A staggering one-in-three women, experience physical, sexual abuse
Nov 25, 2019, at 09:39 am
New York/IBNS: Violence against women and girls is among the most widespread, and devastating human rights violations in the world, but much it is often unreported due to impunity, shame and gender inequality, the UN highlighted ahead of Monday’s World Day to stamp out abuse of women and girls.
UN agencies ramp up Somalia measles and polio campaign
Nov 25, 2019, at 09:24 am
New York/IBNS: A campaign to vaccinate some 1.7 million children in Somalia was launched on Sunday by the country’s government, in partnership with the World Health Organization (WHO) and the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF).
Gas explosion cracks open portion of road in Dhaka
Nov 25, 2019, at 09:15 am
Dhaka/IBNS: A gas explosion in Bangladesh's Mirpur area cracked a portion of a road wide open, media reports said.
Afghanistan: Blast in Kabul leaves 1 foreign national dead
Nov 25, 2019, at 09:06 am
Kabul/IBNS: A blast in Afghanistan's Kabul city on Sunday left one foreign national killed, media reports said.
Two found dead in France following heavy storms, floods- Reports
Nov 24, 2019, at 10:02 pm
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: Two people were found dead in separate locations in southeastern France after storms and floods battered the region, media reported on Sunday.
Death toll in southern Iraq's protests rises to 6, over 140 injured - Source
Nov 24, 2019, at 09:46 pm
Baghdad/Sputnik/UNI: The death toll in Sunday'protests in Iraq's southern cities of Basra and Nasiriyah has risen to six, with over 140 people sustaining injuries, a source from the regional commission on human rights told Sputnik.
Benjamin Netanyahu calls on all countries to apply more pressure on Iran, support Israel
Nov 24, 2019, at 09:44 pm
Tel Aviv/Sputnik/UNI: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday called on all countries that want to achieve peace in the region to apply pressure on Iran and to support Israel in its efforts in countering Iran’s regional influence.
Bangladesh: Balcony collapses in Chandpur leaving 44 madrasa students hurt
Nov 24, 2019, at 07:46 pm
Dhaka/IBNS: The balcony of an abandoned building in Bangladesh's Chandpur area on Saturday collapsed and left 44 madrasa students hurt, media reports said.
Iraq boosts security on Syrian border to prevent IS Terrorist Infiltration: Reports
Nov 24, 2019, at 06:48 pm
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: Iraqi border guards along the Iraqi-Syrian frontier have increased security measures to prevent terrorists from finding their way into the country, national media reported.
DR Congo: Plane crash leaves 24 dead
Nov 24, 2019, at 06:38 pm
Goma/IBNS: A plane crash in Goma city of DR Congo on Sunday left at least 24 people dead, media reports said.
Afghanistan: Security forces foil bid to detonate multiple IEDs in Khost
Nov 24, 2019, at 04:55 pm
Kabul/IBNS: Afghanistan security forces have thwarted militants bid to detonate multiple Improvised Explosive Devices in South-eastern Khost province of the country, media reports said.
Magnitude 6.3 quake rocks Alaska in US
Nov 24, 2019, at 12:25 pm
Juneau, Alaska/UNI: A 6.3 magnitude quake jolted the Andrean of Islands here in the wee hours of Sunday morning, according to the US Geological Survey.
Bolivian chamber of deputies passes bill on holding general elections
Nov 24, 2019, at 08:36 am
Mexico City/Sputnik: The Bolivian lower house of parliament, the Chamber of Deputies, passed a bill on Saturday to annul Evo Morales’ victory in the October 20 vote and call new presidential and parliamentary elections.
About 180 riot leaders detained in Iran: Reports
Nov 24, 2019, at 08:18 am
Tehran/Sputnik: Iranian law enforcement forces have detained and identified about 180 leaders of the recent anti-government riots, country's state-run media reported on Saturday.
Three killed due to bomb launched at police station in southern Colombia - Reports
Nov 23, 2019, at 07:04 pm
Mexico City/Sputnik/UNI: Three people were killed and at least 10 were injured as a result of explosive devices being launched at a police station in Colombia's southwestern Cauca province from a truck, media reported.
Bangladesh: Police detain 15 suspected members of Hizb ut-Tahrir terror group
Nov 23, 2019, at 04:46 pm
Dhaka/Chittagong/IBNS: Bangladesh police have detained 15 suspected members of banned terror outfit Hizb ut-Tahrir in Chittagong, media reports said on Saturday.
Afghanistan: Explosion in Kapisa leaves three killed
Nov 23, 2019, at 04:15 pm
Kabul/IBNS: An explosion in Afghanistan's Kapisa province on Saturday left at least three civilians killed, media reports said.
Syrian Constitutional Committee a ‘sign of hope’: UN envoy tells Security Council
Nov 23, 2019, at 08:09 am
New York/IBNS: The launch of the Syrian Constitutional Committee could be a “door-opener” to finally providing a solution to the country’s brutal conflict, UN Special Envoy Geir Pedersen said on Friday in a briefing to the Security Council.
Independent rights experts sound alarm at Iran protest crackdown, internet blackout
Nov 23, 2019, at 07:43 am
New York/IBNS: Reports of killed and maimed demonstrators, and a continuing nationwide internet shutdown in Iran’s now week-long protests are of “grave concern”, and the Government and authorities must ensure rights of expression and opinion are protected, a UN group of independent experts said on Friday.
Ebola in DR Congo: New transmission chain risks reversing major gains
Nov 23, 2019, at 07:36 am
New York/IBNS: Amid multiple deadly attacks on civilians by armed groups in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), an Ebola death “unlinked to any chain of transmission” risks reversing major gains against the epidemic, which is now down to just a handful of cases, a top UN medic said on Friday.
Nov 23, 2019, at 07:24 am
Washington/IBNS: Samsung Heavy Industries Company Limited (Samsung Heavy Industries), a South Korea-based engineering company that provides shipbuilding, offshore platform construction, and other construction and engineering services, has agreed to pay total penalties of more than $75 million to resolve the government’s investigation into violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) arising out of a scheme to pay millions of dollars in bribes to officials in Brazil.
Trump proposes raising minimum age for purchasing E-cigarettes to 21 amid Vaping crisis
Nov 23, 2019, at 07:01 am
Washington/Sputnik/UNI: President Donald Trump has proposed raising the minimum age for the purchase of e-cigarette products in the United States to 21 amid the health epidemic caused by the so-called vaping products.
Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau condemns violence at anti-Israel protest in Toronto
Nov 23, 2019, at 06:56 am
Toronto/ Sputnik/UNI: The violence that took place at an anti-Israel demonstration in Toronto this week was shocking and unacceptable, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said in a statement.
Bangladesh: Road mishap leaves nine people killed
Nov 23, 2019, at 06:40 am
Dhaka/IBNS: A microbus and a bus collided on Bangladesh's Dhaka-Mawa Highway in Munshiganj area and left nine people killed, media reports said.
Turkey arrests senior IS member behind bomb attacks in 20 countries
Nov 23, 2019, at 06:28 am
Ankara/Xinhua/UNI: Turkey has arrested and is now interrogating Ebu Cihad al-Din al-Nasir Ubeyde, a senior Islamic State (IS) member, codenamed Yusuf Huda, who is behind the attacks in 20 countries, the Turkish Interior Minister said.
Hong Kong prepares to hold District Council Election despite raging protests
Nov 22, 2019, at 07:26 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: The special administrative region of Hong Kong, which has been plunged into political and social unrest for the past six months over a controversial extradition bill that was officially withdrawn in October, will hold the District Council Ordinary Election on Nov 24 for the sixth District Councils of Hong Kong.
Bangladesh: Security officials arrest suspected JMB terroristsÂ
Nov 22, 2019, at 04:21 pm
Dhaka/IBNS: Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) have arrested three suspected Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) members from Bangladesh's Chapainawabganj area, media reports said on Friday.
Afghanistan President accepts Donald Trump's invitation to visit US
Nov 22, 2019, at 03:55 pm
Kabul/IBNS: Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani has accepted US President Donald Trump's invitation to visit the US, the ARG Presidential Palace confirmed on Friday.
BUET expels 26 students charged with Abrar murder
Nov 22, 2019, at 03:36 pm
Dhaka/UNI: Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) has expelled 26 students, 25 of whom are charged with killing a fellow student Abrar Fahad last month, reported Dhaka Tribune.
BUET expels 26 students charged with Abrar murder
Nov 22, 2019, at 03:12 pm
Dhaka/UNI: Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) has expelled 26 students, 25 of whom are charged with killing a fellow student Abrar Fahad last month, reported Dhaka Tribune.