None can destroy Awami League: Bangladesh PM
Jun 24, 2019, at 07:20 pm
Dhaka, Jun 24 (UNI) Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday described Bangladesh Awami League as one of the well-organised political parties in the subcontinent and expressed her firm confidence that none could destroy the organisation.
Afghanistan: Security forces kill 70 Taliban militants in past 5 days
Jun 24, 2019, at 06:18 pm
Kabul, Jun 24 (UNI) At least 70 Taliban militants were killed while 23 others sustained injuries in a five-day joint operation launched by Afghan National Defense and Security Forces in Balabulok district of Farah province.
New Zealanders spend 2.77 bln USD online last year
Jun 24, 2019, at 05:17 pm
Wellington, Jun 24 (Xinhua) New Zealanders spent 2.77 billion US dollars online last year, which saw a 16 percent increase comparing to 2.38 billion dollars recorded one year earlier, said New Zealand Post on Monday.
Afghanistan: Gang of armed robbers and bandits busted in Kabul
Jun 24, 2019, at 03:57 pm
Kabul, June 24 (IBNS): Police have busted a gang of armed robbers and bandits from Afghanistan capital Kabul city, media reports said on Monday.
Police kill knife attacker in Russia’s Chechnya
Jun 24, 2019, at 09:56 am
Grozny, June 24 (Sputnik/UNI) A man was shot dead in the main city of Russia’s Chechnya after stabbing two officers, the regional interior ministry told Sputnik. A traffic police officer stopped the suspect who was driving a Hyundai in the center of Grozny at 6:05 p.m. local time and asked for his ID.
Two shootings left 1 dead, 2 injured in Dallas, US
Jun 24, 2019, at 09:54 am
Houston, June 24 (Xinhua/UNI): Two shootings happened Sunday in Dallas, Texas, the United States, left one dead and two injured, local police said.
Yemen's Houthi rebels claim drone attacks on 2 Saudi airports
Jun 24, 2019, at 09:53 am
Sanaa, June 24 (Xinhua/UNI) Yemen's Houthi rebels said that they launched multiple drone strikes on two Saudi regional airports on Sunday, the group's al-Masirah TV reported.
Two wounded in motorcycle explosion in Syria's Qamishli
Jun 24, 2019, at 09:51 am
Damascus, Jun 24 (Xinhua/UNI) At least two people were wounded on Sunday by the explosion of a motorcycle in Syria's northeastern city of Qamishli, state news agency SANA reported.
One killed, 8 wounded in Saudi's Abha airport attack
Jun 24, 2019, at 09:47 am
Riyadh, June 24 (Xinhua/UNI) At least one person was killed and eight others injured in an attack that targeted the Abha International Airport in the southern province of Saudi Arabia on Sunday, Al Arabiya TV reported.
Assassinations in Ethiopia amidst regional ‘coup’ attempt, condemned by UN chief
Jun 24, 2019, at 09:42 am
New York, June 24 (IBNS): The assassination of the chief of staff of the Ethiopian army and killing of a regional governor in what the Government has described as a regional coup attempt, has been condemned by the UN Secretary-General.
Jun 24, 2019, at 09:36 am
New York, June 24 (IBNS): Older generations have “failed to respond properly” to the climate emergency said the UN chief on Sunday, while the young are “stepping up to the challenge” and taking the lead to slow the destructive pace of global warming.
Ethiopian chief of staff killed as result of coup attempt
Jun 23, 2019, at 07:01 pm
Moscow, June 23 (Sputnik/UNI) Ethiopian Chief of Staff, Gen. Seare Mekonnen, was killed during a coup attempt in Addis Ababa, local media reported on Saturday citing Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed.
Iran says to file legal action against US over drone issue
Jun 23, 2019, at 06:58 pm
Tehran, Jun 23 (Xinhua/UNI) Iran will take legal action against the United States for "violating the country's airspace" by its drone, Tasnim news agency quoted an Iranian presidential official as saying on Sunday.
Human trafficking: Rohingya man, among two persons, killed in alleged shootout in Bangladesh
Jun 23, 2019, at 05:50 pm
Dhaka, June 23 (IBNS): A Rohingya man and another person, who are accused in human trafficking cases, have died in a so-called shootout with police in Bangladesh's Cox’s Bazar area, media reports said on Sunday.
Afghanistan: Taliban militant killed while planting a bomb
Jun 23, 2019, at 03:54 pm
Kabul, June 23 (IBNS): A bomb explosion in Afghanistan's Ghazni province left one Taliban terrorist killed, media reports said on Sunday.
Ensure that widows are ‘not left out or left behind’, UN chief urges on International Day
Jun 23, 2019, at 03:46 pm
New York, June 23 (IBNS): On International Widow’s Day, marked on Sunday, UN Secretary-General António Guterres is asking everyone to reflect on the “economic hardship and increased vulnerability” of these bereaved women and ensure “they are not left out or left behind”.
Jun 23, 2019, at 03:39 pm
New York, June 23 (IBNS): Speaking at the end of the first-ever official mission to Venezuela by a UN human rights chief, Michelle Bachelet called on the Government to release all those detained for peacefully protesting and announced that a team from her office would remain in Caracas to monitor the human rights situation.
Ethiopia Army Chief shot, condition unknown
Jun 23, 2019, at 10:36 am
Addis Ababa, Jun 23 (UNI) Ethiopia Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Sunday announced that country's Army Chief of Staff has been shot.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un receives 'excellent' letter from Donald Trump
Jun 23, 2019, at 10:01 am
Pyongyang, Jun 23 (UNI) North Korean leader Kim Jong Un received a personal letter from US President Donald Trump, state media KCNA reported on Sunday adding that the letter has 'excellent content', which the DPRK leader read along with his military read with 'satisfaction'.
Taliban calls visit to China productive
Jun 22, 2019, at 10:35 pm
Kabul, Jun 22 (Sputnik) A recent visit by a Taliban delegation to China was productive, Mawlawi Abdul Salam Hanifi, a member of the group’s Qatari office, said in a voice message aired by Taliban’s radio Shariat on Saturday.
Uzbekistan amends rules for residence permit for foreigners and for guide services
Jun 22, 2019, at 06:15 pm
Tashkent, June 22 (IBNS): Citizens of 111 countries will be allowed to seek resident permits (subject to terms and conditions) in the Republic of Uzbekistan following amendments and additions to the orders issued by the President earlier.
Khiva to become capital of Turkic world in 2020
Jun 22, 2019, at 06:11 pm
Tashkent, June 20 (IBNS): Uzbek city of Khiva will become the capital of the Turkic world in 2020, according to an unanimous decision taken at a meeting of the Ankara-based International Organization of Turkic Culture.
Two foreigners among 13 militants killed in N. Afghanistan
Jun 22, 2019, at 05:31 pm
Maimana, Jun 22 (Xinhua/UNI) Afghanistan's government forces carried out airstrikes killing 13 militants affiliated to the Taliban group including a shadow deputy district chief and two foreign fighters, in northern Faryab province, an official said Saturday.
Four ISIS terrorists killed in Afghanistan
Jun 22, 2019, at 04:49 pm
Kabul, June 22 (IBNS): At least four Islamic State terrorists were killed during an operation conducted by security forces in Afghanistan's Kunar province, media reports said on Saturday.
Jun 22, 2019, at 04:40 pm
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, June 22 (IBNS): Following the decision on Friday of the US Federal Aviation Administration to restrict US airline operations in Iranian-controlled airspace, Etihad Airways said it consulted closely with the UAE General Civil Aviation Authority and other UAE airlines to evaluate the US action.
Pakistan: Bus runs over motorcycle-rickshaw in Punjab's Muzaffargarh district , five killed
Jun 22, 2019, at 04:03 pm
Islamabad, June 22 (IBNS): At least five people were killed as a motorcycle-rickshaw was hit by a speeding bus in Pakistan's Muzaffargarh district on Saturday, media reports said.
Syrian airstrikes target rebel-held areas in Idlib
Jun 22, 2019, at 04:01 pm
Damascus, Jun 22 (Xinhua/UNI) Syrian airstrikes targeted rebel-held areas in the Idlib province in northwestern Syria on Saturday, as part of a military showdown that has been dragging on in that area for 54 days, a war monitor said.
Armed group kills 18 in Nigeria attack
Jun 22, 2019, at 07:42 am
Abuja, June 22 (Xinhua/UNI) At least 18 people were killed and more wounded in the latest attack by an armed group in Nigeria's troubled northwestern state of Zamfara, a national lawmaker and tribal chief said on Friday.
Over 80 per cent of schools in anglophone Cameroon shut down, as conflict worsens
Jun 22, 2019, at 07:38 am
New York, June 22 (IBNS): More than 80 per cent of schools in the English-speaking North-West and South-West regions of Cameroon are closed, as the security situation and living conditions continue to deteriorate due to the three-year conflict between the Government and armed groups, the UN Children’s Fund, UNICEF, reported on Friday.
Righting a wrong: UN Fund helps thousands of sex abuse survivors rebuild their lives
Jun 22, 2019, at 07:31 am
New York, June 22 (IBNS): About 3,340 women, children and men have been given support to restart their lives after falling prey to sexual exploitation or abuse (SEA) by United Nations personnel, thanks to a Trust Fund established in 2016. On Friday, a meeting was held at UN Headquarters in New York, to report on the progress and impact made, and collect new pledges from Member States.