Security further beefed outside Sri Lanka's capital following violent clashes
May 06, 2019, at 04:15 pm
Colombo, May 6 (Xinhua) Sri Lanka's police on Monday said security has been further beefed up in Negombo on the outskirts of Sri Lanka's capital Colombo following violent clashes which erupted on Sunday night.
At least 3 dead in explosion at chemical plant in Russia's Perm region -Emergency Services
May 06, 2019, at 04:12 pm
Moscow, May 6 (Sputnik/UNI) An explosion has killed at least three people at an ammonia workshop of the Uralchem manufacturer in Russia's city of Berezniki in Perm Krai, local emergency services told Sputnik Monday.
Three people killed as light plane crashes in Canada's British Columbia
May 06, 2019, at 03:54 pm
Moscow, May 6 (Sputnik) A pilot and two passengers were killed after a light aircraft crashed near the town of Smithers in the western Canadian province of British Columbia on Saturday, local media reported, citing the Coroners Service.
Sri Lanka police grant time to hand over illegal weapons
May 06, 2019, at 03:43 pm
Colombo, May 6 (Xinhua/UNI) Sri Lankan police on Monday said a time period had been granted to the public to surrender illegal weapons after several swords, knives and sharp daggers were found from homes and places of worship during raids conducted in recent weeks.
Nepal: Girl dances for 126 hours, sets new world record
May 06, 2019, at 03:33 pm
Kathmandu, May 6 (UNI) Nepal teenage dancing sensation Bandana Nepal set a new Guinness World Record on ‘Longest Dancing Marathon by an Individual’ by dancing continuously for 126 hours.
Easter Day Blasts: Sri Lanka temporarily lifts ban on social media
May 06, 2019, at 03:31 pm
Colombo, May 6 (IBNS): The Sri Lankan government has lifted the ban on the social media temporarily, reports said.
Magnitude-5.8 earthquake rattles Ilocos Norte in northern Philippines
May 06, 2019, at 10:49 am
Manila, May 6 (Xinhua): An earthquake of 5.8-magnitude struck Ilocos Norte province in the northern Philippines on Monday, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said.
Deadly violence at Israel-Gaza border escalates dangerously: UN chief condemns in strongest terms
May 06, 2019, at 08:56 am
New York, May 6 (IBNS): The United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres, is following with “deep concern” the latest developments across the Gaza-Israeli border and urges all parties to exercise maximum restraint. Over the weekend, hundreds of rockets were launched from the Occupied Palestinian Territory into southern Israel, and Israel retaliated with hundreds of airstrikes and tank fire.
Aeroflot plane on fire makes emergency landing in Moscow
May 05, 2019, at 11:09 pm
Moscow, May 5 (IBNS): An Aeroflot Sukhoi Superjet 100 made an emergency landing at Sheremetyevo Airport here in the Russian capital on Sunday evening after a fire broke out on board.
Two Palestinians, Israeli man killed in overnight Israel-Gaza conflicts
May 05, 2019, at 06:09 pm
Gaza/Jerusalem, May 5 (Xinhua/UNI) Two Palestinians were killed in Israeli overnight attacks in the conflicts between Israel and the Palestinian military factions for the third day in a row, medic sources said.
Three terrorists killed in central Tunisia: radio station
May 05, 2019, at 06:00 pm
Tunis, May 5 (Xinhua/UNI) Tunisian security forces killed three terrorists late Saturday night in the Tunisian central province of Sidi Bouzid, a local radio station reported Sunday.
Netanyahu says ordered large-scale attack on militants in Gaza
May 05, 2019, at 05:57 pm
Tel Aviv, May 5 (Sputnik/UNI) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that he had ordered the armed forces to continue "massive attacks" against Palestinian militants, who continue firing rockets from the Gaza Strip.
Several killed, 45 injured in Taliban attack on police station in Afghan province
May 05, 2019, at 05:37 pm
Pul-e-Khumri, May 5 (Xinhua/UNI) Several people were killed and 45 others injured after Taliban attacked a provincial police station in Pul-e-Khumri, capital of Afghanistan's northern province of Baghlan on Sunday, sources said.
Sri Lanka expels 600 foreigners including 200 Islamic clerics
May 05, 2019, at 05:31 pm
Colombo, May 5 (UNI) Sri Lankan Home Affairs Minister Vajira Abeywardena said on Sunday that the government has expelled over 600 foreign nationals, including around 200 Islamic clerics, since the Easter suicide bombings blamed on a local jihadi group.
Pakistan PM Imran Khan pays tribute to Tipu Sultan on death anniversary
May 05, 2019, at 04:52 pm
Islamabad, May 5 (IBNS): Pakistan PM Imran Khan on Saturday paid tributes to 18th century ruler of Mysore Tipu Sultan on his death anniversary.
Bangladesh: Bullet-ridden body of a man recovered
May 05, 2019, at 04:19 pm
Dhaka, May 5 (IBNS): Body of a bullet-ridden body of a man named in 16 cases from Satkhira have been recovered by the police in Bangladesh, media reports said on Sunday.
Bangladesh: Man dies in alleged shootout with RAB
May 05, 2019, at 03:38 pm
Dhaka, May 5 (IBNS): During an alleged shoot out with Bangladesh's Rapid Action Battalion in Chittagong area of the country, one person was kill ,media reports said.
'Grave consequences' await if new deadly escalation of violence in Gaza continues - top UN official
May 05, 2019, at 03:21 pm
New York, May 5 (IBNS): The United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Nickolay Mladenov, is “deeply concerned by yet another dangerous escalation in Gaza and the tragic loss of life”. According to news reports, approximately 200 rockets were fired on Saturday from the Occupied Palestinian Territory towards Israel, and various Israeli airstrikes and tank fire were carried out in retaliation.
Afghanistan: Coordinated attack hits Police Headquarters in Baghlan province
May 05, 2019, at 03:16 pm
Kabul, May 5 (IBNS): A number of armed militants launched a coordinated attack on the police headquarters in Afghanistan's Pul-e-Khumri city on Sunday, media reports said.
Russia records 2 ceasefire violations in Syria over past 24 hours: Defence Ministry
May 05, 2019, at 03:03 pm
Moscow, May 5 (Sputnik): The Russian side of the Russian-Turkish commission monitoring the implementation of the Syrian ceasefire registered two truce breaches in Syria over the past 24 hours, while the Turkish side recorded four ceasefire violations, the Russian Defence Ministry's Center for Reconciliation of Opposing Sides in Syria said on Sunday.
Three killed in Mexico shootout
May 05, 2019, at 10:34 am
Mexico City, May 5 (Xinhua): A gun battle between police and an armed man in Mexico's eastern state of Veracruz has left two policemen killed and six other officers injured, local authorities said Saturday.
Russia detains suspected IS militant on Istanbul-Makhachkala flight
May 05, 2019, at 10:26 am
Moscow, May 5 (UNI): Russian police have detained a passenger on the Istanbul-Makhachkala flight in Dagestan airport, who was on the federal wanted list on suspicion of being linked to Islamic state, official on Sunday said.
Eight cars of freight train derailed in Kazakhstan
May 05, 2019, at 10:05 am
Almaty, May 5 (Sputnik): Eight cars of a freight train have derailed in the Akmola province of Kazakhstan and diesel fuel has been spilled out, the press service of Kazakhstan Temir Zholy, the national railway company, reported on Sunday.
Sixty-year-old man dies after rocket hits house in Southern Israel
May 05, 2019, at 09:53 am
Tel Aviv, May 5 (Sputnik): A 60-year-old man was killed after a rocket slammed into his house in the town of Ashkelon, a coastal city in the Southern District of Israel, Superintendent Micky Rosenfeld, an Israel Police Foreign Press Spokesman, said on Sunday.
Police rescue 20 under-aged boys and girls from Kathmandu
May 04, 2019, at 11:03 pm
Kathmandu, May 4 (IBNS): Police in Nepal have rescued 20 under-aged boys and girls from various clubs and dance bars of Kathmandu city, media reports said on Saturday.
Taliban commander kills the wife, son of an Afghan soldier
May 04, 2019, at 04:39 pm
Kabul, May 5 (IBNS): After inviting the wife and son of an Afghan soldier to his wedding ceremony, a Taliban commander killed them in the country's South-eastern Paktia province, media reports said.
3 police, 14 militants killed in clashes in S. Afghanistan
May 04, 2019, at 04:23 pm
Kandhar, Afghanistan, May 4 (Xinhua) About three police officers and 14 militants were killed in checkpoint clashes in Afghanistan's southern province of Kandahar on Saturday, provincial police chief said.
Thai King crowned in Grand Palace, becomes rightful head of state
May 04, 2019, at 03:59 pm
Bangkok, May 4 (Xinhua/UNI) Thai King Maha Vajiralongkorn was crowned in Baisal Daksin Throne Hall of the Grand Palace in Bangkok, becoming the rightful head of the kingdom according to Thai tradition.
WikiLeaks Editor-in-Chief slams Ecuador for making Assange's life in Embassy 'miserable'
May 04, 2019, at 03:56 pm
MOSCOW, May 4 (Sputnik/UNI) WikiLeaks Editor-in-Chief Kristinn Hrafnsson slammed Ecuador, in his interview for German Der Spiegel newspaper, for doing everything to make the life of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who had been residing in the Ecuadorian Embassy in London from 2012 and until his recent arrest, "miserable."
Four people hospitalized after explosion at chemical plant in US Illinois: Reports
May 04, 2019, at 03:54 pm
Washington, May 4 (Sputnik/UNI) Four people have been hospitalized following an explosion at a chemical plant in the US city of Waukegan, Illinois, local media reported on Saturday, citing the spokesman for the Waukegan Fire Department.