ISIS group takes responsibility for Kabul suicide attack targeting marriage hall
Aug 18, 2019, at 04:56 pm
Kabul, Aug 18 (IBNS): Terror group ISIS has claimed responsibility for the suicide blast which targeted a marriage hall and left 63 people killed in Afghanistan's Kabul city on Saturday.
Terrorism survivors: ‘I lived in fear that I would be killed’
Aug 18, 2019, at 04:12 pm
New York, Aug 18 (IBNS): To mark the International Day of Remembrance of and Tribute to the Victims of Terrorism this coming Wednesday, UN News travelled to Chad and the Far North region of Cameroon in West Africa to interview people who have personal stories to tell about how terrorism has shattered their lives.
Kabul: Suicide bomber targets wedding hall, 63 killed
Aug 18, 2019, at 04:05 pm
Kabul, Aug 18 (IBNS): A suicide bomber targeted a wedding hall in Afghanistan Kabul city on Saturday that left 63 people killed, media reports said on Sunday.
Canada Consulate commemorates India's 73rd Independence Day in Mississauga
Aug 18, 2019, at 02:50 pm
Toronto, Aug 18 (IBNS): To commemorate the 73rd Independence Day of India, the office of the Consulate General of India, Toronto, paid homage to the fallen soldiers who had fought to earn freedom for the world's largest democracy from the British rule.
One killed in Cessna place crash in upstate New York: Reports
Aug 18, 2019, at 12:31 pm
Moscow, Aug 18 (Sputnik): At least one person was killed and one person received injuries as a result of a small Cessna 303 plane, carrying three people in total, crashing into a house in New York state, media reported, citing local authorities.
Kazakhstan hit with 5.4 magnitude earthquake: Interior Ministry
Aug 18, 2019, at 12:26 pm
Almaty, Aug 18 (Sputnik): A 5.4 magnitude earthquake hit Kazakhstan's Almaty Region on Sunday, a representative from the country's interior ministry told Sputnik.
Small plane with three on board crashes in upstate New York: Reports
Aug 18, 2019, at 10:15 am
Moscow, Aug 18 (Sputnik): A small Cessna 303 plane carrying three people crashed into a house in the US state of New York, local media reported, citing the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
Blast rips through wedding hall in Afghanistan; 63 killed, over 180 injured
Aug 18, 2019, at 10:08 am
Kabul, Aug 18 (UNI) At least 63 people were killed and over 180 injured when a powerful explosion rocked a wedding hall in the Afghan capital of Kabul on Saturday night, according to local media.
Is Pakistan behind the killing of brother of Afghan Taliban leader in Quetta blast?
Aug 17, 2019, at 06:58 pm
Quetta, Aug 17 (IBNS): The Kuchlak Madrassa, close to Quetta area of Pakistan, where a blast occurred on Friday and left the brother of the Afghan Taliban chief killed along with three others, points a needle of suspicion towards Pakistan establishment too since the spot was placed under high security and no one could have gone there without the help of Pakistani authorities, experts and Indian Intelligence sources said.
At least 13 people injured in fireworks explosion in southern France - Reports
Aug 17, 2019, at 04:49 pm
Moscow, Aug 17 (Sputnik/UNI) At least 13 people have been injured, two of them seriously, in a fireworks explosion during a fireworks show in the town of Collioure in southern France, local media reported on Saturday.
JKLF planning to march towards LoC, conducts online polls
Aug 17, 2019, at 01:08 pm
Islamabad, Aug 16 (IBNS): While the Kashmir cauldron boils after the Indian government scrapped Article 370, Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF), the political separatist group active in both sides of Kashmir, is planning to march towards the Line of Control between Aug 18 to 20, sources said.
Afghanistan: Security forces kill Taliban group commander
Aug 17, 2019, at 12:46 pm
Kabul, Aug 17 (IBNS): Security forces in Afghanistan have killed a Taliban group commander during an operation conducted in south-eastern Ghazni province, media reports said.
Cons Gen of India Toronto commemorates 73rd Independence Day of India
Aug 17, 2019, at 10:29 am
Toronto, Aug 17 (IBNS): The Consulate General of India Toronto commemorated the 73rd Independence of India on Thursday.
Aug 17, 2019, at 08:43 am
New York, Aug 17 (IBNS): Decades-long prison sentences handed down to three women protesting the strictly enforced wearing of veils in Iran, have drawn alarm and condemnation from six United Nations independent human rights experts.
Thousands left homeless as fire destroys Mirpur slum
Aug 17, 2019, at 08:02 am
Dhaka, Aug 17 (IBNS): A massive fire broke out in Bangladesh's Mirpur 7 area in country capital Dhaka which left thousand of shanties gutted, media reports said on Saturday.
Displaced by DR Congo violence, survivors’ testimonies highlight brutality of armed militia
Aug 17, 2019, at 07:52 am
New York, Aug 17 (IBNS): Two months since hundreds of thousands of people fled violence in north-eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), UN humanitarians warned on Friday that armed militia continue to make their safe return impossible.
Two years after exodus, Myanmar’s ‘desperate’ Rohingya youth need education, skills: UNICEF
Aug 17, 2019, at 07:46 am
New York, Aug 17 (IBNS): The daily struggle to survive for Myanmar’s Rohingya people in one of the world’s largest refugee settlements, has caused “overwhelming” despair and jeopardized the hopes of an entire generation, the head of the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF), Henrietta Fore, said on Friday.
Quetta blast claims four lives including brother of Afghan Taliban leader
Aug 16, 2019, at 11:33 pm
Quetta, Aug 16 (IBNS): In a powerful improvised explosive device (IED) blast inside Kuchlak Madrassa, 25 kms away from Quetta in Pakistan, four people, including the brother of a Afghan Taliban leader, were killed and several got injured.
Pakistan: Blast rocks mosque near Quetta, 4 killed
Aug 16, 2019, at 07:48 pm
Quetta, Aug 16 (IBNS): At least four people were killed and 22 others were injured when a bomb blast rocked a mosque in Pakistan's Quetta area on Friday, media reports said.
Israel approves US congresswoman's entry
Aug 16, 2019, at 07:09 pm
Jerusalem, Aug 16 (Xinhua/UNI) Israel approved on Friday a request by US congresswoman Rashida Tlaib to enter the country for a family visit after her entry was banned one day before.
At least 8 Taliban militants killed in N Afghanistan clash
Aug 16, 2019, at 07:06 pm
Maimana, Aug 16 (Xinhua/UNI) At least eight militants and four security personnel were killed and 14 others including eight insurgents wounded, following a fierce clash in Afghanistan's northern Faryab province, an army source said Friday.
Ten people arrested after police killed in UK
Aug 16, 2019, at 07:01 pm
London, Aug 16 (Xinhua/UNI) Ten people have been arrested on suspicion of murder after a police officer was killed Thursday in Berkshire, a county in southeast England.
Bangladesh: Two die as lightning strikes them
Aug 16, 2019, at 06:15 pm
Dhaka, Aug 16 (IBNS): At least two people died as lightning struck them in Bangladesh's Jamalpur area on Friday, media reports said.
Quetta: Blast hits mosque, four people killed
Aug 16, 2019, at 05:27 pm
Quetta, Aug 16 (IBNS): A blast rocked a mosque close to Pakistan's Quetta town and left at least four people killed on Friday, media reports said.
Hong Kong Protests: #BoycottMulan trends after Disney actress Liu Yifei supports police action
Aug 16, 2019, at 05:06 pm
Los Angeles, Aug 16 (IBNS): Liu Yifei, the actress starring in Disney's upcoming live-action "Mulan" remake, landed herself in a controversy after she supported the police whom the anti-government protesters in Hong Kong accused of using excessive force to quell the unrest.
Pakistan: Blast rocks a madressah in Quetta, 5 killed
Aug 16, 2019, at 04:26 pm
Quetta, Aug 16 (IBNS): At least five people were killed as an blast rocked a madressah located in Kuchlak area close to Pakistan's Quetta city, media reports said.
Israeli police shoot two knife-men after attack on officer in Jerusalem
Aug 16, 2019, at 10:25 am
Tel Aviv, Aug 15 (Sputnik/UNI) Two men were shot in Jerusalem’s Old City on Thursday after launching a stabbing attack on an officer, the Israeli police said.
Uzbek national pleads guilty in US Court for conspiring to help IS in Syria: Justice Dept
Aug 16, 2019, at 10:18 am
Washington, Aug 16 (Sputnik/UNI) An Uzbek national pleaded guilty in a US court to conspiring to support the Islamic State terrorist group (IS, banned in Russia) in Syria, the Justice Department said in a press release.
Syrian military liberates two Idlib villages after clashes with militants: Military Official
Aug 16, 2019, at 10:12 am
Damascus, Aug 16 (Sputnik/UNI) The Syrian military has liberated two villages in the south of the northwestern Idlib province after clashing with terrorists, a brigadier general of the Syrian Armed Forces told Sputnik.
Children’s lives in Mediterranean Sea must take priority over politics, says UNICEF
Aug 16, 2019, at 10:02 am
New York, Aug 16 (IBNS): The fate of 130 children on board two rescue ships in the Mediterranean Sea should not be put at risk by political point-scoring, the UN said on Thursday, amid ongoing uncertainty about whether the vessels will be allowed to dock in Italy.