the police for attending parties during the country's COVID lockdown, British media reported on Tuesday.
Beijing [China], April 12 (ANI): Uyghurs who are being persecuted as an ethnic and religious group by the Chinese government, face a common challenge of figuring out how best to talk with young people about the 21st-century atrocities occurring in China's northwestern Xinjiang region.
Lhasa [Tibet], April 12 (ANI): As Tibetans continue to face the human rights violations under Chinese President Xi Jinping's policies, they feel that there is no other option left to deal with the situation but resort to self-immolation, according to a report.
Ottawa [Canada], April 12 (ANI/Xinhua): Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs Melanie Joly announced Monday that Canada is imposing new sanctions on Russian defence sector.
Beijing [China], April 11 (ANI): The systematic Uyghur genocide by Chinese authorities in Xinjiang characterizes the human rights abuses committed by China against Uyghurs and other ethnic and religious minorities, said a media report.
Beijing [China], April 11 (ANI): Chinese President Xi Jinping and Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko may meet on the sidelines of a regional forum in September for face-to-face talks on bilateral issues, the Belarusian ambassador in Beijing said on Sunday.
Tehran [Iran], April 11 (ANI/Xinhua): Iranian lawmakers on Sunday demanded the United States provide a legal guarantee that prevents future US governments from quitting a possible agreement aimed at salvaging the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, formally known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Actio
Paris [France], April 10 (ANI/Xinhua): Three people were killed in the crash of a light aircraft on Sunday near Saint-Brieuc Airport in France's northwestern region of Brittany, local media reported.