May 27, 2019, at 05:42 pm
Harare , May 27 (Xinhua/UNI) At least eight people died at a mine in Mazowe, about 40 km north of Harare, after a mine shaft they were working in collapsed following an explosion, the information department in the Zimbabwean government said Monday.
Israel's supreme court president criticises Netanyahu for plans to limit judicial power
May 27, 2019, at 05:33 pm
Jerusalem, May 27 (Xinhua/UNI) Israel's Supreme Court President Esther Hayut criticised Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday, for the intention of the right-wing parties in the parliament (the Knesset) to limit the power of the state's judicial system.
Eight killed in road accident in central Kuwait
May 27, 2019, at 05:14 pm
Kuwait City, May 27 (Xinhua/UNI) At least eight people were killed and one injured in an early Monday road accident in central Kuwait, the Kuwait Fire Service Directorate (KFSD) said in a statement Monday.
Two dead, 57 injured in northern Philippine car accident
May 27, 2019, at 05:07 pm
Manila, May 27 (Xinhua/UNI) The drivers of a passenger bus and a trailer truck were killed in a collision on Sunday in the northern Philippines, that also injured 57 people, local police said on Monday.
69 dialysis patients infected with Hepatitis C in east China hospital
May 27, 2019, at 05:04 pm
Nanjing, May 27 (Xinhua/UNI) Experts from health authorities are investigating a Hepatitis C infection case involving 69 dialysis patients in a hospital in Dongtai, east China's Jiangsu Province, sources with the press office of the municipal government said Monday.
Vietnam to connect more bus routes with China-built urban railway
May 27, 2019, at 05:03 pm
Hanoi, May 27 (Xinhua/UNI) Vietnam's capital Hanoi plans to increase the number of bus routes connected with China-constructed Cat Linh-Ha Dong urban railway from 43 to 50, with 65 bus stops along the route, local media reported on Monday.
Second suspect detained in French Lyon within investigation into Friday blast : Mayor
May 27, 2019, at 04:50 pm
Paris, May 27 (Sputnik/UNI) French law enforcement bodies have detained the second person in connection with the investigation into the blast, which left 13 people injured in the French city of Lyon on Friday, Lyon Mayor Gerard Collomb said on Monday.
Israel's Netanyahu vows to make "final effort" to prevent another election
May 27, 2019, at 10:34 am
Jerusalem, May 26 (Xinhua/UNI) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced on Sunday that he is making a final effort to form a new government and refrain from another "unnecessary general elections."
Ireland's referendum to ease divorce restrictions wins overwhelming support of voters
May 27, 2019, at 10:29 am
Dublin, May 27 (Xinhua/UNI) A referendum held earlier in Ireland to ease the restrictions on divorce in the country's Constitution has won the overwhelming support of the Irish voters, according to official statistics released here on Sunday.
Death toll rises to 13 in southwest China boat accident
May 27, 2019, at 10:23 am
Guiyang, May 27 (Xinhua/UNI) The death toll in a boat accident in southwest China's Guizhou Province Thursday has risen to 13 after rescuers recovered all the bodies over the weekend, local authorities said Monday.
Huawei CEO says against China possibly retaliating to US sanctions by banning Apple
May 27, 2019, at 10:21 am
Moscow, May 27 (Sputnik/UNI) Chinese Huawei telecom giant's chief executive, Ren Zhengfei, said he would be the first to protest if Beijing retaliated against US sanctions by banning US tech giant Apple products from China.
Amid spike in anti-Semitic attacks, Jews advised against donning kippah in parts of Germany
May 26, 2019, at 05:41 pm
Berlin, May 26 (UNI): The German government's anti-Semitism commissioner has warned Jewish people not to wear 'kippahs', the traditional Jewish skullcaps, in parts of the country, amid uptick in anti-Semitic attacks, media reports said on Sunday.
ICG welcomes Oslo's announcement about upcoming 2nd round of Intra-Venezuelan talks
May 26, 2019, at 03:01 pm
Moscow, May 26 (Sputnik): The International Contact Group (ICG) on Venezuela welcomed on Sunday Norway's announcement about its plans to host another round of consultations between the Venezuelan government and opposition in a bid to establish dialogue and peacefully resolve the political crisis in the Latin American country.
Voters in Latvia, Malta, Slovakia head for polls in European elections
May 26, 2019, at 10:01 am
Brussels, May 26 (Xinhua) Voters in Latvia, Malta and Slovakia headed for the polls on Saturday as part of the European Parliament elections, while citizens in the Czech Republic continued their voting for a second day.
Eight killed in southern Philippine clash between gov't troops, ASG
May 26, 2019, at 09:49 am
Manila, May 26 (Xinhua): Eight people, including a one-year-old baby, were killed and 14 others wounded when some 30 Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) terrorists attacked government troops in a remote coastal town of Sulu province in the southern Philippines, the military said on Sunday.
Four missing after two ships collide in Japan
May 26, 2019, at 09:42 am
Yokohama, Japan, May 26 (UNI): Four crew members were missing after two Japanese cargo ships collided on Sunday in the Pacific to Japan's east, the coast guard official said.
Five IS militants killed in attacks in central Iraq
May 25, 2019, at 04:57 pm
Baghdad, May 25 (Xinhua/UNI) A total of five Islamic State (IS) militants and seven other people were killed Saturday in separate attacks, targeting security forces and farmers in Iraq's central province of Salahudin, security sources said.
Number of HIV-positive overseas Filipino workers up 14 pc in March 2019
May 25, 2019, at 04:54 pm
Manila, May 25 (Xinhua) A total of 91 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) were newly diagnosed as human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-positive in March 2019, up 14 per cent from 80 in the same month in 2018, a Philippine lawmaker said on Saturday.
Iran wants "no war" with US: envoy
May 25, 2019, at 04:48 pm
Tehran, May 25 (Xinhua) Iran does not want any war in the region amid the rising tensions with the United States, Iran's Ambassador to the United Nations Majid Takht-Ravanchi was quoted as saying by official IRNA news agency on Saturday.
Vessel with 58 migrants reaches Italy's Lampedusa island
May 25, 2019, at 08:13 am
Rome, May 25 (Xinhua/UNI) A group of 57 men and one woman crossed the Mediterranean from Libya to Italy on a small vessel, reaching the Italian island of Lampedusa just before dawn on Friday, local media reported.
European Parliament election in Ireland ends smoothly
May 25, 2019, at 08:09 am
Dublin, May 25 (Xinhua/UNI) Voting in the European Parliament election in Ireland ended here on Friday night with no reports of any serious disruptions.
May 25, 2019, at 08:04 am
New York, May 25 (IBNS): One-in-three girls or women will experience physical or sexual violence in her lifetime, and “the risk multiplies” during a conflict or natural disaster, the Executive Director of UNICEF told delegates attending the first-ever “Ending Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV) in Humanitarian Crises Conference” on Friday, in the Norwegian capital, Oslo.
UN honours peacekeepers who ‘paid the ultimate price’, for the sake of others
May 25, 2019, at 07:54 am
New York, May 25 (IBNS): Ever since the UN deployed the first of its 72 peacekeeping missions back in 1948, more than 3,800 peacekeepers have lost their lives, Secretary-General António Guterres said on Friday, at a wreath laying ceremony in honour of those “brave men and women” who serve.
Abe, US national security adviser hold talks ahead of Trump's state visit to Japan
May 24, 2019, at 05:05 pm
Tokyo, May 24 (Xinhua/UNI) Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and US National Security Adviser John Bolton held talks in Tokyo on Friday to discuss US President Donald Trump's four-day state visit.
Merkel, Pompeo to hold talks in Berlin on May 31 - German Government
May 24, 2019, at 05:01 pm
Berlin, May 24 (Sputnik/UNI) German Chancellor Angela Merkel and US State Secretary Mike Pompeo will meet in the German capital of Berlin on May 31 to discuss both bilateral relations and pressing international matters, deputy spokeswoman of the German government, Martina Fietz, said on Friday.
Theresa May's term as Prime Minister took place during tough time for Russian-UK Ties - Kremlin
May 24, 2019, at 04:57 pm
Moscow May 24 (Sputnik/UNI) Theresa May's term as UK prime minister took place during a difficult time for UK-Russian relations, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Friday, after May announced her resignation.
Moscow court extends US spy suspect Whelan's arrest until August 29
May 24, 2019, at 04:51 pm
Moscow, May 24 (Sputnik/UNI) The Lefortovsky District Court in Moscow ruled on Friday to extend the arrest of US citizen Paul Whelan, who is kept in Russian custody on espionage suspicions, until August 29, a Sputnik correspondent reported from the courtroom.
May 24, 2019, at 04:39 pm
New York, May 24 (IBNS): Marking 20 years since the UN Security Council added the protection of civilians to its agenda, Secretary-General António Guterres told the chamber on Thursday that while safeguards were stronger, “compliance has deteriorated”.
Brexit effect: Theresa May to resign as PM
May 24, 2019, at 03:19 pm
London, May 24 (IBNS): UK Prime Minister Theresa May on Friday announced that she will quit as Conservative leader on 7 June.
Britons take part in European Parliament elections
May 23, 2019, at 02:09 pm
London, May 23 (Xinhua/UNI) Voters in Britain were heading to the polling stations on Thursday morning for the European Parliament elections.