Kremlin says Putin's approval rating based on citizens' assessment of Presidential work
May 31, 2019, at 04:19 pm
Moscow, May 31 (Sputnik/UNI) Approval rating of Russian President Vladimir Putin is formed by the assessment of his work by Russian citizens, and sociology is often wrong calculating this approval, Kremiln spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Friday.
Afghanistan: Explosion rocks Kabul city, four killed
May 31, 2019, at 03:32 pm
Kabul, May 31 (IBNS): At least four civilians were killed as a heavy explosion rocked Afghanistan capital Kabul city on Friday, media reports said.
3 people die after boat capsizes in eastern France: authorities
May 31, 2019, at 09:41 am
Paris, May 31 (Xinhua) Three people, including a six-year-old girl have died on Thursday after a pleasure boat capsized in Bas-Rhin eastern France, while a second kid was still missing, local authorities said.
Syria: Thousands of children ‘hemmed in’ by ‘brutal and gratuitous’ spike in violence
May 31, 2019, at 09:26 am
New York, May 31 (IBNS): A marked escalation in fighting has put tens of thousands of children in northwest Syria at “imminent risk of injury, death and displacement”, the United Nations Children’s Fund’s (UNICEF) chief warned on Thursday.
May 31, 2019, at 09:21 am
New York, May 31 (IBNS): “To reflect critical advances in science and medicine”, the World Health Organization, WHO, has removed so-called “gender identity disorder” from its official manual of diagnoses, which is being hailed as a major win for transgender rights.
The UN’s unyielding effort to tackle sexual abuse and exploitation: our quarterly update
May 31, 2019, at 09:15 am
New York, May 31 (IBNS): In the first quarter of 2019, according to latest figures released on Thursday, the United Nations recorded a total of 37 allegations of sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA) against UN personnel, including civilian and uniformed personnel from peacekeeping operations, agencies, funds and programmes. So far, most of these allegations remain under investigation.
A ‘strong and united Europe’ has never been more needed, declares UN chief Guterres
May 31, 2019, at 09:10 am
New York, May 31 (IBNS): With the post-world war international institutions eroded and under threat, a “strong and united Europe” standing alongside the United Nations, has never been more essential, said UN chief António Guterres in Germany on Thursday.
May 30, 2019, at 03:23 pm
New York, May 30 (IBNS): If the battle to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is to be won or lost in cities, then they need to “achieve a lasting impact on communities and to ensure that no one is left behind,” the head of the UN agency dealing with sustainable urban development said on Wednesday.
US special envoy to discuss DPRK with Japanese and South Korean diplomats in Singapore
May 30, 2019, at 12:34 pm
Washington, May 30 (Xinhua): US Special Representative for the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) Stephen Biegun would travel to Singapore to discuss DPRK-related issues with South Korean and Japanese diplomats, US State Department said.
Japan announces $1.2 billion aid to Bangladesh
May 30, 2019, at 12:21 pm
Tokyo, May 30 (UNI): Japan announced 132.6 billion yen ($1.2 billion) in aid to Bangladesh on that will go toward economic development, a high-speed railway and other projects.
Presidents of Uzbekistan and Germany hold talks, sign agreements
May 30, 2019, at 12:04 pm
Tashkent: President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev and President of the Federal Republic of Germany Frank-Walter Steinmeier have held talks in contracted and extended formats.
President of Germany becomes familiar with Khorezm’s ancient monuments
May 30, 2019, at 11:47 am
Tashkent, May 30 (IBNS): Federal President of Germany Frank-Walter Steinmeier together with his spouse today visited the historical centre of Khiva, Ichan Kala in Uzbekistan.
May 30, 2019, at 08:53 am
New York, May 30 (IBNS): The top United Nations body in the Asia-Pacific region opened its annual session this week, calling for greater empowerment of disadvantaged and marginalized groups if the region is to achieve the ambitious 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, and fulfill its promise to leave no one behind.
Police reveal details of Tokyo fatal stabbing rampage
May 29, 2019, at 05:50 pm
Tokyo, May 29 (Xinhua/UNI) Police investigators said on Wednesday that a stabbing rampage that took place near Tokyo a day earlier in which 17 children and two adults were attacked leaving two dead, took the assailant less than 20 seconds.
Security forces kill four al-Shabab fighters in southern Somalia
May 29, 2019, at 05:44 pm
Mogadishu, May 29 (Xinhua/UNI) Somali security forces on Tuesday killed a senior al-Shabab terrorist and three other fighters as they intensified assault against the insurgents in the Horn of Africa nation.
Bangladesh: Four suspected bandits killed during shootout with RAB in Sundarbans
May 29, 2019, at 04:34 pm
Dhaka, May 29 (IBNS): The Rapid Action Battalion have killed four suspected forest bandits during an alleged shootout in Bangladesh's Sundarbans area, media reports said.
Afghanistan: NDS Special Forces seize 2500 kilograms of explosives from Kabul city
May 29, 2019, at 03:42 pm
Kabul, May 29 (IBNS): The Special Forces of the National Directorate of Security (NDS) have recovered 2500 kilograms of explosives from kabul city in Afghanistan, media reports said.
In Afghanistan, attacks against schools have tripled in one year
May 29, 2019, at 09:08 am
New York, May 29 (IBNS): The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Monday that much greater protection for educational facilities was needed across Afghanistan where attacks against schools have increased three-fold in just one year. The call coincides with the third International Conference on Safe Schools, taking place this week in Mallorca, Spain.
May 29, 2019, at 09:04 am
New York, May 29 (IBNS): Artificial intelligence, or AI, is at the forefront of fighting hunger, mitigating the climate crisis and facilitating “the transition to smart sustainable cities", said the chief of the UN agency which specializes in information and communication technologies, Houlin Zhao, kicking off the third AI for Good Global Summit in Geneva.
May 29, 2019, at 09:00 am
New York, May 29 (IBNS): Although the Ebola response in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) continues to make headway thanks to the determination of health workers on the ground, insecurity is still hampering the response, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday. This has led the UN to establish a new coordination structure in the hopes that access to at-risk areas can be improved.
May 29, 2019, at 08:52 am
New York, May 29 (IBNS): After eight years of deadly air strikes and terrorist attacks that have left hundreds of thousands of Syrians dead and millions of others injured, United Nations Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator Ursula Mueller asked the Security Council on Tuesday, the hard-hitting question: “Can’t this Council take any concrete action when attacks on schools and hospitals have become a war tactic that no longer sparks outrage”?
May 29, 2019, at 08:47 am
New York, May 29 (IBNS): Bribery is the main way people in North Korea get food, healthcare, shelter and work, a new UN human rights office report said on Tuesday.
Payal Tadvi death: Three doctors arrested
May 29, 2019, at 08:32 am
Mumbai, May 29 (IBNS): At a time when the city witnessed protests over the alleged suicide of second-year medical student Dr Payal Tadvi, the Mumbai Police on Wednesday arrested all the three doctors accused of abetting the suicide, media reports said.
Quake-damaged port on China-Nepal border to resume cargo service
May 28, 2019, at 04:43 pm
Lhasa, May 28 (Xinhua/UNI) The port of Zham on the China-Nepal border will resume its cargo service Wednesday, four years after it was closed due to a massive earthquake, according to a press conference held by the information office of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region Tuesday.
Japan knife attack incident leaves two people killed
May 28, 2019, at 03:47 pm
Tokyo, May 28 (IBNS): At least two people, including a 12-year-old girl, were killed as a man attacked a group of schoolchildren waiting for a bus in the Japanese city of Kawasaki near Tokyo with a knife, media reports said.
Bangladesh: More than 10 kg of gold seized from passenger at Dhaka airport
May 28, 2019, at 03:33 pm
Dhaka, May 28 (IBNS): Bangladeshi customs officials have seized gold weighing over 10 kilograms from a passenger who arrived at Shahjalal International Airport in national capital Dhaka, media reports said on Tuesday.
Afghanistan: Four Pakistani ISIS members killed during US conducted airstrikes in Nangarhar
May 28, 2019, at 03:23 pm
Kabul, May 28 (IBNS): During US conducted airstrikes in eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan on Sunday, four Pakistani members of Islamic State terror group were killed, media reports said on Tuesday.
2 IS militants killed, 3 civilians wounded in clash in eastern Iraq
May 28, 2019, at 10:31 am
Baghdad, May 28 (Xinhua/UNI) A clash between Islamic State (IS) militants and Iraqi farmers on Monday killed two IS militants and wounded three civilians, a local official told Xinhua.
China stopped buying oil from Iran due to US sanctions - reports
May 28, 2019, at 10:16 am
Moscow, May 28 (Sputnik/UNI) China has stopped buying oil from Iran after Washington announced a decision not to extend exemptions from its sanctions for certain countries, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing sources in the Iranian oil industry.
Afghanistan female journalist's killing: Two suspects arrested
May 28, 2019, at 09:52 am
Kabul, May 28 (IBNS): At least two suspects have been arrested in connection with the murder case of former journalist Mina Mangal in Afghanistan's Kabul city, media reports said.