Lesbian couple beaten in homophobic attack on London bus, fifth suspect arrested
Jun 08, 2019, at 06:06 pm
London, June 8 (IBNS): The Metropolitan Police on Saturday said the fifth suspect in the homophobic attack and robbery of two women in a London bus.
Taliban commander killed in Afghanistan
Jun 08, 2019, at 05:39 pm
Kabul, June 8 (IBNS): Taliban commander Shah Maqsood has been killed in an explosion in Afghanistan's western Farah province, media reports said on Saturday.
Egyptian security forces kill 4 suspected terrorists after Sinai attack
Jun 08, 2019, at 05:35 pm
Cairo, June 8 (Xinhua/UNI) Egyptian security forces killed four suspected terrorists who were involved in a deadly attack on a police checkpoint in the restive Sinai Peninsula, Egypt's Interior Ministry said on Saturday.
White House clinches deal with Mexico, imposition of tariffs by US suspended
Jun 08, 2019, at 10:15 am
Washington, Jun 8 (UNI): President Donald Trump on Friday night said that US has reached a signed agreement with Mexico to avert the threat of tariffs on all Mexican imports next week.
St. Vincent and the Grenadines breaks a record, as smallest ever Security Council seat holder
Jun 08, 2019, at 06:59 am
New York, June 8 (IBNS): Following a secret ballot held on Friday, the UN General Assembly elected five countries to the Security Council, including St. Vincent and the Grenadines, the smallest nation ever to secure a seat. Also elected were Estonia, Niger, Tunisia, Viet Nam.
Jun 08, 2019, at 06:48 am
New York, June 8 (IBNS): Technological innovation is continuing to transform the world, with the potential to propel us all towards reaching the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) said the UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Friday, at the Saint Petersburg International Economic Forum in Russia.
Accountability in Sudan ‘crucial’ to avoid ‘further bloodshed’, says UN rights office
Jun 08, 2019, at 06:40 am
New York, June 8 (IBNS): Now in its fifth day, a crackdown by the military authorities in the Sudanese capital of Khartoum, with dozens reported killed, has prompted a “gravely concerned” UN human rights office (OHCHR) to propose the “rapid deployment” of a monitoring team to look into allegations of serious rights violations.
Libya’s migrants and refugees with tuberculosis ‘left to die’ in detention centres
Jun 08, 2019, at 06:36 am
New York, June 8 (IBNS): Migrants and refugees suffering from tuberculosis are being left “effectively to die” in a Libyan detention centre south of Tripoli, the UN human rights office, OHCHR, said on Friday, citing reports that those returned to shore by the coastguard have been disappeared or sold to traffickers.
Four million have now fled Venezuela, UN ramps up aid to children who remain
Jun 08, 2019, at 06:30 am
New York, June 8 (IBNS): The number of people who have left Venezuela to escape the country’s ongoing political and economic crisis, has reached some four million, the UN announced on Friday.
Lesbian couple beaten in homophobic attack on London bus, 4 people arrested
Jun 08, 2019, at 06:24 am
London, June 8 (IBNS): The Metropolitan Police on Saturday said at least four people have been arrested in connection with the homophobic attack and robbery of two women in Camden.
Pakistan: Three of family killed in car explosion
Jun 07, 2019, at 08:06 pm
slamabad, Jun 7 (Xinhua): At least three people were killed and three others suffered injuries when an explosion took place in a vehicle in Pakistan's southwestern Balochistan province on Friday, local media reported.
Bangladesh: 3 Rohingya ‘kidnappers’ die in alleged gunfight with police
Jun 07, 2019, at 03:35 pm
Dhaka, June 7 (IBNS): In an alleged shootout with security forces in Bangladesh's Teknaf Upazila, three Rohingya refugees have been killed, media reports said on Friday.
Amid tariff threats from White House, Mexican president calls for event for dignity
Jun 07, 2019, at 03:26 pm
Mexico City, Jun 7 (Xinhua): Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Thursday called for a massive event on the weekend "in defense of the country's dignity" and in favor of friendship with the United States amid tariff threats from Washington.
Bus accident in Dubai kills 17
Jun 07, 2019, at 03:20 pm
Dubai, Jun 7 (UNI): At least 17 people including 8 Indians were killed in a bus accident in Dubai, police confirmed.
China takes over 94 telecom fraud suspects from Spain
Jun 07, 2019, at 10:23 am
Beijing, Jun 7 (Xinhua/UNI) A group of 94 suspects, escorted by Chinese police, flew in Beijing on Friday morning from Spain, the first delivery of telecom fraud suspects in this scale from Europe.
Child killed in grenade attack on singing concert in Yemen's Aden
Jun 07, 2019, at 10:16 am
Aden, June 7 (Xinhua) Unknown gunmen hurled a grenade at a singing concert in Yemen's southern port city of Aden on Thursday night, killing a child, a security official told Xinhua.
Storm kills one, injures around 37 in Nepal
Jun 07, 2019, at 10:14 am
Kathmandu June 7 (Xinhua/UNI) At least one person was killed and 37 others were injured when a strong storm hit several villages of Nepal's Kailali and Kanchanpur districts on Thursday evening, authorities said here.
Prohibited military-style rifle found in New Zealand's rural shooting
Jun 07, 2019, at 10:12 am
Wellington, Jun 7 (Xinhua/UNI) A man facing court in connection to rural Kawhia's shooting has been charged with possessing a newly prohibited military-style semi-automatic rifle on Friday.
Jun 07, 2019, at 10:05 am
New York, June 7 (IBNS): Unsafe food kills an estimated 420,000 people every year, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday, just ahead of the first-ever UN World Food Safety Day. Children under-five are the most at risk, carrying 40 per cent of the foodborne disease burden, amounting to 125,000 deaths every year.
Optimistic about tariff talks with US, says Mexico FM Marcelo Ebrard
Jun 06, 2019, at 11:29 am
Mexico City, Jun 6 (UNI): Despite no agreement being concluded on the first day of trade tariff talks related to the migration crisis on the US-Mexican border, Mexico's Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard remained optimistic.
Jun 06, 2019, at 03:44 am
Toronto, June 6 (IBNS): While ties between India and Canada deepens with the ongoing expansion of Indian diaspora across the North American nation, the academic collaborations and researches are further strengthening the effort with experts pinpointing the speedbreakers in that relationship.
Ex-VP at Goldman Sachs says he faced bias for being gay, was fired for complaining
Jun 05, 2019, at 10:00 pm
New York, June 5 (IBNS) A former vice president has sued the Goldman Sachs Group alleging the bank discriminated against him for being gay and fired him after he complained about it.
Three IS militants killed in western Iraq
Jun 05, 2019, at 05:23 pm
BAGHDAD, June 5 (Xinhua/UNI) A total of three Islamic State (IS) militants, including a would-be suicide bomber, were killed on Tuesday in two separate incidents in Iraq's western province of Anbar, a security source said.
New Zealand police arrest man over bomb threats at Air Base
Jun 05, 2019, at 05:14 pm
Moscow, June 5 (Sputnik/UNI) New Zealand police said on Wednesday that they had detained the person they believe made bomb threats at Auckland's Whenuapai Air Force Base.
Chinese president arrives in Moscow for state visit to Russia
Jun 05, 2019, at 05:04 pm
Moscow, June 5 (Xinhua/UNI) Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived here on Wednesday for a state visit to Russia as the two countries are expected to bring their comprehensive strategic partnership of coordination to a new era.
5 killed, 1 injured after old house collapse in central China
Jun 05, 2019, at 05:00 pm
Wuhan, June 5 (Xinhua/UNI) Five people were killed and another was injured after an old house collapsed in a village in central China's Hubei Province, local authorities said Wednesday.
Bangladesh: Road mishap on Eid kills 6
Jun 05, 2019, at 04:31 pm
Dhaka, June 5 (IBNS): A bus veered out of control and crashed into a tree in Faridpur Sadar Upazila area of Bangladesh and left at least six people killed on Wednesday, media reports said.
Amid rains, Bangladesh celebrates Eid today
Jun 05, 2019, at 10:14 am
Dhaka, Jun 5 (IBNS): Amid rains, Bangladesh is celebrating Eid on Wednesday.
United States firm to pay over USD 1 million dues to H-1B visa holders
Jun 05, 2019, at 09:38 am
Washington, June 5 (IBNS): After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) found violations of the labor provisions of the H-1B visa program, Populus Group – based in Troy, Michigan – will pay USD 1,145,256 in back wages to 594 employees.
‘Regional security and integration’ in Central Africa under threat, Security Council warned
Jun 05, 2019, at 09:30 am
New York, June 5 (IBNS): Recurrent and often deadly clashes between pastoralists and farmers in several countries in Central Africa continue to cause “serious concern”, threatening “regional security and integration”, a senior UN official warned the Security Council on Tuesday.