Bangladesh: Police arrest 45 Rohingyas from Chittagong

Oct 02, 2019, at 05:31 pm

Dhaka: Bangladesh police have arrested 45 Rohingyas from Sonaichhari union under Sitakunda upazila in Chittagong area of the country, media reports said on Wednesday.

Taliban delegation to visit Islamabad on Wednesday amid stalled peace talks: Spokesman

Oct 02, 2019, at 05:14 pm

Kabul, Oct 2 (Sputnik/UNI) A high-level Taliban delegation is due to visit Pakistan's capital, Islamabad, on Wednesday as part of its tour that includes Russia, China and Iran after the group's peace talks with the United States broke off last month, a Taliban spokesman said.

Five IS militants killed in drone strikes in E Afghanistan

Oct 02, 2019, at 04:34 pm

Jalalabad, Afghanistan, Oct 2 (Xinhua) At least five Islamic State (IS) militants have been killed in NATO-led coalition drone strikes in Afghanistan's eastern Nangarhar province, the provincial government said Wednesday.

Afghanistan: Roadside bomb explosion leaves eight people wounded or killed

Oct 02, 2019, at 04:05 pm

Kabul: At least eight civilians, including a woman, were killed or wounded as a roadside bomb explosion hit  Kapisa province of Afghanistan on Tuesday, media reports said.

South Africa: About 400 Bangladeshis murdered in 4 years

Oct 02, 2019, at 03:51 pm

Dhaka, Oct 2 (UNI) According to a recent report, more than 400 Bangladeshis have been murdered in South Africa over the past four years because of business and personal disputes within the community.

Countries urged to make ‘digital world’ safer for children

Oct 02, 2019, at 10:06 am

New York: Rising Internet connectivity has the potential to transform children’s lives for the better, but also makes them vulnerable to sexual abuse, online harassment and bullying, recruitment by extremist groups, and other risks, according to a new UN-backed report published on Tuesday.

Athens urged to fast track asylum seekers amid island shelters crisis – UNHCR

Oct 02, 2019, at 10:01 am

New York: A spike in the number of refugees reaching Greek island reception centres is likely to worsen the situation in already “dangerously overcrowded” facilities there, the UN refugee agency said on Tuesday.

Kabul Police arrest man for murdering his father

Oct 02, 2019, at 09:22 am

Kabul: The police have arrested a man for allegedly killing his own father in Afghanistan's Kabul city, media reports said.

North Korea may have fired missile from submarine: Report

Oct 02, 2019, at 09:13 am

Pyongyang: North Korea may have fired a submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) from waters off its east coast on Wednesday, South Korean government claimed.

NYC Empire State Building illuminated for 70th anniversary of PRC's founding

Oct 01, 2019, at 05:44 pm

New York, Oct 1 (Xinhua) New York City's landmark Empire State Building was lit with a light show on Monday night in celebration of the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China (PRC).

Several Protesters detained in Hong Kong

Oct 01, 2019, at 05:39 pm

Hong Kong (Sputnik/UNI) A few protesters have been apprehended by police officers in Hong Kong for their possible involvement in violence during the protests on Tuesday, a Sputnik correspondent reported.

Iran has underground tunnels for arms caches: IRGC commander

Oct 01, 2019, at 05:28 pm

Tehran, Oct 1 (Xinhua/UNI) Iran has created a sophisticated network of underground arms caches, a senior commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) was quoted as saying by Tasnim news agency on Tuesday.

Millions of Afghans have ‘voted not just for a president, but also for democracy’, UN Assembly told

Oct 01, 2019, at 04:28 pm

New York: Just two days ago, some three million Afghans faced the threat of terrorism and headed to the polls, to “vote not just for a president, but also for democracy,” Hamdulla Mohib, Afghanistan’s National Security Adviser told the UN General Assembly on Monday, adding that no matter the outcome of the elections, “peace is and will remain the Government’s priority.”

UN General Assembly President upholds value of multilateralism in speech closing annual debate

Oct 01, 2019, at 03:47 pm

New York: The only way to guarantee peace, security and sustainable development is for countries to work together, the UN General Assembly president said in his speech on Monday concluding the annual high-level debate in the Hall.

‘We need to stand up now’ for the elderly: urges UN rights expert on World Day

Oct 01, 2019, at 03:42 pm

New York: In the coming decade, the number of persons aged 60 or over is projected to grow by 46 per cent, making the increase in those officially classified as elderly, one of the “most significant transformations of this century,'' the United Nations declared on Tuesday, marking the International Day of Older Persons.

DPRK reports ‘little progress’ since historic June 2018 summit with US

Oct 01, 2019, at 03:38 pm

New York: Lack of progress in achieving peace on the Korean Peninsula is “entirely attributable” to the United States, a senior official from the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) told the UN General Assembly on Monday.

‘Are we ready for the age of disruption?’, Thailand’s Foreign Minister asks UN Assembly

Oct 01, 2019, at 10:21 am

New York: “The Twenty-First Century is often described as the age of disruption. The question is, are we ready for it?”, asked Thailand’s Foreign Minister, Don Pramudwinai, as he addressed the UN General Assembly on Monday.  

UN Mission in Haiti calls on protestors, authorities, to refrain from violence

Oct 01, 2019, at 10:16 am

New York: Following days of intensifying protests in Haiti, Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric said on Monday the UN was “concerned by reports of violence and arson” across the country.

Timor-Leste Foreign Minister highlights value of UN in resolving conflicts

Oct 01, 2019, at 10:14 am

New York: Timor-Leste continues to be a reflection of “the best the UN has to offer,” Foreign Minister Dionisio da Costa Babo Soares declared on Monday before the UN General Assembly.

Constitutional Committee breakthrough offers ‘sign of hope’ for long-suffering Syrians

Oct 01, 2019, at 10:10 am

New York: There is a “sign of hope for the long-suffering Syrian people” as a Syrian-led, Syrian-owned, credible and inclusive Constitutional Committee is set to start deliberations next month, the United Nations Special Envoy for the country told the Security Council on Monday.

Stage set for successful 2020 Burundi elections, Foreign Minister tells General Assembly

Oct 01, 2019, at 10:01 am

New York: With organizational and financial preparations for Burundi’s 2020 elections well underway, Ezechiel Nibigira, Minister of Foreign Affairs, told the UN General Assembly on Monday the Government is wary of, and will not tolerate, any outside interference in the polls.

Yemen prisoner release boosts hopes of peace at last for war-weary civilians

Oct 01, 2019, at 09:54 am

New York: Hopes for a possible end to the war in Yemen grew slightly on Monday, following the news that nearly 300 detainees have been released as a gesture of goodwill by Houthi forces, pitted against the Government of Abd Rabbu Mansour Hadi.

Pakistan: 2 killed in Loralai explosion

Oct 01, 2019, at 09:18 am

Islamabad: An explosion occurred close to a police vehicle here in Loralai area of Pakistan and left two people, including a suspected bomber, killed, media reports said on Tuesday.

Al-Shabab terrorists attack US base in Somalia

Sep 30, 2019, at 05:56 pm

Mogadishu: Suspected Al-Shabab terrorists have attacked a military base in Somalia, media reports said on Monday.

Syria, Iraq open border crossing along Euphrates river after IS defeat

Sep 30, 2019, at 04:17 pm

Al Bukamal, Syria, Sep 30 (Sputnik/UNI) Syria and Iraq have completed all preparations needed to reopen the border checkpoint between the towns of Al Bukamal and Qaim, a major crossing point that has been closed for years following the defeat of the Islamic State terrorist group (IS, banned in Russia), a Sputnik correspondent said on Monday.

Joint AU-Somalia offensive kills 20 al-Shabab militants

Sep 30, 2019, at 03:56 pm

Mogadishu, Sep 30 (Xinhua/UNI) Somali military backed by African Union forces killed 20 al-Shabab militants in an offensive in the southern region of Lower Shabelle, a military official said on Monday.

Fire breaks out inside refugee camp on Greek island, two dead: report

Sep 30, 2019, at 10:08 am

Athens, Sep 29 (Xinhua/UNI) Two persons lost their lives when a fire broke out inside the refugee camp of Moria on Greece's Lesvos Island, local ALPHA TV reported on Sunday.

Saudi Arabia: Fire breaks out at rail station, five hurt

Sep 30, 2019, at 09:35 am

Jeddah: A fire broke out at Saudi Arabia's Suleimaniyah rail station in Jeddah area and left five people hurt, media reports said on Monday.

Guterres welcomes conduct of Afghan elections, commends ‘all who braved security concerns to uphold their right to vote’

Sep 30, 2019, at 08:51 am

New York: UN Secretary-General António Guterres has welcomed the conduct of presidential elections in Afghanistan on 28 September and commended all Afghans “who exercised their democratic voice and upheld their right to vote, braving security concerns”.

At UN, Yemen Foreign Minister demands end to ‘Iranian-Houthi coup d’etat’

Sep 29, 2019, at 11:12 pm

New York: The Minister for Foreign Affairs of Yemen on Saturday called on the United Nations and the wider international community to stand by his crisis-torn country as it struggled to cope with daily assaults and “terrorist aggression” at the hands of vicious, Iran-backed Houthi militias.