Afghanistan: 3 terrorists shot dead close to Farah airport
Aug 24, 2019, at 04:51 pm
Kabul, Aug 24 (IBNS): Afghanistan security forces on Saturday killed three terrorists as they were attempting to carry out a series of target killings close to Farah airport in West of Afghanistan, media reports said.
Religions for Peace express serious concern for Myanmar refugees
Aug 24, 2019, at 11:45 am
Lindau, Germany: The Religions for Peace (RfP) leaders from Myanmar and Bangladesh held track II consultations on the refugee problem affecting the two countries at the 10th World Assembly of Religions for Peace today in Lindau, Germany, which concluded today. Cardinal Charles Maung Bo represented Myanmar.
South Sudan: UN rights experts see little headway on peace deal amid spike in local-level violence
Aug 24, 2019, at 10:19 am
New York, Aug 24 (IBNS): A United Nations expert group looking at human rights in South Sudan said on Friday that it is “deeply concerned” that, although the overall armed conflict has waned, there has been little progress in adhering to the peace agreement that guided the country thus far.
With security improving in DR Congo’s Kasai, thousands of refugees head home from Angola
Aug 24, 2019, at 10:09 am
New York, Aug 24 (IBNS): As security has improved in the restive Kasai region of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), some 8,500 refugees have left the Lóvua settlement in Angola’s north-east Lunda Norte province in the past week, hoping to cross the border and return home, according to the UN refugee agency.
School closures triple in Central and Western Africa as education comes under fire
Aug 24, 2019, at 10:02 am
New York, Aug 24 (IBNS): A surge in “deliberate” attacks against students, teachers and schools in West and Central Africa has led to a tripling in school closures in the last year and left almost two million youngsters “robbed of an education”, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Friday.
At least 4 killed, 30 wounded in motorcycle bombing south of Iraqi capital
Aug 24, 2019, at 09:58 am
Baghdad, Aug 24 (Xinhua/UNI) Four people were killed and 30 others injured on Friday in a motorcycle bombing in a town in Babil Province south of Iraq's capital Baghdad, an Interior Ministry source said.
Over 140 people rescued, dozens missing after ferry fire in Indonesia: Reports
Aug 23, 2019, at 09:34 pm
Moscow, Aug 23 (Sputnik/UNI) Over 140 people have been rescued from the passenger vessel Santika Nusantara that caught fire near the Indonesian island of Java, with dozens more believed to be missing, media reported on Friday, citing the provincial Search and Rescue Agency.
Hong Kong court extends ban on protests in city's airport: Reports
Aug 23, 2019, at 06:07 pm
Beijing, Aug 23 (Sputnik/uni) The Hong Kong Supreme Court on Friday extended for an unspecified period a ban on rallying in the city's international airport, media reported.
Beijing expects Iranian FM Zarif to visit China from August 25-27
Aug 23, 2019, at 06:02 pm
Beijing, Aug 23 (Sputnik/UNI) Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif will pay an official visit to China from August 25-27, the Chinese Foreign Ministry's spokesman, Geng Shuang, said on Friday.
Syrian forces gain control over three Hama district villages, Turkish observation post: Source
Aug 23, 2019, at 06:01 pm
Khan Sheikhoun, Aug 23 (Sputnik/UNI) Syrian forces have gained control over the villages of Morek, Lahaya, Maarkaba north of Hama and a Turkish observation post, a military source told Sputnik on Friday.
Kashmir, Venezuela to top list of Trump’s agenda at G7 meetings - US Official
Aug 23, 2019, at 09:57 am
Washington, Aug 23 (Sputnik/UNI) US President Donald Trump will discuss a range of issues during bilateral meetings with world leaders of the G7 Summit including the situations in Kashmir, and Russian gas supplies to Europe, a senior US administration official told reporters.
Aug 23, 2019, at 09:52 am
New York, Aug 23 (IBNS): Myanmar’s military must stop using sexual and gender-based violence to terrorize and punish ethnic minorities, according to a new report released on Thursday by the United Nations Independent International Fact-Finding Mission.
World must stamp out persecution of religious groups, Guterres declares on new UN Day
Aug 23, 2019, at 09:47 am
New York, Aug 23 (IBNS): UN chief António Guterres called for an end to the persecution of religious groups on Thursday, the first ever International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion and Belief.
Former Pakistani diplomats shock by calling for armed uprising in Kashmir on live TV show
Aug 21, 2019, at 11:37 pm
Islamabad, Aug 21: In a shocking video that has been circulating on the social media, Pakistani diplomats participating in a TV discussion show were seen openly calling for support for armed resistance by the people of Kashmir in the wake of the recent scrapping of Article 370 by the Indian government.
Aug 21, 2019, at 11:29 pm
Weeks after the Indian government scrapped the Article 370 which gave special status to Jammu and Kashmir, activists from Gilgit-Baltistan, which is part of Pakistan Occupied Kashmir and an integral part of the princely state of Jammu and Kashmir that legally acceded to India in 1947 and has remained undefined in Pakistan's Constitution, have called for a national conference to discuss for the region's national identity.
Greenland sale: Donald Trump cancels Denmark visit
Aug 21, 2019, at 06:47 pm
Washington, Aug 21 (IBNS): As Denmark PM said that Greenland was not for sale to the US, President Donald Trump on Wednesday cancelled a state visit to the country.
11 militants killed, 15 injured in southern Somali region
Aug 21, 2019, at 05:36 pm
MOGADISHU, Aug 21 (Xinhua/UNI) Somali forces backed by a local militia group known as Ma'awisley killed 11 al-Shabab extremists and injured 15 others in Jowhar town in Somalia's southern region of Middle Shabelle on Tuesday, military official said on Wednesday.
Beijing confirms UK consulate in Hong Kong staffer is under administrative detention
Aug 21, 2019, at 05:34 pm
Beijing, August 21 (Sputnik/UNI) A staffer of the UK Consulate in Hong Kong, who is a Chinese citizen, has been detained by Shenzhen police and placed under administrative detention for 15 days, the Chinese Foreign Ministry's spokesman, Geng Shuang, confirmed on Wednesday.
Facebook to hire journalists to select top news for users as part of new media initiative
Aug 21, 2019, at 05:28 pm
Moscow, August 21 (Sputnik/UNI) Facebook will hire a group of editors, which will be responsible for the selection of the most relevant news stories for its users, as part of the company's new media initiative, Campbell Brown, Facebook’s head of news partnerships, said.
Abrogation of Article 370 is an internal matter of India: Bangladesh
Aug 21, 2019, at 03:18 pm
Dhaka: At a time Pakistan is raging a war of words over the doing away of Jammu and Kashmir's special status, Bangladesh maintained the abrogation of Article 370 is entirely an internal matter of India.
‘No time to lose’ UN envoy tells Security Council, ‘Yemen cannot wait’
Aug 21, 2019, at 10:22 am
New York, Aug 21 (IBNS): One month ago, the United Nations top Yemen envoy told the Security Council the country was facing “a crucial moment” in the course of its long and bloody conflict, and on Tuesday, he again urged members to acknowledge that recent infighting around the Government stronghold of Aden were “a clear sign” that the conflict must be brought to a swift, peaceful end.
Deadly airstrikes and drone hits displace thousands of civilians in Libya oasis town
Aug 21, 2019, at 10:18 am
New York, Aug 21 (IBNS): Intensifying clashes in the southern Libyan town of Murzuq involving air and drone strikes in recent days have left at least 90 people dead and displaced thousands of “terrified” civilians, the UN said on Tuesday.
Afghanistan: Suspected Taliban terrorists torch girl's school in Kabul province
Aug 21, 2019, at 09:55 am
Kabul, Aug 21 (IBNS): Suspected Taliban terrorists set a girl's school in Kabul province of Afghanistan on fire on Tuesday, media reports said.
Aug 20, 2019, at 06:06 pm
New York, Aug 20 (IBNS):The appointment of Sri Lankan Lieutenant-General Shavendra Silva as Commander of the country’s army is deeply troubling, UN human rights chief Michelle Bachelet said in a statement released on Monday, adding that the military leader had been given the role despite “serious allegations of gross violations of international human rights and humanitarian law against him and his troops during the war”.
Support Mali reconciliation efforts ‘in whatever way possible’, urges UN expert
Aug 20, 2019, at 06:00 pm
New York, Aug 20 (IBNS): Reconciliation initiatives in central Mali, to bring together local leaders and end ongoing violence, have been welcomed by the UN Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in Mali, Alioune Tine, who said on Monday that they should be supported “in whatever way possible.”
Thirteen Chinese tourists killed, 31 injured in bus crash in northern Laos
Aug 20, 2019, at 05:32 pm
Vientiane, Aug 20 (Xinhua/UNI) Thirteen Chinese nationals were killed and 31 others injured in a bus crash in northern Laos, the Chinese Embassy in Laos confirmed on Tuesday.
US army kills 1 al-Shabab militant in southern Somalia
Aug 20, 2019, at 05:31 pm
Mogadishu, Aug 20 (Xinhua/UNI) The US military said Tuesday its special forces killed on militant in an airstrike against al-Shabab terrorists in southern Somalia.
Afghanistan: Security forces arrest ISIS militants in Kabul
Aug 20, 2019, at 04:17 pm
Kabul, Aug 20 (IBNS): The Afghan Special Forces arrested two suspected Islamic State terrorists from Kabul city of Afghanistan, media reports said.
Twitter suspends 200 Pakistani handles for posting about Kashmir
Aug 20, 2019, at 11:56 am
Islamabad: Micro-blogging site Twitter has suspended 200 Pakistani handles for posting about Jammu and Kashmir in the last one week, a Dawn News report said.
Zakir Naik apologises after Malaysia bans him from publicly speaking
Aug 20, 2019, at 11:03 am
Kuala Lampur: Islamic preacher Zakir Naik has apologised after eight Malaysian states banned him from publicly speaking for allegedly inciting racial tension in the Southeast Asian country, media report said.