‘World has failed’ victims of genocide too often: Guterres
Dec 10, 2019, at 10:52 am
New York/IBNS: Too often, “the world has failed” populations under threat of genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes and ethnic cleansing, Secretary-General António Guterres said in his message for the International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of Genocide on Monday.
Human Rights Day celebrates ‘tremendous activism’ of the world’s young people
Dec 10, 2019, at 10:49 am
New York/IBNS: The United Nations is highlighting the role of young people in leading the way to a better future for all people for this year’s observance of Human Rights Day, celebrated on Tuesday.
Dec 10, 2019, at 10:44 am
New York/IBNS: The UN’s Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF), is “one of the most effective investments you can make in humanitarian action”, Secretary-General, António Guterres told a high-level pledging event at UN Headquarters in New York on Monday.
Inequality threatening human development, new global UN report warns
Dec 10, 2019, at 10:42 am
New York/IBNS: Despite global progress in tackling poverty, hunger and disease, a “new generation of inequalities” indicates that many societies are not working as they should, the UN Development Programme (UNDP) argues in its latest report released on Monday.
Vladimir Putin says Ukraine could get 25 percent cheaper gas
Dec 10, 2019, at 10:13 am
Paris/Sputnik/UNI: Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced that Ukraine could get 25 percent cheaper gas if it can reach an agreement with Russia.
Iraq summons ambassadors of 4 countries over "interference in internal affairs"
Dec 10, 2019, at 10:06 am
Baghdad/Xinhua/UNI: Iraqi Foreign Ministry on Monday said it has summoned the ambassadors of four countries to Iraq over a statement considered by the ministry as "interference in Iraq's internal affairs."
DPRK officials warn US over Trump words, actions
Dec 10, 2019, at 10:03 am
Pyongyang/Xinhua/UNI: Senior officials of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) on Monday issued a warning to the United States over the recent actions and words of US President Donald Trump.
Gunmen kill 4 in Nigeria's capital: police
Dec 10, 2019, at 09:58 am
Abuja/Xinhua/UNI: Gunmen fleeing from arrest by the police have shot dead four people in Nigeria's capital Abuja, local police said here on Monday.
Chilean military aircraft with 38 onboard disappears
Dec 10, 2019, at 09:17 am
Santiago/IBNS: A military plane, which was carrying 38 people, disappeared on its way to Antarctica, Chilean air force said.
Sydney firefighting headquarters evacuated on "worst day" of heavy smoke
Dec 10, 2019, at 08:54 am
Sydney/Xinhua/UNI: The New South Wales Rural Firefighting Service (NSW RFS) headquarters, located in Sydney's West, was evacuated on Tuesday morning as heavy smoke from nearby bushfires wreaked havoc with buildings' alarm systems.
5 dead, 8 missing in New Zealand's White Island volcano eruption
Dec 10, 2019, at 03:01 am
Auckland/IBNS: At least five people were confirmed dead and eight remained missing in the eruption of White Island volcano in Bay of Plenty in New Zealand on Monday afternoon, with the disaster striking when many tourists were on the island, police said.
White Island erupting: Five people die
Dec 09, 2019, at 05:16 pm
Wellington/IBNS: At least five people died as a volcano erupted in New Zealand on Monday.
Sanna Marin set to be world's youngest PM at 34
Dec 09, 2019, at 04:45 pm
Helsinki/UNI: Sanna Marin is set to become the world's youngest prime minister and the youngest ever in Finland at the age of 34.
White Island erupting: Five people die
Dec 09, 2019, at 04:00 pm
Wellington/IBNS: At least five people died as a volcano erupted in New Zealand on Monday.
Panthapath hotel attack: Police press charges against 14 terrorists
Dec 09, 2019, at 03:50 pm
Dhaka/IBNS: Police on Monday pressed charges against 14 activists of the banned militant outfit “Neo JMB” in a case connected with the blast in a Dhaka hotel in 2017.
Corruption thwarts attempts to build a better world and ‘must be fought by all, for all’
Dec 09, 2019, at 10:39 am
New York/IBNS: As we enter a decade of ambitious action to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), stepping up efforts to eradicate corruption and promote good governance is “essential…to deliver on our global pledge to leave no one behind”, the UN anti-crime chief has said.
Saudi Crown Prince says Riyadh ready to cooperate on probe into Florida shooting – Reports
Dec 09, 2019, at 10:23 am
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud held a phone conversation with US President Donald Trump, pointing out Riyadh’s readiness to cooperate on investigating the shooting at the Pensacola naval air base in Florida, the state-run Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported.
Two rockets fell near Baghdad International Airport – Source
Dec 09, 2019, at 10:17 am
Baghdad/Sputnik/UNI: Two rockets fell on Monday near the Baghdad International Airport, a source in the Iraqi security service told Sputnik.
German Interior Ministry denies Berlin Shooting suspect asked for asylum
Dec 09, 2019, at 10:12 am
Berlin/Sputnik/IBNS: The German Interior Ministry has denied media reports that the suspected Russian shooter asked for German asylum after killing a man in Berlin, Der Spiegel said, citing a ministerial response.
Iran's border guards seize 500 kg of illicit drugs
Dec 09, 2019, at 10:08 am
Tehran/Xinhua/UNI: Iran's border guards in the southeastern province of Sistan and Baluchestan have seized 500 kg of opium, Tasnim news agency reported on Sunday.
Death toll from Kenya's building collapse reaches 10
Dec 09, 2019, at 10:03 am
Nairobi/Xinhua/UNI: Death toll from a building which collapsed in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi on Friday rose to ten on Sunday after four more bodies were recovered during the ongoing search and rescue operations
FBI suspects Florida Naval Base shooting was ‘Act of Terrorism': agent
Dec 09, 2019, at 09:58 am
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: The Federal Bureau of Investigation is working with the presumption that the shooting at Pensacola naval air base in Florida was an act of terrorism, an FBI special agent said Sunday.
Thousands join largest pro-democracy rally in Hong Kong
Dec 08, 2019, at 09:47 pm
Hong Kong/IBNS: Thousands of protesters joined the demonstration against the government as they marched through the streets of the city on Sunday, media reports said.
Sri Lanka to accelerate Colombo Port City project
Dec 08, 2019, at 07:51 pm
Colombo/UNI: The Sri Lankan government will accelerate the development of the Colombo Port City project built by China to ensure that it emerges as a new business hub in the island, Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa said.
Israel launches airstrikes on Gaza in response to rockets' firing: military
Dec 08, 2019, at 07:16 pm
Jerusalem/Xinhua/UNI: Israel's military said on Sunday that it had carried out airstrikes in the Gaza Strip, hours after three rockets were fired by militants in the besieged enclave.
Boris Johnson promises to introduce three categories of working visas to UK if conservatives win
Dec 08, 2019, at 07:04 pm
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson told The Sunday Times in an interview that in case of the victory of the Conservative Party in the upcoming general election, his government would introduce three categories of working visas to the country as part of efforts to control migration after Brexit.
Hong Kong police arrest 11, seize 'large amount of weapons'
Dec 08, 2019, at 06:53 pm
Moscow/UNI/Sputnik: Hong Kong police say they arrested 11 people and confiscated a large amount of weapons, including a firearm and ammunition, in a raid ahead of a large rally on Sunday.
Death toll from Ukraine's Odessa college fire rises to 10 - Emergency Service
Dec 08, 2019, at 06:48 pm
Kiev/Sputnik/UNI: The death toll from a major blaze at a college in the southern Ukrainian city of Odessa rose to 10 on Sunday as two bodies were pulled from under the debris, Ukraine's State Emergency Service said.
Dec 08, 2019, at 05:46 pm
New York/IBNS: The top UN official in Iraq has strongly condemned the shooting of unarmed protesters in Baghdad on Friday night, which left a high number of deaths and injuries among innocent citizens, calling for the perpetrators to be “identified and brought to justice without delay”.
‘We all must step up’ collective action on disability inclusion – UN deputy chief
Dec 08, 2019, at 05:35 pm
New York/IBNS: The international community has agreed truly ground-breaking frameworks to advance the rights of persons with disabilities, including in the context of development, but there remains a significant gap between these ambitions and the reality experienced daily by millions of persons with disabilities, UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed told a conference in Doha on Saturday.