Pak foreign minister rings up Chinese counterpart, briefs him on Pulwama development
Feb 25, 2019, at 06:24 pm
Islamabad, Feb 25 (UNI) Pakistan Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Monday spoke to Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi over the telephone on the evolving regional situation after the Pulwama terror attack and thanked Beijing for its steadfast support to his country.
Pakistan: Karachi building collapse leaves three dead
Feb 25, 2019, at 04:00 pm
Karachi, Feb 25 (IBNS): A three-storey building collapsed in Pakistani city of Karachi and left three people dead, media reports said on Monday.
Canadians win in Academy Awards for Bohemian Rhapsody, Bao
Feb 25, 2019, at 03:16 pm
Los Angeles, Feb 25 (IBNS): Paul Massey and Domee Shi are the two Canadians who have won awards at the 91st Oscars, which was held at the Dolby Theatre here on Sunday.
Bangladesh plane hijack: RAB identifies suspect as ‘listed criminal Polash’
Feb 25, 2019, at 03:12 pm
Chittagong, Feb 25 (IBNS): RAB have identified the man killed in the commando operation during the hijacking bid in Bangladesh city of Chittagong as Md Polash Ahmed,media reports said.
Feb 25, 2019, at 02:09 pm
Islamabad, Feb 25 (UNI/IBNS) : The Islamabad High Court will on Monday announce its decision on a petition seeking release of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif on bail on medical grounds.
China mine accident: Death toll rises to 22
Feb 25, 2019, at 01:40 pm
Beijing, Feb 25 (UNI/IBNS) : The death toll from a coal mine accident in north China's Mongolia has risen to 22 after one injured- died, local authorities said on Monday.
Feb 25, 2019, at 10:03 am
New York, Feb 25 (IBNS): As tensions escalated on Saturday at various points along Venezuela’s borders with Colombia and Brazil, as well as within the country itself, resulting in the death and injury of various civilians, the United Nations chief, António Guterres, and the head of the UN human rights office (OHCHR), Michelle Bachelet, expressed their shock and appealed for calm.
Feb 25, 2019, at 09:59 am
New York, Feb 25 (IBNS): Preparations are being finalized at the UN for a $4.2 billion appeal to scale up help to millions of people in Yemen, where years of war have created the world’s worst humanitarian emergency.
Fire breaks out at a building located close to Kabul airport
Feb 25, 2019, at 09:54 am
Kabul, Feb 25 (IBNS): A fire has broke out at a building of an organization affiliated with the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) in Kabul city, media reports said on Monday.
US President Donald Trump postpones tariff hike on Chinese imports
Feb 25, 2019, at 09:46 am
Washington, Feb 25 (IBNS): In a major announcement, US President Donald Trump on Monday said he was "delaying" raising tariffs on hundreds of Chinese import products, a hike that was scheduled for Mar 1, after progress was achieved in the 'trade talks' with the Asian giant.
Trump will leave for Vietnam on Monday for second meeting with Kim Jong un
Feb 25, 2019, at 09:29 am
Washington, Feb 25 (IBNS): US President Donald Trump will leave for Vietnam on Monday where he will meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un for the second time.
Commandos gun down Bangladesh Biman 'hijacker'
Feb 24, 2019, at 11:27 pm
Chittagong, Feb 24 (IBNS): Security forces shot dead a man in his mid twenties who tried to hijack Bangladesh Biman BG-147 on Sunday evening, media reports said.
UK Parliament will hold another vote on Brexit deal by Mar 12, pledges May
Feb 24, 2019, at 08:53 pm
London, Feb 24 (UNI): UK Prime Minister Theresa May pledged on Sunday that the country's parliament would hold another vote on London's Brexit deal by March 12, after the government makes another attempt to renegotiate the terms of the agreement with Brussels.
Suspect arrested in Biman Bangladesh hijack attempt
Feb 24, 2019, at 08:25 pm
Chittagong, Feb 24 (IBNS/UNI): A hijack attempt was made on a Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight from Dhaka to Dubai during a stopover in Chittagong, media reports said.
Dubai-bound Bangladesh flight makes emergency landing after hijack attempt, passengers evacuated
Feb 24, 2019, at 07:58 pm
Dhaka, Feb 24 (UNI) A Dubai-bound flight from Bangladesh made an emergency landing at Shah Amanat International Airport in Chittagong on Sunday over reports of hijacking attempt.
Afghanistan: Taliban-designated chief killed in eastern Nangarhar province
Feb 24, 2019, at 06:16 pm
Kabul, Feb 24 (IBNS): Afghanistan security forces have killed a Taliban-designated chief for the Lalpora district of eastern Nangarhar province, media reports said on Sunday.
Blast rocks Pakistan's Balochistan, 1 dead
Feb 24, 2019, at 05:56 pm
Islamabad, Feb 24 (IBNS): An explosion hit Pakistan's Balochistan's Dera Murad Jamali city on Sunday and left one person killed, media reports said.
Mali: UN mourns three Guinean peacekeepers killed, condemns attack 'in strongest terms'
Feb 24, 2019, at 04:00 pm
New York, Feb 24 (IBNS): The United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres and the UN Security Council condemned on Saturday in the strongest terms the attack against vehicles of the peacekeeping mission in Mali (MINUSMA), which took place on Friday and in which three "blue helmets" from Guinea were killed and at least another injured.
Civilian deaths from Afghanistan conflict in 2018 touched record level: UNAMA
Feb 24, 2019, at 03:39 pm
Kabul, Feb 24 (IBNS): More civilians were killed in the Afghan conflict last year than at any time since records have been kept, according to a United Nations report released today by the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) and the UN Human Rights Office.
Ontario Premier Ford's meetings with U.S. Partners at NGA concludes successfully
Feb 24, 2019, at 03:37 pm
Washington, D.C./Ottawa, Feb 24 (IBNS): During National Governors Association's (NGA) Winter Meeting, Ontario Premier Doug Ford said that Ontario was open for business to key U.S. political and business leaders, media reports said.
Venezuelan National Guard’s vehicle set on fire at Brazil border by radicals
Feb 24, 2019, at 12:19 pm
Pacaraima (Brazil), February 24 (Sputnik/UNI) A group of radicals in the Brazilian town of Pacaraima attacked the Venezuelan border post and set the Venezuelan National Guard’s vehicle on fire amid the escalating crisis with aid deliveries to Venezuela on Saturday, a Sputnik correspondent reported.
Canada: Explosion takes place in north Edmonton garage, two people hospitalised
Feb 23, 2019, at 10:05 pm
Edmonton, Feb 23 (IBNS): Two people were hospitalised after an explosion took place in north Edmonton garage on Friday evening, media reports said.
Funeral for children killed in Halifax fire to take place today
Feb 23, 2019, at 09:49 pm
Halifax, Feb 23 (IBNS): The funeral for seven children who died in a fast-moving fire at a house will take place on Saturday, media reports said.
Karachi medical student dies after she was caught during exchange of fire between police, robbers
Feb 23, 2019, at 04:31 pm
Karachi, Feb 23 (IBNS): A medical student was killed after she was caught in a crossfire between the police and suspected robbers in Pakistan's North Karachi locality, media reports said on Saturday.
Pakistan: Man, woman killed for 'honour' in Karachi
Feb 23, 2019, at 04:22 pm
Karachi, Feb 23 (IBNS): In the name of 'honour' a man and a woman have been killed in Pakistan's Karachi city, media reports said.
11 militants killed, 14 arrested in Afghanistan
Feb 23, 2019, at 04:18 pm
Kabul, Feb 23 (Xinhua/UNI) :At least 11 militants have been killed and 14 others arrested by Afghan army personnel as fighting rages in the country, military sources said Saturday.
Donald Trump selects US ambassador to Canada for the post of UN ambassador
Feb 23, 2019, at 10:09 am
Washington, Feb 23 (IBNS): US President Donald Trump on Saturday named current American ambassador to Canada to be the new US ambassador to the United Nations.
House of Horror: US couple plead guilty to torturing their child
Feb 23, 2019, at 09:49 am
New York, Feb 23 (IBNS): District Attorney Mike Hestrin announced today, Feb. 22, 2019, that David and Louise Turpin entered guilty pleas this morning in the case involving the abuse of their children.
Afghanistan: Ten alleged criminals arrested
Feb 23, 2019, at 09:41 am
Kabul, Feb 23 (IBNS): Ten alleged criminals have been arrested by the police from various police districts of Kabul districts of Afghanistan, media reports said on Saturday.
Feb 23, 2019, at 09:38 am
New York, Feb 23 (IBNS): United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres congratulated the Philippines on Friday for establishing a government body to push forward the formal creation of an autonomous region.