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‘Historically, legally ours': China claims sovereignty over Spratlys
Apr 12, 2019, at 08:00 pm
Beijing, Apr 12 (UNI): China's ministry of foreign affairs has asserted its new sovereignty over the Spratlys Islands in the South China Sea citing historical and legal basis, a foreign ministry spokesperson said.
Putin to meet Volkswagen group head Diess on Friday
Apr 12, 2019, at 05:06 pm
Moscow, Apr 12 (Sputnik) Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet Chairman of the Management Board of Volkswagen Group Herbert Diess on Friday, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said.
Two Cuban medics abducted by gunmen in Northeastern Kenya, smuggled to Somalia : Police
Apr 12, 2019, at 04:43 pm
Moscow, Apr 12 (Sputnik) Two Cuban doctors were abducted in northeastern Kenya on the border with Somalia by unidentified gunmen on Friday while they were being escorted by police to work, the Kenyan National Police Service said, adding that one of the police officers was shot dead during the attack.
Death toll in China floods rises to seven, 4 missing
Apr 12, 2019, at 01:26 pm
Beijing, Apr 12 (UNI): The death toll rose to seven while four were still missing after sudden strong rainfall triggered floods in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen, local authorities said on Friday.
Iraq: 12 militants of IS killed in military operation
Apr 12, 2019, at 01:23 pm
Baghdad, Apr 12 (UNI): Twelve Islamic State (IS) militants were killed when Iraqi security forces launched an operation in the Himreen mountain range in Iraq's Salahudin and Diyala.
Twelve IS militants killed in military operation in central Iraq
Apr 12, 2019, at 09:59 am
Baghdad, Apr 12 (Xinhua/UNI) Twelve Islamic State (IS) militants were killed Thursday when Iraqi security forces launched an operation in the Himreen mountain range that stretches in Iraq's central provinces of Salahudin and Diyala.
New Zealand's new gun law takes effect
Apr 12, 2019, at 09:56 am
Wellington, Apr 12 (Xinhua/UNI) New Zealand's new gun law officially took effect on Friday less than a month after the terror attacks on Christchurch mosques which killed 50 people.
N Korean parliament re-elects Kim as chair of State Affairs Commission
Apr 12, 2019, at 09:54 am
Tokyo, Apr 12 (Sputnik/UNI) North Korea's supreme leader Kim Jong Un has been re-elected as the chairman of the State Affairs Commission at the latest session of the country's parliament, media have reported.
Six found dead in train derailment in China
Apr 12, 2019, at 09:50 am
Zhengzhou, Apr 12 (Xinhua/UNI) The death toll has risen to six after a company self-supply train carrying aluminum ore derailed in central China's Henan Province late Wednesday, local authorities said Friday morning.
Apr 12, 2019, at 09:10 am
New York, Apr 12 (IBNS): UN chief António Guterres said on Thursday that the “democratic aspirations of the Sudanese people” need to be realized through “an appropriate and inclusive transition process”, following the overthrow and arrest of President Omar al-Bashir by order of the country’s new military governing council.
Women must be at ‘centre of peacekeeping decision-making’, UN chief tells Security Council
Apr 12, 2019, at 09:00 am
New York, Apr 12 (IBNS): Women’s rights, voices and participation must be at “the centre of peacekeeping decision-making”, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres told the Security Council on Thursday, describing them as “central to sustainable solutions” to challenges facing the Organization worldwide.
UN experts warn Assange arrest exposes him to risk of serious human rights violations
Apr 12, 2019, at 08:48 am
New York, Apr 12 (IBNS): Independent UN rights experts on Thursday said the arrest of Wikileaks co-founder Julian Assange by police in the United Kingdom, after the Ecuadorian Government decided to stop granting him asylum in their London embassy, exposed him to “the risk of serious human rights violations”, if extradited to the United States.
Wikileaks founder Julian Assange arrested in London
Apr 11, 2019, at 03:46 pm
London, Apr 11 (IBNS): Police arrested Wikileaks founder Julian Assange at the Ecuador Embassy here today, Metropolitan Police said.
Australian PM announces general election on May 18
Apr 11, 2019, at 01:11 pm
Canberra, Apr 11 (UNI): Australians will vote in a general election on 18 May, Prime Minister Scott Morrison has announced.
‘Still time' to stop a ‘bloody battle’ for Libya’s capital, insists Guterres
Apr 11, 2019, at 10:40 am
New York, Apr 11 (IBNS): Speaking to reporters outside the Security Council in New York on Wednesday night, UN chief António Guterres said there was still time for a “bloody battle for Tripoli” to be avoided, despite the continuing fighting in and around the Libyan capital.
Mexico cannot move forward ‘without addressing the shadows of the past’, says UN rights chief
Apr 11, 2019, at 10:35 am
New York, Apr 11 (IBNS): Concluding “five intense, interesting and rewarding working days” in Mexico, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights said on Wednesday that the country was going through a “crucial” period where it needed to reckon with “the shadows of the past”, before it can move forward.
Apr 11, 2019, at 10:30 am
New York, Apr 11 (IBNS): The International Labour Organization (ILO) has been “a trusted voice” to “ensure social justice in every corner of our world”, Secretary-General António Guterres said on Wednesday, at a high-level meeting to commemorate the centenary of what was the first ever United Nations agency.
Apr 11, 2019, at 10:18 am
New York, Apr 11 (IBNS): Over a month after two competing resolutions on Venezuela failed to pass, the UN Security Council met on Wednesday to discuss the “very real humanitarian problem” facing the country, where close to seven million people are in dire need of aid, and some 5,000 people continue to flee across borders every day.
Apr 11, 2019, at 09:47 am
New York, Apr 11 (IBNS): More than four in 10 women in 51 countries surveyed, feel they have no choice but to agree to their partner’s sexual demands, the UN sexual and reproductive health agency, UNFPA, said on Wednesday, noting that they are also unable to make basic decisions about getting pregnant and accessing health care for themselves.
Merkel in favour of Brexit extension to avoid no-deal scenario
Apr 10, 2019, at 10:32 pm
Berlin, Apr 10 (Xinhua): German Chancellor Angela Merkel spoke out in favoUr of a planned postponement of Brexit in order to prevent Britain from leaving the European Union (EU) in an unregulated manner on Wednesday.
Israel polls: Benjamin Netanyahu expected to return for record fifth term, Modi congratulates
Apr 10, 2019, at 05:49 pm
Jerusalem, Apr 10 (IBNS): PM Benjamin Netanyahu is all set to return to power in Israel for a fifth straight term as the results of the country's general polls is expected to suggest a new right-wing coalition.
IS militants kill tribal fighter, wound two in Iraq
Apr 10, 2019, at 05:27 pm
Baghdad, Apr 10 (Xinhua) A paramilitary tribal fighter was killed and two were injured in an attack by Islamic State (IS) militants attack near the city of Fallujah in Iraq's western province of al-Anbar, a security source said on Wednesday.
New Zealand government to establish legal framework for gun buyback
Apr 10, 2019, at 05:13 pm
Wellington, Apr 10 (Xinhua) New Zealand announced on Wednesday that a legal framework for the gun buyback will be established.
Saudi-led airstrikes hit Yemen's rebel-held capital
Apr 10, 2019, at 05:00 pm
Sanaa, Apr 10 (Xinhua/UNI) Saudi-led coalition involved in a war in Yemen struck on Wednesday two targets in Sanaa, Al Arabiya TV reported.
Wikileaks says Assange under extensive surveillance inside Ecuadorian Embassy in London
Apr 10, 2019, at 04:52 pm
Moscow, Apr 10 (Sputnik/UNI) Julian Assange, the founder of Wikileaks whistleblowing website, is being spied on inside the Ecuadorian Embassy in London, where he has been residing for the last several years, the website's Editor-in-Chief Kristinn Hrafnsson said on Wednesday.
Russia starts exporting Solntsepek rocket launch systems to Saudi Arabia
Apr 10, 2019, at 04:23 pm
Moscow, Apr 10 (Sputnik/UNI) Russia has started to deliver Solntsepek multi-barrel rocket launch systems (MBRL) to Saudi Arabia under the 2017 contract, a source in the defence industry told Sputnik Wednesday.
Australian govt approves controversial Carmichael coal mine's groundwater management plans
Apr 10, 2019, at 04:21 pm
Canberra, Apr 10 (Xinhua) Australia's Environment Minister Melissa Price has granted approval for the groundwater management plans of the controversial Carmichael coal mine, to be built by Indian mining giant Adani.
Netanyahu’s Likud party leading in election with 28.32pc: Central Election Committee
Apr 10, 2019, at 08:44 am
Tel Aviv, Apr 10 (Sputnik/UNI) The right-wing Likud party, headed by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is winning the Israeli parliamentary election with 28.32 per cent of votes, while the opposition centrist alliance Kahol Lavan comes second with 25.34 per cent, the Central Election Committee said on Wednesday.
Israel's Gantz hails "historic day," vows forming next gov't
Apr 10, 2019, at 08:32 am
Jerusalem, Apr 10 (Xinhua/UNI) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's main rival, Benny Gantz, declared victory in parliamentary elections on Tuesday night, vowing to unite Israel and be "everyone's prime minister."
May set to win Brexit delay after intensive day on both sides of English Channel
Apr 10, 2019, at 08:29 am
London, Apr 10 (Xinhua/UNI) British Prime Minister Theresa May returned to London on Tuesday night at the end of a day of whistle-stop diplomacy in her race to win a delay to the country's departure from the European Union (EU).