Somali journalists urge parliament to approve media law
May 03, 2019, at 06:00 pm
Mogadishu, May 3 (Xinhua/UNI) Somali journalists joined their colleagues across the globe in marking the World Press Freedom Day on Friday by calling on the country's lawmakers to approve the current media law to help guide their operations.
Ukraine's Journalists' Union records 23 attacks on reporters in country since Jan 2019
May 03, 2019, at 05:13 pm
Kiev, May 3 (Sputnik/UNI) At least 23 media workers were assaulted in Ukraine due to their professional activity since the beginning of this year, National Union of Journalists of Ukraine (NUJU) said on Friday, which marks World Press Freedom Day.
Pakistan Supreme Court rejects ex- PM Nawaz Sharif’s petition for bail extension
May 03, 2019, at 04:57 pm
Islamabad,May 3 (IBNS): The Pakistan Supreme Court on Friday rejected country's former PM Nawaz Sharif's petition which demanded for an extension in the bail granted to him on medical grounds in the Al-Azizia Steel Mills corruption reference, media reports said.
Putin-Kim summit contributed to peace process on Korean Peninsula: Seoul
May 03, 2019, at 04:45 pm
Tokyo, May 3 (Sputnik) The summit between Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un helped to move forward the peace settlement on the Korean Peninsula, South Korean Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha said on Friday.
At least 30 militants, 7 security forces killed in clash in Afghanistan
May 03, 2019, at 04:37 pm
Pul-e-Khumri, May 3 (Xinhua/UNI) At least 30 militants have been killed as Taliban offensive to overrun Burka district in northern Afghanistan's Baghlan province was repulsed on Friday, provincial government spokesman Mahmoud Haqmal said.
120 civilians killed in 2018 US overseas military operations: report
May 03, 2019, at 04:09 pm
Washington, May 3 (Xinhua/UNI) Around 120 civilians were killed by US overseas military operations in 2018, said a report released Thursday by the US Department of Defense (DOD).
Tibetan animated drama "Hello, Zooma" taps into int'l market
May 03, 2019, at 04:05 pm
Lhasa, May 3 (Xinhua) Tibet's first animated drama to go global, "Hello, Zooma," has attracted customers from countries including the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Italy and Germany.
New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern gets engaged to beau Clarke Gayford
May 03, 2019, at 02:46 pm
Wellington, May 3 (UNI): New Zealand’s prime minister Jacinda Ardern and partner Clarke Gayford have become engaged.
Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina asks to take precautionary measures for cyclone Fani
May 03, 2019, at 02:39 pm
Dhaka, May 3 (UNI): Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, now in London on an official visit, has asked the authorities concerned to take all precautionary measures in view of the cyclonic storm ‘Fani’ that could hit the coastal belts of Bangladesh on Friday afternoon.
Supreme Court dismisses ex-Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif's plea seeking bail extension
May 03, 2019, at 02:36 pm
Islamabad, May 3 (UNI): The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed Nawaz Sharif's plea seeking extension in his bail on medical grounds.
May 03, 2019, at 10:35 am
Ottawa, May 3 (Xinhua): A woman and four children were killed in a house fire in Ontario, Canada Thursday, according to CTV.
May 03, 2019, at 10:15 am
New York, May 3 (IBNS): Exclusion and deep inequality will forever thwart “long-lasting peace and sustainable development”, a high-level official from the United Nations cultural agency said on Thursday at the 5th World Forum on Intercultural Dialogue.
May 03, 2019, at 10:12 am
New York, May 3 (IBNS): The UN has said it is “gravely concerned” over reports of a worsening humanitarian situation facing civilians across northwest Syria, with rising casualties, and “waves of displacement” due to intensifying conflict.
May 03, 2019, at 10:08 am
New York, May 3 (IBNS): Following a string of hate-fuelled attacks on places of worship around the world, the High Representative for the Alliance of Civilizations (UNOAC), said on Thursday that it was with a “heavy heart” that he was opening the annual UN-backed forum in Baku, Azerbaijan, on the role of cultural dialogue in building human solidarity and countering violence.
A free press is ‘cornerstone’ for accountability and ‘speaking truth to power’: Guterres
May 03, 2019, at 10:02 am
New York, May 3 (IBNS): At a time when disinformation and mistrust of the news media is growing, a free press is “essential for peace, justice, sustainable development and human rights”, said the UN Secretary-General, in his message for World Press Freedom Day, marked on Friday.
Five killed in Canada house fire
May 03, 2019, at 09:48 am
Ottawa, May 2 (Xinhua/UNI) A woman and four children were killed in a house fire in Ontario, Canada Thursday, according to CTV.
Mayor of US city of Baltimore resigns amid children's books corruption scandal
May 03, 2019, at 08:32 am
Washington, May 3 (Xinhua/UNI) Catherine Pugh, mayor of U.S. city of Baltimore, resigned Thursday amid a corruption scandal centered around self-published children's books that led to raids on her office and home, according to her attorney.
New sensors protect vulnerable Malawians against deadly lightning
May 03, 2019, at 08:20 am
New York, May 3 (IBNS): The deadly threat of lightning strikes, as well as their damaging impact on a country’s development, has been recognized in a new project supported by the UN Development Programme (UNDP).
Taliban militants blow up oldest shrines in Afghanistan's Ghazni city
May 03, 2019, at 08:15 am
Kabul, May 3 (IBNS): Suspected terrorists belonging to the Taliban group have blown up one of the oldest shrines in Ghazni city in Afghanistan, media reports said on Friday.
Canada: Assessment bill is a threat to the country's unity, says Alberta Premier
May 02, 2019, at 06:58 pm
Edmonton, May 2 (IBNS): Alberta Premier Jason Kenney has said the environment assessment bill, if passed, will be a threat to Canada's unity, media reports said.
May 02, 2019, at 01:36 pm
Islamabad, May 2 (IBNS): In a strong reprimand against 'persecution of religious minorities' in Muslim-majority Pakistan, the European Parliament has warned that it would suspend all subsidies and trade preferences to the country in case it failed to take measures to "dismantle" its "discriminatory system”.
Afghanistan: Airstrikes kill 4 militants outside Tirin Kot city
May 02, 2019, at 12:05 pm
Tirin Kot, May 2 (Xinhua): At least four militants have been killed and three others injured as the security forces' fighting aircraft targeted Taliban hideouts outside Tirin Kot city, the capital of southern Uruzgan province, said an army statement released here Thursday.
May 02, 2019, at 11:33 am
Washington, May 2 (IBNS): US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has referred to the United Nation Security Council (UNSC)'s designation of terrorist outfit Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) chief Masood Azhar as the global terrorist as a "victory for American diplomacy".
Two groups of protesters rally at Venezuelan embassy in Washington as tensions rise
May 02, 2019, at 10:09 am
Washingotn, May 2 (Sputnik/UNI) Dozens of supporters of US-backed opposition leader Juan Guaido participate in a rally in front of the Venezuelan Embassy in Washington on Wednesday confronting a group of pro-Maduro activists that are protecting the diplomatic mission, a Sputnik correspondent reported.
At least 3 policemen wounded, hundreds arrested as May Day rally turns violent in Paris
May 02, 2019, at 10:01 am
Paris, May 1 (Xinhua/UNI) Traditional May Day rally in Paris was marred by violence on Wednesday as a group of masked people clashed with anti-riot police, injuring at last three police officers, while more than 300 people have been arrested, according to local media.
WikiLeaks Editor-in-Chief slams Assange's sentence as 'vindictive in nature'
May 02, 2019, at 09:55 am
Moscow, May 1 (Sputnik/UNI) WikiLeaks editor-in-chief Kristinn Hrafnsson slammed on Wednesday the 50-weeks prison sentence given to Julian Assange as "outrageous" and "vindictive."
Baku forum to push back against ‘rise of hate’ with strong call for cultural
May 02, 2019, at 09:52 am
New York, May 2 (IBNS): Just off a plane from Sri Lanka, Miguel Angel Moratinos, United Nations High Representative for the Alliance of Civilizations (UNOAC), said on Wednesday that tomorrow’s 5th World Forum for Intercultural Dialogue is opening at a “very timely” moment.
May 02, 2019, at 09:13 am
New York, May 2 (IBNS): With another day of mass protests taking place across Venezuela, the UN human rights office (OHCHR) said on Wednesday it was “extremely worried by reports of the excessive use of force” by security forces, loyal to President Nicolás Maduro, a day after an opposition-led uprising appeared to stall.
May 02, 2019, at 08:58 am
New York, May 2 (IBNS): With murderous attacks against religious institutions on the rise, leaders across the world need to do more to end “political opportunism” and policies which allow hate speech and violent extremism to flourish, said the UN Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide on Wednesday.
May 02, 2019, at 08:53 am
New York, May 2 (IBNS): False claims levelled at the UN expert on the rights of indigenous peoples by her own Government in the Philippines, “are without grounding in fact or law” and must cease immediately, said a statement issued by a group of her fellow experts on Wednesday.