Turkish president says to fully implement agreements with Libya in 2020
Dec 31, 2019, at 08:56 pm
Ankara/Xinhua: Turkey will fully implement the agreements signed with Libya on security and maritime delimitation in 2020, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday.
Over 300 people evacuated from supermarket in France due to fire
Dec 31, 2019, at 08:40 pm
Paris/UNI: More than 300 customers and 35 staff members were evacuated at a supermarket in France's eastern city of Besancon after a fire broke out at an underground parking lot, media reported on Tuesday.
Iraqi protesters storm US embassy in Baghdad
Dec 31, 2019, at 07:27 pm
Baghdad/UNI: Hundreds of demonstrators, participating in mourning for the Hashd Shaabi members killed by US attack in Iraq, stormed the US embassy in Baghdad's Green Zone on Tuesday, a security official said.
Trump says Iran to 'be held fully responsible' for attack on US Embassy in Iraq
Dec 31, 2019, at 07:08 pm
Washington/Sputnik/UNI: President Trump on Tuesday warned that Iran would be held responsible after Iraqi demonstrators stormed the American Embassy in Baghdad to protest against recent US airstrikes in Iraq and Syria.
China releases regulation on implementing foreign investment law
Dec 31, 2019, at 06:58 pm
Beijing/Xinhua/UNI: China has unveiled a regulation on implementing the foreign investment law to better protect the legitimate rights and interests of foreign investors.
Turkish president says to fully implement agreements with Libya in 2020
Dec 31, 2019, at 06:52 pm
Ankara/Xinhua/UNI: Turkey will fully implement the agreements signed with Libya on security and maritime delimitation in 2020, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday.
2 more confirmed dead, several missing in Australian bushfires
Dec 31, 2019, at 06:18 pm
Sydney/Xinhua/UNI: Two more people were confirmed dead and several more remain missing in Australia on Tuesday as the result of severe bushfires in the country's southeast.
Afghanistan: Air pollution kills 17 in Kabul, says Health Ministry official
Dec 31, 2019, at 06:16 pm
Kabul/UNI: At least 17 people were killed due to the extreme air pollution in Afghanistan's capital Kabul over the past one week, Fida Mohammad Paikan, an official with the Public Health Ministry said.
Bangladesh closes mobile phones along India border
Dec 31, 2019, at 06:12 pm
Dhaka/UNI: Telecommunication Regulatory Commission Of Bangladesh has ordered a shutdown of mobile networks along the borders with India, citing security reasons.
Iraq: Protesters set ablaze US Embassy fenceÂ
Dec 31, 2019, at 06:08 pm
Baghdad/UNI: Protesters on Tuesday set on fire the outside fence of the US Embassy in the capital of Baghdad in response to the US airstrikes against the Shia Kata’ib Hezbollah militia.
Turkish Police detain 5 Syrians planning New Year's terrorist attack
Dec 31, 2019, at 05:56 pm
Ankara/Sputnik/UNI: Turkish police have arrested five Syrian nationals who were preparing a terrorist attack during New Year's celebrations in Ankara, media reported on Tuesday.
Al Shabab takes responsibility for Mogadishu blast
Dec 31, 2019, at 04:22 pm
Mogadishu/IBNS: Terror group Al Shabab on Tuesday claimed responsibility for the car bomb attack in Somalia capital Mogadishu last week that claimed over 80 lives.
27 die in Ethiopia in head-on collision involving bus, overloaded minibus
Dec 31, 2019, at 10:26 am
Addis Ababa/Xinhua/UNI: Twenty seven people were killed after an overloaded minibus collided head-on with another bus on Sunday in Ethiopia's Oromia regional state, local police officials confirmed on Monday.
Trump, Putin speak over phone on counterterrorism, ties, says White House
Dec 31, 2019, at 10:19 am
Washington/Xinhua/UNI: US President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin spoke over phone on Sunday on counterterrorism and bilateral ties, said the White House on Monday.
Mike Pompeo defends US strikes in Iraq, Syria in call with Guterres
Dec 31, 2019, at 10:02 am
Washington/Sputnik/UNI: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in a call with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres defended American strikes in Iraq and Syria as a response and deterrent to Iranian attacks, the State Department’s spokesperson Morgan Ortagus said.
Ex-Nissan Motor chief Ghosn may have jumped bail, fled Japan
Dec 31, 2019, at 09:50 am
Tokyo/Xinhua/UNI: Former Nissan Motor Chairman Carlos Ghosn may have fled Japan and arrived in Lebanon in possible violation of his bail conditions which restrict overseas travel, local media reported on Tuesday.
Sudan: UN mission envoy commends signing of Darfur framework agreement
Dec 31, 2019, at 09:47 am
New York/IBNS: The joint chief mediator for the African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur, UNAMID, welcomed on Monday a framework agreement between the Transitional Government of Sudan and the Darfur armed movements that was signed during peace talks in Juba, South Sudan, on Saturday.
Bangladesh: Two RAB members injured as suspected Rohingya gunmen shoot them
Dec 31, 2019, at 09:22 am
Dhaka/IBNS: The Rapid Action Battalion has said two of its members were hurt as suspected 'Rohingya gunmen' shot at them during an anti-drugs drive conducted in a refugee camp in Bangladesh's Cox’s Bazar area, media reports said on Tuesday.
US President Donald Trump praises 'heroes', Texas laws for saving lives in Church shooting
Dec 31, 2019, at 09:06 am
Washington/UNI/IBNS: US President Donald Trump has credited Texas gun laws, which allow residents to carry arms into places of worship, for saving more than 240 people during a shooting in a White Settlement, Texas, church on Sunday.
Turkish police arrest about 100 foreigners suspected of IS links - Reports
Dec 30, 2019, at 06:35 pm
Ankara/Sputnik/UNI: Turkish police have arrested about 100 foreign nationals in raids across the country on suspicion of having links to the Islamic State terrorist group (IS, banned in Russia), media reported on Monday.
Afghanistan: 14 soldiers killed in checkpoint attack
Dec 30, 2019, at 06:29 pm
Shiberghan/Xinhua/UNI: A total of 14 Afghan security force members were killed after Taliban militants stormed a security checkpoint in Afghanistan's northern province of Jawzjan on Monday, a provincial government spokesman said.
10 Afghanistan journalists killed in 2019: Report
Dec 30, 2019, at 04:19 pm
Kabul/IBNS: Based on the Reporters without Borders “RSF” report and the statistics recorded at Nai Media Watch department, journalists and media staff assassination has significantly been reduced in Afghanistan.
US forces hit 5 Iran-backed military group bases in Iraq, Syria
Dec 30, 2019, at 10:26 am
Baghdad/Xinhua/UNI: The US forces on Sunday attacked five bases of Kata'ib Hezbollah (KH) in Iraq and Syria in response to repeated attacks by KH against US-led coalition forces in Iraq, a US military statement said.
Somali, US forces kill senior al-Shabab militant
Dec 30, 2019, at 10:19 am
Mogadishu/Xinhua/UNI: Somali and US forces conducted an airstrike in southern region on Sunday, killing a senior al-Shabab terrorist, a government official said.
Catastrophic bushfire warnings issued again for South Australia
Dec 30, 2019, at 10:13 am
Canberra/Xinhua/UNI: South Australia (SA) has been warned to prepare for catastrophic bushfire conditions for the third time in 10 days.
New Year's fireworks cancelled in Australian capital amid bushfire crisis
Dec 30, 2019, at 10:11 am
Canberra/Xinhua/UNI: Australia's capital city has cancelled its planned New Year's Eve fireworks displays on account of high bushfire risk.
Over 30,000 forced to flee Australia's Gippsland Valley as bushfires rage
Dec 30, 2019, at 10:03 am
Sydney/Xinhua/UNI: Over 30,000 people had been told to evacuate Australia's East Gippsland region before 9 a.m. local time on Monday, as soaring temperatures and high winds are expected to fan the flames of three enormous wildfires which have already burnt through 130,000 hectares of forest.
Rohingya man detained with fake passport in Bangladesh airport
Dec 30, 2019, at 09:40 am
Dhaka/IBNS: A Rohingya man was detained on Monday with fake passport and other documents after he reached Bangladesh's Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in country's capital Dhaka from Malaysia.
Guterres's message for 2020: In world of turmoil, youth are its ‘greatest source’ of hope
Dec 30, 2019, at 09:15 am
New York/IBNS: As the world enters 2020 with “uncertainty and insecurity all around”, the United Nations chief maintained that the world’s young people are its "greatest source” of hope.
Continued airstrikes in western Libya ‘utterly unacceptable’, says UN mission chief
Dec 30, 2019, at 09:07 am
New York/IBNS: The top United Nations official in Libya has condemned recent airstrikes targeting civilian installations that left at least three people dead and several others injured.