Turkey’s Syria offensive could spark another catastrophe, warn humanitarians
Oct 12, 2019, at 07:51 am
New York: Airstrikes and a ground offensive by Turkey in northern Syria against Kurdish forces have left civilians dead and forced tens of thousands to flee, UN agencies said on Friday, amid fears of another “humanitarian catastrophe” in the war-torn country.
Ethiopian Prime Minister awarded Nobel Peace Prize: Guterres hails his ‘people first’ agenda
Oct 12, 2019, at 07:45 am
New York: The winner of this year’s Nobel Peace Prize has been praised by the UN Secretary-General for creating a pathway to stability in the Horn of Africa region.
Day of the Girl Child spotlights 25 years of progress, with more on the horizon
Oct 12, 2019, at 07:38 am
New York: The world’s one billion young girls, are being celebrated on Friday as an “unscripted and unstoppable” force for change, with 11 October designated each year the International Day of the Girl Child.
Pentagon confirms US troops came under fire from Turkish positions near Kobani
Oct 12, 2019, at 07:00 am
Washington (Sputni/UNI) US troops came under fire from Turkish positions near the Syrian city of Kobani, Defense Department Press Operations Director Brook DeWalt said in a statement.
49 Palestinians injured in clashes with Israeli soldiers in eastern Gaza: official
Oct 12, 2019, at 06:52 am
Gaza (Xinhua/UNI) At least 49 Palestinians were injured on Friday afternoon during clashes between hundreds of Palestinian demonstrators and Israeli soldiers in the eastern Gaza Strip close to the border with Israel, an local official said.
Almost 400 terrorists neutralized in Turkey's operation in Syria - Defense Ministry
Oct 12, 2019, at 06:48 am
Moscow (Sputnik/UNI) As many as 399 terrorists have been neutralized as a result of Turkey's offensive in northeastern Syria, the Turkish Defense Ministry reported on Friday.
Erdogan says Turkey to continue military operation in Syria despite threats
Oct 12, 2019, at 06:43 am
Ankara (Sputnik/UNI) Turkey will not halt its operation in northern Syria, despite threats from the international community, including the United States, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Friday.
S Korea to reduce number of troops by 100,000 by 2022 – Reports
Oct 11, 2019, at 08:15 pm
Seoul, Oct 11 (Sputnik) South Korea will reduce the number of troops in its reserves by 100,000 by 2022, media reported on Friday.
Moscow expects Huawei to expand presence in city by opening new labs, research centers
Oct 11, 2019, at 07:04 pm
Yerevan, Oct11 (Sputnik) The Moscow government is in talks with Chinese tech giant Huawei and expects the company to expand its presence in the Russian capital with new research and development (R&D) centers as part of a larger agenda to enhance cooperation between Moscow-based tech start-ups, and bigger corporations and businesses internationally, the CEO of Moscow Agency of Innovations, Alexey Parabuchev, told Sputnik.
Suspected Halle synagogue attacker admits shooting had extremist motive - Reports
Oct 11, 2019, at 06:23 pm
Berlin, Oct 11 (Sputnik) Stephan Balliet, a 27-year-old neo-Nazi German citizen, has admitted that he opened fire near a synagogue in the German city of Halle and that the attack was motivated by right-extremist ideology, media reported on Friday.
S Korean President to skip Japanese Emperor’s enthronement amid trade row : Reports
Oct 11, 2019, at 06:21 pm
Moscow, Oct 11 (Sputnik) South Korean President Moon Jae-in will not attend the enthronement ceremony of Japanese Emperor Naruhito, an official at the presidential office said Friday.
EU slams Turkey's threat to send millions of Syrian refugees to Europe as unacceptable
Oct 11, 2019, at 06:00 pm
Brussels, Oct 11 (Sputnik) The European Union sees Ankara's threats to send millions of Syrian refugees to Europe as inadmissible, a high-ranking source in EU institutions told reporters on Friday.
France discusses curtailment of CEDRE funds to Lebanon with IMF, World Bank
Oct 11, 2019, at 05:22 pm
Beirut, Oct 11 (Xinhua/UNI) French authorities are discussing the curtailment of CEDRE funds to Lebanon from 11 billion US dollars to 7 billion US dollars with the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank, Al Joumhouria newspaper reported Friday.
Bangladesh: Four suspected terrorists arrested
Oct 11, 2019, at 04:51 pm
Dhaka: Bangladesh security forces have arrested four suspected terrorists from capital city Dhaka, media reports said on Friday.
Amid Turkish assault on Kurds in northeastern Syria, US Republicans call for sanction on Turkey
Oct 11, 2019, at 11:35 am
Ankara/Washington: Republicans in the US House of Representatives have announced plans to introduce sanction bill against Turkey for its ongoing offensive against the Kurds in war-ravaged Syria's northeast, days after US President Donald Trump announced withdrawal of US troops even as reports said tens of thousands were fleeing and several killed in the cross-border attack.
Suicide bomber killed as Egyptian forces foil terror attack in Sinai
Oct 11, 2019, at 10:25 am
Cairo, Oct 10 (Xinhua/UNI) A suicide bomber was killed on Thursday as Egyptian security forces thwarted a terrorist attack on a checkpoint in Arish, North Sinai province, Egyptian Interior Ministry said in a statement.
Turkey sought US military support for operation in Northern Syria - State Department
Oct 11, 2019, at 10:20 am
Washington (Sputnik/UNI) Turkey sough to gain military support from the United States for its offensive operation in northern Syria, which was declined, a senior Department of State official said in a conference call.
Dozens of climate activists arrested in New York during protest
Oct 11, 2019, at 10:15 am
New York (Xinhua/UNI) Over 60 people were arrested here during a climate change protest as the group occupied an intersection in Times Square and blocked traffic for miles.
Russian inmates behind Pakistani warder murder cannot be deported over trial - Prison Head
Oct 11, 2019, at 10:12 am
Moscow, Oct 11 (Sputnik/UNI) Three Russian women inmates involved in a murder of a warder in a Pakistani prison cannot be deported to Russia since they are currently facing trial in Pakistan, the prison superintendent said.
De-escalation of Turkish military operation in northern Syria ‘absolutely essential’
Oct 11, 2019, at 09:46 am
New York: A de-escalation of renewed conflict in northern Syria is “absolutely essential,” the UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Thursday. His comments follow the launch of airstrikes and a ground offensive by Turkey on Wednesday just days after the United States announced it would pull its troops out of Syria.
New refugee data centre can inform policies, solutions worldwide: Guterres
Oct 11, 2019, at 09:41 am
New York: A new UN refugee data centre will improve the way humanitarian agencies support “some of the most dramatically vulnerable people in the world”, UN chief António Guterres said on Thursday.
Oct 11, 2019, at 09:32 am
New York: Thousands of former fighters from Colombia’s largest rebel group remain committed to the historic 2016 peace deal which ended more than five decades of civil conflict, but attacks against the ex-combatants have been a continuous cause for concern, the Security Council heard on Thursday. 
Civilians ‘must not be a target’, urges UNHCR, following military escalation in northern Syria
Oct 11, 2019, at 09:26 am
New York: The scale-up in military operations in north-east Syria has forced tens of thousands of civilians to seek safety, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, said on Thursday, one day after Turkey launched airstrikes and a ground offensive across the border.
Abrar murder in Bangladesh: Police arrest BUET BCL leader Amit Saha
Oct 10, 2019, at 03:22 pm
Dhaka: Police have arrested another key suspect in the murder of engineering student Abrar Fahad inside a residential hall of the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology or BUET.
German synagogue shooting ‘another tragic demonstration of anti-Semitism’: UN chief
Oct 10, 2019, at 03:14 pm
New York: The killing of two people outside a synagogue in Germany on Wednesday has been characterized by the UN Secretary-General as “another tragic demonstration of anti-Semitism.”
Support 'winds of change' in DR Congo to consolidate positive developments, urges UN mission chief
Oct 10, 2019, at 03:09 pm
New York: Recent positive trends could help transform the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) into a stable country, the head of the UN operation there told the Security Council on Wednesday.
Oct 10, 2019, at 03:03 pm
New York: “Multiple” airstrikes by the US military on alleged methamphetamine drug labs in a remote area of western Afghanistan earlier this year, killed or injured dozens of civilians who should not have been treated as military targets, the UN said on Wednesday.
Bilateral relations between India and Bangladesh reached a special height: Sheikh Hasina
Oct 10, 2019, at 10:38 am
Dhaka, Oct 10 (UNI): Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said that the bilateral relations between Bangladesh and India have reached to a special height following her four-day official visit to India from Oct 3 to 6.
At least 4 Taliban fighters killed in security operations in Afghanistan: Reports
Oct 09, 2019, at 12:42 pm
Moscow, Oct 9 (Sputnik) At least four Taliban militants were killed and 15 others detained in separate operations carried out by the Afghan Special Forces across the country, local media reported on Wednesday.
Results of Afghan Presidential race may be announced later than scheduled – Commission
Oct 09, 2019, at 10:36 am
Kabul, Oct 8 (Sputnik/UNI) The results of the Afghan presidential election may be announced later than on October 19 as it was initially scheduled, Independent Election Commission (IEC) Secretary Habibur Rahman Nang said on Tuesday. The vote was held on September 28, despite the unstable political situation in the country.