Canada to evacuate citizens from Coronavirus-hit cruise ship off Japan's coast : gov't
Feb 16, 2020, at 07:33 pm
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: Canadian authorities are preparing an aircraft for evacuation of Canadian nationals from the Diamond Princess cruise ship, which is quarantined off the Japanese port of Yokohama over the outbreak of a new coronavirus (COVID-19) on board, the Canadian government said.
Iraqi Security Services confirm 3 rockets landed in Baghdad's Green Zone
Feb 16, 2020, at 07:29 pm
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: The Iraqi security services on Sunday confirmed earlier reports on a rocket attack on Baghdad's so-called green zone, adding that three projectiles landed in the area.
Syrian military shoots down 5 drones targeting oil refinery in homs - reports
Feb 16, 2020, at 07:26 pm
Cairo/Sputnik/UNI: The Syrian armed forces has shot down five unmanned aircraft attempting to attack an oil-processing plant in Syria's western province of Homs, Sham FM radio station reported on Sunday.
Two injured in knife attack in Moscow church - Interior Ministry
Feb 16, 2020, at 07:22 pm
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: Two people were injured in a knife attack on Sunday in the Moscow church of St. Nicholas, Russia’s Interior Ministry said.
Four killed,14 injured in car crash in eastern Myanmar
Feb 16, 2020, at 07:10 pm
Yangon/Xinhua/UNI: Four people were killed with 14 others injured in a car crash in Myanmar's Shan State, according to a release from the Ministry of Home Affairs on Sunday.
Coronavirus: Nepali citizens evacuated from China, sent to quarantine at Bhaktapur
Feb 16, 2020, at 05:33 pm
Kathmandu/IBNS: Amid coronavirus outbreak in the neighbouring nation, the Nepal government has evacuated 175 Nepalis people from Hubei Province of China, media reports said on Sunday.
Bangladesh: Chinese national taken to hospital with fever
Feb 16, 2020, at 04:57 pm
Dhaka/IBNS: On suspicion of being infected by coronavirus, a Chinese woman, who was working at Uttara EPZ in Nilphamari's Saidpur, has been admitted to Rangpur Medical College and Hospital, media reports said on Sunday.
Kandahar: 5 Taliban terrorists killed
Feb 16, 2020, at 04:29 pm
Kabul/IBNS: Conducting an operation in south Kandahar province, the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces have killed five suspected Taliban terrorists, media reports said on Sunday.
Rockets strike near US Embassy in Baghdad
Feb 16, 2020, at 10:40 am
Baghdad/Xinhua: Rockets struck near the US Embassy in Baghdad early on Sunday, with no immediate word on casualties and the extent of damage, local media reported.
Road accident kills 9, injures 51 in Ghana
Feb 16, 2020, at 09:50 am
Accra/Xinhua: Nine people were killed and 51 others severely injured in a road accident in the eastern Ghanaian town of Monkra on Saturday, said local police.
No Russians among those infected with Coronavirus on Diamond Princess Ship: Embassy
Feb 16, 2020, at 09:45 am
Tokyo/Sputnik: Russian citizens on board the Diamond Princess cruise ship docked off Yokohama have not been infected with the new coronavirus, the Russian embassy informs.
Intensified Saudi-led airstrikes hit Houthi-controlled sites in northern Yemen
Feb 16, 2020, at 12:31 am
Aden, Yemen/Xinhua: The Saudi-led coalition on Saturday launched intensified airstrikes against several military sites controlled by Houthi rebels in Yemen's northern province of al-Jawf, a government official told Xinhua.
US tells Ghani ready to use lethal force if Taliban violates deal with Washington: Reports
Feb 16, 2020, at 12:23 am
Moscow/Sputnik: US officials have assured Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and other Afghan delegates that Washington will not abandon Afghanistan after signing an agreement on the reduction of violence with the Taliban movement and is ready to use lethal force if the deal is violated, CNN reported on Saturday, citing a source in Munich.
China's court unveils 4 crimes punishable by death penalty during Coronavirus outbreak
Feb 16, 2020, at 12:19 am
Beijing/Sputnik: Those convicted for corruption, production and distribution of counterfeit medications amid the coronavirus outbreak or found guilty of maliciously infecting other people with the virus and causing serious harm to medical workers will face severe punishment, up to death penalty, Beijing’s second Intermediate People's Court said on Saturday, citing the criminal code.
Coronavirus outbreak: Bangladesh PM mourns loss of lives in China
Feb 15, 2020, at 06:47 pm
Dhaka/UNI: Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina expressed her deep condolences for the loss of lives due to the outbreak of coronavirus in China. She conveyed her sincere sympathy for the families of the victims.
Houthi fighters attack gov't forces in southern Yemen
Feb 15, 2020, at 06:08 pm
Aden, Yemen/Xinhua/UNI:- Houthi rebel fighters launched an attack against sites of the government forces in Yemen's southern province of Dhalea on Saturday, a military official told Xinhua.
US-Iraq joint operations returning to normal in wake of Soleimani killing - Official
Feb 15, 2020, at 05:32 pm
Washington/Sputnik/UNI: Joint operations between the United States and Iraq are returning to normal after a brief disruption following the coalition drone strike that killed top Iranian commander Qasem Soleimani in early January, a senior US administration official told reporters.
Airstrikes kill 8 civilians in E. Afghan province: official
Feb 15, 2020, at 05:20 pm
Afghanistan/Xinhua/UNI: Eight local villagers, including a child, were killed following airstrikes in Afghanistan's eastern province of Nangarhar on Friday, a provincial official said on Saturday.
Feb 15, 2020, at 05:12 pm
Lahore/IBNS: During the recent T20 match between the home side and Bangladesh in Lahore city, several students and Jamaat-e-Islami loyalists in Pakistan displayed a placard in the gallery showing pictures of executed Bangladeshi Islamist leader Motiur Rahman.
One killed, 3 injured outside Berlin music event
Feb 15, 2020, at 04:49 pm
Berlin/Xinhua: One person has died and three others were injured in a shooting near a local music event, German authorities said.
Afghanistan: Security forces arrest Pakistani family, seize explosives
Feb 15, 2020, at 03:59 pm
Kabul/IBNS: Afghanistan security forces recently arrested a Pakistani family in Ghazni province and seized a large cache of explosives belonging to Taliban, media reports said on Saturday.
Bangladesh: Unknown men kill Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal leader
Feb 15, 2020, at 03:39 pm
Dhaka/IBNS: Unknown men have hacked to death a local leader of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD), the student body of Bangladesh's political party BNP, media reports said on Saturday.
Couple shoots porn film in Myanmar Buddhist temple, causes outrage
Feb 15, 2020, at 01:48 pm
Rangoon/IBNS: A couple and their act of filming themselves having sex at a sacred Buddhist temple in Myanmar have triggered a row with several people slamming them for the act.
Feb 15, 2020, at 09:40 am
New York/IBNS: A database of 112 businesses connected to Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territory has been hailed by an independent human rights expert as “an important initial step towards accountability and the end to impunity”.
Turkish security forces arrest at least 47 people over suspected links to PKK – Reports
Feb 15, 2020, at 09:21 am
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: Turkish security forces conducted anti-terror operations in the eastern province of Van, arresting 47 people over alleged links to the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK, banned in Turkey), Turkish media reported.
Guinea-Bissau: Swearing-in of new President unlikely to bring stability, says UN representative
Feb 15, 2020, at 09:19 am
New York/IBNS: Political discord in Guinea-Bissau could hamper the first-ever peaceful transfer of power to a democratically elected leader, the top UN official in the West African country told the Security Council on Friday.
At least 15 children killed in Haiti orphanage fire
Feb 15, 2020, at 09:14 am
Mexico City/Xinhua/UNI: At least 15 children were killed in a fire at an orphanage in an area near the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince, local officials reported on Friday.
Amidst protection challenges, Eastern Route outpaces Mediterranean for people leaving Africa
Feb 15, 2020, at 09:10 am
New York/IBNS: A monthly average of 11,500 people traveling from the Horn of Africa to Yemen last year made the so-called Eastern Route the busiest maritime migration path on earth, the UN migration agency said on Friday.
Vital Idlib aid deliveries resume after ‘heavy bombing’ - WFP
Feb 15, 2020, at 08:59 am
New York/IBNS: Urgently-needed aid deliveries to embattled civilians in north-west Syria have started again after a day-long break in distributions caused by escalating hostilities, the World Food Programme (WFP) said on Friday.
Over 3,000 UK children go to 'jihadi' schools in Pakistan each year, says govt report with concern
Feb 14, 2020, at 09:39 pm
London/IBNS: In an alarming finding, a secret government report in the UK has warned that over 3000 British children are being taken to Pakistan each year and enrolled in extremist summer schools, media reports said.