Car crash kills foreign teenage girl in Northern California

Feb 24, 2020, at 09:29 am

San Francisco/Xinhua: An 18-year-old girl was killed in a fatal crash of a vehicle operated by her friend on a highway in Redwood City, Northern California, local media reported.

Israel to Quarantine 200 South Koreans at military base over coronavirus fears - Reports

Feb 23, 2020, at 08:21 pm

Tel Aviv/Sputnik/UNI: Two hundred South Korean citizens who have arrived in Israel over the last 24 hours will be quarantined at a military base to prevent a possible spread of the coronavirus disease, the Ynet news agency reported on Sunday.

Shooting reported at shisha bar in Germany's Stuttgart, no injuries

Feb 23, 2020, at 08:04 pm

Berlin/Xinhua/UNI: A gunman on Saturday attacked a shisha bar in southwestern German city of Stuttgart, local media N-TV reported.

Schools in Iran temporarily closing amid coronavirus spread – Tehran Education Department

Feb 23, 2020, at 08:00 pm

Tehran/Sputnik/UNI: Schools in the Iranian capital are closing for two days amid the spread of the new coronavirus in the country, the Tehran education department has announced.

Yellow Vest Leader Expelled From Farming Fair During Macron’s Visit

Feb 23, 2020, at 07:58 pm

Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: Eric Drouet, a leading public figure of French yellow vest protests, was expelled from an agricultural show in Paris on Saturday by President Emanuel Macron’s bodyguards, media said.

Hong Kong brings home 3rd batch of residents aboard virus-hit cruise ship from Japan

Feb 23, 2020, at 07:49 pm

Hong Kong/Xinhua/UNI: The third chartered flight arranged by the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government arrived in Hong Kong Sunday morning, bringing back five more residents from the COVID-19-inflicted Diamond Princess cruise ship in Japan.

Turkish army has losses in Libya: Erdogan

Feb 23, 2020, at 07:46 pm

Ankara/Xinhua/UNI: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday evening said the Turkish military had "martyrs" in Libya, while Turkish-backed forces killed 100 "rival fighters" in the country.

At least 16 Turkish servicemen die in clashes in Libya's Tripoli

Feb 23, 2020, at 07:42 pm

Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: Sixteen members of the Turkish armed forces and more than 100 Syrian mercenaries have died fighting in the Libyan capital of Tripoli, the Sky News Arabia TV channel reported on Sunday, citing sources in the Libyan National Army (LNA).

Number of COVID-19 cases in Italy crosses 100

Feb 23, 2020, at 06:27 pm

Rome/Sputnik: The number of people infected with the novel coronavirus in Italy's Lombardy region has reached 89, likely pushing the country's overall number of cases past 100, regional head Attilio Fontana said on Sunday.

UN chief welcomes South Sudan’s Unity government, lauds parties for ‘significant achievement’

Feb 23, 2020, at 06:15 pm

New York/IBNS: United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres welcomed on Saturday the establishment of the Transitional Government of National Unity (TGoNU) in South Sudan.

Shooting reported at shisha bar in Germany's Stuttgart, no injuries

Feb 23, 2020, at 10:07 am

Berlin/Xinhua: A gunman on Saturday attacked a shisha bar in the southwestern German city of Stuttgart, local media N-TV reported.

Civilian casualties in Afghanistan exceed 10,000 for 6th straight year: UN report

Feb 23, 2020, at 09:28 am

United Nations/Xinhua: More than 10,000 civilians in Afghanistan were killed or injured last year, UN News reported Saturday, citing a United Nations report that details record-high levels of civilian harm in the ongoing conflict.

Trump congratulates Sanders who appears to be winning Nevada caucuses

Feb 23, 2020, at 08:47 am

Washington/Sputnik: United States President Donald Trump has congratulated US Senator Bernie Sanders who is coming ahead in the Saturday Nevada caucuses, according to early results.

Rally in support of Assange gathers in London ahead of court hearings

Feb 22, 2020, at 10:56 pm

London/Sputnik: A large rally in support of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange began in London ahead of court hearings on his extradition to the United States, a Sputnik correspondent reported from the scene.

New York Times op-ed by Taliban's deputy leader triggers row, experts question newspaper's decision

Feb 22, 2020, at 05:18 pm

Washington/IBNS: An op-ed published in the New York Times has triggered a massive row as the writer of it is Taliban deputy leader Sirajuddin Haqqani, who is one of the world's most wanted terrorists, carrying rewards on him.

Three killed in Ghana road accident

Feb 22, 2020, at 04:57 pm

Accra/Xinhua/UNI: Three people were killed and two others injured Friday in a road accident at Nkwanta, a small town in east Ghana, officials said.

Four trapped in east China coal mine accident

Feb 22, 2020, at 04:54 pm

Jinan/Xinhua/UNI: Four people were trapped under the pit in a coal mine accident in east China's Shandong Province on Saturday, according to Shandong Xinjulong Energy Co. Ltd., owner of the mine.

Iran says FATF designation not to affect foreign trade

Feb 22, 2020, at 04:51 pm

Tehran/Xinhua/UNI:  Governor of the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) Abdolnaser Hemmati said that a decision by the Paris-based Financial Action Task Force (FATF) to blacklist the Islamic Republic will not affect the country's foreign trade, Tasnim news agency reported on Saturday.

Bangladeshi national tested positive for coronavirus in UAE

Feb 22, 2020, at 04:39 pm

Dubai/IBNS: Two residents of UAE, which include on Bangladeshi national, have tested positive for coronavirus (COVID19), media reports said.

Afghanistan records 10,000 civilian casualties for sixth straight year: UN

Feb 22, 2020, at 04:19 pm

Kabul/IBNS: Parties to the conflict in Afghanistan killed and injured more than 10,000 civilians in 2019, according to a new United Nations report that describes continuing record-high levels of civilian harm in the ongoing conflict.

Situation in central Mali ‘deteriorating’ as violence, impunity rise, UN rights expert warns

Feb 22, 2020, at 03:48 pm

New York/IBNS: The growing violence has contributed to a deteriorating security situation in central Mali, with impunity being one of the aggravating factors, an independent UN human rights expert warned on Friday.

UN launches new project to address link between terrorism, arms and crime

Feb 22, 2020, at 03:42 pm

New York/IBNS: Cheap and easily accessible small arms are increasingly becoming the “weapon of choice” for many terrorist groups, the UN counter-terrorism chief told an event on Friday aimed to raise awareness of the nexus between terrorism, organized crime and illicit small arms trafficking.

Cameroon: UN officials raise alarm over escalating violence, call for civilian protection

Feb 22, 2020, at 03:35 pm

New York/IBNS: Four senior UN officials issued a joint statement on Friday deploring the continued human rights abuses committed against civilians, including women and children, in the south-west and north-west regions of Cameroon.

Pakistan moves down in Human Development Index (HDI), now stands at 152

Feb 22, 2020, at 10:51 am

Islamabad/IBNS: Apart from the global terror financial watchdog FATF's move of keeping the nation in 'grey list', Pakistan has now moved one step down in the  Human Development Index (HDI) to touch 152.

Dalai Lama's successor selection: US house votes against China for meddling

Feb 22, 2020, at 10:47 am

Washington/Beijing/IBNS: In what can be seen as a sign of standing with the people of Tibet, the US Hosue of Representatives last month passed the Tibetan Policy and Support Act (TPSA) which aims at strengthening policy in connection with the region. It also intends to sanction Chinese officials from interfering in the succession process of Tibetan religious leader Dalai Lama.

UN chief appeals for end to Syria’s ‘man-made humanitarian nightmare’

Feb 22, 2020, at 10:38 am

New York/IBNS: In a tersely delivered statement on Friday, the UN Secretary-General appealed for an end to the “man-made humanitarian nightmare” currently unfolding in Syria, where ongoing military operations in the north-west have displaced hundreds of thousands amid bitter winter temperatures.

Can't have Turkish law in France: Prez Macron vows to fight political Islamic

Feb 22, 2020, at 10:36 am

Paris: In a bid to crack down on what he calls the risk of "Islamic separatism", French President Emmanuel Macron said he will curb the practice of foreign nations sending imams and teachers to the European country.

UN must continue to be a forum for dialogue on decolonization: Guterres

Feb 22, 2020, at 10:19 am

New York/IBNS: With 17 non-self-governing territories remaining worldwide, the United Nations must continue to be the place where their concerns can be heard, the Secretary-General said in New York on Friday.

Escalating Burkina Faso violence brings wider Sahel displacement emergency into focus

Feb 22, 2020, at 10:13 am

New York/IBNS: Deadly attacks on villages in Burkina Faso have forced 150,000 people to flee in just the last three weeks, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) said on Friday, warning of a displacement emergency in the wider Sahel region.

Easter Sunday terror attack: Sri Lankan parliamentary committee proposes burqa ban 

Feb 22, 2020, at 09:49 am

Colombo/IBNS: In the wake of the terror attack in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday last year, a Sectoral Oversight Committee on National Security in the country has proposed to immediately ban attire such as the burqa and suspend the registration of political parties on an ethnic and religious basis, media reports said.