Sep 18, 2019, at 09:59 am
New York: All Afghans have the right to live “free from fear, intimidation and violence”, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres said in a statement on Tuesday strongly condemning two suicide attacks, which left dozens dead.
Number of migrants now growing faster than world population, new UN figures show
Sep 18, 2019, at 09:54 am
New York: The growing number of international migrants has now reached 272 million, outpacing the growth rate of the world’s population, according to new data from the UN’s Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA), released on Tuesday.
Five avoidable deaths per minute shows urgent need for action on patient safety
Sep 18, 2019, at 09:42 am
New York: With at least five people dying every minute due to unsafe health care, the World Health Organization (WHO) is urging medical professionals, policy makers, caregivers and patients to take urgent action to ensure no one is harmed while receiving treatment.
Karachi witnesses protest over Hindu medical student's death
Sep 18, 2019, at 09:36 am
Karachi, Sept 18 (IBNS): Karachi witnessed massive protest over the death of a Hindu medical student in Larkana area of the country, media reports said on Wednesday.
Drone attack on Saudi Aramco triggered fire at 13 points across its facilities - CEO
Sep 18, 2019, at 08:43 am
Doha, September 18 (Sputnik/UNI) The drone attack on Saudi Arabia's national oil company Aramco had triggered fire in a total of 13 localities across its compounds, but the blaze was contained in mere seven hours, Saudi Aramco CEO Amin Nasser said at a press conference on Tuesday.
Afghanistan: Taliban claims responsibility for explosions in Charikar, Kabul
Sep 17, 2019, at 05:22 pm
Kabul, Sept 17 (IBNS): Two blasts rocked Afghanistan's Charikar and Kabul cities on Tuesday with one of them even targeting a rally that was addressed by country's President Ashraf Ghani.
Afghanistan: Blast at President Ghani campaign rally kills 24
Sep 17, 2019, at 03:59 pm
Kabul, Sept 17 (IBNS): At least 24 people were killed as a blast rocked a campaign rally in the city of Charikar in Afghanistan which was being addressed by country's President Ashraf Ghani, media reports said.
Kabul: Explosion occurs close to compounds of the Ministry of Defense
Sep 17, 2019, at 03:45 pm
Kabul, Sept 17 (IBNS): An explosion occurred close to the compounds of the Ministry of Defense in Afghanistan Kabul city on Tuesday, media reports said.
Amid report of attack on minorities, now religious discrimination within Pakistan Army emerges
Sep 17, 2019, at 01:53 pm
Lahore, Sept 17: At a time when Pakistan is witnessing several incidents of attack on minorities and forced conversions, a religious divide in the powerful Pakistan Army has become evident after the widow of a late Major General alleged a disturbing incident experienced by her.
One million facing food shortages, nutrition crisis after Mozambique cyclones: UNICEF
Sep 17, 2019, at 10:26 am
New York: Such was the extent of devastation caused by two back-to-back cyclones in Mozambique earlier this year, nearly one million people, including 160,000 children under five, are still facing food shortages and a nutrition crisis, the UN children’s agency, UNICEF, said on Monday.
‘Champion for multilateralism’ readies to hand over UN General Assembly gavel
Sep 17, 2019, at 10:25 am
New York: Through consultation, collaboration and consensus, the UN chief on Monday described outgoing President of the General Assembly, María Fernanda Espinosa, as “a champion for multilateralism” who had succeeded in making the United Nations “relevant to all”.
Attack on Saudi facilities risks dragging Yemen into ‘regional conflagration’: UN Envoy
Sep 17, 2019, at 10:24 am
New York: Attacks against oil facilities in Saudi Arabia over the weekend, claimed by rebel fighters in Yemen, are a sign that the war-torn country could be drawn into even greater conflict, the top United Nations official there told the Security Council on Monday.
Genocide threat for Myanmar’s Rohingya greater than ever, investigators warn Human Rights Council
Sep 17, 2019, at 10:21 am
New York, Sept 17 (IBNS): Hundreds of thousands of ethnic Rohingya who remain in Myanmar may face a greater threat of genocide than ever, amid Government attempts to “erase their identity and remove them from the country”, UN-appointed independent investigators said on Monday.
Pakistan: Hindu Medical student Nimrita Kumari's body found in hostel room
Sep 17, 2019, at 09:57 am
Islamabad, Sept 17 (IBNS): Body of a medical student, who was studying in Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto Medical University (SMBBMU) in Larkana area of Pakistan, was recovered from her hostel room, media reports said on Tuesday.
US service member killed in Afghanistan
Sep 17, 2019, at 09:46 am
Kabul, Sept 17 (IBNS): A U.S. service member was killed in action on Monday, officials said.
Guterres calls for ‘maximum restraint’ following drone assault on key Saudi oil facility
Sep 16, 2019, at 04:17 pm
New York: The UN Secretary-General appealed on Sunday for “maximum restraint" following a wave of drone attacks claimed by Houthi rebels in Yemen, against a huge Saudi Arabian State-owned Armco petroleum processing facility, which threatens to disrupt global oil supplies.
Teen arrested for allegedly raping a girl
Sep 16, 2019, at 04:02 pm
Dhaka, Sept 16 (IBNS): One person has been arrested for allegedly raping a second-grader schoolgirl at Phulbari village in Magura's Mohammadpur upazila of Bangladesh, media reports said.
Afghanistan: IED explosion in Farah kills 5
Sep 16, 2019, at 04:00 pm
Kabul, Sept 16 (IBNS): An Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast in Afghanistan's Farah province on Monday killed at least five people including a woman, media reports said on Monday.
Pakistan: Mob vandalise school, temple after Hindu school teacher is accused of blasphemy
Sep 16, 2019, at 12:43 pm
Ghotki, Pakistan: In what might emerge as another incident of targeting minorities in Pakistan, a mob vandalised a school, three temples and several houses belonging to the Hindu community in the country's Ghotki district on Sunday after a student's father reportedly accused a school principal of blasphemy.
North Korea’s leader suggests meeting with Trump in Pyongyang - Reports
Sep 16, 2019, at 10:14 am
Tokyo (Sputnik/UNI) North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has proposed to meet with US President Donald Trump in Pyongyang, South Korean media report.
Five soldiers killed by Boko Haram in Cameroon's Far North region
Sep 16, 2019, at 10:10 am
Yaounde (Xinhua/UNI) At least five Cameroonian soldiers were killed Saturday night by Boko Haram in a fight in Soueram, a locality in the country's Far North region, the army confirmed on Sunday.
Over 110 militants killed as Afghan forces increase pressure: Officials
Sep 15, 2019, at 08:59 pm
Kabul (Xinhua/UNI) More than 110 militants have been killed in Afghanistan over the past 24 hours as government forces have increased pressure on the Taliban outfit, officials said on Sunday.
Afghanistan: Security forces destroy bomb factories
Sep 15, 2019, at 07:46 pm
Kabul, Sept 15 (IBNS): Afghanistan security forces have destroyed bomb factories of Taliban militant group in Afghanistan, media reports said.
Sep 15, 2019, at 05:37 pm
New York Sept 15 (IBNS): The UN chief saw for himself the deadly power of Hurricane Dorian on the shattered islands of Abaco and Grand Bahama on Saturday, describing it as more like a “Category Hell” disaster, than the official Category 5 designation used by meteorologists.
Bangladesh: Local Awami League leader shot dead
Sep 15, 2019, at 04:46 pm
Dhaka, Sept 15 (IBNS): Unknown people shot dead a local Awami League leader in Bangladesh's Savar area, media reports said on Sunday.
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US allegations of Iran's involvement in attacks on Saudi oil facilities false: Tehran
Sep 15, 2019, at 02:39 pm
Tehran, Sep 15 (Sputnik) The Iranian Foreign Ministry has called false the statement of US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, who accused Tehran of being involved in attacks on Saudi oil facilities.
Republican Senator calls for US attacks on Iranian oil facilities
Sep 15, 2019, at 10:06 am
Moscow, Sep 15 (Sputnik): Republican Sen Lindsey Graham has called for US attacks on Iranian oil refineries, following the recent drone attacks on two oil facilities belonging to the Saudi Arabian Oil Company (Saudi Aramco).
Official, journalist abducted in Cameroon's restive Anglophone region
Sep 15, 2019, at 09:41 am
Yaounde, Sept 15 (Xinhua): An official and a journalist were kidnapped on Saturday in Bamenda, the largest city in Cameroon's crisis-hit Anglophone region of Northwest, according to local authorities.
President Donald Trump confirms death of Osama Bin Laden's son Hamza Bin Laden in US operation
Sep 14, 2019, at 11:24 pm
Washington, Sept 14 (IBNS): US President Donald Trump on Saturday confirmed that terror group al-Qaeda founder Osama Bin Laden's son Hamza Bin Laden has been killed during an US-led operation.
Donald Trump confirms killing of al-Qaeda founder Osama Bin Laden 's son Hamza Bin Laden
Sep 14, 2019, at 10:52 pm
Washington, Sept 14 (IBNS): US President Donald Trump has confirmed that late al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden's son Hamza bin Laden has been 'killed'.