Following discussions of possible US sanctions against Russia's state debt: Kremlin
Jul 12, 2019, at 04:47 pm
Moscow, July 12 (Sputnik): The Kremlin is closely following the discussion of possible US sanctions against Russia's state debt, but notes that the draft law still has to go through many stages, presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Friday.
Train collision kills 11, injures 67 in Pakistan
Jul 11, 2019, at 12:15 pm
Islamabad, July 11 (UNI): Nearly a dozen people lost their lives and almost 70 others sustained injuries in Pakistan's Punjab on Thursday as a result of a deadly collision between passenger and freight trains, local media reported.
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UK ambassador to US Kim Darroch resigns after scandal with leaked cables
Jul 10, 2019, at 09:55 pm
London, July 10 (Sputnik): Simon McDonald, the head of the Diplomatic Service at the UK Foreign Office, accepted the resignation of UK Ambassador to the United States Kim Darroch, which came after a scandal with leaked diplomatic cables that contained unvarnished assessments of the US administration.
Battery fire sparks evacuation of Sydney Airport int'l terminal
Jul 10, 2019, at 06:14 pm
Sydney, Jul 10 (Xinhua/UNI) The international terminal at Australia's Sydney Airport was evacuated on Wednesday after smoke from a battery fire filled the departures area, with passengers being told to expect flight delays.
Jul 10, 2019, at 05:38 pm
Dhaka, July 10 (IBNS): Former United Nations secretary general Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday praised Bangladesh and said the country has been the best teacher in the region of climate change adaptation.
'Mentally disturbed' man hacks to death three in Bangladesh
Jul 10, 2019, at 04:47 pm
Dhaka, July 10 (IBNS): A “mentally disturbed” man allegedly hacked to death three people in Bangladesh's Cumilla area, media reports said on Wednesday.
46 people hospitalized, 15 in critical condition, in carbon monoxide leak at Canada hotel
Jul 10, 2019, at 10:27 am
Ottawa, July 9 (Xinhua/UNI) Forty-six people have been rushed to hospital, including 15 in critical condition, following a suspected carbon monoxide leak at a hotel in the City of Winnipeg, Canada's Manitoba, local authorities said Tuesday.
Threat from petty criminals who turn to terrorism, a growing concern, Security Council hears
Jul 10, 2019, at 10:19 am
New York, July 10 (IBNS): The less predictable threats represented by small-time criminals who have opportunistically embraced terrorism, are a source of growing concern, the UN Security Council heard on Tuesday. That warning came from Tamara Makarenko, an International Consultant, who works with the UN Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute (UNICRI), speaking at an open debate on threats to international peace and security.
Jul 10, 2019, at 10:08 am
New York, July 10 (IBNS): Nations across the world now have an “unprecedented opportunity to talk to each other and learn from each other”, Inga Rhonda King, President of the UN Economic and Social Council (ESOSOC), said on Tuesday, kicking off the annual High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) in New York.
Jul 10, 2019, at 10:00 am
New York, July 10 (IBNS): Heavy flooding and landslides in the Rohingya refugee camps of Cox’s Bazar in Bangladesh, has left thousands of children and families in an increasingly dire situation with critical infrastructure damaged or destroyed, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) warned on Tuesday, while scaling up relief efforts to those vulnerable children.
Global response to poverty and environmental goals 'not ambitious enough’
Jul 10, 2019, at 09:54 am
New York, July 10 (IBNS): The global response to realizing poverty and environmental goals agreed by world leaders in 2015 has not been “ambitious enough” according to the UN Secretary-General.
World Bank Chief Executive Officer arrives in Bangladesh tomorrow
Jul 10, 2019, at 09:11 am
Dhaka, July 10 (IBNS): The World Bank’s Chief Executive Officer Kristalina Georgieva arrives in Dhaka tomorrow on her first visit to Bangladesh.
Pakistani news anchor shot dead in Karachi
Jul 10, 2019, at 08:48 am
Karachi, July 10 (IBNS): A Pakistani news channel's anchorperson was gunned down by gunman in Karachi city's Defence area on Tuesday night, media reports said.
Saudi Prince Mohammad Bin Salman's sister faces verdict over beating workman in France
Jul 09, 2019, at 07:17 pm
Paris, July 9 (IBNS): Saudi Prince Mohammad Bin Salman's sister is facing a verdict in France on Tuesday for allegedly beating an Egyptian-born artisan, media reports said.
Clashes near Libya's Tripoli leave over 1,000 people killed over 3 months: WHO
Jul 09, 2019, at 05:26 pm
Moscow, Jul 9 (Sputnik) Clashes between the Libyan National Army (LNA) and Libya's UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA) near the country's capital of Tripoli have left over 1,000 people killed and over 5,500 people injured over three months, the World Health Organization (WHO) in Libya said on Tuesday.
Leaked cables from UK Ambassador to US are story between London and Washington: Peskov
Jul 09, 2019, at 05:11 pm
Moscow, Jul 9 (Sputnik/UNI) The leaked secret cables from the UK ambassador to the United States, Kim Darroch, are a story between Washington and London, let them address it themselves, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Tuesday.
China urges US to withdraw arms sales to Taiwan
Jul 09, 2019, at 04:59 pm
Beijing, Jul 9 (Xinhua/UNI) China on Tuesday urged the United States to immediately withdraw arms sales to Taiwan and sever military ties with the island.
Bangladesh: Schoolboy hacked to death in Gazipur
Jul 09, 2019, at 03:53 pm
Dhaka, July 9 (IBNS): Unidentified attackers hacked to death a school boy in Bangladesh's Gazipur city on Monday, media reports said.
Bangladesh: Rape suspect killed in alleged gunfight in Mymensingh
Jul 09, 2019, at 03:37 pm
Dhaka, July 9 (IBNS): A rape suspect has been killed during an alleged shootout with police in Mymensingh’s Bhaluka upazila of Bangladesh, media reports said on Tuesday.
Afghanistan: ISIS-K militant among 5 killed during Special Forces raid
Jul 09, 2019, at 03:23 pm
Kabul, July 9 (IBNS): The security forces conducted separate operations in Herat, Farah and Nangarahr provinces of Afghanistan and killed at least five terrorists, media reports said.
Syrian Army attacks terrorist positions in Idlib, Hama provinces - Reports
Jul 09, 2019, at 10:24 am
Beirut, July 8 (Sputnik/UNI) The Syrian army launched bombardment of several Nusra Front (terrorist group, banned in Russia) positions in Hama and Idlib provinces in retaliation for attacks on Hama villages, local media reported on Monday.
UN agencies welcome regional road map to help integrate ‘continuing exodus of Venezuelans’
Jul 09, 2019, at 09:16 am
New York, July 9 (IBNS): A new road map adopted by Latin American and Caribbean countries, to help better integrate refugees and migrants from crisis-hit Venezuela into new host societies, drew a warm welcome from two UN agencies on Monday.
Jul 09, 2019, at 09:07 am
New York, July 9 (IBNS): The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Monday, found former Congolese rebel leader Bosco Ntaganda guilty “beyond reasonable doubt”, of 18 counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity, in the volatile Ituri district of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), between 2002 and 2003.
Jul 09, 2019, at 09:02 am
New York, July 9 (IBNS): Conditions in which migrants and refugees are being held in the United States are appalling, said the UN human rights chief on Monday, underscoring that children should never be held in immigration detention, or separated from their families.
Homicide kills far more people than armed conflict, new UN study shows
Jul 09, 2019, at 08:53 am
New York, July 9 (IBNS): Some 464,000 people across the world were victims of homicidal violence in 2017, more than five times the number killed in armed conflict over the same period, UN researchers said on Monday.
Trump's Iran nuclear deal u-turn shows US lacks clear mideast policy: Syrian Ambassador
Jul 08, 2019, at 07:51 pm
New Delhi, Jul 8 (Sputnik): The United States' reversal on the 2015 Iran nuclear deal clearly shows that Washington not only does not honour its own commitments but also does not have a concrete Middle East policy, Syrian Ambassador to India Riad Abbas said in an interview with Sputnik.
Sheikh Hasina attacks US congressman for proposal on attaching Rakhine with Bangladesh
Jul 08, 2019, at 05:26 pm
Dhaka, July 8 (IBNS): Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday criticized US congressman for his proposal to attach Myanmar’s Rakhine State with her nation to end the Rohingya crisis, media reports said.
Three killed as Somali police foil attack in Mogadishu
Jul 08, 2019, at 04:57 pm
Mogadishu, Jul 8 (Xinhua/UNI) At least three people including a police man were killed and five others injured after a vehicle loaded with explosives went off at a security checkpoint in Mogadishu on Monday.
British Airways faces record fine after massive website hack
Jul 08, 2019, at 04:55 pm
London, Jul 8 (Xinhua/UNI) British Airways is facing a record fine of over 183 million pounds (about 229.2 million U.S. dollars) over last year's massive hack into its security system, its parent group IAG said on Monday.
Massive forest fire breaks out in Sri Lanka
Jul 08, 2019, at 04:44 pm
Colombo, Jul 8 (Xinhua/UNI) The Sri Lanka Airforce on Monday dispatched a Bell 212 helicopter to douse a massive forest fire which broke out in the Maragala Mountain area in Moneragala, in the Uva Province over the weekend, local media reports said.