Turkey arrests 9 people over alleged links to Gulen movement - Reports

Aug 06, 2019, at 04:57 pm

Moscow, Aug 6 (Sputnik/UNI) Turkish security forces have arrested nine suspected members of the Fethullah Terrorist Organization (FETO), local media reported on Tuesday.

Torontonians celebrate Caribbean Carnival's Grand parade with pomp and glory

Aug 06, 2019, at 03:06 pm

Toronto, Aug 6 (IBNS): Torontonians welcomed the grand parade of the 52nd anniversary of Caribbean Carnival, when masqueraders in colourful costumes as made their way from the assembly area at Exhibition Place along Lake Shore Boulevard, Toronto, media reports said.

Myanmar companies bankroll ‘brutal operations’ of military, independent UN experts claim in new report

Aug 06, 2019, at 10:03 am

New York, Aug 6 (IBNS): Money earned by the Myanmar military from international and domestic business deals, “substantially enhances its ability to carry out gross violations of human rights with impunity” according to a report released on Monday by an independent United Nations group looking into military-business ties in the South East Asian country. 

Canada: Liz Kohn appointed as TIFF’S Vice President, Marketing & Communications

Aug 05, 2019, at 10:32 pm

Toronto, Aug 5 (IBNS): The appointment of Liz Kohn as Vice President, Marketing and Communications, effective Sept 3, 2019, has been announced by Joana Vicente and Cameron Bailey, Co-Heads of Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), TIFF reports said.

Iran says US responsible for tension in region

Aug 05, 2019, at 05:27 pm

Tehran, Aug 5 (Xinhua/UNI) Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said Monday that the United States is responsible for tension in the Gulf region.

Hong Kong police use tear gas to disperse protesters in city's Northwest

Aug 05, 2019, at 05:23 pm

Beijing, Aug 5 (Sputnik/UNI) Hong Kong police said on Monday it had resorted to using tear gas to disperse violent protesters, who were hurling stones at law enforcement officers in the Tin Shui Wai district.

Website popular with extremists goes offline after mass shootings in US

Aug 05, 2019, at 05:17 pm

Moscow, Aug 5 (Sputnik/UNI) The imageboard 8chan, popular with white supremacists, is offline after the firm responsible for its Internet security canceled its services following two mass shootings in the United States.

Bangladesh: AC machine explosion in Dhaka leaves four hurt

Aug 05, 2019, at 04:57 pm

Dhaka, Aug 5 (IBNS): At least four people were hurt as an AC machine exploded at their residence in Dhaka's Kathalbagan area on Monday, media reports said.

Egypt: 19 people die as explosion hits Cairo city

Aug 05, 2019, at 04:45 pm

Cairo, Aug 5 (IBNS): At least 19 people died in an explosion after several cars collided in Egypt's Cairo city on Sunday, media reports said.

US: Mass shooting in Dayton leaves 10 people killed

Aug 04, 2019, at 08:41 pm

Ohio, Aug 4 (IBNS): A mass shooting incident Ohio area of the US left 10 people killed and 27 others injured, officials said on Sunday.

Taliban terrorists behead disabled man in Afghanistan

Aug 04, 2019, at 07:18 pm

Kabul, Aug 4 (IBNS): The Taliban terrorists in Afghanistan have beheaded a disabled man in Sar-e-Pul province of the country, media reports said.  

Central government strongly condemns flag-insulting acts by radicals in Hong Kong

Aug 04, 2019, at 06:55 pm

Beijing/Hong Kong, Aug 4 (Xinhua/UNI) A central government spokesperson on Sunday strongly condemned the egregious acts of flinging the Chinese national flag into the sea committed by some radical protesters in Hong Kong.

Kenya police seize three kg cocaine in coastal city

Aug 04, 2019, at 06:18 pm

Mombasa, Kenya, Aug 4 (Xinhua/UNI) Kenyan anti-narcotics police seized 3 kilograms of cocaine worth 11.9 million Kenyan shillings (110,000 US dollars) in the coastal city of Mombasa on Saturday evening.

Canada: MP Deepak Obhrai passes away

Aug 04, 2019, at 06:07 pm

Toronto, Aug 4 (IBNS): Long-time Conservative MP Deepak Obhrai died on Friday night of liver cancer, officials said on Sunday.

Taliban attacks outpost on Afghan-Tajik border, leaving 3 soldiers killed- Official

Aug 04, 2019, at 05:34 pm

Kabul, Aug 4 (Sputnik/UNI) At least three Afghan soldiers were killed and five others injured as a result of an attack on an outpost on the Afghan-Tajik border staged by the Taliban Islamist movement, the governor of the Chah Ab District, Saifuddin Mushtaq, told Sputnik on Sunday.

Three civilians injured by motorbike explosion in Syria's Al Hasakah - Reports

Aug 04, 2019, at 05:20 pm

Beirut, Aug 4 (Sputnik/UNI) An explosives-laden motorbike detonated in Alnashwa district of the Syrian northeastern city of Al Hasakah, leaving at least three civilians injured, local media reported on Sunday.

Afghanistan: Police recover explosive-ridden bicycle from Kabul

Aug 04, 2019, at 05:16 pm

Kabul, Aug 4 (IBNS): The Afghan National Police (ANP) has detected an explosive-rigged bicycle at Bibi Mahro area in Kabul city, Ministry of Interior Affairs said.

Afghanistan security forces kill Taliban's shadow deputy governor for Panjshir

Aug 04, 2019, at 04:59 pm

Kabul, Aug 4 (IBNS): During an operation, Afghanistan security forces have killed Taliban’s designated deputy governor for Panjshir Province and five fighters of the group , country's Ministry of Interior said.

US: After Texas, 9 killed in another mass shooting in Ohio

Aug 04, 2019, at 02:59 pm

Ohio, Aug 4 (IBNS): Hours after the mass shooting at El Paso Walmart shopping mall in the U.S. state of Texas, nine people are dead in another shooting incident in Dayton, Ohio, reports said.

Canada: Oakville Diwali Gala to present Lights, Camera, Auction to raise funds

Aug 04, 2019, at 12:09 pm

Oakville, Aug 4 (IBNS): Oakville Diwali committee, in support of the Oakville Hospital Foundation, is once again organizing Oakville’s largest South Asian gala, 6th Annual Oakville Diwali Gala on Sept 20, media reports said.

Donald Trump condemns Texas shooting, pledges full support to Guv

Aug 04, 2019, at 11:14 am

Washington, Aug 4 (IBNS/UNI): US President Donald Trump has condemned the Texas shooting in which 20 people were killed and 26 others injured on Saturday and called it an act of 'cowardice'.

US welcomes ceasefire in Syria's Idlib de-escalation zone: State Department

Aug 04, 2019, at 10:15 am

Washington, Aug 4 (Sputnik): The United States welcomed the ceasefire in Idlib de-escalation zone in northwestern Syria and called for action to end attacks on civilians and infrastructure, US State Department said in a statement on Saturday.

20 killed, 26 wounded in US Texas mass shooting

Aug 04, 2019, at 10:02 am

HOUSTON, Aug 4 (Xinhua): A mass shooting on Saturday killed at least 20 and injured 26 others in the U.S. state of Texas, local officials said at a press conference.

Several killed in munition explosion in Syrian air base

Aug 03, 2019, at 06:24 pm

Damascus, Aug 3 (Xinhua/UNI) Several Syrian soldiers were killed on Saturday by an explosion that rocked a Syrian air base in the central region, according to the state news agency SANA.

Drug peddler, robbers killed during 'gunfight' in Bangladesh

Aug 03, 2019, at 05:20 pm

Dhaka, Aug 3 (IBNS):  One suspected drug peddler and three alleged robbers were killed in separate “gunfights” in Teknaf upazila of Bangladesh, media reports said on Saturday.

More than 1,500 Afghan civilians killed, injured in July: UN mission

Aug 03, 2019, at 04:53 pm

Kabul,  Aug 3 (IBNS): The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan on Saturday said more than 1,500 civilians were killed and injured in the country in July.

Trump says could win Afghanistan war in 7 days but does not want to kill 10Mln people

Aug 03, 2019, at 04:39 pm

Kabul, Aug 3 (Sputnik/UNI) US President Donald Trump said he could win the war in Afghanistan within a week but did not want to kill 10 million people.

Afghanistan: Security forces arrest Taliaban fighter disguised as woman

Aug 03, 2019, at 04:31 pm

Kabul, Aug 3 (IBNS): Afghanistan security forces have arrested a Taliban fighter, who was disguised in women’s dress, in the country's Ghazni province, media reports said on Saturday.

UN chief laments ending of Cold War-era disarmament treaty

Aug 03, 2019, at 06:45 am

New York, Aug 3 (IBNS): Secretary-General António Guterres expressed his “deep regret” on Friday that the landmark Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty betweein the United States and Russia came to an end.  

Security Council must ‘come together’ to address the plight of children trapped in armed conflict, says UN envoy

Aug 03, 2019, at 06:40 am

New York, Aug 3 (IBNS): It is “vitally important” that the Security Council “come together” on the current plight of children affected by armed conflict across the globe”, Virginia Gamba, the United Nations Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict said on Friday.