China's airlines cancel 78,000 flights, return 13 million tickets amid COVID-19 outbreak
Feb 18, 2020, at 04:59 pm
Beijing/Sputnik/UNI: China's numerous airlines have canceled some 78,000 flights and returned about 13 million tickets due to the deadly coronavirus outbreak, deputy head of the country's state property control and management committee, Ren Hongbin, said on Tuesday.
Norway charges 2019 mosque shooter with terrorism, murder
Feb 18, 2020, at 10:43 am
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: Norwegian prosecutors on Monday pressed terrorism and murder charges against Philip Manshaus, who attacked a mosque and killed his step-sister last August.
Iraq: Education access still a challenge in former ISIL-controlled areas
Feb 18, 2020, at 10:21 am
New York/IBNS: More than two years after the defeat of ISIL in Iraq, some children in areas formerly controlled by the terrorist group still cannot access school or get the necessary documentation required for enrollment, a UN report published on Monday finds.
Feb 18, 2020, at 10:19 am
New York/IBNS: The crisis in north-west Syria has reached a “horrifying new level”, the UN Humanitarian Affairs chief warned on Monday.
Feb 18, 2020, at 10:07 am
New York/IBNS: Education is the “great equalizer” and Parliaments have a major role to play in scaling up action to ensure that adequate financial resources are allocated to education, girls’ education and technical and vocational training throughout in national budgetary processes, the President of the UN General Assembly said on Monday.
European council president highlights role of EU-US alliance in conversation with Pelosi
Feb 17, 2020, at 07:58 pm
Brussels/Sputnik: European Council President Charles Michel on Monday stressed the importance of the transatlantic alliance between the European Union and the United States, as well as shared EU-US values with US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
World Bank Group launches initiatives supporting women entrepreneurs
Feb 17, 2020, at 05:52 pm
Dubai/IBNS: The World Bank Group announced two new initiatives to improve access to start-up financing and e-commerce markets for women entrepreneurs, at the Women Entrepreneurs Finance Initiative (We-Fi) Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Summit.
Beijing to build mask factory in 6 days
Feb 17, 2020, at 05:30 pm
Beijing/Xinhua/UNI: Beijing will convert an industrial building into a new mask factory in six days to meet the surging demand amid the novel coronavirus outbreak.
Bizzare coincidence: Dean Koontz 1981 fictional novel predicted coronavirus, internet users debate
Feb 17, 2020, at 05:09 pm
London/IBNS: At a time when China is witnessing a massive coronavirus outbreak, an excerpt of a novel, which was written by Dean Koontz in 1981, has suddenly set the social media on fire with its content.
First plane carrying evacuated Americans from coronavirus-stricken cruise ship lands in US
Feb 17, 2020, at 05:04 pm
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: The first of two planes chartered by the United States to bring its nationals home from a quarantined cruise ship in Japan has landed at a military base in the state of California, media said Monday.
Two people injured in shooting in school in Turkish capital: Ankara Governor's Office
Feb 17, 2020, at 04:37 pm
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: Two people have been injured in a shooting at a lyceum in the Turkish capital of Ankara, the Ankara Governor's Office said on Monday, adding that students had been evacuated from the school.
Forest fire breaks out at major national park in northeastern Thailand
Feb 17, 2020, at 04:36 pm
Bangkok/Xinhua/UNI: A forest fire suspected to have been caused by nearby burning activities broke out on Sunday inside a major national park in northeastern Thailand, a senior government official said on Monday.
Four civilians killed in roadside bombing in Yemen's Hodeidah
Feb 17, 2020, at 09:07 am
Aden, Yemen/Xinhua/UNI: Four civilians were killed on Sunday as a roadside bomb exploded in Yemen's Red Sea port city of Hodeidah, a military official told Xinhua.
Iraqi Security Services confirm 3 rockets landed in Baghdad's Green Zone
Feb 16, 2020, at 07:29 pm
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: The Iraqi security services on Sunday confirmed earlier reports on a rocket attack on Baghdad's so-called green zone, adding that three projectiles landed in the area.
Syrian military shoots down 5 drones targeting oil refinery in homs - reports
Feb 16, 2020, at 07:26 pm
Cairo/Sputnik/UNI: The Syrian armed forces has shot down five unmanned aircraft attempting to attack an oil-processing plant in Syria's western province of Homs, Sham FM radio station reported on Sunday.
Two injured in knife attack in Moscow church - Interior Ministry
Feb 16, 2020, at 07:22 pm
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: Two people were injured in a knife attack on Sunday in the Moscow church of St. Nicholas, Russia’s Interior Ministry said.
Four killed,14 injured in car crash in eastern Myanmar
Feb 16, 2020, at 07:10 pm
Yangon/Xinhua/UNI: Four people were killed with 14 others injured in a car crash in Myanmar's Shan State, according to a release from the Ministry of Home Affairs on Sunday.
Rockets strike near US Embassy in Baghdad
Feb 16, 2020, at 10:40 am
Baghdad/Xinhua: Rockets struck near the US Embassy in Baghdad early on Sunday, with no immediate word on casualties and the extent of damage, local media reported.
Road accident kills 9, injures 51 in Ghana
Feb 16, 2020, at 09:50 am
Accra/Xinhua: Nine people were killed and 51 others severely injured in a road accident in the eastern Ghanaian town of Monkra on Saturday, said local police.
No Russians among those infected with Coronavirus on Diamond Princess Ship: Embassy
Feb 16, 2020, at 09:45 am
Tokyo/Sputnik: Russian citizens on board the Diamond Princess cruise ship docked off Yokohama have not been infected with the new coronavirus, the Russian embassy informs.
Intensified Saudi-led airstrikes hit Houthi-controlled sites in northern Yemen
Feb 16, 2020, at 12:31 am
Aden, Yemen/Xinhua: The Saudi-led coalition on Saturday launched intensified airstrikes against several military sites controlled by Houthi rebels in Yemen's northern province of al-Jawf, a government official told Xinhua.
Houthi fighters attack gov't forces in southern Yemen
Feb 15, 2020, at 06:08 pm
Aden, Yemen/Xinhua/UNI:- Houthi rebel fighters launched an attack against sites of the government forces in Yemen's southern province of Dhalea on Saturday, a military official told Xinhua.
US-Iraq joint operations returning to normal in wake of Soleimani killing - Official
Feb 15, 2020, at 05:32 pm
Washington/Sputnik/UNI: Joint operations between the United States and Iraq are returning to normal after a brief disruption following the coalition drone strike that killed top Iranian commander Qasem Soleimani in early January, a senior US administration official told reporters.
One killed, 3 injured outside Berlin music event
Feb 15, 2020, at 04:49 pm
Berlin/Xinhua: One person has died and three others were injured in a shooting near a local music event, German authorities said.
Couple shoots porn film in Myanmar Buddhist temple, causes outrage
Feb 15, 2020, at 01:48 pm
Rangoon/IBNS: A couple and their act of filming themselves having sex at a sacred Buddhist temple in Myanmar have triggered a row with several people slamming them for the act.
Feb 15, 2020, at 09:40 am
New York/IBNS: A database of 112 businesses connected to Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territory has been hailed by an independent human rights expert as “an important initial step towards accountability and the end to impunity”.
Turkish security forces arrest at least 47 people over suspected links to PKK – Reports
Feb 15, 2020, at 09:21 am
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: Turkish security forces conducted anti-terror operations in the eastern province of Van, arresting 47 people over alleged links to the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK, banned in Turkey), Turkish media reported.
Guinea-Bissau: Swearing-in of new President unlikely to bring stability, says UN representative
Feb 15, 2020, at 09:19 am
New York/IBNS: Political discord in Guinea-Bissau could hamper the first-ever peaceful transfer of power to a democratically elected leader, the top UN official in the West African country told the Security Council on Friday.
At least 15 children killed in Haiti orphanage fire
Feb 15, 2020, at 09:14 am
Mexico City/Xinhua/UNI: At least 15 children were killed in a fire at an orphanage in an area near the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince, local officials reported on Friday.
Amidst protection challenges, Eastern Route outpaces Mediterranean for people leaving Africa
Feb 15, 2020, at 09:10 am
New York/IBNS: A monthly average of 11,500 people traveling from the Horn of Africa to Yemen last year made the so-called Eastern Route the busiest maritime migration path on earth, the UN migration agency said on Friday.