Ex-Nissan Motor chief Ghosn may have jumped bail, fled Japan
Dec 31, 2019, at 09:50 am
Tokyo/Xinhua/UNI: Former Nissan Motor Chairman Carlos Ghosn may have fled Japan and arrived in Lebanon in possible violation of his bail conditions which restrict overseas travel, local media reported on Tuesday.
Sudan: UN mission envoy commends signing of Darfur framework agreement
Dec 31, 2019, at 09:47 am
New York/IBNS: The joint chief mediator for the African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur, UNAMID, welcomed on Monday a framework agreement between the Transitional Government of Sudan and the Darfur armed movements that was signed during peace talks in Juba, South Sudan, on Saturday.
Bangladesh: Two RAB members injured as suspected Rohingya gunmen shoot them
Dec 31, 2019, at 09:22 am
Dhaka/IBNS: The Rapid Action Battalion has said two of its members were hurt as suspected 'Rohingya gunmen' shot at them during an anti-drugs drive conducted in a refugee camp in Bangladesh's Cox’s Bazar area, media reports said on Tuesday.
US President Donald Trump praises 'heroes', Texas laws for saving lives in Church shooting
Dec 31, 2019, at 09:06 am
Washington/UNI/IBNS: US President Donald Trump has credited Texas gun laws, which allow residents to carry arms into places of worship, for saving more than 240 people during a shooting in a White Settlement, Texas, church on Sunday.
Turkish police arrest about 100 foreigners suspected of IS links - Reports
Dec 30, 2019, at 06:35 pm
Ankara/Sputnik/UNI: Turkish police have arrested about 100 foreign nationals in raids across the country on suspicion of having links to the Islamic State terrorist group (IS, banned in Russia), media reported on Monday.
Afghanistan: 14 soldiers killed in checkpoint attack
Dec 30, 2019, at 06:29 pm
Shiberghan/Xinhua/UNI: A total of 14 Afghan security force members were killed after Taliban militants stormed a security checkpoint in Afghanistan's northern province of Jawzjan on Monday, a provincial government spokesman said.
10 Afghanistan journalists killed in 2019: Report
Dec 30, 2019, at 04:19 pm
Kabul/IBNS: Based on the Reporters without Borders “RSF” report and the statistics recorded at Nai Media Watch department, journalists and media staff assassination has significantly been reduced in Afghanistan.
US forces hit 5 Iran-backed military group bases in Iraq, Syria
Dec 30, 2019, at 10:26 am
Baghdad/Xinhua/UNI: The US forces on Sunday attacked five bases of Kata'ib Hezbollah (KH) in Iraq and Syria in response to repeated attacks by KH against US-led coalition forces in Iraq, a US military statement said.
Somali, US forces kill senior al-Shabab militant
Dec 30, 2019, at 10:19 am
Mogadishu/Xinhua/UNI: Somali and US forces conducted an airstrike in southern region on Sunday, killing a senior al-Shabab terrorist, a government official said.
Catastrophic bushfire warnings issued again for South Australia
Dec 30, 2019, at 10:13 am
Canberra/Xinhua/UNI: South Australia (SA) has been warned to prepare for catastrophic bushfire conditions for the third time in 10 days.
New Year's fireworks cancelled in Australian capital amid bushfire crisis
Dec 30, 2019, at 10:11 am
Canberra/Xinhua/UNI: Australia's capital city has cancelled its planned New Year's Eve fireworks displays on account of high bushfire risk.
Over 30,000 forced to flee Australia's Gippsland Valley as bushfires rage
Dec 30, 2019, at 10:03 am
Sydney/Xinhua/UNI: Over 30,000 people had been told to evacuate Australia's East Gippsland region before 9 a.m. local time on Monday, as soaring temperatures and high winds are expected to fan the flames of three enormous wildfires which have already burnt through 130,000 hectares of forest.
Rohingya man detained with fake passport in Bangladesh airport
Dec 30, 2019, at 09:40 am
Dhaka/IBNS: A Rohingya man was detained on Monday with fake passport and other documents after he reached Bangladesh's Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in country's capital Dhaka from Malaysia.
Guterres's message for 2020: In world of turmoil, youth are its ‘greatest source’ of hope
Dec 30, 2019, at 09:15 am
New York/IBNS: As the world enters 2020 with “uncertainty and insecurity all around”, the United Nations chief maintained that the world’s young people are its "greatest source” of hope.
Continued airstrikes in western Libya ‘utterly unacceptable’, says UN mission chief
Dec 30, 2019, at 09:07 am
New York/IBNS: The top United Nations official in Libya has condemned recent airstrikes targeting civilian installations that left at least three people dead and several others injured.
US: Texas church shooting leaves 2 killed
Dec 30, 2019, at 08:57 am
Texas/IBNS: At least two parishioners were killed as a gunman opened fire on them in a church in US state of Texas, media reports said on Monday.
Terrorists Attacked Syrian Forces' Positions Twice in Idlib Province - Russian Military
Dec 29, 2019, at 10:43 pm
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: Terrorists attacked Syrian forces in the northwestern province of Idlib two times, and approximately 50 militants were involved in the attacks each time, Maj. Gen. Yuri Borenkov, the head of the Russian Center for Syrian reconciliation, said on Saturday.
20 bodies recovered after boat accident in central DR Congo
Dec 29, 2019, at 10:40 pm
Kinshasa/Xinhua/UNI: At least 20 bodies have been recovered from a boat accident taking place late Monday in Kasai province of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), local authorities said.
Chinese envoy in Nepal asks people to follow and promote her on Twitter in lieu of movie tickets
Dec 29, 2019, at 05:19 pm
Beijing/IBNS: In an unheard of social media diplomacy, the Chinese envoy in Nepal has offered people of the Himalayan nation to follow her on Twitter and retweet her posts in exchange for movie tickets.
New York: Five people stabbed during Hanukkah celebration at rabbi's residence
Dec 29, 2019, at 04:11 pm
New York/IBNS: At least six people were stabbed at the residence of a rabbi in US city of New York, media reports said on Sunday.
UN Secretary-General condemns ‘horrendous’ Somalia car bomb attack
Dec 29, 2019, at 03:48 pm
New York/IBNS: Perpetrators behind the deadly terrorist attack in Somalia on Saturday must be brought to justice, the UN Secretary-General has said.
Tropical Cyclone Sarai in Fiji leaves 1 killed, over 2,500 evacuated: Disaster Management
Dec 29, 2019, at 08:42 am
Moscow/Sputnik: An 18-year old male student marked the first fatality of tropical cyclone Sarai in Fiji, while another unidentified person sustained injured and more than 2,500 others have been evacuated across the country, the National Disaster Management Office (NDMO) said.
20 bodies recovered after boat accident in central DR Congo
Dec 29, 2019, at 08:33 am
Kinshasa/Xinhua: At least 20 bodies have been recovered from a boat accident taking place late Monday in Kasai province of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), local authorities said.
Dec 28, 2019, at 05:03 pm
Dhaka/IBNS: Continuing her government's development policy, Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina on Saturday inaugurated two new airplanes added to the fleet of Bangladesh Biman and even the construction of the terminal 3 at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in country capital Dhaka.
Somalia: Car bomb blast rocks Mogadishu, 60 killed
Dec 28, 2019, at 04:04 pm
Mogadishu/IBNS: At least 60 people were killed as a suicide car bomb blast rocked Somalia's capital city Mogadishu on Saturday, media reports said.
Afghanistan:Taliban attack leaves 10 soldiers killed
Dec 28, 2019, at 03:39 pm
Kabul/IBNS: At least 10 soldiers were killed on Friday as Taliban terrorists attacked their outpost in Sangin district of Afghanistan, media reports said on Saturday.
Islamic State beheads Christian hostages in Nigeria to 'avenge' Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi's killing
Dec 28, 2019, at 02:39 pm
Abuja/IBNS: The Islamic State terror group has released a video and claimed to have killed 11 Christian hostages, mostly by beheading, in Nigeria, media reports said.
Islamic State claims responsibility for deadly attacks in Northern Burkina Faso - Reports
Dec 28, 2019, at 08:16 am
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: Islamic State terrorist organization (banned in Russia) claimed responsibility for the recent attacks in Burkina Faso that took dozens of lives, Reuters news agency reported on Friday, citing the organization's statement.
At least 15 injured in U.S. aviation plant explosion
Dec 28, 2019, at 08:12 am
Washington/Xinhua/UNI: At least 15 people were injured and no one was reported dead Friday in an explosion at an aviation plant in Wichita, the U.S. state of Kansas, according to U.S. media reports.
Kyrgyz President extends condolences over plane crash in Kazakhstan
Dec 28, 2019, at 08:00 am
Bishkek/Xinhua/UNI: President of Kyrgyzstan Sooronbai Jeenbekov has expressed condolences to his Kazakh counterpart Kassym-Jomart Tokayev and the people of Kazakhstan in connection with the victims of an airplane crash near Almaty city.