Hong Kong stocks soar amid reports of formal withdrawal of extradition bill
Sep 04, 2019, at 05:15 pm
Moscow, Sep 4 (Sputnik/UNI) The Hong Kong stock market jumped Wednesday following reports that the region’s chief executive is expected to announce the formal withdrawal of the controversial extradition bill that has triggered massive protests in recent months.
Explosion at Donetsk coalmine leaves one person killed: DPR Coal Ministry
Sep 04, 2019, at 05:13 pm
Moscow, Sep 4 (Sputnik/UNI) An unidentified object has exploded on the territory of a coalmine in Donetsk, killing one person, the Coal Ministry of the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) said on Wednesday.
Bangladesh, Maldives hold talks on intelligence sharing to fight against terrorism
Sep 04, 2019, at 04:23 pm
Dhaka, Sept 4 (IBNS): Leaders of Bangladesh and Maldives recently met and discussed the need to exchange intelligence in order to combat terrorism, media reports said.
Hong Kong leader agrees to declare scrapping of extradition bill
Sep 04, 2019, at 03:27 pm
Hong Kong City, Sept 4 (IBNS): Amid weeks of protests, Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam is all set to formally withdraw on Wednesday afternoon the much-despised extradition bill, media reports said.
Somalia: Worst harvest since 2011, with more than 2 million expected to go hungry
Sep 04, 2019, at 10:20 am
New York, Sept 4 (IBNS): Somalia’s 2019 cereal harvest is the poorest the country has seen since 2011, when famine strained already scarce resources, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), announced on Tuesday, blaming unreliable weather patterns and “climatic shocks”.
UN experts decry torture of Rakhine men and boys held incommunicado by Myanmar’s military
Sep 04, 2019, at 10:06 am
New York, Sept 4 (IBNS): Allegations of torture and ill-treatment leading to the death of ethnic Rakhine men and boys being held in incommunicado detention by Myanmar’s military, has prompted three independent UN rights experts to call for an end to the practice and for “credible, independent” investigations.
UN ‘prioritizing needs’, ramping up aid, as Hurricane Dorian continues to batter the Bahamas
Sep 04, 2019, at 10:02 am
New York, Sept 4 (IBNS): Renewed warnings of deadly destruction in the Bahamas caused by Hurricane Dorian have been issued by UN agencies and partners, who said on Tuesday that they’re worried “for every single” person on two of the worst-hit Caribbean islands.
6th Annual Oakville Diwali Gala to present Lights, Camera, and Auction
Sep 03, 2019, at 08:57 pm
Oakville, Sept 2 (IBNS): Oakville’s largest South Asian gala, Oakville Diwali Gala 2019, would be held in Oakville Trafalgar Memorial Hospital (OTMH) during September in support of OTMH, media reports said.
One killed, 11 injured in motorcycle explosion in North of Syria's Aleppo – Local Source
Sep 03, 2019, at 05:31 pm
Antakya, September 3 (Sputnik) One person was killed and 11 were injured in a motorcycle explosion in the city of Azaz north of Syria's Allepo, a local source told Sputnik on Tuesday.
Sikh pilgrims to get multiple, on arrival visas in Pakistan, says Imran Khan
Sep 03, 2019, at 05:19 pm
Islamabad, Sep 3 (UNI) Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that it is his government's "duty" to make all efforts to facilitate Sikh pilgrims who visit Kartarpur and Nankana Sahib as well as other Sikh holy sites in the country.
Afghanistan: Death toll in Taliban truck bomb attack touches 16
Sep 03, 2019, at 04:49 pm
Kabul, Sept 3 (IBNS): The death toll in the truck bomb attack in east of Kabul city of Afghanistan on Monday evening touched 16, media reports said.
Afghanistan: Police forces kill 2 suicide bombers before they reach a wedding ceremony
Sep 03, 2019, at 04:28 pm
Kabul, Sept 3 (IBNS): The police on Tuesday killed two suicide bombers before they tried to enter a wedding ceremony in southern Kandahar province of Afghanistan, media reports said.
Pakistani boy asks Imran Khan to fix economy first and then think about Kashmir, video goes viral
Sep 03, 2019, at 04:22 pm
Islamabad, Sept 3 (IBNS): At a time when the relationship between India and its neighbouring nation has touched a new low over the scrapping of the Article 370, a Pakistani boy's video has gone viral online where he could be seen advising his Prime Minister Imran Khan to first focus on developing its economy and later on issues like Jammu and Kashmir.
Explosion rocks Afghan capital, casualties feared
Sep 03, 2019, at 10:12 am
Kabul, Sept 3 (Xinhua/UNI) Casualties were feared after a powerful explosion rocked near a compound frequented by foreigners in eastern side of Afghanistan's capital of Kabul on Monday, an Interior Ministry spokesman confirmed.
Hong Kong police use tear gas to disperse protesters in Mong Kok district - Reports
Sep 03, 2019, at 10:10 am
Moscow, Sep 2 (Sputnik/UNI) Hong Kong police on Monday used tear gas to disperse protesters in the district of Mong Kok, media reported.
Sep 03, 2019, at 10:06 am
New York, Sept 3 (IBNS): United Nations leaders on Monday expressed solidarity with the people and Government of the Bahamas and all those impacted by Hurricane Dorian, the massive storm pummeling the region with high winds and torrential rainfall.
Hospitals among seven health centres attacked in Syria’s north-east
Sep 03, 2019, at 10:00 am
New York, Sept 3 (IBNS): Seven health centres in Syria’s north-west have been reportedly attacked in recent days and two of them have been destroyed, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday.
DR Congo President and UN chief meet at a ‘historic moment’ for democracy in the country
Sep 03, 2019, at 09:53 am
New York, Sept 3 (IBNS): On the third and final day of his visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), UN chief António Guterres declared that the country is experiencing a historic moment, which could herald the development of democratic institutions.
‘These are very dark times for Yemen’: senior UN official on air strike mass casualties
Sep 03, 2019, at 09:49 am
New York, Sept 3 (IBNS): Lise Grande, the UN Humanitarian Coordinator in Yemen, described Sunday’s deadly airstrikes in Dhamar City as a “horrific incident”, and the scale of the casualties, as “staggering”. “These are very dark times for Yemen,” said Ms. Grande. "There have been days of fighting and strikes in the south and hundreds of casualties”.
Man of Bangladeshi origin shot dead in New York
Sep 03, 2019, at 09:36 am
Dhaka, Sept 3 (IBNS): A man of Bangladeshi descent has been shot dead in New York city of the US, media reports said on Tuesday.
Pakistani Army free drug dealer arrested by own police in PoK's Muzaffarabad
Sep 02, 2019, at 09:30 pm
Muzaffarabad, Sept 2 (IBNS): In Pakistan Occupied Kashmir, it seems police proposes and Army disposes. A video recently released on an incident which took place in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir's Muzaffarabad area showed a drug peddler was caught by the police but freed by the Pakistani Army.
Sep 02, 2019, at 09:01 pm
Tashkent/New Delhi, Sep 2 (IBNS): Uzbekistan has entered a new stage of development, moving from national reconstruction to national progress said President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev while addressing the nation during the 28th Independence Day celebration on Sunday.
One officer, three terrorists killed in exchange of fire in Tunisia
Sep 02, 2019, at 06:35 pm
Tunis, Sep 2 (Xinhua/UNI) One National Guard officer and three terrorists were killed on Monday in exchange of fire in central west Tunisia, a regional security source told Xinhua.
Suicide blast kills 6 people outside hospital in Northern Afghanistan
Sep 02, 2019, at 06:31 pm
Kabul, Sep 2 (Sputnik/UNI) Six Afghan security men were killed in a suicide blast at a civilian hospital in Kunduz in the north of Afghanistan on Monday, a Sputnik correspondent said.
Somalia says kills 9 al-Shabab militants
Sep 02, 2019, at 06:28 pm
Mogadishu, Sep 2 (Xinhua/UNI) The Somali military on Monday confirmed the killing of nine al-Shabab militants in an offensive on Sunday in southern Somalia.
Iraq: Military intelligence forces arrest two ISIS terrorists
Sep 02, 2019, at 04:45 pm
Mosul, Sept 2 (IBNS): Iraqi military intelligence forces on Sunday arrested two terrorists belonging to the Islamic State terror group at a security checkpoint in Mosul city, media reports said on Monday.
Hong Kong agitation: Students boycott class on first day
Sep 02, 2019, at 04:32 pm
Hong Kong City, Sept 2 (IBNS): As Hong Kong city witnessed another weekend of anti-Chinese government protests, school students on Monday joined the agitation, media reports said.
Afghanistan: Security forces kill suicide bomber before he reaches target
Sep 02, 2019, at 03:58 pm
Kabul, Sept 2 (IBNS): A suicide bomber was killed before he could reach the target in Afghanistan's south-eastern Paktiya province, media reports said on Monday.
Dhaka bomb attack: police HQ issues nationwide alert
Sep 02, 2019, at 03:36 pm
Dhaka: The Dhaka Police have directed all its units across the country to remain alert after a bomb attack rocked the Bangladesh capital on Saturday.
Over 80 dead in Saudi-led coalition airstrike on prison in Yemen - Red Crescent
Sep 02, 2019, at 08:51 am
Cairo, Sept 1 (Sputnik/UNI) At least 86 have died in an airstrike by the Saudi-led coalition that hit a prison in the Yemeni Province of Damar, Ilyas Mania Maidama, a coordinator of the Yemeni Red Crescent told Sputnik on Sunday.