May 01, 2019, at 08:00 am
New York, May 1 (IBNS): Since fighting broke out on the edge of Libya’s capital, Tripoli, earlier this month, over 42,000 people have been displaced and thousands are believed trapped in the city’s southern outskirts. As UN humanitarian teams work around the clock to provide life-saving assistance, human rights chief Michelle Bachelet stressed on Tuesday the urgent need for an immediate ceasefire, and humanitarian corridor for civilians.
Easter Sunday attacks: Sri Lankan government lifts ban on social media
May 01, 2019, at 07:56 am
Colombo, May 1 (IBNS): The Sri Lankan government has lifted the ban on the social media which was imposed following the Easter Sunday blasts which had rocked the Island nation last week.
Afghanistan: Explosion rips through border police vehicle in Mazar-e-Sharif, 1 killed
May 01, 2019, at 07:46 am
Kabul, May 1 (IBNS): At leas one person was killed as an explosion ripped through the vehicle of the border police forces in Mazar-e-Sharif city of Afghanistan, media reports said on Wednesday.
Pakistan: Doctor arrested for allegedly spreading HIV among patients
May 01, 2019, at 07:36 am
Islamabad, May 1 (IBNS): Pakistani police have arrested a doctor for allegedly spreading HIV virus among his patients in Larkana area of the country, media reports said.
Shooting in University of North Carolina campus kills 2
May 01, 2019, at 07:22 am
New York, May 1 (IBNS): At least two people were killed after a shooting incident occurred at campus of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte on Tuesday, media reports said.
Libya: UN to support thousands uprooted by Tripoli clashes, renews call for humanitarian truce
Apr 30, 2019, at 10:51 pm
Libya, Apr 30 (IBNS): Since fighting broke out on the edge of Libya’s capital, Tripoli, earlier this month, over 42,000 people have been displaced and thousands are believed trapped in the city’s southern outskirts, United Nations (UN) reports said.
Emperor Akihito to abdicate throne on Tuesday
Apr 30, 2019, at 05:34 pm
Tokyo, Apr 30 (Xinhua) Japan's Emperor Akihito will abdicate at the end of Tuesday marking the end of the three-decade long Heisei Era and the first time a monarch here has left the Chrysanthemum Throne within their lifetime in more than 200 years.
Pentagon confirms death of one US soldier in Syria
Apr 30, 2019, at 05:28 pm
Washington, Apr 30 (Xinhua/UNI) The Pentagon confirmed on late Monday that one US soldier has died in a non-combat related incident in Syria.
Suspicious items found in New Zealand's Christchurch, one arrested
Apr 30, 2019, at 05:14 pm
Wellington, Apr 30 (Xinhua/UNI) New Zealand police located a package containing a suspected explosive device and ammunition at a vacant address on Newcastle Street in Christchurch, a police statement said on Tuesday.
Afghanistan: Taliban weapons and explosive smuggler killed in arstrike
Apr 30, 2019, at 04:14 pm
Kabul, Apr 30 (IBNS): A Taliban weapons and explosives smuggler was killed during an airstrike conducted in Afghanistan's Andar district, media reports said.
Dhaka cocktail attack on cops: ISIS claims responsibility
Apr 30, 2019, at 03:58 pm
Dhaka: Apr 30 (IBNS): Militant activity watchdog SITE Intelligence Group on Tuesday claimed that Islamic State has claimed responsibility for the cocktail attack on police in Bangladesh capital Dhaka on Monday.
China to lift hold on blacklisting JeM chief Masood Azhar as global terrorist
Apr 30, 2019, at 03:32 pm
Beijing, Apr 30 (UNI) China is expected to lift its hold on Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) chief Masood Azhar at a UN sanctions committee on May 1, according to the report.
Myanmar military defuses more landmines in western state
Apr 30, 2019, at 10:16 am
Yangon, Apr 30 (Xinhua/UNI) The Myanmar security forces have defused three more improvised explosive devices (IED), planted by an ethnic insurgent group, the Arakan Army (AA), in Rakhine state, the Office of the Commander-in-Chief of the Defense Services said on Tuesday.
4 killed, 2 missing after south China flood
Apr 30, 2019, at 10:14 am
Guangzhou, Apr 30 (Xinhua/UNI) Four people were confirmed dead and two remained missing after a flood hit a village in south China's Guangdong Province Monday night, local authorities said Tuesday.
Apr 30, 2019, at 10:11 am
New York, Apr 30 (IBNS): The UN is “continuing to address the humanitarian, economic and political crisis in the Occupied Palestinian Territory” but efforts are continually undermined by the lack of any political progress towards a two-State solution, said the head of UN Political and Peacebuilding Affairs (DPPA) on Monday.
Apr 30, 2019, at 10:06 am
New York, Apr 30 (IBNS): A “disturbing groundswell” of hate-based violence and intolerance aimed at worshippers across all faiths, must be countered soon before it’s too late, the United Nations Secretary-General said on Monday, noting murderous attacks in just the past few days on a synagogue in California, and a church in Burkina Faso.
Apr 30, 2019, at 09:56 am
New York, Apr 30 (IBNS): Without increased support, the health, education and well-being of at least 327,000 children from Venezuela living as migrants and refugees in Colombia will be in jeopardy, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) warned on Monday.
Apr 30, 2019, at 09:50 am
New York, Apr 30 (IBNS): Justice can be hard to come by in countries hit by conflict. To ensure that communities can settle disputes, and see criminals lawfully punished, UN peacekeeping missions support mobile courts, which travel to places where no regular court exists.
Dhaka: Crude bomb blast leaves three cops hurt in Gulistan
Apr 30, 2019, at 09:41 am
Dhaka, Apr 30 (IBNS): A crude bomb blast in Bangladesh capital Dhaka's Gulistan area left two traffic constables and a community policeman injured, media reports said on Tuesday.
Islamic State 'leader' al-Baghdadi appears in first video since 2014, refers to Lanka attacks
Apr 30, 2019, at 09:17 am
New York, Apr 30 (IBNS): Days after Islamic State claimed responsibility for the terror attack in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday claiming over 250 lives, the dreaded terrorist group, which was in retreat after losing ground in Syria, has released a video where a man could be seen claiming to be its leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.
Dhaka: Two suspected terrorists killed in blast
Apr 30, 2019, at 09:00 am
Dhaka, Apr 30 (IBNS): At least two suspected terrorists were killed in an explosion during a RAB conducted raid in a house located in Bangladesh capital Dhaka's Mohammadpur area, media reports said on Tuesday.
Uzbekistan and UN continue to expand cooperation
Apr 29, 2019, at 10:51 pm
Beijing, Apr 29 (IBNS): President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev met with the United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres, at his residence in Beijing on Apr 26.
IMF committed to support Uzbekistan, Christine Lagarde informs Prez Shavkat Mirziyoyev
Apr 29, 2019, at 10:38 pm
Beijing, Apr 29 (IBNS): President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev received Christine Lagarde, Managing Director and Chairwoman of the International Monetary Fund at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on April 25.
Sri Lankan president appoints new defense secretary following Easter blasts
Apr 29, 2019, at 06:36 pm
Colombo, Apr 29 (Xinhua/UNI) Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena on Monday appointed a former army commander as the island's new defense secretary, the president's media division said.
15 insurgents killed, commander captured in E Afghanistan's Ghazni province
Apr 29, 2019, at 06:31 pm
Ghazni, Afghanistan, Apr 29 (Xinhua/UNI) Up to 15 militants have been killed and a group commander captured after the government forces targeted Taliban hideouts in Gilan and Muqar districts of eastern Afghanistan's Ghazni province, an army statement released here said on Monday.
Afghanistan: 10 ISIS Khurasan terrorists killed or wounded as IED goes off prematurely
Apr 29, 2019, at 06:28 pm
Kabul, Apr 29 (IBNS): A premature explosion of an Improvised Explosive Device in eastern Kunar province in Afghanistan left at least ten ISIS Khurasan terrorists killed or wounded, media reports said.
Easter Sunday attacks aftermath: Sri Lankan government bans burqa
Apr 29, 2019, at 06:25 pm
Colombo, Apr 29 (IBNS): More than a week after Sri Lanka witnessed eight blasts by Islamist groups that left 253 people dead on an Easter Sunday, the Island Nation in order to ensure public safety on Monday banned burqa worn by Muslim women to cover their faces.
Sri Lanka blasts: Island nation bans burqa to ensure public safety
Apr 29, 2019, at 05:24 pm
Colombo, Apr 29 : More than a week after Sri Lanka witnessed eight blasts by Islamist groups that left 253 people dead on an Easter Sunday, the Island Nation in order to ensure public safety on Monday banned burqa worn by Muslim women to cover their faces.
Afghan president calls for durable peace in consultative Loya Jirga
Apr 29, 2019, at 04:49 pm
Kabul, Apr 29 (Xinhua) Afghan President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani stressed achieving viable peace in his militancy-battered country through dialogue in the much-awaited consultative Loya Jirga or traditional grand assembly of elders and chieftains inaugurated here on Monday.
One dead, six injured in shooting in US city of Baltimore
Apr 29, 2019, at 10:14 am
Washington, April 29 (Xinhua/UNI) Seven people were shot in Baltimore, US state of Maryland, on Sunday afternoon, with one of them dead, according to media reports.