Saudi-led coalition intercepts bomb-laden drone in Yemen
Jun 19, 2019, at 05:39 pm
Riyadh, Jun 19 (Xinhua/UNI) The Saudi-led coalition involved in a war in Yemen announced on Wednesday the interception of a bomb-laden drone heading toward the kingdom, Al Arabiya TV reported.
Russia registers nine ceasefire breaches in Syria over past 24 hours: Defense Ministry
Jun 19, 2019, at 05:36 pm
Moscow, Jun 19 (Sputnik/UNI) The Russian side of the Russian-Turkish commission monitoring the implementation of the Syrian truce has registered 9 cases of ceasefire violation in Syria over the past 24 hours, while the Turkish side has recorded 13 ceasefire breaches, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Wednesday.
Gunmen kidnap son of former minister in SW Nigeria
Jun 19, 2019, at 05:33 pm
Lagos, Jun 19 (Xinhua/UNI) Unidentified gunmen kidnapped the son of Nigeria's former health minister Isaac Adewole in the southwest town of Iroko, a local police source told Xinhua on Wednesday.
Evidence exists to warrant probe into Saudi prince over Khashoggi case: UN rapporteur
Jun 19, 2019, at 05:28 pm
Moscow, June 19 (Sputnik/UNI) UN Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial Executions Agnes Callamard said in her report, released on Wednesday, that "credible evidence" existed to warrant further investigation into Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and other high-level Saudi officials over their alleged role in the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
UN Rapporteur calls on Saudi Arabia to suspend faulty trial on Khashoggi murder
Jun 19, 2019, at 05:21 pm
Moscow, Jun 19 (Sputnik/UNI) UN Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial Executions Agnes Callamard said in her report on Wednesday that while a trial over a murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, currently underway in Saudi Arabia, was a crucial step toward accountability, it failed to meet specific procedural and substantive standards and therefore should be suspended.
Bangladesh: Former Awami League MP Rana receives bail in murder case
Jun 19, 2019, at 04:50 pm
Dhaka, June 19 (IBNS): Bangladesh High Court on Wednesday granted bail to former Awami League lawmaker Amanur Rahman Khan Rana in a case related to the murder of two Jubo League leaders in the country, media reports said on Wednesday.
Jamal Khashoggi was the victim of a "deliberate, premeditated execution", claims independent report
Jun 19, 2019, at 04:16 pm
New York, June 19 (IBNS): In the first independent investigation into the death of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, a United Nations special rapporteur has concluded that the Saudi Arabian scribe was the victim of a "deliberate, premeditated execution", media reports said.
Bangladesh: Chinese national killed during clash at an under-construction power plant
Jun 19, 2019, at 04:02 pm
Dhaka, June 19 (IBNS): Two people, including a Chinese national, were killed during a clash at an under-construction power plant in Kolapara upazila of Bangladesh, media reports said on Wednesday.
Syria: Humanitarian disaster in Idlib ‘unfolding before our eyes’ says top UN relief official
Jun 19, 2019, at 10:19 am
New York, June 19 (IBNS): Unabating violence, destruction and a downward sprial in overall conditions for the desperate people trapped in north-western Syria’s Idlib were in the spotlight as the United Nations Emergency Relief Coordinator told the Security Council on Tuesday that “we are faced with a humanitarian disaster unfolding before our eyes”.
Jun 19, 2019, at 09:46 am
New York, June 19 (IBNS): United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has declared war on hate speech, telling Member States on Tuesday, that we all need to “do better at looking out for each other”.
300,000 flee flare-up of ethnic violence in north-eastern DR Congo
Jun 19, 2019, at 09:37 am
New York, June 19 (IBNS): More than 300,000 people have been forced to flee resurgent inter-ethnic violence in north-east Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) just this month, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, said on Tuesday.
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Beijing warns against linking Xi's upcoming visit to North Korea to Trump meeting at G20
Jun 18, 2019, at 11:16 pm
Beijing, June 18 (Sputnik): The Chinese Foreign Ministry warned on Tuesday against speculating that Beijing may use President Xi Jinping's upcoming state visit to North Korea as leverage when discussing the China-US trade war with US President Donald Trump at the G20 Summit in Osaka later in June, the ministry's spokesman, Lu Kang, said on Tuesday.
Trump will have 'extended meeting' with Chinese President Xi at G20 Summit in Japan
Jun 18, 2019, at 11:12 pm
Washington, June 18 (Sputnik): US President Donald Trump said in a statement on Tuesday that he will be having an extended meeting with Chinese President X Jinping during next week's G20 summit in Osaka, Japan.
Italians among 6 trapped at 5,300 m altitude peak in N. Pakistan
Jun 18, 2019, at 05:37 pm
Islamabad, Jun 18 (Xinhua/UNI) A total of four Italian nationals and two Pakistanis got trapped at an altitude of around 5,300 meters after being hit by an avalanche in Ghizar Valley of Pakistan's snow-peaked northern area, officials said here Tuesday.
Afghan forces arrest 30 militants in southern Afghanistan
Jun 18, 2019, at 05:27 pm
Kandahar, Jun 18 (Xinhua/UNI) Afghan security forces have arrested 30 militants loyal to the Taliban group in the southern Kandahar province, provincial Governor Hayatullah Hayat said Tuesday.
At least 12 missing as jeep plunges into river in Nepal's Humla district
Jun 18, 2019, at 05:20 pm
Kathmandu, Jun 18 (Xinhua) At least 12 people have gone missing as a passenger jeep skidded off the mountain road and plunged into a local river on Tuesday afternoon in Nepal's remote Humla district, some 400 km west of Kathmandu, officials said.
New Zealander sentenced to 21 months in jail for spreading mosque attack videos : reports
Jun 18, 2019, at 05:17 pm
Moscow, Jun 18 (Sputnik) A New Zealand court sentenced a Christchurch businessman to 21 months in prison for spreading online videos of the terror attacks on two mosques in the city in March, the 1 News broadcaster reported on Tuesday.
Afghanistan: Security forces arrest young ISIS recruits
Jun 18, 2019, at 04:49 pm
Kabul, June 18 (IBNS): During an operation conducted by Afghanistan security forces in Nangarhar, they have arrested at least three new recruits of ISIS terrorist group, media reports said.
Canada: Toronto Raptors create history, win NBA series for first time as non-American team
Jun 18, 2019, at 03:04 pm
Toronto, Jun 18 (IBNS): Creating history, Toronto Raptors have won the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the first time as a non-American team, media reports said.
China earthquake: Death toll rises to 12, search operation continues
Jun 18, 2019, at 12:58 pm
Chengdu, Jun 18 (Xinhua): Twelve people died and another 125 were injured after a 6.0-magnitude earthquake hit southwest China's Sichuan Province on Monday night, China's Ministry of Emergency Management said Tuesday.
Canada: Quebec bans government employees from wearing religious Garb
Jun 18, 2019, at 11:19 am
Ottawa, June 18 (UNI): Canada's Quebec province bans some government employees from wearing religious symbols at work, prompting an outcry from civil liberties and Muslim groups.
Trump to launch 2020 re-Election bid amid troubling poll numbers, clashes over impeachment
Jun 18, 2019, at 10:27 am
Washington, Jun 18 (Sputnik/UNI) US President Donald Trump will officially launch his 2020 re-election campaign at a rally in Orlando, Florida on Tuesday which comes as Democratic rivals prepare for their first primary debate and with intraparty clashes over impeachment on the rise.
Pakistan: One killed in bomb attack on Awami National Party leader
Jun 18, 2019, at 09:58 am
Islamabad, June 18 (IBNS): At least one person was killed and three others, including a senior leader of the Awami National Party (ANP) and a notable religious scholar, were hurt when a blast rocked Pakistan's Bajaur tribal district on Monday, media reports said.
Billions globally lack ‘water, sanitation and hygiene’, new UN report spells out
Jun 18, 2019, at 09:42 am
New York, June 18 (IBNS): Some 2.2 billion people around the world do not have safely-managed drinking water, while 4.2 billion go without safe sanitation services and three billion lack basic handwashing facilities, according to a new report from the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the World Health Organization (WHO).
Jun 18, 2019, at 09:38 am
New York, June 18 (IBNS): An independent review into how the UN System operated in Myanmar in the years leading up to the mass exodus of the Rohingya following serious human rights abuses, has concluded there were “systemic and structural failures” that prevented a unified strategy from being implemented.
Yemeni children ‘dying right now’ due to food aid diversions Beasley warns Security Council
Jun 18, 2019, at 09:35 am
New York, June 18 (IBNS): Food continues to be taken “from the mouths of hungry little boys and little girls” in many areas of Yemen controlled by Houthi rebels, warned the head of the UN World Food Programme (WFP) on Monday, who said the agency would be forced to suspend some food assistance within days, unless agreements are finally honoured.
Jun 18, 2019, at 09:27 am
New York, June 18 (IBNS): The oceans are not only under “unprecedented pressure” due to climate change, but “half of all living coral has been lost in the past 150 years”, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres said on Monday, addressing the latest gathering of nations which are party to the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea.
9.7 billion on Earth by 2050, but growth rate slowing, says new UN population report
Jun 18, 2019, at 09:26 am
New York, June 18 (IBNS): By the year 2050, there will be some 9.7 billion people living on Earth, says a UN population report released on Monday. However, the overall growth rate will continue to fall, and more countries will have to adapt to the consequences of an ageing population.
Egypt: Ex-President Mohammed Morsi dies after court appearance
Jun 18, 2019, at 09:07 am
Cairo, June 18 (IBNS): Once ousted by the military in 2013, former Egypt President Mohammed Morsi has collapsed in a courtroom and died, media reports said.
Syria: Explosion reported in Qamishli
Jun 17, 2019, at 06:40 pm
Damascus, Jun 17 (Xinhua): An explosion was reported in Syria's northeastern city of Qamishli Monday, with losses unknown, state news agency SANA reported.