Brexit effect: Theresa May to resign as PM
May 24, 2019, at 03:19 pm
London, May 24 (IBNS): UK Prime Minister Theresa May on Friday announced that she will quit as Conservative leader on 7 June.
May 24, 2019, at 02:55 pm
Tashkent, May 24 (IBNS): The Navoi region of the Republic of Uzbekistan was recently declared a free economic zone and opened for innovative, high-tech, export-oriented and import-substituting projects.
US President Donald Trump orders intelligence agencies to join probe into 2016 campaign surveillance
May 24, 2019, at 11:52 am
Moscow, May 24 (Sputnik): US President Donald Trump authorized the US intelligence community to engage in an investigation led by US Attorney General William Barr into surveillance activities surrounding his 2016 presidential election campaign, the White House has said.
Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani wishes Narendra Modi over Lok Sabha polls victory
May 23, 2019, at 03:45 pm
Kabul, May 23 (IBNS): Joining other global leaders, Afghanistan president Ashraf Ghani on Thursday wished Prime Minister Narendra Modi after his Bharatiya Janata Party registered a massive victory in the general polls.
Britons take part in European Parliament elections
May 23, 2019, at 02:09 pm
London, May 23 (Xinhua/UNI) Voters in Britain were heading to the polling stations on Thursday morning for the European Parliament elections.
Air raids kill five militants in Afghanistan' eastern province
May 23, 2019, at 02:06 pm
Maidan Shahr, Afghanistan, May 23 (Xinhua/UNI) At least five militants have been confirmed dead and five others injured as Afghan fighting aircraft struck Taliban hideouts in Sayed Abad district of Afghanistan's eastern Wardak province, said an army statement on Thursday.
Pakistan conducts training launch of Shaheen-II
May 23, 2019, at 02:03 pm
Islamabad, May 23 (UNI) Pakistan Army conducted the training launch of surface to surface ballistic missile Shaheen-II, Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in a press release on Thursday.
Militants attacks repulsed, seven dead in Afghanistan clash
May 23, 2019, at 01:18 pm
Taluqan, Afghanistan, May 23 (Xinhua/UNI) At least seven militants loyal to the Taliban group have been killed and three others wounded, following a fierce clash erupted in Afghanistan's northern province of Takhar on Thursday, a local official said.
Ex-Nissan chief Ghosn attends pre-trial talks
May 23, 2019, at 12:08 pm
Tokyo, May 23 (Xinhua/UNI) Former Nissan Motor Co Chairman Carlos Ghosn took part in the first pre-trial process at the Tokyo District Court on Thursday for allegedly transferring private investment losses to the carmaker.
Man charged in Australia after being found with bomb-making materials in backpack
May 23, 2019, at 08:44 am
Sydney, May 23 (Xinhua/UNI) An 18-year-old man in Australia has been charged by police after allegedly being found with bomb-making materials in Western Sydney. According to New South Wales (NSW) State Police on Thursday, the man was stopped on Wednesday morning by transport command officers who were conducting a routine patrol.
12 Taliban terrorists killed in Afghanistan
May 23, 2019, at 07:55 am
Kabul, May 23 (IBNS): Afghanistan security forces have killed at least 12 Taliban terrorists during an operation in southern Helmand province of the country, media reports said.
Syrian militants damage power plant in Syria's Hama in drone attack
May 23, 2019, at 07:40 am
Damascus, May 23 (Sputnik/UNI) Syrian militants attacked Al-Zara power plant in the southern countryside of Hama province with a drone on Wednesday, dealing serious damage to the facility, the Syrian state television reported.
UK labour chairman calls for snap election after senior Tory quits
May 23, 2019, at 07:37 am
London, May 23 (Sputnik) UK opposition Labour chairman Ian Lavery called for a snap general election on Wednesday amid a fresh spat in the ruling Conservative party.
Ten Palestinians detained, two Injured in Israeli raids across West Bank
May 23, 2019, at 07:35 am
Moscow, May 23 (Sputnik/UNI) Israeli forces have injured two Palestinians and detained another ten during raids across the West Bank, Palestinian media reported on Wednesday.
Militants attacked settlements in three Syrian provinces in past 24 hours : Russian Military
May 23, 2019, at 07:32 am
Moscow, May 23 (Sputnik/UNI) Militants have violated the ceasefire in the Syrian provinces of Aleppo, Hama and Latakia over the past 24 hours, the head of the Russian Defense Ministry's Center for Syrian Reconciliation, Maj. Gen. Viktor Kupchishin, said on Wednesday.
Italy: One person died, 37 injured in tourist bus crash
May 23, 2019, at 07:30 am
Rome, May 22 (Sputnik) At least one person died and 37 people were injured on Wednesday when a tourist bus overturned on a highway in the province of Tuscany in Italy, the local hospital authority said.
May 23, 2019, at 07:25 am
New York, May 23 (IBNS): Despite Somalia’s persistent security threats, recurrent political crises, capacity constraints and the difficulties in navigating political obstacles to its reform agenda, the Horn of Africa country remains on a “positive trajectory,” the UN Security Council was told on Wednesday.
May 23, 2019, at 07:17 am
New York, May 23 (IBNS): The head of the UN relief and works agency for Palestine refugees (UNRWA) warned on Wednesday that despite weathering a “truly existential crisis” over funding last year, money to continue operations this year in the Gaza Strip will only last until mid-June.
Preserving biodiversity vital to reverse tide of climate change, UN stresses on International Day
May 23, 2019, at 07:11 am
New York, May 23 (IBNS): The food people eat around the world is becoming “alarmingly homogenous” according to UN data, even though access to a wide variety of nutritious food has never been greater. That warning comes as the world marks the International Day for Biological Diversity on Wednesday, which this year highlights the impact of environmental neglect on food security and public health.
May 23, 2019, at 07:06 am
New York, May 23 (IBNS): Businesses perform better – sometimes by as much as 20 per cent – when they employ more women in top positions, UN labour experts said on Wednesday, warning nonetheless that most still pay lip-service to the idea of gender equality in the boardroom.
British Steel enters insolvency endangering 5K jobs
May 22, 2019, at 06:12 pm
London, May 22 (UNI) British Steel has been placed in compulsory liquidation, putting 5,000 jobs at risk and endangering 20,000 in the supply chain. The move follows a breakdown in rescue talks between the government and the company's owner, Greybull, said a BBC News report on Wednesday.
Bangladesh: Bullet-ridden body of drug suspect found
May 22, 2019, at 05:23 pm
Dhaka, May 22 (IBNS): Bangladesh police have recovered the bullet-ridden body of a suspected drug dealer alongside a bundle of cannabis and a shotgun in Meherpur's Gangni Upazila of Bangladesh, media reports said.
Lack of evaluation in countering violent extremism may boost terror threat: Study
May 22, 2019, at 05:21 pm
London, May 22 (IBNS): A lack of evaluation of the impact of countering violent extremism (CVE) and counter-terrorism (CT) efforts may actually be increasing the threat and risk of terrorism, a new study points out.
Afghanistan: Explosion rocks Ghazni, three killed
May 22, 2019, at 04:52 pm
Kabul, May 22 (IBNS): An explosion rocked Afghanistan's Ghazni city on Wednesday and left at least three people killed, media reports said.
Five militants killed in Eastern Afghan province airstrike
May 22, 2019, at 04:39 pm
Kabul, May 22 (Xinhua/UNI) Five militants were killed after Afghan Air Force launched an airstrike in the country's eastern province of Khost on Tuesday, the government said on Wednesday.
Austrian president consoles public in wake of coalition gov't collapse
May 22, 2019, at 04:24 pm
Vienna, May 22 (Xinhua/UNI) Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen has assured people of the country on Tuesday that "we will get through this," following a collapse of the coalition government.
Turkey halves tariffs on US imports reciprocally
May 22, 2019, at 04:20 pm
Ankara, May 22 (Xinhua/UNI) Turkey decided to halve the additional duties on US imports in a reciprocal move, the trade minister said Wednesday.
All 9 Easter Sunday suicide bombers identified, says Sri Lankan police
May 22, 2019, at 04:09 pm
Colombo, May 22 (Xinhua) Sri Lankan Police have identified all the nine suicide bombers who carried out attacks in several places across Sri Lanka on April 21 killing over 250 people and injuring over 500, the police media unit said here Wednesday.
Nepal bans China’s Alipay and WeChat digital wallets
May 22, 2019, at 04:03 pm
Kathmandu, May 22 (UNI) Nepal has banned popular Chinese digital wallets Alipay and WeChat to prevent the loss of foreign currency earnings from tens of thousands of Chinese tourists.
Turkish security forces detain two suspected IS terrorists
May 22, 2019, at 10:07 am
Moscow, May 21 (Sputnik/UNI) Turkish security forces detained two suspected members of the Islamic State terrorist group (outlawed in Russia) in the southeastern province of Sanliurfa on Tuesday, local media reported.