Iraq witnesses violent protests, 93 dead
Oct 05, 2019, at 09:19 pm
Baghdad: The ongoing agitation in Iraq, which is going on for the past four days, has claimed 93 lives so far, media reports said.
Iraq: 93 die in anti-govt protests, around 4000 injured
Oct 05, 2019, at 05:59 pm
Baghdad, Oct 5 (UNI): The ongoing agitation in the oil-rich country has refused to die, even after claiming 93 lives and leaving around 4,000 people wounded in the last four days, an official said here on Saturday.
Gunmen abduct British man, Filipino wife in southern Philippines
Oct 05, 2019, at 10:07 am
Manila (Xinhua/UNI) Unidentified gunmen on Friday evening abducted a British and his Filipino wife in Zamboanga del Sur province in the southern Philippines.
Anti-terrorism prosecutor takes over probe into Paris police HQ knife attack
Oct 05, 2019, at 10:05 am
Paris (Xinhua/UNI) The counter-terrorism unit of the Paris prosecutor's office on Friday took over the investigation into the deadly knife attack in Paris police headquarters, according to local media.
Sri Lankan court rejects legal challenge over presidential candidate's citizenship
Oct 05, 2019, at 10:02 am
Colombo (Xinhua/UNI) A Sri Lankan court on Friday dismissed a legal case challenging presidential candidate Gotabaya Rajapaksa's Sri Lankan citizenship, thereby allowing him to contest the upcoming presidential polls.
EU rejects UK’s request for weekend talks on Brexit amid looming deadline - Reports
Oct 05, 2019, at 09:56 am
Moscow (Sputnik/UNI) The European Union has rejected the United Kingdom’s request for the talks on the UK withdrawal from the bloc to be held over the weekend just several weeks ahead of the Brexit deadline, media have reported, citing EU sources.
UN expresses concern following wave of street protests in Iraq and elsewhere
Oct 05, 2019, at 08:51 am
New York: The United Nations is urging authorities in Iraq to allow citizens to exercise their right to freedom of expression after the security forces opened fire on mass anti-government protests which began earlier this week.
UN commits to help Pacific island agriculture adapt and survive climate crisis
Oct 05, 2019, at 08:33 am
New York: The UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) pledged on Friday to work hand in hand with the people of the Pacific to improve nutrition, and mitigate the worst effects of climate change, which pose an existential threat to many island nations across the region.
Pakistani gov't denies rumours about Prime Minister meeting with Taliban - Reports
Oct 04, 2019, at 07:29 pm
Moscow, Oct 4 (Sputnik/UNI) The Pakistani authorities have rebuffed media allegations that there was a meeting between Prime Minister Imran Khan and the Taliban leadership, local media reported on Friday.
Hong Kong protests: Face mask banned as Carrie Lam invokes Emergency powers
Oct 04, 2019, at 07:03 pm
Hong Kong: Announcing imposition of some Emergency powers, Hong Kong's chief executive Carrie Lam has invoked a colonial-era law to ban use of face masks by anti-government pro-democracy protesters.
Bangladesh's top fugitive criminal arrested from Dubai
Oct 04, 2019, at 06:58 pm
Dhaka: In a major development, Bangladeshi top-listed fugitive criminal Zeesan has been arrested in Dubai, media reports said on Friday.
Pak Foreign Minister Qureshi loses cool when asked about nations backing them on Kashmir
Oct 04, 2019, at 11:18 am
Islamabad: Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has recently lost his cool when he was asked on a television show about the names of 58 nations which his Prime Minister Imran Khan claimed to have been backing them at the United Nations Human Rights Commission, media reports said.
Iraqi officers liquidate IS terrorists who blocked off road amid protests – Press Service
Oct 04, 2019, at 10:21 am
Baghdad, Oct 4 (Sputnik/UNI) Members of the Islamic State terror organization (banned in Russia) blocked off a road between the Iraqi capital of Baghdad and the city of Samarra amid anti-government protests in the country, the press service of the Iraqi security service said on Friday, adding that security officers subsequently liquidated the group.
Saudi national gets over 12 years for lying about Al-Qaeda camp - US Justice Dept
Oct 04, 2019, at 10:18 am
Washington, Oct 4 (Sputnik/UNI) A US court sentenced a Saudi national to more than 12 years in prison for lying to the FBI about attending a training camp in Afghanistan that was run by the al-Qaeda terrorist group (outlawed in Russia), the Justice Department said in a statement.
Can we feed the world and ensure no one goes hungry?
Oct 04, 2019, at 10:14 am
New York: Enough food is produced today to feed everyone on the planet, but hunger is on the rise in some parts of the world, and some 821 million people are considered to be “chronically undernourished”. What steps are being taken to ensure that everyone, worldwide, receives sufficient food?
Security Council must seize 'golden opportunity' for stability in Great Lakes region: UN envoy
Oct 04, 2019, at 10:07 am
New York: The international community must step up efforts to end instability around Africa’s Great Lakes so that millions there can benefit from its riches, the UN Special Envoy for the region told the Security Council on Thursday.
UN’s Guterres: Broad climate ‘movement’ has begun, but there’s a long way to go
Oct 04, 2019, at 10:05 am
New York: When it comes to the climate emergency, “we have a long way to go. But the movement has begun,” UN Secretary-General António Guterres declared in a widely-distributed opinion piece on Thursday, reaffirming his concern over the threats posed by a warming world, unless more urgent action is taken.
Oct 04, 2019, at 09:59 am
New York: The Somalia Partnership Forum concluded on Wednesday in the capital Mogadishu, with attendees - including the UN Special Representative for the country - taking stock of progress made, while also noting remaining challenges and agreeing on a set of priorities moving forward.
France: Four killed in Paris police HQ knife attack
Oct 04, 2019, at 09:49 am
Paris: A knife attack by an employee left three officers and one administrative worker killed at police headquarters in Paris city of France, media reports said on Friday.
Bangladesh: Police arrest leader of banned terror outfit HuJi who had met Osama Bin Laden
Oct 04, 2019, at 09:34 am
Dhaka: Bangladesh Police have arrested a leader of the banned militant outfit Harkat-ul Jihad al-Islami Bangladesh or HuJI-B, media reports said.
Paris: Four police officers stabbed to death in knife attack
Oct 03, 2019, at 07:50 pm
Paris, Oct 3 (IBNS): At least four officers at the police headquarters in central Paris was stabbed to death with a knife by a man on Thursday, media reports said.
'Tenacious' Kyrgyz lawyer and statelessness champion, wins prestigious UNHCR prize
Oct 03, 2019, at 10:23 am
New York: A rights lawyer who took to horseback to help more than 10,000 stateless people gain nationality in Kyrgystan after the break-up of the Soviet Union, has been awarded the UN refugee agency’s prestigious 2019 Nansen Refugee Award.
Bangladesh: Police arrest 45 Rohingyas from Chittagong
Oct 02, 2019, at 05:31 pm
Dhaka: Bangladesh police have arrested 45 Rohingyas from Sonaichhari union under Sitakunda upazila in Chittagong area of the country, media reports said on Wednesday.
Taliban delegation to visit Islamabad on Wednesday amid stalled peace talks: Spokesman
Oct 02, 2019, at 05:14 pm
Kabul, Oct 2 (Sputnik/UNI) A high-level Taliban delegation is due to visit Pakistan's capital, Islamabad, on Wednesday as part of its tour that includes Russia, China and Iran after the group's peace talks with the United States broke off last month, a Taliban spokesman said.
Five IS militants killed in drone strikes in E Afghanistan
Oct 02, 2019, at 04:34 pm
Jalalabad, Afghanistan, Oct 2 (Xinhua) At least five Islamic State (IS) militants have been killed in NATO-led coalition drone strikes in Afghanistan's eastern Nangarhar province, the provincial government said Wednesday.
Afghanistan: Roadside bomb explosion leaves eight people wounded or killed
Oct 02, 2019, at 04:05 pm
Kabul: At least eight civilians, including a woman, were killed or wounded as a roadside bomb explosion hit Kapisa province of Afghanistan on Tuesday, media reports said.
South Africa: About 400 Bangladeshis murdered in 4 years
Oct 02, 2019, at 03:51 pm
Dhaka, Oct 2 (UNI) According to a recent report, more than 400 Bangladeshis have been murdered in South Africa over the past four years because of business and personal disputes within the community.
Countries urged to make ‘digital world’ safer for children
Oct 02, 2019, at 10:06 am
New York: Rising Internet connectivity has the potential to transform children’s lives for the better, but also makes them vulnerable to sexual abuse, online harassment and bullying, recruitment by extremist groups, and other risks, according to a new UN-backed report published on Tuesday.
Athens urged to fast track asylum seekers amid island shelters crisis – UNHCR
Oct 02, 2019, at 10:01 am
New York: A spike in the number of refugees reaching Greek island reception centres is likely to worsen the situation in already “dangerously overcrowded” facilities there, the UN refugee agency said on Tuesday.
Kabul Police arrest man for murdering his father
Oct 02, 2019, at 09:22 am
Kabul: The police have arrested a man for allegedly killing his own father in Afghanistan's Kabul city, media reports said.