China executes serial killer years after sentencing innocent man to death for same crime
Jul 30, 2019, at 05:36 pm
Beijing, Jul 30 (Sputnik/UNI) A Hohhot court in China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region on Tuesday carried out a death penalty for a serial killer whose crime already served as the reason for another death sentence several years ago, local prosecution said.
Former Tehran mayor sentenced to death for killing wife
Jul 30, 2019, at 05:35 pm
Tehran, Jul 30 (Xinhua/UNI) Former Tehran mayor Mohammad Ali Najafi has been sentenced to death for killing his wife, the spokesman of Iran's Judiciary Gholam Hossein Esmaili announced on Tuesday.
Trump, Johnson discuss UK's future after Brexit over phone
Jul 30, 2019, at 10:24 am
Washington, July 29 (Xinhua/UNI) US President Donald Trump and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson recently discussed Britain's future after Brexit over the phone, the White House said in a statement Monday.
US charges two men for allegedly attempting to join IS in Sinai - Justice Dept.
Jul 30, 2019, at 10:18 am
Washington, July 30 (Sputnik/UNI) Two men have been charged for allegedly conspiring to travel to Sinai to join the Islamic State terrorist group (IS, banned in Russia), the Justice Department said.
At least 77 injured in traffic accident in Hong Kong
Jul 30, 2019, at 10:15 am
Hong Kong, July 30 (Xinhua/UNI) At least 77 people were injured Tuesday after two double-decker buses collided just outside the Tai Lam Tunnel in Hong Kong, according to the Information Services Department of China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government.
Death toll in Brazil prison riot climbs to 57
Jul 30, 2019, at 10:14 am
Rio De Janeiro, July 30 (Xinhua/UNI) The death toll from a prison riot in Brazil's northern Para state Monday climbed to 57, authorities said.
Murder of Brazilian indigenous leader a ‘worrying symptom’ of land invasion
Jul 30, 2019, at 10:10 am
New York, July 30 (IBNS): In the wake of the murder of indigenous leader Emrya Wajãpi in Brazil, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, has called on the country’s authorities to “react quickly and decisively” to protect the rights of indigenous peoples on their lands.
Jul 30, 2019, at 10:06 am
New York, July 30 (IBNS): Fighting in Libya “shows no signs of abating”, the head of the United Nations Support Mission (UNSMIL), told the Security Council on Monday, painting a grim picture of worsening humanitarian conditions, and warning that the instability and influx of foreign weapons is fueling a proxy war in the north African country.
Easing ‘classroom crisis’ in Côte d’Ivoire, brick by (plastic) brick
Jul 30, 2019, at 09:54 am
New York, July 30 (IBNS): In an innovative partnership, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and a Colombian social enterprise announced on Monday that it had broken ground on a first-of-its-kind factory to convert plastic waste in Côte d'Ivoire into modular, easy-to-assemble, low-cost plastic bricks for classrooms in the West African country.
UN chief extends condolences to families of China landslide casualties
Jul 30, 2019, at 09:49 am
New York, July 30 (IBNS): United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has extended his condolences to the families of those killed in Sunday’s landslides, in the southern Chinese province of Guizhou, following heavy rains.
Russia declares state of emergency in four regions over wildfires
Jul 29, 2019, at 11:18 pm
Moscow, July 29 (Xinhua): Russia has declared a state of emergency in forests in four regions of Siberia and the Far East over mass wildfires, the Russian Aerial Forest Protection Service said Monday.
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Russia's Sukhoi aircraft manufacturer begins making Su-57s for defence ministry
Jul 29, 2019, at 08:27 pm
Moscow, July 29 (Sputnik): Russia's Sukhoi aircraft manufacturer began making fifth generation fighter jets Su-57 for the country's armed forces, the office of Deputy Prime Minister Yury Borisov, who is in charge of the defense industry, told Sputnik.
At least three dead, one injured in shooting in Southern France
Jul 29, 2019, at 05:32 pm
Paris, Jul 29 (Xinhua/UNI) At least three people were killed and one was injured in a shooting in Southern France on Sunday evening, local media reported.
4 Syrian soldiers killed in landmine explosions in Sweida province
Jul 29, 2019, at 10:18 am
Damascus, July 29 (Xinhua/UNI) At least four Syrian soldiers were killed and nine others wounded on Sunday as a result of the explosion of landmines in the southern province of Sweida, a war monitor reported.
Nigeria: Boko Haram terrorists attack a funeral, 65 killed
Jul 29, 2019, at 09:54 am
Abuja, July 29 (IBNS): Suspected Boko Haram terrorists opened fire on a funeral in Nigeria's north-eastern state of Borno and left 65 people killed, media reports said on Monday.
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1 killed, 13 injured in Kabul blast
Jul 28, 2019, at 08:07 pm
Kabul, July 28 (Sputnik): At least one person was killed and 13 injured in a bombing that occurred near the electoral office of Afghan President Ashraf Ghani's deputy Amrullah Saleh on an airport road in the country's capital of Kabul on Sunday.
At least 3 killed, 1 missing as mine collapses in Indonesia
Jul 28, 2019, at 07:31 pm
Jakarta, July 28 (Xinhua/UNI) At least three people were killed and one remained missing after a tin mine collapsed in Indonesia's Bangka Belitung province, after the body of one more miner was retrieved on Sunday, a disaster agency official said.
Israel, US successfully test Arrow-3 missile defence system
Jul 28, 2019, at 07:03 pm
Jerusalem, Jul 28 (Xinhua/UNI) Israel and the United States successfully conducted tests of the advanced anti-ballistic missile system "Arrow-3," the Israeli Ministry of Defence said on Sunday.
IS claims attack targeting Syrian government troops in Daraa
Jul 28, 2019, at 06:45 pm
Damascus, Jul 28 (Xinhua/UNI) The Islamic State (IS) extremist group late Saturday claimed responsibility for a suicide bomb attack targeting a Syrian army unit in the southern province of Daraa.
Hong Kong pro-democracy protesters defy police
Jul 28, 2019, at 04:15 pm
Hong Kong City, July 28 (IBNS): Thousands of pro-democracy protesters on Sunday defied a police ban and blocked major roads in Hong Kong on Sunday, media reports said.
Hong Kong demonstration: Police fire tear gas shells at Yuen Long rally
Jul 27, 2019, at 06:32 pm
Hong Kong City, July 27 (IBNS): The Hong Kong Police fired tear gas shells on thousands of pro-democracy protesters in northern district of Yuen Long who had gathered for an unauthorized demonstration in the city, media reports said.
Three civilians killed, 10 wounded in 2 explosions in Iraq
Jul 27, 2019, at 08:01 am
Baghdad, July 27 (Xinhua/UNI) A total of three civilians were killed and 10 others wounded on Friday in two separate bombings in the provinces of Kirkuk and Salahudin, security officials said.
Jul 27, 2019, at 06:45 am
New York, July 27 (IBNS): Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, along with the heads of a number of UN agencies, expressed horror at Thursday’s reports that as many as 150 people may be dead after a boat they were traveling in capsized off the coast of Libya, making it the worst such tragedy in the Mediterranean this year.
UN human rights chief fears world has grown numb to Syrian carnage
Jul 27, 2019, at 06:38 am
New York, July 27 (IBNS): The relentless campaign of airstrikes in Syria has been met with a “collective shrug,” the top United Nations human rights official said on Friday, denouncing the world’s apparent indifference to the mounting civilian casualties as a “failure of leadership” by the world’s most powerful countries.
Jul 26, 2019, at 10:22 am
New York, July 26 (IBNS): In her inaugural speech as President of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), Mona Juul, of Norway, underscored that the body’s mandate today remains “as relevant and compelling” as it did back in 1945 when it was tasked with “fostering international cooperation on economic, social, and cultural issues”.
Jul 26, 2019, at 10:20 am
New York, July 26 (IBNS): Although Somalia has made “considerable progress” in its political, economic, social and human rights situation over the past six years, “there is much more to do,” a United Nations expert said on Thursday, urging the international community to assist.
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Death toll in Kabul blast rises to 11
Jul 25, 2019, at 06:46 pm
Kabul, July 25 (UNI): At least 11 people were killed and 45 others were wounded in three explosions in Kabul on Thursday, the government has confirmed.
Switzerland ranked as most innovative country in new UN report
Jul 25, 2019, at 02:03 pm
New York, July 25 (IBNS): The World Intellectual Property Organization, WIPO, named Switzerland as the world’s most innovative country on Wednesday, during the launch of its latest Global Innovation Index, (GII) in the Indian capital New Delhi.
Five dead, 10 injured in Kabul blast
Jul 25, 2019, at 12:39 pm
Kabul, July 25 (UNI): At least five people were killed and 10 others injured as blast hits war-torn Afghanistan's capital Kabul on Thursday, interior ministry spokesman Nasrat Rahimi said.
Indian origin Priti Patel, a Modi supporter, is UK's new home secretary
Jul 25, 2019, at 11:07 am
London, July 25 (IBNS): Indian origin Priti Patel has been named British home secretary in Prime Minister Boris Johnson's new government. She is known to back India's Narendra Modi government.