Effective multilateralism the antidote to today’s ‘divisions’, Holy See tells UN Assembly
Sep 29, 2019, at 10:44 pm
New York: As a precondition for addressing so many of today’s greatest challenges, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, State Secretary of the Holy See, told the United Nations on Saturday morning that “galvanizing effective multilateralism” is one of the most important priorities for the international community.
Hong Kong witnesses another weekend of protests
Sep 29, 2019, at 10:27 pm
Hong Kong: Ahead of the 70th anniversary of the People's Republic of China, Hong Kong Police lobbed tear gas shells and even fired blue dye from a water cannon to disperse protesters who used petrol bombs and bricks while clashing with the security forces in the city, media reports said.
Israeli army detains 27 Palestinian popular front activists
Sep 29, 2019, at 08:53 pm
Gaza, Sep 29 (Sputnik/UNI) The Israeli army has detained 27 activists of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine in the occupied West Bank, a member of the group’s central committee told Sputnik on Sunday.
Jordanian court orders halt to teachers’ strike -Reports
Sep 29, 2019, at 08:45 pm
Beirut, Sep 29 (Sputnik/UNI) A Jordanian court ordered on Sunday to suspend an open-ended teachers’ strike pending the final ruling, state media said.
Pedersen confirms Kurds represented in Syrian constitutional committee
Sep 29, 2019, at 08:41 pm
United Nations, Sep 29 (Sputnik/UNI) United Nations Special Envoy for Syria Geir Pedersen has confirmed to Sputnik that the Kurds will be part of the Syrian Constitutional Committee.
Hong Kong leader to attend China’s national day celebrations in Beijing
Sep 29, 2019, at 07:47 pm
Beijing, Sep 29 (Sputnik/UNI) Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam will travel to Beijing on Monday as China prepares to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic on Tuesday, her office said.
Kenyan police orders al-Shabab suspect to surrender
Sep 29, 2019, at 06:38 pm
Nairobi, Sep 29 (Xinhua/UNI) Kenyan police on Sunday ordered an al-Shabab suspect to surrender to the nearest police station with immediate effect.
Bangladesh will be poverty-free by 2030: FM AHM Mustafa Kamal
Sep 29, 2019, at 05:51 pm
Dhaka: Bangladesh Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal on Sunday said the country is going to be poverty-free by 2030.
Afghanistan: Prominent Taliban leader Mawlavi Abdul Hanan killed in Ghazni airstrike
Sep 29, 2019, at 04:54 pm
Kabul: The Afghanistan government on Sunday confirmed that a prominent Taliban leader was killed during an airstrike conducted in the country's south-eastern Ghazni province, media reports said.
Pakistan: Man arrested for sexually assaulting daughter-in-law
Sep 29, 2019, at 04:39 pm
Karachi: Police have arrested a man for allegedly sexually assaulting his daughter-in-law in Karachi city of Pakistan, media reports said.
Death toll in Indonesia quake rises to 30, about 25,000 flee home
Sep 29, 2019, at 10:40 am
Jakarta, Sep 29 (Xinhua) The number of casualties climbed to 30 with 156 others injured, while around 25,000 people took shelters, a senior disaster agency official said on Sunday after a 6.5-magnitude quake hit Indonesia's eastern Maluku province three days ago.
6.2 magnitude earthquake hits Philippines: EMSC
Sep 29, 2019, at 10:09 am
Moscow, Sep 29 (Sputnik): A magnitude 6.2 earthquake hit the Philippine island of Mindanao, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said Sunday.
Balochistan: Blast leaves three people killed, 12 injured
Sep 28, 2019, at 11:09 pm
Islamabad: At least three people, including a leader of the Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F), were killed as an explosion hit Pakistan's Chaman area in Balochistan on Saturday, media reports said.
Pakistan: Two people killed as explosion rocks Balochistan
Sep 28, 2019, at 07:02 pm
Islamabad: At least two people were killed as an explosion rocked Balochistan's Chaman area in Pakistan on Saturday, media reports said.
Seven migrants drown off Moroccan coast
Sep 28, 2019, at 06:44 pm
Rabat, Sept 28 (Xinhua/UNI) Some seven Moroccan migrants have drowned after their boat sank off Morocco's coast on Saturday, local media reported.
Child killed, nine civilians injured in missile attacks in southern Afghanistan
Sep 28, 2019, at 06:42 pm
Kabul, September 28 (Sputnik/UNI) Missile attacks in Helmand province in southern Afghanistan resulted in the death of a child, a Sputnik correspondent reported on Saturday, adding that nine people were also injured in the attacks.
Bangladesh: PM Sheikh Hasina's 73rh birthday celebrated across nationÂ
Sep 28, 2019, at 06:26 pm
Dhaka, Sep 28 (UNI) Bangladesh on Saturday celebrated the 73rd birthday of it's Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, albeit in her absence.
Hong Kong Legislative Council orders staff evacuation amid protest rally near building
Sep 28, 2019, at 06:22 pm
Hong Kong, Sep 28 (Sputnik/UNI) The Hong Kong Legislative Council issued a red alert on Saturday to order immediate evacuation of its personnel from its compounds as protesters gathered near the building and attempted to storm the metal fence surrounding it.
Pakistan PM Imran Khan's plane makes emergency landing in NY after developing technical fault
Sep 28, 2019, at 04:59 pm
New York: The plane, which was carrying Pakistan PM Imran Khan and the delegation, was rerouted to New York City after it developed technical fault, media reports said on Saturday.
Never invaded a single square of foreign territory or triggered a single war or conflict: China
Sep 28, 2019, at 02:24 pm
Beijing: China on Friday claimed that it has never provoked a "single war or conflict" or "invaded a single square" of foreign territory in a white paper issued in the run-up to the 70th anniversary of the formation of the People's Republic of China on Oct 1.
First turbaned Sikh police officer of USA shot dead in Texas
Sep 28, 2019, at 01:01 pm
Houston: In a shocking incident in Texas in USA, a 42-year-old Sikh cop, the first turbaned Sikh police officer, was killed on Friday after he was shot several times from behind while he was on duty near Houston.
Imran Khan makes goof-up at UNGA, refers to Modi as Indian 'President'
Sep 28, 2019, at 12:21 pm
New York: Embarrassing himself in front of the global leaders, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan called Narendra Modi as India's "President" during his address at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) here on Friday.
Sep 28, 2019, at 08:25 am
New York: The Vice-President of Venezuela on Friday criticized administrations which have recognized National Assembly president Juan Guaidó as leader of the South American country.
Despite grappling with Rohingya crisis, Bangladesh is ‘development miracle’
Sep 28, 2019, at 08:20 am
New York: Despite global turbulence and economic uncertainty, the Prime Minister of Bangladesh told the General Assembly on Friday evening that her country has often been cited as a “development miracle”.
At UN Assembly, China says ‘it will not ever be cowered by threats’
Sep 28, 2019, at 07:59 am
New York: In his address to the UN General Assembly on Friday, the State Councilor and Foreign Minister of China declared that his country will not ever be cowered by threats or subdued by pressure, when facing the headwinds of protectionism.
Sep 28, 2019, at 07:50 am
New York: While crediting the United Nations for preventing ‘World War III’, the Foreign Minister of Russia lamented to the General Assembly on Friday that the number of conflicts on the planet has not declined, nor has enmity weakened.
Central African Republic: Three UN peacekeepers killed, fourth injured following helicopter crash
Sep 28, 2019, at 07:42 am
New York: Three peacekeepers were killed and a fourth was severely injured after a helicopter crashed on Friday morning local time, in the west of the Central African Republic, the UN mission to the country (MINUSCA) has confirmed.
Treat climate crisis with ‘greatest urgency’, Bahamas leader tells UN Assembly
Sep 28, 2019, at 07:34 am
New York: Hurricane Dorian, one of the most destructive Atlantic storms ever recorded, “is a generational tragedy” for The Bahamas, Prime Minister Hubert Minnis said on Friday.
Sudan at the start of ‘long road to recovery’, UN chief tells high-level meeting
Sep 28, 2019, at 07:08 am
New York: Sudan is now on the long road to socio-economic recovery, following the establishment of a civilian-led government, UN Secretary-General António Guterres told a high-level meeting on Friday, at UN Headquarters in New York.
‘We may be small islands, but no man is an island’, Papua New Guinea youth tells world leaders
Sep 28, 2019, at 06:57 am
New York: “All of us from small islands can relate to the word’s perception of us, as small islands”, but rather than treating them as distant vessels, imagine instead “an undivided Pacific, connected by an ocean highway.” That was the plea to world leaders from Vinzealhar Ainjo Kwangin Nen, on Friday, speaking on behalf of her generation, on the front line of climate change.