Mar 04, 2020, at 09:33 am
New York/IBNS: The United Nations is “determined to stand by” civilians across Syria’s war-torn northwest, as “a grave humanitarian crisis” continues, the UN emergency relief chief said on Tuesday.
Denmark's confirmed COVID-19 cases reach 6
Mar 03, 2020, at 07:14 pm
Copenhagen/Xinhua/UNI: A further two cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed here by both the Danish Patient Safety Authority and the National Health Board in press releases on Tuesday, bringing the total number to six.
Moscow hopes US, Taliban comply with peace agreement - Russia's top Afghanistan diplomat
Mar 03, 2020, at 07:02 pm
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: Moscow hopes that both the United States and Taliban will comply with the agreement they have recently reached, Russia’s Presidential Representative for Afghanistan, Zamir Kabulov, told reporters in Moscow Tuesday.
Pope Francis tests negative for coronavirus: reports
Mar 03, 2020, at 05:20 pm
Genoa/ Sputnik/UNI: Pope Francis has tested negative for coronavirus, he is simply suffering a minor cold, Il Messaggero newspaper reported on Tuesday.
China's endangered wildlife populations rise steadily
Mar 03, 2020, at 05:19 pm
Beijing/Xinhua/UNI: The populations of China's endangered wildlife have risen steadily over recent years, the National Forestry and Grassland Administration said on Tuesday.
Ukraine confirms first case of coronavirus infection in man returning from Italy
Mar 03, 2020, at 05:17 pm
Kiev/Sputnik/UNI: Ukraine announced its first case of coronavirus infection in a man who returned from Italy, Deputy Health Minister Viktor Lyashko said Tuesday.
Somali, US forces kill al-Shabab terrorist
Mar 03, 2020, at 05:15 pm
Mogadishu/Xinhua/UNI: A Somali and US airstrike killed an al-Shabab terrorist and wounded two others in the southern region.
Turkish air forces shoot down Syrian warplane in Idlib
Mar 03, 2020, at 05:12 pm
Damascus/Xinhua/UNI: A Turkish F-16 shot down a Syrian warplane in Syria's northwestern province of Idlib on Tuesday, a war monitor reported.
Mar 03, 2020, at 04:20 pm
New York/IBNS: After serving more than two years as the UN’s Special Representative in charge of finding a way to a lasting peace in war-torn Libya, Ghassan Salamé - who also heads up the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) - handed in his resignation on Monday, citing failing health caused by the immense stress of the job.
Soldier, two terrorists killed in southern Philippine clashes
Mar 03, 2020, at 10:16 am
Manila/Xinhua/UNI: An soldier from the Philippines army and two suspected terrorists were killed in a military offensive in Maguindanao province in the southern Philippines, the military report said on Tuesday.
As children freeze to death in Syria, aid officials call for major cross-border delivery boost
Mar 03, 2020, at 09:56 am
New York/IBNS: Humanitarian assistance needs to be scaled up significantly to more than a million people displaced by fighting in northwest Syria, a senior UN aid official said on Monday, amid reports that children are freezing to death on the Turkish border.
New UN initiative to support financial systems that ‘work better for everyone, everywhere’
Mar 03, 2020, at 09:33 am
New York/IBNS: From developed to developing countries, no nation is immune from financial “gaps and vulnerabilities”, the President of the UN General Assembly said on Monday.
Use of religious beliefs to justify rights violations must be outlawed says UN expert
Mar 03, 2020, at 09:22 am
New York/IBNS: Laws underpinned by religious conviction that discriminate against women and the LGBT+ community should be repealed, and gender-based violence carried out in the name of religion by non-State groups must be addressed, an independent UN expert said on Monday in a report presented to the Human Rights Council.
All hostages from mall siege in Philippines freed, gunman arrested
Mar 02, 2020, at 10:09 pm
Moscow,/Sputnik: All the hostages at a shopping mall in the Metro Manila area in the Philippines who had been taken hostage on Monday have been freed after a siege which lasted several hours.
Five killed in three-vehicle collision in South Africa
Mar 02, 2020, at 10:00 pm
Johannesburg/Xinhua: Five killed, two others sustained serious injuries in a three-vehicle collision in Vanderbiljpark in Gauteng on Sunday night, according to paramedics.
Erdogan hopes for ceasefire in Idlib after talks with Putin in Moscow on Thursday
Mar 02, 2020, at 07:09 pm
Ankara/Sputnik: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan expressed hope for achieving ceasefire in Syrian Idlib after he meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin on March 5 in Moscow.
One illegal migrant dies of gunshot by Greek soldiers: Turkish state media
Mar 02, 2020, at 06:48 pm
Istanbul/Xinhua: Turkish state media on Monday claimed that one illegal migrant died when he was hit by a gunshot fired by Greek security forces in Turkey's border gate with Greece.
EU raises coronavirus infection risk as 2,100 cases confirmed - Health Commissioner
Mar 02, 2020, at 06:37 pm
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: The European Center for Disease Prevention and Control has increased the risk level of infection with the novel coronavirus in the EU from low-moderate to moderate-high, as the number of cases in the bloc reaches 2,100, European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety Stella Kyriakides said Monday.
Gunmen kill about 50 villagers in Nigeria
Mar 02, 2020, at 05:38 pm
Lagos/Xinhua/UNI: Gunmen operating in Nigeria's northern state of Kaduna on Sunday reportedly killed about 50 villagers, including infants in three local government areas of the state, a police source said on Monday.
One illegal migrant dies of gunshot by Greek soldiers: Turkish state media
Mar 02, 2020, at 05:31 pm
Istanbul/Xinhua/UNI: Turkish state media on Monday claimed that one illegal migrant died when he was hit by a gunshot fired by Greek security forces in Turkey's border gate with Greece.
China welcomes U.S.-Taliban peace deal: FM spokesperson
Mar 02, 2020, at 05:07 pm
Beijing/Xinhua/UNI: China welcomes the signing of a U.S.-Taliban agreement as a positive step in achieving a political solution of the Afghan issue, a Foreign Ministry spokesperson said Monday.
Greek police fire tear gas, rubber bullets against refugees at border zone in Turkey
Mar 02, 2020, at 05:01 pm
Istanbul/Xinhua/UNI: Greek police on Monday fired tear gas, rubber bullets and water cannons against illegal migrants who have been waiting at Turkey's border gate with Greece to cross into Europe, eyewitness said.
Top Iranian diplomat says US surrendered to Taliban
Mar 02, 2020, at 08:59 am
Tehran/Sputnik/UNI: Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif on Sunday described the US-Taliban peace deal as Washington’s "surrender" that followed years of a humiliating war in Afghanistan.
Turkey says over 80,000 illegal migrants cross into Europe
Mar 02, 2020, at 08:52 am
Istanbul/Xinhua/UNI: Over 80,000 illegal migrants have so far crossed into Europe from Turkey's northwestern borders, Fahrettin Altun, communication director of the Turkish presidency, said in a statement on Sunday.
Yemen's Houthi rebels seize capital of al-Jawf province
Mar 02, 2020, at 08:46 am
Sanaa/Xinhua/UNI: Yemen's Houthi rebels on Sunday seized control of al-Hazm, the capital of the northeastern province of al-Jawf, after weeks of fighting with the government forces, officials from both sides said.
Four Sputnik scribes in Turkey freed after testimony
Mar 02, 2020, at 08:34 am
Ankara/UNI: Four journalists, including Russian news agency Sputnik's editor-in-chief, working in the Turkish capital were freed on Sunday after giving testimony.
Kenyan police rescue abducted Chinese national
Mar 01, 2020, at 10:13 pm
Nairobi/Xinhua/UNI: Kenyan police on Saturday rescued a Chinese national who was abducted in the country's capital on Thursday by four kidnappers.
China concerned with health of overseas Chinese: official
Mar 01, 2020, at 09:15 pm
Beijing/Xinhua/UNI: The Chinese government attaches great importance to the health and safety of overseas Chinese and students in virus-hit countries and regions, said a Chinese diplomat Sunday.
United States-Taliban deal: UN welcomes efforts to reach political settlement in Afghanistan
Mar 01, 2020, at 07:16 pm
New York/IBNS: On Saturday the United Nations called for further reductions in violence in Afghanistan, and for the conditions for intra-Afghan peace talks to be met, following the announcement of an agreement between the United States and the Taliban.
Fighting discrimination against women is key to beating AIDS
Mar 01, 2020, at 06:58 pm
New York/IBNS: “The struggle to beat AIDS is inseparable from the struggle for women’s rights and from the struggle against all forms of discrimination”. This is the message from Winnie Byanyima, Executive Director of UNAIDS, on Zero Discrimination Day, which falls on Sunday March 1. The theme of this year’s Day is the fight against discrimination faced by women and girls, and the organization aims to raise awareness, mobilize action, and promote equality.