China mulls amendment to securities law
Apr 20, 2019, at 05:25 pm
Beijing, Apr 20 (Xinhu/UNI) A draft amendment to the Securities Law was submitted on Saturday to a bimonthly session of the National People's Congress Standing Committee, China's top legislature, for a third reading.
Afghanistan: Suicide bombers attack telecommunication ministry compound in Kabul
Apr 20, 2019, at 04:42 pm
Kabul, Apr 20 (IBNS): A group of suicide bombers launched a coordinated attack targeting the Ministry of Telecommunications and Information Technology in Afghanistan capital Kabul city on Saturday, media reports said.
China determined to end poverty by 2020
Apr 20, 2019, at 11:47 am
Beijing, Apr 20 (UNI) Chinese President Xi Jinping is determined to end all of the poverty in China by 2020.
Afghanistan: 5 NDS personnel killed in Herat blast
Apr 20, 2019, at 06:53 am
Kabul, Apr 20 (IBNS): At least five National Directorate of Security (NDS) personnel were killed in a blast which rocked western Herat province of Afghanistan on Friday, media reports said on Saturday.
Apr 20, 2019, at 06:44 am
New York, Apr 20 (IBNS): More than 305,000 children in Mozambique are losing out on lessons at school since the devastating floods caused by Cyclone Idai, which struck southeast Africa just over a month ago.
South Africa: 13 killed as church wall collapses during Easter service
Apr 19, 2019, at 08:01 pm
Capte Town, Apr 19 (UNI): At least 13 people have died and many were injured when a wall collapsed in South Africa at the start of an Easter service at a Pentecostal church.
Afghan President's palace says intra-Afghan talks in Qatar canceled
Apr 19, 2019, at 06:32 pm
Moscow, Apr 19 (Sputnik/UNI) The much anticipated talks between the Afghan government's delegation and Taliban, which were scheduled for April 20-21 in Qatar, have been canceled, the Afghan president's palace said on Friday.
Moon Jae-in, Shavkat Mirziyoyev participate in negotiations
Apr 19, 2019, at 06:29 pm
Tashkent. Apr 19 (IBNS): After the official welcoming ceremony, the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev and the President of the Republic of Korea Moon Jae-in held negotiations in a contracted and extended formats.
Leaders of Uzbekistan and S. Korea agree to upgrade ties, boost cooperation
Apr 19, 2019, at 06:27 pm
Tashkent, Apr 19 (IBNS): The leaders of South Korea and Uzbekistan agreed Friday to upgrade their bilateral relationship to a special strategic partnership, also vowing efforts to further expand their economic cooperation.
Donald Trump to be first foreign leader to meet Japan's new emperor
Apr 19, 2019, at 06:16 pm
Washington, Apr 18 (Xinhua) US President Donald Trump and his wife Melania will travel to Japan at the end of May as the country's first state guests to meet the newly enthroned emperor, the White House said late Thursday.
Church collapses in South Africa, killing 13
Apr 19, 2019, at 06:10 pm
Cape Town, Apr 19 (Xinhua/UNI) A Pentecostal church collapsed due to heavy rains in eastern South Africa, killing at least 13 people and injuring 16 others, local authorities said Friday.
Bangladesh: Constable held with yaba tablets
Apr 19, 2019, at 05:58 pm
Dhaka, Apr 19 (IBNS): Two people, including a constable of Criminal Investigation Department (CID), were arrested with 990 yaba tablets close to Bangladesh capital Dhaka city, media reports said on Friday.
One killed, 1 injured in leopard attack in Sri Lanka's national park
Apr 19, 2019, at 05:57 pm
Colombo, Apr 19 (Xinhua/UNI) One person was killed and another sustained serious injuries when a leopard attacked a group of laborers inside Sri Lanka's Kumana National Park, located in the southeast of the island country on Thursday evening, local media reported Friday.
Two dead, 8 injured after elderly driver plows into pedestrians in Tokyo
Apr 19, 2019, at 05:49 pm
Tokyo, Apr 19 (Xinhua/UNI) Two people were feared dead and eight others injured Friday after a car plowed into them at a busy intersection in Tokyo, local police said.
Woman killed in shooting in Northern Ireland's Derry worked as journalist: Police
Apr 19, 2019, at 05:33 pm
Moscow, Apr19 (Sputnik) The police of Northern Ireland disclosed the name of the woman killed as a result of shooting in the city of Derry, noting that Lyra McKee, 29 worked as a journalist in Belfast.
Direct flight to link Hangzhou, Rome
Apr 19, 2019, at 05:20 pm
Hangzhou, Apr 19 (Xinhua/UNI) A direct flight will connect Hangzhou, capital of east China's Zhejiang Province and Rome, Italy, announced Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport Friday.
Nepal: SC issues interim order not to implement PUBG ban
Apr 19, 2019, at 05:06 pm
Kathmandu, Apr 19 (UNI) Thee Supreme Court of Nepal on Friday issued an Interim Order in the name of government authorities to not implement Kathmandu District Court’s decision to ban popular online game Player Unknown’s Battleground (PUBG).
Facebook bans British far-right organisations, leaders
Apr 19, 2019, at 04:36 pm
London, Apr 19 (Xinhua/UNI) US tech giant Facebook has permanently banned accounts of a number of British far-right groups and their leaders for violating its "dangerous individuals and organisations policy."
Pakistan: Passenger bus overturns, 7 killed
Apr 19, 2019, at 04:08 pm
Karachi, Apr 19 (IBNS): A Karachi bound passenger bus overturned near Pakistan's Morghar area on Friday and left at least seven people killed, media reports said.
Bangladesh: One suspected arms dealer killed during 'shootout' with RAB
Apr 19, 2019, at 03:59 pm
Dhaka, Apr 19 (IBNS): Rapid Action Battalion members killed a suspected arms dealer during a shoot-out in Bangladesh's Gazipur area, media reports said on Friday.
ISIS claims responsibility for attack in DR Congo
Apr 19, 2019, at 03:47 pm
New York, Apr 19 (IBNS): Islamic State on Friday claimed responsibility for the attack in Democratic Republic of the Congo which claimed lives of two Congolese soldiers and a civilian on Thursday, media reports said.
Afghanistan: 3 Taliban terrorists killed in explosion
Apr 19, 2019, at 03:34 pm
Kabul, Apr 19 (IBNS): At least three Taliban terrorists were killed in an explosion that hit Afghanistan's north-eastern Takhar province on Friday, media reports said.
Woman killed in 'terrorist incident' amid violence in Northern Ireland's Derry - Police
Apr 19, 2019, at 09:57 am
Moscow, Apr 19 (SputnikUNI) One woman was killed after shots were fired and petrol bombs were thrown in the city of Derry in Northern Ireland, the local police have said, adding they are treating the shooting as a "terrorist incident."
Mexican police seize 429 kg marijuana in deserted plane
Apr 19, 2019, at 09:30 am
Mexico city, Apr 18 (Xinhua/UNI) Mexican authorities seized a small plane loaded with 429 kg of marijuana in the northwestern state of Sinaloa, the Attorney General's office (FGR) said Thursday.
North Korea’s Kim thanks Presidents of China, Vietnam for congratulations on re-election
Apr 19, 2019, at 09:18 am
Moscow, Apr19 (Sputnik/UNI) North Korean leader Kim Jong Un thanked Chinese President Xi Jinping and Vietnamese leader Nguyen Phu Trong who congratulated him on being re-elected as the chairman of the North Korean State Affairs Commission.
As fighting in Libya escalates, so does number of children ‘at imminent risk of injury or death’
Apr 19, 2019, at 09:13 am
New York, Apr 19 (IBNS): In and around Tripoli, an increasing number of children are “at imminent risk of injury or death” two senior United Nations officials warned on Thursday, citing a surge of aggression in crisis-torn Libya.
'Foreign children' in overwhelmed Syrian camp need urgent international help, says top UN official
Apr 19, 2019, at 09:10 am
New York, Apr 19 (IBNS): Help is needed urgently from the international community to help some 2,500 apparently stateless “foreign children” at a camp for the displaced, in north-east Syria, a top UN official said on Thursday.
Paris Police ban Yellow Vest Protesters from rallying near Notre Dame in wake of fire
Apr 19, 2019, at 09:02 am
Moscow, Apr 19 (Sputnik/UNI) The police prefecture of Paris said it had prohibited yellow vest demonstrators from holding a protest on the coming Saturday near the Notre Dame cathedral that has suffered from a massive fire.
Service and Sacrifice: Ugandan 'Blue Helmets' support UN efforts to bring peace to Somalia
Apr 19, 2019, at 08:53 am
New York, Apr 19 (IBNS): A contingent of 530 Ugandan “Blue Helmets” (63 women, 467 men) is playing a crucial role in the United Nations’ efforts to help bring peace and stability to Somalia.
Apr 19, 2019, at 08:47 am
New York, Apr 19 (IBNS): Stress, excessively-long working hours and disease, contribute to the deaths of nearly 2.8 million workers every year, while an additional 374 million people get injured or fall ill because of their jobs, the UN labour agency, ILO, said on Thursday.