US bans Sri Lankan Governor's entry for 'violation of human rights'

Apr 26, 2023

"The United States is designating Wasantha Karannagoda, Governor of North Western Province in Sri Lanka, pursuant to Section 7031(c) of the Department of State,...

9 killed in armed attack in western Colombia

Aug 16, 2020

Narino [Colombia], August 17 (ANI/Sputnik): At least nine people were killed as a result of an armed attack in the western Colombian province of...

People flee as Nyiragongo volcano erupts in eastern Congo

May 22, 2021

North Kivu [Congo], May 23 (ANI/Sputnik): The civil defense forces of the North Kivu province in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo are...

Massive fire breaks out in Afghanistan's Herat customs office

Feb 14, 2021

Herat [Afghanistan], February 14 : A massive fire broke out at the customs office in Islam Qala border town in the western province of...

Senior Afghan National Army officer killed in mortar shelling in Badghis

Nov 30, 2020

Kabul [Aghanistan], November 30 (ANI/Sputnik): A mortar shell attack killed the chief of staff of the third brigade of the Afghan National Army, Abdul...

6.2 magnitude quake strikes western Indonesia

Nov 02, 2021

Jakarta [Indonesia], November 2 (ANI/Xinhua): An earthquake with a magnitude 6.2 jolted Indonesia's western North Sumatra province early Tuesday, but it did not have...