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Toronto/Lahore/New Delhi: As Pakistan started fire-fighting after a young Sikh girl was kidnapped and allegedly forcefully converted to Islam before she was married to a Muslim man in the Punjab province of the Islamic nation, a Sikh leader from Canada has threatened to boycott the International Sikh Convention which is scheduled to be held in Lahore on Saturday. more
Hong Kong Protests: Pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong arrested

Hong Kong City: The Demosisto party said its secretary-general Joshua Wong, a pro-democracy activist in the city, was arrested by the police in Hong Kong city on Friday.

Tibetan outfits to rally in Delhi in support of Hong Kong anti-Chinese government protesters

New Delhi: Tibetan people in India will participate in a rally in support of anti-China protesters in Hong Kong in the Indian capital city of New Delhi on Friday.

UN civil society conference to focus on sustainable solutions for challenges of urban life

New York, Aug 27 (IBNS): “Well-planned and managed cities can steer us towards inclusive growth and serve as models of harmony among diverse people”, United Nations Secretary- ...

Sri Lankan authorities must work ‘vigorously’ to ease simmering ethno-religious tensions, urges UN rights expert

New York, Aug 27 (JEN): A United Nations human rights expert warned on Monday that Sri Lankan authorities must take urgent action to strengthen respect for freedom of religion or belief a ...

Hong Kong Chief Executive meets young people amid escalation of protests – Reports

Beijing (Sputnik/UNI) Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam held on Tuesday a meeting with young people two days after the escalation of tensions between the protesters and security office ...

Hong Kong Protest against Chinese govt continues: 36 people arrested

Hong Kong City, Aug 26: Hong Kong Police have said 36 people have been arrested over what it dubbed "violent protests" by pro-democracy activists which broke out in the region o ...

Hong Kong police fire gun and use water cannon on pro-democracy protests

Hong Kong, Aug 25 (IBNS): It was for the first time in 12 weekends that a Hong Kong police officer fired a gunshot as pro-democracy protests once again took place in the specially adminis ...

Rohingya Issue: US envoy to stand beside Bangladesh government

Dhaka: US Ambassador Earl Robert Miller has said that his nation will stand beside Bangladesh in its efforts to repatriate the forcibly displaced Rohingyas to Myanmar.

Religions for Peace express serious concern for Myanmar refugees

Lindau, Germany: The Religions for Peace (RfP) leaders from Myanmar and Bangladesh held track II consultations on the refugee problem affecting the two countries at the 10th World Assembl ...