Three out of 4 people detained after New Zealand shooting have no links to attack: Police

Mar 17, 2019, at 09:29 am

Moscow, Mar 17 (Sputnik/UNI) New Zealand police consider that three people out of four those detained after mass shootings at two mosques in Christchurch have no links to the attack, New Zealand police commissioner, Mike Bush said at a press conference on Sunday.

1.7 mln Syrian refugees wish to return home: Russian center

Mar 17, 2019, at 09:17 am

Moscow, Mar 17 (Xinhua/UNI): Around 1.7 million Syrian refugees registered in foreign countries are hoping to return to their homeland, the Russian Defense Ministry's Center for the Reconciliation of Opposing Sides and Refugee Migration Monitoring said Saturday.

Thousands in Croatia rally against domestic violence

Mar 17, 2019, at 09:12 am

Zagreb, Mar 17 (Xinhua/UNI): Thousands of protesters rallied on Saturday in Croatia against domestic violence following a recent tragic case on the Adriatic island of Pag where a father threw his four children from the balcony, causing them serious injuries. 

Canada PM Justin Trudeau grieves losses of lives in Christchurch mosques attack

Mar 16, 2019, at 09:12 pm

Ottawa, Mar 16 (IBNS): Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has grieved the losses of lives in the Christchurch mosques attack, which killed 49 people.

Over 50 killed as clash continues in Afghanistan's western province

Mar 16, 2019, at 07:58 pm

Qala-e-Naw, Afghanistan, Mar 16 (Xinhua/UNI) More than 50 militants have been killed and scores of others injured in Bala Murghab district of Afghanistan's western Badghis province over the past 24 hours, said a statement released by the army on Saturday.

Six Pakistanis killed in New Zealand attacks

Mar 16, 2019, at 07:47 pm

Islamabad, Mar 16 (IBNS): The Pakistan government on Saturday said six Pakistanis have been killed in the attacks carried out by a gunman in two mosques in New Zealand on Friday.

Nepal: Khukri attack leaves one injured

Mar 16, 2019, at 07:28 pm

Kathmandu, Mar 16 (IBNS): A khukri (traditional Nepali knife) attack in Nepal's Seratar area in Myagde Rural Municipality-6, Tanahun on Saturday left a person seriously injured, media reports said.

Four Egyptians confirmed dead in New Zealand mosque attacks: ministry

Mar 16, 2019, at 06:52 pm

Cairo, Mar 16 (Xinhua/UNI) The Egyptian Immigration Ministry confirmed in a statement on Saturday that four Egyptians were killed in the terrorist attacks on two New Zealand mosques in Friday.

Pakistan condemns New Zealand mosques attacks

Mar 16, 2019, at 04:36 pm

Islamabad, Mar 16 (IBNS): Pakistan on Saturday condemned the terror attack in New Zealand where two mosques were attacked on Friday and said the nation viewed this incident as an assault on the values of freedom of conscience and association common to all mankind.

Major world social media remove shooting video of New Zealand terror attacks

Mar 16, 2019, at 10:08 am

San Francisco, Mar 16 (Xinhua/UNI) Major world social media including Facebook, Google and Twitter are working hard to take down posts containing graphic footage of terror attacks on two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand Friday.

Facebook employs AI technology to remove "revenge porn" content

Mar 16, 2019, at 10:04 am

San Francisco, Mar 16 (Xinhua/UNI) Facebook said Friday it is using technologies of machine learning and artificial intelligence (AI) to detect and remove non-consensual intimate images, also known as "revenge porn," from its platform.

US job openings remain almost flat in January

Mar 16, 2019, at 10:02 am

Houston, Mar 16 (Xinhua) The number of job openings in the United States was little changed at 7.6 million on the last business day of January, the US Department of Labor said Friday.

About 90 suffocate from gas leak in eastern Iraq: health ministry

Mar 16, 2019, at 10:00 am

Baghdad, Mar 16 (Xinhua/UNI) About 90 people suffocated from the leak of chlorine gas in Iraq's eastern city of Kut, capital of Wasit Province, the Iraqi Ministry of Health said Friday.

US slaps Ukraine-related sanctions on Russia

Mar 16, 2019, at 09:58 am

Washington, Mar 16 (Xinhua/UNI) The US Treasury announced on Friday that it has imposed sanctions on six Russian individuals and eight entities for supporting Russia's role in the Ukraine issue.

Three-storey building collapses in Nigeria's Ibadan, casualties feared

Mar 16, 2019, at 09:56 am

Lagos, Mar 16 (Xinhua/UNI): Local police confirmed that a three-storey building collapsed Friday in Nigeria's southwestern city of Ibadan, with casualties feared.

Heavy fire breaks out in US city of Boston

Mar 16, 2019, at 09:53 am

Washington, Mar 16 (Xinhua/UNI) Heavy fire broke out Friday in a factory building in the US city of Boston, local fire department said.

Pompeo says US "hopeful" for continued talks with N Korea

Mar 16, 2019, at 09:51 am

Washington, Mar 16 (Xinhua/UNI) US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Friday that Washington is still hopeful for continued talks with Pyongyang.

At most 117 children die in battered camp in northeastern Syria: watchdog

Mar 16, 2019, at 09:48 am

Damascus, Mar 16 (Xinhua/UNI) As many as 117 children died in a battered camp in northeastern Syria over the past few months, a war monitor reported Friday.

Trump vetoes bill blocking his border emergency declaration

Mar 16, 2019, at 09:43 am

Washington, Mar 16 (Xinhua/UNI): US President Donald Trump Friday vetoed a bill blocking his declaration of a national emergency at the southern border, the first such move in his presidency.

Voices of young climate action activists ‘give me hope’ says UN chief

Mar 16, 2019, at 09:41 am

New York, Mar 16 (IBNS): In the wake of Friday’s demonstrations by schoolchildren across the world against climate change inaction, the UN Secretary-General has said he understands their fears, but is hopeful for the future.

UN ‘comes together in sadness and solidarity’ to honour staff who died on board Ethiopian Airlines flight

Mar 16, 2019, at 09:38 am

New York, Mar 16 (IBNS): Ceremonies were held at UN Headquarters in New York and Geneva on Friday, to remember and honour the staff who died on board Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302, which crashed near Addis Ababa last Sunday, killing all 157 passengers and crew.

‘Stand united against anti-Muslim hatred’ urges Guterres, after mosque shootings in New Zealand leave 49 dead

Mar 16, 2019, at 09:31 am

New York, Mar 16 (IBNS): The UN Secretary-General António Guterres has urged the international community to ‘stand united against anti-Muslim hatred’ following a mass shooting in New Zealand on Friday targeting two mosques, which has left at least 49 dead and many others wounded, some critically.

Tropical Cyclone Idai displaces 1.5 million across Mozambique and Malawi, as UN ramps up response

Mar 16, 2019, at 09:25 am

New York, Mar 16 (IBNS): A major aid operation is under way in Mozambique and Malawi to help victims of Tropical Cyclone Idai, which has reached the densely-populated Mozambican port city of Beira, after registering maximum wind speeds of nearly 200 kilometres per hour, UN agencies said on Friday.

Our gun laws will change: New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern says after Christchurch mosques attacks

Mar 16, 2019, at 09:19 am

Christchurch, Mar 16 (IBNS): Following the attacks on two mosques in New Zealand city Christchurch on Friday that left 49 people killed, country's PM Jacinda Ardern on Saturday said the gun laws of her nation will be changed.

New Zealand witnesses 'darkest day' as twin mosque attacks kill 49 in Christchurch

Mar 15, 2019, at 10:12 pm

Christchurch, Mar 15 (IBNS): New Zealand lived a horrifying Friday when gunmen attacked two mosques in Christchurch city and killed at least 49 people, evoking worldwide condemnation as Prime Minister Jacinda Arden called it the country's darkest day. At least 48 people were hurt in the attacks.  

Nepal: Rescued Bangladeshi national reunites with family

Mar 15, 2019, at 06:51 pm

Kathmandu, Mar 15 (IBNS):  Bilakish Begam, a Bangladeshi national, who was rescued by Manav Sewa Ashram from the streets in Maharajgunj, Kathmandu, has reunited with her family, media reports said.

Nearly 55,000 visas granted to Chinese businessmen in 2018: Pakistan

Mar 15, 2019, at 06:38 pm

Islamabad, Mar 15 (UNI) Around fifty-five thousand Chinese businessmen and workers were issued visas by Pakistan Embassy in Beijing and its four consulates, last year.

Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina condemns Christchurch mosques attacks

Mar 15, 2019, at 06:38 pm

Dhaka, Mar 15 (IBNS): Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday condemned the attacks on two churches in New Zealand's Christchurch city which left 49 people killed.

China's border region says drug crimes contained after crackdown

Mar 15, 2019, at 06:27 pm

Nanning, March 15 (Xinhua) Police in southwest China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region said they seized 2 tonnes of illegal drugs in 2018 in crackdowns that curbed the outflow of drugs from the border region.

Former Trump adviser Banks says sees no prospects for long-term US-China trade deal

Mar 15, 2019, at 06:21 pm

Washington, Mar 15 (Sputnik/UNI) David Banks, former adviser to US presidents Donald Trump and George W. Bush, told Sputnik that he did not believe that any long-term trade agreement between the United States and China would come to pass.