May 08, 2019, at 08:44 am
New York, May 8 (IBNS): Better training for peacekeepers being deployed to increasingly hostile environments is a “necessary and strategic” investment which can also save lives, the UN Secretary-General told Security Councilmembers on Tuesday.
May 08, 2019, at 08:38 am
New York, May 8 (IBNS): UN chief António Guterres has said that he’s following “with great concern” intensifying clashes in north-western Syria that have claimed yet more civilian lives and displaced thousands in recent days.
Release of prize-winning Reuters journalists in Myanmar welcomed by UN
May 08, 2019, at 08:31 am
New York, May 8 (IBNS): The release of two prize-winning Reuters journalists jailed in Myanmar after reporting on the massacre of Rohingya Muslims has been welcomed by the UN human rights office, OHCHR, which warns however that press freedom there remains “dire”.
At least 11 Kenyans killed in clashes near Kenya-Ethiopia border
May 07, 2019, at 08:22 pm
Marsabit , Kenya, May 7 (Xinhua): At least 11 Kenyans were killed and two others were injured in clashes along the Kenya-Ethiopia border in Kenya's northern Marsabit County on Monday, police and local government officials confirmed on Tuesday.
British PM to meet senior Tory amid calls for resignation
May 07, 2019, at 05:13 pm
London, May 7 (Xinhua/UNI) British Prime Minister Theresa May is expected to meet a senior Tory on Tuesday to address calls from inside the Conservative Party for her to resign.
Iraq condemns deadly Taliban attack on army posts in western Afghanistan
May 07, 2019, at 05:10 pm
Baghdad, May 7 (Xinhua/UNI) Iraq on Tuesday strongly condemned a Taliban attack against military posts in Afghanistan's western province of Farah.
Assange remains 'resilient' in detention in UK : WikiLeaks editor-in-chief
May 07, 2019, at 05:05 pm
Moscow, May 7 (Sputnik/UNI) Julian Assange, the co-founder of WikiLeaks whistleblowing website, detained in a high-security prison in London, remains "resilient," as he knows he is innocent, Kristinn Hrafnsson, the editor-in-chief of WikiLeaks, told reporters after visiting Assange in prison.
Fire kills at least 31 in northwest Sudan
May 07, 2019, at 04:55 pm
Juba, May 7 (Xinhua/UNI) At least 31 people have been killed and 68 others injured in South Sudan's Lol region after a fire broke out in Korok East county on Sunday evening, a local official said on Tuesday.
Egypt sends condolences to Russia over deadly plane accident
May 07, 2019, at 04:36 pm
Cairo, May 7 (Xinhua) Egypt offered condolences on Monday to Russian victims of a deadly plane fire at Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport on Sunday, which left 41 passengers dead and several others injured.
349 MPs enter House of Representative: Thailand's Election Commission
May 07, 2019, at 04:23 pm
Bangkok, May 7 (Xinhua/UNI) Thailand's Election Commission (EC) announced on Tuesday that 349 MPs have entered the House of Representative, the lower house of the National Assembly of Thailand.
Eleven al-Shabab militants killed in southern Somalia
May 07, 2019, at 03:46 pm
Mogadishu, May 7 (Xinhua) The Somali National Army (SNA) killed eleven al-Shabab fighters in clashes between government soldiers and the militants on Monday evening in the country's southern region of Middle Shabelle, officials said on Tuesday.
Facebook updates video ranking system to prioritize original content
May 07, 2019, at 09:58 am
San Francisco, May 7 (Xinhua/UNI) Facebook announced Monday a series of updates that will change its video ranking system to focus on original content and loyal viewership.
Three killed, 73 injured in Philippine traffic collision
May 07, 2019, at 09:55 am
Manila, May 7 (Xinhua/UNI) Philippine police said on Tuesday morning that a head-on collision between a passenger bus and a 10-wheeler cargo truck has killed three and injured 73 others.
1 killed, 7 injured after mini-bus carrying children overturns in southern Azerbaijan
May 07, 2019, at 09:53 am
Baku, May 6 (Xinhua/UNI) One child was killed and seven others injured when a mini-bus carrying members of a junior wrestling team came off the road and overturned in the southern Azerbaijani district of Salyan on Monday, according to the country's emergency authorities.
First US-Kenya bilateral dialogue scheduled for May 7-8 : State Department
May 07, 2019, at 09:51 am
Washington, May 7 (Sputnik/UNI) The first annual US-Kenya bilateral strategic dialogue will take place in Washington, DC, on May 7 and 8, the US Department of State said in a news release on Monday.
Advocates around world speak on road safety
May 07, 2019, at 09:15 am
New York, May 7 (IBNS): In the context of the Fifth UN Global Road Safety Week (6-12 May 2019), thousands of road safety advocates from around the world are highlighting the need for more effective leadership for road safety. Strong leaders - both government and nongovernment alike - are those who #SpeakUp for road safety and act on the concrete interventions which have proven to save lives.
UN and African Union in ‘common battle’ for development and climate change financing
May 07, 2019, at 09:10 am
New York, May 7 (IBNS): UN Secretary-General António Guterres has called for a “quantum leap” in funding for development and climate change for Africa, speaking to journalists on Monday, following the plenary meeting of the latest United Nations-African Union (AU) Conference, which took place in New York.
Cameroon: Clear ‘window of opportunity’ to solve crises rooted in violence - Bachelet
May 07, 2019, at 09:06 am
New York, May 7 (IBNS): The UN human rights chief on Monday welcomed Cameroon’s willingness to cooperate over finding workable solutions to “major human rights and humanitarian crises”, caused by months of serious unrest and violence across the west and north of the country.
UN honours fallen colleagues and friends who ‘risk all to promote peace’
May 07, 2019, at 09:02 am
New York, May 7 (IBNS): The lives of 115 colleagues who lost their lives between the beginning of last year and the end of March, serving the United Nations, were honoured on Monday at the annual Memorial Service for Fallen Staff, in New York.
Afghanistan: Thirty civilians killed in US airstrikes
May 06, 2019, at 08:41 pm
Kabul, May 6 (Sputnik): At least 30 Afghan civilians have been killed in airstrikes carried out by US troops in the country's west in what has become the deadliest bombing in the last three months, Governor of the Bakwah district in the Farah province Abdul Ghafur Mujahed told Sputnik on Monday.
Meghan Markle gives birth to baby boy
May 06, 2019, at 07:52 pm
London, May 6 (IBNS): Duchess of Sussex Meghan Markle and Prince Harry of the UK became parents of a baby boy on Monday morning.
Iraq condemns Israeli airstrikes against Gaza
May 06, 2019, at 05:49 pm
Baghdad (Xinhua/UNI) Iraq on Monday strongly condemned the ongoing Israeli airstrikes against the Palestinian people in Gaza Strip, which led to the death of many civilians and the destruction of infrastructure, the Foreign Ministry said.
Somalia : Four Al-Shabab militants arrested in Mogadishu
May 06, 2019, at 05:23 pm
Mogadishu, May 6 (Xinhua/UNI) Somali security forces apprehended four al-Shabab militants in an operation conducted last week in the capital, Mogadishu, officials said.
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.
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.