Nine civilians killed in airstrike in E Afghanistan
Jul 22, 2019, at 06:26 pm
Pul-e-Alam, Afghanistan, July 22 (Xinhua/UNI) At least nine civilians were killed and six others wounded in an airstrike in Afghanistan's eastern province of Logar overnight, sources said on Monday.
Somali forces arrest 3 al-Shabab militants in southern town
Jul 22, 2019, at 06:23 pm
Mogadishu, Jul 22 (Xinhua/UNI) Somali forces have apprehended three al-Shabab militants in a security operation conducted on Sunday in Kismayo town, southern Somalia, an official said on Monday.
Car bombing leaves 4 dead, 10 others injured in Mogadishu
Jul 22, 2019, at 06:20 pm
Mogadishu, Jul 22 (Xinhua/UNI) At least four people were killed and about 10 others injured on Monday after a vehicle loaded with explosives went off at a police check point near KM4 junction in the Somali capital Mogadishu, officials said.
Iran's Intelligence Ministry says detained 17 CIA spies - Reports
Jul 22, 2019, at 06:12 pm
MOSCOW, July 22 (Sputnik) Iranian intelligence has uncovered a spy network working for the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) on the country's territory and detained 17 suspected spies, Iranian media reported on Monday, citing the director of the Intelligence Ministry's counterespionage department.
S Africa pledges to cooperate with UN court in arrest of genocide suspect
Jul 22, 2019, at 06:01 pm
Cape Town, Jul 22 (Xinhua/UNI) The South African government pledged on Monday to cooperate with the UN International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (IRMCT) in the arrest of genocide suspects.
Bangladesh: Miscrenats gun down two Awami League leaders in Bandarban, Satkhira
Jul 22, 2019, at 05:20 pm
Dhaka, July 22 (IBNS): Miscreants gunned down two Awami League leaders in Bandarban and Satkhira areas of Bangladesh, media reports said on Monday.
Imran Khan faces social media trolls as he receives no 'welcome' in US
Jul 22, 2019, at 04:15 pm
Islamabad, July 22 (IBNS): Pakistan PM Imran Khan faced social media trolls after reports emerged that he received no official welcome of the kind reserved for foreign heads of states after he arrived in the United States on Saturday.
Pakistan PM Imran Khan to meet US President Donald Trump today
Jul 22, 2019, at 12:18 pm
Washington, July 22 (UNI): Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan is set to meet US President Donald Trump alongside Army Chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa on Monday, in which Afghanistan and counter-terrorism efforts, as well as US economic aid, are expected to be on the agenda.
Rod-wielding mob storms Hong Kong railway station, 45 injured
Jul 22, 2019, at 12:06 pm
Hong Kong, July 22 (UNI): At least 45 people were injured in unprecedented late-night violence at a Hong Kong railway station on Sunday, as a rampaging mob of men in white T-shirts attacked black-clad protesters and passengers indiscriminately.
Explosion targets train shipping phosphate in central Syria
Jul 22, 2019, at 10:22 am
Damascus, Jul 21 (Xinhua/UNI) A train shipping phosphate was targeted by a roadside bomb Sunday in the eastern countryside of Homs province in central Syria, causing it to derail while the train crew suffered injuries, according to state news agency SANA.
Canada recognizes national historic significance of Rose Fortune
Jul 22, 2019, at 10:18 am
Annapolis Royal (Nova Scotia), July 22 (IBNS): Colin Fraser, Member of Parliament for West Nova, in partnership with The Historical Association of Annapolis Royal and the town of Annapolis Royal, at a ceremony held at the wharf in Annapolis Royal unveiled on July 20 a commemorative plaque in honor of Rose Fortune, a Black Loyalist, and challenges faced by Black Loyalist women, in colonial Nova Scotia during the 18th century, media reports said.
Bangladesh: Woman beaten to death by mob, three detained
Jul 22, 2019, at 10:04 am
Dhaka, July 22 (IBNS): Bangladesh police have detained three people for their involvement in the alleged murder of Taslima Begum Renu in country's capital city Dhaka, media reports said.
Inclusive peace in Afghanistan means ‘women at the centre’ urges UN deputy chief in Kabul
Jul 22, 2019, at 09:49 am
New York, July 22 (IBNS): The UN deputy chief issued an impassioned plea on Sunday for Afghans to reconcile with the past and put “women at the centre” of all efforts to forge a durable peace, and a truly inclusive political process where women’s voices are truly heard.
Pakistan ready to mediate US-Iran standoff: Lawmaker
Jul 21, 2019, at 11:14 pm
Cairo, July 21 (Sputnik): Pakistan remains a US ally and a responsible neighbour to Iran and is ready to act as a mediator in a standoff between the two powers, a Pakistani senator told Sputnik on Sunday.
Blast kills 1, injures 6 in Afghanistan's Gardez city
Jul 21, 2019, at 07:52 pm
Gardez, Afghanistan, Jul 21 (Xinhua/UNI) At least one person has been confirmed dead and six others injured as a blast rocked Gardez city, the capital of eastern Paktia province, on Sunday, local official Abdullah Hasrat said.
Bangladesh: Sedition charge against Priya Saha dismissed
Jul 21, 2019, at 07:39 pm
Dhaka, July 21 (IBNS): A Dhaka court on Sunday rejected a sedition case filed against Bangladeshi national Priya Saha for making remarks on religious persecution in her country during her meeting with US President Donald Trump.
Rifat Murder in Bangladesh: Aysha Siddika Minni's bail rejected
Jul 21, 2019, at 07:20 pm
Dhaka, July 21 (IBNS): A Bangladesh court on Sunday rejected the bail plea of Aysha Siddika Minni who has been arrested in connection with the murder of her husband Rifat Sharif, media reports said.
Pakistan: Six killed in firing, suicide attack in DI Khan
Jul 21, 2019, at 06:08 pm
Islamabad, July 21 (IBNS): At least six people were killed in a suicide attack on District Headquarter Hospital and firing at a police checkpost in Pakistan's DI Khan area on Sunday, media reports said.
British Airways cancels all flights to Egypt
Jul 21, 2019, at 10:27 am
Cairo, Jul 21 (UNI) British Airways has cancelled all flights to the Egyptian capital Cairo for a week as a security "precaution".
Fire breaks out in Dhaka commercial building, three injured
Jul 20, 2019, at 07:03 pm
Dhaka, July 20 (IBNS): At least three people were hurt as a fire broke out at a 10-storey commercial building in Bangladesh capital city Dhaka on Saturday, media reports said.
At Least 56 people hospitalized over suspected food poisoning in Eastern Turkey - Reports
Jul 20, 2019, at 05:38 pm
Moscow, July 20 (Sputnik/UNI) At least 56 people, including 21 children, were taken to a hospital over suspected food poisoning in Turkey's eastern city of Erzincan, local media reported on Saturday.
Taliban, US to resume Afghan peace talks next week - Source
Jul 20, 2019, at 05:31 pm
Moscow, July 20 (Sputnik/UNI) The Taliban movement and US officials are scheduled to resume Afghan peace talks next week amid a surge in violence across Afghanistan, a source close to the Taliban told Sputnik.
Afghanistan: 3 Taliban mine planters blown up by own IED
Jul 20, 2019, at 04:36 pm
Kabul, July 20 (IBNS): Three Taliban mine planters were killed as a premature Improvised Explosive Device (IED) exploded in Afghanistan's south-eastern Paktiya province, media reports said on Saturday.
Death toll rises to 10 from Henan's gas factory blast
Jul 20, 2019, at 07:49 am
Zhengzhou, Jul 20 (Xinhua/UNI) At least 10 people have been killed, 19 severely injured and five others are missing after an explosion ripped through a gas plant in central China's Henan Province Friday, local authorities confirmed Saturday.
Jul 20, 2019, at 07:45 am
New York, July 20 (IBNS): In closing the High-level Segment of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) on Friday, President Inga Rhonda King assured participants that the session had contributed significantly to advancing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
Jul 20, 2019, at 07:36 am
New York, July 20 (IBNS): The Colombian peace process is an outstanding example of how much support the United Nations can provide when the Security Council is ‘firmly united’, a senior UN envoy said on Friday, calling for the 15-member body’s continued commitment as the country works to overcome secure lasting peace.
First men on the moon ‘came in peace’ to UN Headquarters ‘for all mankind’
Jul 20, 2019, at 07:24 am
New York, July 20 (IBNS): As the world remembers Saturday’s 50th anniversary of the “giant leap for mankind” made by all those involved in the pioneering Apollo 11 space programme, we take a look back at the visit made by astronauts Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins, to UN Headquarters in New York, just a few weeks after their historic mission.
‘Indiscriminate blasts’ in civilian areas ‘must stop’, UN mission in Afghanistan stresses
Jul 20, 2019, at 06:57 am
New York, July 20 (IBNS): The “deliberate targeting of educational facilities” during armed conflict is “a war crime”, the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) said on Friday after a bomb detonated near the entrance to Kabul University, in the country’s capital.
Zimbabwe: Droughts leave millions food insecure, UN food agency scales up assistance
Jul 20, 2019, at 06:51 am
New York, July 20 (IBNS): Severe drought has rendered more than a third of rural households in Zimbabwe – or around 3.5 million people – dangerously food insecure, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) revealed on Friday.
Jul 20, 2019, at 06:41 am
New York, July 20 (IBNS): UN chief António Guterres said on Friday he was “deeply saddened” at the death of at least 33 people inside a popular Japanese animation studio, in the city of Kyoto, following an arson attack that constitutes one of the worst mass-killings in the nation’s history.