Policeman shot dead in gunfight with drug traffickers in southern Thailand
Jun 28, 2019, at 05:47 pm
Bangkok, Jun 28 (Xinhua/UNI) A policeman was shot dead by a drug trafficker who took his car and fled away in southern Thailand's Surat Thani Province, reports said on Friday.
Dhaka: Nigerian national detained with methamphetamine
Jun 28, 2019, at 05:43 pm
Dhaka, June 28 (IBNS): The Department of Narcotics Control, or DNC, have arrested a Nigerian national who was carrying methamphetamine in Dhaka city of Bangladesh, media reports said.
Afghanistan: 7 ISIS terrorists killed during operation conducted by security forces
Jun 28, 2019, at 05:32 pm
Kabul, June 28 (IBNS): During an operation conducted by security forces in Afghanistan's Nangarhar province, at least seven ISIS terrorists have been killed, media reports said on Friday.
G20 leaders adopt declaration on digital economy
Jun 28, 2019, at 05:27 pm
Osaka, Jun 28 (Sputnik/UNI) The leader of the Group of 20 (G20), who have gathered in Osaka for their annual summit, adopted on Friday a joint declaration on digital economy, stressing that it was important to promote discussions on the issue at various levels in order to unleash the full potential of the digital economy.
Merkel says discussed trade issues, diplomacy with Iran at G20 talks with Trump
Jun 28, 2019, at 05:19 pm
Moscow, Jun 28 (Sputnik) German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Friday that she had discussed with US President Donald Trump trade issues and diplomatic ways to settle US-Iranian tensions at the talks on the G20 summit sidelines in Japan’s Osaka.
Bangladesh: School teacher detained for allegedly raping 20 students
Jun 28, 2019, at 04:44 pm
Dhaka, June 28 (IBNS): The Rapid Action Battalion or RAB on Thursday detained a teacher for allegedly raping at least 20 female students in Narayanganj area of Bangladesh, media reports said on Friday.
IS claims responsibility for attacks in Tunisia
Jun 28, 2019, at 10:18 am
Tunis, Jun 28 (Xinhua/UNI) The Islamic State extremist group on Thursday evening claimed responsibility for the two terrorist attacks that occurred in the Tunisian capital Tunis.
G20 leaders pose for family photo as Summit begins in Japan's Osaka
Jun 28, 2019, at 10:15 am
Osaka, June 28 (Sputnik/UNI) Leaders of the Group of Twenty (G20) posed in front of cameras for a family photo during a welcoming ceremony of the G20 summit in Japan's second largest city of Osaka on Friday.
Madagascar villagers learn dangers of outdoor defecation
Jun 28, 2019, at 10:05 am
New York, June 28 (IBNS): The discussion with villagers starts early in the morning. Volunteers are invited to draw a map of their village on the ground with chalk. One woman’s sketch shows 17 families – a total of 65 people – living in 11 red clay houses. She explains they share the three latrines that have been there for some time.
Jun 28, 2019, at 09:59 am
New York, June 28 (IBNS): The heads of 11 global humanitarian organizations warned on Thursday that the embattled rebel-held province of Idlib in Syria, stands on the brink of disaster, with three million civilian lives at risk, including one million children.
'Words must never be met with violence' urges UN, following Taliban threat to journalists
Jun 28, 2019, at 09:55 am
New York, June 28 (IBNS): Following last week’s public threats by Taliban militants to deliberately target media outlets in Afghanistan, the United Nations mission chief in the country reiterated his call on Thursday for journalists’ rights to be protected, underlining the power of press freedom to advance peace, justice and human rights.
After Rio Grande tragedy, UNICEF chief highlights ‘dire’ detention centres on US-Mexico border
Jun 28, 2019, at 09:51 am
New York, June 28 (IBNS): The shocking image of a drowned Central American migrant and his infant daughter on the banks of the river dividing Mexico and the United States, continues to evoke strong reactions, the latest from the head of the UN Children’s Fund.
Jim Carr presents global opportunities for Canadian businesses
Jun 27, 2019, at 09:55 pm
Toronto, Jun 27 (IBNS): Jim Carr, Canada's Minister of International Trade Diversification was at the Canada-India Business Council (C-IBC) Toronto Partnership Summit on Wednesday to promote mutually beneficial trade and investment opportunities between Canada and India, media reports said.
Khashoggi's fiancee says Washington's 'nothing happened' attitude after murder shameful
Jun 27, 2019, at 01:45 pm
Geneva, Jun 27 (Sputnik): Hatice Cengiz, the fiance of slain Saudi-born journalist Jamal Khashoggi, told Sputnik that US State Secretary Mike Pompeo's behaviour during his visit to Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, where he failed to make any mention of the reporter's high-profile murder as though it never happened, was truly disgraceful and that US citizens would likely want to hold Washington accountable for such inaction.
Two-thirds of global drug deaths now from opioids: UN drugs report
Jun 27, 2019, at 08:49 am
New York, June 27 (IBNS): Opioids, which include both heroin and legal pain relievers, were responsible for around two-thirds of drug-related deaths in 2017, a new UN report revealed on Wednesday. The number for global opioid users contained within the World Drug Report, some 585,000 people, is more than double the previous estimate.
Canada signs agreement with California to reduce vehicle emissions
Jun 26, 2019, at 11:34 pm
Ottawa, Jun 26 (IBNS): Catherine McKenna, Canada's environment minister has signed a memo of understanding with the chair of the California Air Resources Board, Mary Nichols, that Canada and California would work together to cut vehicles greenhouse gases to promote the use of cleaner-running vehicles, media reports said.
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All leading suspects for Easter attacks nabbed, says Sri Lanka President
Jun 26, 2019, at 07:45 pm
Colombo, Jun 26 (Xinhua): Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena said on Wednesday that he was satisfied with the security situation in the island country as all leading suspects involved in the Easter Sunday terror attacks had been apprehended or killed.
Bangladesh: Female Awami League leader hacked to death
Jun 26, 2019, at 05:53 pm
Dhaka, June 26 (IBNS): Unknown attackers hacked to death a ruling female Awami League leader at Rupganj area of Bangladesh, media reports said on Wednesday.
Jun 26, 2019, at 10:13 am
New York, June 26 (IBNS): The peace dividend from last year’s ceasefire in South Sudan is palpable, but political elites need to follow the example set by local communities on the ground if lasting progress is to be achieved, said the top UN official in the country on Tuesday.
Syria: Ease suffering, save lives, UN Emergency Relief Coordinator tells Security Council
Jun 26, 2019, at 10:08 am
New York, June 26 (IBNS): “Week after week, month after month, year after year”, the Security Council has been briefed on Syria’s humanitarian suffering, and on Tuesday, the UN’s Emergency Relief Coordinator once again described “the latest horror facing civilians”, pleading for greater humanitarian access.
Jun 26, 2019, at 10:02 am
New York, June 26 (IBNS): The Security Council on Monday approved a resolution to create a UN “Integrated Office” in Haiti, designed to support the country’s government in strengthening political stability and good governance. The Office, named BINUH, will replace the 15-year long peacekeeping mission, MINUJUSTH, on October 16.
World faces ‘climate apartheid’ risk, 120 more million in poverty: UN expert
Jun 26, 2019, at 09:57 am
New York, June 26 (IBNS): Climate change “threatens to undo the last 50 years” of development, global health and poverty reduction, a United Nations expert said on Tuesday, citing the risk of a new era of “climate apartheid” where the rich buy their way out of rising heat and hunger.
Jun 26, 2019, at 09:53 am
New York, June 26 (IBNS): The work of the UN body responsible for assisting Palestine refugees, UNRWA, which has allowed millions of children to receive an education that promotes UN values of human rights and tolerance, as well as democracy and conflict resolution, should be viewed “not only as our common responsibility, but as our common success”, said Secretary-General António Guterres on Tuesday.
Moratorium call on surveillance technology to end ‘free-for-all’ abuses: UN expert
Jun 26, 2019, at 09:49 am
New York, June 26 (IBNS): Surveillance technology should be banned immediately until “effective” national or international controls are put in place to lessen its harmful impact, a UN-appointed independent rights expert said on Tuesday.
New UN report on families in a changing world puts ‘women’s rights at their core’
Jun 26, 2019, at 09:32 am
New York, June 26 (IBNS): While women’s rights have advanced over the decades, gender inequalities and other fundamental human rights violations within families persist, according to a flagship study released on Tuesday, from the UN’s gender empowerment agency.
Bangladesh government condemns attack on Abha International Airport
Jun 26, 2019, at 09:26 am
Dhaka, June 26 (IBNS): The Bangladesh foreign ministry on Wednesday condemned the attack on Abha International Airport of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia by Yemen’s Houthis.
China will play constructive role for Rohingyas, says envoy
Jun 25, 2019, at 10:38 pm
Dhaka, Jun 25 (UNI): Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Zhang Zuo on Tuesday said that his country will play a 'constructive role' in resolving the Rohingya crisis.
Key ISIS terrorist group member arrested in Afghanistan
Jun 25, 2019, at 06:19 pm
Kabul, June 25 (IBNS): Afghanistan security forces have arrested 12 terrorists, including a key member of the ISIS, in Nangarhar area of the country, media reports said.
No-confidence motion against Japanese PM Abe's Cabinet voted down
Jun 25, 2019, at 05:36 pm
Tokyo, Jun 25 (Xinhua/UNI) A no-confidence motion against the Cabinet of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was voted down Tuesday in the lower house, with the ruling bloc fending off opposition camp criticism about the government's handling of a pension report before an upper house election.
Houthi sniper operations leave 11 Yemeni soldiers killed
Jun 25, 2019, at 05:35 pm
Aden, Yemen, Jun 25 (Xinhua/UNI) Yemen's Houthi rebel group announced Tuesday that 11 soldiers of the pro-government forces were killed during sniper operations in the country's northeastern province of Jawf.