Canada: Pride Toronto to have 44 presenting partners in 2019
May 01, 2019, at 08:55 pm
Toronto, May 1 (IBNS): Pride Toronto will have a total of 44 presenting partners for this year’s festival. Pride Toronto will be welcoming 31 returning sponsors as well as 13 new partners to our confirmed list of major partners.
Police hit journalist with baton during May Day protests in Paris
May 01, 2019, at 07:58 pm
Paris, May 1 (Sputnik): RIA Novosti correspondent in Paris Viktoriya Ivanova was hit with a baton by the police while covering the unrest during May Day demonstrations in the French capital on Saturday.
China drops objection, UN designates Masood Azhar as global terrorist
May 01, 2019, at 07:47 pm
New Delhi, May 1 (IBNS): The UN Security Council has finally designated Masood Azhar as global terrorist with China removing its objection to the same.
Zakir Naik's Peace TV taken off air in Sri Lanka following attacks
May 01, 2019, at 07:40 pm
Colombo, May 1 (IBNS): Two major cable networks in Sri Lanka have taken Zakir Naik's Peace TV off air in the wake of the April 21 attacks in the island nation that killed more than 250 people, Colombo Gazette reported citing sources.
Leaders among 42 Taliban militants killed in E. Afghanistan airstrikes
May 01, 2019, at 06:31 pm
Ghazni, Afghanistan, May 1 (Xinhua) More than 40 militants loyal to the Taliban group, including three of their local commanders, have been killed, following a spate of joint Afghan and foreign coalition forces operations in the country's eastern Ghazni province, an official said Wednesday.
Afghan forces kill eight militants in northern Sari Pul province
May 01, 2019, at 06:27 pm
Sar-e Pol, Afghanistan, May 1 (Xinhua) A total of eight militants have been killed and seven others sustained injuries as clash flared up in Sangcharak district of Afghanistan's northern Sari Pul province on Tuesday, army spokesman in the northern region Mohammad Hanif Rezai said Wednesday.
Haqqani network operator killed in E Afghanistan
May 01, 2019, at 06:08 pm
Gardez, Afghanistan, May 1 (Xinhua) Afghan government forces have killed a prominent Haqqani network operator in eastern Paktia province, provincial police spokesman Sardar Wali Tabasumsaid said Wednesday.
Three Spaniards suspected of planning violent acts arrested in France
May 01, 2019, at 05:58 pm
Paris, May 1 (Xinhua) French police on Wednesday arrested three Spaniards suspected of planning violent acts during a May Day rally in the French capital as part of the government's preventive measures against violence, local media reported.
Dhaka: Two domestic help workers found dead in Uttara
May 01, 2019, at 04:25 pm
Dhaka, May 1 (IBNS): Bodies of two female domestic workers were recovered from the rooftop of a building at Uttara area in Bangladesh capital Dhaka city, police said on Wednesday.
Julian Assange to be sentenced in UK court at 9:30 GMT on Wednesday over bail breach - WikiLeaks
May 01, 2019, at 09:47 am
Moscow, Apr 30 (Sputnik/UNI) Julian Assange, the co-founder of WikiLeaks whistleblowing website, will be sentenced at 9:30 GMT on Wednesday at Southwark Crown Court over breaching bail conditions, WikiLeaks said.
At least 35 people injured in clashes of police, protesters in Caracas – reports
May 01, 2019, at 09:45 am
Caracas, May 1 (Sputnik/UNI) At least 35 Venezuelans were injured during clashes between police officers and protesters in Caracas’ district of Altamira, local media reported Tuesday, citing healthcare services.
Heads of German, Iraqi Govts want anti-IS fight to continue in light of Baghdadi video
May 01, 2019, at 09:17 am
Berlin, May 1 (Sputnik/UNI) German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi have called for the continuation of the fight against the Islamic State terrorist group (IS, outlawed in Russia) in the wake of the release of a video featuring a man who resembles IS leader Abu Bakr Baghdadi.
May 01, 2019, at 08:43 am
New York, May 1 (IBNS): The United Nations security force for Abyei remains essential to stability in the border regions between Sudan and South Sudan, the UN peacekeeping chief said on Tuesday, proposing the creation of a civilian unit to support progress towards political resolution of the dispute between the neighboring countries, and requesting a six-month extension of its mandate.
‘Action and tangible progress’ needed to finally ‘win the peace’ for Syrians: UN envoy
May 01, 2019, at 08:39 am
New York, May 1 (IBNS): It will take “action and tangible progress” between Syrian Government and opposition leaders, not just dialogue, to bring about lasting peace said the UN Special Envoy for the war-torn country on Tuesday, stressing that Syria “contains many threats for renewed escalation”.
UN aid teams scramble to reach ‘most remote places’ cut off by Cyclone Kenneth in Mozambique
May 01, 2019, at 08:09 am
New York, May 1 (IBNS): With heavy rains expected to continue in the coming days across northern Mozambique, access to the most remote areas affected by Cyclone Kenneth “remains difficult” the UN warned on Tuesday.
May 01, 2019, at 08:00 am
New York, May 1 (IBNS): Since fighting broke out on the edge of Libya’s capital, Tripoli, earlier this month, over 42,000 people have been displaced and thousands are believed trapped in the city’s southern outskirts. As UN humanitarian teams work around the clock to provide life-saving assistance, human rights chief Michelle Bachelet stressed on Tuesday the urgent need for an immediate ceasefire, and humanitarian corridor for civilians.
Easter Sunday attacks: Sri Lankan government lifts ban on social media
May 01, 2019, at 07:56 am
Colombo, May 1 (IBNS): The Sri Lankan government has lifted the ban on the social media which was imposed following the Easter Sunday blasts which had rocked the Island nation last week.
Afghanistan: Explosion rips through border police vehicle in Mazar-e-Sharif, 1 killed
May 01, 2019, at 07:46 am
Kabul, May 1 (IBNS): At leas one person was killed as an explosion ripped through the vehicle of the border police forces in Mazar-e-Sharif city of Afghanistan, media reports said on Wednesday.
Pakistan: Doctor arrested for allegedly spreading HIV among patients
May 01, 2019, at 07:36 am
Islamabad, May 1 (IBNS): Pakistani police have arrested a doctor for allegedly spreading HIV virus among his patients in Larkana area of the country, media reports said.
Shooting in University of North Carolina campus kills 2
May 01, 2019, at 07:22 am
New York, May 1 (IBNS): At least two people were killed after a shooting incident occurred at campus of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte on Tuesday, media reports said.
Libya: UN to support thousands uprooted by Tripoli clashes, renews call for humanitarian truce
Apr 30, 2019, at 10:51 pm
Libya, Apr 30 (IBNS): Since fighting broke out on the edge of Libya’s capital, Tripoli, earlier this month, over 42,000 people have been displaced and thousands are believed trapped in the city’s southern outskirts, United Nations (UN) reports said.
Emperor Akihito to abdicate throne on Tuesday
Apr 30, 2019, at 05:34 pm
Tokyo, Apr 30 (Xinhua) Japan's Emperor Akihito will abdicate at the end of Tuesday marking the end of the three-decade long Heisei Era and the first time a monarch here has left the Chrysanthemum Throne within their lifetime in more than 200 years.
Pentagon confirms death of one US soldier in Syria
Apr 30, 2019, at 05:28 pm
Washington, Apr 30 (Xinhua/UNI) The Pentagon confirmed on late Monday that one US soldier has died in a non-combat related incident in Syria.
Suspicious items found in New Zealand's Christchurch, one arrested
Apr 30, 2019, at 05:14 pm
Wellington, Apr 30 (Xinhua/UNI) New Zealand police located a package containing a suspected explosive device and ammunition at a vacant address on Newcastle Street in Christchurch, a police statement said on Tuesday.
Afghanistan: Taliban weapons and explosive smuggler killed in arstrike
Apr 30, 2019, at 04:14 pm
Kabul, Apr 30 (IBNS): A Taliban weapons and explosives smuggler was killed during an airstrike conducted in Afghanistan's Andar district, media reports said.
Dhaka cocktail attack on cops: ISIS claims responsibility
Apr 30, 2019, at 03:58 pm
Dhaka: Apr 30 (IBNS): Militant activity watchdog SITE Intelligence Group on Tuesday claimed that Islamic State has claimed responsibility for the cocktail attack on police in Bangladesh capital Dhaka on Monday.
China to lift hold on blacklisting JeM chief Masood Azhar as global terrorist
Apr 30, 2019, at 03:32 pm
Beijing, Apr 30 (UNI) China is expected to lift its hold on Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) chief Masood Azhar at a UN sanctions committee on May 1, according to the report.
Myanmar military defuses more landmines in western state
Apr 30, 2019, at 10:16 am
Yangon, Apr 30 (Xinhua/UNI) The Myanmar security forces have defused three more improvised explosive devices (IED), planted by an ethnic insurgent group, the Arakan Army (AA), in Rakhine state, the Office of the Commander-in-Chief of the Defense Services said on Tuesday.
4 killed, 2 missing after south China flood
Apr 30, 2019, at 10:14 am
Guangzhou, Apr 30 (Xinhua/UNI) Four people were confirmed dead and two remained missing after a flood hit a village in south China's Guangdong Province Monday night, local authorities said Tuesday.
Apr 30, 2019, at 10:11 am
New York, Apr 30 (IBNS): The UN is “continuing to address the humanitarian, economic and political crisis in the Occupied Palestinian Territory” but efforts are continually undermined by the lack of any political progress towards a two-State solution, said the head of UN Political and Peacebuilding Affairs (DPPA) on Monday.