French President Macron keen to get into Merkel's shoes
Aug 25, 2019, at 10:04 am
Beijing, Aug 25 (UNI): As France hosts G7 Summit, a China-based daily says French President Emmanuel Macron is keen to step into German leader Angela Merkel's shoes.
Iran successfully tests new missile - IRGC Commander
Aug 24, 2019, at 06:01 pm
Tehran, August 24 (Sputnik/UNI) Iran has successfully tested a new missile, the commander of the Iranian Armed Forces' Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, Hossein Salami, said on Saturday.
Japan issues protest against North Korea over recent missile launches - Reports
Aug 24, 2019, at 05:56 pm
Tokyo, Aug 24 (Sputnik/UNI) Japan has protested the recent North Korean missile firings, Kiyoto Tsuji, the parliamentary vice-minister for foreign affairs of Japan, said on Saturday.
South Sudan: UN rights experts see little headway on peace deal amid spike in local-level violence
Aug 24, 2019, at 10:19 am
New York, Aug 24 (IBNS): A United Nations expert group looking at human rights in South Sudan said on Friday that it is “deeply concerned” that, although the overall armed conflict has waned, there has been little progress in adhering to the peace agreement that guided the country thus far.
With security improving in DR Congo’s Kasai, thousands of refugees head home from Angola
Aug 24, 2019, at 10:09 am
New York, Aug 24 (IBNS): As security has improved in the restive Kasai region of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), some 8,500 refugees have left the Lóvua settlement in Angola’s north-east Lunda Norte province in the past week, hoping to cross the border and return home, according to the UN refugee agency.
School closures triple in Central and Western Africa as education comes under fire
Aug 24, 2019, at 10:02 am
New York, Aug 24 (IBNS): A surge in “deliberate” attacks against students, teachers and schools in West and Central Africa has led to a tripling in school closures in the last year and left almost two million youngsters “robbed of an education”, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Friday.
At least 4 killed, 30 wounded in motorcycle bombing south of Iraqi capital
Aug 24, 2019, at 09:58 am
Baghdad, Aug 24 (Xinhua/UNI) Four people were killed and 30 others injured on Friday in a motorcycle bombing in a town in Babil Province south of Iraq's capital Baghdad, an Interior Ministry source said.
Over 140 people rescued, dozens missing after ferry fire in Indonesia: Reports
Aug 23, 2019, at 09:34 pm
Moscow, Aug 23 (Sputnik/UNI) Over 140 people have been rescued from the passenger vessel Santika Nusantara that caught fire near the Indonesian island of Java, with dozens more believed to be missing, media reported on Friday, citing the provincial Search and Rescue Agency.
Hong Kong court extends ban on protests in city's airport: Reports
Aug 23, 2019, at 06:07 pm
Beijing, Aug 23 (Sputnik/uni) The Hong Kong Supreme Court on Friday extended for an unspecified period a ban on rallying in the city's international airport, media reported.
Beijing expects Iranian FM Zarif to visit China from August 25-27
Aug 23, 2019, at 06:02 pm
Beijing, Aug 23 (Sputnik/UNI) Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif will pay an official visit to China from August 25-27, the Chinese Foreign Ministry's spokesman, Geng Shuang, said on Friday.
Syrian forces gain control over three Hama district villages, Turkish observation post: Source
Aug 23, 2019, at 06:01 pm
Khan Sheikhoun, Aug 23 (Sputnik/UNI) Syrian forces have gained control over the villages of Morek, Lahaya, Maarkaba north of Hama and a Turkish observation post, a military source told Sputnik on Friday.
Aug 23, 2019, at 09:52 am
New York, Aug 23 (IBNS): Myanmar’s military must stop using sexual and gender-based violence to terrorize and punish ethnic minorities, according to a new report released on Thursday by the United Nations Independent International Fact-Finding Mission.
World must stamp out persecution of religious groups, Guterres declares on new UN Day
Aug 23, 2019, at 09:47 am
New York, Aug 23 (IBNS): UN chief António Guterres called for an end to the persecution of religious groups on Thursday, the first ever International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion and Belief.
11 militants killed, 15 injured in southern Somali region
Aug 21, 2019, at 05:36 pm
MOGADISHU, Aug 21 (Xinhua/UNI) Somali forces backed by a local militia group known as Ma'awisley killed 11 al-Shabab extremists and injured 15 others in Jowhar town in Somalia's southern region of Middle Shabelle on Tuesday, military official said on Wednesday.
Beijing confirms UK consulate in Hong Kong staffer is under administrative detention
Aug 21, 2019, at 05:34 pm
Beijing, August 21 (Sputnik/UNI) A staffer of the UK Consulate in Hong Kong, who is a Chinese citizen, has been detained by Shenzhen police and placed under administrative detention for 15 days, the Chinese Foreign Ministry's spokesman, Geng Shuang, confirmed on Wednesday.
Facebook to hire journalists to select top news for users as part of new media initiative
Aug 21, 2019, at 05:28 pm
Moscow, August 21 (Sputnik/UNI) Facebook will hire a group of editors, which will be responsible for the selection of the most relevant news stories for its users, as part of the company's new media initiative, Campbell Brown, Facebook’s head of news partnerships, said.
‘No time to lose’ UN envoy tells Security Council, ‘Yemen cannot wait’
Aug 21, 2019, at 10:22 am
New York, Aug 21 (IBNS): One month ago, the United Nations top Yemen envoy told the Security Council the country was facing “a crucial moment” in the course of its long and bloody conflict, and on Tuesday, he again urged members to acknowledge that recent infighting around the Government stronghold of Aden were “a clear sign” that the conflict must be brought to a swift, peaceful end.
Deadly airstrikes and drone hits displace thousands of civilians in Libya oasis town
Aug 21, 2019, at 10:18 am
New York, Aug 21 (IBNS): Intensifying clashes in the southern Libyan town of Murzuq involving air and drone strikes in recent days have left at least 90 people dead and displaced thousands of “terrified” civilians, the UN said on Tuesday.
Support Mali reconciliation efforts ‘in whatever way possible’, urges UN expert
Aug 20, 2019, at 06:00 pm
New York, Aug 20 (IBNS): Reconciliation initiatives in central Mali, to bring together local leaders and end ongoing violence, have been welcomed by the UN Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in Mali, Alioune Tine, who said on Monday that they should be supported “in whatever way possible.”
Thirteen Chinese tourists killed, 31 injured in bus crash in northern Laos
Aug 20, 2019, at 05:32 pm
Vientiane, Aug 20 (Xinhua/UNI) Thirteen Chinese nationals were killed and 31 others injured in a bus crash in northern Laos, the Chinese Embassy in Laos confirmed on Tuesday.
US army kills 1 al-Shabab militant in southern Somalia
Aug 20, 2019, at 05:31 pm
Mogadishu, Aug 20 (Xinhua/UNI) The US military said Tuesday its special forces killed on militant in an airstrike against al-Shabab terrorists in southern Somalia.
UN refugee chief impressed with Brazil’s ‘exemplary’ response to plight of fleeing Venezuelans
Aug 20, 2019, at 10:18 am
New York, Aug 20 (IBNS): While praising the “efficient, coordinated, humane and innovative response” by Brazil on behalf of fleeing Venezuelans, the UN refugee chief has said that the sheer number of those on the run is proving to be a major challenge, calling for greater international support.
Somali forces kill 20 al-Shabab militants in southern region
Aug 19, 2019, at 05:36 pm
Mogadishu, Aug 19 (Xinhua/UNI) Somali special forces (Danab) killed 20 al-Shabab militants in counter-offensive in southern Somali region of Lower Shabelle on Sunday night, officials said on Monday.
Over 1.7 mln people join Sunday demonstration in Hong Kong: Organisers
Aug 19, 2019, at 10:26 am
Hong Kong, Aug 18 (Sputnik/UNI) Over 1.7 million people have taken part in the anti-government demonstration in Hong Kong on Sunday, the rally’s organizers said. Earlier in the day, the opposition Civil Human Rights Front organized a mass demonstration in Victoria Park. Even though the police only sanctioned the rally in Victoria Park, the protesters, despite rainy weather, soon left the park to join an unauthorized march.
US condemns deadly terror attack at wedding hall in Kabul: Bolton
Aug 19, 2019, at 10:22 am
Moscow, Aug 19 (Sputnik/UNI): The United States condemned the terrorist attack on a wedding hall in Afghanistan's Kabul, which killed at least 63 people and injured over 180, US National Security Advisor John Bolton said.
Paying tribute and strengthening the role of #WomenHumanitarians on World Humanitarian Day
Aug 19, 2019, at 09:44 am
New York, Aug 19 (IBNS): The work of women humanitarians makes a “huge difference” to the lives of millions of women, men and children in urgent need, the United Nations chief said in his message for World Humanitarian Day.
Nine killed in gunmen attack in central Nigeria: police
Aug 18, 2019, at 10:22 pm
Lagos, Aug 18 (Xinhua/UNI) Nigeria's police in central state of Benue on Sunday confirmed the killing of 9 people in the early hours of Saturday at a burial in Tongov district of the state.
Tens of thousands of protesters March in center of Hong Kong despite police ban
Aug 18, 2019, at 08:36 pm
Hong Kong, Aug 18 (Sputnik/UNI) Tens of thousands of demonstrators have marched in the center of Hong Kong despite a police ban and rainy weather, a Sputnik correspondent reported on Sunday.
Terrorism survivors: ‘I lived in fear that I would be killed’
Aug 18, 2019, at 04:12 pm
New York, Aug 18 (IBNS): To mark the International Day of Remembrance of and Tribute to the Victims of Terrorism this coming Wednesday, UN News travelled to Chad and the Far North region of Cameroon in West Africa to interview people who have personal stories to tell about how terrorism has shattered their lives.
Kazakhstan hit with 5.4 magnitude earthquake: Interior Ministry
Aug 18, 2019, at 12:26 pm
Almaty, Aug 18 (Sputnik): A 5.4 magnitude earthquake hit Kazakhstan's Almaty Region on Sunday, a representative from the country's interior ministry told Sputnik.