Saudi king orders hosting 1,000 Palestinian pilgrims during Hajj
Jul 08, 2019, at 10:17 am
Riyadh, July 7 (Xinhua) Saudi Arabian King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud ordered on Sunday that 1,000 Palestinian pilgrims be hosted during the annual Muslim Hajj, Saudi Press Agency reported.
US-led airstrike kills 3 IS militants in northern Iraq
Jul 08, 2019, at 10:15 am
Baghdad, July 8 (Xinhua/UNI) A US-led coalition airstrike killed three Islamic State (IS) militants in the Iraqi northern province of Kirkuk on Sunday, while a civilian was killed and two others wounded in attacks in the eastern province of Diyala.
Syria: At least seven children killed in yet another airstrike
Jul 08, 2019, at 10:07 am
New York, July 8 (IBNS): According to the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF), at least seven children were killed in an airstrike against displaced civilians on Saturday on the village of Mhambel, in the outskirts of Idlib, in northwest Syria. News reports state that over 20 civilians were killed in this attack led by Government forces using missiles and barrel bombs.
Afghanistan: ISIS recruitment ring busted in Kabul, university lecturer arrested
Jul 08, 2019, at 09:44 am
Kabul, July 8 (IBNS): In a major development, three people, including a university lecturer, were arrested as security forces busted a recruitment ring of ISIS terrorist group from Afghanistan's Kabul city, media reports said on Monday.
Chinese national held from Dhaka airport with 28 gold bars
Jul 08, 2019, at 09:34 am
Dhaka, July 8 (IBNS): Security officials have detained a Chinese national from Dhaka's Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport with 28 gold bars, media reports said.
6.9 magnitude earthquake hits Indonesia, triggers tsunami warning
Jul 07, 2019, at 09:53 pm
Jakarta, Jul 7 (IBNS): A strong 6.9 magnitude earthquake hit Indonesia on Sunday, the US Geological Survey reported.
Hong Kong protesters march again against extradition bill
Jul 07, 2019, at 08:33 pm
Hong Kong, Jul 7 (UNI) Thousands of protesters took to the streets again on Sunday to keep up the pressure on the Hong Kong government to withdraw the extradition bill.
Bangladesh: Key suspect in child rape incident arrested
Jul 07, 2019, at 07:45 pm
Dhaka, July 7 (IBNS): The Bangladesh Police have arrested a man in connection with the rape and murder of a seven-year-old girl from Dhaka's Bonogram area, media reports said.
Suicide car bombing kills 12 in Afghanistan
Jul 07, 2019, at 07:26 pm
Kabul, July 7 (IBNS): A suicide car bombing incident tin Afghanistan's PD3 area of the city of Ghazni left at least 12 people killed, media reports said.
Seven Moroccans killed in airstrike in Libya
Jul 07, 2019, at 07:11 pm
Rabat, Jul 7 (Xinhua/UNI) Seven Moroccan migrants were killed in an airstrike that hit a migrant center in Tajoura, east of the Libyan capital Tripoli.
Bangladesh joins hand with UNDP to benefit Bangladeshi women, girls for climate resilient solutions
Jul 07, 2019, at 06:55 pm
Dhaka, July 7 (Xinhua/UNI) Bangladeshi Ministry of Women and Children Affairs has joined hands with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) to implement a six-year project benefiting almost 700,000 people mostly women and adolescent girls for climate resilient solutions.
Afghanistan: Security forces arrest ISIS leader in Kunduz
Jul 07, 2019, at 05:08 pm
Kabul, July 7 (IBNS): The Afghan Special Forces have arrested a leader of the ISIS terrorist group from Afghanistan's Kunduz province, media reports said on Sunday.
World Bank appoints new country director for Afghanistan
Jul 07, 2019, at 04:35 pm
Kabul, July 7 (IBNS): The newly appointed World Bank Country Director for Afghanistan, Henry Kerali,has joined the Kabul office, officials said on Sunday.
Death toll in blast in Afghan's Ghazni city rises to 12
Jul 07, 2019, at 01:47 pm
Kabul, July 7 (Sputnik): At least eight members of the Afghan security forces and four civilians were killed, and more than 60 others were injured in a Taliban bombing attack that hit the Afghan central city of Ghazni on Sunday, the local governor's spokesman Aref Noori told Sputnik.
At least 20 injured, 1 killed in blast in central Afghanistan
Jul 07, 2019, at 12:19 pm
Kabul July 7 (Sputnik): An explosion that hit Afghanistan's central city of Ghazni on Sunday left a person killed and at least 20 others injured, a health official told Sputnik.
Trump administration is 'inept and insecure', says UK ambassador
Jul 07, 2019, at 10:36 am
Washington, July 7 (UNI): The Trump administration has been labelled "inept", insecure and incompetent in leaked emails from the UK ambassador to Washington.
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Half day strike against gas price hike in Bangladesh
Jul 07, 2019, at 10:30 am
Dhaka, July 7 (UNI): Left Democratic Alliance (LDA), a platform of left-leaning political parties, in Bangladesh will enforce a half-day nationwide hartal on Sunday protesting at the recent hike in gas prices.
Pakistani Prime Minister accepts Putin's invitation to visit Russia in September - Reports
Jul 06, 2019, at 08:11 pm
Moscow, Jul 6 (Sputnik/UNI) Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan accepted the invitation of Russian President Vladimir Putin to attend the Eastern Economic Forum that will take place in the Russian city of Vladivostok in September, Pakistani media reported on Saturday, citing sources.
Another victim of Budapest tourist boat disaster found, identified
Jul 06, 2019, at 07:15 pm
Budapest, Jul 6 (Xinhua/UNI) Another victim of the tragic Hungarian boat crash has been identified in the river Danube some 55 km south of Budapest, according to a Hungarian police statement published here on Saturday.
South African president gives full support to Huawei
Jul 06, 2019, at 05:14 pm
Johannesburg, Jul 6 (Xinhua/UNI) South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said Friday at a conference focusing on the 4th Industrial Revolution that his country backed China's technology giant Huawei.
Bangladesh: Seven year old Wari girl raped before murder
Jul 06, 2019, at 04:19 pm
Dhaka, July 6 (IBNS): Body of a seven-year-old girl, who was recovered from an under-construction building at Dhaka’s Wari area, was raped before she was murdered, media reports said.
Afghanistan: Airstrikes kill Taliban’s Red Unit commander for Takhar
Jul 06, 2019, at 04:06 pm
Kabul, July 6 (IBNS): Airstrikes conducted by Afghanistan security forces in Takhar province of the country killed the Red Unit commander of the Taliban group, media reports said.
Magnitude 7.1 earthquake hits southern California, strongest in 20 years
Jul 06, 2019, at 10:32 am
Los Angeles, Jul 5 (Xinhua) A magnitude 7.1 earthquake on Friday hit southern California at 8:19 pm local time (0319 GMT Saturday).
Second Quake Hits Canada Off Pacific Coast, Aftershocks Rattle California - Gov’t. Monitor
Jul 06, 2019, at 06:59 am
Washington, Jul 6 (Sputnik/UNI) Canada has registered its second earthquake in two days off the coast of Vancouver Island, estimated at magnitudes of 4.9 and 5.0, the federal government's monitoring service Earthquakes Canada reported.
UN chief welcomes power-sharing deal between Sudanese military and opposition
Jul 06, 2019, at 06:53 am
New York, July 6 (IBNS): UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Friday he was “encouraged” by reports of a newly-inked power-sharing deal between the Forces for Freedom and Change – a coalition of opposition and protest groups – and Sudan’s ruling military council.
Scores of Rohingya refugee shelters in Bangladesh destroyed by flooding
Jul 06, 2019, at 06:47 am
New York, July 6 (IBNS): Heavy monsoon rains in Bangladesh have drenched the Cox’s Bazar settlement, home to more than 900,000 Rohingya refugees, destroying some 273 shelters, and injuring 11 people, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, said on Friday. The huge refugee camp has been hit by three days of non-stop rain, and more heavy downpours are expected throughout next week, with four months of the monsoon season still to go.
Jul 06, 2019, at 06:42 am
New York, July 6 (IBNS): The toll from Tuesday’s reported airstrikes on a detention centre in the suburbs of Tripoli has risen to 53 dead and more than 130 injured among the “severely traumatized” surviving migrants and refugees, UN aid agencies said on Friday, reiterating their appeal to close all such facilities in the embattled country.
Jul 06, 2019, at 06:37 am
New York, July 6 (IBNS): “The only way out of this crisis is to come together, in dialogue”: that was the clear message delivered by Michelle Bachelet, the UN human rights chief, to the Government of Venezuela on Friday, during an address to the Human Rights Council, coinciding with the publication of a new UN report on Venezuela.
Over 20 people injured in explosion at mosque in eastern Afghanistan- local officials
Jul 06, 2019, at 05:53 am
Kabul, Jul 5 (Sputnik/UNI): At least 21 people were injured on Friday in a powerful explosion that hit a mosque in the eastern Afghan city of Ghazni, local officials told Sputnik.
Three killed in car explosion in southern Turkey
Jul 05, 2019, at 06:22 pm
Ankara, July 5 (Xinhua/UNI) At least three people were killed, and one was wounded in a car explosion on Friday in Reyhanli district of Turkish southern Hatay province, near the Syrian border, Anadolu Agency reported.