Coronavirus outbreak: Bangladesh PM mourns loss of lives in China
Feb 15, 2020, at 06:47 pm
Dhaka/UNI: Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina expressed her deep condolences for the loss of lives due to the outbreak of coronavirus in China. She conveyed her sincere sympathy for the families of the victims.
Houthi fighters attack gov't forces in southern Yemen
Feb 15, 2020, at 06:08 pm
Aden, Yemen/Xinhua/UNI:- Houthi rebel fighters launched an attack against sites of the government forces in Yemen's southern province of Dhalea on Saturday, a military official told Xinhua.
US-Iraq joint operations returning to normal in wake of Soleimani killing - Official
Feb 15, 2020, at 05:32 pm
Washington/Sputnik/UNI: Joint operations between the United States and Iraq are returning to normal after a brief disruption following the coalition drone strike that killed top Iranian commander Qasem Soleimani in early January, a senior US administration official told reporters.
Airstrikes kill 8 civilians in E. Afghan province: official
Feb 15, 2020, at 05:20 pm
Afghanistan/Xinhua/UNI: Eight local villagers, including a child, were killed following airstrikes in Afghanistan's eastern province of Nangarhar on Friday, a provincial official said on Saturday.
Feb 15, 2020, at 05:12 pm
Lahore/IBNS: During the recent T20 match between the home side and Bangladesh in Lahore city, several students and Jamaat-e-Islami loyalists in Pakistan displayed a placard in the gallery showing pictures of executed Bangladeshi Islamist leader Motiur Rahman.
One killed, 3 injured outside Berlin music event
Feb 15, 2020, at 04:49 pm
Berlin/Xinhua: One person has died and three others were injured in a shooting near a local music event, German authorities said.
Afghanistan: Security forces arrest Pakistani family, seize explosives
Feb 15, 2020, at 03:59 pm
Kabul/IBNS: Afghanistan security forces recently arrested a Pakistani family in Ghazni province and seized a large cache of explosives belonging to Taliban, media reports said on Saturday.
Bangladesh: Unknown men kill Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal leader
Feb 15, 2020, at 03:39 pm
Dhaka/IBNS: Unknown men have hacked to death a local leader of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD), the student body of Bangladesh's political party BNP, media reports said on Saturday.
Couple shoots porn film in Myanmar Buddhist temple, causes outrage
Feb 15, 2020, at 01:48 pm
Rangoon/IBNS: A couple and their act of filming themselves having sex at a sacred Buddhist temple in Myanmar have triggered a row with several people slamming them for the act.
Feb 15, 2020, at 09:40 am
New York/IBNS: A database of 112 businesses connected to Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territory has been hailed by an independent human rights expert as “an important initial step towards accountability and the end to impunity”.
Turkish security forces arrest at least 47 people over suspected links to PKK – Reports
Feb 15, 2020, at 09:21 am
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: Turkish security forces conducted anti-terror operations in the eastern province of Van, arresting 47 people over alleged links to the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK, banned in Turkey), Turkish media reported.
Guinea-Bissau: Swearing-in of new President unlikely to bring stability, says UN representative
Feb 15, 2020, at 09:19 am
New York/IBNS: Political discord in Guinea-Bissau could hamper the first-ever peaceful transfer of power to a democratically elected leader, the top UN official in the West African country told the Security Council on Friday.
At least 15 children killed in Haiti orphanage fire
Feb 15, 2020, at 09:14 am
Mexico City/Xinhua/UNI: At least 15 children were killed in a fire at an orphanage in an area near the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince, local officials reported on Friday.
Amidst protection challenges, Eastern Route outpaces Mediterranean for people leaving Africa
Feb 15, 2020, at 09:10 am
New York/IBNS: A monthly average of 11,500 people traveling from the Horn of Africa to Yemen last year made the so-called Eastern Route the busiest maritime migration path on earth, the UN migration agency said on Friday.
Vital Idlib aid deliveries resume after ‘heavy bombing’ - WFP
Feb 15, 2020, at 08:59 am
New York/IBNS: Urgently-needed aid deliveries to embattled civilians in north-west Syria have started again after a day-long break in distributions caused by escalating hostilities, the World Food Programme (WFP) said on Friday.
Over 3,000 UK children go to 'jihadi' schools in Pakistan each year, says govt report with concern
Feb 14, 2020, at 09:39 pm
London/IBNS: In an alarming finding, a secret government report in the UK has warned that over 3000 British children are being taken to Pakistan each year and enrolled in extremist summer schools, media reports said.
Trump visit will solidify India-US partnership: Amb Sandhu
Feb 14, 2020, at 07:32 pm
Washington/UNI: The partnership betwen India and the US is a "work in progress" and President Donald Trump's visit to India later this month will help solidify the partnership across all spheres, says India's Ambassador to the US, Taranjit Singh Sandhu.
Six policemen killed by Taliban infiltrator in Afghanistan’s Kunduz province
Feb 14, 2020, at 07:20 pm
Kabul/Sputnik:A policeman opened fire and killed six of his colleagues in Afghanistan’s Kunduz Province before joining up with Taliban militants, local sources told a Sputnik correspondent on Friday.
Islamic State financier raising almost $4Mln for terrorists detained near Moscow - Security Service
Feb 14, 2020, at 06:41 pm
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: A financier of the Islamic State terror group (IS, banned in Russia), who has raised over 25 million rubles ($3.94 million) for the needs of terrorists, has been detained in the Moscow region, the Russian Federal Security Service said on Friday.
Turkish military says 'neutralized' 6 Kurdistan workers’ party members in Northern Iraq
Feb 14, 2020, at 06:35 pm
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: The Turkish Air Force neutralized six members of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), which Ankara designates as a terrorist group, in airstrikes carried out on the Qandil region in northern Iraq, the Turkish Defense Ministry said on Friday.
Afghanistan: Explosion rocks Kunduz province, five killed
Feb 14, 2020, at 04:12 pm
Kunduz/IBNS: At least five children were killed in an explosion that rocked Afghanistan's Kunduz province, media reports said on Friday.
I am honoured: Narayan Murthy's son-in-law Rishi Sunak after becoming UK Finance Minister
Feb 14, 2020, at 11:34 am
London/IBNS/UNI: After becoming the United Kingdom Finance Minister, Indian-origin British MP Rishi Sunak, the son-in-law of Infosys co-founder and billionaire Narayan Murthy, said he was honoured to assume the new post in the Boris Johnson government.
Mobile game aims to bridge gap between citizens and leaders on climate action
Feb 14, 2020, at 10:38 am
New York/IBNS: Millions of people worldwide will get to share their views on climate action through a UN campaign launched on Thursday aimed at connecting them with Governments and policy makers.
Year-old peace agreement must be implemented for ‘lasting peace’ in Central African Republic
Feb 14, 2020, at 10:37 am
New York/IBNS: Following a visit to the Central African Republic, a UN independent expert said that everyone must take all measures necessary to effectively implement the peace agreement that was signed in Bangui a year ago.
Transitional justice processes critical to lasting peace, Security Council hears
Feb 14, 2020, at 10:36 am
New York/IBNS: For countries to move forward after conflict or mass atrocities, suffering must be acknowledged and justice served, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights told the Security Council on Thursday.
US welcomes conviction of JuD chief Hafiz Saeed
Feb 14, 2020, at 09:34 am
Washington/IBNS: The United States has welcomed the conviction of Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) chief Hafiz Saeed in terror financing cases.
Shooting in downtown Washington leaves one dead, suspect arrested - Police Chief
Feb 14, 2020, at 09:21 am
Washington/Sputnik/UNI: One person has been pronounced dead after a shooting in the downtown area of the US capital with the suspect under arrest, DC Police Department Chief Peter Newsham said in a press briefing.
20 students injured as mortar hits primary school in Myanmar's Rakhine state
Feb 14, 2020, at 09:05 am
Yangon/Xinhua/UNI: A total of 20 students were injured as a mortar fire launched by members of the Arakan Army, a local insurgent group, hit a primary school in Myanmar's Rakhine state, said a release from the Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services late Thursday.
Iran parliamentary elections commence
Feb 13, 2020, at 07:29 pm
Tehran/Xinhua: Iran's parliamentary election campaign officially started across the country on Thursday.According to Iran's Guardians Council of Constitution, the main entity in charge of vetting candidates, more than seven thousand candidates have been approved to compete in the February election.
Turkey kills 55 Syrian troops in Idlib: ministry
Feb 13, 2020, at 07:17 pm
Ankara/Xinhua: A total of 55 Syrian government soldiers were killed in Syria's northwestern province of Idlib amid escalation between Turkish and Syrian forces in the region, semi-official Anadolu Agency reported Thursday.