Austrian vice-chancellor to resign over secret video scandal
May 18, 2019, at 05:13 pm
Vienna, May 18 (Xinhua/UNI): Austria's vice-chancellor and leader of the right-wing populist Freedom Party (FPO) Heinz-Christian Strache is expected to resign over a scandal in which he appears on video offering government contracts in exchange for political support.
Two servicemen killed in Mi-171 helicopter crash in Peru - Statement
May 18, 2019, at 04:53 pm
MOSCOW, May 18 (Sputnik/UNI) A Peruvian Army helicopter crashed on the border with Ecuador, killing two servicemen on board, according to a press release from the Peruvian army.
North Korea sends letter to UN Chief, calls its Cargo ship seizure by US 'outrageous'
May 18, 2019, at 04:49 pm
Tokyo, May 18 (Sputnik) North Korea's permanent representative to the United Nations has sent a letter to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, stressing that the recent seizure of a North Korean cargo ship by the US forces is an "outrageous and unlawful" act, the North's official Korean Central News Agency said on Saturday.
Bangladesh: 84 Rohingyas rescued from human traffickers
May 18, 2019, at 04:43 pm
Dhaka, May 18 (IBNS): The Bangladesh Coast Guard and the police have rescued 84 Rohingyas when they were about to be trafficked to Malaysia from Cox's Bazar, media reports said.
Afghanistan: Explosion rocks western Herat, 25 killed or hurt
May 18, 2019, at 04:08 pm
Kabul, May 18 (IBNS): An explosion rocked Afghanistan's western Herat province on Saturday and left at least 25 civilians killed and injured, media reports said.
US Judge orders conditional release of 4 activists arrested in raid at Venezuelan Embassy
May 18, 2019, at 07:39 am
Washington, May 18 (Sputnik/UNI) A US judge on Friday ordered the release of four American activists who were arrested during a police raid on the Venezuelan Embassy in Washington on the condition that they do not try to return to the diplomatic facility.
US, Canada in joint statement confirm agreement to lift metal tariffs within 2 days
May 18, 2019, at 07:36 am
Washington, May 17 (Sputnik/UNI) The United States and Canada said in a joint statement on Friday that they will lift all tariffs on aluminum and steel products they imposed on the other within two days.
Sri Lanka bombings: Police arrest school principal, teacher
May 18, 2019, at 06:59 am
Colombo, May 18 (IBNS): The Sri Lankan police have arrested a school principal and a teacher for their alleged links to the local Islamist extremist group National Thawheed Jamaath (NTJ), media reports said on Saturday.
Afghanistan: Drone strike kills ISIS leader
May 18, 2019, at 06:45 am
Kabul, May 18 (IBNS): A US drone attack in Afghanistan's eastern Nangarhar province left an ISIS terror group leader and his seven fighters killed, media reports said on Saturday.
Repatriation of extremist fighters and families to Kazakhstan, welcomed by UN rights expert
May 18, 2019, at 06:37 am
New York, May 18 (IBNS): Stressing the need for some Governments to reform their laws and policies on fighting terrorism and extremism, an independent UN human rights expert welcomed on Friday Kazakhstan’s repatriation of 231 of its citizens from conflict sites in Syria and Iraq, earlier this month.
May 18, 2019, at 06:26 am
New York, May 18 (IBNS): The UN’s Political and Humanitarian Affairs chiefs on Friday called on the Security Council to unite in support of an immediate de-escalation of fighting around Syria’s Idlib province, and work towards an enduring political solution on behalf of the Syrian people.
Deadly Yemen airstrikes that claim children’s lives in capital Sana’a, strongly condemned by UN
May 18, 2019, at 06:19 am
New York, May 18 (IBNS): Thursday’s airstrikes on Yemen’s capital Sana’a that reportedly killed five children and injured dozens more, have been strongly condemned by UN agencies, which have warned of the “brutal toll” on civilians of more than four years of conflict.
Uzbekistan: 908 projects, $1.7b foreign direct investments eyed in Andijan region
May 17, 2019, at 07:42 pm
Andijan, May 17 (IBNS): President Shavkat Mirziyoyev has chaired a meeting in the Andijan region hokimiyat (governor’s office) with provincial and national level officials and public figures.
Uzbekistan: Flower Parade to take place in Namangan
May 17, 2019, at 07:28 pm
Namangan, May 17 (IBNS): The Flower Parade will take place on the central streets of Namangan from May 26 to Jun 1.
Tashkent city welcomes opening of new mosque complex
May 17, 2019, at 07:18 pm
Tashkent, May 17 (IBNS): Tashkent city, during the holy month Ramadan, welcomed the opening of new mosque complex named after Sheikh Muhammad Sadyk Muhammad Yusuf, which also features the education center.
Bukhara to host 'Silk and Spices' international festival
May 17, 2019, at 07:05 pm
Bukhara, May 17 (IBNS): Bukhara city of Uzbekistan will host this year's "Silk and Spices” international festival on May 25-26.
Somalia : Seven al-Shabab militants killed
May 17, 2019, at 05:19 pm
Mogadishu, May 17 (Xinhua) Somali National Army (SNA) on Thursday killed seven al-Shabab militants in clashes in Somalia's southern region of Gedo, officials said on Friday.
Over 11 kg of meth seized in SW China's Yunnan
May 17, 2019, at 05:14 pm
Kunming, May 17 (Xinhua/UNI) Police in Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture of southwest China's Yunnan Province seized 11.94 kg of methamphetamine from a drug trafficking case, local authorities said Friday.
Afghanistan : Seventeen police feared killed in friendly fire
May 17, 2019, at 04:43 pm
Lashkar Gah, May 17 (Xinhua/UNI) At least 17 police personnel were killed and 14 others wounded following an airstrike in Afghanistan's southern province of Helmand overnight, in a latest incident of friendly fire, a local source said Friday.
Polish security agency arrests terror suspect in Warsaw
May 17, 2019, at 04:38 pm
Warsaw, May 17 (Sputnik/UNI): A Polish man has been arrested in Warsaw on suspicion of plotting a terror attack on a public venue, a spokesman for Poland’s Internal Security Agency said on Friday.
S.Korea's economy faces expanded downside risks: finance ministry
May 17, 2019, at 04:07 pm
Seoul, May 17 (Xinhua/UNI) South Korea's finance ministry said on Friday that its economy faced the expanded downside risks amid the global economic slowdown. The Ministry of Economy and Finance said in its monthly economic assessment report, called Green Book, that the downside risks facing the economy expanded in the first quarter due to the faster-than-expected global economic slump and the downturn of business cycle in the semiconductor industry.
Taiwan creates history by legalising same-sex marriage
May 17, 2019, at 03:47 pm
Taipei, May 17 (IBNS): After voting on Friday, Taiwan Parliament has legalised same-sex marriage in the nation. It is the first Asian nation's parliament to make such a move.
Donald Trump unveils new immigration policy plan
May 17, 2019, at 03:30 pm
Washington, May 17 (UNI): US President Donald Trump has unveiled new 'merit-based' immigration policy plans that aim to increase the proportion of skilled migration to the country.
F-16 fighter jet crashes into California building, 5 injured
May 17, 2019, at 01:28 pm
Washington, May 17 (UNI): A US F-16 fighter jet crashed outside March Air Reserve Base near the city of Perris in southern California, the base has confirmed, adding that five people on the ground were injured.
Pompeo says Russia not interested in loose nuclear materials in region over N Korea
May 17, 2019, at 10:29 am
Moscow, May 17 (Sputnik/UNI) US State Secretary Mike Pompeo said Russia and the United States had overlapping interests concerning North Korea, adding that Moscow, particularly, sought to ensure "there aren't loose nuclear materials floating around in the region."
At least 17 trapped in NE China iron mine flooding
May 17, 2019, at 10:25 am
Harbin, May 17 (Xinhua/UNI) Seventeen people have been trapped after an iron mine in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province was flooded early Friday.
US-Russian counterterrorism cooperation helped boost security of both states: Pompeo
May 17, 2019, at 10:22 am
Moscow, May 17 (Sputnik/UNI) US-Russian counterterrorism cooperation has helped to protect lives of Russian nationals and step up the United States' security, US State Secretary Mike Pompeo has said.
Pompeo says reducing violence in Afghanistan meets interests of both US, Russia
May 17, 2019, at 10:19 am
Moscow, May 17 (Sputnik/UNI) The reduction of violence in Afghanistan meets interests of both Russia and the United States, since both Washington and Moscow are concerned over terrorist threat coming from the Middle Eastern country, US State Secretary Mike Pompeo has said.
Trump terminates preferential trade tariff system with Turkey
May 17, 2019, at 10:17 am
Moscow, May 17 (Sputnik/UNI) US President Donald Trump said he has decided to end the preferential trading regime with Turkey under the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) as of Friday.
US senators introduce Arctic drilling ban to protect ecosystems
May 17, 2019, at 10:15 am
Washington, May 17 (Sputnik/UNI) More than a dozen US Democratic senators introduced a ban on drilling in the Arctic Ocean to protect ecosystems in the region and the global economy.