Jul 31, 2019, at 10:32 am
New York, July 31 (IBNS): Bombing and shelling in Syria for more than 90 days by the Government and Russia have led to “carnage in the so-called de-escalation zone” of Idlib, the UN Emergency Relief Coordinator told the Security Council on Tuesday, in his seventh update since the “current onslaught” began.
North Korea launches unidentified projectiles off its Eastern coast: Reports
Jul 31, 2019, at 10:04 am
Moscow, Jul 31 (Sputnik/UNI) North Korea has fired multiple unidentified projectiles off its east coast early on Wednesday, local media reported with a reference to South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS).
Trump says US, Russia might reach deal on Arms Control
Jul 31, 2019, at 10:01 am
Moscow, July 31 (Sputnik/UNI) US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that he counts on reaching an agreement on arms control between the United States and Russia.
Afghanistan: Roadside bomb blast in Kandahar leaves 3 killed
Jul 31, 2019, at 09:37 am
Kabul, July 31 (IBNS): A roadside bomb blast in Afghanistan's Kandahar Province left at least three children killed, media reports said on Wednesday.
Asian American Literature Festival to be held at library of Congress
Jul 30, 2019, at 10:04 pm
Washington, July 30 (IBNS): The 2019 Asian American Literature Festival (AALF), co-hosted by the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center (SAPAV), along with the Library of Congress (LoC) Poetry and Literature Center and the Poetry Foundation, would be held at the LoC, Washington, Friday through Sunday, August 2–4, 2019, media reports said.
Hacker compromises personal data of 106 million US and Canadian Capital One customers
Jul 30, 2019, at 09:15 pm
Ottawa, July 30 (IBNS): It was revealed last night by Capital One --an Amazon Web Services customer -- that a hacker had stolen personal data of 106 million US and Canadian Capital One customers, media reports said.
China executes serial killer years after sentencing innocent man to death for same crime
Jul 30, 2019, at 05:36 pm
Beijing, Jul 30 (Sputnik/UNI) A Hohhot court in China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region on Tuesday carried out a death penalty for a serial killer whose crime already served as the reason for another death sentence several years ago, local prosecution said.
Former Tehran mayor sentenced to death for killing wife
Jul 30, 2019, at 05:35 pm
Tehran, Jul 30 (Xinhua/UNI) Former Tehran mayor Mohammad Ali Najafi has been sentenced to death for killing his wife, the spokesman of Iran's Judiciary Gholam Hossein Esmaili announced on Tuesday.
3,812 civilians killed and wounded in first half of 2019 in Afghanistan: UNAMA
Jul 30, 2019, at 05:13 pm
Kabul, July 30 (IBNS): The conflict in Afghanistan continues to have a devastating impact on civilians, with the latest UN update released today documenting 3,812 civilian casualties (1,366 deaths and 2,446 injured) in the first half of 2019.
US airstrike kills 2 Taliban leaders in Afghanistan
Jul 30, 2019, at 04:36 pm
Kabul, July 30 (IBNS): Two Taliban leaders were killed during an airstrike conducted by the US in Afghanistan's western Farah province, media reports said on Tuesday.
Pakistan: 19 dead, 16 injured as small plane crashes in Rawalpindi
Jul 30, 2019, at 12:58 pm
Rawalpindi, July 30 (UNI): At least 19 people were killed and 16 injured after a small Pakistani military plane crashed into a residential area here, local media reported on Tuesday.
Trump, Johnson discuss UK's future after Brexit over phone
Jul 30, 2019, at 10:24 am
Washington, July 29 (Xinhua/UNI) US President Donald Trump and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson recently discussed Britain's future after Brexit over the phone, the White House said in a statement Monday.
Two children among victims killed in festival shooting in N California
Jul 30, 2019, at 10:22 am
San Francisco, July 30 (Xinhua/UNI) A six-year-old boy and a 13-year-old girl were among the victims killed in a shooting at an annual garlic festival held in Gilroy city, Northern California, Gilroy Police Chief Scot Smithee said Monday.
US charges two men for allegedly attempting to join IS in Sinai - Justice Dept.
Jul 30, 2019, at 10:18 am
Washington, July 30 (Sputnik/UNI) Two men have been charged for allegedly conspiring to travel to Sinai to join the Islamic State terrorist group (IS, banned in Russia), the Justice Department said.
At least 77 injured in traffic accident in Hong Kong
Jul 30, 2019, at 10:15 am
Hong Kong, July 30 (Xinhua/UNI) At least 77 people were injured Tuesday after two double-decker buses collided just outside the Tai Lam Tunnel in Hong Kong, according to the Information Services Department of China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government.
Death toll in Brazil prison riot climbs to 57
Jul 30, 2019, at 10:14 am
Rio De Janeiro, July 30 (Xinhua/UNI) The death toll from a prison riot in Brazil's northern Para state Monday climbed to 57, authorities said.
Murder of Brazilian indigenous leader a ‘worrying symptom’ of land invasion
Jul 30, 2019, at 10:10 am
New York, July 30 (IBNS): In the wake of the murder of indigenous leader Emrya Wajãpi in Brazil, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, has called on the country’s authorities to “react quickly and decisively” to protect the rights of indigenous peoples on their lands.
Jul 30, 2019, at 10:06 am
New York, July 30 (IBNS): Fighting in Libya “shows no signs of abating”, the head of the United Nations Support Mission (UNSMIL), told the Security Council on Monday, painting a grim picture of worsening humanitarian conditions, and warning that the instability and influx of foreign weapons is fueling a proxy war in the north African country.
Easing ‘classroom crisis’ in Côte d’Ivoire, brick by (plastic) brick
Jul 30, 2019, at 09:54 am
New York, July 30 (IBNS): In an innovative partnership, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and a Colombian social enterprise announced on Monday that it had broken ground on a first-of-its-kind factory to convert plastic waste in Côte d'Ivoire into modular, easy-to-assemble, low-cost plastic bricks for classrooms in the West African country.
UN chief extends condolences to families of China landslide casualties
Jul 30, 2019, at 09:49 am
New York, July 30 (IBNS): United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has extended his condolences to the families of those killed in Sunday’s landslides, in the southern Chinese province of Guizhou, following heavy rains.
Pakistan Army plane on routine patrol crashes, 17 dead
Jul 30, 2019, at 09:43 am
Islamabad, July 30 (IBNS): A Pakistan Army aviation aircraft crashed in country's Mora Kalu area, located close to Rawalpindi city, and left 17 people dead, media reports said.
Two US service members die in Afghanistan
Jul 30, 2019, at 09:32 am
Islamabad, July 30 (IBNS): Two U.S. service members died in Afghanistan on Modnay, officials said.
Russia declares state of emergency in four regions over wildfires
Jul 29, 2019, at 11:18 pm
Moscow, July 29 (Xinhua): Russia has declared a state of emergency in forests in four regions of Siberia and the Far East over mass wildfires, the Russian Aerial Forest Protection Service said Monday.
Canada: Library of Congress makes available online rare 2,000-year-old text of early Buddhism
Jul 29, 2019, at 10:49 pm
Washington, Jul 29 (IBNS): The Gandhara Scroll, one of the world’s oldest Buddhist manuscripts, has been restored and made available online by the Library of Congress (LoC), Washington, LoC reports said.
US hopes Russia will be supportive of engaging China in nonproliferation talks: Pompeo
Jul 29, 2019, at 08:43 pm
Washington, July 29 (Sputnik): The United States hopes Russia will be supportive of the efforts to engage China in negotiations on nonproliferation, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Monday.
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Russia's Sukhoi aircraft manufacturer begins making Su-57s for defence ministry
Jul 29, 2019, at 08:27 pm
Moscow, July 29 (Sputnik): Russia's Sukhoi aircraft manufacturer began making fifth generation fighter jets Su-57 for the country's armed forces, the office of Deputy Prime Minister Yury Borisov, who is in charge of the defense industry, told Sputnik.
Canada: Heat warning continues for most of GTA, including Toronto
Jul 29, 2019, at 08:17 pm
Toronto, July 29 (IBNS): After a prolonged winter in Canada, most of the Greater Toronto Area (GTA), including Toronto, are still under a heat warning, which was issued by Environment Canada (EC), on Friday, media reports said.
Canada: RCMP start searching York Landing for two B.C. homicide suspects
Jul 29, 2019, at 07:39 pm
Manitoba, Jul 29 (IBNS): Responding to a tip of sighting of the two B.C. fugitives Bryer Schmegelsky, 18, and Kam McLeod, 19, RCMP (Royal Canadian Mounted Police) officers have started searching York Landing, Manitoba, media reports said.
At least three dead, one injured in shooting in Southern France
Jul 29, 2019, at 05:32 pm
Paris, Jul 29 (Xinhua/UNI) At least three people were killed and one was injured in a shooting in Southern France on Sunday evening, local media reported.
Gilroy Garlic Festival shooting: Three killed
Jul 29, 2019, at 04:43 pm
Los Angeles, July 29 (IBNS): At least three people were killed and 11 others were injured in a shooting incident in the Gilroy Garlic Festival in California city of the US, media reports said.