London Mayor Khan thanks citizens who disarmed attacker

Nov 30, 2019, at 01:07 am

London/Sputnik/UNI: London Mayor Sadiq Khan on Friday thanked the citizens who had disarmed and grappled to the ground an attacker on London Bridge before police arrived to the scene.

London Bridge stabbing leaves 2 dead, police treat incident as 'terror-related'

Nov 29, 2019, at 09:56 pm

London/IBNS: At least two died and many were injured in a Friday afternoon stabbing attack at London Bridge, in which police also gunned down the suspect.  A number of people were left injured in the attack, which the police are now treating as "terror act".

Kenya says to lift drone ban in 2020

Nov 29, 2019, at 06:28 pm

Nairobi/Xinhua/UNI: Kenya plans to lift a ban on drones in 2020, the country's aviation regulator said on Friday.

Three jailed for plotting terrorist attack in Melbourne at 2016 Christmas time

Nov 29, 2019, at 06:19 pm

Canberra/Sputnik/UNI: An Australian court has sentenced three men to lengthy prison terms for plotting a terrorist attack at Melbourne's Federation Square during the 2016 Christmas period, Australian media reported on Friday, citing the court ruling.

Pakistan: Lahore rickshaw blast leaves 10 hurt 

Nov 29, 2019, at 06:00 pm

Lahore/IBNS: At least 10 people were hurt as an explosion occurred in a rickshaw in Pakistani city of Lahore on Friday, media reports said.

Bangladesh: Security forces arrest 3 Allahr Dal militants

Nov 29, 2019, at 03:40 pm

Dhaka/IBNS:  Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) officials have arrested three alleged members of banned militant organization Allahr Dal from Bangladesh's  Chuadanga district, media reports said.

Afghanistan: Premature car bomb explosion leaves 13 hurt

Nov 29, 2019, at 03:32 pm

Kabul/IBNS: At least 13 people were hurt as a Taliban planted car bomb went off prematurely in a residential area in northern Sar-e Pul province of Afghanistan, media reports said on Friday.

Saudi Arabia releases 3 detained journalists amid international pressure - Rights Group

Nov 29, 2019, at 10:40 am

Doha/Sputnik/UNI: Saudi authorities have released three detained activists amid international pressure and media coverage of recent arrests, local human rights organization ALQST said on Thursday.

At Least 27 protesters shot dead, 152 others wounded in escalating Iraqi unrest - Reports

Nov 29, 2019, at 10:35 am

Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: At least 27 demonstrators have been shot dead and 152 others had been injured amid increasing protest violence in the south of Iraq and the country’s capital of Baghdad, media reported, citing sources.

Turkey to deport 11 French IS suspects: minister

Nov 29, 2019, at 10:30 am

Ankara/Xinhua/UNI: Turkey will deport 11 French national Islamic State (IS) suspects to their home country next month, said Turkish Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu on Thursday.

Donald Trump makes surprise visit to Afghanistan, meets Afghan President

Nov 29, 2019, at 10:18 am

Kabul/UNI: US President Donald Trump paid a surprise visit to Afghanistan on Thursday evening, meeting with his Afghan counterpart Mohammad Ashraf Ghani and spending Thanksgiving with U.S. troops stationed in the country.

Armed groups kill Ebola health workers in eastern DR Congo

Nov 29, 2019, at 09:56 am

New York/IBNS: Deadly night-time attacks by armed groups have once again claimed the lives of frontline healthworkers helping to confront the deadly Ebola virus in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday.

Zimbabwe facing man-made starvation, says UN expert

Nov 29, 2019, at 09:41 am

New York/IBNS: Man-made starvation is “slowly making its way into Zimbabwe” and most households in the country are unable to obtain enough food to meet their basic needs, Hilal Elver, Special Rapporteur on the right to food, declared on Thursday.

Afghanistan: Kabul Police EOD team defuse bomb planted close to a school

Nov 29, 2019, at 09:30 am

Kabul/IBNS:  The Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team defused an improvised explosive device that was planted by suspected terrorists in Afghanistan capital city Kabul, media reports said.

WHO working to save lives following powerful earthquake in Albania

Nov 28, 2019, at 06:03 pm

New York/IBNS: Staff from the World Health Organization (WHO) are assisting authorities in Albania following an earthquake which killed at least 25 people and left more than 650 injured.

Internet Forum: Prioritize technologies most needed for sustainable development

Nov 28, 2019, at 06:02 pm

New York/IBNS: It is “critical” to prioritize technologies that are most needed for sustainable development, a high-level UN official told the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) on Wednesday in Berlin.

270 million people are migrants, who send home a staggering $689 billion

Nov 28, 2019, at 06:01 pm

New York/IBNS: The number of international migrants in 2019 is now estimated at 270 million and the top destination remains the United States, at nearly 51 million, the UN migration agency said on Wednesday.

UN commemorates International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People

Nov 28, 2019, at 05:59 pm

New York/IBNS: The United Nations has underlined its unwavering commitment to the Palestinian people in their ongoing struggle to achieve self-determination, independence and sovereignty.

Trump signs bill to ban export of crowd control weapons to Hong Kong Police - White House

Nov 28, 2019, at 11:36 am

Washington/Sputnik/UNI: US President Donald Trump signed into law legislation that bans the export of crowd control weapons to Hong Kong police and supports human rights in the city, the White House said in a statement.

TikTok reinstates US teenager's account banned for speaking on Uighurs

Nov 28, 2019, at 11:31 am

Beijing/UNI: China based social media video app TikTok on Thursday apologised to a US teenager after the user's clip criticising the country's treatment of its minority ethnic group--Uighur Muslims went viral on internet.

Chinese Foreign Ministry threatens to retaliate against US over Hong Kong rights act

Nov 28, 2019, at 11:28 am

Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: China’s Foreign Ministry on Thursday threatened it would retaliate against the United States in the wake of US President Donald Trump’s move to sign into law a bill that supports human rights amid mass protests in China’s Hong Kong special administrative region.

US: Gunman shoots 2 before injuring himself in Washington state

Nov 27, 2019, at 05:14 pm

San Francisco/Xinhua/UNI: A gunman shot two people in an elementary school parking lot in Vancouver in the US state of Washington, the Clark County Sheriff's Office said on Wednesday.

Twenty-six Palestinians injured in clashes with Israeli forces in West Bank - Red Crescent

Nov 27, 2019, at 05:08 pm

Gaza/Tel Aviv/Sputnik/UNI:  Twenty-six Palestinians were injured in the early hours of Wednesday during clashes with the Israeli armed forces near Joseph’s Tomb, located on the outskirts of the northern West Bank city of Nablus, Palestine Red Crescent’s spokeswoman, Erab Al Fuqaha said.

Dhaka cafe attack: Anti-terrorism court sentences seven to death

Nov 27, 2019, at 04:27 pm

Dhaka/IBNS: An Anti-terrorism tribunal court in Bangladesh on Wednesday awarded death sentence to seven convicts in the 2016 Dhaka cafe attack which had claimed 22 lives, media reports said.

Kabul crime: Police arrest 21 people

Nov 27, 2019, at 03:27 pm

Kabul/IBNS: The Kabul Police have arrested 21 people from the Afghanistan capital city in connection with different criminal activities, media reports said.

UN working to prevent attacks on civilians in eastern DR Congo

Nov 27, 2019, at 10:42 am

New York/IBNS:Peacekeepers from the UN Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) were conducting extensive patrols in the east of the country on Tuesday, one day after demonstrators set fire to buildings to protest lack of civilian protection in the face of attacks by armed groups.

Seventeen civilians killed in car explosion near Syrian city of Ras Al-Ayn - Ankara

Nov 27, 2019, at 10:36 am

Ankara/Sputnik: The Turkish Defense Ministry said on Tuesday that 17 civilians were killed with over 20 others injured in a car explosion staged by Kurdish fighters, considered as terrorists by Ankara, near the city of Ras al-Ayn in northeastern Syria.

Shooting outside elementary school in Vancouver leaves 2 injured - Police

Nov 27, 2019, at 10:29 am

Washington/Sputnik/UNI: Two people were injured in a shooting outside the Sarah J. Anderson Elementary School in Vancouver, Washington, the Clark County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement.

Seven Russians in grave condition after bus collides with truck in Dominican Republic –Reports

Nov 27, 2019, at 10:20 am

Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: Seven of the Russian tourists injured in the road accident in the Dominican Republic that occurred when a bus collided with a truck are in grave condition, the Dominican Listin Diario reports.

Courage of terrorism survivors underlines ‘urgency’ of UN Investigative Team’s work in Iraq

Nov 27, 2019, at 10:10 am

New York/IBNS: The leader of the special UN Investigation Team probing crimes committed by ISIL terrorists in Iraq, said on Tuesday that the courage being demonstrated by survivors coming forward “serves to underline the urgency” they need to carry on with their work.