‘Abhorrent’ ambulance attack in Libyan capital imperils life-saving work, warns UN
May 10, 2019, at 08:46 am
New York, May 10 (IBNS): An attack on an ambulance in Tripoli on Wednesday that has critically injured the head of emergency services in Libya’s war-torn capital, along with two paramedics, has been strongly condemned by UN humanitarians.
May 09, 2019, at 03:41 pm
New York, May 9 (IBNS): The arrest and transfer of three men in Libya who are wanted on war crimes charges – including the son of former ruler Muammar Gadaffi - would “send a strong and necessary message” to victims, the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) told the UN Security Council on Wednesday.
Sahel crisis reaching unprecedented levels, warn top UN humanitarian officials
May 09, 2019, at 03:05 pm
New York, May 9 (IBNS): Repeated and increasingly sophisticated armed attacks in the Sahel and food shortages linked to last year’s severe drought, have reached unprecedented levels, putting the future of a “whole generation” at stake, three top UN humanitarian officials said on Wednesday.
May 09, 2019, at 03:03 pm
New York, May 9 (IBNS): Hunger continues to rise as conflicts and protracted crises have worsened in the Near East and North Africa region (NENA), which is likely to affect food security for years to come, warned the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) on Wednesday.
May 09, 2019, at 02:43 pm
New York, May 9 (IBNS): Millions of dollars in emergency funding is needed in Gaza to save the shattered limbs of some 1,700 people who have been seriously injured in demonstrations against Israel along the border fence, a top UN humanitarian official said on Wednesday.
Opposition Pheu Thai Party wins most seats in Thailand
May 09, 2019, at 12:40 pm
Bangkok, May 9 (UNI): The opposition Pheu Thai Party has won the most seats in Thailand's first election since a military coup in 2014, the country's Election Commission says.
Biman plane skids off runway at Yangon airport, no casualties
May 08, 2019, at 11:03 pm
Yangon, May 8 (IBNS): Several passengers were injured when a Biman Bangladesh aircraft skidded off the runway while landing at Yangon International Airport on Wednesday evening.
Japan Airlines system glitch causes widespread domestic delays, cancellations
May 08, 2019, at 05:55 pm
Tokyo, May 8 (Xinhua/UNI) Japan Airlines (JAL) officials said Wednesday they have overcome a glitch in their passenger check-in system for domestic flights, although 32 domestic flights were canceled and 2,500 passengers were adversely affected.
Afghanistan : Twelve people injured in Kabul blast, says Afghan ministry of public health
May 08, 2019, at 05:33 pm
Kabul, May 8 (Sputnik/UNI) The Afghan Ministry of Public Health told Sputnik on Wednesday that at least 12 people were injured in the explosion in Kabul, which targeted the office of the Counterpart International in Afghanistan, funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).
Google unveils next-generation Assistant
May 08, 2019, at 05:27 pm
San Francisco, May 8 (Xinhua/UNI) Google on Tuesday debuted its next-generation Google Assistant, touting "milestone" features that empower mobile devices with new speech recognition and language understanding capabilities.
Lanka not yet free of global terrorism, warns PM Ranil Wickremesinghe
May 08, 2019, at 05:18 pm
Colombo, May 8 (UNI) Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has said that despite restored normalcy due to the swift government action after the church attacks, the threats of global terrorism were not over in the country.
Pakistan: Asia Bibi leaves her country after blasphemy acquittal
May 08, 2019, at 04:47 pm
Islamabad, May 8 (IBNS): Asia Bibi, a Christian woman who was acquitted by the Supreme Court in a blasphemy case last year, has left the south Asian nation to live in Canada where she has been reunited with her family, media reports said.
Afghanistan: Explosion hit foreign aid organization in Kabul city
May 08, 2019, at 03:31 pm
Kabul, May 8 (IBNS): A standoff is currently underway between the armed forces and gunmen who stormed the compound of an international organization in Afghanistan's Kabul city on Wednesday, media reports said.
Pakistan: Eight killed in Lahore blast
May 08, 2019, at 03:18 pm
Lahore, May 8 (IBNS): At least eight people were killed ad 26 others were injured as a blast hit Pakistan's Lahore city on Wednesday, media reports said.
Pakistan: Death toll in Lahore blast touches 8, Imran Khan condemns attack
May 08, 2019, at 03:04 pm
Lahore, May 8 (UNI/IBNS): At least eight people were killed while 25 others sustained injuries on Wednesday in a blast near Lahore’s Data Darbar, the largest Sufi shrine in south Asia, officials said.
Lahore: Four dead, 19 injured in blast outside sufi shrine
May 08, 2019, at 11:31 am
Lahore, May 8 (UNI): At least four people were killed and 19 others sustained injuries in a blast outside the Data Darbar shrine in Lahore on Wednesday morning.
Pakistan: Blast in Lahore kills 3
May 08, 2019, at 10:14 am
Lahore, May 8 (IBNS): A blast rocked Lahore city in Pakistan on Wednesday and killed at least three people,media reports said.
Pompeo says visited Baghdad to reassure Iraq over Iran's alleged escalating activity
May 08, 2019, at 09:28 am
Washington, May 8 (Sputnik/UNI): US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told reporters he paid a surprise quick visit to Iraq to pledge US support to the Baghdad government amid reports of troubling indications from Iran.
Trump tax returns reveal over $1Bln in losses - Reports
May 08, 2019, at 09:23 am
Washington, May 8 (Sputnik/UNI) US President Donald Trump reported losses totaling more than $1 billion on federal tax returns filed from 1985 to 1994 back when he was a real estate magnate, media reported.
US suspects Iran of moving ballistic missiles by sea to Persian Gulf - Reports
May 08, 2019, at 09:21 am
Washington, May 8 (Sputnik/UNI) The United States suspects Iran of moving its short-range ballistic missiles by sea to the Persian Gulf, local media have reported, citing unnamed US officials with knowledge of the situation.
Trump pardon for Army officer convicted of killing prisoner condemned – Rights Group
May 08, 2019, at 09:18 am
Washington, May 7 (Sputnik/UNI) President Donald Trump’s pardon of a former US Army officer convicted of murdering an Iraqi prisoner undermines US military morale and places serving troops in greater danger, Human Rights First (HRF) President and CEO Michael Breen said on Tuesday.
Denver school shooting leaves 7 injured, two suspects in custody - Police
May 08, 2019, at 09:15 am
Washington, May 8 (Sputnik/UNI) Seven people have been injured in a school shooting near the Colorado state capital of Denver and two suspects have been taken into police custody, Douglas County Undersheriff Holly Nicholson Kluth said in a press conference.
UN launches innovative programme to detect and disrupt terrorist travel
May 08, 2019, at 08:50 am
New York, May 8 (IBNS): A new programme aimed at improving the tracking of suspected terrorists, using state-of-the-art software, was launched by the UN Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT) on Tuesday.
May 08, 2019, at 08:44 am
New York, May 8 (IBNS): Better training for peacekeepers being deployed to increasingly hostile environments is a “necessary and strategic” investment which can also save lives, the UN Secretary-General told Security Councilmembers on Tuesday.
May 08, 2019, at 08:38 am
New York, May 8 (IBNS): UN chief António Guterres has said that he’s following “with great concern” intensifying clashes in north-western Syria that have claimed yet more civilian lives and displaced thousands in recent days.
Release of prize-winning Reuters journalists in Myanmar welcomed by UN
May 08, 2019, at 08:31 am
New York, May 8 (IBNS): The release of two prize-winning Reuters journalists jailed in Myanmar after reporting on the massacre of Rohingya Muslims has been welcomed by the UN human rights office, OHCHR, which warns however that press freedom there remains “dire”.
Sri Lankan president says 56 suspects linked to Easter explosions in custody
May 07, 2019, at 10:43 pm
Colombo, May 7 (Xinhua): Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena on Tuesday said that 56 suspects linked to the Easter Sunday terror explosions were in police custody.
At least 11 Kenyans killed in clashes near Kenya-Ethiopia border
May 07, 2019, at 08:22 pm
Marsabit , Kenya, May 7 (Xinhua): At least 11 Kenyans were killed and two others were injured in clashes along the Kenya-Ethiopia border in Kenya's northern Marsabit County on Monday, police and local government officials confirmed on Tuesday.
British PM to meet senior Tory amid calls for resignation
May 07, 2019, at 05:13 pm
London, May 7 (Xinhua/UNI) British Prime Minister Theresa May is expected to meet a senior Tory on Tuesday to address calls from inside the Conservative Party for her to resign.
Iraq condemns deadly Taliban attack on army posts in western Afghanistan
May 07, 2019, at 05:10 pm
Baghdad, May 7 (Xinhua/UNI) Iraq on Tuesday strongly condemned a Taliban attack against military posts in Afghanistan's western province of Farah.