Bangladesh: Jamaat-e-Islami arrested by police
Nov 02, 2019, at 06:00 pm
Chittagong/IBNS: A Jamaat-e-Islami has been arrested by the police in Bangladesh's Chittagong city, media reports said on Saturday.
Taliban-triggered IED blast kills nine children in Afghanistan
Nov 02, 2019, at 04:17 pm
Kabul/IBNS: An IED blast, which was triggered by Taliban terrorists, killed at least nine school children in Afghanistan's North-eastern Takhar province, media reports said on Saturday.
Nepal: Muslim mob allegedly attacks Hindus in Kapilvastu, one killed in police firing
Nov 02, 2019, at 11:16 am
Kapilavastu/IBNS: The holy city of Kapilvastu in Nepal witnessed violence on Thursday when a Muslim mob allegedly attacked a group of Hindus while they were taking part in a religious procession around Krishnangar Bazaar area in the city. One person died in police firing.
Top UN Syria envoy hails ‘impressive’ start to historic talks in Geneva
Nov 02, 2019, at 07:19 am
New York/IBNS: UN-brokered face-to-face talks between the Syrian Government and opposition – the first to take place in nearly nine years of fighting – to draft a new constitution for the country, will continue into next week, the UN’s Special Envoy for Syria, Geir Pedersen, said on Friday.
New UN Female Police Officer of the Year prioritizes ‘preventing sexual exploitation and abuse’
Nov 02, 2019, at 07:17 am
New York/ IBNS: “An inspiration to all of us” is how top Police Adviser Luis Carrilho, described this year’s winner of the UN Female Police Officer of the Year Award, which was announced on Friday.
Guterres in Turkey: UN to study ‘new settlement areas’ plan for Syrian refugees
Nov 02, 2019, at 06:57 am
New York/IBNS: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday presented UN Secretary-General António Guterres with a plan for resettling hundreds-of-thousands of Syrian refugees, in the wake of the country’s offensive into northeastern Syria last month to remove Kurdish forces, aimed at creating a so-called “safe zone” along the border for returnees.
Education and inclusion should be human rights priorities, UN Assembly hears
Nov 02, 2019, at 06:53 am
New York/IBNS: UN Member States agreed seven decades ago to a set of inalienable rights to ensure the dignity of everyone. On Friday, the newly-installed General Assembly President recalled their collective responsibility through the Human Rights Council to “actualize that shared vision for a better world.”
UN migration agency appeals to South Sudan group to free volunteer worker and child
Nov 02, 2019, at 06:48 am
New York/IBNS: The UN migration agency appealed on Friday for the immediate liberation of a volunteer and child who’ve been missing since a gun battle in South Sudan at the weekend that claimed the lives of three agency workers.
‘When journalists are targeted, societies as a whole, pay a price’: UN chief
Nov 02, 2019, at 06:43 am
New York/IBNS: “Without journalists able to do their jobs in safety, we face the prospect of a world of confusion and disinformation”, UN Secretary-General António Guterres has warned in a statement released ahead of the International Day to End Impunity Against Journalists, which falls on 2 November.
‘All actors’ must lend support as humanitarian crisis continues in Haiti, UN rights chief urges
Nov 02, 2019, at 06:38 am
New York/IBNS: Expressing deep concern for the impact on human rights of ongoing political unrest in Haiti, the UN rights chief on Friday called on all actors to acknowledge the grievances of Haitians, many of whom have been demanding the president step down amidst violent demonstrations which ignited a sprawling emergency in recent weeks.
Afghanistan: Man shot dead by unknown gunmen in Kandahar
Nov 02, 2019, at 06:18 am
Kandahar/IBNS: A man was shot dead by unknown gunmen in Afghanistan's Kandahar province on Thursday, media reports said on Saturday.
US Navy officer, wife charged in plot to smuggle boats to China - Justice Department
Nov 02, 2019, at 06:08 am
Washington/Sputnik/UNI: An active service US Navy officer and his wife along with two Chinese nationals have been charged with plotting to smuggle military type inflatable small boats and their engines to China, the Justice Department said in a press release.
UK police believe 39 victims of Essex lorry deaths Vietnamese nationals
Nov 02, 2019, at 06:03 am
London/ Xinhua/UNI: Essex police said Friday they believe the victims of the lorry container deaths are Vietnamese nationals.
At least 96 Palestinians injured in clashes with Israeli soldiers in eastern Gaza: official
Nov 02, 2019, at 06:00 am
Gaza/Xinhua/UNI: At least 96 Palestinian demonstrators were injured during clashes in eastern Gaza Strip with Israeli soldiers stationed on the border, according to a local official.
Russian FM calls IS leader Baghdadi US 'Brainchild'
Nov 02, 2019, at 05:56 am
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: The leader of the Islamic State terrorist group Abu Bakr Baghdadi was "the brainchild of the United States," and his elimination has not yet been confirmed, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Friday.
US drone strike kills 2 suspected al-Qaida operatives in Yemen
Nov 02, 2019, at 01:52 am
Sanaa/Xinhua: At least two people were killed when a US drone strike hit a vehicle in Yemen's northeastern province of Marib on Friday, pro-government media reported.
UN Security Council may address issue of escaped IS fighters in November - President
Nov 02, 2019, at 01:44 am
New York/Sputnik:The UN Security Council is expected to address the problem of Islamic State (banned in Russia) terrorists who escaped from detention during the Turkish operation in northern Syria, UK Ambassador to the United Nations Karen Pierce said in a press briefing on Friday.
ISIS has a new leader and we know exactly who he is: Donald Trump tweets on Baghdadi's successor
Nov 01, 2019, at 09:47 pm
Washington/IBNS: US President Donald Trump on Friday said his government knows who is the new leader of the Islamic State terror group following the death of its late supremo Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi in a US-led commando raid.
Bus service between Pirojpur-Kolkata starts
Nov 01, 2019, at 06:11 pm
Dhaka/IBNS: A bus service from Bangladesh's Pirojpur area to Kolkata city in West Bengal was started on Friday.
US President Donald Trump shifts permanent residence from New York to Florida
Nov 01, 2019, at 04:54 pm
Washington/IBNS: US President Donald Trump has announced that he will now make Florida his permanent home instead of Trump Tower in New York.
Tezgam Express Fire in Pakistan: World leader condole loss of lives
Nov 01, 2019, at 04:32 pm
Islamabad/IBNS: A devastating fire that hit Tezgam Express in Pakistan left 73 people killed and the incident was condoled by several world leaders including Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
Shooting at bar in France’s southern city of Marseille leaves 6 people injured - Reports
Nov 01, 2019, at 10:28 am
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: An unknown gunman opened fire inside a bar in France’s southern city of Marseille, leaving six people injured, media reported.
Assad warns of war if political means fail to secure Turkey's pullout from N Syria
Nov 01, 2019, at 10:22 am
Damascus/Xinhua/UNI: Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has warned that war would be the only option if political means fail to secure Turkey's troop pullout from northern Syria.
Donald Trump says UK trade with US could be up to 5 times higher post-Brexit
Nov 01, 2019, at 10:17 am
Washington/Sputnik/UNI: President Donald said on Thursday that the United Kingdom's trade with the United States could be substantially stronger following Brexit.
N Korean state-run media confirms successful test of super-large multiple rocket launchers
Nov 01, 2019, at 10:13 am
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: North Korea's Academy of Defense Science has confirmed a successful test of super-large multiple rocket launchers, the state-run KCNA news agency reported early on Friday, adding that the country's leader, Kim Jong Un, had expressed his satisfaction over the launch.
Kosovo elections: ‘Most significant change’ in 12 years, Security Council hears
Nov 01, 2019, at 10:07 am
New York/IBNS: Elections held earlier this month in Kosovo represent “the most significant change in the political landscape” there in a dozen years, the UN mission chief told the Security Council on Thursday.
Nov 01, 2019, at 09:56 am
New York/IBNS: Mediation is “one of our most important tools to reduce and end conflict”, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres told the sixth Istanbul Mediation Conference, in the Turkish capital on Thursday.
Indian Sikh pilgrims won't need passport to visit Kartarpur: Imran Khan
Nov 01, 2019, at 09:38 am
Islamabad/IBNS: Pakistan PM Imran Khan on Friday said no fee would be charged from Indian pilgrims who will be visiting the Kartarpur corridor on the opening day.
Islamic State confirms death of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, names his successor
Nov 01, 2019, at 09:06 am
Washington/IBNS: Terror group Islamic State has announced Abu Ibrahim al-Hashemi al-Quraishi as its new leader following the death of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.
Pakistan: 73 killed in Tezgam express fire
Oct 31, 2019, at 02:46 pm
Islamabad/UNI: At least 73 people were killed and several injured when the Tezgam Express caught fire in Liaquatpur near Rahim Yar Khan in Pakistan on Thursday.