Taliban terrorists kill Afghanistan scholar Aziz Ahmad Panjshiri
Nov 08, 2019, at 09:31 am
Kabul/IBNS: Suspected Taliban terrorists have killed a scholar from Afghanistan while he was travelling from Baghlan to northern Kunduz province, media reports said.
Afghanistan: ISIS fighters disguised as women arrested
Nov 08, 2019, at 09:20 am
Kabul/IBNS: Security forces in Afghanistan have arrested four ISIS Khurasan militants who had disguised as women and were attempting to escape the operations in Nangarhar province in the country, media report said on Thursday.
‘Everyone needs to do more’ to help suffering Venezuelans, says UN Emergency Relief Coordinator
Nov 07, 2019, at 01:21 pm
New York/IBNS; “Ordinary women, men and children face overwhelming challenges” just to survive in Venezuela today, UN Emergency Relief Coordinator Mark Lowcock said on Wednesday in the capital, Caracas.
Palestine refugee agency chief resigns amidst mismanagement probe
Nov 07, 2019, at 01:18 pm
New York/IBNS:The Commissioner-General for the UN relief and works agency serving Palestine refugees, UNRWA, resigned on Wednesday, hours after the UN announced preliminary findings of an investigation into misconduct allegations.
Nov 07, 2019, at 01:04 pm
New York/IBNS: Libya remains entangled in a “cycle of violence, atrocities and impunity”, International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda told the UN Security Council on Wednesday, nearly a decade since the Court began its work in the country.
Step up action to protect the planet during wartime: UN environment chief
Nov 07, 2019, at 12:58 pm
New York/IBNS: Greater action is needed to protect the environment during wartime if the world is to realize the goal of a more sustainable future for all people and the planet, the head of the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) warned on Wednesday.
One killed in militant shelling of Syria's northwestern city of Aleppo - Reports
Nov 07, 2019, at 08:51 am
Damascus/Sputnik/UNI: Militants have shelled several districts of Syria's northwestern city of Aleppo, national media reported, adding that one civilian was killed and several others were injured in the attack.
IS militants detained in Tajikistan admit preparing terror attacks - Security Committee
Nov 06, 2019, at 06:18 pm
Dushanbe/Sputnik/UNI: The people who have staged at attack on the border crossing checkpoint at the Tajik-Uzbek border are members of the Islamic State terrorist group (IS, banned in Russia), and they have admitted preparing to stage terror attacks, a representative of the Tajik State Committee for National Security told Sputnik on Wednesday.
Bangladesh: M Morshed Khan quits BNP
Nov 06, 2019, at 05:09 pm
Dhaka/IBNS: Citing personal reasons, former foreign minister of Bangladesh M Morshed Khan has quit Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) party.
Afghanistan: Explosion in Kapisa kills 1 soldier
Nov 06, 2019, at 04:44 pm
Kabul/IBNS: At least one Afghanistan soldier was killed as an explosion hit Kapisa area of the country on Tuesday, media reports said.
At least 97 killed in 2nd wave of protests in Iraq: UNAMI
Nov 06, 2019, at 03:54 pm
Baghdad/IBNS: The United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) on Wednesday said demonstration-related violence which hit Iraq from Oct 25 to Nov 4 caused at least 97 deaths and thousands of injuries in the country.
Fifteen killed in attack on security checkpoint in Thailand - Reports
Nov 06, 2019, at 10:20 am
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: Fifteen people were killed in an armed attack on a security checkpoint in central Thailand's Muang district, media reported Wednesday.
U.S. sanctions 5 Venezuelan officials
Nov 06, 2019, at 10:17 am
Washington/Xinhua/UNI: The U.S. government said on Tuesday that it had imposed sanctions on five current officials of Venezuela, the latest move to pressure Maduro government.
Yemen agreement to end southern power struggle 'important step' towards peace: UN Special Envoy
Nov 06, 2019, at 10:14 am
New York/IBNS: The top UN official in Yemen has welcomed an agreement to end infighting between the Government and separatist allies in the south of the country, known as the Southern Transitional Council, signed on Tuesday in Saudi Arabia.
International community urged to deliver on promise for better future for Bosnia and Herzegovina
Nov 06, 2019, at 10:10 am
New York/IBNS: Current trends and public pronouncements by some political leaders in Bosnia and Herzegovina indicate an effort to roll back reforms implemented since the end of the Balkan wars two decades ago, the UN Security Council heard on Tuesday.
UN policewoman recognized for ‘speaking up and speaking out’ on behalf of the vulnerable
Nov 06, 2019, at 10:04 am
New York/IBNS: At the core of peacekeeping lies the notion of shared responsibility, the UN peacekeeping chief said on Tuesday, presenting this year’s award for Female Police Officer of the Year, to a woman who “has made a career of speaking up and speaking out on behalf of all vulnerable populations”.
US-China trade war is a ‘lose-lose’ situation for them and the world, warn UN economists
Nov 06, 2019, at 10:00 am
New York/IBNS: The trade tariff spat between China and the United States has been a “lose-lose” situation for both countries and the wider world and it is likely to deteriorate unless a deal is reached, UN economists said on Tuesday.
Nearly two million Cameroonians face humanitarian emergency: UNICEF
Nov 06, 2019, at 09:45 am
New York/IBNS: Ongoing violence in Cameroon’s northwest and southwest has created a fast-growing humanitarian emergency now affecting some 1.9 million people, a “15-fold increase since 2017”, UN humanitarians said on Tuesday.
China, Pakistan agrees on further cooperation over CPEC
Nov 06, 2019, at 08:47 am
Islamabad/Xinhua/UNI: China and Pakistan have agreed here to further their cooperation in different fields under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) during the ninth Joint Cooperation Committee (JCC) meeting of CPEC.
US to withdraw from Paris climate accord
Nov 05, 2019, at 10:32 pm
Washington/UNI: The Trump administration notified the international community on Monday that it plans to officially withdraw from the Paris climate accord, as other countries expressed regret and disappointment at the move.
Man arrested by FBI in alleged plot to kill Jews in Colorado
Nov 05, 2019, at 05:22 pm
Denever, the United States, Nov 5 (Xinhua/UNI) A 27-year-old man who repeatedly espoused anti-Semitic views has been arrested by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in a plot to bomb a historic Jewish synagogue in the US state of Colorado, the FBI said Monday.
IS militants flee Syria to uncontrolled mountainous areas in northern Iraq - Reports
Nov 05, 2019, at 05:20 pm
Moscow, Nov 5 (Sputnik/UNI) Militants of the Islamic State terrorist group (IS, banned in Russia) are fleeing Syria and moving to ungoverned areas in northern Iraq, media reported, citing US military and commanders of the Kurdish Peshmerga forces in the region, who also hint at the threat of the re-emergence of the self-proclaimed "caliphate."
Nov 05, 2019, at 05:09 pm
New York/IBNS: The road ahead “will not be easy” for the Horn of Africa, UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed said on Monday, briefing the Security Council on her Joint Solidarity Mission with the African Union (AU) at the end of October.
Narayanganj building collapse: Body of missing boy recovered
Nov 05, 2019, at 04:28 pm
Dhaka/IBNS: Fire service workers in Bangladesh have recovered the body of a missing boy from the debris of the four-storey under-construction building that collapsed inNarayanganj area two days ago, media reports said.
Roadside bomb kills 1 soldier, wounds 3 in Afghan eastern Khost city
Nov 05, 2019, at 04:02 pm
Khost, Afghanistan, Nov 5 (Xinhua/UNI) One soldier was killed and three others sustained injuries as a roadside bomb struck a military vehicle of national army in Khost city of eastern Khost province on Tuesday, an army spokesman in the province said.
UNICEF urges governments to repatriate thousands of foreign children stranded in northeast Syria
Nov 05, 2019, at 10:39 am
New York/IBNS: The head of the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) is appealing for countries to repatriate scores of foreign children who are stranded in northeast Syria in the wake of the Turkish-launched offensive which began last month.
US Senator calls on whistleblower in Trump-Ukraine scandal to speak in Congress
Nov 05, 2019, at 10:16 am
Washington/Sputnik/UNI: United States Senator from Kentucky Rand Paul called on the whistleblower, who incited the ongoing impeachment into US President Donald Trump, to speak publicly in Congress and the media to reveal his name.
China hopes RCEP trade deal to be signed, entered into force soon - Xi Jinping
Nov 05, 2019, at 09:55 am
Shanghai/Sputnik/UNI: China hopes that the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) agreement, the biggest free trade agreement in Asia, will be signed and will come into force as soon as possible, Chinese President Xi Jinping said Tuesday at the opening ceremony of the second China International Import Expo (CIIE) in Shanghai.
Over 150 people injured in Monday protests in Baghdad – Human Rights Watchdog
Nov 05, 2019, at 09:39 am
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: More than 150 people were injured and three more killed on Monday during the protests in the Iraqi capital of Baghdad, the Iraqi Independent High Commission for Human Rights (IHCHR) said.
Turkish authorities capture IS leader Baghdadi's sister, her family - Reports
Nov 05, 2019, at 08:49 am
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: Turkish authorities have detained the leader of the Islamic State terrorist group (IS, banned in Russia) Abu Bakr Baghdadi's older sister and her family in northern Syria, media reported, citing senior Turkish official.