Egypt, Sudan vow to boost mutual relations

Mar 08, 2020, at 10:19 am

CAIRO/Xinhua: Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi and Chairman of Sudan's Sovereign Council Abdel Fattah al-Burhan underlined on Saturday the need to consolidate bilateral relations.

China reports 27 new deaths, toll mounts to 3097

Mar 08, 2020, at 09:51 am

Beijing/UNI: Chinese health authority on Sunday confirmed 27 more deaths due to the deadly COVID-19, taking the death toll to 3097.

Canada identifies six new COVID-19 cases

Mar 08, 2020, at 09:23 am

Vancouver/Xinhua: Canadian province of British Columbia confirmed six new COVID-19 cases Saturday, bringing the total to 58 in the country, according to provincial Chief Health Officer Bonnie Henry.

US Marine tests positive for coronavirus

Mar 08, 2020, at 09:01 am

Washington/UNI: A US marine, based in Virginia, was tested positive for coronavirus, Pentagon chief spokesperson Jonathan Rath Hoffman confirmed on Sunday.

COVID-19: 50 dead, over 7000 infected in South Korea

Mar 08, 2020, at 08:52 am

Seoul/UNI: With a total of 50 deaths, South Korea on Sunday confirmed 67 additional cases of the new coronavirus, bringing the total number of infections to 7,134.

Coronavirus: Death toll rise to 233 in Italy

Mar 08, 2020, at 08:41 am

Rome/UNI: As Italy is all set to quarantine nearly 16 million people, the death toll due to the deadly coronavirus rose to 233 while the total number of infections shot up by a single-day record of 1,247 to hit 5,061.

Senior Iranian commander killed in Syria's capital

Mar 07, 2020, at 06:22 pm

Damascus/Xinhua/UNI: A senior Iranian revolutionary guard member was gunned down in the capital Damascus on Friday, a war monitor reported on Saturday.

Japan reports 63 more cases of COVID-19, 1,137 in total

Mar 07, 2020, at 05:23 pm

Tokyo/Xinhua/UNI: The number of the COVID-19 infections in Japan rose to 1,137 as of 7:00 pm local time on Saturday, an increase of 63 cases from a day earlier.

Vietnam confirms 18th novel coronavirus case

Mar 07, 2020, at 05:08 pm

Hanoi/Xinhua/UNI: Vietnam's Ministry of Health on Saturday confirmed another new case of novel coronavirus infection, bringing the total confirmed cases in the country to 18, Vietnam News Agency reported.

Kuwait suspends flights with 7 countries over coronavirus concerns

Mar 07, 2020, at 05:04 pm

Kuwait City/ Xinhua/UNI: Kuwait has decided to suspend all flights with seven countries for one week as part of the precautions against the spread of the novel coronavirus, the Kuwaiti government said Saturday.

India condemns terror attack in Afghanistan

Mar 07, 2020, at 05:01 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Indian government on Saturday condemned the attack in Kabul city of Afghanistan which left 27 people killed.

Afghanistan: Three more coronavirus cases reported

Mar 07, 2020, at 04:19 pm

Kabul/IBNS: Afghanistan on Saturday reported three more confirmed coronavirus cases, taking the number of patients infected by it to four.

Starbucks closes store in downtown Seattle after employee tests positive for COVID-19

Mar 07, 2020, at 03:49 pm

San Francisco/Xinhua/UNI: US coffee chain titan Starbucks Corporation said on Friday evening that it has temporarily closed a store for "a deep clean" after an employee was found infected with COVID-19.

COVID-19 death toll: Over 3300 dead, says WHO

Mar 07, 2020, at 03:23 pm

Geneva/UNI: The World Health Organisation on Saturday confirmed that a total of 3380 people have so far lost their lives, worldwide, due to the deadly novel coronavirus which was first detected in China's Wuhan in late December and later spread across the world.

Rights office concerned over death sentences against 35 Yemeni MPs

Mar 07, 2020, at 10:32 am

New York/IBNS: The UN human rights office is calling on authorities in Yemen to revoke death sentences imposed against 35 parliamentarians allegedly for treason charges.

International Women’s Day: Gender equality benefits everyone

Mar 07, 2020, at 10:28 am

New York/IBNS: The benefits of gender equality are not just for women and girls, but “for everyone whose lives will be changed by a fairer world”, the chief of UN Women said in her message for International Women’s Day (IWD) at UN Headquarters on Friday, being celebrated in New York, ahead of the official day.

DR Congo: Agencies appeal for funding for refugee support and Ebola response

Mar 07, 2020, at 10:26 am

New York/IBNS: Urgent resources are needed to support countries in southern Africa and the Great Lakes region which are hosting more than 900,000 refugees and asylum seekers from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, and partners said in a $621 million appeal launched on Friday.

Bangladesh: Dhaka metro rail worker hit by rod, dies

Mar 07, 2020, at 09:32 am

Dhaka/IBNS: A Dhaka Metro Rail Project worker died after he was hit by iron rods in the High Court area of the Bangladeshi city, media reports said on Saturday.

Afghanistan: 46 ISIS fighters surrender to ANDSF

Mar 07, 2020, at 09:15 am

Kabul/IBNS: A group of 46 ISIS fighters have renounced violence and surrendered to Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF) in eastern Kunar province, on Saturday.

ISIS claims responsibility for Kabul attack

Mar 07, 2020, at 09:08 am

Kabul/IBNS: The Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attack in Kabul on Friday which claimed 27 lives.

Gas leakage at Karachi Chemical Factory, 70 hospitalised

Mar 06, 2020, at 11:28 pm

Karachi/UNI: Gas leakage at a chemical plant in Karachi's Port Qasim area has caused at least 70 casualties in Karachi's Port Qasim area.

Afghanistan: 27 killed as gunmen attack ceremony in Kabul

Mar 06, 2020, at 05:59 pm

Kabul/IBNS: An attack took place at a ceremony on Friday, which was marking the anniversary of the death of Abdul Ali Mazari, leader of the Hezb-e Wahdat party, where Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah and other politicians were attending,  and left 27 people killed, media reports said.

Attack in western Kabul kills 23, injures 33, numbers may increase: hospital sources

Mar 06, 2020, at 04:20 pm

Kabul/Sputnik/UNI: At least 23 people have been killed and 33 injured in the deadly attack in Kabul targeting the ceremony attended by former Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah, sources at the Mohammed Ali Jinnah hospital told Sputnik.

Kabul attack leaves 2 dead, 18 injured: spokesman for Afghan Health Ministry

Mar 06, 2020, at 04:19 pm

Kabul/Sputnik/UNI:  An attack in Kabul at a ceremony attended by top Afghan politician Abdullah Abdullah left two dead and 18 injured, a spokesman for the Health Ministry told Sputnik on Friday.

International Women's Day: progress on gender equality remains slow

Mar 06, 2020, at 10:18 am

New York/IBNS: Women's Rights in Review, 25 years after Beijing takes stock of how the landmark gender equality plan, the Beijing Platform for Action, is being implemented and calls for greater parity and justice.

Guterres calls for ‘immediate and lasting’ end to Syria fighting as Turkey and Russia agree ceasefire

Mar 06, 2020, at 10:14 am

New York/IBNS: The UN Secretary-General said on Thursday that he hoped the latest ceasefire agreement between Russia and Turkey to end fighting across Syria’s stricken Idlib region, would finally lead to “an immediate and lasting cessation”, that would protect civilian lives.

‘Unanimous’ ICC gives go-ahead to probe Afghanistan alleged war crimes

Mar 06, 2020, at 10:13 am

New York/IBNS: Prosecutors have been given the green light to investigate alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity in Afghanistan - and beyond its borders – linked to Afghan, Taliban and US troops, the International Criminal Court said on Thursday.

International Women's Day: progress on gender equality remains slow

Mar 06, 2020, at 10:08 am

New York/IBNS: Despite decades of progress in closing the gender equality gap, close to nine out of 10 men and women around the world, hold some sort of bias against women, according to new findings published on Thursday from the UN Development Programmme (UNDP).

Pakistan: Karachi building collapse leaves 14 dead 

Mar 06, 2020, at 09:03 am

Karachi/IBNS: A five-storey residential building collapsed in Pakistan's Karachi city which left at least 14 people dead, media reports said on Friday.

Bulgarian GDP grows by 3.4 pct in 2019

Mar 05, 2020, at 07:14 pm

Sofia/Xinhua: Bulgarian gross domestic product (GDP) grew by 3.4 percent year-on-year in 2019 in real terms, according to preliminary data released Thursday by the country's National Statistical Institute (NSI).