Jan 12, 2020, at 07:32 pm
New York/IBNS: On 12 January 2010, a 7.0 magnitude quake struck the Haiti, devastating its capital, Port-au-Prince. About 220,00 people were reportedly killed, among them, 102 UN staff who lost their lives when the stabilization mission there, known as MINUSTAH, collapsed. Some 300,000 people were injured and 1.5 million become homeless during the 35-second-long tremor.
Jan 12, 2020, at 07:23 pm
New York/IBNS: UN Secretary-General António Guterres has extended his profound condolences to the Royal family, the Government and people of Oman on the passing of Sultan Qaboos Bin Said, who passed away late Friday at the age of 79.
-1578811279.png "Eleven dead after migrant boat sinks off Turkey")
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Dozens of earthquakes registered in northern part of Russia’s Kamchatka: Seismologists
Jan 10, 2020, at 10:44 am
Petropav-Kamchatsky, Russia/Sputnik: Dozens of earthquakes were registered on Thursday-Friday in the northern part of the Kamchatka Peninsula in the Russian Far East, the regional branch of the Geophysical Survey of the Russian Academy of Sciences (GS RAS) told Sputnik.
Protecting refugees in Europe: UNHCR calls for a ‘year of change’
Jan 10, 2020, at 10:21 am
New York/IBNS: The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) is calling on the European Union (EU) to make 2020 “the year of change for robust refugee protection”. On Thursday, the agency issued a set of new recommendations, as Croatia and German preside over the EU Council during the next 12 months.
Secretary-General upholds value of UN Charter for a world in turmoil
Jan 10, 2020, at 10:15 am
New York/IBNS: Amid an era of rising geopolitical tensions and declining trust between nations, the United Nations Secretary-General has encouraged countries to “come home” to a defining document of the international community: the UN Charter.
Security Council calls for dialogue in Haiti
Jan 10, 2020, at 09:53 am
New York/IBNS: The UN Security Council has stressed the need to resolve the ongoing political impasse in Haiti between President Jovenel Moïse and a surging opposition movement.
UK’s House of Commons passes Brexit bill in close vote
Jan 10, 2020, at 09:10 am
London/Sputnik: The UK House of Commons approved the European Union withdrawal bill on Thursday, sending it to the upper House of Lords.
Russian satellites to monitor Iran after attack on US bases, plane crash - Roscosmos
Jan 10, 2020, at 09:06 am
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: Russian space agency Roscosmos is planning to use its satellites to monitor the situation in Iran following its recent missile attack on US bases in Iraq and the Ukrainian Boeing crash, according to a statement published on the organization's website on Thursday.
Intelligence indicates Ukrainian international airlines jet shot down by missile - Trudeau
Jan 10, 2020, at 08:59 am
Toronto/Sputnik/UNI: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced at a press conference on Thursday that Canada has intelligence that the ill-fated Ukrainian International Airlines flight was shot down by a surface-to-air missile. He added that the strike may have been unintentional.
Blast in northern Syria claims lives of 7 Turkish soldiers
Jan 09, 2020, at 07:26 pm
Damascus/Xinhua: The explosion that rocked a Turkey-held area in northern Syria has claimed the lives of seven Turkish soldiers, a war monitor reported on Thursday.
Ukraine jet crashes in Iran, killing 176: UN chief offers deepest condolences
Jan 09, 2020, at 06:59 pm
New York/IBNS: A Ukrainian airliner crashed shortly after takeoff from Tehran on Wednesday morning, killing all 176 passengers and crew members on board. In a statement, UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ offered his deepest condolences, saying he was “deeply saddened by the crash”.
‘Unprecedented terrorist violence’ in West Africa, Sahel region
Jan 09, 2020, at 06:52 pm
New York/IBNS: The top UN official in West Africa and the Sahel updated the Security Council on Wednesday, describing an “unprecedented" rise in terrorist violence across the region.