Facebook launches "Digital Literacy Library"
Aug 03, 2018, at 05:12 pm
New York, Aug 3 (IBNS): Popular social media website Facebook announced the launch of "Digital Literacy Library" on Friday.
Afghanistan: Suicide blast inside mosque kills 20
Aug 03, 2018, at 04:56 pm
Kabul, Aug 3 (IBNS):At least 20 people were killed as a suicide bombing hit inside a mosque in center of Paktia province in the east of Afghanistan on Friday, media reports said.
Fire breaks out in New Kabul Bank branch, no casualty
Aug 03, 2018, at 03:51 pm
Kabul, Aug 3 (IBNS): Fire broke out at New Kabul Bank branch in Afghanistan on Friday, media reports said.
Pakistan: Unknown men attack 12 girls' schools
Aug 03, 2018, at 03:03 pm
Peshawar, Aug 3 (IBNS): Unknown men attacked 12 girls' school in Pakistan's Chilas town, media reports said on Friday.
Canada: German tourist shot in head in Alberta
Aug 03, 2018, at 02:47 pm
Edmonton, Aug 3 (IBNS): A German tourist was shot in head while driving in rural Alberta, media reports said.
Sun Wenguang: Chinese police shuts down critic's live interview
Aug 03, 2018, at 01:50 pm
Beijing, Aug 3 (IBNS): In a case of human rights violation, the police in China intervened and took down a live interview that featured prominent critic Sun Wenguang, reports said.
This is a new beginning: Zimbabwe President Mnangagwa says after winning election
Aug 03, 2018, at 11:26 am
Harare, Aug 3 (IBNS): Zimbabwe's electoral commission has declared Zanu-PF candidate and incumbent President, Emmerson Mnangagwa, as the winner in the recently concluded presidential polls.
Pakistan: Three transgender people wounded in knife attack
Aug 03, 2018, at 09:29 am
Peshawar, Aug 3 (IBNS): Three transgenders were hurt when they were attacked by unknown people with knife in Pakistan's Peshawar city, media reports said on Friday.
Three foreign nationals shot dead in Afghanistan
Aug 03, 2018, at 08:47 am
Kabul, Aug 3 (IBNS): Three foreigners, who were working in Afghanistan, were found dead in Kabul city on Thursday, media reports said o Friday.
UN to convene Yemen talks early next month in Geneva, envoy tells Security Council
Aug 03, 2018, at 08:21 am
New York, Aug 3 (IBNS): The United Nations Special Envoy for Yemen announced on Thursday that after two years of stalled talks on resolving the crisis in the country, he plans to invite the warring parties to Geneva on 6 September for a round of peace consultations.
Human rights experts denounce Trump’s attacks against media
Aug 03, 2018, at 08:17 am
New York, Aug 3 (IBNS): The United Nations expert on free expression has condemned President Donald Trump’s repeated attacks on the press, warning that the US leader’s rhetoric is eroding public trust in the media and could spark violence against journalists.
UN-backed meeting of African States targets terrorism, violent extremism
Aug 03, 2018, at 08:07 am
New York, Aug 3 (IBNS): Regional security topped the agenda of a United Nations-backed joint summit on Central and West Africa searching, among other things, for a practical approach to fighting terrorism.
Haiti: UN agricultural development fund supports hurricane-affected farmers with $11 million
Aug 03, 2018, at 08:03 am
New York, Aug 3 (IBNS): With many rural areas in Haiti still recovering from the devastation caused by Hurricane Matthew in 2016, the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) announced on Thursday that it is investing $10.8 million help restore agricultural productivity in some the worst affected areas of the island nation.
Canada: NDP leader Singh urges Trudeau govt to allow cities to put ban on handguns
Aug 03, 2018, at 01:02 am
Ottawa, Aug 2 (IBNS): New Democratic Party (NDP) leader Jagmeet Singh has urged Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to allow cities to put a ban on handguns to curb violence in the country, media reports said.
Canada: Ontario Science Centre celebrates Mars Festival
Aug 02, 2018, at 08:41 pm
Toronto, Aug 2 (IBNS): Mars Festival, organized by Royal Astronomical Society of Canada (RASC), was observed in Ontario Science Centre from July 27-28.
Canada: McDonald's served cleansing solution to pregnant woman
Aug 02, 2018, at 07:22 pm
Lethbridge, Aug 2 (IBNS): In a shocking incident, a pregnant woman was served a cleansing solution at a McDonald's in Lethbridge city of Canada, media reports said.
No foreign leaders to be invited for Imran's swearing-in
Aug 02, 2018, at 05:39 pm
Islamabad, Aug 2 (IBNS): No foreign leader will be invited for Imran Khan’s swearing-in as Pakistan’s next prime minister, media reports said.
Indian among three foreign women shot dead in Afghanistan
Aug 02, 2018, at 03:18 pm
Kabul, Aug 2 (IBNS) : At least three foreign women, including an Indian, were shot dead shortly after they were kidnapped from Kabul city.
Afghanistan: US airstrikes pound ISIS, Taliban positions, leaving seven militants dead
Aug 02, 2018, at 03:14 pm
Kabul, Aug 2 (IBNS): The US forces based in Afghanistan carried out a series of airstrikes on ISIS and Taliban positions in eastern Kunar and Nangarhar province of Afghanistan leaving at least seven militants dead.
Australia: Dog attack kills 14-month-old girl in Victoria
Aug 02, 2018, at 12:27 pm
Melbourne, Aug 2 (IBNS): A 14-month-old girl was mauled to death by a dog in Australia's Victoria state.
Trump thanks Kim's 'kind action' as remains of US soldiers slayed in Korean War reaches Hawaii
Aug 02, 2018, at 12:02 pm
Washington/Pyongyang, Aug 2 (IBNS): Showering lavish praise, US President Donald Trump has thanked North Korean leader Kim Jong-un for the latter's 'kind action', hours after remains of US soldiers killed in the Korean War reached Hawaii.
Zimbabwe: Post polls violence kills three; International community urges calm
Aug 02, 2018, at 11:56 am
Harare: At least three people were killed as Harare witnessed a massive violence following Monday's presidential election in Zimbabwe.
Aug 02, 2018, at 09:23 am
New York, Aug 2 (IBNS): The UN Statistics Division and the World Bank launched a new guide on Wednesday to help nations worldwide, especially in low- and middle-income countries, better manage data that contains geographical information – known officially as geospatial data.
‘Exercise restraint,’ UN urges Zimbabwe after post-election violence
Aug 02, 2018, at 09:15 am
New York, Aug 2 (IBNS): After reported attacks on demonstrators protesting election results in Zimbabwe that have left three dead, the United Nations called on the country’s leaders on Wednesday to reject any form of violence.
Aug 02, 2018, at 09:12 am
New York, Aug 2 (IBNS): The death of a local United Nations staff member in a suicide attack on Wednesday in the city of Jalalabad, has highlighted the tragic and relentless effects of terrorist attacks targeting civilians across Afghanistan.
Aug 02, 2018, at 09:05 am
New York, Aug 2 (IBNS): Children’s rights continue to be violated in the Gaza Strip, the West Bank and Israel, according to three leading UN officials in the region who on Wednesday called on all parties responsible to take concrete and immediate steps to “allow children to live free of fear and to realize all their rights”.
Aug 02, 2018, at 09:03 am
New York, Aug 2 (IBNS): Ongoing violence and attacks on civilian infrastructure in Hudaydah directly threaten hundreds of thousands of children and their families in Yemen, according to the head of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in a statement released on Wednesday
Ontario Government to reform Social Assistance program
Aug 02, 2018, at 01:39 am
Toronto, Aug 2 (IBNS): Ontario is working on a plan to reform Social Assistance to help more people re-enter the workforce and get back on track than just depend on dole, media reports said.
Afghanistan: IOM employee killed in Jalalabad attack
Aug 01, 2018, at 05:17 pm
Kabul, Aug 1 (IBNS): The United Nations on Wednesday confirmed that an International Organisation for Migration (IOM) employee was killed in the terrorist attack on the Department of Refugees and Returnees in Jalalabad on Tuesday.
UNAMA condemns terrorist attack in Jalalabad Refugee Department
Aug 01, 2018, at 04:02 pm
Kabul, Aug 1 (IBNS): The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) on Wednesday condemned the attack in Afghanistan's Jalalabad area on Tuesday that killed at least 15 civilians and injured 20 others.