Children are still dying in Yemen war, despite partial ceasefire, says UNICEF chief
Mar 03, 2019, at 10:56 am
New York, Mar 3 (IBNS): Responding to the violent deaths of five children in the Yemeni port city of Hudaydah on Thursday, Henrietta Fore, Executive Director of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), said that Yemen’s civil war continues to take a “horrific toll” on children.
Houston hosts workshop to help Chinese investors do business in US
Mar 03, 2019, at 10:08 am
Houston, Mar 3 (Xinhua/UNI): Dozens of business people from Chinese-invested enterprises in the Greater Houston region, the U.S. state of Texas, attended a workshop Friday, discussing the impact of U.S. tariffs and local business culture.
Houthi shelling leaves 3 civilians killed, 10 injured in Yemen's Hodeidah: Report
Mar 03, 2019, at 10:05 am
Aden, Yemen, Mar 3 (Xinhua) At least three Yemeni civilians were killed while 10 others injured when intensified Houthi shelling targeted residential neighborhoods in the Red Sea port city of Hodeidah on Saturday, a government official told Xinhua.
Venezuela starts legal fight for property held abroad: Vice President
Mar 03, 2019, at 10:02 am
Mexico City, Mar 2 (Sputnik/UNI): Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodriguez said that her country had taken the first steps to launch legal proceedings to protect its property and assets abroad, following US sanctions against Venezuelan state oil company PDVSA and United Kingdom's move to block Venezuelan government’s access to gold reserves held in London.
Mar 03, 2019, at 09:40 am
Washington, Mar 3 (IBNS): US Presidential candidate Tulsi Gabbard on Sunday criticised Pakistan and said time has come for the country's leaders to stop giving safe haven to the terrorists.
Canadian PM shuffles cabinet amid growing SNC-Lavalin scandal
Mar 02, 2019, at 10:51 pm
Ottawa, Mar 2 (Xinhua) Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has shuffled his Liberal government as he attempts to fend off the flames surrounding allegations that his senior staff interfered in a criminal prosecution case against Montreal-based construction and engineering giant SNC-Lavalin.
Canada allows Huawei CFO's US extradition to proceed
Mar 02, 2019, at 10:49 pm
Ottawa, Mar 2 (UNI) The Canadian government has decided to allow the US extradition process of Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou to proceed, the country's Department of Justice said.
Damascus accuses US of firing white phosphorus munitions in eastern Syria
Mar 02, 2019, at 07:39 pm
Damascus, Mar 2 (Xinhua/UNI) The US-led coalition on Saturday fired white phosphorus munitions on an Islamic State (IS)-held area in eastern Syria, state news agency SANA reported.
Pakistanis now demands Nobel Peace Prize for PM Imran Khan
Mar 02, 2019, at 05:57 pm
Islamabad, Mar 2 (IBNS): After Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan released the captured Indian Air Force Pilot Abinandan, leaving his nation rejoice his 'gesture of peace' a resolution was moved in the National Assembly Secretariat in Pakistan for referring him for the Nobel Peace Prize.
UN chief urges Somalis not to be ‘deterred’ by latest deadly terror attack
Mar 02, 2019, at 12:40 pm
New York, Mar 2 (IBNS): The Secretary-General António Guterres said on Friday that he “strongly condemns the deadly terrorist attacks” that took place in the Somali capital Mogadishu late on Thursday local time, which reportedly killed more than 20 people, with scores injured.
20 years on from landmark Mine Ban Treaty, dangers on the rise to life and limb
Mar 02, 2019, at 12:38 pm
New York, Mar 2 (IBNS): Twenty years after the Mine Ban Treaty was adopted, landmines continue to kill and injure on former battlefields, long after the guns have gone away. On Friday, the United Nations and partners commemorated the landmark treaty that has saved the lives of million and prevented millions more from suffering terrible injuries.
UN chief hails Libyan leaders’ agreement to hold general election
Mar 02, 2019, at 12:25 pm
New York, Mar 2 (IBNS): An agreement by Libya’s Prime Minister and a key rival military leader to improve political stability across the country through new general elections, has been welcomed by the UN Secretary-General.
Syrians ‘exposed to brutality every day’ as thousands continue fleeing ISIL’s last stand
Mar 02, 2019, at 12:22 pm
New York, Mar 2 (IBNS): In eastern Syria, 13,000 people have arrived at a protection camp in just the last week, after fleeing fighting in the last ISIL extremist stronghold in Deir-Ez-Zor governorate, the UN’s emergency coordination office, OCHA, said on Friday.
Venezuela must guarantee judicial impartiality - UN human rights expert
Mar 02, 2019, at 12:15 pm
New York, Mar 2 (IBNS): As political tensions continue to escalate in Venezuela, a United Nations independent human rights expert has called on the Government to “take all necessary measures to guarantee judicial independence,” following concerns that some pressure may have been placed on the country’s justice system “to act against the political opposition”.
North Korean state-run media outlet says Kim promised Trump new meeting at Hanoi Summit
Mar 02, 2019, at 11:28 am
Moscow, Mar 2 (Sputnik/UNI): North Korea’s official news agency KCNA said in its report about the recent summit between the country’s leader Kim Jong Un and US President Donald Trump that Kim had expressed readiness for the next meeting with the US president.
IS devotee gets 16 years for plan to detonate bomb in New York City: US Justice Dept
Mar 02, 2019, at 11:24 am
Washington, Mar 2 (Sputnik/UNI): A US man was sentenced to 16 years in prison for plotting to detonate a pressure cooker bomb in New York City on behalf of the Islamic State terrorist group (IS, banned in Russia), the Justice Department said in a press release.
Donald Trump says asked China to 'Immediately' remove all tariffs on US agricultural products
Mar 02, 2019, at 11:20 am
Washington, Mar 2 (Sputnik/UNI): US President Donald Trump in a statement said he has asked China to immediately remove all tariffs on US agricultural products.
Mike Pompeo briefs Chinese, S Korean counterparts on Hanoi Summit: State Dept
Mar 02, 2019, at 11:11 am
Washington, Mar 2 (Sputnik/UNI): US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo briefed the foreign ministers of China, South Korea and Japan on President Donald Trump’s Hanoi summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un, State Department Deputy Spokesperson Robert Palladino said in a press release.
US refuses to remove terror designation from Kurdish Workers Party: State Department
Mar 02, 2019, at 11:07 am
Washington, Mar 2 (Sputnik/UNI) The US government has decided to continue its designation of the Kurdish Workers Party (PKK) as a terrorist organization after reviewing its status, the State Department said in a media note on Friday.
Mauritania's Defense Minister announces Presidential bid
Mar 02, 2019, at 10:59 am
Nouakchott, Mar 2 (Sputnik) Mauritania’s Defense Minister Mohamed Ould Cheikh Mohamed Ahmed Ould El Ghazouani announced that he would run in the upcoming presidential election.
Senior Australian defence ministers quit ahead of general election
Mar 02, 2019, at 10:52 am
Canberra, Mar 2 (Xinhua/UNI): Australia's two top Defence Ministers have announced their retirement from politics with fewer than 90 days before the general election.
Road mishap leaves 11 dead in Nepal
Mar 02, 2019, at 10:31 am
Kathmandu, Mar 2 (IBNS): At least 112 people died after the vehicle in which they were travelling veered off the road into Mahakali River at Ratakatha in Duhun Rural Municipality-3 of Nepal's Darchula district on Friday, media reports said on Saturday.
Afghanistan: Taliban terrorists attack army base
Mar 01, 2019, at 07:20 pm
Kabul, Mar 1 (IBNS): A group of Taliban terrorists and suicide bombers attacked an army base in Afghanistan's southern Helmand province on Friday, media reports said.
Pakistani Foreign Minister says will skip OIC session as Indian counterpart invited
Mar 01, 2019, at 07:11 pm
Moscow, Mar 1 (Sputnik/UNI) Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said on Friday that he would abstain from attending the two-day meeting of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Council of Foreign Ministers, to protest OIC's decision to invite Indian Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj to this event amid heightened tensions between India and Pakistan.
JeM chief Masood Azhar "unwell", confined to home: Pakistan
Mar 01, 2019, at 05:25 pm
New Delhi, Mar 1 (UNI) Jaish-e-Mohammed chief Masood Azhar is so "unwell" that he "can't even leave his house", Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said on Friday.
Somalia blast: 39 dead, 40 injured
Mar 01, 2019, at 12:43 pm
Mogadishu, Mar 1 (UNI) As many as 39 people died and 40 injured when three bombs detonated here in the Somalia's capital, local media reported.
US-North Korea Summit ends with no Agreement as Trump decides to walk away from deal
Mar 01, 2019, at 12:26 pm
Hanoi, Mar 1 (Sputnik) The summit between the United States and North Korea, which was hosted by Hanoi on February 27-28, has abruptly wrapped up after US President Donald Trump chose to "walk away from" a nuclear deal with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
Egyptian authorities arrest 6 suspects in deadly railway station fire in Cairo: Reports
Mar 01, 2019, at 10:55 am
Cairo, Mar 1 (Sputnik) Egypt's Prosecutor General Nabil Sadek ordered to arrest six suspects in a train crash at a railway station in central Cairo, which resulted in a deadly fire, for four days as the investigation into the incident is underway, local media have reported.
Netanyahu dismisses threats to indict him as 'Futile'
Mar 01, 2019, at 10:48 am
Tel Aviv, Feb 28 (Sputnik) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday described attempts to indict him as futile, but said they could affect the results of April elections in the country.
Russia detected 18 foreign spy jets near border over past week: Reports
Mar 01, 2019, at 10:40 am
Moscow, March 1 (Sputnik): Russia spotted 18 foreign reconnaissance jets near its border, a weekly infographic, published by the Russian Armed Forces’ official newspaper, Krasnaya Zvezda, showed on Friday.