Man arrested for 'raping' dumb girl in Bangladesh

Jan 12, 2020, at 05:22 pm

Dhaka/IBNS: Police have arrested a man for allegedly raping a  dumb girl in Pabna area of Bangladesh, media reports said on Sunday.

Afghanistan: IED blast in Kandahar leaves 2 US servicemen killed

Jan 12, 2020, at 04:34 pm

Kandahar/IBNS: At least two US soldiers were killed in an IED explosion in Afghanistan's Kandahar province, media reports said on Sunday.

Eleven dead after migrant boat sinks off Turkey

Jan 12, 2020, at 12:11 pm

Ankara/UNI: At least 11 people died and eight others were rescued by the Turkish coast guard after the boat capsized near the country's western shores, the Anadolu news agency reported.

UN chief condoles Oman Sultan's death

Jan 12, 2020, at 09:58 am

United Nations/UNI: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has extended his condolences to Oman over the death of the Gulf country's sultan, UN spokesman said on Sunday.

Trump extends support to Iranian protesters seeking prosecution of those responsible for Ukrainian plane crash

Jan 12, 2020, at 09:11 am

Washington/IBNS: US President Donald Trump has extended his support to the protesters in Iran who are demanding the resignation and prosecution of those responsible for the Ukrainian Boeing 737 plane crash with 176 people on board in Tehran.

UK envoy arrest: US state department wants Iran to formally apologise

Jan 12, 2020, at 08:59 am

Washington/UNI: US State department spokesperson Morgan Ortagus has condemned Iran's move to detain UK Ambassador Rob Macaire's and called for a public apology by the Iranian regime.

Police disperse student protesters in Iran for chanting radical slogans: Reports

Jan 12, 2020, at 08:49 am

Tehran/Moscow/Sputnik: Hundreds of students gathered on Saturday outside the Amirkabir University of Technology in Tehran to honor those killed in the fatal Ukrainian plane crash in Iran, which resulted in a rally that the police eventually dispersed, media reported.

Trump's security aide sees higher chances for dialogue with Iran after Soleimani killing

Jan 12, 2020, at 08:32 am

Washington/Sputnik: US National Security Adviser Robert O'Brien believes that Tehran is more inclined to dialogue with the United States after US operation to assassinate Iranian commander Qasem Soleimani than before.

Black boxes of plane crashed in Iran to be deciphered in Ukraine: French Bureau BEA

Jan 12, 2020, at 08:26 am

Moscow/Sputnik: Black boxes of a plane that crashed in Iran will be deciphered in Ukraine, while French experts will participate in the technical work, France's Bureau of Enquiry and Analysis for Civil Aviation Safety (BEA) said on Saturday, adding that Tehran was responsible for communication and the investigation process.

Japanese PM leaves for Middle East trip amid US - Iran tensions

Jan 11, 2020, at 06:31 pm

Tokyo/Xinhua/UNI: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe left Tokyo for a five-day trip to the Middle East on Saturday, aiming to help ease tensions in a key region for resource-poor Japan.

North Korea to have no more talks on denuclearisation for partial lift of sanctions: KCNA

Jan 11, 2020, at 05:53 pm

Seoul/Sputnik/UNI: North Korea will no longer engage in talks on complete denuclearization in exchange for only a partial lift of sanctions, and the United States will have to comply with Pyongyang's demands if it wants the nuclear talks to resume, Kim Kye Gwan, an adviser to the North Korean Foreign Ministry, said on Saturday.

Zelenskyy to hold phone talks with Rouhani over crashed plane on Saturday — Press Service

Jan 11, 2020, at 05:16 pm

Kiev/Sputnik/UNI: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Saturday will give a phone call to his Iranian counterpart, Hassan Rouhani, to discuss the situation around the Ukrainian passenger plane erroneously shot down by the Iranian military in Tehran, The Ukrainian presidential press service announced.

Iran to send Ukraine jet black box to France for decoding — State media

Jan 11, 2020, at 05:14 pm

Moscow/Sputnik/UNI:  Hassan Rezaeifar, head of the Iranian Civil Aviation Organization's investigation board, said on Saturday that the flight recorder of the unintentionally downed Ukrainian passenger plane will be sent to France for decoding, Iranian state media reported.

Eighteen Afghan militants killed in northern Takhar province

Jan 11, 2020, at 05:13 pm

Afghanistan/Xinhua: Afghan forces, during a cleanup operation, have killed at least 18 Taliban militants in the country's northern province of Takhar, Pamir Army Corps 217 said in a statement released here Saturday. The operation, backed by military planes, was conducted for the last two days in the troubled Darqad district of the province, resulting in the death of at least 18 Taliban fighters and injury of 11 others, the statement said.

Fire at Croatian retirement home kills six

Jan 11, 2020, at 05:12 pm

Zagreb/Xinhua: At least six people have died in a fire at a home for the elderly in northwestern Croatia on early Saturday, national broadcaster HRT quoted police as saying.

Security Council beats midnight deadline, renews Syria cross-border aid in contentious vote

Jan 11, 2020, at 04:35 pm

New York/IBNS: The Security Council on Friday evening renewed a UN operation delivering humanitarian aid across the Syrian border to millions of civilians, but some of the body’s members expressed disappointment that the “watered down” measure cut in half the number of crossing points and duration of the authorization.

Bushfire crisis: Thousands protest in Australia

Jan 11, 2020, at 04:22 pm

Sydney/IBNS: Asking the government to act on the issue of climate crisis, thousands of activists marched in different parts of bushfire-hit Australia on Friday.

Prince Harry and Meghan: Talks 'progressing well' over the future of the Royal couple

Jan 11, 2020, at 03:49 pm

London/IBNS: The Duke and Duchess of Sussex- Harry and Meghan Markle- have expressed their hopes that talks over their future roles in the Royal Family may be concluded  "sooner rather than later",  PA news agency said quoting sources as reported by BBC.

Ukrainian plane brought down due to human error: Iran

Jan 11, 2020, at 09:59 am

Tehran/IBNS: Iran's military on Saturday said it shot down the Ukrainian passenger flight this week due to 'human error', reported Iran's state TV.

Killings and violence targeting ethnic group in DR Congo ‘may amount to crimes against humanity’

Jan 11, 2020, at 09:57 am

New York/IBNS: The targeting of the Hema community in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) with violence, including killings and rape, may amount to crimes against humanity, said the UN on Friday.

New El Salvador law, a victory for forced displacement victims: UN refugee agency

Jan 11, 2020, at 09:41 am

New York/IBNS: A new law in El Salvador opens a door for tens of thousands of forced displacement victims in the country to access to life-saving humanitarian assistance and have their basic rights restored, said the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) on Friday.

Bangladesh: Minor gang-raped in Dhaka

Jan 11, 2020, at 09:21 am

Dhaka/IBNS: A minor girl was allegedly gang-raped in Bangladesh capital Dhaka city on Friday, media reports said.

Sultan Qaboos of Oman dies

Jan 11, 2020, at 09:05 am

Muscat/IBNS:  Sultan Qaboos bin Said Al Said of Oman,  who is the Arab world's longest-serving ruler, passed away on Friday.

Pakistan: Blast rocks Quetta mosque, 15 killed

Jan 10, 2020, at 11:15 pm

Quetta/IBNS: A blast rocked a mosque in Quetta area of Pakistan on Friday which left at least 15 people killed on Friday, media reports said.

Russian ambassador to Lebanon urges end of US presence in Iraq

Jan 10, 2020, at 07:12 pm

Beirut/Xinhua: Russian Ambassador to Lebanon Alexander Zasypkin said the US presence in the region is illegitimate and should end immediately, a local media outlet reported Friday.

Pakistan: Sikh Man's murder was an incident of contract killing, claims police

Jan 10, 2020, at 05:38 pm

Peshawar/IBNS: The Pakistan police on Friday claimed that the murder of a Sikh man in the country, which had even triggered protests in India, was actually an incident of 'contract killing'.

Iran to start analysing black box from Ukraine Boeing on Friday: Aviation Official

Jan 10, 2020, at 04:56 pm

Tehran/Sputnik/UNI: Iran will begin analysis of Ukrainian Boeing 737’s black box in a laboratory of Mehrabad International Airport in Tehran on Friday, the head of Iran’s Civil Aviation Organization Accident Department, Hassan Razai, said at a press conference.

UK foreign office advises against all travel to Iran amid escalation of tensions

Jan 10, 2020, at 11:27 am

Moscow/Sputnik:  The UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office advised on Friday to the country’s citizens to refrain from any kind of trips to Iran amid the escalated tensions in the Middle East.

ATC summons Hafiz Saeed to record closing statement in terror financing cases

Jan 10, 2020, at 11:14 am

Islamabad/UNI: An Anti-Terrorism Court has summoned Jamaat-ud Dawa (JuD) leader Hafiz Saeed to record his closing statement after it wrapped up the trial of two terror financing cases against him.

US House passes resolution to rein in Trump's war power against Iran

Jan 10, 2020, at 11:06 am

Washington/UNI: US House of Representatives approved a resolution aiming at restraining President Donald Trump's power to take military actions against Iran without congressional approval.