Deadlock broken, South Sudan on road to ‘sustainable peace’, but international support still key
Mar 05, 2020, at 01:57 pm
New York/IBNS: Positive developments in South Sudan have “moved the country further along the road to sustainable peace”, the top UN official there told Security Council members on Wednesday.
Russia's security service says fake news about coronavirus comes from abroad: Putin
Mar 04, 2020, at 07:44 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: The Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) reported that fake news regarding cases of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Russia is coming from foreign countries, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday.
Turkey rescues 220 illegal immigrants off Aegean coast in 2 days
Mar 04, 2020, at 07:35 pm
Istanbul/Xinhua: The Turkish coast guard rescued at least 220 illegal immigrants in separate incidents off Turkey's Aegean coast during the last two days, the force announced on its website.
Chinese police seize 13 kg of drugs in border province
Mar 04, 2020, at 04:09 pm
Kunming/Xinhua/UNI: Police in southwest China's Yunnan Province have captured a suspect and seized 13 kg of drugs in a drug trafficking case, local authorities said Wednesday.
Somali forces arrest al-Shabab militant behind suicide bombings
Mar 04, 2020, at 04:05 pm
Mogadishu/Xinhua/UNI: Somali government forces said they have arrested a senior al-Shabab fighter behind suicide bombings in the Horn of Africa nation.
World remains a ‘violent, highly discriminatory place’ for girls
Mar 04, 2020, at 09:59 am
New York/IBNS: Twenty-five years after the historic Beijing women’s conference in China – a milestone in advancing equal rights – violence against women and girls is not only common, but widely accepted, a new UN report revealed on Wednesday.
‘Critical’ window of opportunity closing fast in Iraq, Security Council hears
Mar 04, 2020, at 09:42 am
New York/IBNS: Political leaders in Iraq will have to “step up to the plate” and prioritize national interests if the country is to realize a more just and prosperous future, the top UN official there said in the Security Council on Tuesday.
Myanmar doing too little to ensure displaced Rohingya return: UN refugee agency chief
Mar 04, 2020, at 09:37 am
New York/IBNS: UN agencies together with the Bangladesh authorities have appealed for $877 million to support hundreds of thousands of Rohingya refugees from Myanmar, where conditions are still not conducive for their safe return, UN refugee agency chief Filippo Grandi said on Tuesday.
Mar 04, 2020, at 09:33 am
New York/IBNS: The United Nations is “determined to stand by” civilians across Syria’s war-torn northwest, as “a grave humanitarian crisis” continues, the UN emergency relief chief said on Tuesday.
Denmark's confirmed COVID-19 cases reach 6
Mar 03, 2020, at 07:14 pm
Copenhagen/Xinhua/UNI: A further two cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed here by both the Danish Patient Safety Authority and the National Health Board in press releases on Tuesday, bringing the total number to six.
Moscow hopes US, Taliban comply with peace agreement - Russia's top Afghanistan diplomat
Mar 03, 2020, at 07:02 pm
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: Moscow hopes that both the United States and Taliban will comply with the agreement they have recently reached, Russia’s Presidential Representative for Afghanistan, Zamir Kabulov, told reporters in Moscow Tuesday.
Pope Francis tests negative for coronavirus: reports
Mar 03, 2020, at 05:20 pm
Genoa/ Sputnik/UNI: Pope Francis has tested negative for coronavirus, he is simply suffering a minor cold, Il Messaggero newspaper reported on Tuesday.
China's endangered wildlife populations rise steadily
Mar 03, 2020, at 05:19 pm
Beijing/Xinhua/UNI: The populations of China's endangered wildlife have risen steadily over recent years, the National Forestry and Grassland Administration said on Tuesday.
Ukraine confirms first case of coronavirus infection in man returning from Italy
Mar 03, 2020, at 05:17 pm
Kiev/Sputnik/UNI: Ukraine announced its first case of coronavirus infection in a man who returned from Italy, Deputy Health Minister Viktor Lyashko said Tuesday.
Somali, US forces kill al-Shabab terrorist
Mar 03, 2020, at 05:15 pm
Mogadishu/Xinhua/UNI: A Somali and US airstrike killed an al-Shabab terrorist and wounded two others in the southern region.
Turkish air forces shoot down Syrian warplane in Idlib
Mar 03, 2020, at 05:12 pm
Damascus/Xinhua/UNI: A Turkish F-16 shot down a Syrian warplane in Syria's northwestern province of Idlib on Tuesday, a war monitor reported.
Mar 03, 2020, at 04:20 pm
New York/IBNS: After serving more than two years as the UN’s Special Representative in charge of finding a way to a lasting peace in war-torn Libya, Ghassan Salamé - who also heads up the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) - handed in his resignation on Monday, citing failing health caused by the immense stress of the job.
Soldier, two terrorists killed in southern Philippine clashes
Mar 03, 2020, at 10:16 am
Manila/Xinhua/UNI: An soldier from the Philippines army and two suspected terrorists were killed in a military offensive in Maguindanao province in the southern Philippines, the military report said on Tuesday.
As children freeze to death in Syria, aid officials call for major cross-border delivery boost
Mar 03, 2020, at 09:56 am
New York/IBNS: Humanitarian assistance needs to be scaled up significantly to more than a million people displaced by fighting in northwest Syria, a senior UN aid official said on Monday, amid reports that children are freezing to death on the Turkish border.
New UN initiative to support financial systems that ‘work better for everyone, everywhere’
Mar 03, 2020, at 09:33 am
New York/IBNS: From developed to developing countries, no nation is immune from financial “gaps and vulnerabilities”, the President of the UN General Assembly said on Monday.
Use of religious beliefs to justify rights violations must be outlawed says UN expert
Mar 03, 2020, at 09:22 am
New York/IBNS: Laws underpinned by religious conviction that discriminate against women and the LGBT+ community should be repealed, and gender-based violence carried out in the name of religion by non-State groups must be addressed, an independent UN expert said on Monday in a report presented to the Human Rights Council.
All hostages from mall siege in Philippines freed, gunman arrested
Mar 02, 2020, at 10:09 pm
Moscow,/Sputnik: All the hostages at a shopping mall in the Metro Manila area in the Philippines who had been taken hostage on Monday have been freed after a siege which lasted several hours.
Five killed in three-vehicle collision in South Africa
Mar 02, 2020, at 10:00 pm
Johannesburg/Xinhua: Five killed, two others sustained serious injuries in a three-vehicle collision in Vanderbiljpark in Gauteng on Sunday night, according to paramedics.
Erdogan hopes for ceasefire in Idlib after talks with Putin in Moscow on Thursday
Mar 02, 2020, at 07:09 pm
Ankara/Sputnik: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan expressed hope for achieving ceasefire in Syrian Idlib after he meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin on March 5 in Moscow.
One illegal migrant dies of gunshot by Greek soldiers: Turkish state media
Mar 02, 2020, at 06:48 pm
Istanbul/Xinhua: Turkish state media on Monday claimed that one illegal migrant died when he was hit by a gunshot fired by Greek security forces in Turkey's border gate with Greece.
EU raises coronavirus infection risk as 2,100 cases confirmed - Health Commissioner
Mar 02, 2020, at 06:37 pm
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: The European Center for Disease Prevention and Control has increased the risk level of infection with the novel coronavirus in the EU from low-moderate to moderate-high, as the number of cases in the bloc reaches 2,100, European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety Stella Kyriakides said Monday.
Gunmen kill about 50 villagers in Nigeria
Mar 02, 2020, at 05:38 pm
Lagos/Xinhua/UNI: Gunmen operating in Nigeria's northern state of Kaduna on Sunday reportedly killed about 50 villagers, including infants in three local government areas of the state, a police source said on Monday.
One illegal migrant dies of gunshot by Greek soldiers: Turkish state media
Mar 02, 2020, at 05:31 pm
Istanbul/Xinhua/UNI: Turkish state media on Monday claimed that one illegal migrant died when he was hit by a gunshot fired by Greek security forces in Turkey's border gate with Greece.
China welcomes U.S.-Taliban peace deal: FM spokesperson
Mar 02, 2020, at 05:07 pm
Beijing/Xinhua/UNI: China welcomes the signing of a U.S.-Taliban agreement as a positive step in achieving a political solution of the Afghan issue, a Foreign Ministry spokesperson said Monday.
Greek police fire tear gas, rubber bullets against refugees at border zone in Turkey
Mar 02, 2020, at 05:01 pm
Istanbul/Xinhua/UNI: Greek police on Monday fired tear gas, rubber bullets and water cannons against illegal migrants who have been waiting at Turkey's border gate with Greece to cross into Europe, eyewitness said.