Wall inside Pakistan school collapses, six killed
Mar 23, 2019, at 07:03 pm
Islamabad, Mar 23 (IBNS): The wall inside a school in Pakistan's Gujranwala on Saturday left five children and one woman killed, media reports said.
Afghanistan: Blast targets Farmer’s Day Ceremony in Helmand, 3 killed
Mar 23, 2019, at 06:09 pm
Kabul, Mar 23 (IBNS): A blast targeted a Farmer’s Day ceremony at a local stadium in southern city of Lashkargah in Helmand area of Afghanistan and left at least three people killed on Saturday, media reports said.
Sixteen militants killed in N Afghan airstrikes
Mar 23, 2019, at 05:15 pm
Maimana, Afghanistan, Mar 23 (Xinhua/UNI) At least 16 militants were killed and 15 others wounded after Afghan Air Force launched airstrikes against Taliban positions in the country's northern province of Faryab, authorities said on Saturday.
Iraq rejects Trump's recognition of Israel's sovereignty over Syria's Golan
Mar 23, 2019, at 05:13 pm
Baghdad, Mar 23 (Xinhua/UNI) Iraq rejected on Saturday the call of US President Donald Trump to recognize Israel's sovereignty over the occupied Syrian Golan Heights, the Iraqi Foreign Ministry said.
Road accident in Philippines kills five, hurts nine
Mar 23, 2019, at 05:10 pm
Manila, Mar 23 (Xinhua/UNI) Five people were killed and nine others injured in a car accident along a highway in Apalit town in Pampanga province, north of Philippine capital Manila on Saturday, police said.
US-backed Kurdish forces declare victory on IS in eastern Syria
Mar 23, 2019, at 04:44 pm
Damascus, Mar 23 (Xinhua) The US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) announced on Saturday the defeat of the Islamic State (IS) militant group in eastern Syria, the SDF spokesman said.
Afghanistan: Security forces arrest two IED makers
Mar 23, 2019, at 04:24 pm
Kabul, Mar 23 (IBNS): The Afghan armed forces on Saturday arrested two people who were experts in creating Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) in Kapisa province of Afghanistan, media reports said.
Pompeo, NATO chief talk over phone on FM meeting plans, address
Mar 23, 2019, at 03:59 pm
Washington, Mar 23 (Xinhua/UNI) US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has talked with the head of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), Jens Stoltenberg, over the phone to discuss plans of an upcoming meeting of NATO foreign ministers and Stoltenberg's address to the US Congress, the US State Department said on Friday.
Four killed in Afghanistan blasts
Mar 23, 2019, at 01:16 pm
Kabul, Mar 23 (UNI): At least four people were killed while 10 others sustained injuries after two explosions rocked Lashkar Gah, capital of Afghanistan's southern province of Helmand during the New Year celebrations on Saturday, a local official said.
SDF declares victory over Islamic state in Syria
Mar 23, 2019, at 01:13 pm
Damascus, Mar 23 (UNI): US-backed fighters in Syria's east on Saturday declared their final victory over Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), ending a four-year battle against the group that once held territory spanning a third of Syria and Iraq.
Trump discusses Venezuela, security cooperation with Caribbean leaders: White House
Mar 23, 2019, at 10:09 am
Washington, Mar 23 (Sputnik/UNI) US President Donald Trump met with leaders of countries in the Caribbean to discuss the political crisis in Venezuela and security cooperation, White House spokesperson Hogan Gidley said in a press release.
Iraqi authorities detain 16 suspects in wake of Mosul Ferry Crash : Military official
Mar 23, 2019, at 09:59 am
Moscow, Mar 23 (Sputnik/UNI) The Iraqi authorities detained 16 suspects in the case of the deadly ferry accident in the Tigris River near Mosul in the northern Nineveh province, Maj. Gen. Najim Abdullah Jubouri, the provincial military commander, said.
Tourist bus accident kills 26 people, leaves 28 injured in China
Mar 23, 2019, at 09:55 am
Beijing, Mar 23 (Sputnik/UNI) A grave accident involving a tourist bus claimed lives of 26 people and left 28 others injured in China's southern Hunan province, local media reported on Saturday.
Ethnic insurgents continue to attack military columns in Myanmar western state
Mar 23, 2019, at 09:51 am
Yangon, Mar 23 (Xinhua/UNI) An ethnic insurgent group, the Arakan Army (AA), continued to attack a column of the Myanmar armed forces conducting security operation in Yathedaung township, Rakhine state over the last two days, said a release from the Office of the Commander-in-Chief of the defense Services on Saturday.
Gender equality, justice in law and practice: Essential for sustainable development
Mar 23, 2019, at 09:39 am
New York, Mar 23 (IBNS): Fundamentally linked to human development, gender justice requires ending inequality and redressing existing disparities between women and men, according to a high-level United Nations forum on the situation in Arab States.
Mar 23, 2019, at 09:33 am
New York, Mar 23 (IBNS): In the wake of a horrific mass shooting at two New Zealand mosques, UN Secretary-General António Guterres has announced his intention to launch a UN action plan for the safeguarding of religious sites, declaring that “mosques and all places of prayer and contemplation should be safe havens, not sites of terror.”
Mar 23, 2019, at 09:28 am
New York, Mar 23 (IBNS): The Second High-Level UN Conference on South-South Cooperation, known as BAPA+40, concluded on Friday in Buenos Aires, Argentina, with a political declaration agreed by more than 160 Member States renewing the global commitment in the promotion and investment in this type of collaboration between countries.
Hunger, displacement and disease: 4.3 million people remain in dire need of aid in Chad
Mar 23, 2019, at 09:18 am
New York, Mar 23 (IBNS): With Chad at a crossroads of life-threatening challenges ranging from violence to drought, the United Nations and its humanitarian partners appealed on Thursday for $476 million to support the most vulnerable of 4.3 million people relying on aid in the African country.
UN chief calls for ‘far greater support’ for Cyclone Idai response
Mar 23, 2019, at 09:13 am
New York, Mar 23 (IBNS): The world needs to step up support for the survivors of Tropical Cyclone Idai, the UN Secretary-General said on Friday, in a strong personal appeal as relief workers rush to provide aid to people stranded across the storm countries in southern Africa.
Ferry capsizes near Mosul, UN chief offers solidarity, support ‘as needed’
Mar 23, 2019, at 09:08 am
New York, Mar 23 (IBNS): As many Iraqis across the country celebrated Norwuz, the first day of spring, a passenger ferry in the Tigris River capsized on Thursday, prompting Secretary-General António Guterres to offer the United Nations’ support “as needed”.
Paris: Yellow Vest protests banned near Presidential residence, on Champs Elysees
Mar 22, 2019, at 11:06 pm
Paris, Mar 22 (Sputnik): Paris police have banned yellow vest protesters from gathering this Saturday near the presidential residence, the parliament and on the Champs Elysees.
North Korea pulls out from joint liaison office with South Korea
Mar 22, 2019, at 11:01 pm
Tokyo, Mar 22 (UNI): North Korea has informed Seoul that it was withdrawing from a joint liaison office near the demilitarised zone with South Korea, which was established after a historic inter-Korean summit last year, the South Korean Ministry of Unification said in a press release on Friday.
Two US service members killed during operation in Afghanistan
Mar 22, 2019, at 05:45 pm
Kabul, Mar 22 (IBNS): Two U.S. service members were killed while conducting an operation in Afghanistan on Friday, officials said.
Three IS-linked terrorists killed in operation in Indonesia
Mar 22, 2019, at 05:40 pm
Jakarta, Mar 22 (Xinhua/UNI) Three members of an Islamic State (IS)-linked homegrown terrorist organization were killed in a military-police security operation in Indonesia's Central Sulawesi province, a senior police officer said on Friday.
Gunmen kill policeman, abduct five others in Nigeria's mining site
Mar 22, 2019, at 05:22 pm
Abuja, Mar 22 (Xinhua/UNI) A policeman was killed and five others abducted from a mining site in Nigeria when a group of gunmen invaded a village in the northern part of the country, local authorities said on Friday.
UN experts stress for urgent action to end racial discrimination over Christchurch shooting
Mar 22, 2019, at 10:25 am
United Nations, Mar 22 (UNI): Several top UN officials and human rights experts have stressed to mark the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination by taking urgent action against the “stem the tide of hate and discrimination” and ramping up of “ethno-nationalist populism”, which helped fuel the deadly shootings in two New Zealand mosques last Friday by a self-declared white supremacist.
US state department says Maduro to face consequences for arresting opposition figures
Mar 22, 2019, at 08:07 am
Washington, Mar 22 (Sputnik) Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro’s government will face consequences if it continues arresting members of the opposition including staff of self-proclaimed interim president Juan Guaido, a US State Department spokesperson told Sputnik.
Pompeo, Netanyahu make historic visit to western wall in Jerusalem
Mar 22, 2019, at 08:03 am
Washington, Mar 22 (Sputnik/UNI) US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo while accompanied by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made a historic visit to the Western Wall in Jerusalem.
US to unveil details of Trump's mideast deal of century soon : Pompeo
Mar 22, 2019, at 07:58 am
Moscow, Mar 22 (Sputnik/UNI) The United States will soon unveil the details of US President Donald Trump's "deal of the century" that aimed to solve the long-standing conflict between Palestine and Israel, US State Secretary Mike Pompeo said.
Trump signs executive order to protect free speech at US universities
Mar 22, 2019, at 07:54 am
Washington, March 22 (Sputnik/UNI) US President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday to ensure that American colleges and universities protect free speech on their campuses.