Huawei CEO says against China possibly retaliating to US sanctions by banning Apple
May 27, 2019, at 10:21 am
Moscow, May 27 (Sputnik/UNI) Chinese Huawei telecom giant's chief executive, Ren Zhengfei, said he would be the first to protest if Beijing retaliated against US sanctions by banning US tech giant Apple products from China.
Nepal: Blasts in Kathmandu kills 4
May 27, 2019, at 10:07 am
Kathmandu, may 27 (IBNS/UNI): Multiple blasts rocked Nepal's capital Kathmandu city on Sunday and left at least four people killed, media reports said on Monday.
Twin explosions leave three dead, five injured in Kathmandu
May 26, 2019, at 08:02 pm
Kathmandu, May 26 (UNI): At least three persons were killed and five sustained to severe burn injuries in twin explosions in Nepal's capital Kathmandu on Sunday evening, a spokesperson of the Nepal Police confirmed.
Amid spike in anti-Semitic attacks, Jews advised against donning kippah in parts of Germany
May 26, 2019, at 05:41 pm
Berlin, May 26 (UNI): The German government's anti-Semitism commissioner has warned Jewish people not to wear 'kippahs', the traditional Jewish skullcaps, in parts of the country, amid uptick in anti-Semitic attacks, media reports said on Sunday.
ICG welcomes Oslo's announcement about upcoming 2nd round of Intra-Venezuelan talks
May 26, 2019, at 03:01 pm
Moscow, May 26 (Sputnik): The International Contact Group (ICG) on Venezuela welcomed on Sunday Norway's announcement about its plans to host another round of consultations between the Venezuelan government and opposition in a bid to establish dialogue and peacefully resolve the political crisis in the Latin American country.
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Two Taliban commanders among 15 killed in S Afghanistan
May 26, 2019, at 02:52 pm
Kandahar, Afghanistan, May 26 (Xinhua): A total of 15 militants including two local commanders of the Taliban group have been confirmed dead as the government forces have targeted Taliban hideouts in Khakriz district of Afghanistan's southern Kandahar province since Saturday, said a statement of the army released here Sunday.
Trump plays down North Korea's missile test, hopes Kim keeps promise to denuclearize
May 26, 2019, at 10:42 am
Tokyo, May 26 (Sputnik): US President Donald Trump said he was not disturbed by North Korea's short range missile tests and still had confidence that the country's leader Kim Jong Un would keep his promise to denuclearize the Korean peninsula.
Three police, seven militants killed in clashes in N Afghanistan
May 26, 2019, at 10:25 am
Kunduz, Afghanistan, May 26 (Xinhua): Three Afghan police officers and seven Taliban militants were killed, and seven police and six militants wounded following clashes in Afghanistan's northern province of Kunduz, a local official said Sunday.
Voters in Latvia, Malta, Slovakia head for polls in European elections
May 26, 2019, at 10:01 am
Brussels, May 26 (Xinhua) Voters in Latvia, Malta and Slovakia headed for the polls on Saturday as part of the European Parliament elections, while citizens in the Czech Republic continued their voting for a second day.
Eight killed in southern Philippine clash between gov't troops, ASG
May 26, 2019, at 09:49 am
Manila, May 26 (Xinhua): Eight people, including a one-year-old baby, were killed and 14 others wounded when some 30 Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) terrorists attacked government troops in a remote coastal town of Sulu province in the southern Philippines, the military said on Sunday.
Four missing after two ships collide in Japan
May 26, 2019, at 09:42 am
Yokohama, Japan, May 26 (UNI): Four crew members were missing after two Japanese cargo ships collided on Sunday in the Pacific to Japan's east, the coast guard official said.
Five IS militants killed in attacks in central Iraq
May 25, 2019, at 04:57 pm
Baghdad, May 25 (Xinhua/UNI) A total of five Islamic State (IS) militants and seven other people were killed Saturday in separate attacks, targeting security forces and farmers in Iraq's central province of Salahudin, security sources said.
Number of HIV-positive overseas Filipino workers up 14 pc in March 2019
May 25, 2019, at 04:54 pm
Manila, May 25 (Xinhua) A total of 91 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) were newly diagnosed as human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-positive in March 2019, up 14 per cent from 80 in the same month in 2018, a Philippine lawmaker said on Saturday.
Flash floods, heavy rain kill 13 people in W Afghanistan
May 25, 2019, at 04:52 pm
Firoz Koah, Afghanistan, May 25 (Xinhua/UNI) A total of 13 people have lost their lives and more than 100 houses have been destroyed due to downpour and flash floods in western Afghanistan's Ghor province over the past two days, provincial governor Ghulam Nasir Khazih said Saturday.
Iran wants "no war" with US: envoy
May 25, 2019, at 04:48 pm
Tehran, May 25 (Xinhua) Iran does not want any war in the region amid the rising tensions with the United States, Iran's Ambassador to the United Nations Majid Takht-Ravanchi was quoted as saying by official IRNA news agency on Saturday.
Donald Trump calls PM Modi to congratulate for win, fixes meet at G-20 summit
May 25, 2019, at 10:24 am
Washington, May 25 (UNI): US President Donald Trump on Friday telephoned Prime Minister Narendra Modi to congratulate him on his sweeping victory in the country's general elections.
Vessel with 58 migrants reaches Italy's Lampedusa island
May 25, 2019, at 08:13 am
Rome, May 25 (Xinhua/UNI) A group of 57 men and one woman crossed the Mediterranean from Libya to Italy on a small vessel, reaching the Italian island of Lampedusa just before dawn on Friday, local media reported.
European Parliament election in Ireland ends smoothly
May 25, 2019, at 08:09 am
Dublin, May 25 (Xinhua/UNI) Voting in the European Parliament election in Ireland ended here on Friday night with no reports of any serious disruptions.
May 25, 2019, at 08:04 am
New York, May 25 (IBNS): One-in-three girls or women will experience physical or sexual violence in her lifetime, and “the risk multiplies” during a conflict or natural disaster, the Executive Director of UNICEF told delegates attending the first-ever “Ending Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV) in Humanitarian Crises Conference” on Friday, in the Norwegian capital, Oslo.
UN honours peacekeepers who ‘paid the ultimate price’, for the sake of others
May 25, 2019, at 07:54 am
New York, May 25 (IBNS): Ever since the UN deployed the first of its 72 peacekeeping missions back in 1948, more than 3,800 peacekeepers have lost their lives, Secretary-General António Guterres said on Friday, at a wreath laying ceremony in honour of those “brave men and women” who serve.
Around 600,000 Afghan children face death through malnutrition without emergency funds: UNICEF
May 25, 2019, at 07:45 am
New York, May 25 (IBNS): In Afghanistan, children suffering from the most serious form of malnutrition may die, unless $7 million in funding is found within weeks, UNICEF said on Friday.
Abe, US national security adviser hold talks ahead of Trump's state visit to Japan
May 24, 2019, at 05:05 pm
Tokyo, May 24 (Xinhua/UNI) Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and US National Security Adviser John Bolton held talks in Tokyo on Friday to discuss US President Donald Trump's four-day state visit.
Merkel, Pompeo to hold talks in Berlin on May 31 - German Government
May 24, 2019, at 05:01 pm
Berlin, May 24 (Sputnik/UNI) German Chancellor Angela Merkel and US State Secretary Mike Pompeo will meet in the German capital of Berlin on May 31 to discuss both bilateral relations and pressing international matters, deputy spokeswoman of the German government, Martina Fietz, said on Friday.
Theresa May's term as Prime Minister took place during tough time for Russian-UK Ties - Kremlin
May 24, 2019, at 04:57 pm
Moscow May 24 (Sputnik/UNI) Theresa May's term as UK prime minister took place during a difficult time for UK-Russian relations, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Friday, after May announced her resignation.
Moscow court extends US spy suspect Whelan's arrest until August 29
May 24, 2019, at 04:51 pm
Moscow, May 24 (Sputnik/UNI) The Lefortovsky District Court in Moscow ruled on Friday to extend the arrest of US citizen Paul Whelan, who is kept in Russian custody on espionage suspicions, until August 29, a Sputnik correspondent reported from the courtroom.
Nepal: Three more Indian climbers die on mountains
May 24, 2019, at 04:49 pm
Kathmandu, May 24 (UNI) Three Indian climbers have died on Nepal's Mount Everest this week, bringing the death toll this season on the world's highest peak to six.
May 24, 2019, at 04:39 pm
New York, May 24 (IBNS): Marking 20 years since the UN Security Council added the protection of civilians to its agenda, Secretary-General António Guterres told the chamber on Thursday that while safeguards were stronger, “compliance has deteriorated”.
Afghanistan: Crime kingpin and his three comrades shot dead in Kabul
May 24, 2019, at 04:06 pm
Kabul, May 24 (IBNS): During an encounter in Kabul city on Friday, security forces killed a criminal kingpin and his three comrades, media reports said.
Afghanistan: Explosion rocks mosque in Kabul city, 1 killed
May 24, 2019, at 03:58 pm
Kabul, May 24 (IBNS): An explosion rocked a mosque in Kabul city of Afghanistan and killed at least one person on Friday, media reports said.
Pakistan: Blast inside Quetta mosque leaves two dead
May 24, 2019, at 03:22 pm
Quetta, May 24 (IBNS): A blast rocked Rehmania mosque in Quetta's Pashtoonabad area of Pakistan and left at least two people killed on Friday, media reports said.