Former Tehran mayor sentenced to death for killing wife

Jul 30, 2019, at 05:35 pm

Tehran, Jul 30 (Xinhua/UNI) Former Tehran mayor Mohammad Ali Najafi has been sentenced to death for killing his wife, the spokesman of Iran's Judiciary Gholam Hossein Esmaili announced on Tuesday.

3,812 civilians killed and wounded in first half of 2019 in Afghanistan: UNAMA

Jul 30, 2019, at 05:13 pm

Kabul, July 30 (IBNS): The conflict in Afghanistan continues to have a devastating impact on civilians, with the latest UN update released today documenting 3,812 civilian casualties (1,366 deaths and 2,446 injured) in the first half of 2019.

US airstrike kills 2 Taliban leaders in Afghanistan

Jul 30, 2019, at 04:36 pm

Kabul, July 30 (IBNS): Two Taliban leaders were killed during an airstrike conducted by the US in Afghanistan's western Farah province, media reports said on Tuesday.

Pakistan: 19 dead, 16 injured as small plane crashes in Rawalpindi

Jul 30, 2019, at 12:58 pm

Rawalpindi, July 30 (UNI): At least 19 people were killed and 16 injured after a small Pakistani military plane crashed into a residential area here, local media reported on Tuesday.

Trump, Johnson discuss UK's future after Brexit over phone

Jul 30, 2019, at 10:24 am

Washington, July 29 (Xinhua/UNI) US President Donald Trump and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson recently discussed Britain's future after Brexit over the phone, the White House said in a statement Monday.

Two children among victims killed in festival shooting in N California

Jul 30, 2019, at 10:22 am

San Francisco, July 30 (Xinhua/UNI) A six-year-old boy and a 13-year-old girl were among the victims killed in a shooting at an annual garlic festival held in Gilroy city, Northern California, Gilroy Police Chief Scot Smithee said Monday.

US charges two men for allegedly attempting to join IS in Sinai - Justice Dept.

Jul 30, 2019, at 10:18 am

Washington, July 30 (Sputnik/UNI) Two men have been charged for allegedly conspiring to travel to Sinai to join the Islamic State terrorist group (IS, banned in Russia), the Justice Department said.

At least 77 injured in traffic accident in Hong Kong

Jul 30, 2019, at 10:15 am

Hong Kong, July 30 (Xinhua/UNI) At least 77 people were injured Tuesday after two double-decker buses collided just outside the Tai Lam Tunnel in Hong Kong, according to the Information Services Department of China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government.

Death toll in Brazil prison riot climbs to 57

Jul 30, 2019, at 10:14 am

Rio De Janeiro, July 30 (Xinhua/UNI) The death toll from a prison riot in Brazil's northern Para state Monday climbed to 57, authorities said.

Murder of Brazilian indigenous leader a ‘worrying symptom’ of land invasion

Jul 30, 2019, at 10:10 am

New York, July 30 (IBNS): In the wake of the murder of indigenous leader Emrya Wajãpi in Brazil, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, has called on the country’s authorities to “react quickly and decisively” to protect the rights of indigenous peoples on their lands.

With Libyans now ‘fighting the wars of others’ inside their own country, UN envoy urges Security Council action to end violence

Jul 30, 2019, at 10:06 am

New York, July 30 (IBNS): Fighting in Libya “shows no signs of abating”, the head of the United Nations Support Mission (UNSMIL), told the Security Council on Monday, painting a grim picture of worsening humanitarian conditions, and warning that the instability and influx of foreign weapons is fueling a proxy war in the north African country.

Easing ‘classroom crisis’ in Côte d’Ivoire, brick by (plastic) brick

Jul 30, 2019, at 09:54 am

New York, July 30 (IBNS): In an innovative partnership, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and a Colombian social enterprise announced on Monday that it had broken ground on a first-of-its-kind factory to convert plastic waste in Côte d'Ivoire into modular, easy-to-assemble, low-cost plastic bricks for classrooms in the West African country.

UN chief extends condolences to families of China landslide casualties

Jul 30, 2019, at 09:49 am

New York, July 30 (IBNS): United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has extended his condolences to the families of those killed in Sunday’s landslides, in the southern Chinese province of Guizhou, following heavy rains.

Pakistan Army plane on routine patrol crashes, 17 dead

Jul 30, 2019, at 09:43 am

Islamabad, July 30 (IBNS):  A Pakistan Army aviation aircraft crashed in country's Mora Kalu area, located close to Rawalpindi city, and left 17 people dead, media reports said.

Two US service members die in Afghanistan

Jul 30, 2019, at 09:32 am

Islamabad, July 30 (IBNS):  Two U.S. service members died in Afghanistan on Modnay, officials said.

Russia declares state of emergency in four regions over wildfires

Jul 29, 2019, at 11:18 pm

Moscow, July 29 (Xinhua): Russia has declared a state of emergency in forests in four regions of Siberia and the Far East over mass wildfires, the Russian Aerial Forest Protection Service said Monday.

Canada: Library of Congress makes available online rare 2,000-year-old text of early Buddhism

Jul 29, 2019, at 10:49 pm

Washington, Jul 29 (IBNS): The Gandhara Scroll, one of the world’s oldest Buddhist manuscripts, has been restored and made available online by the Library of Congress (LoC), Washington, LoC reports said.

US hopes Russia will be supportive of engaging China in nonproliferation talks: Pompeo

Jul 29, 2019, at 08:43 pm

Washington, July 29 (Sputnik): The United States hopes Russia will be supportive of the efforts to engage China in negotiations on nonproliferation, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Monday.

Russia's Sukhoi aircraft manufacturer begins making Su-57s for defence ministry

Jul 29, 2019, at 08:27 pm

Moscow, July 29 (Sputnik): Russia's Sukhoi aircraft manufacturer began making fifth generation fighter jets Su-57 for the country's armed forces, the office of Deputy Prime Minister Yury Borisov, who is in charge of the defense industry, told Sputnik.

Canada: Heat warning continues for most of GTA, including Toronto

Jul 29, 2019, at 08:17 pm

Toronto, July 29 (IBNS): After a prolonged winter in Canada, most of the Greater Toronto Area (GTA), including Toronto, are still under a heat warning, which was issued by Environment Canada (EC), on Friday, media reports said.

Canada: RCMP start searching York Landing for two B.C. homicide suspects

Jul 29, 2019, at 07:39 pm

Manitoba, Jul 29 (IBNS): Responding to a tip of sighting of the two B.C. fugitives Bryer Schmegelsky, 18, and Kam McLeod, 19, RCMP (Royal Canadian Mounted Police) officers have started searching York Landing, Manitoba, media reports said.

At least three dead, one injured in shooting in Southern France

Jul 29, 2019, at 05:32 pm

Paris, Jul 29 (Xinhua/UNI) At least three people were killed and one was injured in a shooting in Southern France on Sunday evening, local media reported.

Gilroy Garlic Festival shooting: Three killed

Jul 29, 2019, at 04:43 pm

Los Angeles, July 29 (IBNS): At least three people were killed and 11 others were injured in a shooting incident in the  Gilroy Garlic Festival in California city of the US, media reports said.

Kabul: Security forces arrest three people on suspicion of terror related acitivites

Jul 29, 2019, at 04:21 pm

Kabul, July 29 (IBNS):  The Afghan Special Forces have arrested three people on suspicion of terror related acitivites from Afghanistan capital Kabul city, media reports said on Monday.

Bangladesh hands list of 25,000 Rohingya refugees to Myanmar

Jul 29, 2019, at 04:12 pm

Dhaka, July 29 (IBNS): Keeping in mind the repatriation process, Bangladesh on Monday handed over names of 25,000 Rohingyas to Myanmar.

4 Syrian soldiers killed in landmine explosions in Sweida province

Jul 29, 2019, at 10:18 am

Damascus, July 29 (Xinhua/UNI) At least four Syrian soldiers were killed and nine others wounded on Sunday as a result of the explosion of landmines in the southern province of Sweida, a war monitor reported.

US military kills ISIS terrorist in northern Somalia

Jul 29, 2019, at 10:15 am

Mogadishu, July 29 (Xinhua/UNI) The United States military said Sunday it conducted an airstrike against ISIS terrorist in northern Somalia on Sunday, killing one militant.

Nigeria: Boko Haram terrorists attack a funeral, 65 killed

Jul 29, 2019, at 09:54 am

Abuja, July 29 (IBNS): Suspected Boko Haram terrorists opened fire on a funeral in Nigeria's north-eastern state of Borno and left 65 people killed, media reports said on Monday.

Pakistan condemns terrorist attack on office of Amrullah Saleh in Afghanistan

Jul 29, 2019, at 09:38 am

Islamabad, July 29 (IBNS): Pakistan strongly condemns the terrorist attack on the office of Mr. Amrullah Saleh, a Vice Presidential candidate for the upcoming Presidential elections in Afghanistan. 

Attackers storm Afghanistan VP Candidate’s Office, 2 killed

Jul 29, 2019, at 09:18 am

Kabul, July 29 (IBNS):  The office of the second vice presidential candidate for President Ashraf Ghani's election campaign in Kabul's police district 4 (PD4) in Shaheed Circle was attacked by suspected terrorists on Sunday and left at least two people killed, media reports said.