Australia bushfire crisis: UNICEF offers help and support
Jan 07, 2020, at 04:01 pm
New York/IBNS: Raging bushfires wreaking havoc across Australia have prompted the UN Children’s Fund, UNICEF, to offer its support to the Australian Government and its partners which are battling the “unprecedented disaster”.
Stop escalation, urges UN chief, as geopolitical tensions reach ‘highest level this century’
Jan 07, 2020, at 03:56 pm
New York/IBNS: The UN Secretary-General António Guterres called on world leaders to de-escalate geopolitical tensions on Monday, which he described as being “at their highest level this century” as the new decade dawns.
Two servicemen killed in attack by IS terrorists in northern Iraq: Armed forces
Jan 06, 2020, at 06:21 pm
Cairo/Sputnik/UNI: An attack by members of the Islamic State terror group (banned in Russia) on Iraqi troops in the northern Kirkuk province left two servicemen killed and left three others injured, the Iraqi Armed Forces’ press service said in a statement on Monday.
Kenya arrests 3 for foiled attack on Britain army camp
Jan 06, 2020, at 06:11 pm
Nanyuki, Kenya/Xinhua/UNI: Kenyan security forces are holding three terror suspects who were arrested for trying to storm a British military camp in the country, an official said Monday.
Iraqi caretaker PM calls on people to unite
Jan 06, 2020, at 05:52 pm
Baghdad/Xinhua/UNI: In a statement marking the Iraqi Army Day that falls on Monday, Iraqi caretaker Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi called on Iraqis to get united.
Baghdad lodges official complaint with UN Security Council over Soleimani killing -Reports
Jan 06, 2020, at 10:32 am
Cairo/Sputnik/UNI: The Iraqi Foreign Ministry is submitting an official complaint with the UN Security Council over the US attack that killed Iran's Quds Force Commander Qasem Soleimani and deputy commander of an Iraqi Shia militia group Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis in Baghdad, Al-Arabiya reported.
3 killed in Kenya's Manda Bay Airfield attack by al-Shabab: AFRICOM
Jan 06, 2020, at 10:23 am
Nairobi/Xinhua/UNI: A U S service member and two Department of Defense contractors were killed, following an attack by al-Shabab on Sunday at the Manda Bay Airfield in Kenya, according to the United States Africa Command (AFRICOM).
UN Libya Mission strongly condemns bombing of military academy, at least 30 dead
Jan 06, 2020, at 09:51 am
New York/IBNS: The UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), on Sunday strongly condemned the bombing of a military academy in the capital Tripoli, which according to news reports left at least 30 dead and more than 30 others wounded.
Kenya's Manda airstrip closed after al-Shabab attack
Jan 05, 2020, at 08:08 pm
Lamu, Kenya/Xinhua/UNI: Kenya's aviation authorities have closed indefinitely Manda airstrip following a dawn terror attack by al-Shabab militants early Sunday.
62 Ethiopian children intercepted in a suspected case of human trafficking
Jan 05, 2020, at 08:01 pm
Addis Ababa/Xinhua/UNI: Police in northern Ethiopia's Amhara regional state have intercepted 62 children in a suspected case of human trafficking, an Ethiopian official said on Sunday.
Tokyo prosecutors to investigate Ghosn's escape means
Jan 05, 2020, at 07:55 pm
Tokyo/Xinhua/UNI: Tokyo prosecutors will look into how Nissan Motor Co. former Chairman Carlos Ghosn jumped bail and fled Japan, a senior prosecutor said on Sunday.
Trump opted for extreme measures by killing Soleimani despite warnings: Reports
Jan 05, 2020, at 05:15 pm
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: US President Donald Trump has been warned by top military officials that killing Qasem Soleimani, the head of Iranian elite Quds Force, was the most extreme response to the latest Tehran-fueled violence in neighboring Iraq, The New York Times reported, citing sources in the Pentagon and in the presidential administration.
World Braille Day marks key communication tool for millions
Jan 05, 2020, at 04:52 pm
New York/IBNS: Being marked for only the second time ever, World Braille Day on Saturday raises awareness of the importance of the tactile global communication system which helps enable blind and visually impaired people, to realize their full human rights.
Al-Shabab attacks US military base in Kenyan coastal county
Jan 05, 2020, at 04:15 pm
Lamu, Kenya/Xinhua/UNI: The Somali extremist group al-Shabab said it has attacked the US military base in Kenya's coastal Lamu County on Sunday morning.
Scores of Boko Haram fighters killed in NE Nigeria: Military
Jan 05, 2020, at 08:36 am
Lagos/Xinhua: Scores of Boko Haram terrorists have been killed in an airstrike in the Sambisa forest in Nigeria's northeastern state of Borno, said an Air Force spokesman Saturday.
Australian bushfire claims 2 more lives
Jan 04, 2020, at 05:12 pm
Sydney/XINHUA/UNI: Australian authorities confirmed two more deaths in the bushfire on Kangaroo Island of South Australia, according to News.com.au's report on Saturday.
Qatar calls on all sides to exercise restraint after Soleimani killing in US airstrike
Jan 04, 2020, at 04:46 pm
Doha/Sputnik/UNI: Doha called on all sides to exercise restraint and keep Iraq away from violence following a US airstrike that killed Qasem Soleimani, head of Iran's elite Quds Force, the Qatari Foreign Ministry said on Saturday.
Somali forces kill 30 al-Shabab militants
Jan 04, 2020, at 04:31 pm
Mogadish/Xinhua/UNI: Somali Special Forces (Danab) has killed 30 al-Shabab militants in an operation in the country's southern region of Lower Shabelle, a military officer confirmed on Saturday.
Gunmen kill 19 in central Nigeria attack
Jan 04, 2020, at 07:59 am
Abuja/Xinhua/UNI: Up to 19 local residents were killed following an overnight attack by unidentified gunmen on a community in central Nigeria, the police confirmed on Friday.
US airstrike kills 3 Al-Shabaab terrorists in Somalia - AFRICOM
Jan 04, 2020, at 07:54 am
Washington/Sputnik/UNI: US forces in conjunction with their Somali counterparts conducted an airstrike against al-Shabaab militants reportedly killing 3 terrorists in the process, Africa Command said in a press release.
Airstrike on Iraqi Shia Militia in Northern Baghdad Kills at Least 5 People – Source
Jan 04, 2020, at 07:45 am
Baghdad/Sputnik/UNI: At least five people were killed on Saturday by an airstrike on a vehicle convoy of Iraq's Shia Popular Mobilization Forces in northern Baghdad, a source in security forces told Sputnik.
Nearly 300,000 Syrians displaced from Idlib since mid-December, Security Council hears
Jan 04, 2020, at 07:07 am
New York/IBNS: Amidst concern for the safety and protection of more than three million civilians in Syria’s last rebel-held enclave, the UN’s most senior humanitarian and political affairs officials briefed the Security Council on Syria behind closed doors on Friday.
Sudan urged to step up protection, restore peace, following West Darfur violence
Jan 04, 2020, at 06:55 am
New York/IBNS: Authorities in Sudan are being urged to restore peace and order in the wake of intercommunal clashes in West Darfur state which erupted on Sunday and left 65 people dead, 54 injured, and thousands displaced.
Son of slain UN aid worker in South Sudan freed and reunited with father
Jan 04, 2020, at 06:47 am
New York/IBNS: The abducted four-year-old son of a UN migration agency worker who was killed in South Sudan in October has been released and reunited with his father during an emotional reunion in the capital Juba on Friday.
Narendra Modi calls Australian PM Scott Morrison, condoles loss of lives in bushfires
Jan 04, 2020, at 06:40 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi had a telephonic conversation with his Australian counterpart Scott Morrison on Friday where he condoled the loss of lives and damage to property caused due to bushfires.
Jan 04, 2020, at 06:31 am
New York/IBNS: The UN Secretary-General António Guterres has expressed deep concern over the latest escalation in tension across the Gulf region, following the killing of a top Iranian General in Iraq, in an airstrike carried out by the United States.
Libya: UN refugee agency deeply concerned by shelling near Tripoli facility
Jan 04, 2020, at 06:22 am
New York/IBNS: Shelling near a major facility run by the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) in the Libyan capital Tripoli on Thursday, has sparked the deep concern for the safety of refugees and asylum seekers there.
Chinese health authorities confirm 44 cases of mystery viral pneumonia in Wuhan
Jan 03, 2020, at 08:26 pm
Beijing/Sputnik: The toll of people infected with pneumonia of unknown kind in the Wuhan city of the central Chinese province of Hubei has risen to 44 as authorities fear the return of deadly Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) coronavirus, the local health committee said in a statement on Friday.
Iran to respond to Soleimani's killing Soon: Authorities
Jan 03, 2020, at 05:20 pm
Tehran/Sputnik/UNI: Tehran will respond to the killing of Iran's Quds commander Qasem Soleimani by a US airstrike in the near future, Iranian government spokesman Ali Rabiei said Friday.
Iran names Esmail Qaani as new Quds chief
Jan 03, 2020, at 04:53 pm
Tehran/IBNS: Esmail Qaani has been appointed as Iran's new head of the Revolutionary Guards' foreign operations arm following the death of Maj. Gen. Qasem Soleimani, media reports said.