Xi Jinping encourages Italian students to promote bilateral cultural exchanges
Mar 18, 2019, at 05:31 pm
Beijing, Mar 18 (Xinhua) Chinese President Xi Jinping on Sunday encouraged students at an Italian school to be cultural ambassadors between the two countries.
Dutch tram shooting: Several hurt, police say they are considering a 'terror motive'in the incident
Mar 18, 2019, at 05:20 pm
Utrecht, Mar 18 (IBNS): Several people were injured in a shooting incident in a tram in the Dutch city of Utrecht, near Amsterdam, on Monday, police said.
Dhaka: Two Saudia air hostesses detained with gold bars
Mar 18, 2019, at 05:02 pm
Dhaka, Mar 18 (IBNS): Two air hostesses of the Saudia airlines on Monday were detained by customs house officials after four kilograms of gold bars were found from their possession.
Bangladeshi PM Sheikh Hasina, Justin Trudeau urge global community to unite and fight terrorism
Mar 18, 2019, at 04:58 pm
Dhaka, Mar 18 (IBNS): Days after New Zealand witnessed a terror attack incident, Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina and her Canadian counterpart Justin Trudeau on Monday spoke and urged the global community to unite and fight against terrorism.
Utrecht: Multiple injured in tram shooting incident
Mar 18, 2019, at 04:25 pm
Utrecht, Mar 18 (IBNS): Several people are feared to have been injured in a shooting incident in Dutch city of Utrecht on Monday, media reports said.
New Zealand's gun shop confirms Christchurch suspect buying weapons online
Mar 18, 2019, at 04:11 pm
Christchurch, New Zealand, Mar 18 (Xinhua/UNI) New Zealand's largest gun dealer, Gun City, said Monday that four out of the five firearms that the man charged with murder had during Christchurch mass shootings were purchased legally from the company.
NATO drone crashes near base in Afghanistan
Mar 18, 2019, at 03:45 pm
Charikar, Afghanistan, Mar 18 (Xinhua) A pilotless plane of the NATO-led Resolute Support (RS) coalition forces crashed in Afghanistan's eastern province of Parwan overnight, leaving no casualties, local police said on Monday.
Australian police raid homes in New South Wales linked to Christchurch gunman
Mar 18, 2019, at 10:01 am
Sydney, Mar 18 (Xinhua/UNI) Australian counter-terrorism police raided two homes with links to the perpetrator of the Christchurch shooting in the State of New South Wales (NSW) on Monday.
Britain's Prince Charles to visit Cuba
Mar 18, 2019, at 09:53 am
Havana, Mar 18 (Xinhua/UNI) Britain's Prince Charles and Duchess of Cornwall Camilla kicked off their Caribbean tour on Sunday during which they will become the first British royals to visit Cuba.
Severe floods kill at least 2 in US Midwest
Mar 18, 2019, at 09:50 am
Washington, Mar 18 (Xinhua/UNI) Severe floods affecting a number of Midwestern US states have killed at least two people, local officials said on Sunday.
Malaysian police arrest 13 terror suspects in Sabah state
Mar 18, 2019, at 09:48 am
Kuala Lumpur, Mar 18 (Xinhua/UNI) Malaysian police said on Monday that 13 suspected militants were arrested in the country's eastern state of Sabah during operations last week.
Pentagon refutes reports about plans to leave 1,000 US troops in Syria - Statement
Mar 18, 2019, at 09:45 am
Washington, Mar 18 (Sputnik/UNI): Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Joseph Dunford has refuted media reports stating that the US military are allegedly planning to keep nearly 1,000 troops in Syria.
Nepal: Tremors felt in Kathmandu
Mar 18, 2019, at 09:38 am
Kathmandu, Mar 18 (IBNS): Tremors were felt in Nepal capital Kathmandu on Monday, media reports said.
UN chief expresses solidarity with Indonesian authorities after flash floods kill dozens in Papua
Mar 18, 2019, at 09:28 am
New York, Mar 18 (IBNS): More than 70 have died and dozens are missing in Indonesia’s eastern province of Papua, which was hit by flash floods and landslides on Sunday, and more than 4,000 have reportedly been displaced.
Mar 18, 2019, at 09:24 am
New York, Mar 18 (IBNS): The UN chief has expressed his sadness at the loss of life and displacement across Zimbabwe, as a result of the deadly Tropical Cyclone Idai, which has pounded Southern Africa in recent days, leaving at least 150 dead in Malawi alone, according to latest news reports.
Mar 18, 2019, at 09:18 am
New York, Mar 18 (IBNS): The UN’s Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process has strongly condemned the violent response by security forces in the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip during the past three days, towards Palestinian protests over the deteriorating economic situation there.
China steps up protection of forests, grassland
Mar 17, 2019, at 10:31 pm
Beijing, Mar 17 (Xinhua/UNI) China channelled more energy into the protection of forests and grassland last year, an official report showed.
China posts rising power generation
Mar 17, 2019, at 04:01 pm
Beijing, Mar 17 (Xinhua/IBNS) China's power generation rose 2.9 percent year on year to hit 1.09 trillion kwh in the first two months of the year, according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS).
Balochistan: Blast targeting passenger train kills 4
Mar 17, 2019, at 03:50 pm
Islamabad, Mar 17 (IBNS): At least four people were killed as a blast targeted a passenger train in Balochistan's Dera Murad Jamali area on Sunday, media reports said.
Facebook removes 1.5 million videos of the New Zealand mosque attacks
Mar 17, 2019, at 03:37 pm
New York, Mar 17 (IBNS): Social media giant Facebook on Sunday said in the past 24 hours 1.5 million videos globally of the New Zealand mosques attacks have been removed.
Nine Pakistanis killed in New Zealand mosques attacks
Mar 17, 2019, at 03:22 pm
Islamabad, Mar 17 (IBNS): Names of three more Pakistanis have emerged who died in the Christchurch mosques attacks incident of Friday, officials said on Sunday.
Afghanistan: Explosion hits Kandahar, four killed
Mar 17, 2019, at 03:12 pm
Kandahar, Mar 17 (IBNS): At least four people were killed when an explosion hit Afghanistan's Kandahar province on Saturday evening, media reports said on Sunday.
Three out of 4 people detained after New Zealand shooting have no links to attack: Police
Mar 17, 2019, at 09:29 am
Moscow, Mar 17 (Sputnik/UNI) New Zealand police consider that three people out of four those detained after mass shootings at two mosques in Christchurch have no links to the attack, New Zealand police commissioner, Mike Bush said at a press conference on Sunday.
1.7 mln Syrian refugees wish to return home: Russian center
Mar 17, 2019, at 09:17 am
Moscow, Mar 17 (Xinhua/UNI): Around 1.7 million Syrian refugees registered in foreign countries are hoping to return to their homeland, the Russian Defense Ministry's Center for the Reconciliation of Opposing Sides and Refugee Migration Monitoring said Saturday.
Thousands in Croatia rally against domestic violence
Mar 17, 2019, at 09:12 am
Zagreb, Mar 17 (Xinhua/UNI): Thousands of protesters rallied on Saturday in Croatia against domestic violence following a recent tragic case on the Adriatic island of Pag where a father threw his four children from the balcony, causing them serious injuries.
Canada PM Justin Trudeau grieves losses of lives in Christchurch mosques attack
Mar 16, 2019, at 09:12 pm
Ottawa, Mar 16 (IBNS): Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has grieved the losses of lives in the Christchurch mosques attack, which killed 49 people.
Over 50 killed as clash continues in Afghanistan's western province
Mar 16, 2019, at 07:58 pm
Qala-e-Naw, Afghanistan, Mar 16 (Xinhua/UNI) More than 50 militants have been killed and scores of others injured in Bala Murghab district of Afghanistan's western Badghis province over the past 24 hours, said a statement released by the army on Saturday.
Six Pakistanis killed in New Zealand attacks
Mar 16, 2019, at 07:47 pm
Islamabad, Mar 16 (IBNS): The Pakistan government on Saturday said six Pakistanis have been killed in the attacks carried out by a gunman in two mosques in New Zealand on Friday.
Nepal: Khukri attack leaves one injured
Mar 16, 2019, at 07:28 pm
Kathmandu, Mar 16 (IBNS): A khukri (traditional Nepali knife) attack in Nepal's Seratar area in Myagde Rural Municipality-6, Tanahun on Saturday left a person seriously injured, media reports said.
Four Egyptians confirmed dead in New Zealand mosque attacks: ministry
Mar 16, 2019, at 06:52 pm
Cairo, Mar 16 (Xinhua/UNI) The Egyptian Immigration Ministry confirmed in a statement on Saturday that four Egyptians were killed in the terrorist attacks on two New Zealand mosques in Friday.