Eight policemen killed in Afghanistan's Balkh province following Taliban attack
Jan 01, 2020, at 05:09 pm
Kabul/SPutnik/UNI: The Taliban militants have attacked a police checkpoint in the northern Afghan province of Balkh, leaving eight people killed and three others injured, the Balkh police chief, Ajmal Fayez, told Sputnik on Wednesday.
Hong Kong Police deploy tear gas to disperse anti-gov't protesters during clashes- Reports
Jan 01, 2020, at 04:41 pm
Beijing/Sputnik/UNI: Hong Kong police used tear gas during clashes with anti-government protesters as the approved rally turned violent, media reported on Wednesday.
South Korea urges north to cancel test of new strategic weapon - Unification Ministry
Jan 01, 2020, at 04:31 pm
Seoul/Sputnik/UNI: South Korean Unification Ministry spokesperson Lee Sang Min on Wednesday urged Pyongyang to refrain from piloting its recently-announced new strategic weapon as it could harm the progress around the Korean peninsula's denuclearization.
PM Sheikh Hasina inaugurates Dhaka International Trade Fair
Jan 01, 2020, at 03:51 pm
Dhaka/IBNS: Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday unveiled the 25th edition of Dhaka International Trade Fair.
Former Nissan chief Carlos Ghosn pulls off stunning escape from Japan to Lebanon
Jan 01, 2020, at 03:49 pm
Tokyo/IBNS: Former Nissan chief Carlos Ghosn, who is under trail for financial misconducts, slipped out of the Japanese authorities by fleeing the country to reach Lebanon without a passport and even using wooden musical instrument box, media reports said.
Kim reneging on promise to halt nuclear tests to be ‘deeply disappointing’: Pompeo
Jan 01, 2020, at 10:26 am
Washington/Sputnik/UNI: The Trump administration would be deeply disappointed if North Korean leader Kim Jong Un broke his promise to halt nuclear testing, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said in an interview.
Kim Jong Un promises to unveil new North Korean strategic weapons soon - Reports
Jan 01, 2020, at 10:22 am
Seoul/Sputnik/UNI: North Korean leader Kim Jon Un said that Pyongyang will continue developing strategic weapons unless the United States drops its hostile policy toward the country, promising to unveil new strategic weaponry in the near future, media reported on Wednesday, citing Kim's speech at the plenary meeting of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea.
Train derails in Canada, 13 people on board
Jan 01, 2020, at 10:16 am
Ottawa/Xinhua/UNI: A passenger train with 13 people on board derailed near Portage la Prairie of Canada's Manitoba province, local media reported. Injures were reported, according to CTV.
Iraqi PM calls for end to US embassy siege after strikes on Shiite militia
Jan 01, 2020, at 10:12 am
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: Iraqi Prime Minister Adil Abdul Mahdi urged protesters on Tuesday to end the violent siege of the American embassy in Baghdad, which was triggered by a deadly US strike on a Shiite militia.
US to send extra forces to beef up embassy in Baghdad after clash
Jan 01, 2020, at 10:06 am
Washington/Xinhua/UNI: Defense Secretary Mark Esper announced on Tuesday that the United States is sending extra forces to beef up the US Embassy in Baghdad after furious Iraqi demonstrators stormed it.
Trump blames Iran for demonstrators storming US Embassy in Baghdad
Jan 01, 2020, at 09:57 am
Washington/Xinhua/UNI: US President Donald Trump on Tuesday blamed Iran after furious Iraqi demonstrators mourning those killed in an earlier American attack in Iraq stormed the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad.
Sub-Saharan Africa faces grave hunger challenges in 2020: UN food relief agency
Jan 01, 2020, at 09:34 am
New York/IBNS: At the dawn of the next decade, a new World Food Programme (WFP) forecast of global hunger hotspots has revealed that escalating hunger will challenge sub-Saharan Africa in the first half of 2020.
Israel/Palestine war crimes probe ‘momentous step forward’, says UN rights expert
Jan 01, 2020, at 09:06 am
New York/IBNS: An independent UN human rights expert hailed on Tuesday, the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) decision to consider a formal criminal investigation into allegations of war crimes in Palestine as a "momentous step forward in the quest for accountability" in the five-decade-long Israeli occupation.
Uber, Postmates sue California over labour law, claiming it as "unconstitutional"
Dec 31, 2019, at 10:55 pm
San Francisco/Xinhua: US gig economy companies Uber Technologies, Inc and Postmates Inc on Monday brought a lawsuit against California, claiming a state labour law set to be enforced soon as "unconstitutional."
At least 500 restaurants closed in Lebanon amid economic slowdown
Dec 31, 2019, at 10:13 pm
Beirut/Xinhua: Tony Ramy, head of Lebanon's Syndicate of Restaurants Owners, announced Tuesday that 500 restaurants were closed in Lebanon in 2019, local media reported.
Turkish president says to fully implement agreements with Libya in 2020
Dec 31, 2019, at 08:56 pm
Ankara/Xinhua: Turkey will fully implement the agreements signed with Libya on security and maritime delimitation in 2020, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday.
Over 300 people evacuated from supermarket in France due to fire
Dec 31, 2019, at 08:40 pm
Paris/UNI: More than 300 customers and 35 staff members were evacuated at a supermarket in France's eastern city of Besancon after a fire broke out at an underground parking lot, media reported on Tuesday.
Iraqi protesters storm US embassy in Baghdad
Dec 31, 2019, at 07:27 pm
Baghdad/UNI: Hundreds of demonstrators, participating in mourning for the Hashd Shaabi members killed by US attack in Iraq, stormed the US embassy in Baghdad's Green Zone on Tuesday, a security official said.
Trump says Iran to 'be held fully responsible' for attack on US Embassy in Iraq
Dec 31, 2019, at 07:08 pm
Washington/Sputnik/UNI: President Trump on Tuesday warned that Iran would be held responsible after Iraqi demonstrators stormed the American Embassy in Baghdad to protest against recent US airstrikes in Iraq and Syria.
China releases regulation on implementing foreign investment law
Dec 31, 2019, at 06:58 pm
Beijing/Xinhua/UNI: China has unveiled a regulation on implementing the foreign investment law to better protect the legitimate rights and interests of foreign investors.
Turkish president says to fully implement agreements with Libya in 2020
Dec 31, 2019, at 06:52 pm
Ankara/Xinhua/UNI: Turkey will fully implement the agreements signed with Libya on security and maritime delimitation in 2020, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday.
2 more confirmed dead, several missing in Australian bushfires
Dec 31, 2019, at 06:18 pm
Sydney/Xinhua/UNI: Two more people were confirmed dead and several more remain missing in Australia on Tuesday as the result of severe bushfires in the country's southeast.
Afghanistan: Air pollution kills 17 in Kabul, says Health Ministry official
Dec 31, 2019, at 06:16 pm
Kabul/UNI: At least 17 people were killed due to the extreme air pollution in Afghanistan's capital Kabul over the past one week, Fida Mohammad Paikan, an official with the Public Health Ministry said.
Bangladesh closes mobile phones along India border
Dec 31, 2019, at 06:12 pm
Dhaka/UNI: Telecommunication Regulatory Commission Of Bangladesh has ordered a shutdown of mobile networks along the borders with India, citing security reasons.
Iraq: Protesters set ablaze US Embassy fenceÂ
Dec 31, 2019, at 06:08 pm
Baghdad/UNI: Protesters on Tuesday set on fire the outside fence of the US Embassy in the capital of Baghdad in response to the US airstrikes against the Shia Kata’ib Hezbollah militia.
Turkish Police detain 5 Syrians planning New Year's terrorist attack
Dec 31, 2019, at 05:56 pm
Ankara/Sputnik/UNI: Turkish police have arrested five Syrian nationals who were preparing a terrorist attack during New Year's celebrations in Ankara, media reported on Tuesday.
Al Shabab takes responsibility for Mogadishu blast
Dec 31, 2019, at 04:22 pm
Mogadishu/IBNS: Terror group Al Shabab on Tuesday claimed responsibility for the car bomb attack in Somalia capital Mogadishu last week that claimed over 80 lives.
27 die in Ethiopia in head-on collision involving bus, overloaded minibus
Dec 31, 2019, at 10:26 am
Addis Ababa/Xinhua/UNI: Twenty seven people were killed after an overloaded minibus collided head-on with another bus on Sunday in Ethiopia's Oromia regional state, local police officials confirmed on Monday.
Trump, Putin speak over phone on counterterrorism, ties, says White House
Dec 31, 2019, at 10:19 am
Washington/Xinhua/UNI: US President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin spoke over phone on Sunday on counterterrorism and bilateral ties, said the White House on Monday.
Mike Pompeo defends US strikes in Iraq, Syria in call with Guterres
Dec 31, 2019, at 10:02 am
Washington/Sputnik/UNI: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in a call with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres defended American strikes in Iraq and Syria as a response and deterrent to Iranian attacks, the State Department’s spokesperson Morgan Ortagus said.