Terror financing: 26/11 terror attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed charged by Pakistan court

Dec 11, 2019, at 03:25 pm

Lahore/IBNS: A Pakistan court on Wednesday indicted Jamaatud Dawa (JuD) chief Hafiz Saeed and four others who were booked in July for offences pertaining to terror financing.

Six people dead including two suspects in New Jersey Shooting - Reports

Dec 11, 2019, at 10:45 am

Washington/Sputnik/UNI: Six people are dead including four victims and two suspects after a shooting in the state of New Jersey, media reported.

Six killed in central China road accident

Dec 11, 2019, at 10:38 am

Zhengzhou/Xinhua/UNI: Six people were killed and one other injured in a road accident in a village in central China's Henan Province, local authorities said on Wednesday.

Trump warns against Russian interference in US elections

Dec 11, 2019, at 10:35 am

Washington/Xinhua/UNI: US President Donald Trump has warned Russia not to interfere in US elections during his meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, who rejected any speculations about Russian interference in US domestic politics.

Car bomb explodes close to NATO convoy in Afghanistan: Reports

Dec 11, 2019, at 10:32 am

Moscow/UNI/Sputnik: A car bomb exploded early on Wednesday close to a NATO convoy in eastern Afghanistan, media reported.

Failure to register newborns leaves millions ‘invisible’ warns UN Children’s Fund

Dec 11, 2019, at 10:28 am

New York/IBNS: While the number of registered births has significantly increased over the past decade, one quarter of children globally remain unaccounted for, leaving them vulnerable and “invisible”,  the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Wednesday.

Mountains matter, especially if you’re young, UN declares

Dec 11, 2019, at 10:26 am

New York/IBNS: Covering around 27 per cent of the earth's land surface, mountains play a critical role in moving the world’s towards sustainable economic growth. With the future in mind, the theme for this year’s international day celebrating the world’s peaks and summits on Wednesday, is Mountains matter for Youth.

Deliver ‘significant results now’, UN General Assembly President tells COP25 climate conference

Dec 11, 2019, at 10:20 am

New York/IBNS:It is “imperative” that the COP25 climate conference underway in Spain delivers “significant results now”, Tijjani Muhammad-Bande, President of the UN General Assembly (PGA), said on Tuesday.

Aung San Suu Kyi appears at ICJ as UN rights expert urges greater protection for Myanmar activists

Dec 11, 2019, at 10:15 am

New York/IBNS: Making the appeal is the UN Special Rapporteur on Myanmar, Yanghee Lee, who reports that online hostility against activists has increased since the announcement last month of international legal proceedings over the atrocities.

US: Jersey City gun attacks kill 6

Dec 11, 2019, at 09:22 am

New Jersey/IBNS: At least six people, including a police officer, were killed in a series of "furious" gun battles in US's Jersey city, media reports said on Wednesday.

US to develop 3 to 5 anti-drone systems for different attack scenarios: Pentagon Official

Dec 10, 2019, at 11:09 pm

Washington/Sputnik: The US Defense Department has put the Army in charge of developing defences against drones with the goal of creating three to five weapon systems designed for different types of attacks, Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition Ellen Lord told reporters on Tuesday.

US House Democrats to introduce 2 articles of impeachment against Trump: Nadler

Dec 10, 2019, at 10:07 pm

Washington/Sputnik/IBNS: Democrats on the US House of Representatives will introduce two articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump charging him with abuse of power and obstruction of Congress, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler told reporters on Tuesday.

Social media giant Facebook removes Jamaat Islami Karachi's official page over Kashmir March

Dec 10, 2019, at 07:27 pm

Washington/IBNS: Social network giant Facebook on Monday removed Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Karachi chapter’s official page from its platform, allegedly over the party’s promotion of its Kashmir March, media reports said.

Rohingya issue: Nobel Peace Prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi to defend genocide charge at ICJ

Dec 10, 2019, at 07:09 pm

The Hague/IBNS:  Nobel Peace Prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi is all set to appear before the UN's International Court of Justice in The Hague in an attempt to defend Myanmar against accusations of genocide.

Bangladesh’s economic growth touches 8.15 pct in FY19

Dec 10, 2019, at 06:15 pm

Dhaka/IBNS: Bangladesh has registered an economic growth of  8.15 percent in fiscal 2018-19, media reports said.

Shooting in Czech hospital leaves six killed, gunman on run

Dec 10, 2019, at 06:08 pm

Prague/IBNS: At least six people were killed in a shooting incident in a hospital in Czech Republic on Tuesday, media reports said.

CAB part of RSS' Hindu Rashtra design, violates human rights law: Imran Khan

Dec 10, 2019, at 02:40 pm

Islamabad/IBNS: Intruding once again into India's internal matters, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday termed New Delhi's latest move to grant citizenship to non-Muslim refugees through Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019, as a part of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s parent organisation Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS)'s design to turn India into a "Hindu Rashtra" or a Hindu country.

‘World has failed’ victims of genocide too often: Guterres

Dec 10, 2019, at 10:52 am

New York/IBNS: Too often, “the world has failed” populations under threat of genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes and ethnic cleansing, Secretary-General António Guterres said in his message for the International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of Genocide on Monday.

Human Rights Day celebrates ‘tremendous activism’ of the world’s young people

Dec 10, 2019, at 10:49 am

New York/IBNS: The United Nations is highlighting the role of young people in leading the way to a better future for all people for this year’s observance of Human Rights Day, celebrated on Tuesday.

UN chief urges emergency fund support as one of the ‘most effective investments’ in humanitarian action

Dec 10, 2019, at 10:44 am

New York/IBNS: The UN’s Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF), is “one of the most effective investments you can make in humanitarian action”, Secretary-General, António Guterres told a high-level pledging event at UN Headquarters in New York on Monday.

Inequality threatening human development, new global UN report warns

Dec 10, 2019, at 10:42 am

New York/IBNS: Despite global progress in tackling poverty, hunger and disease, a “new generation of inequalities” indicates that many societies are not working as they should, the UN Development Programme (UNDP) argues in its latest report released on Monday.

Vladimir Putin says Ukraine could get 25 percent cheaper gas

Dec 10, 2019, at 10:13 am

Paris/Sputnik/UNI: Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced that Ukraine could get 25 percent cheaper gas if it can reach an agreement with Russia.

Iraq summons ambassadors of 4 countries over "interference in internal affairs"

Dec 10, 2019, at 10:06 am

Baghdad/Xinhua/UNI: Iraqi Foreign Ministry on Monday said it has summoned the ambassadors of four countries to Iraq over a statement considered by the ministry as "interference in Iraq's internal affairs."

DPRK officials warn US over Trump words, actions

Dec 10, 2019, at 10:03 am

Pyongyang/Xinhua/UNI: Senior officials of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) on Monday issued a warning to the United States over the recent actions and words of US President Donald Trump.

Gunmen kill 4 in Nigeria's capital: police

Dec 10, 2019, at 09:58 am

Abuja/Xinhua/UNI: Gunmen fleeing from arrest by the police have shot dead four people in Nigeria's capital Abuja, local police said here on Monday.

Chilean military aircraft with 38 onboard disappears

Dec 10, 2019, at 09:17 am

Santiago/IBNS: A military plane, which was carrying 38 people, disappeared on its way to Antarctica, Chilean air force said.

Sydney firefighting headquarters evacuated on "worst day" of heavy smoke

Dec 10, 2019, at 08:54 am

Sydney/Xinhua/UNI: The New South Wales Rural Firefighting Service (NSW RFS) headquarters, located in Sydney's West, was evacuated on Tuesday morning as heavy smoke from nearby bushfires wreaked havoc with buildings' alarm systems.

5 dead, 8 missing in New Zealand's White Island volcano eruption

Dec 10, 2019, at 03:01 am

Auckland/IBNS: At least five people were confirmed dead and eight remained missing in the eruption of White Island volcano in Bay of Plenty in New Zealand on Monday afternoon, with the disaster striking when many tourists were on the island, police said. 

White Island erupting: Five people die

Dec 09, 2019, at 05:16 pm

Wellington/IBNS: At least five people died as a volcano erupted in New Zealand on Monday.

Sanna Marin set to be world's youngest PM at 34

Dec 09, 2019, at 04:45 pm

Helsinki/UNI: Sanna Marin is set to become the world's youngest prime minister and the youngest ever in Finland at the age of 34.