Bangladesh: Police detain 15 suspected members of Hizb ut-Tahrir terror group

Nov 23, 2019, at 04:46 pm

Dhaka/Chittagong/IBNS: Bangladesh police have detained 15 suspected members of banned terror outfit Hizb ut-Tahrir in Chittagong, media reports said on Saturday.

Afghanistan: Explosion in Kapisa leaves three killed

Nov 23, 2019, at 04:15 pm

Kabul/IBNS: An explosion in Afghanistan's Kapisa province on Saturday left at least three civilians killed, media reports said.

Syrian Constitutional Committee a ‘sign of hope’: UN envoy tells Security Council

Nov 23, 2019, at 08:09 am

New York/IBNS: The launch of the Syrian Constitutional Committee could be a “door-opener” to finally providing a solution to the country’s brutal conflict, UN Special Envoy Geir Pedersen said on Friday in a briefing to the Security Council.

Independent rights experts sound alarm at Iran protest crackdown, internet blackout

Nov 23, 2019, at 07:43 am

New York/IBNS: Reports of killed and maimed demonstrators, and a continuing nationwide internet shutdown in Iran’s now week-long protests are of “grave concern”, and the Government and authorities must ensure rights of expression and opinion are protected, a UN group of independent experts said on Friday.

Ebola in DR Congo: New transmission chain risks reversing major gains

Nov 23, 2019, at 07:36 am

New York/IBNS: Amid multiple deadly attacks on civilians by armed groups in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), an Ebola death “unlinked to any chain of transmission” risks reversing major gains against the epidemic, which is now down to just a handful of cases, a top UN medic said on Friday.

Samsung Heavy Industries Company Ltd agrees to pay $75 million in global penalties to resolve foreign bribery case

Nov 23, 2019, at 07:24 am

Washington/IBNS: Samsung Heavy Industries Company Limited (Samsung Heavy Industries), a South Korea-based engineering company that provides shipbuilding, offshore platform construction, and other construction and engineering services, has agreed to pay total penalties of more than $75 million to resolve the government’s investigation into violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) arising out of a scheme to pay millions of dollars in bribes to officials in Brazil.

Trump proposes raising minimum age for purchasing E-cigarettes to 21 amid Vaping crisis

Nov 23, 2019, at 07:01 am

Washington/Sputnik/UNI: President Donald Trump has proposed raising the minimum age for the purchase of e-cigarette products in the United States to 21 amid the health epidemic caused by the so-called vaping products.

Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau condemns violence at anti-Israel protest in Toronto

Nov 23, 2019, at 06:56 am

Toronto/ Sputnik/UNI: The violence that took place at an anti-Israel demonstration in Toronto this week was shocking and unacceptable, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said in a statement.

Bangladesh: Road mishap leaves nine people killed

Nov 23, 2019, at 06:40 am

Dhaka/IBNS: A microbus and a bus collided on Bangladesh's Dhaka-Mawa Highway in Munshiganj area and left nine people killed, media reports said.

Turkey arrests senior IS member behind bomb attacks in 20 countries

Nov 23, 2019, at 06:28 am

Ankara/Xinhua/UNI: Turkey has arrested and is now interrogating Ebu Cihad al-Din al-Nasir Ubeyde, a senior Islamic State (IS) member, codenamed Yusuf Huda, who is behind the attacks in 20 countries, the Turkish Interior Minister said.

Hong Kong prepares to hold District Council Election despite raging protests

Nov 22, 2019, at 07:26 pm

Moscow/Sputnik: The special administrative region of Hong Kong, which has been plunged into political and social unrest for the past six months over a controversial extradition bill that was officially withdrawn in October, will hold the District Council Ordinary Election on Nov 24 for the sixth District Councils of Hong Kong.

Bangladesh: Security officials arrest suspected JMB terrorists 

Nov 22, 2019, at 04:21 pm

Dhaka/IBNS:  Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) have arrested three suspected  Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) members from Bangladesh's Chapainawabganj area, media reports said on Friday.

Afghanistan President accepts Donald Trump's invitation to visit US

Nov 22, 2019, at 03:55 pm

Kabul/IBNS: Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani has accepted US President Donald Trump's invitation to visit the US, the  ARG Presidential Palace  confirmed on Friday.

BUET expels 26 students charged with Abrar murder

Nov 22, 2019, at 03:36 pm

Dhaka/UNI: Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) has expelled 26 students, 25 of  whom are charged with killing a fellow student Abrar Fahad last month, reported Dhaka Tribune.

BUET expels 26 students charged with Abrar murder

Nov 22, 2019, at 03:12 pm

Dhaka/UNI: Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) has expelled 26 students, 25 of  whom are charged with killing a fellow student Abrar Fahad last month, reported Dhaka Tribune.

Gotabaya appoints both brothers to interim Cabinet

Nov 22, 2019, at 03:07 pm

Colombo/UNI: Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Friday appointed both his brothers to interim Cabinet which is aimed to run the government until the next parliamentary election.

At least three soldiers killed in two attacks on Burkina Faso army positions

Nov 22, 2019, at 10:30 am

Ouagadougou/Xinhua/UNI: At least three Burkina Faso soldiers have lost their lives on Thursday in two attacks by gunmen on army positions in central-north and Sahel regions of the terrorism-torn country, security source told Xinhua.

Germany launches educational project for Islamic religious leaders

Nov 22, 2019, at 10:27 am

BerlinUNI: In a bid to reduce foreign influence on it's Islamic religious leaders, the German government has launched a pilot project to educate imams on its soil.

Israel’s Netanyahu charged with bribery, fraud, breach of trust - Reports

Nov 22, 2019, at 10:21 am

Tel Aviv/Sputnik/UNI: Israeli chief prosecutor Avichai Mandelblit on Thursday indicted Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on charges of bribery, fraud and breach of trust, media reported.

‘Maximize the positive’ from new technologies, for our digital future, Guterres urges

Nov 22, 2019, at 10:06 am

New York/IBNS: Both positive and negative technological developments are jolting the world at “unprecedented speed”, the UN chief said on Thursday, underscoring the need to “maximize the benefits…whilst mitigating harms”.

Political consensus critical ahead of Somalia election: UN mission chief

Nov 22, 2019, at 10:01 am

New York/IBNS: With Somalia scheduled to hold “one-person, one-vote” elections next year, leaders must act now to break the “stalemate” between the central government and federal member states, the top UN official in the country told the Security Council on Thursday.

UN experts urge Turkey to repatriate Irish woman associated with terror group

Nov 22, 2019, at 10:00 am

New York/IBNS: Turkey must ensure that an Irish woman and her infant daughter who are being held in custody there are repatriated, independent UN experts said in a statement released on Thursday. 

Missile strike kills at least 12 civilians, including children, in Syria’s Idlib: UN humanitarians

Nov 22, 2019, at 09:51 am

New York/IBNS:Violence in Syria continues to kill and maim civilians with reports that missiles fired into settlements for people fleeing conflict in the country’s northwest on Wednesday night, killed at least 12 people and wounded dozens more, including children, UN humanitarians said on Thursday.

ISIS terrorists from Pakistan surrender to Afghan Army

Nov 21, 2019, at 06:10 pm

Kabul/IBNS: Eighty-six ISIS terrorists- all Pakistani by nationality- have recently surrendered to the Afghanistan Army, said Afghan Army Lieutenant Rehan Khan.

Afghanistan: 13 soldiers killed in Taliban attack

Nov 20, 2019, at 07:14 pm

Kabul/UNI: At least 13 Afghan soldiers were killed and five others injured in a Taliban attack on a military base in Kunduz province of northern Afghanistan, local media reported on Wednesday.

UK summons Chinese Ambassador over torture claims by ex-employee of Hong Kong consulate

Nov 20, 2019, at 06:14 pm

Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab has summoned Chinese Ambassador in London after a former employee of the UK's Hong Kong consulate told the BBC he was tortured in China.

Tomato prices surge to Rs 400/kg in Pakistan

Nov 20, 2019, at 04:04 pm

Islamabad/UNI: Tomato prices in Pakistan has hit a record high and reached Rs 400 per kg in a day, Dawn reported on Wednesday.

Afghanistan: Helicopter crash kills two US soldiers 

Nov 20, 2019, at 03:49 pm

Kabul/IBNS: A helicopter crash in Afghanistan's Kabul city on Wednesday left two US soldiers dead, media reports said.

Former Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif arrives in London

Nov 20, 2019, at 03:32 pm

Islamabad/IBNS: Former Pakistan PM Imran Khan arrived in London on Tuesday where he will undergo treatment for his illness.

Syrian air defenses respond to missile attack

Nov 20, 2019, at 10:20 am

Damascus/Xinhua/UNI: Syrian air defenses on Wednesday responded to foreign missile strikes on Damascus, state media reported.