All Afghans should unite for peace: Ghani
Feb 24, 2020, at 07:34 pm
Kabul,/Sputnik: Afghanistan’s President Ashraf Ghani who was re-elected recently has called on the Afghan people to unite to find peace, in a press statement delivered after a meeting with tribal leaders at the Presidential Palace on Monday.
15 wounded in protests in Iraq's capital
Feb 24, 2020, at 03:26 pm
Baghdad/Xinhua/UNI: Up to 15 people were wounded on Sunday in clashes between anti-government protesters and security forces, an Interior Ministry official said.
Pakistan: Cylinder blast in Quetta leaves six killed
Feb 24, 2020, at 03:24 pm
Quetta/IBNS: A cylinder blast in Pakistan's Quetta region left at least six people killed, media reports said on Monday.
Malaysia: Mahathir resigns as prime minister, Anwar meets King
Feb 24, 2020, at 03:23 pm
Kuala Lumpur/UNI: Mahathir Mohamad on Monday resigned as prime minister of Malaysia, his office said in a statement.
Car crash kills foreign teenage girl in Northern California
Feb 24, 2020, at 03:20 pm
San Francisco/Xinhua/UNI: An 18-year-old girl was killed in a fatal crash of a vehicle operated by her friend on a highway in Redwood City, Northern California, local media reported.
Israel defense forces say they struck Islamic Jihad targets in Syria
Feb 24, 2020, at 02:26 pm
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) have attacked Islamic Jihad militant group targets in Syria, as well as the Gaza Strip, IDF said in a statement.
Australian police probe terror links after knife-wielding man shot dead by police
Feb 24, 2020, at 02:24 pm
Sydney/Xinhua: Australian police continued to investigate whether a knife-wielding man shot dead by police in Brisbane on Sunday had any links to terror groups. Approaching two tourists at around 10:00 a.m. local time Sunday, the man is reported to have punched a 26-year-old male victim in an unprovoked attack before stabbing him in the back as he attempted to flee.
New Zealand extends travel ban on foreign citizens from China - Prime Minister
Feb 24, 2020, at 02:21 pm
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: New Zealand has extended its travel ban on foreign citizens from mainland China for a further eight days but will review the restrictions every two days, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said Monday.
Feb 24, 2020, at 11:21 am
Pakistan had been identified by the money laundering and terror financing watchdog, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), as a ‘high risk and non-cooperative’ country as far back as in June 2008, and had been placed on the organization’s grey list. It was removed from the list the following year, but found its way back on the grey list in February 2012, when it was described as a ‘high-risk and non-cooperative country, not committed to an action plan’.
Egypt welcomes formation of unity gov't in South Sudan
Feb 24, 2020, at 10:12 am
Cairo/Xinhua: Egypt welcomed the formation of a transitional unity government in South Sudan, hoping it would lead to comprehensive peace in the country, the Egyptian Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Sunday.
Afghanistan reports three suspected cases of coronavirus in Herat
Feb 24, 2020, at 09:53 am
Kabul/IBNS: Afghanistan officials have reported three suspected cases of coronavirus in Herat province of Afghanistan, media reports said.
Australian police probe terror links after knife-wielding man shot dead by police
Feb 24, 2020, at 09:38 am
Sydney/Xinhua: Australian police continued to investigate whether a knife-wielding man shot dead by police in Brisbane on Sunday had any links to terror groups.
Car crash kills foreign teenage girl in Northern California
Feb 24, 2020, at 09:29 am
San Francisco/Xinhua: An 18-year-old girl was killed in a fatal crash of a vehicle operated by her friend on a highway in Redwood City, Northern California, local media reported.
Israel to Quarantine 200 South Koreans at military base over coronavirus fears - Reports
Feb 23, 2020, at 08:21 pm
Tel Aviv/Sputnik/UNI: Two hundred South Korean citizens who have arrived in Israel over the last 24 hours will be quarantined at a military base to prevent a possible spread of the coronavirus disease, the Ynet news agency reported on Sunday.
Shooting reported at shisha bar in Germany's Stuttgart, no injuries
Feb 23, 2020, at 08:04 pm
Berlin/Xinhua/UNI: A gunman on Saturday attacked a shisha bar in southwestern German city of Stuttgart, local media N-TV reported.
Schools in Iran temporarily closing amid coronavirus spread – Tehran Education Department
Feb 23, 2020, at 08:00 pm
Tehran/Sputnik/UNI: Schools in the Iranian capital are closing for two days amid the spread of the new coronavirus in the country, the Tehran education department has announced.
Yellow Vest Leader Expelled From Farming Fair During Macron’s Visit
Feb 23, 2020, at 07:58 pm
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: Eric Drouet, a leading public figure of French yellow vest protests, was expelled from an agricultural show in Paris on Saturday by President Emanuel Macron’s bodyguards, media said.
Hong Kong brings home 3rd batch of residents aboard virus-hit cruise ship from Japan
Feb 23, 2020, at 07:49 pm
Hong Kong/Xinhua/UNI: The third chartered flight arranged by the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government arrived in Hong Kong Sunday morning, bringing back five more residents from the COVID-19-inflicted Diamond Princess cruise ship in Japan.
Turkish army has losses in Libya: Erdogan
Feb 23, 2020, at 07:46 pm
Ankara/Xinhua/UNI: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday evening said the Turkish military had "martyrs" in Libya, while Turkish-backed forces killed 100 "rival fighters" in the country.
At least 16 Turkish servicemen die in clashes in Libya's Tripoli
Feb 23, 2020, at 07:42 pm
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: Sixteen members of the Turkish armed forces and more than 100 Syrian mercenaries have died fighting in the Libyan capital of Tripoli, the Sky News Arabia TV channel reported on Sunday, citing sources in the Libyan National Army (LNA).
Number of COVID-19 cases in Italy crosses 100
Feb 23, 2020, at 06:27 pm
Rome/Sputnik: The number of people infected with the novel coronavirus in Italy's Lombardy region has reached 89, likely pushing the country's overall number of cases past 100, regional head Attilio Fontana said on Sunday.
UN chief welcomes South Sudan’s Unity government, lauds parties for ‘significant achievement’
Feb 23, 2020, at 06:15 pm
New York/IBNS: United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres welcomed on Saturday the establishment of the Transitional Government of National Unity (TGoNU) in South Sudan.
Shooting reported at shisha bar in Germany's Stuttgart, no injuries
Feb 23, 2020, at 10:07 am
Berlin/Xinhua: A gunman on Saturday attacked a shisha bar in the southwestern German city of Stuttgart, local media N-TV reported.
Civilian casualties in Afghanistan exceed 10,000 for 6th straight year: UN report
Feb 23, 2020, at 09:28 am
United Nations/Xinhua: More than 10,000 civilians in Afghanistan were killed or injured last year, UN News reported Saturday, citing a United Nations report that details record-high levels of civilian harm in the ongoing conflict.
Trump congratulates Sanders who appears to be winning Nevada caucuses
Feb 23, 2020, at 08:47 am
Washington/Sputnik: United States President Donald Trump has congratulated US Senator Bernie Sanders who is coming ahead in the Saturday Nevada caucuses, according to early results.
Rally in support of Assange gathers in London ahead of court hearings
Feb 22, 2020, at 10:56 pm
London/Sputnik: A large rally in support of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange began in London ahead of court hearings on his extradition to the United States, a Sputnik correspondent reported from the scene.
New York Times op-ed by Taliban's deputy leader triggers row, experts question newspaper's decision
Feb 22, 2020, at 05:18 pm
Washington/IBNS: An op-ed published in the New York Times has triggered a massive row as the writer of it is Taliban deputy leader Sirajuddin Haqqani, who is one of the world's most wanted terrorists, carrying rewards on him.
Three killed in Ghana road accident
Feb 22, 2020, at 04:57 pm
Accra/Xinhua/UNI: Three people were killed and two others injured Friday in a road accident at Nkwanta, a small town in east Ghana, officials said.
Four trapped in east China coal mine accident
Feb 22, 2020, at 04:54 pm
Jinan/Xinhua/UNI: Four people were trapped under the pit in a coal mine accident in east China's Shandong Province on Saturday, according to Shandong Xinjulong Energy Co. Ltd., owner of the mine.
Iran says FATF designation not to affect foreign trade
Feb 22, 2020, at 04:51 pm
Tehran/Xinhua/UNI: Governor of the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) Abdolnaser Hemmati said that a decision by the Paris-based Financial Action Task Force (FATF) to blacklist the Islamic Republic will not affect the country's foreign trade, Tasnim news agency reported on Saturday.