May 28, 2019, at 09:44 am
New York, May 28 (IBNS): Like a well-tuned orchestra, successful modern societies have a balance of diversity and culture, that is a source of “enormous richness, not a threat” said the UN chief on Monday, speaking alongside UN Messenger of Peace, acclaimed cellist Yo-Yo Ma in the Austrian capital, Vienna.
Locals partially demolish centuries old Guru Nanak palace in Pakistan
May 28, 2019, at 09:32 am
Lahore, May 28 (IBNS): In a major development, a group of locals partially destroyed the four-storey centuries-old Guru Nanak palace, once visited by Sikhs from across the world, in Pakistan’s Narowal area, local media reports said on Tuesday.
Yemen update: UNICEF chief condemns attack in Taiz that claims lives of seven children
May 28, 2019, at 09:06 am
New York, May 28 (IBNS): Nowhere is safe in Yemen, the head of the UN Children’s Fund UNICEF said, after an attack in the city of Taiz claimed the lives of 12 civilians, including seven youngsters – the latest victims of the country’s more than four-year war.
Japan: 1 elementary schoolgirl dead, 12 other girls, 3 adults injured in stabbing incident
May 28, 2019, at 08:45 am
Tokyo, May 28 (IBNS): One elementary school girl was killed and 12 others and three adults were injured in a knife attack incident in Japan's Kawasaki city on Tuesday, media reports said.
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Knife attacker injures 4 newspaper staff in southern Russia
May 27, 2019, at 09:48 pm
Pyatigrosk (Russia), May 27 (Sputnik): The staff of Rodina newspaper in the city of Stavropol in southwestern Russia were on Monday targeted by a knife-wielding attacker, who left four injured, the governor of the region Vladimir Vladimirov said.
May 27, 2019, at 05:42 pm
Harare , May 27 (Xinhua/UNI) At least eight people died at a mine in Mazowe, about 40 km north of Harare, after a mine shaft they were working in collapsed following an explosion, the information department in the Zimbabwean government said Monday.
Israel's supreme court president criticises Netanyahu for plans to limit judicial power
May 27, 2019, at 05:33 pm
Jerusalem, May 27 (Xinhua/UNI) Israel's Supreme Court President Esther Hayut criticised Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday, for the intention of the right-wing parties in the parliament (the Knesset) to limit the power of the state's judicial system.
Eight killed in road accident in central Kuwait
May 27, 2019, at 05:14 pm
Kuwait City, May 27 (Xinhua/UNI) At least eight people were killed and one injured in an early Monday road accident in central Kuwait, the Kuwait Fire Service Directorate (KFSD) said in a statement Monday.
Four police officers killed in Taliban attack in East Afghanistan
May 27, 2019, at 05:08 pm
Gardez, May 27 (Xinhua/UNI) Up to four Afghan police officers were killed and four others wounded after Taliban militants stormed a security checkpoint in eastern province of Paktia overnight, local police said Monday.
Two dead, 57 injured in northern Philippine car accident
May 27, 2019, at 05:07 pm
Manila, May 27 (Xinhua/UNI) The drivers of a passenger bus and a trailer truck were killed in a collision on Sunday in the northern Philippines, that also injured 57 people, local police said on Monday.
69 dialysis patients infected with Hepatitis C in east China hospital
May 27, 2019, at 05:04 pm
Nanjing, May 27 (Xinhua/UNI) Experts from health authorities are investigating a Hepatitis C infection case involving 69 dialysis patients in a hospital in Dongtai, east China's Jiangsu Province, sources with the press office of the municipal government said Monday.
Vietnam to connect more bus routes with China-built urban railway
May 27, 2019, at 05:03 pm
Hanoi, May 27 (Xinhua/UNI) Vietnam's capital Hanoi plans to increase the number of bus routes connected with China-constructed Cat Linh-Ha Dong urban railway from 43 to 50, with 65 bus stops along the route, local media reported on Monday.
Second suspect detained in French Lyon within investigation into Friday blast : Mayor
May 27, 2019, at 04:50 pm
Paris, May 27 (Sputnik/UNI) French law enforcement bodies have detained the second person in connection with the investigation into the blast, which left 13 people injured in the French city of Lyon on Friday, Lyon Mayor Gerard Collomb said on Monday.
Nepal: Three bombs recovered from Pokhara
May 27, 2019, at 04:31 pm
Pokhra, May 27 (IBNS): A day after multiple bomb blasts rocked Kathmandu city, officials found three bombs from different parts of the Himalayan city of Pokhra in Nepal on Monday, media reports said.
Kabul: Blast targets government employees bus, 10 wounded
May 27, 2019, at 04:13 pm
Kabul, May 27 (IBNS): At least 10 people were wounded as a magnetic IED blast targeted a bus carrying employees of the Ministry of Hajj and Religious Affairs in Afghanistan's Kabul city on Monday, media reports said.
May 27, 2019, at 04:02 pm
New York, May 27 (IBNS): The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) expressed “grave concern” on Sunday over “credible accounts” it has been given that Taliban militants have been mistreating prisoners, which in some cases “may amount to torture”.
Israel's Netanyahu vows to make "final effort" to prevent another election
May 27, 2019, at 10:34 am
Jerusalem, May 26 (Xinhua/UNI) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced on Sunday that he is making a final effort to form a new government and refrain from another "unnecessary general elections."
Ireland's referendum to ease divorce restrictions wins overwhelming support of voters
May 27, 2019, at 10:29 am
Dublin, May 27 (Xinhua/UNI) A referendum held earlier in Ireland to ease the restrictions on divorce in the country's Constitution has won the overwhelming support of the Irish voters, according to official statistics released here on Sunday.
Death toll rises to 13 in southwest China boat accident
May 27, 2019, at 10:23 am
Guiyang, May 27 (Xinhua/UNI) The death toll in a boat accident in southwest China's Guizhou Province Thursday has risen to 13 after rescuers recovered all the bodies over the weekend, local authorities said Monday.
Huawei CEO says against China possibly retaliating to US sanctions by banning Apple
May 27, 2019, at 10:21 am
Moscow, May 27 (Sputnik/UNI) Chinese Huawei telecom giant's chief executive, Ren Zhengfei, said he would be the first to protest if Beijing retaliated against US sanctions by banning US tech giant Apple products from China.
Nepal: Blasts in Kathmandu kills 4
May 27, 2019, at 10:07 am
Kathmandu, may 27 (IBNS/UNI): Multiple blasts rocked Nepal's capital Kathmandu city on Sunday and left at least four people killed, media reports said on Monday.
Twin explosions leave three dead, five injured in Kathmandu
May 26, 2019, at 08:02 pm
Kathmandu, May 26 (UNI): At least three persons were killed and five sustained to severe burn injuries in twin explosions in Nepal's capital Kathmandu on Sunday evening, a spokesperson of the Nepal Police confirmed.
Amid spike in anti-Semitic attacks, Jews advised against donning kippah in parts of Germany
May 26, 2019, at 05:41 pm
Berlin, May 26 (UNI): The German government's anti-Semitism commissioner has warned Jewish people not to wear 'kippahs', the traditional Jewish skullcaps, in parts of the country, amid uptick in anti-Semitic attacks, media reports said on Sunday.
ICG welcomes Oslo's announcement about upcoming 2nd round of Intra-Venezuelan talks
May 26, 2019, at 03:01 pm
Moscow, May 26 (Sputnik): The International Contact Group (ICG) on Venezuela welcomed on Sunday Norway's announcement about its plans to host another round of consultations between the Venezuelan government and opposition in a bid to establish dialogue and peacefully resolve the political crisis in the Latin American country.
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Two Taliban commanders among 15 killed in S Afghanistan
May 26, 2019, at 02:52 pm
Kandahar, Afghanistan, May 26 (Xinhua): A total of 15 militants including two local commanders of the Taliban group have been confirmed dead as the government forces have targeted Taliban hideouts in Khakriz district of Afghanistan's southern Kandahar province since Saturday, said a statement of the army released here Sunday.
Trump plays down North Korea's missile test, hopes Kim keeps promise to denuclearize
May 26, 2019, at 10:42 am
Tokyo, May 26 (Sputnik): US President Donald Trump said he was not disturbed by North Korea's short range missile tests and still had confidence that the country's leader Kim Jong Un would keep his promise to denuclearize the Korean peninsula.
Three police, seven militants killed in clashes in N Afghanistan
May 26, 2019, at 10:25 am
Kunduz, Afghanistan, May 26 (Xinhua): Three Afghan police officers and seven Taliban militants were killed, and seven police and six militants wounded following clashes in Afghanistan's northern province of Kunduz, a local official said Sunday.
Voters in Latvia, Malta, Slovakia head for polls in European elections
May 26, 2019, at 10:01 am
Brussels, May 26 (Xinhua) Voters in Latvia, Malta and Slovakia headed for the polls on Saturday as part of the European Parliament elections, while citizens in the Czech Republic continued their voting for a second day.
Eight killed in southern Philippine clash between gov't troops, ASG
May 26, 2019, at 09:49 am
Manila, May 26 (Xinhua): Eight people, including a one-year-old baby, were killed and 14 others wounded when some 30 Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) terrorists attacked government troops in a remote coastal town of Sulu province in the southern Philippines, the military said on Sunday.
Four missing after two ships collide in Japan
May 26, 2019, at 09:42 am
Yokohama, Japan, May 26 (UNI): Four crew members were missing after two Japanese cargo ships collided on Sunday in the Pacific to Japan's east, the coast guard official said.