UN policewoman recognized for ‘speaking up and speaking out’ on behalf of the vulnerable
Nov 06, 2019, at 10:04 am
New York/IBNS: At the core of peacekeeping lies the notion of shared responsibility, the UN peacekeeping chief said on Tuesday, presenting this year’s award for Female Police Officer of the Year, to a woman who “has made a career of speaking up and speaking out on behalf of all vulnerable populations”.
US-China trade war is a ‘lose-lose’ situation for them and the world, warn UN economists
Nov 06, 2019, at 10:00 am
New York/IBNS: The trade tariff spat between China and the United States has been a “lose-lose” situation for both countries and the wider world and it is likely to deteriorate unless a deal is reached, UN economists said on Tuesday.
Nearly two million Cameroonians face humanitarian emergency: UNICEF
Nov 06, 2019, at 09:45 am
New York/IBNS: Ongoing violence in Cameroon’s northwest and southwest has created a fast-growing humanitarian emergency now affecting some 1.9 million people, a “15-fold increase since 2017”, UN humanitarians said on Tuesday.
China, Pakistan agrees on further cooperation over CPEC
Nov 06, 2019, at 08:47 am
Islamabad/Xinhua/UNI: China and Pakistan have agreed here to further their cooperation in different fields under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) during the ninth Joint Cooperation Committee (JCC) meeting of CPEC.
US to withdraw from Paris climate accord
Nov 05, 2019, at 10:32 pm
Washington/UNI: The Trump administration notified the international community on Monday that it plans to officially withdraw from the Paris climate accord, as other countries expressed regret and disappointment at the move.
Man arrested by FBI in alleged plot to kill Jews in Colorado
Nov 05, 2019, at 05:22 pm
Denever, the United States, Nov 5 (Xinhua/UNI) A 27-year-old man who repeatedly espoused anti-Semitic views has been arrested by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in a plot to bomb a historic Jewish synagogue in the US state of Colorado, the FBI said Monday.
IS militants flee Syria to uncontrolled mountainous areas in northern Iraq - Reports
Nov 05, 2019, at 05:20 pm
Moscow, Nov 5 (Sputnik/UNI) Militants of the Islamic State terrorist group (IS, banned in Russia) are fleeing Syria and moving to ungoverned areas in northern Iraq, media reported, citing US military and commanders of the Kurdish Peshmerga forces in the region, who also hint at the threat of the re-emergence of the self-proclaimed "caliphate."
Nov 05, 2019, at 05:09 pm
New York/IBNS: The road ahead “will not be easy” for the Horn of Africa, UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed said on Monday, briefing the Security Council on her Joint Solidarity Mission with the African Union (AU) at the end of October.
Narayanganj building collapse: Body of missing boy recovered
Nov 05, 2019, at 04:28 pm
Dhaka/IBNS: Fire service workers in Bangladesh have recovered the body of a missing boy from the debris of the four-storey under-construction building that collapsed inNarayanganj area two days ago, media reports said.
Roadside bomb kills 1 soldier, wounds 3 in Afghan eastern Khost city
Nov 05, 2019, at 04:02 pm
Khost, Afghanistan, Nov 5 (Xinhua/UNI) One soldier was killed and three others sustained injuries as a roadside bomb struck a military vehicle of national army in Khost city of eastern Khost province on Tuesday, an army spokesman in the province said.
UNICEF urges governments to repatriate thousands of foreign children stranded in northeast Syria
Nov 05, 2019, at 10:39 am
New York/IBNS: The head of the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) is appealing for countries to repatriate scores of foreign children who are stranded in northeast Syria in the wake of the Turkish-launched offensive which began last month.
US Senator calls on whistleblower in Trump-Ukraine scandal to speak in Congress
Nov 05, 2019, at 10:16 am
Washington/Sputnik/UNI: United States Senator from Kentucky Rand Paul called on the whistleblower, who incited the ongoing impeachment into US President Donald Trump, to speak publicly in Congress and the media to reveal his name.
China hopes RCEP trade deal to be signed, entered into force soon - Xi Jinping
Nov 05, 2019, at 09:55 am
Shanghai/Sputnik/UNI: China hopes that the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) agreement, the biggest free trade agreement in Asia, will be signed and will come into force as soon as possible, Chinese President Xi Jinping said Tuesday at the opening ceremony of the second China International Import Expo (CIIE) in Shanghai.
Over 150 people injured in Monday protests in Baghdad – Human Rights Watchdog
Nov 05, 2019, at 09:39 am
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: More than 150 people were injured and three more killed on Monday during the protests in the Iraqi capital of Baghdad, the Iraqi Independent High Commission for Human Rights (IHCHR) said.
Turkish authorities capture IS leader Baghdadi's sister, her family - Reports
Nov 05, 2019, at 08:49 am
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: Turkish authorities have detained the leader of the Islamic State terrorist group (IS, banned in Russia) Abu Bakr Baghdadi's older sister and her family in northern Syria, media reported, citing senior Turkish official.
Afghanistan: Roadside mine blast leaves 8 killed in Baghlan
Nov 04, 2019, at 05:16 pm
Baghlan/IBNS: A roadside mine blast in Afghanistan's northern Baghlan province on Monday left at least eight people killed, media reports said.
Nov 04, 2019, at 04:41 pm
Bangkok/IBNS: There is no denying that climate change is the biggest threat to the planet, though people may differ about the accuracy of the figures offered by research organisations regarding the number of people who will be affected by climate change, said United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres in Bnagkok recently.
Bangladesh: Three electrocuted in Barguna
Nov 04, 2019, at 04:24 pm
Dhaka/IBNS: Three persons of a family were electrocuted in Bangladesh's Barguna area on Monday, media reports said.
US military convoy came under fire in Syria, patrol untouched - CENTCOM to Sputnik
Nov 04, 2019, at 04:17 pm
Washington/Sputnik/uni: A US military convoy in northeastern Syria has come under fire from local Turkey-backed radicals but was not hit, a representative of the Central Command (CENTCOM) of the United States told Sputnik on Monday.
At least 5 protesters killed in Iraq’s Karbala when storming Iran’s Consulate – Reports
Nov 04, 2019, at 03:31 pm
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: At least five demonstrators were killed in the Iraqi city of Karbala in an attempt to storm the Iranian consulate, Shafaq News outlet reported on Monday morning.
Nov 04, 2019, at 03:30 pm
Bangkok/IBNS: The goernment of Myanmar has to address the root causes behind the displacement of the Rohingyas and allow for their safe return among other things, said United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres in Bangkok, during his visit to a climate mitigation project in the Thai capital.
Gaza militants shoot down Israeli army drone: sources
Nov 04, 2019, at 10:24 am
Gaza/Xinhua/UNI Militants in the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip shot down on Sunday a drone that belongs to the Israeli army, Palestinian security sources in Gaza said.
Trade deal with China to be signed somewhere in US - Trump
Nov 04, 2019, at 10:21 am
Washington/Sputnik/UNI: US President Donald Trump has announced that the first phase of the Washington-Beijing trade deal will be signed somewhere in the United States, while stressing that the location of the deal is the simplest issue, as the main thing is to make progress in the negotiations.
Pakistan: Rocket attack damages two houses in Landi Kotal, TTP claims responsibility
Nov 04, 2019, at 10:04 am
Landi Kotal/Pakistan/IBNS: At last two houses were partially damaged as two rockets fired from a nearby hilltop landed at the army camp in Landi Kotal area of Pakistan on Sunday, media reports said.
Afghanistan: Security forces kill an attacker who shot dead a man in front of his infant daughter
Nov 04, 2019, at 09:34 am
Kandahar/IBNS: Afghanistan security forces have killed an attacker who shot dead a man in front of his infant daughter in the country's Kandahar province, media reports said on Monday.
Far more needed to ‘confront the world’s climate emergency’, UN chief tells ASEAN Summit
Nov 04, 2019, at 09:16 am
New York/IBNS: Four of the ten countries most affected by climate change are members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres said on Sunday, urging the ASEAN Summit in Bangkok to “confront the world’s climate emergency”.
At Least 15 People Dead, 50 Injured as Bus Falls Into River in Nepal say reports
Nov 04, 2019, at 01:34 am
Moscow/Sputnik: A bus fell on Sunday in a river in central Nepal, leaving at least 15 people dead, 50 injured and three more missing, according to media reports.
Almost 90 People Killed During Anti-Government Protests in Ethiopia - Reports
Nov 04, 2019, at 01:31 am
Moscow/Sputnik: The number of those killed in anti-government protests in Ethiopia has reached 86, and Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed urged citizens to confront forces that threaten to impede the country's progress, the ENA news agency reported on Sunday.
Kartarpur is ready to welcome Sikh pilgrims: Pakistan PM Imran Khan
Nov 03, 2019, at 06:54 pm
Islamabad/IBNS: Pakistan PM Imran Khan on Sunday said the holy site of Kartarpur is ready to welcome 'Sikh pilgrims'.
ISIS says Bangladeshi terrorists support their new leader
Nov 03, 2019, at 06:20 pm
Dhaka/IBNS: A media arm of terror group Islamic State has claimed that terrorists from Egypt's Sinai and Bangladesh have pledged allegiance to the new leader of the outfit following the death of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, media reports said.