Maduro announces arrest of Colombian paramilitary leader
Mar 24, 2019, at 06:42 pm
Caracas, Mar 24 (Xinhua/UNI) Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro announced Saturday the arrest of a "powerful Colombian paramilitary leader" in the Venezuelan state of Carabobo.
Refinery fire causes largest daily gas price hike in Los Angeles
Mar 24, 2019, at 06:38 pm
Los Angeles, Mar 24 (Xinhua) The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles rose over 4 cents Saturday. Business insiders said the largest daily price hike in three years was cause by a massive fire incident at a nearby refinery.
Syria's official TV says rebels fire poisonous gas in central Syria
Mar 24, 2019, at 06:34 pm
Damascus, Mar 24 (Xinhua/UNI) At least 21 people suffered suffocation on Saturday after the rebels used poisonous gas while shelling a town in the central province of Hama, state TV reported.
Indonesian president opens first metro line in capital as fix for traffic problem
Mar 24, 2019, at 05:13 pm
Moscow, Mar 24 (Sputnik/UNI) Indonesian President Joko Widodo has opened the country's first metro line in the capital Jakarta. local media reported on Sunday.
Afghanistan: Security forces kill burqa-clad terrorist
Mar 24, 2019, at 04:46 pm
Kabul, Mar 24 (IBNS): A burqa-clad suspected terrorist was killed by Afghanistan security forces in northern Faryab province of the country, media reports said.
UN condemns ‘unspeakable’ attack that leaves scores dead in central Mali
Mar 24, 2019, at 03:58 pm
New York, Mar 24 (IBNS): The United Nations has strongly condemned the armed attack on a village in restive central Mali which reportedly left at least 134 people dead and dozens wounded early on Saturday.
UN chief welcomes establishment of inclusive government in Central African Republic
Mar 24, 2019, at 03:33 pm
New York, Mar 24 (IBNS): United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has welcomed the establishment in the Central African Republic (CAR) of a government in line with an early February peace deal struck with more than a dozen armed groups active in the country.
Mar 24, 2019, at 03:24 pm
New York, Mar 24 (IBNS): A week after the flooded Mozambican port of Beira was hit by Cyclone Idai, “aid agencies are barely beginning to see the scale of the damage”, the head of UNICEF said on Saturday, as she called for more international support to help quickly get relief to more than a million people across the country and prevent the possible spread of waterborne diseases like cholera.
Mar 24, 2019, at 03:15 pm
New York, Mar 24 (IBNS): The UN body exclusively dedicated to promoting gender equality and women’s empowerment wrapped up its annual session on Friday evening with agreement on ways to safeguard and improve women’s and girls’ access to social protection systems, public services and sustainable infrastructure.
11 militants killed in separate incidents in eastern Afghanistan
Mar 24, 2019, at 01:53 pm
Ghazni, Afghanistan, Mar 24 (Xinhua): At least 11 militants have been killed, eight wounded and seven others arrested following separate clashes in two eastern Afghan provinces, authorities said Sunday.
San Francisco shooting: One killed, 3 injured
Mar 24, 2019, at 01:38 pm
San Francisco, Mar 24 (UNI): One person was killed while another three sustained apparent gunshot wounds as a result of a shooting that took place in Fillmore neighbourhood of the western US, here, local media reported on Sunday.
Afghan lawmaker shot dead in southern province
Mar 23, 2019, at 07:30 pm
Kandhar, Afghanistan, March 23 (Xinhua/UNI) An Afghan lawmaker was shot dead in Kandahar city, capital of southern province of Kandahar on Saturday, in a latest targeted killing in the country, local police confirmed.
Six killed in car bombing in Mogadishu
Mar 23, 2019, at 07:20 pm
Mogadishu, Mar 23 (Xinhua/UNI) At least six people were killed and 11 others injured in twin blasts targeting the buildings of ministry of labor and public works in the Somali capital Mogadishu on Saturday, police and medical sources said.
Wall inside Pakistan school collapses, six killed
Mar 23, 2019, at 07:03 pm
Islamabad, Mar 23 (IBNS): The wall inside a school in Pakistan's Gujranwala on Saturday left five children and one woman killed, media reports said.
Afghanistan: Blast targets Farmer’s Day Ceremony in Helmand, 3 killed
Mar 23, 2019, at 06:09 pm
Kabul, Mar 23 (IBNS): A blast targeted a Farmer’s Day ceremony at a local stadium in southern city of Lashkargah in Helmand area of Afghanistan and left at least three people killed on Saturday, media reports said.
Sixteen militants killed in N Afghan airstrikes
Mar 23, 2019, at 05:15 pm
Maimana, Afghanistan, Mar 23 (Xinhua/UNI) At least 16 militants were killed and 15 others wounded after Afghan Air Force launched airstrikes against Taliban positions in the country's northern province of Faryab, authorities said on Saturday.
Iraq rejects Trump's recognition of Israel's sovereignty over Syria's Golan
Mar 23, 2019, at 05:13 pm
Baghdad, Mar 23 (Xinhua/UNI) Iraq rejected on Saturday the call of US President Donald Trump to recognize Israel's sovereignty over the occupied Syrian Golan Heights, the Iraqi Foreign Ministry said.
Road accident in Philippines kills five, hurts nine
Mar 23, 2019, at 05:10 pm
Manila, Mar 23 (Xinhua/UNI) Five people were killed and nine others injured in a car accident along a highway in Apalit town in Pampanga province, north of Philippine capital Manila on Saturday, police said.
US-backed Kurdish forces declare victory on IS in eastern Syria
Mar 23, 2019, at 04:44 pm
Damascus, Mar 23 (Xinhua) The US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) announced on Saturday the defeat of the Islamic State (IS) militant group in eastern Syria, the SDF spokesman said.
Afghanistan: Security forces arrest two IED makers
Mar 23, 2019, at 04:24 pm
Kabul, Mar 23 (IBNS): The Afghan armed forces on Saturday arrested two people who were experts in creating Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) in Kapisa province of Afghanistan, media reports said.
Pompeo, NATO chief talk over phone on FM meeting plans, address
Mar 23, 2019, at 03:59 pm
Washington, Mar 23 (Xinhua/UNI) US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has talked with the head of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), Jens Stoltenberg, over the phone to discuss plans of an upcoming meeting of NATO foreign ministers and Stoltenberg's address to the US Congress, the US State Department said on Friday.
Four killed in Afghanistan blasts
Mar 23, 2019, at 01:16 pm
Kabul, Mar 23 (UNI): At least four people were killed while 10 others sustained injuries after two explosions rocked Lashkar Gah, capital of Afghanistan's southern province of Helmand during the New Year celebrations on Saturday, a local official said.
SDF declares victory over Islamic state in Syria
Mar 23, 2019, at 01:13 pm
Damascus, Mar 23 (UNI): US-backed fighters in Syria's east on Saturday declared their final victory over Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), ending a four-year battle against the group that once held territory spanning a third of Syria and Iraq.
Trump discusses Venezuela, security cooperation with Caribbean leaders: White House
Mar 23, 2019, at 10:09 am
Washington, Mar 23 (Sputnik/UNI) US President Donald Trump met with leaders of countries in the Caribbean to discuss the political crisis in Venezuela and security cooperation, White House spokesperson Hogan Gidley said in a press release.
Iraqi authorities detain 16 suspects in wake of Mosul Ferry Crash : Military official
Mar 23, 2019, at 09:59 am
Moscow, Mar 23 (Sputnik/UNI) The Iraqi authorities detained 16 suspects in the case of the deadly ferry accident in the Tigris River near Mosul in the northern Nineveh province, Maj. Gen. Najim Abdullah Jubouri, the provincial military commander, said.
Tourist bus accident kills 26 people, leaves 28 injured in China
Mar 23, 2019, at 09:55 am
Beijing, Mar 23 (Sputnik/UNI) A grave accident involving a tourist bus claimed lives of 26 people and left 28 others injured in China's southern Hunan province, local media reported on Saturday.
Ethnic insurgents continue to attack military columns in Myanmar western state
Mar 23, 2019, at 09:51 am
Yangon, Mar 23 (Xinhua/UNI) An ethnic insurgent group, the Arakan Army (AA), continued to attack a column of the Myanmar armed forces conducting security operation in Yathedaung township, Rakhine state over the last two days, said a release from the Office of the Commander-in-Chief of the defense Services on Saturday.
Gender equality, justice in law and practice: Essential for sustainable development
Mar 23, 2019, at 09:39 am
New York, Mar 23 (IBNS): Fundamentally linked to human development, gender justice requires ending inequality and redressing existing disparities between women and men, according to a high-level United Nations forum on the situation in Arab States.
Mar 23, 2019, at 09:33 am
New York, Mar 23 (IBNS): In the wake of a horrific mass shooting at two New Zealand mosques, UN Secretary-General António Guterres has announced his intention to launch a UN action plan for the safeguarding of religious sites, declaring that “mosques and all places of prayer and contemplation should be safe havens, not sites of terror.”
Mar 23, 2019, at 09:28 am
New York, Mar 23 (IBNS): The Second High-Level UN Conference on South-South Cooperation, known as BAPA+40, concluded on Friday in Buenos Aires, Argentina, with a political declaration agreed by more than 160 Member States renewing the global commitment in the promotion and investment in this type of collaboration between countries.