Trump Impeachment: Legal team call charges 'Brazen & Unlawful'

Jan 19, 2020, at 09:00 am

Washington/UNI: The White House legal team slammed House Democrats' impeachment effort against President Donald Trump as "brazen and unlawful" in its first formal response.

Ukraine's president rejects prime minister's resignation

Jan 18, 2020, at 04:26 pm

Kiev/Xinhua/UNI: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky declined a resignation offer by the country's Prime Minister Oleksiy Honcharuk, Interfax-Ukraine news agency reported on Friday.

Five indicted for operating network to export US-origin goods to Pakistan’s nuclear programme

Jan 18, 2020, at 02:57 pm

Washington/IBNS: Five people have been indicted in United States for allegedly running an international network which purchases US products for nuclear weapons programme in Pakistan.

India summons Pakistan official demanding 'safe return' of abducted Hindu minor girls

Jan 18, 2020, at 02:54 pm

New Delhi/UNI/IBNS: Lodging a strong protest, India on Friday summoned a senior official of the Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi and expressed its serious concerns about the recent cases of abduction of minor girls belonging to the minority Hindu community of Pakistan.

Donald Trump warns Khamenei to be 'careful' with his words

Jan 18, 2020, at 10:12 am

Washington/UNI: US President Donald Trump on Saturday warned Iran's supreme leader Ali Khamenei to be careful with his choice of words.

Haiti earthquake victims honoured at UN, with pledge to safeguard the nation’s future

Jan 18, 2020, at 09:36 am

New York/IBNS: More than 200,000 Haitians who perished in the devastating earthquake which struck the island nation ten years ago, were honoured in a solemn ceremony of remembrance at UN Headquarters in New York on Friday, along with 102 staffers who died – the single greatest loss of life in the Organization’s history.

French Security Forces Evacuated Macron From Theater Besieged by Protesters – Reports

Jan 18, 2020, at 09:32 am

Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: French security forces evacuated President Emmanuel Macron from the Bouffes du Nord Theater in Paris as protesters tried to enter the building, French media reported.

Libya: 'Dire and untenable' situation for tens of thousands of children in unrelenting conflict

Jan 18, 2020, at 09:23 am

New York/IBNS: The world should not accept the “dire and untenable” situation facing children in wartorn Libya the head of the UN Children’s Fund, UNICEF, said on Friday.

US Treasury Chief, Iraqi President to hold bilateral meeting in Davos - Statement

Jan 18, 2020, at 09:20 am

Washington/Sputnik/UNI: US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin is scheduled to hold a bilateral meeting with Iraqi President Barham Salih on the sidelines of next week's World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, the department said in a statement.

Tackling femicide in Argentina: a UN Resident Coordinator blog

Jan 18, 2020, at 09:13 am

New York/IBNS: Tackling violence against women is crucial to realizing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). In January, the United Nations launched a Decade of Action to support meeting the 17 goals by 2030.

About 30 Civilians Killed in Aleppo by Militants’ Attacks in 3 Days –Reconciliation Center

Jan 18, 2020, at 08:52 am

Aleppo/Sputnik/UNI: Illegal armed units continue to shell the Syrian city of Aleppo, leaving 28 civilians dead within the past three days, the Russian Center for Syrian reconciliation said.

Five soldiers killed in roadside explosion in Burkina Faso

Jan 18, 2020, at 08:31 am

Ouagaddougou/Xinhua/UNI: At least five soldiers were killed in a roadside explosion on Friday in northern Burkina Faso's province of Soum, a security source told Xinhua.

Airstrike kills 4 Taliban fighters in Afghanistan's south: Military

Jan 17, 2020, at 08:32 pm

Kabul/Sputnik: The Afghan air force launched a strike overnight on a Taliban hideout in the southern province of Kandahar that killed four fighters, the military said.

Ukraine wants Iran's guilty plea over plane crash formalized: Foreign Minister

Jan 17, 2020, at 08:08 pm

Kiev/Sputnik: Kiev wants Iran’s guilty plea for shooting down a Ukrainian plane near Tehran be cemented in an internationally recognized document, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Vadym Prystaiko said Friday.

Russia doesn't back any move to discuss Kashmir at UN

Jan 17, 2020, at 07:02 pm

Moscow/UNI: The Kashmir problem is a matter of direct talks between India and Pakistan and Russia doesn’t support the initiative to discuss it within the United Nations, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Friday.

Iran's missile attacks on US bases in Iraq left 11 servicemen injured

Jan 17, 2020, at 06:52 pm

Washington/UNI: Missile attacks by Iran on US bases in Iraq, staged on January 8, left 11 US servicemen injured, media reported.

Bishwa Ijtema's second phase starts in Bangladesh

Jan 17, 2020, at 05:13 pm

Dhaka/UNI: The second phase of three-day Bishwa Ijtema, the second largest congregation of Muslims after Hajj, began on the banks of the Turag river at Tongi, Gazipur on Friday.

Sri Lanka lifts 25-year ban on private helicopter flights from Colombo

Jan 17, 2020, at 04:43 pm

Colombo/Xinhua/UNI: In a bid to boost tourism, Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Friday lifted a 25-year ban on the operation of helicopter flights by private operators from the heart of capital city of Colombo.

Aid to vulnerable Iraqis may ‘come to a complete halt within weeks’

Jan 17, 2020, at 10:35 am

New York/IBNS: Aid to vulnerable people in Iraq risks being completely blocked within weeks, warned the UN’s humanitarian chief in Iraq, Marta Ruedas, on Tuesday, as a result of the suspension of government documents allowing humanitarians to carry out critical missions.

Yemen resilient and ‘unscathed’ in face of latest Gulf crisis

Jan 17, 2020, at 10:28 am

New York/IBNS: Despite the threat posed by recent tensions in the Gulf, Yemen was able to weather the crisis thanks in part to restraint exercised by its political leaders, the UN Special Envoy for the country said on Thursday.

Syrian conflict has ‘erased’ children’s dreams: new UN report

Jan 17, 2020, at 10:16 am

New York/IBNS: Nearly nine years of conflict in Syria have robbed boys and girls of their childhood and subjected them to “unabated violations of their rights”, including being killed, maimed, displaced, forced to fight or subjected to torture, rape and sexual slavery.

Roadside bombing Afghanistan's Zabul province leaves five people dead

Jan 17, 2020, at 10:12 am

Kabul/IBNS: A roadside bombing in Afghanistan's southern Zabul province on Thursday left five people dead, media reports said on Friday.

Six soldiers killed, 13 others injured in car bomb explosion in Syria's Tell Abyad: source

Jan 16, 2020, at 10:23 pm

Antakya,Turkey/Sputnik: Six officers were killed and 13 others were injured in a car bomb explosion in front of the military headquarters in Syria's Tell Abyad border town, a source in the Free Syrian army told Sputnik on Thursday.

Poland to sign F-35 acquisition deal by end of Jan: Defence Minister

Jan 16, 2020, at 07:51 pm

Warsaw/Sputnik: Polish Defense Minister Mariusz Blaszczak said on Thursday that Warsaw and Washington had completed negotiations on the former's purchase of 32 US-made F-35 fighter jets and were expected to finalize the acquisition by the end of the month.

Terrorists attack humanitarian corridors in Syrian Idlib, Aleppo: Reports

Jan 16, 2020, at 07:14 pm

Beirut/Sputnik: Terrorist groups have attacked humanitarian corridors opened for the withdrawal of civilians from militant-controlled areas in the Syrian provinces of Idlib and Aleppo, media reported on Thursday, citing a military source.

UN peacekeepers protecting hundreds displaced by Central African Republic fighting

Jan 16, 2020, at 09:51 am

New York: Fresh clashes in the Central African Republic’s southeast have driven some 400 people to seek shelter at a UN base there, the United Nations Spokesperson said on Wednesday.

Implementing peace deal only path for stabilization in Mali: UN peacekeeping chief

Jan 16, 2020, at 09:32 am

New York/IBNS: Implementation of the 2015 peace agreement in Mali provides the only pathway for stabilization there, the head of UN peacekeeping told the Security Council on Wednesday.

Sudan: Lives of traumatized, displaced women in West Darfur under threat

Jan 16, 2020, at 09:18 am

New York/IBNS: Ongoing instability in Sudan’s West Darfur region has left the lives, health and safety of thousands of women hanging in the balance, according to the  United Nations Population Fund, UNFPA.

Philippines volcano: UN aid operation in place as thousands told to flee

Jan 16, 2020, at 08:51 am

New York/IBNS: The UN is concerned over warnings issued by Philippines’ authorities that volcanic eruptions on the country’s most populous island could last “days, months or even years”.

Egypt inaugurates largest military base in Red Sea region

Jan 15, 2020, at 09:24 pm

Cairo/Xinhua: Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi inaugurated on Wednesday Bernice military base, the largest base in the Red Sea region.