Syria's air defences intercept Israeli attack in Daraa
Jun 12, 2019, at 05:33 pm
Damascus, Jun 12 (Xinhua/UNI) Syria's air defenses intercepted Israeli missile attack before day break on Wednesday in the southern province of Daraa, state news agency SANA reported.
Nepal government launches inquiry against Indian Everest climbers
Jun 12, 2019, at 05:31 pm
Kathmandu, Jun 12 (UNI) The Nepal Government has initiated an inquiry against three Indian climbers over allegations that they faked claims of summiting Mount Everest on 26 May.
Japan’s Abe hopes to bring Iran’s Supreme Leader to Osaka G20 summit – source
Jun 12, 2019, at 05:11 pm
Tokyo, June 12 (Sputnik) Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is heading to Iran for a historic visit in the hope of bringing the Islamic Republic’s supreme leader to this June's G20 Summit in Osaka, a source familiar with the situation told Sputnik.
Putin-Trump meeting at G20 may still take place but likely in on-the-go mode - Ryabkov
Jun 12, 2019, at 05:05 pm
Prague, June 12 (Sputnik/UNI) The Russian and US presidents, Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump, may still meet at the G20 Summit in Japan's Osaka in late June, but if Washington does not give Russia any concrete signals about such a possibility and the format of the talks, it will likely be an on-the-go meeting, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov told Sputnik.
Extradition bill protesters in Hong Kong erecting metal, brick barricades - reports
Jun 12, 2019, at 05:02 pm
Beijing, June 12 (Sputnik/UNI) Protesters have been building barricades from bricks and metal on the streets of Hong Kong as rallies against the controversial extradition bill are gaining momentum in the city, the South China Morning Post newspaper reported on Wednesday.
1 terrorist hailing from Punjab of Pakistan killed in Afghanistan
Jun 12, 2019, at 04:30 pm
Kabul, June 12 (IBNS): The NDS Special Forces killed one terrorist during an operation in Afghanistan's Herat province, media reports said.
1 soldier killed as blast hits NW Pakistan
Jun 12, 2019, at 04:06 pm
Islamabad, June 12 (Xinhua/UNI) At least one security personnel was killed and two others injured when a blast hit a vehicle of security forces in Pakistan's North Waziristan tribal district, local media reported on Wednesday.
Hong Kong police use pepper spray, tear gas against Extradition Bill protesters - Reports
Jun 12, 2019, at 03:46 pm
Moscow, June 12 (Sputnik/UNI) - Anti-riot police in Hong Kong have used pepper spay and tear gas against activists as thousands of people have gathered near the Legislative Council (LegCo) on Wednesday to protest the controversial bill on amendments to the autonomous region's extradition law, local media reported.
Sixteen members of US Congress call on twitter to ban Hamas: Letter
Jun 12, 2019, at 10:19 am
Washington, Jun 12 (Sputnik/UNI) Twitter must ban the Islamic resistance movement Hamas from using its platform, 16 members of the US Congress wrote to the organization in a letter on Tuesday, Congressman Lee Zeldin said in a press release on Tuesday.
Melbourne to be first non-US city to launch Uber air taxi service - Report
Jun 12, 2019, at 10:16 am
Moscow, Jun 12 (Sputnik/UNI) Australia's southeast city of Melbourne will be the first city outside of the United States to host trials of Uber Air, a service US Uber carsharing giant will offer to shuttle people via air, local media reported.
Houthis launch attack on Saudi Abha airport in Southwest - Reports
Jun 12, 2019, at 10:14 am
Doha, Jun 12 (Sputnik/UNI) Insurgents from the Ansar Allah movement, known as the Houthis, launched an attack on a Saudi Arabia's Abha airport in the southwest of the country, local media reported.
Libyan air forces launch three strikes in southern Tripoli
Jun 12, 2019, at 10:08 am
Tripoli, Jun 12 (Xinhua/UNI) The air forces of the UN-backed Libyan government launched 3 airstrikes against the eastern-based army in south of the capital Tripoli, as the armed conflict in the city between the two parties continues.
Jun 12, 2019, at 09:45 am
New York, June 12 (IBNS): At least 19 children have reportedly been killed in Sudan and another 49 injured since a military backlash against protesters began earlier this month, prompting the head of the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) to express her grave concern “at the impact of the continuing violence and unrest in the country on children and young people”.
Tragedy of Mediterranean deaths continues, as seven drown, 57 rescued: UN migration agency
Jun 12, 2019, at 09:35 am
New York, June 12 (IBNS): A rescue operation on the Mediterranean concluded on Tuesday with confirmation that seven people drowned and 57 were rescued, following a shipwreck off the Greek island of Lesvos, the UN migration agency, IOM, said.
Jun 12, 2019, at 09:27 am
New York, June 12 (IBNS): The 15 members of the United Nations Security Council adopted on Tuesday the very first ever resolution focused on the issue of missing persons in armed conflict. The aim is to encourage countries to fulfil their obligations, take action to step up prevention, and tackle the issue earlier, so that ultimately families separated by conflict can be reunited, or at least given answers as to the fate of their loved ones.
Macron leads EU-wide minimum wage call as Merkel, Medvedev warn of global injustice
Jun 12, 2019, at 09:22 am
New York, June 12 (IBNS): “Fundamental change” to the world of work – including an EU-wide minimum wage – is needed to address the growing gap between society’s haves and have-nots, French President Emmanuel Macron said on Tuesday.
New Disability Inclusion Strategy is ‘transformative change we need’, says Guterres
Jun 12, 2019, at 09:17 am
New York, June 12 (IBNS): Disability inclusion is not only a fundamental human right, it is “central to the promise” of the 2030 Agenda on Sustainable Development, UN Secretary-General António Guterres told the annual conference on the Convention of Rights of Persons with Disabilities, which began on Tuesday.
UN Security Council offers Yemen Special Envoy ‘their full support’
Jun 12, 2019, at 09:09 am
New York, June 12 (IBNS): Security Council members issued a statement on Monday offering “their full support” to the UN Special Envoy for Yemen, Martin Griffiths, after he had reportedly come in for criticism by the Government.
WikiLeaks: US justice department delivers Assange's extradition request to UK authorities
Jun 11, 2019, at 05:44 pm
Washington, Jun 11 (Sputnik/UNI) The US Justice Department delivered a formal request to UK authorities for WikiLeaks founder, Julian Assange's, extradition, US government official said.
MP Liton killing: Bangladesh court sentences former JaPa MP Abdul Quader Khan to life imprisonment
Jun 11, 2019, at 05:20 pm
Dhaka, June 11 (IBNS): A Bangladesh court on Tuesday sentenced former Jatiya Party (JaPa) MP Abdul Quader Khan to life imprisonment in an arms case filed in connection with the killing of Gaibandha-1 MP Manjurul Islam Liton, media reports said.
Afghanistan: Roadside bombing kills 6 in Kandahar
Jun 11, 2019, at 04:03 pm
Kabul, June 11 (IBNS): A roadside bombing in Afghanistan's Kandahar province on Tuesday left at least six people killed, media reports said.
Nepal: 2 Indian pilgrims killed in road mishap
Jun 11, 2019, at 03:56 pm
Kathmandu, June 11 (IBNS): At least two people were killed as a bus carrying Indian pilgrims was hit by a truck in Nepal’s Rautahat district, media reports said.
Trump says meeting with China's Xi scheduled on sidelines of G20 summit
Jun 11, 2019, at 10:21 am
Washington, Jun 11 (Sputnik/UNI) US President Donald Trump said he has scheduled talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping during the G20 summit in Japan later in June.
Jun 11, 2019, at 10:13 am
New York, June 11 (IBNS): Nearly 100 people were reportedly killed during an attack on a traditional Dogon hunters’ village in Mali on Sunday, prompting a call from UN chief António Guterres for authorities to act fast and “bring the perpetrators to justice”.
The future of work ‘with social justice for all’ tops agenda of centenary UN Labour conference
Jun 11, 2019, at 10:07 am
New York, June 11 (IBNS): The Centenary International Labour Conference got underway on Monday at the UN in Geneva, with ILO chief Guy Ryder, calling on hundreds of delegates from around the world to help “construct a future of work, with social justice for all”.
UN makes ‘declaration of digital interdependence’, with release of tech report
Jun 11, 2019, at 10:01 am
New York, June 11 (IBNS): The digital future must be safer and more inclusive, says a new tech report, “the Age of Digital Interdependence”, released on Monday by the UN High Level Panel on Digital Cooperation, almost a year after the Panel was launched by Secretary-General António Guterres.
Jun 11, 2019, at 09:49 am
New York, June 11 (IBNS): The United Nations has urged all parties to the “ongoing intense conflict” across Afghanistan to meet their obligations to protect civilians from harm, denouncing a spate of attacks by militants which killed more than 100 civilians in Kabul alone during Ramadan.
Tariffs will go up immediately if Xi does not meet me at G20: Trump
Jun 10, 2019, at 08:03 pm
Washington, Jun 10 (Sputnik): US President Donald Trump said on Monday that if Chinese leader Xi Jinping does not meet him at the G20 later this month, tariffs on $300 billion worth of goods will go into effect immediately.
Pakistan: Former President Asif Ali Zardari arrested by anti-corruption agency
Jun 10, 2019, at 06:01 pm
Islamabad, June 10 (IBNS): A 15-member team of the National Accountability Bureau (NAB), accompanied by police personnel, on Monday arrested Pakistan's former President Asif Ali Zardari from his residence in Islamabad city.
AIIB approves first investment in Nepal
Jun 10, 2019, at 05:42 pm
Beijing, June 10 (Xinhua/UNI) The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB)'s Board of Directors has approved a loan of up to 90 million US dollars for a hydropower project in Nepal, its first project in the country.