Pakistan PM backs intra-Afghan dialogue for future road-map
Aug 02, 2019, at 10:17 am
Islamabad, Aug 2 (Xinhua/UNI) Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan, who received US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad on Thursday, underscored the need for an inclusive intra-Afghan dialogue to "evolve a road map for future of Afghanistan."
Aug 02, 2019, at 09:18 am
New York, Aug 2 (IBNS): Ten years after the start of a violent insurgency in north-east Nigeria plunged the country into a humanitarian crisis that is “still far from over”, the United Nations and its aid partners have underscored the need to “collectively redouble efforts” to help the most vulnerable.
ASEAN foreign ministers discuss South China Sea
Jul 31, 2019, at 08:22 pm
Bangkok, July 31 (UNI): Foreign ministers of the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations discussed tensions in the South China Sea and the Rohingya refugee crisis at a meeting here on Wednesday.
44 people charged with rioting in Hong Kong appear in court
Jul 31, 2019, at 07:18 pm
Hong Kong, July 31 (Xinhua): Of the 45 people charged with rioting, assaulting police officer and possession of offensive weapons respectively after a recent illegal assembly in China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, 44 of them appeared in court on Wednesday.
Bangladesh HC rejects Khaleda Zia's bail peititon in Zia charitable graft case
Jul 31, 2019, at 06:26 pm
Dhaka, July 31 (IBNS): In yet another setback for BNP chief Khaleda Zia, the Bangladesh High Court on Wednesday rejected the bail peititon of the former Bangladesh PM in connection with Zia Charitable Trust corruption case, media reports said.
Bangladesh: Six workers die from toxic gas as they try to clean septic tank
Jul 31, 2019, at 04:44 pm
Dhaka, July 31 (IBNS): At least six people were killed as they tried to clean a septic tank in Joypurhat’s Akkelpur Upazila of Bangladesh, emdia reports said on Wednesday.
Pakistan: Quetta blast leaves four injured
Jul 31, 2019, at 04:34 pm
Islamabad, July 31 (IBNS): A blast targeting a police vehicle near the Bacha Khan Chowk area in Quetta on Tuesday left four people killed, media reports said on Wednesday.
Afghanistan: Herat road side bomb blast leaves 34 killed
Jul 31, 2019, at 04:25 pm
Kabul, July 31 (IBNS): A road side bomb blast in Afghanistan's Herat-Kandahar Highway on Wednesday left at least 34 people killed, media reports said.
Swedish prosecutor wants to question WikiLeaks founder Assange in UK - Swedish Ambassador
Jul 31, 2019, at 03:34 pm
Moscow, Jul 31 (Sputnik/UNI) A Swedish prosecutor wants to speak with WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange in the United Kingdom, the investigation of rape allegations against him is ongoing, Swedish Ambassador to Russia Peter Ericson told Sputnik.
Maximum altitude of North Korea's Wednesday missiles amounts to 18.6 miles - Reports
Jul 31, 2019, at 03:32 pm
Tokyo, Jul 31 (Sputnik/UNI) The maxim altitude of the missiles fired by North Korea early Wednesday morning amounted to 30 kilometers (18.6 miles), South Korean media reported.
Jul 31, 2019, at 10:34 am
New York, July 31 (IBNS): To mark the World Day Against Trafficking in Persons, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has stressed that “human trafficking is a heinous crime that affects every region of the world” – especially women and children.
New UN report shows record number of children killed and maimed in conflict
Jul 31, 2019, at 10:34 am
New York, July 31 (IBNS): A new UN report has found that 2018 was the worst year on record for children caught up in armed conflict; the year saw the highest numbers killed or maimed since the United Nations began monitoring the violation.
Jul 31, 2019, at 10:33 am
New York, July 31 (IBNS): The conflict in Afghanistan continues to be devastating for civilians, with the latest United Nations update released on Tuesday showing that the number of civilians killed by aerial operations increased in the first half of 2019, even as overall civilian casualties declined.
Jul 31, 2019, at 10:32 am
New York, July 31 (IBNS): Bombing and shelling in Syria for more than 90 days by the Government and Russia have led to “carnage in the so-called de-escalation zone” of Idlib, the UN Emergency Relief Coordinator told the Security Council on Tuesday, in his seventh update since the “current onslaught” began.
North Korea launches unidentified projectiles off its Eastern coast: Reports
Jul 31, 2019, at 10:04 am
Moscow, Jul 31 (Sputnik/UNI) North Korea has fired multiple unidentified projectiles off its east coast early on Wednesday, local media reported with a reference to South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS).
Trump says US, Russia might reach deal on Arms Control
Jul 31, 2019, at 10:01 am
Moscow, July 31 (Sputnik/UNI) US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that he counts on reaching an agreement on arms control between the United States and Russia.
Afghanistan: Roadside bomb blast in Kandahar leaves 3 killed
Jul 31, 2019, at 09:37 am
Kabul, July 31 (IBNS): A roadside bomb blast in Afghanistan's Kandahar Province left at least three children killed, media reports said on Wednesday.
Asian American Literature Festival to be held at library of Congress
Jul 30, 2019, at 10:04 pm
Washington, July 30 (IBNS): The 2019 Asian American Literature Festival (AALF), co-hosted by the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center (SAPAV), along with the Library of Congress (LoC) Poetry and Literature Center and the Poetry Foundation, would be held at the LoC, Washington, Friday through Sunday, August 2–4, 2019, media reports said.
Hacker compromises personal data of 106 million US and Canadian Capital One customers
Jul 30, 2019, at 09:15 pm
Ottawa, July 30 (IBNS): It was revealed last night by Capital One --an Amazon Web Services customer -- that a hacker had stolen personal data of 106 million US and Canadian Capital One customers, media reports said.
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.
3,812 civilians killed and wounded in first half of 2019 in Afghanistan: UNAMA
Jul 30, 2019, at 05:13 pm
Kabul, July 30 (IBNS): The conflict in Afghanistan continues to have a devastating impact on civilians, with the latest UN update released today documenting 3,812 civilian casualties (1,366 deaths and 2,446 injured) in the first half of 2019.
US airstrike kills 2 Taliban leaders in Afghanistan
Jul 30, 2019, at 04:36 pm
Kabul, July 30 (IBNS): Two Taliban leaders were killed during an airstrike conducted by the US in Afghanistan's western Farah province, media reports said on Tuesday.
Pakistan: 19 dead, 16 injured as small plane crashes in Rawalpindi
Jul 30, 2019, at 12:58 pm
Rawalpindi, July 30 (UNI): At least 19 people were killed and 16 injured after a small Pakistani military plane crashed into a residential area here, local media reported 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.
Two children among victims killed in festival shooting in N California
Jul 30, 2019, at 10:22 am
San Francisco, July 30 (Xinhua/UNI) A six-year-old boy and a 13-year-old girl were among the victims killed in a shooting at an annual garlic festival held in Gilroy city, Northern California, Gilroy Police Chief Scot Smithee said 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.