Pompeo violating Int'l norms with Venezuela Power change plan: Russian Foreign Ministry
Jan 21, 2020, at 07:28 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s admission that his country is working to oust Venezuela's elected president proves that Washington is running a deliberate campaign to destabilize the sovereign state in violation of international rules, a spokeswoman for the Russian Foreign Ministry said Tuesday.
Warehouse catches fire near Sydney Airport in Australia
Jan 21, 2020, at 07:15 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: A massive fire broke out on Tuesday at a warehouse near the Sydney Airport's Qantas Terminal, sparking concerns on social media that the airport's fuel storage depot might be at risk, Australian media reported.
Chinese court sentences former Interpol chief to 13.5 yrs in prison for corruption
Jan 21, 2020, at 06:21 pm
Beijing/Sputnik/UNI: A Chinese court sentenced on Tuesday the former head of Interpol, Meng Hongwei, to 13 years and six months in prison on corruption charges, the court verdict said.
Islamic State Founding Member Al-Salbi believed to be current terrorist leader - Reports
Jan 21, 2020, at 10:30 am
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: The Islamic State terrorist group (also known as IS, banned in Russia) is now headed by one of its founding members, Amir Mohammed Abdul Rahman al-Mawli al-Salbi, The Guardian reports citing intelligence officials.
Three missiles hit ‘green zone’ in Baghdad, close to US embassy – Security Source
Jan 21, 2020, at 10:26 am
Baghdad/Sputnik/UNI: Three missiles landed in the "green zone" in the Iraqi capital, where the US embassy is located, in the early hours of Tuesday, an Iraqi security source told Sputnik.
Fire kills 5 in southern Vietnam
Jan 21, 2020, at 10:12 am
Hanoi/Xinhua/UNI: A fire in Vietnam's southern Ho Chi Minh City killed five early Tuesday, Vietnam News Agency reported.
Jan 21, 2020, at 09:32 am
New York/IBNS: Around half a billion people work fewer paid hours than they would like, or are not getting enough access to paid work, shows a study published by the International Labour Organization (ILO) on Monday, which also forecasts that unemployment will rise by about 2.5 million this year.
Major humanitarian hub in north-east Nigeria burned in attack
Jan 21, 2020, at 09:24 am
New York/IBNS: The top UN aid official in Nigeria has condemned a weekend attack against a major humanitarian facility in the north-east of the country.
Latin America and Caribbean region deadliest for journalists in 2019
Jan 21, 2020, at 09:12 am
New York/IBNS: Twenty-two journalists were reported killed in the Latin America and Caribbean region in 2019, making it the deadliest part of the world for the press, followed by 15 in Asia-Pacific, and 10 in Arab States.
Broken hot water pipe kills 5 in Russian hotel
Jan 20, 2020, at 05:50 pm
Moscow/Xinhua/UNI: Five people died and at least three others were hospitalized on Monday after hot water flooded a small hotel in the Russian city of Perm near the Ural Mountains, the regional investigative committee said.
Lebanon: 140 injured in clashes between police, protesters
Jan 20, 2020, at 05:47 pm
Beirut/Xinhua/UNI: Secretary General of Lebanese Red Cross Georges Kettaneh announced on Monday that the number of injured people reached 140 during Sunday's clashes between protesters and riot police, local media reported.
World leaders must address ‘shameful’ disparities in education spending: UN children’s agency
Jan 20, 2020, at 09:55 am
New York/IBNS: A new report from the UN children’s fund, UNICEF, shows that a third of adolescent girls from the poorest households have never been to school, and spending on education is heavily skewed towards wealthier households.
Jan 20, 2020, at 09:50 am
New York/IBNS: Speaking at a major, high-level summit on Libya, held in the German capital Berlin on Sunday, UN Secretary-General António Guterres evoked the disastrous humanitarian situation faced by thousands of civilians, as conflict in the North African country grows deeper and more destructive.
Civil war in Yemen made over 3 million people homeless: ICRC
Jan 19, 2020, at 05:48 pm
New York/IBNS: The International Committee of the Red Cross on Sunday said over three million people, the majority of which are women and children, have been made homeless as a result of ongoing fighting in Yemen’s civil war that has raged since 2015.
Eight killed, dozens injured in Indonesia's bus crash
Jan 19, 2020, at 05:38 pm
Jakarta/Xinhua/UNI: Eight people were killed and 30 others wounded when a passenger bus overturned in Indonesia's West Java province on Saturday, media reported on Sunday.
North Korea appoints Korean Unification Talks Chief as new Foreign Minister – Reports
Jan 19, 2020, at 04:40 pm
Seoul/Sputnik/UNI: North Korea has appointed Ri Son Gwon, the former head of the Committee for the Peaceful Reunification of the Country (CPRC), as the country’s new foreign minister, South Korea’s Yonhap News Agency reported on Sunday, citing sources in Pyongyang.
Erdogan says too early to talk of draft communique for Berlin peace conference on Libya
Jan 19, 2020, at 03:33 pm
Ankara/Sputnik:Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said that Ankara does not have a draft communique ahead of Sunday’s peace conference on Libya to be held in the German capital of Berlin, as it is too early to talk of one, although he expressed hope that the talks would yield positive results.
Iran's home-made satellite Zafar ready for launch
Jan 19, 2020, at 02:47 pm
Tehran/Xinhua: The indigenous satellite Zafar has been delivered to Iran Space Agency (ISA) for launch, official IRNA news agency reported Sunday.
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Prince Harry and Megan will no more use royal titles: Buckingham Palace
Jan 19, 2020, at 10:22 am
London/IBNS: The Royal Family UK has informed that Prince Harry and his wife Meghan will no longer use their royal titles and will not receive public funds for royal duties.
Ukraine's president rejects prime minister's resignation
Jan 18, 2020, at 04:26 pm
Kiev/Xinhua/UNI: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky declined a resignation offer by the country's Prime Minister Oleksiy Honcharuk, Interfax-Ukraine news agency reported on Friday.
Haiti earthquake victims honoured at UN, with pledge to safeguard the nation’s future
Jan 18, 2020, at 09:36 am
New York/IBNS: More than 200,000 Haitians who perished in the devastating earthquake which struck the island nation ten years ago, were honoured in a solemn ceremony of remembrance at UN Headquarters in New York on Friday, along with 102 staffers who died – the single greatest loss of life in the Organization’s history.
French Security Forces Evacuated Macron From Theater Besieged by Protesters – Reports
Jan 18, 2020, at 09:32 am
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: French security forces evacuated President Emmanuel Macron from the Bouffes du Nord Theater in Paris as protesters tried to enter the building, French media reported.
Libya: 'Dire and untenable' situation for tens of thousands of children in unrelenting conflict
Jan 18, 2020, at 09:23 am
New York/IBNS: The world should not accept the “dire and untenable” situation facing children in wartorn Libya the head of the UN Children’s Fund, UNICEF, said on Friday.
Tackling femicide in Argentina: a UN Resident Coordinator blog
Jan 18, 2020, at 09:13 am
New York/IBNS: Tackling violence against women is crucial to realizing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). In January, the United Nations launched a Decade of Action to support meeting the 17 goals by 2030.
About 30 Civilians Killed in Aleppo by Militants’ Attacks in 3 Days –Reconciliation Center
Jan 18, 2020, at 08:52 am
Aleppo/Sputnik/UNI: Illegal armed units continue to shell the Syrian city of Aleppo, leaving 28 civilians dead within the past three days, the Russian Center for Syrian reconciliation said.
Five soldiers killed in roadside explosion in Burkina Faso
Jan 18, 2020, at 08:31 am
Ouagaddougou/Xinhua/UNI: At least five soldiers were killed in a roadside explosion on Friday in northern Burkina Faso's province of Soum, a security source told Xinhua.
Ukraine wants Iran's guilty plea over plane crash formalized: Foreign Minister
Jan 17, 2020, at 08:08 pm
Kiev/Sputnik: Kiev wants Iran’s guilty plea for shooting down a Ukrainian plane near Tehran be cemented in an internationally recognized document, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Vadym Prystaiko said Friday.
Russia doesn't back any move to discuss Kashmir at UN
Jan 17, 2020, at 07:02 pm
Moscow/UNI: The Kashmir problem is a matter of direct talks between India and Pakistan and Russia doesn’t support the initiative to discuss it within the United Nations, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Friday.
Iran's missile attacks on US bases in Iraq left 11 servicemen injured
Jan 17, 2020, at 06:52 pm
Washington/UNI: Missile attacks by Iran on US bases in Iraq, staged on January 8, left 11 US servicemen injured, media reported.
Aid to vulnerable Iraqis may ‘come to a complete halt within weeks’
Jan 17, 2020, at 10:35 am
New York/IBNS: Aid to vulnerable people in Iraq risks being completely blocked within weeks, warned the UN’s humanitarian chief in Iraq, Marta Ruedas, on Tuesday, as a result of the suspension of government documents allowing humanitarians to carry out critical missions.