Benjamin Netanyahu wins Likud leadership contest
Dec 27, 2019, at 05:19 pm
Jerusalem/UNI: Israel's embattled Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday scored a "huge win" in a vote that was seen a challenge to his leadership of the Likud party.
Plane crash in Kazakhstan kills 14, 35 injured
Dec 27, 2019, at 12:34 pm
Nur-Sultan/UNI: A Bek Air plane crashed near Kazakhstan's biggest city Almaty shortly after taking off, killing at least 14 people, living 35 injured on Friday, the government said.
French Foreign Ministry Condemns Recent Deadly Terrorist Attacks in Northern Burkina Faso
Dec 27, 2019, at 10:38 am
Paris/Sputnik/UNI: Paris strongly condemns the recent terrorist attacks in Burkina Faso’s northern province of Soum that claimed dozens of lives and wishes soon recovery to all those injured, the Foreign Ministry said on Thursday.
Sydney's drinking water supply under threat from bushfires
Dec 27, 2019, at 10:34 am
Sydney/Xinhua/UNI Authorities have raised concerns about severe bushfires near Sydney's main drinking water catchment, suggesting that a build of ash could soon contaminate the precious resource.
UN refugee agency welcomes move to register all births in Kazakhstan
Dec 27, 2019, at 10:26 am
New York/IBNS: The decision to ensure that all babies born in Kazakhstan are registered at birth and issued birth certificates has been welcomed by the UN refugee agency, UNHCR.
Ending war only ‘real hope’ for prosperous Afghanistan: UN mission chief
Dec 27, 2019, at 10:09 am
New York/IBNS: Only by ending the war in Afghanistan can there be “real hope” for a prosperous future for the country, the top UN official there said on Thursday.
Independent UN rights experts raise alarm over ‘incommunicado detention’ of Chinese scholar
Dec 27, 2019, at 10:03 am
New York/IBNS: Independent United Nations human rights experts expressed apprehension on Thursday over the “incommunicado detention” of a Uyghur Muslim academic who has reportedly been sentenced to death.
Seven people died in Bek air plane crash in Almaty – Kazakhstan's Ministry of Industry
Dec 27, 2019, at 09:25 am
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: A plane of the Bek Air airline crashed on Friday near the airport of the Kazakh city of Almaty, leaving seven people dead, Kazakhstan’s Ministry of Industry and Infrastructural Development said.
Six servicemen killed in car bomb blast in northern Afghanistan : reports
Dec 26, 2019, at 06:40 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: Six servicemen were killed on Thursday after a car filled with explosives detonated near a military base in Afghanistan's northern Balkh province, media reported, citing the Afghan Defense Ministry.
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Russian companies interested in working with Iran regardless of US sanctions: trade envoy
Dec 26, 2019, at 06:31 pm
Tehran/Sputnik: Russian companies are interested in working with Iran on various projects in such sectors of the economy as energy, agriculture, automobile manufacturing and many others despite the punitive US sanctions against Tehran, Rustam Zhiganshin, Russia’s trade representative in Iran, told Sputnik.
Violent attack in Burkina Faso leaves dozens of women dead, draws censure of UN chief
Dec 26, 2019, at 09:43 am
New York/IBNS: United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has “strongly" condemned an attack carried out yesterday by unidentified gunmen in northern Burkina Faso.
UN chief offers the world wishes for ‘peace and a blessed New Year’
Dec 26, 2019, at 09:41 am
New York/IBNS: While visiting with Pope Francis at the Vatican on Friday, UN Secretary-General António Guterres extended wishes for a peaceful Christmas and a blessed New Year.
Three people injured as masked gunmen opened fire in France’s Besancon: reports
Dec 26, 2019, at 09:37 am
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: Unknown masked gunmen opened fire in the French city of Besancon, leaving three people injured, French media reported.
11 soldiers killed in Burkina Faso attack
Dec 26, 2019, at 09:33 am
Ouagadougou/Xinhua/UNI: At least 11 soldiers were killed after a group of unidentified gunmen attacked a military detachment in center-north Burkina Faso a security source told Xinhua.
U.S. military eyes information warfare to defend 2020 elections: report
Dec 26, 2019, at 09:28 am
Washington/Xinhua/UNI: The U.S. military cyber unit is developing information warfare tactics targeting Russian officials if Moscow interferes with the U.S. elections next year, The Washington Post reported on Wednesday.
Pope Francis prays for peace in world’s conflict zones in annual Christmas message
Dec 25, 2019, at 09:04 pm
Vatican City/Sputnik: Pope Francis called for peace in the world’s conflict hot spots and an end to children’s suffering across the globe on Wednesday during his annual "Urbi et Orbi" Christmas Day message delivered at the Vatican.
Uighur: Top Muslim preacher urges Islamic nations to start boycotting Chinese products
Dec 25, 2019, at 10:47 am
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia/IBNS: Keeping in mind the treatment given to ethnic Uighurs, an influential Muslim preacher has asked the Islamic countries to start the process of boycotting Chinese products.
Turkish President claims Saudi pressured Pakistan to skip Kuala Lumpur Summit
Dec 25, 2019, at 10:35 am
Ankara/IBNS: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan last week claimed that Pakistan was forced to withdraw from a gathering of leaders from many Islamic nations in Malaysia after Saudi Arabia had issued economic threats on it.
Six-year-old finds note in X-mas card written by alleged Chinese prisoner; Beijing denies
Dec 25, 2019, at 10:30 am
Beijing: A Chinese factory has landed itself in a controversy after a message from workers was found inside a Tesco charity Christmas card by a six-year-old girl, hinting that it used forced labour to make it.
Russian military warns of increasing threat of terrorists using drones for attacks
Dec 25, 2019, at 10:09 am
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: The threat of terrorists using unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) in attacks can soon grow in Syria and any other country, the chief of the Russian air defense forces, Lt. Gen. Alexander Leonov, said.
Taliban kills 3 Afghan customs officers near Iran’s border: Police
Dec 25, 2019, at 10:05 am
Kabul/Sputnik/UNI: Three Afghan customs officers were killed on Tuesday in an attack by the Taliban militant group in the Herat region bordering Iran, a provincial police spokesman told Sputnik.
UN chief urges action following execution, abduction of civilians in Nigeria
Dec 25, 2019, at 09:58 am
New York/IBNS: Those responsible for the recent execution and abduction of civilians in northeastern Nigeria must be held accountable, the UN Secretary-General has said, according to a statement issued on Tuesday by his spokesperson.
Dec 25, 2019, at 09:53 am
New York/IBNS: As Saudi Arabia handed death sentences to five people and sent three others to jail for the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, the United Nations Secretary-General continued to stress the need for “an independent and impartial investigation”.
Dec 25, 2019, at 09:43 am
New York/IBNS: “Deeply concerned” over a recent military escalation in northwest Syria, Secretary-General António Guterres called for an “immediate cessation of hostilities”.
Burkina Faso: 35 killed in suspected terror attack
Dec 25, 2019, at 09:33 am
Ouagadougou/IBNS: At least 35 civilians, mainly women, were killed as terrorists attacked in Burkina Faso's northern province of Soum, media reports said on Wednesday.
South Korean military says no suspicious North Korean moves detected before Christmas
Dec 24, 2019, at 07:20 pm
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: South Korean military has so far detected no suspicious moves by North Korea, despite lingering threats that Pyongyang could offer the United States a ''Christmas gift,'' in the words of North Korea’s vice minister of foreign affairs, by conducting missile tests ahead of the Christmas holidays, an officer in the military said on Tuesday.
Turkey hunts 54 military personnel over failed coup
Dec 24, 2019, at 07:15 pm
Istanbul/Xinhua/UNI: Turkish prosecutors on Tuesday ordered the detention of dozens of military personnel, including 31 soldiers in active service, over their alleged links to a network believed to be behind a coup attempt in 2016.
South Korea to permanently shut down 2nd nuclear reactor
Dec 24, 2019, at 07:11 pm
Seoul/Xinhua/UNI: South Korea decided to permanently shut down another nuclear reactor as part of efforts to reduce dependence on nuclear power and increase sustainable energy sources, local media reported on Tuesday.
Turkish Defense Ministry says Kurdish forces still remain in northern Syria
Dec 24, 2019, at 07:04 pm
Ankara/Sputnik/UNI: The Kurdish forces have not yet completely withdrawn from the areas in northern Syria that they were supposed to have left in accordance with the agreements that Turkey reached with Russia and the United States, Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar said on Tuesday.
Indonesia: Bus mishap leaves 26 dead
Dec 24, 2019, at 03:52 pm
Jakarta/IBNS: A bus plunged down a steep ravine and landed in a river in Indonesia which least at least 26 people dead, media reports said on Tuesday.