Government forces kill at least 13 militants in N Afghanistan
May 07, 2019, at 04:25 pm
Pul-E-Khumari, Afghanistan, May 7 (Xinhua) At least 13 Taliban militants were killed after Afghan national army conducted a special operation in northern province of Baghlan overnight in the latest raid against the insurgents, a military source said Tuesday.
349 MPs enter House of Representative: Thailand's Election Commission
May 07, 2019, at 04:23 pm
Bangkok, May 7 (Xinhua/UNI) Thailand's Election Commission (EC) announced on Tuesday that 349 MPs have entered the House of Representative, the lower house of the National Assembly of Thailand.
Eleven al-Shabab militants killed in southern Somalia
May 07, 2019, at 03:46 pm
Mogadishu, May 7 (Xinhua) The Somali National Army (SNA) killed eleven al-Shabab fighters in clashes between government soldiers and the militants on Monday evening in the country's southern region of Middle Shabelle, officials said on Tuesday.
SA, Qatar groups should stop financing Muslim extremists in SL'
May 07, 2019, at 03:36 pm
Colombo, May 7 (UNI) General Secretary of the SLFP and former minister Dayasiri Jayasekara has made an appeal to Saudi Arabia and Qatar to not let extremist groups in their countries to finance Muslim fundamentalists in Sri Lanka like National Thawheed Jamaath (NTJ), who carried out the Easter Sunday carnage.
Sri Lanka: 'All blast suspects killed or arrested'
May 07, 2019, at 02:58 pm
Colombo, May 7 (UNI): Sri Lanka's security authorities have either killed or arrested all those responsible for the Easter suicide bombings that left 257 people dead, according to the police chief.
Terror group behind Sri Lanka blasts possessed LKR 140 million cash and assets worth LKR 7 billion
May 07, 2019, at 11:10 am
Colombo, May 7 (IBNS): In a new revelation from the investigation, police have found that the ISIS-linked Sri Lankan extremist group National Thowheed Jamaath (NTJ) responsible for carrying out the Sri Lankan blasts possessed 140 million in cash and assets worth Rs. 7 billion, media reports said.
Facebook updates video ranking system to prioritize original content
May 07, 2019, at 09:58 am
San Francisco, May 7 (Xinhua/UNI) Facebook announced Monday a series of updates that will change its video ranking system to focus on original content and loyal viewership.
Three killed, 73 injured in Philippine traffic collision
May 07, 2019, at 09:55 am
Manila, May 7 (Xinhua/UNI) Philippine police said on Tuesday morning that a head-on collision between a passenger bus and a 10-wheeler cargo truck has killed three and injured 73 others.
1 killed, 7 injured after mini-bus carrying children overturns in southern Azerbaijan
May 07, 2019, at 09:53 am
Baku, May 6 (Xinhua/UNI) One child was killed and seven others injured when a mini-bus carrying members of a junior wrestling team came off the road and overturned in the southern Azerbaijani district of Salyan on Monday, according to the country's emergency authorities.
First US-Kenya bilateral dialogue scheduled for May 7-8 : State Department
May 07, 2019, at 09:51 am
Washington, May 7 (Sputnik/UNI) The first annual US-Kenya bilateral strategic dialogue will take place in Washington, DC, on May 7 and 8, the US Department of State said in a news release on Monday.
Advocates around world speak on road safety
May 07, 2019, at 09:15 am
New York, May 7 (IBNS): In the context of the Fifth UN Global Road Safety Week (6-12 May 2019), thousands of road safety advocates from around the world are highlighting the need for more effective leadership for road safety. Strong leaders - both government and nongovernment alike - are those who #SpeakUp for road safety and act on the concrete interventions which have proven to save lives.
UN and African Union in ‘common battle’ for development and climate change financing
May 07, 2019, at 09:10 am
New York, May 7 (IBNS): UN Secretary-General António Guterres has called for a “quantum leap” in funding for development and climate change for Africa, speaking to journalists on Monday, following the plenary meeting of the latest United Nations-African Union (AU) Conference, which took place in New York.
Cameroon: Clear ‘window of opportunity’ to solve crises rooted in violence - Bachelet
May 07, 2019, at 09:06 am
New York, May 7 (IBNS): The UN human rights chief on Monday welcomed Cameroon’s willingness to cooperate over finding workable solutions to “major human rights and humanitarian crises”, caused by months of serious unrest and violence across the west and north of the country.
UN honours fallen colleagues and friends who ‘risk all to promote peace’
May 07, 2019, at 09:02 am
New York, May 7 (IBNS): The lives of 115 colleagues who lost their lives between the beginning of last year and the end of March, serving the United Nations, were honoured on Monday at the annual Memorial Service for Fallen Staff, in New York.
Afghanistan: Airstrike kills Taliban’s deputy commander for Uruzgan province
May 07, 2019, at 08:46 am
Kabul, May 7 (IBNS): The deputy commander of Taliban for southern Uruzgan province of Afghanistan was killed during an airstrike in the country on Monday, media reports said.
Afghanistan: Thirty civilians killed in US airstrikes
May 06, 2019, at 08:41 pm
Kabul, May 6 (Sputnik): At least 30 Afghan civilians have been killed in airstrikes carried out by US troops in the country's west in what has become the deadliest bombing in the last three months, Governor of the Bakwah district in the Farah province Abdul Ghafur Mujahed told Sputnik on Monday.
Meghan Markle gives birth to baby boy
May 06, 2019, at 07:52 pm
London, May 6 (IBNS): Duchess of Sussex Meghan Markle and Prince Harry of the UK became parents of a baby boy on Monday morning.
Iraq condemns Israeli airstrikes against Gaza
May 06, 2019, at 05:49 pm
Baghdad (Xinhua/UNI) Iraq on Monday strongly condemned the ongoing Israeli airstrikes against the Palestinian people in Gaza Strip, which led to the death of many civilians and the destruction of infrastructure, the Foreign Ministry said.
Afghanistan : 14 militants killed in clashes
May 06, 2019, at 05:33 pm
Kabul, May 6 (Xinhua/UNI) At least 14 Taliban militants have been killed and nine others injured in clashes in two Afghan provinces, authorities said on Monday.
Somalia : Four Al-Shabab militants arrested in Mogadishu
May 06, 2019, at 05:23 pm
Mogadishu, May 6 (Xinhua/UNI) Somali security forces apprehended four al-Shabab militants in an operation conducted last week in the capital, Mogadishu, officials said.
35 militants join reconciliation process in E. Afghanistan
May 06, 2019, at 04:23 pm
Jalalabad, Afghanistan, May 6 (Xinhua) Up to 35 militants, including 13 Islamic State (IS) fighters, have joined peace and reconciliation process in Afghanistan's eastern province of Nangarhar, provincial government said Monday.
3 children killed in landmine explosion in W Afghanistan
May 06, 2019, at 04:19 pm
Kabul, May 6 (Xinhua/UNI) Three children have been killed and two others wounded in a landmine explosion in Afghanistan's western province of Herat, the government said on Monday.
Security further beefed outside Sri Lanka's capital following violent clashes
May 06, 2019, at 04:15 pm
Colombo, May 6 (Xinhua) Sri Lanka's police on Monday said security has been further beefed up in Negombo on the outskirts of Sri Lanka's capital Colombo following violent clashes which erupted on Sunday night.
At least 3 dead in explosion at chemical plant in Russia's Perm region -Emergency Services
May 06, 2019, at 04:12 pm
Moscow, May 6 (Sputnik/UNI) An explosion has killed at least three people at an ammonia workshop of the Uralchem manufacturer in Russia's city of Berezniki in Perm Krai, local emergency services told Sputnik Monday.
Three people killed as light plane crashes in Canada's British Columbia
May 06, 2019, at 03:54 pm
Moscow, May 6 (Sputnik) A pilot and two passengers were killed after a light aircraft crashed near the town of Smithers in the western Canadian province of British Columbia on Saturday, local media reported, citing the Coroners Service.
Sri Lanka police grant time to hand over illegal weapons
May 06, 2019, at 03:43 pm
Colombo, May 6 (Xinhua/UNI) Sri Lankan police on Monday said a time period had been granted to the public to surrender illegal weapons after several swords, knives and sharp daggers were found from homes and places of worship during raids conducted in recent weeks.
Nepal: Girl dances for 126 hours, sets new world record
May 06, 2019, at 03:33 pm
Kathmandu, May 6 (UNI) Nepal teenage dancing sensation Bandana Nepal set a new Guinness World Record on ‘Longest Dancing Marathon by an Individual’ by dancing continuously for 126 hours.
Easter Day Blasts: Sri Lanka temporarily lifts ban on social media
May 06, 2019, at 03:31 pm
Colombo, May 6 (IBNS): The Sri Lankan government has lifted the ban on the social media temporarily, reports said.
Magnitude-5.8 earthquake rattles Ilocos Norte in northern Philippines
May 06, 2019, at 10:49 am
Manila, May 6 (Xinhua): An earthquake of 5.8-magnitude struck Ilocos Norte province in the northern Philippines on Monday, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said.
Deadly violence at Israel-Gaza border escalates dangerously: UN chief condemns in strongest terms
May 06, 2019, at 08:56 am
New York, May 6 (IBNS): The United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres, is following with “deep concern” the latest developments across the Gaza-Israeli border and urges all parties to exercise maximum restraint. Over the weekend, hundreds of rockets were launched from the Occupied Palestinian Territory into southern Israel, and Israel retaliated with hundreds of airstrikes and tank fire.