To meet development goals, UN agriculture agency ‘cannot only focus on tackling hunger anymore’
Apr 09, 2019, at 08:40 am
New York, Apr 9 (IBNS): Innovating agriculture and promoting nutrition-sensitive food systems top the Food and Agriculture Agency’s (FAO) to-do list, its chief told the United Nations agriculture agency’s governing council on Monday, saying "we cannot only focus on tackling hunger anymore".
Apr 09, 2019, at 08:33 am
New York, Apr 9 (IBNS): The United Nations Humanitarian Coordinator in Yemen, Lise Grande, has expressed her outrage at the ‘terrible, senseless deaths’ of 11 civilians in the capital, Sana’a on Sunday, in which scores were also injured.
Merkel to host May in Berlin for Brexit talks
Apr 08, 2019, at 08:04 pm
Berlin, Apr 8 (Xinhua): German Chancellor Angela Merkel will meet British Prime Minister Theresa May on Tuesday to discuss a way out of the deadlock of the Brexit process, a German spokesman said on Monday.
Ten trapped after avalanches hit Xinjiang's Changji
Apr 08, 2019, at 05:00 pm
Urumqi, Apr 8 (Xinhua/UNI) Ten people were trapped after avalanches hit a mountainous area in Changji Monday in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, according to Urumqi's fire brigade.
World's largest cyber drills locked shields in 2019 Begin in Estonia
Apr 08, 2019, at 04:34 pm
Tallinn, Apr 8 (Sputnik) Locked Shields 2019, the world's biggest and most advanced international cyber drills, which are organized by NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Center of Excellence (CCDCOE), are beginning in Estonia on Monday.
Erdogan slams Netanyahu over remarks on annexing West Bank settlements
Apr 08, 2019, at 04:32 pm
Istanbul, Apr 8 (Xinhua) Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday slammed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over his latest remarks about annexing the West Bank settlements if he wins another term.
Ghosn removed from board at Nissan shareholders' meeting
Apr 08, 2019, at 04:30 pm
Tokyo, Apr 8 (Xinhua/UNI) Nissan Motor Co shareholders on Monday removed Carlos Ghosn from its board following the automaker's former chief being arrested on several charges of financial misconduct.
UK Prime Minister May to visit Germany's Merkel on Tuesday in Berlin
Apr 08, 2019, at 04:11 pm
Moscow, Apr 8 (Sputnik/UNI) German Chancellor Angela Merkel will receive UK Prime Minister Theresa May in Berlin on Tuesday to discuss Brexit and other topics, the German government said Monday.
Terrorist arrested in Myanmar western state: police
Apr 08, 2019, at 09:54 am
Yangon, Apr 8 (Xinhua/UNI) The Myanmar authority has arrested a member of terrorist group Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA) in a border town in the country's western Rakhine state, according to the Police Force Monday.
Hong Kong-bound jet makes emergency landing in Kaohsiung after engine smoke
Apr 08, 2019, at 09:49 am
Taipei, Apr 8 (Xinhua/UNI) A Cathay Dragon plane carrying 317 passengers bound for Hong Kong had to make an emergency landing in Kaohsiung City in southern Taiwan Monday morning after one of its engines started spewing smoke over suspected collision with birds.
Myanmar's parliament to resume 12th session end of April
Apr 08, 2019, at 09:46 am
Yangon, Apr 8 (Xinhua) Myanmar's parliament will resume its 12th session on April 29, the parliament announced on Monday.
How prepared is EU for no-deal Brexit?
Apr 08, 2019, at 09:30 am
Brussels, Apr 8 (Xinhua/UNI) European leaders have warned that a no-deal Brexit, while not their wish, is now "very likely", as Britain is still frenziedly seeking an orderly exit days before April 12, the end of the first Brexit extension, and some EU officials have insisted that they are ready for no-deal. Is that true? And what's EU's Brexit preparedness?
PM May warns Brexit could slip away as crunch week looms
Apr 08, 2019, at 09:27 am
London, Apr 8 (Xinhua/UNI) Talks between Britain's two big political parties resume Monday after Prime Minister Theresa May issued a stark warning that the Brexit people voted for could "slip through our fingers".
Iraqi forces capture IS militants in operations in eastern Iraq
Apr 08, 2019, at 09:25 am
Baghdad, Apr 8 (Xinhua/UNI) Iraqi forces on Sunday dismantled three Islamic State (IS) sleeper cells and arrested a number of IS militants, including a prominent group leader, in Iraq's eastern province of Diyala, a provincial security source said.
EU Chief Brexit negotiator confirms to meet with Irish PM in Dublin
Apr 08, 2019, at 09:23 am
Dublin, Apr 8 (Xinhua/UNI) The European Union (EU) chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier will meet with Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar in Dublin on Monday, according to a government statement released on Sunday night.
Brexit talks with Labour "mean compromise on both sides": British PM
Apr 08, 2019, at 09:21 am
London, Apr 8 (Xinhua/UNI) British Prime Minister on Sunday said that her talks with the opposition Labour Party to break the current Brexit deadlock would mean "compromise on both sides."
Greek capital displays its rich architectural heritage in "Open House Athens"
Apr 08, 2019, at 09:19 am
Athens, Apr 8 (Xinhua/UNI) The Greek capital hosted for the sixth consecutive year this weekend a two-day event of Open House Athens, which invites the public to explore the value of architecture through various landmarks.
Five killed, 24 injured in bus accident in Tunisia
Apr 08, 2019, at 09:16 am
Tunis, Apr 7 (Xinhua/UNI) At least five people were killed and 24 others injured when a passenger bus overturned in southeastern Tunisia on Sunday, according to a statement by the Tunisian Health Ministry.
Syrian militants attack 13 towns in Idlib De-escalation zone: Russian Military
Apr 08, 2019, at 09:14 am
Moscow, Apr 7 (Sputnik/UNI) Syrian militants attacked 13 towns in the northwestern Idlib de-escalation zone throughout the day, the Russian Defense Ministry’s center for Syrian reconciliation said Sunday.
South Africa: Poacher killed by elephant and then eaten by lions in Kruger National Park
Apr 08, 2019, at 09:10 am
Johannesburg, Apr 8 (IBNS): A suspected poacher was trampled to death by an elephant and then eaten by a pride of lions in South Africa's Kruger National Park, media reports said on Monday.
Uganda: Kidnapped US tourist freed after 5 days of captivity
Apr 08, 2019, at 08:47 am
Kampala, Apr 7 (UNI) A US woman who was abducted along with her driver in Uganda have been rescued by security forces, the local police said in a statement.
‘Health is a right, not a privilege’ says WHO chief on World Health Day
Apr 08, 2019, at 08:44 am
New Delhi, Apr 8 (IBNS): The Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, has marked World Health Day, which falls on Sunday, with a reiteration of the UN’s stance on health: that it is a fundamental human right, not a privilege.
Apr 08, 2019, at 08:20 am
New York, Apr 8 (IBNS): In a message to commemorate the 25-year anniversary of the genocide against the Tutsi, during which Hutu and others who opposed the genocide were also killed, UN chief António Guterres has warned of dangerous trends of rising xenophobia, racism and intolerance in many parts of the world.
Libya: 21 killed, 27 injured in clashes near Tripoli
Apr 07, 2019, at 11:16 pm
Tripoli, Apr 7 (UNI): At least 21 people died while 27 others suffered injuries on Sunday as Libya's rival armed forces clashed on the outskirts of Tripoli, the health ministry said.
UN chief reaffirms commitment to untying ‘Gordian knot’ of Middle East conflict and instability
Apr 07, 2019, at 10:32 pm
New York City, Apr 7 (IBNS): Underlining the “enormous” opportunities for sustainable development and investment in the Middle East, UN Secretary-General António Guterres has reaffirmed the Organization’s deep engagement in a “surge of diplomacy for peace,” to “untie the Gordian knot of conflict and instability".
UN mission in Libya demands from LNA, GNA 2-Hour truce to evacuate injured from Tripoli
Apr 07, 2019, at 07:34 pm
MOSCOW, Apr 7 (Sputnik) The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has demanded from the Libyan National Army (LNA), led by Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar, and the UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA), headed by Fayez Sarraj, to organize a two-hour ceasefire for evacuation of those injured during the LNA operation in Tripoli.
At least 3 killed in suicide attack in Nigeria
Apr 07, 2019, at 06:59 pm
Abuja, Apr 7 (Xinhua/UNI) At least three people killed in a twin suicide attack on a suburb settlement of the capital of Borno state, the troubled northeast state of Nigeria, security sources confirmed on Sunday.
Taliban attack repulsed, 10 killed in Afghanistan's eastern Ghazni
Apr 07, 2019, at 06:20 pm
Ghazni, Apr 7 (Xinhua/UNI) A total of 10 militants have been killed and Taliban offensive to overrun checkpoints around Ghazni city has been repulsed, said an army statement released here Sunday.
Libyan GNA carries out airstrikes against Libyan national army's military base: Source
Apr 07, 2019, at 06:04 pm
Benghazi, Apr 7 (Sputnik/UNI) The air force of the UN-supported Libyan Government of National Accord (GNA) carried out on Sunday airstrikes against a military base belonging to the Libyan National Army (LNA), as renewed tensions in the African country continue to rise, a Libyan military source told Sputnik.
Rebels' shelling kills 4 in Syria's Masyaf
Apr 07, 2019, at 04:32 pm
Damascus, Apr 7 (Xinhua/UNI) At least four people were killed and 14 others wounded on Sunday by the shelling of rebels on the city of Masyaf in central Syria, state news agency SANA reported.