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UN official stresses priority to hold general elections in Libya
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Tripoli [Libya], April 9 (ANI/Xinhua): Stephanie Williams, the adviser to the UN secretary-general for Libya, on Friday stressed the UN priority to hold general elections in the country as soon as possible.
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Tibetan exile leader to visit Washington in April
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Dharamshala (Himachal Pradesh) [India], April 8 (ANI): Tibetan exile leader Penpa Tsering will visit Washington D.C. from April 25 to 29 at the invitation of US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
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Uyghur journalist serving 15 years in prison for 'political crimes' in Xin
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Beijing [China], April 8 (ANI): Uyghur journalist who went missing in November 2017 is serving 15 years in prison in northwestern China's Xinjiang region for "political crimes", Radio Free Asia (RFA) reported.
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West must not let Xi-Putin strategic alliance threaten world peace, say ex
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 8 (ANI): Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping are colluding to reverse the democratic gains made by the world following the fall of the Berlin Wall and to destroy the liberal international order, according to experts.
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Saudi Arabia announces return of ambassador to Lebanon
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], April 8 (ANI/Xinhua): Saudi Arabia's Foreign Ministry announced on Thursday the return of its ambassador to Lebanon, in a positive sign of a thaw in their tense ties.
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Chinese national sentenced in US for economic espionage
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 8 (ANI): A Chinese national formerly residing in Chesterfield, Missouri, was sentenced to 29 months in prison on Thursday followed by three years of supervised release and a USD 150,000 fine for conspiring to commit economic espionage.
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Uyghur chiropractor runs for seat in Australia's Parliament to address Chi
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Canberra [Australia], April 7 (ANI): In a bid to address China's threat to the world and its atrocities against Uyghurs, a 28-year-old Uyghur-Australian chiropractor is running for a seat in Australia's Parliament, according to a media report.
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UN ramps up humanitarian assistance to avoid famine in Somalia
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Mogadishu [Somalia], April 7 (ANI/Xinhua): The United Nations relief agency said it is scaling up humanitarian interventions to help 4.9 million of the most vulnerable people in Somalia.
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Ukrainian president orders formal halt of trade with Russia
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Kyiv [Ukraine], April 7 (ANI/Xinhua): Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky instructed the government to formalize the cessation of Ukraine's trade with Russia, the presidential press service said in a statement Wednesday.
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One cleric dead, two wounded in knife attack at holy shrine in northeast I
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], April 6 (ANI/Xinhua): One Iranian cleric was killed and two others wounded Tuesday in a knife attack at the courtyard of Iran's holy shrine of Imam Reza in the northeastern city of Mashhad, according to a statement by the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC).
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South Korea reports 286,294 new COVID-19 cases
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], April 6 (ANI/Xinhua): South Korea reported 286,294 new COVID-19 cases as of midnight Tuesday compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 14,553,644, the health authorities said Wednesday.
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Chinese, Canadian foreign ministers discuss Ukraine, Xinjiang over phone c
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Toronto [Canada]/Beijing [China], April 6 (ANI): Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Tuesday held a phone call with Canadian Foreign Minister Melanie Joly during which they discussed several issues including the ongoing war in Ukraine and human rights issues in Xinjiang.
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