UN chief sends condolences to families of Malawi flood victims

Mar 12, 2019, at 09:06 am

New York, Mar 12 (IBNS): UN Secretary-General António Guterres has extended his condolences to the families of flood victims across Malawi, where at least 23 have died in recent days, and to the Government and citizens of the country.

Annual UN women activists’ summit opens with focus on services, infrastructure

Mar 12, 2019, at 09:02 am

New York, Mar 12 (IBNS): A wheelchair-bound Pakistani mother who yearned to visit a park without worrying about ramp access, and a young South Sudanese woman who dreams of having affordable health care, were among the speakers opening the United Nation’s largest annual gathering on gender equality and women’s rights on Monday.

Let us keep ‘their spirit of service alive’: Guterres leads tributes to UN workers who died in Ethiopia crash

Mar 12, 2019, at 08:44 am

New York, Mar 12 (IBNS): United Nations flags flew at half-mast around the world on Monday to honour the more than 150 people killed in Sunday’s Ethiopian Airlines crash, including at least 21 UN workers.

Xi sends condolences to Ethiopian, Kenyan presidents over plane crash

Mar 11, 2019, at 07:37 pm

Beijing, Mar 11 (Xinhua/UNI) Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday sent messages of condolence respectively to his Ethiopian and Kenyan counterparts, Sahle-Work Zewde and Uhuru Kenyatta, over the plane crash that killed 157 people on Sunday.

At least 50 killed in US-led airstrikes in eastern Syria

Mar 11, 2019, at 05:09 pm

Damascus, Mar 11 (Xinhua) At least 50 people were killed on Monday by US-led airstrikes on the last Islamic State (IS) stronghold in eastern Syria, state news agency SANA reported.

Ethiopian Airlines plane crash: Black box recovered

Mar 11, 2019, at 05:07 pm

Nairobi, Mar 11 (IBNS): The black box of the crashed Ethiopian Airlines flight has been recovered, media reports said on Monday.

Sri Lanka warns of extreme heat amid rising temperatures

Mar 11, 2019, at 05:06 pm

Colombo, Mar 11 (Xinhua) Sri Lanka's Meteorology Department on Monday issued an extreme heat advisory as temperatures in several districts across the island country is expected to rise further in the coming days.

At least 46 militants, 3 soldiers killed in Egypt's Sinai

Mar 11, 2019, at 05:04 pm

Cairo, Mar 11 (Xinhua/UNI) At least 46 militants were killed in the exchange of fire in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula in the past few days, the Egyptian armed forces said in a statement on Monday.

Death toll now at 30 in Malawi flooding

Mar 11, 2019, at 04:53 pm

Lilongwe, Mar 11 (Xinhua/UNI) The number of people killed in rain-induced flooding in Malawi has reached 30 with 377 others injured, the Department of Disaster Management Affairs (DoDMA) has confirmed.

Nearly 800 Syrians returned home from Jordan, Lebanon over past 24 hours: Russian Military

Mar 11, 2019, at 04:20 pm

Moscow, Mar 11 (Sputnik) Almost 800 Syrian refugees have returned to their home country from Jordan and Lebanon over the past 24 hours, the Russian Defense Ministry's Center for the Reconciliation of Opposing Sides and Refugee Migration Monitoring said on Monday.

China to strengthen vaccine management: regulator

Mar 11, 2019, at 09:57 am

Beijing, Mar 11 (Xinhua/UNI) China will strengthen management and supervision of vaccines to ensure their safety, the country's top drug regulator said Monday.

Ghanaian president offers condolences over Ethiopian airlines crash

Mar 11, 2019, at 09:47 am

Accra, Mar 11 (Xinhua/UNI) Ghanaian President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Sunday sent a message of condolences to the Prime Minister of Ethiopia Abiy Ahmed over the Ethiopian Airlines crash that killed the 157 people onboard.

One killed, six injured in bomb attack in central Iraq

Mar 11, 2019, at 09:39 am

Bagdad, Mar 11 (Xinhua/UNI) An explosive expert affiliated to the Iraqi paramilitary Hashd Shaabi forces was killed and six paramilitary members were wounded on Sunday in a roadside bomb explosion in Iraq's north central province of Salahudin, a security source said.

Egypt extends condolences over Ethiopian plane crash

Mar 11, 2019, at 09:35 am

Cairo, Mar 10 (Xinhua/UNI) Egypt offered its condolences to the families of the victims of an Ethiopian Airlines (ET) plane crash that occurred earlier on Sunday.

Syrian president says economic siege becomes new shape of war on Syria

Mar 11, 2019, at 09:32 am

Damascus, Mar 11 (Xinhua/UNI): Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said on Sunday that the economic siege is a new shape of war on Syria, state news agency SANA reported.

Ethiopian Airlines crash: China suspends Boeing 737 Max 8 flights

Mar 11, 2019, at 09:26 am

Beijing, Mar 11 (IBNS): Following the Ethiopian Airlines plane crash which left at least 157 people dead, China's aviation regulator on Sunday directed local airlines to halt Boeing 737 Max 8 flights, media reports said.

‘A new chapter’ dawns for democracy in Guinea-Bissau: top UN official

Mar 11, 2019, at 09:16 am

New York, Mar 11 (IBNS): The UN’s Deputy Special Representative in the West African state of Guinea-Bissau, has congratulated politicians, voters and officials across the country for the peaceful conduct of Sunday’s national assembly elections.

UN chief ‘deeply saddened’ by Ethiopia plane crash which killed more than 150, including 19 UN staff

Mar 11, 2019, at 09:12 am

New York, Mar 11 (IBNS): An Ethiopian  Airlines fight crashed shortly after take off from the capital Addis Ababa on Sunday, killing more than 150 people on board. The UN  Secretary-General António Guterres said in a statement that he was “deeply saddened at the tragic loss of lives” , as reports emerged that UN staff were also among the dead.

Canadian PM Justin Trudeau mourns loss of lives in Ethiopian Airlines flight crash incident

Mar 11, 2019, at 08:55 am

Toronto, Mar 11 (IBNS): As 18 Canadian died in the Ethiopian Airlines plane crash incident, country's PM Justin Trudeau on Sunday condoled the loss of lives in the tragedy.

Putin offers condolences to Ethiopian leadership over Boeing 737 crash

Mar 10, 2019, at 10:08 pm

Moscow, Mar 10 (Sputnik/UNI): Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed his condolences to his Ethiopian counterpart, Sahle-Work Zewde, and Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali in connection with the Sunday crash of the Boeing 737 aircraft in the country.

Nigeria says kills 50 Boko Haram fighters in multilateral operation

Mar 10, 2019, at 10:06 pm

Abuja, Mar 10 (Xinhua/UNI): Fifty Boko Haram militants were killed following a joint operation by forces from Nigeria, Chad, Cameroon, and Niger, the Nigerian military said on Sunday.

Saudi-led airstrike kills 21 in NW Yemen: sources

Mar 10, 2019, at 10:04 pm

Sanaa, Mar 10 (Xinhua/UNI): At least 20 women and a child were killed on Sunday in a Saudi-led airstrike on Yemen's northwestern province of Hajjah, a local tribal source and rebel-controlled Saba news agency said.

Four Indians among 157 dead in Ethiopian Airways jet crash

Mar 10, 2019, at 09:09 pm

Nairobi, Mar 10 (IBNS): Four Indians are among the 157 people killed in the Ethiopian Airways jet crash incident on Sunday.

Ethiopian Airlines crashes, no survivors feared

Mar 10, 2019, at 08:53 pm

Nairobi, Mar 10 (IBNS): All passengers, who were travelling in a  Ethiopian Airlines jet , died after the plane crashed on Sunday, officials said.

Guinea-Bissau ready for ‘peaceful, free and fair' legislative election on Sunday, says UN

Mar 10, 2019, at 08:17 pm

New York, Mar 10 (IBNS): After months of preparation, on the day before casting their ballots, Guinean voters are all set for a “peaceful, free and fair” national election, the United Nations said on Saturday.

Ethiopian Airlines plane crashes killing all 157 on board

Mar 10, 2019, at 04:58 pm

Addis Ababa, Mar 10 (UNI) All 157 passengers who were on board Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 that crashed in central Ethiopia on its way to Kenya on Sunday morning have died, airlines said.

Malaysia detains nine terror suspects amid rising threat of foreign militants

Mar 10, 2019, at 04:56 pm

Moscow, Mar 10 (Sputnik) The Malaysian police have detained nine terrorist suspects, including seven foreigners, during raids across the country, local media reported on Sunday, citing Inspector General Mohamad Fuzi bin Harun.

Israeli police kills Palestinian man in West Bank

Mar 10, 2019, at 04:51 pm

Ramallah, Mar 10 (Xinhua/UNI) A Palestinian youth was shot dead by the Israeli policemen on Sunday at a military checkpoint in Jericho in the West Bank, the Palestinian Health Ministry said.

Fourteen French IS members to be tried in Iraq: newspaper

Mar 10, 2019, at 04:49 pm

Baghdad, Mar 10 (Xinhua/UNI): Fourteen French Islamic State (IS) militants previously transferred from neighboring Syria to Iraq are currently facing trial by Iraqi courts, a local official newspaper said on Sunday.

Ethiopian Airlines flight en route to Nairobi crashes with 157 people onboard

Mar 10, 2019, at 03:15 pm

Nairobi, Mar 10 (IBNS): An Ethiopian Airlines flight on its way to Nairobi, crashed with about 157 people on board, media reports said.