Mali: UN chief calls for calm as clashes leave over 20 dead in Mopti
Jun 27, 2018, at 09:42 am
New York, June 27 (IBNS): United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has appealed for calm and restraint in the Mopti region of central Mali, where over 20 people are reported to have been killed in intercommunal clashes over the weekend.
Jun 27, 2018, at 09:39 am
New York, June 27 (IBNS): Defence and security forces along with the Kamuina Nsapu and Bana Mura militias have committed “crimes against humanity and war crimes” in the of the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s Kasai region, United Nations experts said on Tuesday following an investigation.
UN official sees ‘unprecedented opportunities’ to make progress on peace in Afghanistan
Jun 27, 2018, at 09:36 am
New York, June 27 (IBNS): The coming months will present critical opportunities for the international community to review assistance to Afghanistan, as the country works towards a lasting peace, stable democracy and self-reliance, the top United Nations official there told the Security Council in New York on Tuesday.
Jun 27, 2018, at 09:30 am
New York, June 27 (IBNS): The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) is set to hold its 30th Ministerial Session in Beirut, Lebanon on 27 and 28 June with a focus on technology for sustainable development.
Jun 27, 2018, at 09:27 am
New York, June 27 (IBNS): While there is no “one-size-fits-all” solution to address the challenges posed by terrorism worldwide, international cooperation is key to counter the scourge, the President of the United Nations General Assembly said on Tuesday, as the body adopted a review of the UN’s global counter-terrorism strategy.
Torture is unacceptable and unjustified ‘at all times’ underscore top UN officials
Jun 27, 2018, at 09:04 am
New York, June 27 (IBNS): Torture in any form, is absolutely unacceptable and can never be justified, top United Nations officials said on Tuesday, urging great support for victims worldwide.
Jun 27, 2018, at 08:51 am
New York, June 27 (IBNS): The scourge of opium-based drugs and cocaine are a bigger global threat to public health and law enforcement than ever before, according to the latest World Drug Report, released on Tuesday by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC).
Aid teams respond to escalating southwest Syria conflict: 750,000 civilians are at risk
Jun 27, 2018, at 08:47 am
New York, June 27 (IBNS): Vital humanitarian relief continues to reach Dera’a in south-west Syria, where 750,000 people are at risk and at least 45,000 people have been displaced amid a government-led offensive to regain opposition-held areas, UN aid teams said on Tuesday.
Police dog 'revives' trainer by performing CPR, emerges as hero on internet
Jun 26, 2018, at 10:55 pm
Madrid, June 26 (IBNS): The internet is presently busy talking about a new superhero and mind you he is not a human being but a police dog.
Bus-bike collision in Nepal kills 1 in Nepal
Jun 26, 2018, at 07:43 pm
Kathmandu, June 26 (IBNS): At least two persons was killed and two others were hurt when a motorcycle hit a bus in Nepal's Kamal Rural Municipality-4 of Jhapa district on Tuesday, media reports said.
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Harley Davidson's plan to move plant operations out of the US is an 'excuse': Trump
Jun 26, 2018, at 07:21 pm
Washington, Jun 26 (IBNS): US President Donald Trump has hurled an attack on bike company Harley Davidson after it said it might move some of the plant operations outside the country.
Afghanistan: Road accident leaves five killed
Jun 26, 2018, at 07:17 pm
Kabul, June 26 (IBNS): At least five people were killed in a car mishap in southern Helmand province of Afghanistan, media reports said on Tuesday.
US President Trump re-launches attack on Canada PM Trudeau over trade tariffs
Jun 26, 2018, at 06:46 pm
Washington, Jun 26 (IBNS): US President Donald Trump has re-launched his attack on Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau over the trade tariffs, media reports said.
Pakistan: Pakistan Air Force aircraft crashes, 2 pilots killed
Jun 26, 2018, at 04:59 pm
Islamabad, June 26 (IBNS): A jet crashed during landing at the Peshawar Air Base which left at least two Pakistan Air Force (PAF) pilots killed, media reports said on Tuesday.
North, South Korea to discuss economic projects
Jun 26, 2018, at 03:26 pm
Seoul, Jun 26 (IBNS): Bolstering its ties with North Korea, South Korea said it will discuss major economic projects with its neighbour.
Poland: Peaceful protesters defy escalating assault on freedom of assembly, says Amnesty report
Jun 26, 2018, at 02:53 pm
Warsaw, Jun 26 (IBNS): Despite an escalating crackdown on peaceful protest, people in Poland continue to take to the streets and courageously demonstrate against abuse of their rights and threats to the rule of law, Amnesty International said in a new report.
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US border police temporarily halt criminal prosecution of migrants
Jun 26, 2018, at 12:51 pm
Washington, Jun 26 (IBNS): US border police have suspended criminal prosecution of illegal migrants who enter the country with their children, reports said on Tuesday.
Trump slams restaurant which asked Sarah Sanders to leave
Jun 26, 2018, at 12:48 pm
Washington, June 26 (IBNS): US President Donald Trump on Monday attacked the restaurant which recently asked White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders to leave because she worked and spoke for him.
South Korea: Two airplanes collide at Gimpo airport, no casualty
Jun 26, 2018, at 11:28 am
Seoul, June 26 (IBNS): Two airplanes collided in a South Korean airport which caused damage to part of the jets, media reports said on Tuesday.
UN spotlights wellbeing of seafarers on International Day
Jun 26, 2018, at 11:07 am
New York, June 26 (IBNS): Highlighting the challenges – both physical and mental – faced by seafarers on their voyages, the United Nations International Maritime Organization (IMO) has called for greater attention to ensuring their wellbeing.
Jun 26, 2018, at 11:04 am
New York, June 26 (iIBNS): A pledging conference on Monday for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) aimed to address the body’s chronic funding shortfall and also examine long-term priorities.
‘All atrocity crimes are preventable’ and can never be justified – UN chief
Jun 26, 2018, at 11:01 am
New York,June 26 (IBNS): Atrocity crimes – genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes, and ethnic cleansing – are not “inevitable”, the United Nations Secretary-General said on Monday, stressing that the international community must do more to end violence against innocent people.
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Jun 26, 2018, at 10:58 am
New York, June 26 (IBNS): Ambassadors in the Security Council have been urged by the United Nations Secretary-General to find ‘much-needed consensus’ to resolve the myriad challenges in the Middle East and North Africa.
New UN-supported farming app is cream of crop in tackling Sahel pest
Jun 26, 2018, at 10:42 am
New York, June 26 (IBNS): Farmers in sub-Saharan Africa have a new digital weapon in their agricultural armoury to take on the Fall Armyworm – a crop pest that’s threatening the food security of 300 million people – the United Nations said on Monday.
Resettlement needs set to rise to 1.4 million people in 2019, UN refugee agency reports
Jun 26, 2018, at 10:39 am
New York, June 26 (IBNS): Close to 1.4 million people will need resettlement in countries free from war and persecution in 2019, the UN refugee agency, said on Monday, citing growing forced displacement across the globe.
Afghanistan: Suicide attack kills at least eight in Kunar province
Jun 26, 2018, at 10:28 am
Kabul, Jun 26 (IBNS): At least eight people were killed in a suicide attack in Afghanistan's Kunar province on Monday evening, local Tolo News reported.
Hafiz Saeed urges youth to play their due role in protecting ideological boundaries of Pakistan
Jun 25, 2018, at 09:31 pm
Islamabad, June 25 (IBNS): Jamaatud Dawa (JuD) emir Hafiz Muhammad Saeed has urged youth of Pakistan to play their role in protecting 'ideological boundaries' of the country.
US transgender woman removed from restaurant when she refuses to show ID to access bathroom
Jun 25, 2018, at 08:30 pm
Washington, June 25 (IBNS): A transgender woman in the US alleged that she was forcibly removed from a restaurant in Washington when she did not show her ID to use the women's bathroom.
Canada PM Trudeau terms 1985 Air India Bombing as 'Single Worst Terror Attack'
Jun 25, 2018, at 08:13 pm
Toronto, Jun 25 (IBNS): Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has termed the 1985 Air India Bombing, which killed 300 odd people, as the "single worst terror attack" in the country's history, media reports said.
Canada PM Justin Trudeau to attend NATO Summit on July 11-12
Jun 25, 2018, at 07:32 pm
Ottawa, Jun 25 (IBNS): Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will attend the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) Summit in Brussels, Belgium on July 11 and 12.