Venezuelan prosecutor general says seeking 18 arrest warrants over latest coup attempt
May 04, 2019, at 03:21 pm
Mexico City, May 4 (Sputnik/UNI) Venezuelan Prosecutor General Tarek William Saab said that his office had requested for 18 arrest warrants to be issued in connection with the opposition’s recent coup attempt.
At least 20 Palestinians injured in clashes with Israeli forces in Gaza - Health Ministry
May 04, 2019, at 07:52 am
Gaza, May 4 (Sputnik/UNI) At least 20 Palestinians were injured on Friday in clashes with Israeli troops near the Gaza Strip border, Gaza Health Ministry spokesman Ashraf Qidra told Sputnik.
North Korea conducts test launch of short-range Missile - reports
May 04, 2019, at 07:45 am
Tokyo, May 4 (Sputnik/UNI) North Korea conducted a test launch of a short-range missile, Japanese news agency Kyodo reported on Saturday, citing the South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff.
May 04, 2019, at 07:35 am
New York, May 4 (IBNS): As a United Nations-baked intercultural forum drew to a close in Baku, Azerbaijan, the participants agreed that the journey to a better world, fuelled by the discussions over the past two days, including the important input by youth, will continue moving forward.
May 04, 2019, at 07:27 am
New York, May 4 (IBNS): The spotlight for the second and final day of the 5th World Forum on Intercultural Dialogue in Baku, Azerbaijan, shined brightly on youth, with a lively discussion on the vital role young people play in countering and preventing violent extremism.
May 04, 2019, at 07:13 am
New York, May 4 (IBNS): More than 10 million North Koreans are suffering “severe food shortages” after the worst harvest in a decade, according to a United Nations food security assessment released on Friday.
May 04, 2019, at 07:02 am
New York, May 4 (IBNS): The UN human rights office (OHCHR) said on Friday it was alarmed by reports that migrants and asylum seekers who are being held in Hungarian detention centres are being “deliberately deprived of food in contravention of international laws and standards”.
UK: Piccadilly Gardens in Manchester cordoned off after cops find suspicious package
May 03, 2019, at 08:21 pm
London, May 3 (Sputnik): UK police cordoned off on Friday Piccadilly Gardens, a green space in Manchester city center, after finding a suspicious package nearby, the Greater Manchester Police said.
Somali journalists urge parliament to approve media law
May 03, 2019, at 06:00 pm
Mogadishu, May 3 (Xinhua/UNI) Somali journalists joined their colleagues across the globe in marking the World Press Freedom Day on Friday by calling on the country's lawmakers to approve the current media law to help guide their operations.
Ukraine's Journalists' Union records 23 attacks on reporters in country since Jan 2019
May 03, 2019, at 05:13 pm
Kiev, May 3 (Sputnik/UNI) At least 23 media workers were assaulted in Ukraine due to their professional activity since the beginning of this year, National Union of Journalists of Ukraine (NUJU) said on Friday, which marks World Press Freedom Day.
Putin-Kim summit contributed to peace process on Korean Peninsula: Seoul
May 03, 2019, at 04:45 pm
Tokyo, May 3 (Sputnik) The summit between Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un helped to move forward the peace settlement on the Korean Peninsula, South Korean Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha said on Friday.
New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern gets engaged to beau Clarke Gayford
May 03, 2019, at 02:46 pm
Wellington, May 3 (UNI): New Zealand’s prime minister Jacinda Ardern and partner Clarke Gayford have become engaged.
May 03, 2019, at 10:15 am
New York, May 3 (IBNS): Exclusion and deep inequality will forever thwart “long-lasting peace and sustainable development”, a high-level official from the United Nations cultural agency said on Thursday at the 5th World Forum on Intercultural Dialogue.
May 03, 2019, at 10:12 am
New York, May 3 (IBNS): The UN has said it is “gravely concerned” over reports of a worsening humanitarian situation facing civilians across northwest Syria, with rising casualties, and “waves of displacement” due to intensifying conflict.
May 03, 2019, at 10:08 am
New York, May 3 (IBNS): Following a string of hate-fuelled attacks on places of worship around the world, the High Representative for the Alliance of Civilizations (UNOAC), said on Thursday that it was with a “heavy heart” that he was opening the annual UN-backed forum in Baku, Azerbaijan, on the role of cultural dialogue in building human solidarity and countering violence.
A free press is ‘cornerstone’ for accountability and ‘speaking truth to power’: Guterres
May 03, 2019, at 10:02 am
New York, May 3 (IBNS): At a time when disinformation and mistrust of the news media is growing, a free press is “essential for peace, justice, sustainable development and human rights”, said the UN Secretary-General, in his message for World Press Freedom Day, marked on Friday.
Mayor of US city of Baltimore resigns amid children's books corruption scandal
May 03, 2019, at 08:32 am
Washington, May 3 (Xinhua/UNI) Catherine Pugh, mayor of U.S. city of Baltimore, resigned Thursday amid a corruption scandal centered around self-published children's books that led to raids on her office and home, according to her attorney.
New sensors protect vulnerable Malawians against deadly lightning
May 03, 2019, at 08:20 am
New York, May 3 (IBNS): The deadly threat of lightning strikes, as well as their damaging impact on a country’s development, has been recognized in a new project supported by the UN Development Programme (UNDP).
Two groups of protesters rally at Venezuelan embassy in Washington as tensions rise
May 02, 2019, at 10:09 am
Washingotn, May 2 (Sputnik/UNI) Dozens of supporters of US-backed opposition leader Juan Guaido participate in a rally in front of the Venezuelan Embassy in Washington on Wednesday confronting a group of pro-Maduro activists that are protecting the diplomatic mission, a Sputnik correspondent reported.
At least 3 policemen wounded, hundreds arrested as May Day rally turns violent in Paris
May 02, 2019, at 10:01 am
Paris, May 1 (Xinhua/UNI) Traditional May Day rally in Paris was marred by violence on Wednesday as a group of masked people clashed with anti-riot police, injuring at last three police officers, while more than 300 people have been arrested, according to local media.
WikiLeaks Editor-in-Chief slams Assange's sentence as 'vindictive in nature'
May 02, 2019, at 09:55 am
Moscow, May 1 (Sputnik/UNI) WikiLeaks editor-in-chief Kristinn Hrafnsson slammed on Wednesday the 50-weeks prison sentence given to Julian Assange as "outrageous" and "vindictive."
Baku forum to push back against ‘rise of hate’ with strong call for cultural
May 02, 2019, at 09:52 am
New York, May 2 (IBNS): Just off a plane from Sri Lanka, Miguel Angel Moratinos, United Nations High Representative for the Alliance of Civilizations (UNOAC), said on Wednesday that tomorrow’s 5th World Forum for Intercultural Dialogue is opening at a “very timely” moment.
May 02, 2019, at 09:13 am
New York, May 2 (IBNS): With another day of mass protests taking place across Venezuela, the UN human rights office (OHCHR) said on Wednesday it was “extremely worried by reports of the excessive use of force” by security forces, loyal to President Nicolás Maduro, a day after an opposition-led uprising appeared to stall.
May 02, 2019, at 08:58 am
New York, May 2 (IBNS): With murderous attacks against religious institutions on the rise, leaders across the world need to do more to end “political opportunism” and policies which allow hate speech and violent extremism to flourish, said the UN Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide on Wednesday.
May 02, 2019, at 08:53 am
New York, May 2 (IBNS): False claims levelled at the UN expert on the rights of indigenous peoples by her own Government in the Philippines, “are without grounding in fact or law” and must cease immediately, said a statement issued by a group of her fellow experts on Wednesday.
Police hit journalist with baton during May Day protests in Paris
May 01, 2019, at 07:58 pm
Paris, May 1 (Sputnik): RIA Novosti correspondent in Paris Viktoriya Ivanova was hit with a baton by the police while covering the unrest during May Day demonstrations in the French capital on Saturday.
China drops objection, UN designates Masood Azhar as global terrorist
May 01, 2019, at 07:47 pm
New Delhi, May 1 (IBNS): The UN Security Council has finally designated Masood Azhar as global terrorist with China removing its objection to the same.
Three Spaniards suspected of planning violent acts arrested in France
May 01, 2019, at 05:58 pm
Paris, May 1 (Xinhua) French police on Wednesday arrested three Spaniards suspected of planning violent acts during a May Day rally in the French capital as part of the government's preventive measures against violence, local media reported.
Julian Assange to be sentenced in UK court at 9:30 GMT on Wednesday over bail breach - WikiLeaks
May 01, 2019, at 09:47 am
Moscow, Apr 30 (Sputnik/UNI) Julian Assange, the co-founder of WikiLeaks whistleblowing website, will be sentenced at 9:30 GMT on Wednesday at Southwark Crown Court over breaching bail conditions, WikiLeaks said.
At least 35 people injured in clashes of police, protesters in Caracas – reports
May 01, 2019, at 09:45 am
Caracas, May 1 (Sputnik/UNI) At least 35 Venezuelans were injured during clashes between police officers and protesters in Caracas’ district of Altamira, local media reported Tuesday, citing healthcare services.