Six Taliban militants killed in airstrike in Afghanistan's Balkh province: reports
Jan 26, 2020, at 08:13 pm
Kabul/Sputnik/UNI: Six Taliban fighters have been killed on the spot during an airstrike in the village of Buka in Afghanistan's northern province of Balkh, the MenaFN news outlet reported, citing a spokesman for the provincial military.
Russia registers 96 ceasefire violations in Syria over past 24 hours: Defence Ministry
Jan 26, 2020, at 07:57 pm
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: The Russian side of the Russian-Turkish commission monitoring the implementation of the Syrian truce has registered 96 ceasefire violations in Syria over the past 24 hours, while the Turkish side has recorded 92 truce breaches, the Russian Defence Ministry said on Sunday.
Japan looks to evacuate citizens from virus-stricken Wuhan, Hubei province: Abe
Jan 26, 2020, at 07:43 pm
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: Japanese authorities are coordinating with China to evacuate its citizens from the Chinese province at the center of the deadly coronavirus outbreak, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told reporters Sunday.
Pakistan: 2 die as car, US Embassy vehicle collide in Islamabad
Jan 26, 2020, at 06:50 pm
Islamabad/IBNS: At least two people were killed as two cars, one of which belonged to the United States Embassy in Islamabad, collided in the Pakistani city on Sunday, media reports said.
Afghanistan: IED blast in Kabul leaves one killed
Jan 26, 2020, at 05:03 pm
Kabul/IBNS: At least one person was killed as an IED blast rocked Afghanistan's capital city Kabul on Saturday, media reports said.
Afghanistan: 20 hurt as unknown people throw grenade on wedding ceremony
Jan 26, 2020, at 04:50 pm
Kabul/IBNS: Unknown people threw a grenade at a wedding ceremony in Afghanistan's Khost province which left at least 20 people wounded, media reports said on Sunday.
Seven dead, 16 missing after heavy rains lash SE Brazil
Jan 26, 2020, at 10:22 am
Rio de Janeiro/UNI: At least seven people were killed while 16 others went missing after unprecedented heavy rainfall lashed the Belo Horizonte city in Southeastern Brazil, media reports said on Sunday.
Afghan forces kill 7 Taliban militants in Ghazni province
Jan 25, 2020, at 06:22 pm
Ghazni, Afghanistan/Xinhua/UNI: Afghan forces have killed at least seven Taliban militants in a fierce conflict in the country's eastern Ghazni province, an army statement said Saturday.
Four people injured in southern Afghanistan in rocket attack on helicopter: Military
Jan 25, 2020, at 06:04 pm
Kabul/Sputnik/UNI: Four servicemen have been injured as a rocket hit a military helicopter in Afghanistan's southern province of Helmand, the Afghan Defense Ministry said on Saturday.
Bangladesh: Two suspected New JMB members arrested
Jan 25, 2020, at 04:11 pm
Khulna/IBNS: Bangladesh police have arrested two suspected Jam'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (New JMB) members from the country's Khulna town, media reports said on Saturday.
Teen gangraped in Afghanistan's Bamyan province
Jan 25, 2020, at 03:51 pm
Bamyan/IBNS: A group of unidentified men gangraped a 15-year-old girl in Afghanistan's central Bamyan province, media reports said on Saturday.
Trump says Beijing working hard to contain Coronavirus, US appreciates China's efforts
Jan 25, 2020, at 09:52 am
Washington/Sputnik: US President Donald Trump said in a statement that China is working hard to contain the novel coronavirus and expressed appreciation of the United States for Beijing’s efforts and transparency.
US: Two confirmed dead in Houston explosion
Jan 25, 2020, at 09:17 am
Houston/Xinhua/UNI: At least two people were confirmed dead in the large explosion at an industrial facility in the US city of Houston early on Friday morning, according to Houston police.
German Police confirm six people killed in Rot am See shooting
Jan 25, 2020, at 09:12 am
Berlin/Sputnik: Six people were killed in the shooting in Germany's southwestern town of Rot am See, while some others were injured, the police of the neighboring city of Aalen confirmed to Sputnik on Friday.
The drive for quality education worldwide, faces ‘mammoth challenges’
Jan 25, 2020, at 08:45 am
New York/IBNS: Aligning inclusive, quality education with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) was centre-stage on Friday, as the President of the UN General Assembly held a high-level interactive meeting for the International Day of Education.
Anti-corruption efforts stagnating in G7 countries: 2019 CPI
Jan 25, 2020, at 08:06 am
New York/IBNS: More than two-thirds of countries – along with many of the world’s most advanced economies – are stagnating or showing signs of backsliding in their anti-corruption efforts, according to the 2019 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) released today by Transparency International.
Philippines to send back nearly 500 people to China's Wuhan: Civil Aviation Authority
Jan 24, 2020, at 09:18 pm
Moscow,/Sputnik: About 500 people visiting the city of Kalibo in the Philippines' province of Aklan will return to the Chinese city of Wuhan on Monday amid the coronavirus outbreak in China, the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines said on Friday.
McDonald's halts operations in five Hubei province cities over coronavirus outbreak
Jan 24, 2020, at 09:09 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: US fast-food giant McDonald's said on Friday that it had decided to suspend business operations in five cities in China's Hubei province due to the outbreak of the new coronavirus.
Shanghai disneyland temporarily shuts down over new coronavirus outbreak
Jan 24, 2020, at 07:23 pm
Beijing/Sputnik: Shanghai Disneyland theme park announced on Friday that it would temporarily close on January 25 due to the spread of the new coronavirus in China.
Netanyahu tells Zelenskyy Iran knew, hid truth about plane downing from beginning
Jan 24, 2020, at 07:10 pm
Jerusalem/Sputnik: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy during their meeting on Friday that Iran knew immediately that its military had downed Ukraine's passenger plane but hid this information.
People must talk to those they disagree with: Merkel
Jan 24, 2020, at 06:57 pm
Davos/UNI: People must talk to those they disagree with or else there is no possibility to build a bridge between different views, says Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel.
Jamaat–e–Islami and Islami Chhatra Shibir members arrested
Jan 24, 2020, at 06:05 pm
Dhaka/IBNS: Police have arrested 16 members of Jamaat–e–Islami and Islami Chhatra Shibir from Charmohanpur area of Chapainawabganj Sadar upazila, media reports said.
All flights from China's Wuhan to Moscow canceled amid coronavirus outbreak: Airport
Jan 24, 2020, at 05:14 pm
Beijing/Sputnik/UNI: All flights from the Chinese city of Wuhan to Moscow have been canceled over the coronavirus outbreak in China, the Wuhan Tianhe International Airport told Sputnik on Friday.
Bulgarian prosecutor general's office says suspects 2 Russian diplomats of spying
Jan 24, 2020, at 05:03 pm
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: Bulgarian Prosecutor General held a pre-trial investigation on suspicion that two Russian diplomats were spies, but the case was suspended due to the diplomatic immunity, the prosecutor's office said.
Iraq's Shia leader calls for scheduled pullout of US troops from Iraq
Jan 24, 2020, at 04:53 pm
Baghdad/Xinhua/UNI: Iraqi Shia leader Moqtada al-Sadr on Friday called for a scheduled withdrawal of US troops from Iraq through peaceful means.
Pakistan: Sikh human rights activist Radesh Singh Tony cries for help after threat calls
Jan 24, 2020, at 04:46 pm
Peshwar/IBNS: At a time Imran Khan is sympathising with the minorities in India over its internal decisions, a Sikh human rights activist in Pakistan, Radesh Singh Tony, is crying for help and rescue after he received threat calls from the hardliners of the South Asian nation.
Jan 24, 2020, at 01:26 pm
Davos/IBNS: To counter nationalism which is often weaponised by several powerful contemporary world leaders, billionaire financier George Soros, who himself was under fire in his homeland Hungary some years ago for allegedly supporting illegal migration, has come up with a unique but potentially controversial plan to make a fund to set up a global network of higher educational institutions.
US imposes visa rules to restrict "birth tourism"
Jan 24, 2020, at 10:48 am
Washington/Xinhua/UNI: US State Department on Thursday announced new visa rules aimed at restricting "birth tourism" - trips foreigners take with the purpose of obtaining US citizenship for their children.
US sentences terrorist to 19 years for Benghazi attack that killed US Envoy- Justice Dept
Jan 24, 2020, at 10:45 am
Washington/Sputnik/UNI: A Libyan national has been sentenced in a US federal court to 19-and-a-half years in prison on terror charges stemming from the attack in Benghazi that killed the US Ambassador to Libya in 2012, the Department of Justice said in a statement.
US police arrest 1 suspect in connection with Seattle shooting in Washington state
Jan 24, 2020, at 10:35 am
San Francisco/Xinhua/UNI: One suspect has been arrested in connection with the shooting that killed one woman and injured seven others, including a nine-year boy, in downtown Seattle in Washington state, police said Thursday.