Trump proposes raising minimum age for purchasing E-cigarettes to 21 amid Vaping crisis

Nov 23, 2019, at 07:01 am

Washington/Sputnik/UNI: President Donald Trump has proposed raising the minimum age for the purchase of e-cigarette products in the United States to 21 amid the health epidemic caused by the so-called vaping products.

Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau condemns violence at anti-Israel protest in Toronto

Nov 23, 2019, at 06:56 am

Toronto/ Sputnik/UNI: The violence that took place at an anti-Israel demonstration in Toronto this week was shocking and unacceptable, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said in a statement.

Bangladesh: Road mishap leaves nine people killed

Nov 23, 2019, at 06:40 am

Dhaka/IBNS: A microbus and a bus collided on Bangladesh's Dhaka-Mawa Highway in Munshiganj area and left nine people killed, media reports said.

Turkey arrests senior IS member behind bomb attacks in 20 countries

Nov 23, 2019, at 06:28 am

Ankara/Xinhua/UNI: Turkey has arrested and is now interrogating Ebu Cihad al-Din al-Nasir Ubeyde, a senior Islamic State (IS) member, codenamed Yusuf Huda, who is behind the attacks in 20 countries, the Turkish Interior Minister said.

Hong Kong prepares to hold District Council Election despite raging protests

Nov 22, 2019, at 07:26 pm

Moscow/Sputnik: The special administrative region of Hong Kong, which has been plunged into political and social unrest for the past six months over a controversial extradition bill that was officially withdrawn in October, will hold the District Council Ordinary Election on Nov 24 for the sixth District Councils of Hong Kong.

Bangladesh: Security officials arrest suspected JMB terrorists 

Nov 22, 2019, at 04:21 pm

Dhaka/IBNS:  Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) have arrested three suspected  Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) members from Bangladesh's Chapainawabganj area, media reports said on Friday.

Afghanistan President accepts Donald Trump's invitation to visit US

Nov 22, 2019, at 03:55 pm

Kabul/IBNS: Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani has accepted US President Donald Trump's invitation to visit the US, the  ARG Presidential Palace  confirmed on Friday.

BUET expels 26 students charged with Abrar murder

Nov 22, 2019, at 03:36 pm

Dhaka/UNI: Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) has expelled 26 students, 25 of  whom are charged with killing a fellow student Abrar Fahad last month, reported Dhaka Tribune.

BUET expels 26 students charged with Abrar murder

Nov 22, 2019, at 03:12 pm

Dhaka/UNI: Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) has expelled 26 students, 25 of  whom are charged with killing a fellow student Abrar Fahad last month, reported Dhaka Tribune.

Gotabaya appoints both brothers to interim Cabinet

Nov 22, 2019, at 03:07 pm

Colombo/UNI: Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Friday appointed both his brothers to interim Cabinet which is aimed to run the government until the next parliamentary election.

At least three soldiers killed in two attacks on Burkina Faso army positions

Nov 22, 2019, at 10:30 am

Ouagadougou/Xinhua/UNI: At least three Burkina Faso soldiers have lost their lives on Thursday in two attacks by gunmen on army positions in central-north and Sahel regions of the terrorism-torn country, security source told Xinhua.

Germany launches educational project for Islamic religious leaders

Nov 22, 2019, at 10:27 am

BerlinUNI: In a bid to reduce foreign influence on it's Islamic religious leaders, the German government has launched a pilot project to educate imams on its soil.

Israel’s Netanyahu charged with bribery, fraud, breach of trust - Reports

Nov 22, 2019, at 10:21 am

Tel Aviv/Sputnik/UNI: Israeli chief prosecutor Avichai Mandelblit on Thursday indicted Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on charges of bribery, fraud and breach of trust, media reported.

‘Maximize the positive’ from new technologies, for our digital future, Guterres urges

Nov 22, 2019, at 10:06 am

New York/IBNS: Both positive and negative technological developments are jolting the world at “unprecedented speed”, the UN chief said on Thursday, underscoring the need to “maximize the benefits…whilst mitigating harms”.

Political consensus critical ahead of Somalia election: UN mission chief

Nov 22, 2019, at 10:01 am

New York/IBNS: With Somalia scheduled to hold “one-person, one-vote” elections next year, leaders must act now to break the “stalemate” between the central government and federal member states, the top UN official in the country told the Security Council on Thursday.

UN experts urge Turkey to repatriate Irish woman associated with terror group

Nov 22, 2019, at 10:00 am

New York/IBNS: Turkey must ensure that an Irish woman and her infant daughter who are being held in custody there are repatriated, independent UN experts said in a statement released on Thursday. 

Missile strike kills at least 12 civilians, including children, in Syria’s Idlib: UN humanitarians

Nov 22, 2019, at 09:51 am

New York/IBNS:Violence in Syria continues to kill and maim civilians with reports that missiles fired into settlements for people fleeing conflict in the country’s northwest on Wednesday night, killed at least 12 people and wounded dozens more, including children, UN humanitarians said on Thursday.

ISIS terrorists from Pakistan surrender to Afghan Army

Nov 21, 2019, at 06:10 pm

Kabul/IBNS: Eighty-six ISIS terrorists- all Pakistani by nationality- have recently surrendered to the Afghanistan Army, said Afghan Army Lieutenant Rehan Khan.

Afghanistan: 13 soldiers killed in Taliban attack

Nov 20, 2019, at 07:14 pm

Kabul/UNI: At least 13 Afghan soldiers were killed and five others injured in a Taliban attack on a military base in Kunduz province of northern Afghanistan, local media reported on Wednesday.

UK summons Chinese Ambassador over torture claims by ex-employee of Hong Kong consulate

Nov 20, 2019, at 06:14 pm

Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab has summoned Chinese Ambassador in London after a former employee of the UK's Hong Kong consulate told the BBC he was tortured in China.

Tomato prices surge to Rs 400/kg in Pakistan

Nov 20, 2019, at 04:04 pm

Islamabad/UNI: Tomato prices in Pakistan has hit a record high and reached Rs 400 per kg in a day, Dawn reported on Wednesday.

Afghanistan: Helicopter crash kills two US soldiers 

Nov 20, 2019, at 03:49 pm

Kabul/IBNS: A helicopter crash in Afghanistan's Kabul city on Wednesday left two US soldiers dead, media reports said.

Former Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif arrives in London

Nov 20, 2019, at 03:32 pm

Islamabad/IBNS: Former Pakistan PM Imran Khan arrived in London on Tuesday where he will undergo treatment for his illness.

Syrian air defenses respond to missile attack

Nov 20, 2019, at 10:20 am

Damascus/Xinhua/UNI: Syrian air defenses on Wednesday responded to foreign missile strikes on Damascus, state media reported.

Australian Taliban hostage released after three years: PM Morrison

Nov 20, 2019, at 10:17 am

Canberra /XINHUA/UNI: Australia's Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Wednesday welcomed the release of Australian Taliban hostage Tim Weeks after three years.

US charges citizen with aiding Islamic state online recruitment - Justice Dept.

Nov 20, 2019, at 10:14 am

Washington/Sputnik/UNI: A US citizen faces charges of helping the Islamic State terror group (banned in Russia) develop computer code to preserve its recruitment propaganda following removal by social media censors, the Department of Justice said in a statement.

German police arrest man on suspicion of preparing terror attack

Nov 20, 2019, at 10:12 am

Berlin/Xinhua/UNI: German authorities arrested a man suspected "of preparing a serious violent act threatening the state", the German federal public prosecutor announced on Tuesday.

Canada’s Infrastructure Minister Champagne to replace Freeland as top diplomat - Reports

Nov 20, 2019, at 10:07 am

Toronto/Sputnik/UNI: Minister of Infrastructure and Communities Francois-Philippe Champagne will become Canada’s next top diplomat replacing incumbent Chrystia Freeland, CBC-Radio-Canada reported on Tuesday.

Terror threat in Afghanistan may lead to attacks in neighboring states - SCO Chief

Nov 20, 2019, at 10:04 am

United Nations/Sputnik/UNI: The terror threat in Afghanistan and its border area is worrying and can spread instability and terrorist activities throughout Central and South Asian countries, Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Secretary-General Vladimir Norov said in a UN-SCO high-level meeting.

UN strengthens ties with Eurasia regional body to tackle terrorism and crime

Nov 20, 2019, at 09:58 am

New York/IBNS: Improving understanding of the nexus between terrorism, transnational organized crime and drug trafficking is essential, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Tuesday in his address to a high-level meeting involving the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), a leading player in diplomacy in Eurasia.