Jul 17, 2019, at 05:29 pm
Islamabad,July 17 (IBNS): Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) chief Hafeez Saeed, who is the key mastermind of the 2008 Mumbai Attacks, was arrested by by the Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) of Pakistan and sent to prison, media reports said.
Explosion targets Kurdish forces in Syria's Hasakah
Jul 17, 2019, at 05:07 pm
Damascus, Jul 17 (Xinhua/UNI) A car bomb went off on Wednesday near a Kurdish checkpoint in Syria's northeastern province of Hasakah, leaving injuries, a war monitor reported.
Afghanistan: Senior presidential guard commander succumbs to injuries
Jul 17, 2019, at 03:57 pm
Kabul, July 17 (IBNS): A senior commander of presidential security guards succummbed to his injuries which he had sustained during an explosion which hit Kabul city recently, media reports said on Wednesday.
Jul 17, 2019, at 10:06 am
New York, July 17 (IBNS): Many women and girls “still face enormous challenges to their health, well-being and human rights”, Secretary-General António Guterres told a High-level General Assembly meeting on Tuesday conevened to mark the 25th anniversary of the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD), a milestone in reproductive health and rights.
Jul 17, 2019, at 09:48 am
New York, July 17 (IBNS): The world’s people are demanding “transformative change that is fair and sustainable,” Secretary-General António Guterres said on Tuesday, calling on government leaders to use the upcoming slate of key United Nations meetings in September to “kickstart a decade of delivery and action for people and planet.”
UN agency helps stranded Ethiopians return home, ending ‘harrowing migration ordeal’
Jul 17, 2019, at 09:45 am
New York, July 17 (IBNS): With the support of the International Organization for Migration (IOM), some 280 Ethiopians returned home on 10-11 July, after being facing traumatic experiences in Yemen.
‘Severe’ new US asylum restrictions will put vulnerable families at risk, UN refugee agency says
Jul 17, 2019, at 09:37 am
New York, July 17 (IBNS): Deeply concerned about the new rule barring from asylum the majority of people crossing the southern land border of the United States, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, has warned that the ‘severe’ measure will endanger vulnerable people in need of international protection from violence or persecution.
Human cost of Ukraine conflict is growing, Security Council told
Jul 17, 2019, at 09:30 am
New York, July 17 (IBNS): The human cost of the conflict in Ukraine is growing, the UN political chief told the Security Council on Tuesday, during a briefing on the current situation in the country.
Japanese reporter denied new passport after returning from Syrian captivity: reports
Jul 16, 2019, at 05:36 pm
Tokyo, Jul 16 (Sputnik/UNI) The Japanese Foreign Ministry has refused to grant a new passport for journalist Jumpei Yasuda, who spent three years in captivity in Syria, local media reported Tuesday.
Civilian, 22 militants killed in E Afghan counter-terrorism operation
Jul 16, 2019, at 05:33 pm
Kabul, Jul 16 (Xinhua/UNI) One child and 22 militants were killed following a counter-terrorism operation in Afghanistan's eastern Logar province overnight, Afghan Ministry of Interior Affairs confirmed on Tuesday.
China rules out nuclear arms talks with US, Russia
Jul 16, 2019, at 05:23 pm
Beijing, Jul 16 (Sputnik/UNI) China sees no conditions for engaging in talks with the United States and Russia on nuclear arms controls, a Foreign Ministry spokesman said at a briefing on Tuesday.
Bangladesh: Suspected drug peddler killed during 'shootout' with police
Jul 16, 2019, at 05:10 pm
Dhaka, July 16 (IBNS): In an alleged shootout with the police in Bangladesh's Narayanganj town a suspected drug peddler was killed, media reports said on Tuesday.
Jul 16, 2019, at 04:59 pm
Dhaka, July 16 (IBNS): A Bangladesh court on Tuesday awarded death sentence to five people for gang-raping and murdering former Exim Bank official Parvin Sultana before killing her father Ilyas Chowdhury in 2015.
Afghanistan: Two Taliban sympathizers arrested
Jul 16, 2019, at 04:19 pm
Kabul, July 16 (IBNS): During an operation, Afghanistan security forces have arrested two Taliban sympathizers from Kabul city, media reports said on Tuesday.
At least 11 Taliban fighters killed in security operations across Afghanistan - Reports
Jul 16, 2019, at 10:34 am
Moscow, Jul 16 (Sputnik/UNI) At least eleven Taliban militants were killed in separate operations and airstrikes carried out by the Afghan Special Forces across the country, local media reported.
EU renews sanctions on North Korea in response to Pyongyang's nuclear program
Jul 16, 2019, at 10:31 am
Moscow, Jul 16 (Sputnik/UNI) The European Union has renewed sanctions on North Korea in response to the country's nuclear weapon and ballistic missiles programs, a statement from the council said.
Civilian killed, 25 wounded in twin blasts in Iraq's capital: source
Jul 16, 2019, at 10:26 am
Baghdad, Jul 16 (Xinhua/UNI) A civilian was killed and 25 others wounded on Monday in two explosions at a Shiite mosque in the southwest of Iraq's capital Baghdad, an interior ministry source said.
Trump does not want war with Iran, people around him want it - Iranian Foreign Minister
Jul 16, 2019, at 10:23 am
Moscow, Jul 16 (Sputnik/UNI) US President Donald Trump does not want the war with Iran, but people around him want this conflict, Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif said.
At least one killed, 15 injured in massive gas blast in California - Reports
Jul 16, 2019, at 10:20 am
Moscow, July 16 (Sputnik/UNI) At least one person was killed and 15 injured after a huge gas explosion rocked a house in the city of Murrieta in the US state of California, local media reported.
Survivors of ISIL terror in Iraq want justice, not revenge, says head of UN investigation team
Jul 16, 2019, at 09:25 am
New York, July 16 (IBNS): The scale and barbarity of the crimes committed by ISIL have ultimately served not to divide but to unify, Karim Asad Ahmad Khan, head of the UN Investigative Team to Promote Accountability for Crimes Committed by Da’esh/Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (UNITAD), told the Security Council on Monday.
‘No hope’ global development goals can be achieved without women, says UN Assembly President
Jul 16, 2019, at 09:16 am
New York, July 16 (IBNS): Without the full participation and leadership of women, “we have no hope” of realizing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the President of the United Nations General Assembly told gender equality leaders on Monday.
‘We won’t get to zero cases of Ebola without a big scale-up in funding,’ UN relief chief warns
Jul 16, 2019, at 09:11 am
New York, July 16 (IBNS): Deadly, attacks on health workers in Ebola-hit areas of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), including one at the weekend that left two dead, are an indication that combating the disease outbreak will require far greater international support, UN humanitarian chief Mark Lowcock said on Monday.
'Complacency' a factor in stagnating global vaccination rates, warn UN health chiefs
Jul 16, 2019, at 09:02 am
New York, July 16 (IBNS): More than one in 10 children – almost 20 million worldwide – failed to receive potentially lifesaving vaccines in 2018, the UN said on Monday, citing obstacles including conflict, cost and complacency.
UN highlights importance of skills development on World Youth Skills Daykills Day
Jul 16, 2019, at 08:56 am
New York, July 16 (IBNS): At UN Headquarters, and across the globe, events are taking place on Monday to celebrate World Youth Skills Day – marked each year on 15 July – to raise awareness about the importance of youth skills development.
Jul 16, 2019, at 08:50 am
New York, July 16 (IBNS): After nearly a decade of progress, the number of people who suffer from hunger has slowly increased over the past three years, with about one in every nine people globally suffering from hunger today, the United Nations said in a new report released on Monday.
Man sentenced to 6 years in jail for traffic offence
Jul 15, 2019, at 05:26 pm
Hangzhou, Jul 15 (Xinhua/UNI) A defendant, surnamed Chen, was sentenced Monday to six years in prison for causing traffic casualties by a local court in Hangzhou, capital of east China's Zhejiang Province.
Over 35 civilians killed in airstrikes in Afghanistan's Urozgan province: Lawmaker
Jul 15, 2019, at 05:22 pm
Kabul, Jul 15 (Sputnik/UNI) Over 35 civilians were killed on the night into Monday in foreign forces' airstrikes on Gezab District in the central Afghan province of Urozgan, local lawmaker Qudratullah Rahimi told Sputnik.
Helicopter crash kills 2 in Russia
Jul 15, 2019, at 05:15 pm
Moscow, Jul 15 (Xinhua/UNI) A private helicopter crashed Sunday while making a hard landing in Russia's district of Orekhovo-Zuyevsky outside Moscow, killing two pilots on board, local authorities said.
US soldier killed by enemy small arms fire in Afghanistan
Jul 15, 2019, at 04:28 pm
Kabul, July 15 (IBNS): The US Department of Defense on Monday announced the death of a soldier in Afghanistan who was supporting Operation Freedom's Sentinel.
Afghanistan: IED blast leaves 2 children killed
Jul 15, 2019, at 03:46 pm
Kabul, July 15 (IBNS): At least two children were killed in an Improvised Explosive Device blast in northern Balkh province of Afghanistan on Monday, media reports said.