Pompeo violating Int'l norms with Venezuela Power change plan: Russian Foreign Ministry
Jan 21, 2020, at 07:28 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s admission that his country is working to oust Venezuela's elected president proves that Washington is running a deliberate campaign to destabilize the sovereign state in violation of international rules, a spokeswoman for the Russian Foreign Ministry said Tuesday.
Warehouse catches fire near Sydney Airport in Australia
Jan 21, 2020, at 07:15 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: A massive fire broke out on Tuesday at a warehouse near the Sydney Airport's Qantas Terminal, sparking concerns on social media that the airport's fuel storage depot might be at risk, Australian media reported.
Afghan AF kills 15 Taliban militants in airstrikes
Jan 21, 2020, at 07:06 pm
Kabul/UNI: At least 15 Taliban militants were killed after the Afghan Air Force targeted their positions in eastern Ghazni province, the Afghan Defence Ministry said on Tuesday.
Chinese court sentences former Interpol chief to 13.5 yrs in prison for corruption
Jan 21, 2020, at 06:21 pm
Beijing/Sputnik/UNI: A Chinese court sentenced on Tuesday the former head of Interpol, Meng Hongwei, to 13 years and six months in prison on corruption charges, the court verdict said.
Iranian lawmaker offers $3mln reward for killing Donald Trump
Jan 21, 2020, at 06:05 pm
Tehran/Sputnik/UNI: An Iranian lawmaker Ahmad Hamzeh from the southeastern city of Kerman, on Tuesday announced a three million dollar reward to anyone who kills US President Donald Trump.
Nepal:Â Eight Indians found dead
Jan 21, 2020, at 05:34 pm
Kathmandu/UNI: Eight Indians, including four children, died in Nepal on Tuesday.
Virus scare in China: Screening of passengers taking place in Dhaka airport
Jan 21, 2020, at 04:53 pm
Dhaka/IBNS: Amid fear of the breakout of a new SARS-like virus in China, the screening process of passengers has started in Bangladesh's Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka.
Islamic State Founding Member Al-Salbi believed to be current terrorist leader - Reports
Jan 21, 2020, at 10:30 am
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: The Islamic State terrorist group (also known as IS, banned in Russia) is now headed by one of its founding members, Amir Mohammed Abdul Rahman al-Mawli al-Salbi, The Guardian reports citing intelligence officials.
Three missiles hit ‘green zone’ in Baghdad, close to US embassy – Security Source
Jan 21, 2020, at 10:26 am
Baghdad/Sputnik/UNI: Three missiles landed in the "green zone" in the Iraqi capital, where the US embassy is located, in the early hours of Tuesday, an Iraqi security source told Sputnik.
McConnell unveils draft schedule for Trump impeachment trial
Jan 21, 2020, at 10:21 am
Washington/Xinhua/UNI: US Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Monday proposed a draft resolution on schedules of the upcoming impeachment trial of President Donald Trump in the Republican led upper chamber.
Fire kills 5 in southern Vietnam
Jan 21, 2020, at 10:12 am
Hanoi/Xinhua/UNI: A fire in Vietnam's southern Ho Chi Minh City killed five early Tuesday, Vietnam News Agency reported.
World Economic Forum: Imran Khan to meet Donald Trump
Jan 21, 2020, at 10:07 am
Islamabad/IBNS: Pakistan PM Imran Khan, who will attend the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, will meet US President Donald Trump at the sidelines of the event, officials said.
Jan 21, 2020, at 09:32 am
New York/IBNS: Around half a billion people work fewer paid hours than they would like, or are not getting enough access to paid work, shows a study published by the International Labour Organization (ILO) on Monday, which also forecasts that unemployment will rise by about 2.5 million this year.
Major humanitarian hub in north-east Nigeria burned in attack
Jan 21, 2020, at 09:24 am
New York/IBNS: The top UN aid official in Nigeria has condemned a weekend attack against a major humanitarian facility in the north-east of the country.
Latin America and Caribbean region deadliest for journalists in 2019
Jan 21, 2020, at 09:12 am
New York/IBNS: Twenty-two journalists were reported killed in the Latin America and Caribbean region in 2019, making it the deadliest part of the world for the press, followed by 15 in Asia-Pacific, and 10 in Arab States.
Pipeline explosion kills at least 2 in Nigeria's economic hub
Jan 20, 2020, at 05:53 pm
Lagos/Xinhua/UNI: At least two bodies had been recovered from the explosion site of a Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation pipeline in Lagos, Nigeria's economic hub, an official with the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) said on Monday.
Broken hot water pipe kills 5 in Russian hotel
Jan 20, 2020, at 05:50 pm
Moscow/Xinhua/UNI: Five people died and at least three others were hospitalized on Monday after hot water flooded a small hotel in the Russian city of Perm near the Ural Mountains, the regional investigative committee said.
Lebanon: 140 injured in clashes between police, protesters
Jan 20, 2020, at 05:47 pm
Beirut/Xinhua/UNI: Secretary General of Lebanese Red Cross Georges Kettaneh announced on Monday that the number of injured people reached 140 during Sunday's clashes between protesters and riot police, local media reported.
Dhaka Police Attack: Two neo-JMB terrorists arrested
Jan 20, 2020, at 05:27 pm
Dhaka/IBNS: Bangladesh police have arrested two neo-JMB terrorists in connection with the attacks on police in Dhaka in 2019, media reports said on Monday.
Kabul: Afghan government official’s family members killed
Jan 20, 2020, at 10:15 am
Kabul/IBNS: Unknown men killed four members of a family of an Afghanistan government official in Kabul city, media reports said on Monday.
World leaders must address ‘shameful’ disparities in education spending: UN children’s agency
Jan 20, 2020, at 09:55 am
New York/IBNS: A new report from the UN children’s fund, UNICEF, shows that a third of adolescent girls from the poorest households have never been to school, and spending on education is heavily skewed towards wealthier households.
Jan 20, 2020, at 09:50 am
New York/IBNS: Speaking at a major, high-level summit on Libya, held in the German capital Berlin on Sunday, UN Secretary-General António Guterres evoked the disastrous humanitarian situation faced by thousands of civilians, as conflict in the North African country grows deeper and more destructive.
Pompeo hopes Berlin conference will help at least to reduce arms flow to Libya
Jan 20, 2020, at 09:15 am
Washington/Sputnik/UNI: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo hopes that the conference on Libyan settlement in Berlin will help at least reduce arms deliveries to Libya, as stipulated by the UN embargo.
Civil war in Yemen made over 3 million people homeless: ICRC
Jan 19, 2020, at 05:48 pm
New York/IBNS: The International Committee of the Red Cross on Sunday said over three million people, the majority of which are women and children, have been made homeless as a result of ongoing fighting in Yemen’s civil war that has raged since 2015.
Eight killed, dozens injured in Indonesia's bus crash
Jan 19, 2020, at 05:38 pm
Jakarta/Xinhua/UNI: Eight people were killed and 30 others wounded when a passenger bus overturned in Indonesia's West Java province on Saturday, media reported on Sunday.
North Korea appoints Korean Unification Talks Chief as new Foreign Minister – Reports
Jan 19, 2020, at 04:40 pm
Seoul/Sputnik/UNI: North Korea has appointed Ri Son Gwon, the former head of the Committee for the Peaceful Reunification of the Country (CPRC), as the country’s new foreign minister, South Korea’s Yonhap News Agency reported on Sunday, citing sources in Pyongyang.
Erdogan says too early to talk of draft communique for Berlin peace conference on Libya
Jan 19, 2020, at 03:33 pm
Ankara/Sputnik:Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said that Ankara does not have a draft communique ahead of Sunday’s peace conference on Libya to be held in the German capital of Berlin, as it is too early to talk of one, although he expressed hope that the talks would yield positive results.
North Korea appoints Korean Unification Talks Chief as new Foreign Minister: Reports
Jan 19, 2020, at 03:22 pm
Seoul/Sputnik: North Korea has appointed Ri Son Gwon, the former head of the Committee for the Peaceful Reunification of the Country (CPRC), as the country’s new foreign minister, South Korea’s Yonhap News Agency reported on Sunday, citing sources in Pyongyang.
Iran's home-made satellite Zafar ready for launch
Jan 19, 2020, at 02:47 pm
Tehran/Xinhua: The indigenous satellite Zafar has been delivered to Iran Space Agency (ISA) for launch, official IRNA news agency reported Sunday.
Venezuelan President Maduro Says Ready for Direct Dialogue With US, Guaido
Jan 19, 2020, at 11:44 am
Moscow/Sputnik: Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said he was ready for a direct dialogue with the United States, as well as with opposition leader Juan Guaido