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.

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.

Terrorists Attacked Syrian Forces' Positions Twice in Idlib Province - Russian Military

Dec 29, 2019, at 10:43 pm

Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: Terrorists attacked Syrian forces in the northwestern province of Idlib two times, and approximately 50 militants were involved in the attacks each time, Maj. Gen. Yuri Borenkov, the head of the Russian Center for Syrian reconciliation, said on Saturday.

20 bodies recovered after boat accident in central DR Congo

Dec 29, 2019, at 10:40 pm

Kinshasa/Xinhua/UNI: At least 20 bodies have been recovered from a boat accident taking place late Monday in Kasai province of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), local authorities said.

UN Secretary-General condemns ‘horrendous’ Somalia car bomb attack

Dec 29, 2019, at 03:48 pm

New York/IBNS: Perpetrators behind the deadly terrorist attack in Somalia on Saturday must be brought to justice, the UN Secretary-General has said.

Tropical Cyclone Sarai in Fiji leaves 1 killed, over 2,500 evacuated: Disaster Management

Dec 29, 2019, at 08:42 am

Moscow/Sputnik: An 18-year old male student marked the first fatality of tropical cyclone Sarai in Fiji, while another unidentified person sustained injured and more than 2,500 others have been evacuated across the country, the National Disaster Management Office (NDMO) said.

20 bodies recovered after boat accident in central DR Congo

Dec 29, 2019, at 08:33 am

Kinshasa/Xinhua: At least 20 bodies have been recovered from a boat accident taking place late Monday in Kasai province of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), local authorities said.

Somalia: Car bomb blast rocks Mogadishu, 60 killed

Dec 28, 2019, at 04:04 pm

Mogadishu/IBNS: At least 60 people were killed as a suicide car bomb blast rocked Somalia's capital city Mogadishu on Saturday, media reports said.

Islamic State claims responsibility for deadly attacks in Northern Burkina Faso - Reports

Dec 28, 2019, at 08:16 am

Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: Islamic State terrorist organization (banned in Russia) claimed responsibility for the recent attacks in Burkina Faso that took dozens of lives, Reuters news agency reported on Friday, citing the organization's statement.

Kyrgyz President extends condolences over plane crash in Kazakhstan

Dec 28, 2019, at 08:00 am

Bishkek/Xinhua/UNI: President of Kyrgyzstan Sooronbai Jeenbekov has expressed condolences to his Kazakh counterpart Kassym-Jomart Tokayev and the people of Kazakhstan in connection with the victims of an airplane crash near Almaty city.

Militants tried to attack Syrian airfield in Hama with drones – Reports

Dec 28, 2019, at 07:55 am

Damascus/Sputnik/UNI: Militants tried to attack a military airfield in the Syrian city of Hama with unmanned aerial vehicles, media reported.

Haiti: Food insecurity expected to rise next year, UN humanitarian agency reports

Dec 28, 2019, at 06:40 am

New York/IBNS: The number of Haitians who do not have sufficient food to eat is expected to surpass four million next year, the UN humanitarian affairs office, OCHA, said on Friday.

Women in Business 'must be knowledgeable and trust their knowledge'

Dec 28, 2019, at 06:23 am

New York/IBNS: Women who set up their own businesses will succeed if they are knowledgeable about their field and “trust their knowledge”; that’s according to the owner of a successful wine bar and store in the city of New Orleans in the United States.

Benjamin Netanyahu wins Likud leadership contest

Dec 27, 2019, at 05:19 pm

Jerusalem/UNI:  Israel's embattled Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday scored a "huge win" in a vote that was seen a challenge to his leadership of the Likud party.

Plane crash in Kazakhstan kills 14, 35 injured

Dec 27, 2019, at 12:34 pm

Nur-Sultan/UNI: A Bek Air plane crashed near Kazakhstan's biggest city Almaty shortly after taking off, killing at least 14 people, living 35 injured on Friday, the government said.

French Foreign Ministry Condemns Recent Deadly Terrorist Attacks in Northern Burkina Faso

Dec 27, 2019, at 10:38 am

Paris/Sputnik/UNI: Paris strongly condemns the recent terrorist attacks in Burkina Faso’s northern province of Soum that claimed dozens of lives and wishes soon recovery to all those injured, the Foreign Ministry said on Thursday.

Sydney's drinking water supply under threat from bushfires

Dec 27, 2019, at 10:34 am

Sydney/Xinhua/UNI Authorities have raised concerns about severe bushfires near Sydney's main drinking water catchment, suggesting that a build of ash could soon contaminate the precious resource.

UN refugee agency welcomes move to register all births in Kazakhstan

Dec 27, 2019, at 10:26 am

New York/IBNS: The decision to ensure that all babies born in Kazakhstan are registered at birth and issued birth certificates has been welcomed by the UN refugee agency, UNHCR.

Ending war only ‘real hope’ for prosperous Afghanistan: UN mission chief

Dec 27, 2019, at 10:09 am

New York/IBNS: Only by ending the war in Afghanistan can there be “real hope” for a prosperous future for the country, the top UN official there said on Thursday.

Independent UN rights experts raise alarm over ‘incommunicado detention’ of Chinese scholar

Dec 27, 2019, at 10:03 am

New York/IBNS: Independent United Nations human rights experts expressed apprehension on Thursday over the “incommunicado detention” of a Uyghur Muslim academic who has reportedly been sentenced to death.

Seven people died in Bek air plane crash in Almaty – Kazakhstan's Ministry of Industry

Dec 27, 2019, at 09:25 am

Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: A plane of the Bek Air airline crashed on Friday near the airport of the Kazakh city of Almaty, leaving seven people dead, Kazakhstan’s Ministry of Industry and Infrastructural Development said.

Six servicemen killed in car bomb blast in northern Afghanistan : reports

Dec 26, 2019, at 06:40 pm

Moscow/Sputnik: Six servicemen were killed on Thursday after a car filled with explosives detonated near a military base in Afghanistan's northern Balkh province, media reported, citing the Afghan Defense Ministry.

Russian companies interested in working with Iran regardless of US sanctions: trade envoy

Dec 26, 2019, at 06:31 pm

Tehran/Sputnik: Russian companies are interested in working with Iran on various projects in such sectors of the economy as energy, agriculture, automobile manufacturing and many others despite the punitive US sanctions against Tehran, Rustam Zhiganshin, Russia’s trade representative in Iran, told Sputnik.

Violent attack in Burkina Faso leaves dozens of women dead, draws censure of UN chief

Dec 26, 2019, at 09:43 am

New York/IBNS: United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has “strongly" condemned an attack carried out yesterday by unidentified gunmen in northern Burkina Faso.

UN chief offers the world wishes for ‘peace and a blessed New Year’

Dec 26, 2019, at 09:41 am

New York/IBNS: While visiting with Pope Francis at the Vatican on Friday, UN Secretary-General António Guterres extended wishes for a peaceful Christmas and a blessed New Year.

Three people injured as masked gunmen opened fire in France’s Besancon: reports

Dec 26, 2019, at 09:37 am

Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: Unknown masked gunmen opened fire in the French city of Besancon, leaving three people injured, French media reported.

11 soldiers killed in Burkina Faso attack

Dec 26, 2019, at 09:33 am

Ouagadougou/Xinhua/UNI: At least 11 soldiers were killed after a group of unidentified gunmen attacked a military detachment in center-north Burkina Faso a security source told Xinhua.