Australia bushfire crisis: UNICEF offers help and support
Jan 07, 2020, at 04:01 pm
New York/IBNS: Raging bushfires wreaking havoc across Australia have prompted the UN Children’s Fund, UNICEF, to offer its support to the Australian Government and its partners which are battling the “unprecedented disaster”.
Stop escalation, urges UN chief, as geopolitical tensions reach ‘highest level this century’
Jan 07, 2020, at 03:56 pm
New York/IBNS: The UN Secretary-General António Guterres called on world leaders to de-escalate geopolitical tensions on Monday, which he described as being “at their highest level this century” as the new decade dawns.
Russian Defence Min, Iran official discuss situation after Soleimani murder: Ministry
Jan 06, 2020, at 08:06 pm
Moscow/Sputnik/IBNS: Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu held a phone conversation with the chief of staff for the Iranian armed forces, Mohammad Bagheri, to discuss steps for preventing escalation in Syria and the Middle East after the killing of Iranian top military commander Qasem Soleimani, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Monday.
Two servicemen killed in attack by IS terrorists in northern Iraq: Armed forces
Jan 06, 2020, at 06:21 pm
Cairo/Sputnik/UNI: An attack by members of the Islamic State terror group (banned in Russia) on Iraqi troops in the northern Kirkuk province left two servicemen killed and left three others injured, the Iraqi Armed Forces’ press service said in a statement on Monday.
Kenya arrests 3 for foiled attack on Britain army camp
Jan 06, 2020, at 06:11 pm
Nanyuki, Kenya/Xinhua/UNI: Kenyan security forces are holding three terror suspects who were arrested for trying to storm a British military camp in the country, an official said Monday.
Iraqi caretaker PM calls on people to unite
Jan 06, 2020, at 05:52 pm
Baghdad/Xinhua/UNI: In a statement marking the Iraqi Army Day that falls on Monday, Iraqi caretaker Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi called on Iraqis to get united.
Save alma mater JNU: Fomer Nepal PM Bhattarai
Jan 06, 2020, at 05:18 pm
Kathmandu/UNI: Former prime Minister of Nepal Baburam Bhattarai on Monday extended solidarity with Jawaharlal Nehru University and said the "holy temple of learning" should be protected.
Pakistan FM speaks to foreign counterparts on US-Iran tension
Jan 06, 2020, at 05:09 pm
Islamabad/Xinhua/UNI: Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi held telephonic conversation with his counterparts from Saudi Arabia, Iran, the United Arab Emirates and Turkey, discussing the emerging situation in the West Asia after a US airstrike killed an Iranian commander, according to the country's Foreign Ministry.
Pakistan: Police arrest man accused of inciting Nankana Sahib Gurdwara violence
Jan 06, 2020, at 04:51 pm
Peshawar/IBNS: The police have arrested Imran Chishti who has been accused of inciting violence against Sikhs in Nankana Sahib Gurdwara in Pakistan last week.
Baghdad lodges official complaint with UN Security Council over Soleimani killing -Reports
Jan 06, 2020, at 10:32 am
Cairo/Sputnik/UNI: The Iraqi Foreign Ministry is submitting an official complaint with the UN Security Council over the US attack that killed Iran's Quds Force Commander Qasem Soleimani and deputy commander of an Iraqi Shia militia group Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis in Baghdad, Al-Arabiya reported.
Trump threatens Baghdad with sanctions as Iraqi Parliament votes to expel foreign troops
Jan 06, 2020, at 10:29 am
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: US President Donald Trump threatened Iraq with "sanctions like they’ve never seen before ever," saying US troops will not leave the country unless Tehran pays for a "very extraordinarily expensive airbase" of the United States located there.
3 killed in Kenya's Manda Bay Airfield attack by al-Shabab: AFRICOM
Jan 06, 2020, at 10:23 am
Nairobi/Xinhua/UNI: A U S service member and two Department of Defense contractors were killed, following an attack by al-Shabab on Sunday at the Manda Bay Airfield in Kenya, according to the United States Africa Command (AFRICOM).
US denies reports alleging Iranian-Americans detained at border
Jan 06, 2020, at 10:15 am
Washington/Xinhua/UNI: The US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) on Sunday denied reports that its agents were detaining Iranian-Americans at the nation's border.
Armed men kill American University of Afghanistan student in Kabul
Jan 06, 2020, at 10:09 am
Kabul/IBNS: Unknown men killed a third-year student of the American University of Afghanistan (AUOA) in Kabul city of Afghanistan on Saturday, media reports said on Monday.
Bangladesh: Road mishap leaves six dead in Faridpur
Jan 06, 2020, at 09:58 am
Dhaka/IBNS: A bus and a microbus collided in Bangladesh's Faridpur area and left six people dead, media reports said on Monday.
UN Libya Mission strongly condemns bombing of military academy, at least 30 dead
Jan 06, 2020, at 09:51 am
New York/IBNS: The UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), on Sunday strongly condemned the bombing of a military academy in the capital Tripoli, which according to news reports left at least 30 dead and more than 30 others wounded.
Netanyahu hails US for killing Iranian commander
Jan 05, 2020, at 08:10 pm
Jerusalam/Xinhua/UNI: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu praised on Sunday the United States for killing Qassem Soleimani, commander of the Quds Force of Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps.
Kenya's Manda airstrip closed after al-Shabab attack
Jan 05, 2020, at 08:08 pm
Lamu, Kenya/Xinhua/UNI: Kenya's aviation authorities have closed indefinitely Manda airstrip following a dawn terror attack by al-Shabab militants early Sunday.
62 Ethiopian children intercepted in a suspected case of human trafficking
Jan 05, 2020, at 08:01 pm
Addis Ababa/Xinhua/UNI: Police in northern Ethiopia's Amhara regional state have intercepted 62 children in a suspected case of human trafficking, an Ethiopian official said on Sunday.
Tokyo prosecutors to investigate Ghosn's escape means
Jan 05, 2020, at 07:55 pm
Tokyo/Xinhua/UNI: Tokyo prosecutors will look into how Nissan Motor Co. former Chairman Carlos Ghosn jumped bail and fled Japan, a senior prosecutor said on Sunday.
Afghan forces capture Taliban key commander in northern Faryab province
Jan 05, 2020, at 07:51 pm
Maimana, Afghanistan/Xinhua: Afghan security forces have captured a Taliban key commander in the northern Faryab province, provincial police spokesman Mohammad Karim Yurash said on Sunday.
Afghan army stops Taliban car bomb attack in Kandahar, nine militants killed: Spokesman
Jan 05, 2020, at 06:37 pm
Kabul/Sputnik/UNI: The Afghan National Army thwarted a Taliban car bomb attack on a military base in the Khakrez district of Kandahar province on Sunday morning, killing nine militants in the process, a police spokesman said.
Thousands stage anti-war protest in San Francisco against US strikes in Iraq
Jan 05, 2020, at 06:17 pm
San Francisco/Xinhua: Holding placards reading "No War on Iran" and "U.S. Troops out of Iraq," about 2,000 protesters rallied near a metro station downtown here Saturday to oppose the U.S. killing of a top Iranian military leader in Iraq.
US warns of potential cyber attacks from Iran amid heightened tensions
Jan 05, 2020, at 05:38 pm
Washington/Xinhua/UNI: The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued a bulletin, telling Americans to be prepared for "cyber disruptions, suspicious emails, and network delays," amid heightened tensions between Washington and Tehran.
Dhaka: Fire at Keraniganj chemical warehouse brought under control
Jan 05, 2020, at 05:30 pm
Dhaka/IBNS: Firefighters have brought the fire, which broke out at a chemical godown in Keraniganj area in Bangladesh, under control, media reports said.
Trump opted for extreme measures by killing Soleimani despite warnings: Reports
Jan 05, 2020, at 05:15 pm
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: US President Donald Trump has been warned by top military officials that killing Qasem Soleimani, the head of Iranian elite Quds Force, was the most extreme response to the latest Tehran-fueled violence in neighboring Iraq, The New York Times reported, citing sources in the Pentagon and in the presidential administration.
Iranian army commander says US has no courage to strike 52 sites Trump spoke about
Jan 05, 2020, at 04:56 pm
Tehran/Sputnik/UNI: Washington has no courage to attack 52 Iranian sites, which US President Donald Trump has recently spoke about, the commander of Iran's army said on Sunday.
World Braille Day marks key communication tool for millions
Jan 05, 2020, at 04:52 pm
New York/IBNS: Being marked for only the second time ever, World Braille Day on Saturday raises awareness of the importance of the tactile global communication system which helps enable blind and visually impaired people, to realize their full human rights.
Canada warns nationals against risks of traveling to Middle East
Jan 05, 2020, at 04:43 pm
Ottawa/Xinhua/UNI: Canada updated a travel advisory on Saturday for its citizens travelling to the Middle East due to intensified US-Iran conflicts after Iran's top general was killed by a US airstrike.
Pakistan: Days after attack on Nankana Sahib Gurdwara, Sikh youth killed in Peshawar
Jan 05, 2020, at 04:37 pm
Peshawar/IBNS: A Sikh youth has been murdered by unknown men in Pakistan's Peshawar city, media reports said on Sunday.