UN chief announces progress on committee to shape Syria's political future
Sep 24, 2019, at 10:22 am
New York: UN-led discussions to secure a peaceful future for the people of Syria have resulted in agreement by the country’s Government and opposition representatives to the formation of a new Constitutional Committee in a bid to end the “tragedy” of more than eight years of fighting, UN Secretary-General António Guterres announced on Monday.
Sep 24, 2019, at 10:18 am
New York: Hate speech, both online and offline, has “exacerbated societal and racial tensions, inciting attacks with deadly consequences around the world”, according to an open letter released on Monday by nearly two dozen independent United Nations experts.
Collective action now, the only way to meet global challenges, Guterres reaffirms in annual report
Sep 24, 2019, at 09:51 am
New York: The global challenges of our time beg global solutions, and we must continuously demonstrate the merits of multilateral cooperation, the Secretary-General said on Monday, launching the 2019 United Nation’s annual report.
Sign language protects ‘linguistic identity and cultural diversity’ of all users, says UN chief
Sep 24, 2019, at 09:44 am
New York: Sign languages are crucial to “express oneself, connect with others and participate in all aspects of economic, social, cultural and political spheres”, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres said in his message for International Day of Sign Languages, on Monday.
Kenya school collapse: 7 children dead
Sep 23, 2019, at 05:52 pm
Nairobi, Sept 23 (IBNS): The collapse of a classroom in Kenya's Nairobi city left at least seven school children dead, media reports said.
China to close country's oldest Beijing Nanyuan Airport on Sep 30 - Reports
Sep 23, 2019, at 04:22 pm
Beijing, Sep 23 (Sputnik/UNI) Beijing Nanyuan Airport, which is the oldest in China, will cease servicing civil aircraft on September 30, after the new Beijing Daxing International Airport, which is considered to be the largest in the world, opens, media reported.
Former Zimbabwean President Mugabe died from cancer, Mnangagwa reveals
Sep 23, 2019, at 04:10 pm
Harare, Sep 23 (Xinhua/UNI) Former Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe died from advanced cancer and had already been taken off chemotherapy, his successor President Emmerson Mnangagwa has said.
S Korea, US to launch talks for upkeep cost-sharing for USFK
Sep 23, 2019, at 04:06 pm
Seoul, Sep 23 (Xinhua/UNI) South Korea and the United States would launch talks this week to share the upkeep cost for the US Forces Korea (USFK), Seoul's foreign ministry said Monday.
Afghanistan: Kabul Police foils deadly explosion, defuses IED
Sep 23, 2019, at 03:56 pm
Kabul, Sept 23 (IBNS): The Kabul Police have foiled a deadly explosion by defusing an improvised explosive device in Afghanistan's Sarobi area, media reports said on Monday.
UK: Controlled explosion carried out at Manchester Airport
Sep 23, 2019, at 03:38 pm
London, Sept 23 (IBNS): Controlled explosion of a suspicious package was carried out by the police at the Manchester Airport transport interchange on Monday.
Free Baloch, Sindhi, Pashto: Anti-Pakistan crowd cries for Independence at Howdy, Modi!
Sep 23, 2019, at 12:52 pm
Houston: In a major embarrassment for Islamabad, a group of Pakistan people raised slogans against their own country seeking Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's help to become independent while the Howdy, Modi! mega event was underway on Sunday.
Bangladesh: Police surround suspected militant den in Narayanganj
Sep 23, 2019, at 10:12 am
Dhaka, Sept 23: Suspecting that it might be a military den, Bangladeshi police force have cordoned off a building at Narayanganj's Fatullah area on Monday, media reports said.
Afghanistan: Security forces kill Taliban’s shadow district chief and his comrades
Sep 23, 2019, at 09:52 am
Kabul, Sept 23 (IBNS): Security forces in Afghanistan killed the shadow district chief of Taliban for Zari district of Balkh province, media reports said.
PM Imran Khan may meet US President Donald Trump tomorrow
Sep 22, 2019, at 07:29 pm
New York, Sept 22 (IBNS): Prime Minister Imran Khan arrived in New York on Saturday and he is expected to meet US President Donald Trump on Monday.
Pakistan: Bus mishap leaves 27 killed
Sep 22, 2019, at 06:55 pm
Diamer, Sept 22 (IBNS): At least 27 passengers were killed when the bus in which they were traveling rammed into a mountain in Babusar Pass in Pakistan on Sunday, media reports said.
Afghanistan: IED explosion leaves 12 children killed or wounded
Sep 22, 2019, at 05:50 pm
Kabul, Sept 22 (IBNS): An explosion hit northern Parwan area of Afganistan and killed at least 12 children killed or wounded on Saturday, media reports said.
Sep 22, 2019, at 05:31 pm
New York: Students and young activists on Saturday threw down the gauntlet to world leaders heading to United Nations Headquarters next week for high-level climate talks, demanding that they “stop wasting time” and work harder to curb carbon emissions, “or we will vote you out.”
UN chief urges restraint following reported Saudi-led assault in Yemen
Sep 22, 2019, at 05:10 pm
New York, Sept 22 (IBNS): Amid reports of a Saudi-led coalition airstrike near Yemen’s port city of Hudaydah, Secretary-General António Guterres expressed concerns for the attacks in a Saturday statement attributable to his Spokesperson, Stephane Dujjaric.
UN chief calls for ‘a fair globalization’ with first-ever Global Goals Summit
Sep 22, 2019, at 04:40 pm
New York: “We need more investment, more political action, more priority for a fair globalization”, said UN Secretary-General António Guterres in an interview on Thursday, when asked about his expectations for the first-ever Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Summit, on 24-25 September at New York headquarters.
Magnitude 5.9 earthquake strikes off Indonesian coast
Sep 22, 2019, at 10:03 am
Jakarta, Sep 22 (UNI) A magnitude 5.9 earthquake has struck off the Indonesian coast, the US Geological Survey (USGS) reported on Saturday.
‘Collective’ erosion of two-State solution, continues unabated: Mladenov
Sep 21, 2019, at 06:53 pm
New York, Sept 21 (IBNS): The “steady deterioration” of chances that a lasting peace can be negotiated between Israel and Palestine as two States live side by side, reflects a “collective failure” of leadership across the region and the world.
UN staff support youth-driven global action on climate crisis
Sep 21, 2019, at 06:51 pm
New York: Staff at UN Headquarters in New York joined untold numbers of students, scientists, organized labour, and everyday people worldwide, who took to the streets on Friday, demanding action to address climate change.
Road accidents claim 19 lives within 24 hours in S Africa
Sep 21, 2019, at 06:02 pm
Cape Town, Sep 21 (Xinhua/UNI) Three road accidents have claimed 19 lives within 24 hours in South Africa, authorities said on Saturday.
Uzbekistan, Afghanistan sign 10-year electricity supply contract
Sep 21, 2019, at 06:00 pm
Tashkent, Sep 21 (Xinhua/UNI) Uzbekistan has signed a 10-year contract with Afghanistan for electricity supply from Uzbekistan to Afghanistan on soft terms, an Uzbek energy official said here on Friday.
Zimbabwe president takes anti-sanctions lobby to UN
Sep 21, 2019, at 05:59 pm
Harare, Sep 21 (Xinhua/UNI) Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Friday night left for the United Nations General Assembly in New York where he is expected to plead for the removal of Western imposed sanctions.
Pakistan: Cleric held on charge of molesting student
Sep 21, 2019, at 04:12 pm
Rawalpindi, Sept 21 (IBNS): Police have arrested a cleric for alleged sexually molesting a madrassah student in Dhamial area of Pakistan, media reports said on Saturday.
Kabul: Twin explosions target sales center of a telecom company
Sep 21, 2019, at 04:06 pm
Kabul, Sept 21 (IBNS): Twin explosions targeted the sales center of a telecommunication company in Afghanistan's capital city Kabul on Friday, media reports said.
Turkish Airstrikes kill 5 terrorists in Northern Iraq - Reports
Sep 21, 2019, at 08:41 am
Moscow, Sep 21 (Sputnik/UNI) Turkish fighter jets carried out airstrikes in northern Iraq, killing five terrorists, Turkey's media reported.
12 killed in bomb explosion in Iraq's Karbala
Sep 21, 2019, at 08:25 am
Baghdad, Sep 20 (Xinhua/UNI) The death toll of a bomb explosion in Iraq's holy Shiite city of Karbala on Friday evening rose to 12, the Iraqi military said.
Iraqi Security Forces detained Karbala bombing suspect - Reports
Sep 21, 2019, at 08:17 am
Moscow, Sep 21 (Sputnik/UNI): The Iraqi security forces have detained a suspected perpetrator of a blast inside a minibus in the central Iraqi city of Karbala, national media reported.