Trump tax returns reveal over $1Bln in losses - Reports
May 08, 2019, at 09:23 am
Washington, May 8 (Sputnik/UNI) US President Donald Trump reported losses totaling more than $1 billion on federal tax returns filed from 1985 to 1994 back when he was a real estate magnate, media reported.
US suspects Iran of moving ballistic missiles by sea to Persian Gulf - Reports
May 08, 2019, at 09:21 am
Washington, May 8 (Sputnik/UNI) The United States suspects Iran of moving its short-range ballistic missiles by sea to the Persian Gulf, local media have reported, citing unnamed US officials with knowledge of the situation.
Trump pardon for Army officer convicted of killing prisoner condemned – Rights Group
May 08, 2019, at 09:18 am
Washington, May 7 (Sputnik/UNI) President Donald Trump’s pardon of a former US Army officer convicted of murdering an Iraqi prisoner undermines US military morale and places serving troops in greater danger, Human Rights First (HRF) President and CEO Michael Breen said on Tuesday.
Denver school shooting leaves 7 injured, two suspects in custody - Police
May 08, 2019, at 09:15 am
Washington, May 8 (Sputnik/UNI) Seven people have been injured in a school shooting near the Colorado state capital of Denver and two suspects have been taken into police custody, Douglas County Undersheriff Holly Nicholson Kluth said in a press conference.
UN launches innovative programme to detect and disrupt terrorist travel
May 08, 2019, at 08:50 am
New York, May 8 (IBNS): A new programme aimed at improving the tracking of suspected terrorists, using state-of-the-art software, was launched by the UN Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT) on Tuesday.
May 08, 2019, at 08:44 am
New York, May 8 (IBNS): Better training for peacekeepers being deployed to increasingly hostile environments is a “necessary and strategic” investment which can also save lives, the UN Secretary-General told Security Councilmembers on Tuesday.
May 08, 2019, at 08:38 am
New York, May 8 (IBNS): UN chief António Guterres has said that he’s following “with great concern” intensifying clashes in north-western Syria that have claimed yet more civilian lives and displaced thousands in recent days.
Release of prize-winning Reuters journalists in Myanmar welcomed by UN
May 08, 2019, at 08:31 am
New York, May 8 (IBNS): The release of two prize-winning Reuters journalists jailed in Myanmar after reporting on the massacre of Rohingya Muslims has been welcomed by the UN human rights office, OHCHR, which warns however that press freedom there remains “dire”.
Sri Lankan president says 56 suspects linked to Easter explosions in custody
May 07, 2019, at 10:43 pm
Colombo, May 7 (Xinhua): Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena on Tuesday said that 56 suspects linked to the Easter Sunday terror explosions were in police custody.
At least 11 Kenyans killed in clashes near Kenya-Ethiopia border
May 07, 2019, at 08:22 pm
Marsabit , Kenya, May 7 (Xinhua): At least 11 Kenyans were killed and two others were injured in clashes along the Kenya-Ethiopia border in Kenya's northern Marsabit County on Monday, police and local government officials confirmed on Tuesday.
British PM to meet senior Tory amid calls for resignation
May 07, 2019, at 05:13 pm
London, May 7 (Xinhua/UNI) British Prime Minister Theresa May is expected to meet a senior Tory on Tuesday to address calls from inside the Conservative Party for her to resign.
Iraq condemns deadly Taliban attack on army posts in western Afghanistan
May 07, 2019, at 05:10 pm
Baghdad, May 7 (Xinhua/UNI) Iraq on Tuesday strongly condemned a Taliban attack against military posts in Afghanistan's western province of Farah.
Sri Lankan official says all those involved in Easter Sunday attacks have been arrested or killed
May 07, 2019, at 05:07 pm
Colombo, May 7 (IBNS): Acting Inspector General of Sri Lankan Police C.D. Wickremaratne on on Monday said all those, who were involved in the recent terror attacks in the Island Nation on Easter Sunday, have been identified and all of them were either arrested or killed.
Assange remains 'resilient' in detention in UK : WikiLeaks editor-in-chief
May 07, 2019, at 05:05 pm
Moscow, May 7 (Sputnik/UNI) Julian Assange, the co-founder of WikiLeaks whistleblowing website, detained in a high-security prison in London, remains "resilient," as he knows he is innocent, Kristinn Hrafnsson, the editor-in-chief of WikiLeaks, told reporters after visiting Assange in prison.
Fire kills at least 31 in northwest Sudan
May 07, 2019, at 04:55 pm
Juba, May 7 (Xinhua/UNI) At least 31 people have been killed and 68 others injured in South Sudan's Lol region after a fire broke out in Korok East county on Sunday evening, a local official said on Tuesday.
Four district policemen including chief, killed in bomb blast in Afghanistan
May 07, 2019, at 04:45 pm
Mitarlam, Afghanistan, May 7 (Xinhua/UNI) Four police officers, including a district police chief, were killed in a bomb blast in Afghanistan's eastern province of Laghman on Tuesday, the provincial government confirmed.
Egypt sends condolences to Russia over deadly plane accident
May 07, 2019, at 04:36 pm
Cairo, May 7 (Xinhua) Egypt offered condolences on Monday to Russian victims of a deadly plane fire at Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport on Sunday, which left 41 passengers dead and several others injured.
Government forces kill at least 13 militants in N Afghanistan
May 07, 2019, at 04:25 pm
Pul-E-Khumari, Afghanistan, May 7 (Xinhua) At least 13 Taliban militants were killed after Afghan national army conducted a special operation in northern province of Baghlan overnight in the latest raid against the insurgents, a military source said Tuesday.
349 MPs enter House of Representative: Thailand's Election Commission
May 07, 2019, at 04:23 pm
Bangkok, May 7 (Xinhua/UNI) Thailand's Election Commission (EC) announced on Tuesday that 349 MPs have entered the House of Representative, the lower house of the National Assembly of Thailand.
Eleven al-Shabab militants killed in southern Somalia
May 07, 2019, at 03:46 pm
Mogadishu, May 7 (Xinhua) The Somali National Army (SNA) killed eleven al-Shabab fighters in clashes between government soldiers and the militants on Monday evening in the country's southern region of Middle Shabelle, officials said on Tuesday.
SA, Qatar groups should stop financing Muslim extremists in SL'
May 07, 2019, at 03:36 pm
Colombo, May 7 (UNI) General Secretary of the SLFP and former minister Dayasiri Jayasekara has made an appeal to Saudi Arabia and Qatar to not let extremist groups in their countries to finance Muslim fundamentalists in Sri Lanka like National Thawheed Jamaath (NTJ), who carried out the Easter Sunday carnage.
Sri Lanka: 'All blast suspects killed or arrested'
May 07, 2019, at 02:58 pm
Colombo, May 7 (UNI): Sri Lanka's security authorities have either killed or arrested all those responsible for the Easter suicide bombings that left 257 people dead, according to the police chief.
Terror group behind Sri Lanka blasts possessed LKR 140 million cash and assets worth LKR 7 billion
May 07, 2019, at 11:10 am
Colombo, May 7 (IBNS): In a new revelation from the investigation, police have found that the ISIS-linked Sri Lankan extremist group National Thowheed Jamaath (NTJ) responsible for carrying out the Sri Lankan blasts possessed 140 million in cash and assets worth Rs. 7 billion, media reports said.
Facebook updates video ranking system to prioritize original content
May 07, 2019, at 09:58 am
San Francisco, May 7 (Xinhua/UNI) Facebook announced Monday a series of updates that will change its video ranking system to focus on original content and loyal viewership.
Three killed, 73 injured in Philippine traffic collision
May 07, 2019, at 09:55 am
Manila, May 7 (Xinhua/UNI) Philippine police said on Tuesday morning that a head-on collision between a passenger bus and a 10-wheeler cargo truck has killed three and injured 73 others.
1 killed, 7 injured after mini-bus carrying children overturns in southern Azerbaijan
May 07, 2019, at 09:53 am
Baku, May 6 (Xinhua/UNI) One child was killed and seven others injured when a mini-bus carrying members of a junior wrestling team came off the road and overturned in the southern Azerbaijani district of Salyan on Monday, according to the country's emergency authorities.
First US-Kenya bilateral dialogue scheduled for May 7-8 : State Department
May 07, 2019, at 09:51 am
Washington, May 7 (Sputnik/UNI) The first annual US-Kenya bilateral strategic dialogue will take place in Washington, DC, on May 7 and 8, the US Department of State said in a news release on Monday.
Advocates around world speak on road safety
May 07, 2019, at 09:15 am
New York, May 7 (IBNS): In the context of the Fifth UN Global Road Safety Week (6-12 May 2019), thousands of road safety advocates from around the world are highlighting the need for more effective leadership for road safety. Strong leaders - both government and nongovernment alike - are those who #SpeakUp for road safety and act on the concrete interventions which have proven to save lives.
UN and African Union in ‘common battle’ for development and climate change financing
May 07, 2019, at 09:10 am
New York, May 7 (IBNS): UN Secretary-General António Guterres has called for a “quantum leap” in funding for development and climate change for Africa, speaking to journalists on Monday, following the plenary meeting of the latest United Nations-African Union (AU) Conference, which took place in New York.
Cameroon: Clear ‘window of opportunity’ to solve crises rooted in violence - Bachelet
May 07, 2019, at 09:06 am
New York, May 7 (IBNS): The UN human rights chief on Monday welcomed Cameroon’s willingness to cooperate over finding workable solutions to “major human rights and humanitarian crises”, caused by months of serious unrest and violence across the west and north of the country.