Hackers breach FBI-linked sites, publish personal data of US federal agents

Apr 13, 2019, at 06:42 pm

Moscow, Apr 13 (Sputnik/UNI) An unnamed hacker group has breached several websites related to the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and published dozens of files containing personal data of thousands of US federal agents and police officers, media reported.

Seven dead in highway car crash in central Mexico

Apr 13, 2019, at 05:14 pm

Mexico City, Apr 13 (Xinhua/UNI) Seven people were killed after a van collided with a semi-truck on a highway in the central State of Mexico, authorities said on Friday.

Iraqi forces kill three IS militants, arrest two in western Iraq

Apr 13, 2019, at 05:13 pm

Baghdad, Apr 13 (Xinhua/UN) Iraqi security forces on Friday killed three Islamic State (IS) militants and arrested two others in separate operations in Iraq's western province of Anbar, a security source said.

Sudan : 16 people killed amid turmoil over past 2 days

Apr 13, 2019, at 05:11 pm

Moscow, Apr13 (Sputnik/UNI) At least 16 people were killed amid unrest in Sudan over the past two days, local media have reported, citing police. According to Al-Hadath broadcaster, the 16 people were killed in the capital Khartoum.

China: Ten people dead in Shenzhen floods

Apr 13, 2019, at 05:08 pm

Shenzhen, Apr 13 (Xinhua) Ten people were killed in floods triggered by a sudden rainstorm in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen Thursday night, local authorities confirmed Saturday.

Six school children kidnapped in Cameroon's west region

Apr 13, 2019, at 05:05 pm

Yaounde, Apr 13 (Xinhua/UNI) Six students -five boys and one girl -of a government secondary school have been kidnapped in Fongo Tongo, a locality in western Cameroon, a local government official said on Friday.

North Korea’s Kim vows to continue military buildup

Apr 13, 2019, at 04:23 pm

Tokyo, Apr 13 (Sputnik/UNI) North Korea will continue increasing its military capabilities in the face of persisting risks to its sovereignty, the nation’s leader, Kim Jong Un, said in a statement published by state media.

Syrian envoy calls for destroying terrorist hotbed in Idlib to preserve progress achieved

Apr 13, 2019, at 04:20 pm

Beirut, April 13 (Sputnik) Syrian Ambassador to Lebanon Ali Abdulkarim Ali has urged to resolve the situation with Syria's Idlib region becoming a hotbed of terrorism in order to preserve the progress that had already been achieved by the Syrian army in settling the longstanding crisis.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un expresses willingness to attend thrid summit with Donald Trump

Apr 13, 2019, at 04:06 pm

Pyongyang, Apr 13 (IBNS): After two crucial meets in recent times which had drawn international attentions, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has expressed his willingness to hold a third summit with U.S. President Donald Trump.

Internet watchdog removes 33,000 apps with illegal content

Apr 13, 2019, at 03:47 pm

Beijing, Apr 13 (Xinhua/UNI) Chinese authorities have removed more than 33,000 mobile apps that contain illegal content, such as those involving porn, gambling, rogue programs and illegal games since December, the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) said.

Man masturbates infront of Pakistan-origin British MP on London bus

Apr 13, 2019, at 06:47 am

London, Apr 13 (IBNS): Pakistan-origin British MP Naz Shah experienced a shameful incident last week when a man masturbated infront of her on a London bus, leaving the politician to report to the police on the matter, media reports said.

From ‘dead on the inside’ to ‘truly alive’: Survivor of genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda recounts her story as UN marks 25th anniversary

Apr 13, 2019, at 06:05 am

New York, Apr 13 (IBNS): “Miraculously I had no machete marks” a survivor of the Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda told a solemn United Nations event in New York on Friday, 25 years on, to remember the systematic killing of more than one million people, over less than three months.

Sudan military committed to ‘ensuring stability’ and ‘peaceful transition’ says senior diplomat, as UN rights chief appeals for protesters’ rights to be upheld

Apr 13, 2019, at 05:52 am

New York, Apr 13 (IBNS): Sudan’s military has an “overarching duty” to refrain from using violence against protesters and ensure that their human rights are protected amid concerns of a further escalation, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet said on Friday.

Four IS militants killed in clashes in Iraq's Diyala

Apr 13, 2019, at 05:48 am

Baghdad, Apr 13 (Xinhua/UNI) Four Islamic State (IS) militants were killed Friday in clashes with security forces at a rural area in Iraq's eastern province of Diyala, the provincial police chief said.

‘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.

'Democratic aspirations of the Sudanese people' must be met urges Guterres, following military removal of al-Bashir from power

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.