Shanghai disneyland temporarily shuts down over new coronavirus outbreak
Jan 24, 2020, at 07:23 pm
Beijing/Sputnik: Shanghai Disneyland theme park announced on Friday that it would temporarily close on January 25 due to the spread of the new coronavirus in China.
Netanyahu tells Zelenskyy Iran knew, hid truth about plane downing from beginning
Jan 24, 2020, at 07:10 pm
Jerusalem/Sputnik: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy during their meeting on Friday that Iran knew immediately that its military had downed Ukraine's passenger plane but hid this information.
People must talk to those they disagree with: Merkel
Jan 24, 2020, at 06:57 pm
Davos/UNI: People must talk to those they disagree with or else there is no possibility to build a bridge between different views, says Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel.
Jamaat–e–Islami and Islami Chhatra Shibir members arrested
Jan 24, 2020, at 06:05 pm
Dhaka/IBNS: Police have arrested 16 members of Jamaat–e–Islami and Islami Chhatra Shibir from Charmohanpur area of Chapainawabganj Sadar upazila, media reports said.
All flights from China's Wuhan to Moscow canceled amid coronavirus outbreak: Airport
Jan 24, 2020, at 05:14 pm
Beijing/Sputnik/UNI: All flights from the Chinese city of Wuhan to Moscow have been canceled over the coronavirus outbreak in China, the Wuhan Tianhe International Airport told Sputnik on Friday.
Bulgarian prosecutor general's office says suspects 2 Russian diplomats of spying
Jan 24, 2020, at 05:03 pm
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: Bulgarian Prosecutor General held a pre-trial investigation on suspicion that two Russian diplomats were spies, but the case was suspended due to the diplomatic immunity, the prosecutor's office said.
Iraq's Shia leader calls for scheduled pullout of US troops from Iraq
Jan 24, 2020, at 04:53 pm
Baghdad/Xinhua/UNI: Iraqi Shia leader Moqtada al-Sadr on Friday called for a scheduled withdrawal of US troops from Iraq through peaceful means.
Pakistan: Sikh human rights activist Radesh Singh Tony cries for help after threat calls
Jan 24, 2020, at 04:46 pm
Peshwar/IBNS: At a time Imran Khan is sympathising with the minorities in India over its internal decisions, a Sikh human rights activist in Pakistan, Radesh Singh Tony, is crying for help and rescue after he received threat calls from the hardliners of the South Asian nation.
Jan 24, 2020, at 01:26 pm
Davos/IBNS: To counter nationalism which is often weaponised by several powerful contemporary world leaders, billionaire financier George Soros, who himself was under fire in his homeland Hungary some years ago for allegedly supporting illegal migration, has come up with a unique but potentially controversial plan to make a fund to set up a global network of higher educational institutions.
US imposes visa rules to restrict "birth tourism"
Jan 24, 2020, at 10:48 am
Washington/Xinhua/UNI: US State Department on Thursday announced new visa rules aimed at restricting "birth tourism" - trips foreigners take with the purpose of obtaining US citizenship for their children.
US sentences terrorist to 19 years for Benghazi attack that killed US Envoy- Justice Dept
Jan 24, 2020, at 10:45 am
Washington/Sputnik/UNI: A Libyan national has been sentenced in a US federal court to 19-and-a-half years in prison on terror charges stemming from the attack in Benghazi that killed the US Ambassador to Libya in 2012, the Department of Justice said in a statement.
US police arrest 1 suspect in connection with Seattle shooting in Washington state
Jan 24, 2020, at 10:35 am
San Francisco/Xinhua/UNI: One suspect has been arrested in connection with the shooting that killed one woman and injured seven others, including a nine-year boy, in downtown Seattle in Washington state, police said Thursday.
Myanmar: Departing UN rights expert still hopeful for democratic transition
Jan 24, 2020, at 10:27 am
New York/IBNS: An independent human rights expert said she has not given up hope for a democratic transition in Myanmar even though the country has yet to address “grave allegations” of international crimes, including possible genocide.
Health services for Syrian women caught up in war, foster safety and hope: UNFPA
Jan 24, 2020, at 10:25 am
New York/IBNS: Continued displacement from conflict-affected areas in northeast Syria leaves women and girls in urgent need of safe spaces, shelter and reproductive health services, according to a Flash Update this week from UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund.
At Davos, UN chief urges ‘big emitters’ to take climate action
Jan 24, 2020, at 10:23 am
New York/IBNS: The world is “doomed” in the face of climate change unless major industrial nations reduce their greenhouse gas emissions, UN Secretary-General António Guterres told business leaders at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Thursday.
Jan 24, 2020, at 10:15 am
New York/IBNS: Commemorating 75 years since the liberation of the notorious Nazi death camp, Auschwitz-Birkenau, independent UN rights experts said on Thursday that “urgent action” is needed to combat mounting antisemitism.
Top UN court orders Myanmar to protect Rohingya from genocide
Jan 24, 2020, at 10:11 am
New York/IBNS: Myanmar must take steps to protect its minority Rohingya population, the top UN court unanimously ruled on Thursday.
Doomsday Clock: It is now 100 seconds to midnight
Jan 24, 2020, at 09:18 am
New York/IBNS: The symbolic Doomsday Clock, which indicates the time left for the Earth to reach the state of complete annihilation, is currently 100 seconds away from touching the midnight.
International Court Rules on emergency measures in Myanmar to protect Rohingya minority
Jan 23, 2020, at 07:42 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: The International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruled on Thursday that conditions were met for emergency measures in Myanmar to protect the Rohingya Muslim minority on the request of the Gambia, obliging Myanmar to ensure that its armed units do not commit or incite genocide. In November, the Gambia initiated proceedings at the ICJ against Myanmar accusing it of committing atrocities on massive scale against the Rohingya Muslims residing within its territory.
Over 1,000 Syrians return home from Jordan, Lebanon over past 24 hours: Russian Military
Jan 23, 2020, at 07:30 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: More than 1,000 Syrian refugees have returned to their home country from Jordan and Lebanon over the past 24 hours, the Russian Defence Ministry said on Thursday.
Blast kills several Turkish soldiers in northern Syria
Jan 23, 2020, at 07:21 pm
Damascus/Xinhua: Several Turkish soldiers were killed on Thursday by a blast that targeted them in the countryside of Syria's northern province of Raqqa, state news agency SANA reported.
US envoy threatens Solemani's successor with 'Same Fate' if killings of Americans continue
Jan 23, 2020, at 07:14 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: The successor of Iranian top general Qasem Soleimani, the commander of the Quds special forces unit of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) who was killed in a US strike earlier in January, will face a similar fate if they continue to kill US nationals, the US special representative for Iran, Brian Hook, told Arabic-language daily Asharq al-Awsat.
Group-IB says report alleging Saudi crown Prince hacked Bezos' phone lacks evidence
Jan 23, 2020, at 06:37 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: A report claiming that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman played a role in the hacking of Washington Post owner and Amazon founder Jeff Bezos' phone contains no evidence, Sergey Nikitin, Deputy Head of Forensics Lab at Group-IB, a software company specializing in cybersecurity, told Sputnik on Thursday.
US envoy threatens Solemani's successor with 'same fate' if killings of Americans continue
Jan 23, 2020, at 06:31 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: The successor of Iranian top general Qasem Soleimani, the commander of the Quds special forces unit of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) who was killed in a US strike earlier in January, will face a similar fate if they continue to kill US nationals, the US special representative for Iran, Brian Hook, told Arabic-language daily Asharq al-Awsat.
International Court rules on emergency measures in Myanmar to protect Rohingya minority
Jan 23, 2020, at 06:26 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: The International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruled on Thursday that conditions were met for emergency measures in Myanmar to protect the Rohingya Muslim minority on the request of the Gambia, obliging Myanmar to ensure that its armed units do not commit or incite genocide.
Militants conduct 3 attacks on Syrian army in Idlib, all attacks repelled- Russia Military
Jan 23, 2020, at 09:02 am
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: Militants have conducted three attacks on Syrian government's forces in the Idlib de-escalation zone, all the attacks have been repelled, while eight Syrian servicemen have been killed and six militants have been eliminated, the head of the Russian Defense Ministry's center for Syria reconciliation said on Wednesday.
Russia's Prime Minister Mishustin signs decree for approval of new government
Jan 22, 2020, at 07:08 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: Russia's Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin signed a decree on Wednesday, approving the new structure of the government, a corresponding document published on the cabinet's website said.
Imran Khan pitches for tourism in Pakistan at Davos
Jan 22, 2020, at 05:43 pm
Islamabad/UNI: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan, speaking at the World Economic Forum at Davos on Wednesday, made a strong pitch for promoting tourism in his country which hosts the remains of one of the oldest civilizations of the world.
Taliban militants surrender in Afghan province
Jan 22, 2020, at 05:38 pm
Kabul/Xinhua/UNI: Forty Taliban militants have surrendered to Afghan National Army in the country's western province of Ghor amid military pressure in the mountainous region, Afghan Ministry of Defense confirmed on Wednesday.
US Senate Sets Procedure for Trump Impeachment Trial
Jan 22, 2020, at 05:10 pm
Washington/Sputnik/UNI: The US Senate approved early on Wednesday the rules for the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump in a 53-47 vote along party lines.