Canada rights organisations urge PM to dismantle far-right groups
Al Jazeera News :Canadian anti-racism and civil liberties organisations have urged Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to establish a national action plan to dismantle 300 far-right...
International
China in talks with WHO over assessing its Covid-19 vaccines for global use
Reuters, Singapore :China is in talks to have its locally-produced COVID-19 vaccines assessed by the World Health Organization, as a step toward making them available...
Czech Republic announces fresh state of emergency as second corona wave hits
Al Jazeera News :“I may have gotten carried away,” Czech PM Andrej Babis, a populist billionaire, said in a televised speech on September 21, as...
Guatemala sends back some 3,500 migrants amid Covid-19 concerns
Al Jazeera News :Guatemala has sent back almost 3,500 Honduran migrants from a caravan that was heading to the United States over concerns they might...
Kyrgyzstan goes to polls amid vote-buying allegations
Al Jazeera News :Polls have opened in Kyrgyzstan’s parliamentary election that will test President Sooronbay Jeenbekov’s political capital and his ability to forge new alliances...
Pompeo shortens upcoming Asia trip after Trump falls ill with Covid-19
Reuters, Washington :U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will depart for Japan on Sunday but will not go to Mongolia and South Korea as originally...
Egypt unveils 59 ancient coffins in major archaeological find
Al Jazeera News :Archaeologists in Egypt have announced the discovery of 59 well-preserved and sealed wooden coffins that were buried more than 2,500 years ago.Opening...
Sudan’s govt, rebels sign landmark deal
Al Jazeera and News agencies :Sudan’s government and rebel leaders gathered on Saturday to drumming, singing and dancing as they signed a landmark peace deal...
Amnesty urges Egypt to release detainees after rare protests
Al Jazeera and News agencies :Amnesty International has urged the Egyptian authorities to release hundreds of people it said were arrested during anti-government protests last...
Deadly car bomb targets gov’t building in Afghanistan’s Nangarhar
News Agencies :At least 13 people have been killed and more than 30 others wounded in a car bomb attack that targeted a government building...
Hathras gang rape: India police suspended amid public outcry
Al Jazeera and News agencies :Five senior police officers have been suspended over their handling of an investigation into the alleged gang rape and murder...
Nagorno-Karabakh: Fresh fighting erupts dashing ceasefire efforts
Al Jazeera and News agencies :Armenia has accused Azerbaijan of new offensive, while Azeri defence ministry says it destroyed Armenian military equipment.Armenian and Azerbaijani forces...