US warns of potential cyber attacks from Iran amid heightened tensions
Jan 05, 2020, at 05:38 pm
Washington/Xinhua/UNI: The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued a bulletin, telling Americans to be prepared for "cyber disruptions, suspicious emails, and network delays," amid heightened tensions between Washington and Tehran.
Dhaka: Fire at Keraniganj chemical warehouse brought under control
Jan 05, 2020, at 05:30 pm
Dhaka/IBNS: Firefighters have brought the fire, which broke out at a chemical godown in Keraniganj area in Bangladesh, under control, media reports said.
Trump opted for extreme measures by killing Soleimani despite warnings: Reports
Jan 05, 2020, at 05:15 pm
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: US President Donald Trump has been warned by top military officials that killing Qasem Soleimani, the head of Iranian elite Quds Force, was the most extreme response to the latest Tehran-fueled violence in neighboring Iraq, The New York Times reported, citing sources in the Pentagon and in the presidential administration.
Iranian army commander says US has no courage to strike 52 sites Trump spoke about
Jan 05, 2020, at 04:56 pm
Tehran/Sputnik/UNI: Washington has no courage to attack 52 Iranian sites, which US President Donald Trump has recently spoke about, the commander of Iran's army said on Sunday.
World Braille Day marks key communication tool for millions
Jan 05, 2020, at 04:52 pm
New York/IBNS: Being marked for only the second time ever, World Braille Day on Saturday raises awareness of the importance of the tactile global communication system which helps enable blind and visually impaired people, to realize their full human rights.
Canada warns nationals against risks of traveling to Middle East
Jan 05, 2020, at 04:43 pm
Ottawa/Xinhua/UNI: Canada updated a travel advisory on Saturday for its citizens travelling to the Middle East due to intensified US-Iran conflicts after Iran's top general was killed by a US airstrike.
Pakistan: Days after attack on Nankana Sahib Gurdwara, Sikh youth killed in Peshawar
Jan 05, 2020, at 04:37 pm
Peshawar/IBNS: A Sikh youth has been murdered by unknown men in Pakistan's Peshawar city, media reports said on Sunday.
Al-Shabab attacks US military base in Kenyan coastal county
Jan 05, 2020, at 04:15 pm
Lamu, Kenya/Xinhua/UNI: The Somali extremist group al-Shabab said it has attacked the US military base in Kenya's coastal Lamu County on Sunday morning.
Anti-war protesters rally in NYC following US airstrike in Iraq
Jan 05, 2020, at 10:12 am
New York/Xinhua: Hundreds of anti-war protesters rallied Saturday in Times Square of New York City (NYC), in the wake of a US airstrike near Baghdad International Airport, which killed an Iranian commander and resulted in Iran vowing to retaliate.
One killed in small plane crash in Los Angeles County
Jan 05, 2020, at 10:04 am
Los Angeles/UNI: A single-engine small plane crashed in the Santa Clarita area in Los Angeles County on Saturday, killing one person, local authorities said.
Trump warns of attack on 52 Iranian targets if Tehran strikes US citizens, assets
Jan 05, 2020, at 09:55 am
Washington/IBNS/Sputnik: United States President Donald Trump has warned of attacks on 52 Iranian sites if the latter strikes any US citizens or assets.
US-led coalition confirms 2 attacks near bases hosting its forces in Iraq
Jan 05, 2020, at 09:02 am
Moscow/Sputnik: The US-led international anti-terrorist coalition confirmed that two attacks happened near bases that host its servicemen in Iraq on Saturday.
Civilian killed, three injured in northwestern Afghanistan bomb blast
Jan 05, 2020, at 08:39 am
Kabul, Jan 5 (UNI) One civilian was killed and three others were wounded in a bomb blast in Afghanistan's northwestern Balkh province, the chief provincial police spokesman said on Saturday.
Scores of Boko Haram fighters killed in NE Nigeria: Military
Jan 05, 2020, at 08:36 am
Lagos/Xinhua: Scores of Boko Haram terrorists have been killed in an airstrike in the Sambisa forest in Nigeria's northeastern state of Borno, said an Air Force spokesman Saturday.
Soleimani killing: Bangladesh issues security alerts for migrants living in Iraq
Jan 04, 2020, at 08:58 pm
Baghdad/Dhaka/IBNS: Bangladesh Embassy in Iraq has directed citizens of the South Asian nation to avoid traveling to the trouble-hit portions of the country.
Australian bushfire claims 2 more lives
Jan 04, 2020, at 05:12 pm
Sydney/XINHUA/UNI: Australian authorities confirmed two more deaths in the bushfire on Kangaroo Island of South Australia, according to News.com.au's report on Saturday.
US lawmakers from Bay Area slam Trump's order to kill top Iranian commander
Jan 04, 2020, at 04:49 pm
San Francisco/Xinhua/UNI: Some U.S. lawmakers from San Francisco Bay Areas on Friday criticized U.S. President Donald Trump's order to kill top Iranian commander Qassem Soleimani, fearing a new war in the Middle East.
Qatar calls on all sides to exercise restraint after Soleimani killing in US airstrike
Jan 04, 2020, at 04:46 pm
Doha/Sputnik/UNI: Doha called on all sides to exercise restraint and keep Iraq away from violence following a US airstrike that killed Qasem Soleimani, head of Iran's elite Quds Force, the Qatari Foreign Ministry said on Saturday.
Somali forces kill 30 al-Shabab militants
Jan 04, 2020, at 04:31 pm
Mogadish/Xinhua/UNI: Somali Special Forces (Danab) has killed 30 al-Shabab militants in an operation in the country's southern region of Lower Shabelle, a military officer confirmed on Saturday.
Qassem Soleimani contributed to terrorist plots as far as New Delhi and London: Trump
Jan 04, 2020, at 11:47 am
Washington/IBNS: A day after a US strike killed the top Iranian commander, President Donald Trump has defended the action saying Qassem Solaimani had contributed to terrorist plots as far as New Delhi and London.
Gunmen kill 19 in central Nigeria attack
Jan 04, 2020, at 07:59 am
Abuja/Xinhua/UNI: Up to 19 local residents were killed following an overnight attack by unidentified gunmen on a community in central Nigeria, the police confirmed on Friday.
US airstrike kills 3 Al-Shabaab terrorists in Somalia - AFRICOM
Jan 04, 2020, at 07:54 am
Washington/Sputnik/UNI: US forces in conjunction with their Somali counterparts conducted an airstrike against al-Shabaab militants reportedly killing 3 terrorists in the process, Africa Command said in a press release.
Canada calls for restraint after Iranian commander killed in U.S. airstrike
Jan 04, 2020, at 07:47 am
Ottawa/Xinhua/UNI: Canadian Foreign Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne on Friday called on all sides to exercise restraint and pursue de-escalation after a U.S. airstrike near Baghdad International Airport killed Iranian Major General Qassem Soleimani.
Airstrike on Iraqi Shia Militia in Northern Baghdad Kills at Least 5 People – Source
Jan 04, 2020, at 07:45 am
Baghdad/Sputnik/UNI: At least five people were killed on Saturday by an airstrike on a vehicle convoy of Iraq's Shia Popular Mobilization Forces in northern Baghdad, a source in security forces told Sputnik.
US strike on Soleimani was legally authorized - National Security Adviser
Jan 04, 2020, at 07:35 am
Washington/Sputnik/UNI: The US strike that killed top Iranian commander Qasem Soleimani in Iraq was done in accordance with constitutional authority, White House National Security Adviser Robert O'Brien said during a conference call.
8 militants killed as offensive repulsed in N Afghanistan
Jan 04, 2020, at 07:29 am
Kunduz, Afghanistan, Jan 4/xinhua/UNI: At least eight fighters affiliated with the Taliban group were killed, when their attack on government forces' checkpoints was repelled in northern Afghanistan's province of Kunduz on Friday, Esmatullah Muradi, the provincial governor spokesman said.
Trump says US took action against Iran's Soleimani to stop war, not start one
Jan 04, 2020, at 07:10 am
Washington/Sputnik/UNI: US President Donald Trump said during a press conference on Friday that his decision to kill top Iranian commander Qasem Soleimani aimed to prevent war rather than start one.
Nearly 300,000 Syrians displaced from Idlib since mid-December, Security Council hears
Jan 04, 2020, at 07:07 am
New York/IBNS: Amidst concern for the safety and protection of more than three million civilians in Syria’s last rebel-held enclave, the UN’s most senior humanitarian and political affairs officials briefed the Security Council on Syria behind closed doors on Friday.
Sudan urged to step up protection, restore peace, following West Darfur violence
Jan 04, 2020, at 06:55 am
New York/IBNS: Authorities in Sudan are being urged to restore peace and order in the wake of intercommunal clashes in West Darfur state which erupted on Sunday and left 65 people dead, 54 injured, and thousands displaced.
Son of slain UN aid worker in South Sudan freed and reunited with father
Jan 04, 2020, at 06:47 am
New York/IBNS: The abducted four-year-old son of a UN migration agency worker who was killed in South Sudan in October has been released and reunited with his father during an emotional reunion in the capital Juba on Friday.