Turkish president says to fully implement agreements with Libya in 2020
Dec 31, 2019, at 06:52 pm
Ankara/Xinhua/UNI: Turkey will fully implement the agreements signed with Libya on security and maritime delimitation in 2020, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday.
2 more confirmed dead, several missing in Australian bushfires
Dec 31, 2019, at 06:18 pm
Sydney/Xinhua/UNI: Two more people were confirmed dead and several more remain missing in Australia on Tuesday as the result of severe bushfires in the country's southeast.
Iraq: Protesters set ablaze US Embassy fenceÂ
Dec 31, 2019, at 06:08 pm
Baghdad/UNI: Protesters on Tuesday set on fire the outside fence of the US Embassy in the capital of Baghdad in response to the US airstrikes against the Shia Kata’ib Hezbollah militia.
Turkish Police detain 5 Syrians planning New Year's terrorist attack
Dec 31, 2019, at 05:56 pm
Ankara/Sputnik/UNI: Turkish police have arrested five Syrian nationals who were preparing a terrorist attack during New Year's celebrations in Ankara, media reported on Tuesday.
Al Shabab takes responsibility for Mogadishu blast
Dec 31, 2019, at 04:22 pm
Mogadishu/IBNS: Terror group Al Shabab on Tuesday claimed responsibility for the car bomb attack in Somalia capital Mogadishu last week that claimed over 80 lives.
27 die in Ethiopia in head-on collision involving bus, overloaded minibus
Dec 31, 2019, at 10:26 am
Addis Ababa/Xinhua/UNI: Twenty seven people were killed after an overloaded minibus collided head-on with another bus on Sunday in Ethiopia's Oromia regional state, local police officials confirmed on Monday.
Ex-Nissan Motor chief Ghosn may have jumped bail, fled Japan
Dec 31, 2019, at 09:50 am
Tokyo/Xinhua/UNI: Former Nissan Motor Chairman Carlos Ghosn may have fled Japan and arrived in Lebanon in possible violation of his bail conditions which restrict overseas travel, local media reported on Tuesday.
Sudan: UN mission envoy commends signing of Darfur framework agreement
Dec 31, 2019, at 09:47 am
New York/IBNS: The joint chief mediator for the African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur, UNAMID, welcomed on Monday a framework agreement between the Transitional Government of Sudan and the Darfur armed movements that was signed during peace talks in Juba, South Sudan, on Saturday.
Turkish police arrest about 100 foreigners suspected of IS links - Reports
Dec 30, 2019, at 06:35 pm
Ankara/Sputnik/UNI: Turkish police have arrested about 100 foreign nationals in raids across the country on suspicion of having links to the Islamic State terrorist group (IS, banned in Russia), media reported on Monday.
US forces hit 5 Iran-backed military group bases in Iraq, Syria
Dec 30, 2019, at 10:26 am
Baghdad/Xinhua/UNI: The US forces on Sunday attacked five bases of Kata'ib Hezbollah (KH) in Iraq and Syria in response to repeated attacks by KH against US-led coalition forces in Iraq, a US military statement said.
Somali, US forces kill senior al-Shabab militant
Dec 30, 2019, at 10:19 am
Mogadishu/Xinhua/UNI: Somali and US forces conducted an airstrike in southern region on Sunday, killing a senior al-Shabab terrorist, a government official said.
Catastrophic bushfire warnings issued again for South Australia
Dec 30, 2019, at 10:13 am
Canberra/Xinhua/UNI: South Australia (SA) has been warned to prepare for catastrophic bushfire conditions for the third time in 10 days.
New Year's fireworks cancelled in Australian capital amid bushfire crisis
Dec 30, 2019, at 10:11 am
Canberra/Xinhua/UNI: Australia's capital city has cancelled its planned New Year's Eve fireworks displays on account of high bushfire risk.
Over 30,000 forced to flee Australia's Gippsland Valley as bushfires rage
Dec 30, 2019, at 10:03 am
Sydney/Xinhua/UNI: Over 30,000 people had been told to evacuate Australia's East Gippsland region before 9 a.m. local time on Monday, as soaring temperatures and high winds are expected to fan the flames of three enormous wildfires which have already burnt through 130,000 hectares of forest.
Guterres's message for 2020: In world of turmoil, youth are its ‘greatest source’ of hope
Dec 30, 2019, at 09:15 am
New York/IBNS: As the world enters 2020 with “uncertainty and insecurity all around”, the United Nations chief maintained that the world’s young people are its "greatest source” of hope.
Continued airstrikes in western Libya ‘utterly unacceptable’, says UN mission chief
Dec 30, 2019, at 09:07 am
New York/IBNS: The top United Nations official in Libya has condemned recent airstrikes targeting civilian installations that left at least three people dead and several others injured.
Terrorists Attacked Syrian Forces' Positions Twice in Idlib Province - Russian Military
Dec 29, 2019, at 10:43 pm
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: Terrorists attacked Syrian forces in the northwestern province of Idlib two times, and approximately 50 militants were involved in the attacks each time, Maj. Gen. Yuri Borenkov, the head of the Russian Center for Syrian reconciliation, said on Saturday.
20 bodies recovered after boat accident in central DR Congo
Dec 29, 2019, at 10:40 pm
Kinshasa/Xinhua/UNI: At least 20 bodies have been recovered from a boat accident taking place late Monday in Kasai province of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), local authorities said.
UN Secretary-General condemns ‘horrendous’ Somalia car bomb attack
Dec 29, 2019, at 03:48 pm
New York/IBNS: Perpetrators behind the deadly terrorist attack in Somalia on Saturday must be brought to justice, the UN Secretary-General has said.
Tropical Cyclone Sarai in Fiji leaves 1 killed, over 2,500 evacuated: Disaster Management
Dec 29, 2019, at 08:42 am
Moscow/Sputnik: An 18-year old male student marked the first fatality of tropical cyclone Sarai in Fiji, while another unidentified person sustained injured and more than 2,500 others have been evacuated across the country, the National Disaster Management Office (NDMO) said.
20 bodies recovered after boat accident in central DR Congo
Dec 29, 2019, at 08:33 am
Kinshasa/Xinhua: At least 20 bodies have been recovered from a boat accident taking place late Monday in Kasai province of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), local authorities said.
Somalia: Car bomb blast rocks Mogadishu, 60 killed
Dec 28, 2019, at 04:04 pm
Mogadishu/IBNS: At least 60 people were killed as a suicide car bomb blast rocked Somalia's capital city Mogadishu on Saturday, media reports said.
Islamic State claims responsibility for deadly attacks in Northern Burkina Faso - Reports
Dec 28, 2019, at 08:16 am
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: Islamic State terrorist organization (banned in Russia) claimed responsibility for the recent attacks in Burkina Faso that took dozens of lives, Reuters news agency reported on Friday, citing the organization's statement.
Kyrgyz President extends condolences over plane crash in Kazakhstan
Dec 28, 2019, at 08:00 am
Bishkek/Xinhua/UNI: President of Kyrgyzstan Sooronbai Jeenbekov has expressed condolences to his Kazakh counterpart Kassym-Jomart Tokayev and the people of Kazakhstan in connection with the victims of an airplane crash near Almaty city.
Militants tried to attack Syrian airfield in Hama with drones – Reports
Dec 28, 2019, at 07:55 am
Damascus/Sputnik/UNI: Militants tried to attack a military airfield in the Syrian city of Hama with unmanned aerial vehicles, media reported.
Haiti: Food insecurity expected to rise next year, UN humanitarian agency reports
Dec 28, 2019, at 06:40 am
New York/IBNS: The number of Haitians who do not have sufficient food to eat is expected to surpass four million next year, the UN humanitarian affairs office, OCHA, said on Friday.
Women in Business 'must be knowledgeable and trust their knowledge'
Dec 28, 2019, at 06:23 am
New York/IBNS: Women who set up their own businesses will succeed if they are knowledgeable about their field and “trust their knowledge”; that’s according to the owner of a successful wine bar and store in the city of New Orleans in the United States.
Benjamin Netanyahu wins Likud leadership contest
Dec 27, 2019, at 05:19 pm
Jerusalem/UNI: Israel's embattled Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday scored a "huge win" in a vote that was seen a challenge to his leadership of the Likud party.
Plane crash in Kazakhstan kills 14, 35 injured
Dec 27, 2019, at 12:34 pm
Nur-Sultan/UNI: A Bek Air plane crashed near Kazakhstan's biggest city Almaty shortly after taking off, killing at least 14 people, living 35 injured on Friday, the government said.
French Foreign Ministry Condemns Recent Deadly Terrorist Attacks in Northern Burkina Faso
Dec 27, 2019, at 10:38 am
Paris/Sputnik/UNI: Paris strongly condemns the recent terrorist attacks in Burkina Faso’s northern province of Soum that claimed dozens of lives and wishes soon recovery to all those injured, the Foreign Ministry said on Thursday.