Afghan forces kill nine militants in eastern province
Feb 19, 2019, at 08:44 pm
Jalalabad, Afghanistan, Feb 19 (Xinhua/IBNS) A total of nine militants were killed and few others injured after the government forces stormed Taliban hideouts in Khogiani district of the eastern Nangarhar province on Monday, said a statement of provincial government released here on Tuesday.
Feb 19, 2019, at 06:53 pm
New York, Feb 19 (IBNS): Hailing the recent peace agreement signed by 15 warring parties in the Central African Republic (CAR), the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) stressed on Monday that “now is the time for action” and outlined concrete steps that armed groups, judicial authorities and the Government can take so the future of millions of children can be safeguarded.
Canada: Politicians to return to Ontario legislature tomorrow
Feb 18, 2019, at 04:39 pm
Toronto, Feb 18 (IBNS): Canadian politicians will return to the Ontario legislature on Tuesday after a winter break, CTV News reported.
Canadian 'ISIS bride' in Syria seeks to return home
Feb 18, 2019, at 04:29 pm
Ottawa, Feb 18 (IBNS): Canadian woman, who had once married an ISIS-supporting husband and shifted to Syria, is now seeking to return to her own country, media reports said.
Ex-FBI chief claims Trump chose to believe Putin over US intelligence on N Korea missiles
Feb 18, 2019, at 11:56 am
Moscow, Feb 18 (Sputnik) US President Donald Trump did not believe US intelligence officials, who tried to persuade him that North Korea was capable of hitting the US territory with ballistic missiles, because Russian President Vladimir Putin convinced him that Pyongyang did not have such missiles, Andrew McCabe, who served as FBI acting director from May to August 2017, told the CBS News broadcaster.
Pakistan denies India's allegations on its involvement in Pulwama attack
Feb 17, 2019, at 11:11 pm
Islamabad, Feb 17 (IBNS): Pakistan on Sunday denied India's allegations that it had a hand in the February 14 attack on a convoy of Indian soldiers in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district that killed 40 people.
Taliban attack leaves six police personnel killed in Afghanistan
Feb 17, 2019, at 06:38 pm
Kabul, Feb 17 (IBNS): At least six police personnel, including a commander, were killed in a Taliban attack in Afghanistan's northern Balkh province on Sunday, media reports said.
Feb 17, 2019, at 05:48 pm
Tehran, Feb 17 (IBNS): Amid killing of 27 members of the country's elite security force, Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) chief has warned neighbouring Pakistan to initiate crackdown on armed group Jaish al-Adl or face their revenge.
Senior al-Shabab commander killed in southwestern Somalia: military
Feb 17, 2019, at 05:31 pm
Mogadishu, Feb 17 (Xinhua/UNI) Somali National Army (SNA) killed a senior al-Shabab commander in an operation in Bakol region in southwestern Somalia, officials said on Sunday.
US President Donald Trump urges European allies to take back 800 IS fighters
Feb 17, 2019, at 05:03 pm
Washington, Feb 17 (IBNS): US President Donald Trump on Sunday urged European allies to "take back over 800" ISIS fighters who were captured from Syria.
Heather Nauert withdraws her nomination for post of US ambassador to UN
Feb 17, 2019, at 09:56 am
Washington, Feb 17 (IBNS): The US State Department on Sunday confirmed that its spokesperson Heather Nauert has withdrawn her nomination for the post of US Ambassador to the United Nations.
Iraq: Four IS terrorists killed during airstrike
Feb 17, 2019, at 09:22 am
Baghdad, Feb 17 (IBNS): During an airstrike in Iraqi province of Diyala on Saturday, at least four Islamic State terrorists were killed, media reports said.
Enough is enough: Iranian leader tells Sushma Swaraj on terrorism
Feb 17, 2019, at 08:43 am
Tehran, Feb 17 (IBNS): In the wake of the Pulwama attack, Iran and Indian leaders have decided to cooperate in their fight against terrorism in the region.
In West Africa, UN Security Council visits Côte d'Ivoire and Guinea-Bissau
Feb 17, 2019, at 08:18 am
New York, Feb 17 (IBNS): Members of the United Nations Security Council are on a mission to West Africa where they are reviewing strides made in peacebuilding by both Côte d'Ivoire and Guinea-Bissau.
22 militants killed in airstrikes in central Afghanistan
Feb 16, 2019, at 05:40 pm
Tarinkot, Afghanistan, Feb 16 (UNI/Xinhua/IBNS) Up to 22 militants were confirmed dead as fighting aircrafts targeted Taliban gathering outside provincial capital Tirin Kot city, a security official Zainullah said on Saturday.
Afghanistan: Bomb blast in southern Ghazni leaves one killed
Feb 16, 2019, at 02:48 pm
Kabul, Feb 16 (IBNS): A bomb blast in southern Ghazni province of Afghanistan on Saturday left at least one person killed, media reports said.
After Pulwama attack, Saudi Arabia Crown Prince cuts short Pak visit
Feb 16, 2019, at 11:05 am
New Delhi/Islamabad, Feb 16 (IBNS): Following the Pulwama attack which left at least 40 Indian paramilitary personnel martyred, Saudi Arabia Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has cut short his visit to Pakistan where there was a big investment potential, media reports said.
‘Maintain calm’ and ‘exercise patience’ UN envoy urges, as Nigeria heads to polls
Feb 16, 2019, at 10:18 am
New York, Feb 16 (IBNS): As Nigerians get ready to head to the polls on Saturday, the Head of the UN Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS), described the pre-election period as “largely, peaceful and participatory”, and called for that spirit to prevail through election day and beyond.
UN and partners appeal for $920 million to meet ‘dire needs’ of Rohingya refugees
Feb 16, 2019, at 09:58 am
New York, Feb 16 (IBNS):With more than 745,000 Rohingya having fled violence in Myanmar to settle in Bangladesh, joining roughly 200,000 others already sheltering there, United Nations aid agencies and partners launched an appeal on Friday to help meet their “dire needs".
Biggest ever UN aid delivery in Syria provides relief to desperate civilians
Feb 16, 2019, at 09:52 am
New York, Feb 16 (IBNS): The biggest UN humanitarian convoy yet to operate inside Syria has successfully distributed aid to 40,000 desperate people in a hard-to-access desert camp near the country’s southern border with Jordan, the Organization announced on Friday.
Feb 16, 2019, at 09:31 am
New York, Feb 16 (IBNS): A “peaceful and just solution” to the Israel-Palestine conflict can “only be achieved” through two States “living side-by-side in peace and security”, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres reiterated on Friday
Aurora shooting: Five dead as gunman attacks workplace
Feb 16, 2019, at 09:21 am
Washington, Feb 16 (IBNS): A gunman opened fire at an industrial park in the US state of Illinois which left at least five people dead, media reports said on Saturday.
‘Endemic’ sexual violence surging in South Sudan: UN human rights office
Feb 16, 2019, at 08:56 am
New York, Feb 16 (IBNS): A surge in sexual violence in South Sudan’s Unity state targeting victims as young as eight years old, has prompted a call from the UN human rights office, OHCHR, for urgent Government measures to protect victims, and bring perpetrators to justice.
Team Ontario announces its roster for 2019 Canada Winter Games
Feb 15, 2019, at 11:29 pm
Toronto, Feb 15 (IBNS): Team Ontario on Friday announced the full roster of 350 athletes, coaches, managers and support staff for the upcoming 2019 Canada Winter Games, media reports said.
US President Donald Trump declares national emergency to build border wall
Feb 15, 2019, at 11:01 pm
Washington DC, Feb 15 (IBNS): US President Donald Trump today said he would declare a national emergency on the southern border to unlock money to build his proposed wall.
Nearly 1 in 5 children living in areas affected by armed conflict: Study
Feb 15, 2019, at 04:44 pm
New York, Feb 15 (IBNS): More children are living in areas affected by armed conflict and war than at any time in more than 20 years, according to a new report published by Save the Children. Stop the War on Children: Protecting Children in 21stCentury Conflict reveals that 420 million children—nearly one in five—were living in conflict-affected areas in 2017, up 30 million from the previous year.
Bangladesh: Key leader Abdur Razzaq resigns from Jamaat-e-Islami
Feb 15, 2019, at 03:44 pm
Dhaka, Feb 15 (IBNS): Citing that 'Jamaat did not seek apology to the countrymen for its activities against the independence of Bangladesh in 1971', key leader of the party-Barrister Abdur Razzaq- on Friday resigned from the Jamaat-e-Islami.
Afghanistan: Police detain 10 gunmen involved in harassing citizens
Feb 15, 2019, at 03:19 pm
Kabul, Feb 15 (IBNS): Afghanistan police have detained 10 gunmen who were involved in beating a civilian in Kabul city, media reports said on Friday.
Security Council condemns ‘heinous and cowardly’ attack in Iran
Feb 15, 2019, at 09:20 am
New York, Feb 15 (IBNS): The United Nations Security Council has condemned “in the strongest terms” Wednesday’s “heinous and cowardly” terrorist attack in south-east Iran’s Sistan-Baluchestan Province.
Humanitarian crisis in Yemen remains the worst in the world, warns UN
Feb 15, 2019, at 09:13 am
New York, Feb 15 (IBNS): An estimated 24 million people – close to 80 per cent of the population – need assistance and protection in Yemen, the UN warned on Thursday. With famine threatening hundreds of thousands of lives, humanitarian aid is increasingly becoming the only lifeline for millions across the country.