Health-care workers suffer attacks every single week: ICRC
May 04, 2018, at 02:50 pm
New York, May 4 (IBNS): An incident of violence against health-care facilities or personnel has taken place every single week since the passage two years ago of a U.N. Security Council Resolution meant to increase respect for the sanctity of health care, said International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC).
Twitter advises users to change passwords after 'bug' found
May 04, 2018, at 02:32 pm
New York, May 4 (IBNS): Popular micro-blogging site Twitter has urged its users to change passwords after the company identified a bug that stored passwords unmasked in an internal log.
UN chief ‘optimistic’ over peace efforts to denuclearize Korean Peninsula
May 04, 2018, at 01:41 pm
New York, May 4 (IBNS): The UN chief expressed optimism on Thursday that the full denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula could become a reality, following last week’s historic joint declaration from the leaders of the north and south, which eased months of rising tension over North Korea’s nuclear programme.
‘Standing up for our right to truth,’ UN celebrates press freedom
May 04, 2018, at 01:39 pm
New York, May 4 (IBNS): With journalism under increasing attack worldwide, top United Nations officials on Thursday joined a growing chorus of calls for the better protection of media workers.
UN agencies urge global action as drought looms over Africa’s Sahel region
May 04, 2018, at 01:36 pm
New York, May 4 (IBNS): United Nations agencies have urged greater international support to stave off severe food insecurity in Africa’s western Sahel; a region reeling from the effects of conflict and now threatened by drought and rising hunger.
May 04, 2018, at 01:30 pm
New York, May 4 (IBNS): United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has condemned Wednesday’s attack on the electoral commission headquarters in the Libyan capital, Tripoli, and reiterated the world body’s commitment to support the country.
‘Marathon of suffering’ in Syria conflict, far from over: UN humanitarian adviser
May 04, 2018, at 01:27 pm
New York, May 4 (IBNS): The fighting in Syria “is not over” and neither is the “marathon of suffering” for millions of people in the war-torn country, a senior aid official at the UN said on Thursday.
UN chief condemns violence in Central African Republic capital Bangui
May 04, 2018, at 01:20 pm
New York, May 4 (IBNS): Voicing concern over inflammatory rhetoric in the wake of widespread violence in Bangui, the capital of the Central African Republic (CAR), United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has called on all actors to remain calm and to work together to bring peace to the country.
Trudeau sticks to summer deadline for legalizing pot despite calls for delay
May 04, 2018, at 08:35 am
Ottawa, May 3 (IBNS) – Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is still sticking with his government's much-maligned timeline for legalizing marijuana, despite a growing call for delay from senators, Indigenous leaders and others, media reports said.
Canada: Toronto police suspect pranksters to be behind car's suspension from bridge
May 04, 2018, at 12:10 am
Toronto, May 3 (IBNS): Toronto police have suspected the car's suspension from a city bridge to be a prank, media reports said.
Amnesty International pays tribute to slain Afghan journalists on World Press Freedom Day
May 03, 2018, at 06:20 pm
Kabul, May 3 (IBNS): Journalists in Afghanistan face threats, intimidation and violence for simply doing their jobs, Amnesty International said on World Press Freedom Day as it honoured the memory of the 10 Afghan journalists killed in horrific attacks this week.
At least 80 injured in Iran quake
May 03, 2018, at 06:03 pm
Tehran, May 3 (IBNS): At least 80 people have been injured in an earthquake which struck western Iran on Wednesday morning, reports said.
Cambridge Analytica announces decision to shut down
May 03, 2018, at 02:16 pm
London, May 3 (IBNS): Cambridge Analytica, the data firm which was at the centre of a massive data breach scandal recently, on Wednesday announced it will cease operations and even declare bankruptcy in the US and the UK.
Women journalists in Afghanistan defiant in the face of violence
May 03, 2018, at 01:46 pm
New York, May 3 (IBNS): The dangers of working as a journalist in Afghanistan have been dramatically underlined by an attack in the capital Kabul on Monday in which nine Afghan photographers and reporters were killed. They had gone to report on a suicide attack, and were targeted by a second suicide bomber when they arrived on the scene.
South Sudan: UN Mission chief urges warring parties to abide by truce agreement
May 03, 2018, at 01:43 pm
New York, May 3 (IBNS):The surge of violence in South Sudan’s Unity region "looks set" to continue despite the ceasefire accord signed last year by warring parties, the top United Nations official in the African country said on Wednesday.
Leaders obliged to confront anti-Semitism ‘everywhere and always’, stresses UN envoy
May 03, 2018, at 01:32 pm
New York, May 3 (IBNS): The United Nations’ top official for the Middle East Peace Process has said that spreading “deeply disturbing” conspiracy theories which fuel anti-Semitism are unacceptable, and serve neither the interests of Palestinians themselves, or the pursuit of peace in the region.
US considers auditing Canada’s efforts to protect endangered whales
May 03, 2018, at 01:30 pm
Portland, Maine/Ottawa, May 2 (IBNS): National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) was asked by a group of Democratic senators, led by Sen. Edward Markey of Massachusetts, that the United States should audit the job Canada is doing to protect endangered whales, media reports said.
Central African Republic: UN urges calm in wake of violence in capital Bangui
May 03, 2018, at 01:29 pm
New York, May 3 (IBNS): The United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Central African Republic (CAR) has appealed for calm following fresh violence in the capital Bangui which claimed the lives of several civilians, including a religious leader.
UN ready to discuss ‘possible forms of support’ to further inter-Korean peace efforts
May 03, 2018, at 01:27 pm
new York, May 3 (IBNS): Secretary-General António Guterres has said that the United Nations stands ready to discuss “possible forms of support” to further inter-Korean talks over denuclearizing the Peninsula, and working towards a lasting peace.
May 03, 2018, at 01:23 pm
New York, May 3 (IBNS): At an event commemorating the Day of Vesak, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres urged the global community to draw inspiration from the Buddha’s teachings and message of tolerance, empathy and humanism.
Canada: Ontario Conservative MP Gord Brown dies, PM Trudeau condoles
May 03, 2018, at 06:42 am
Toronto, May 2 (IBNS): Conservative MP Gord Brown has died after suffering a cardiac arrest in his Parliament Hill office on Wednesday morning, media reports said.
Canada: Toronto police launch criminal investigation to probe car's suspension from bridge
May 03, 2018, at 05:27 am
Toronto, May 2 (IBNS): Toronto police have launched a criminal investigation after a car was spotted hanging from a bridge in the city on Wednesday morning, media reports said.
Canada PM Trudeau keeps door open for delay in marijuana legalisation
May 03, 2018, at 05:09 am
Ottawa, May 2 (IBNS): Clouds have gathered around the federal government's decision to legalise marijuana in Canada as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau hinted at a possible delay in the implementation of the new law, media reports said.
Afghanistan: Imam blown up by own bomb in Ghor
May 03, 2018, at 01:46 am
Kabul, May 2 (IBNS): A prayer leader of a mosque was killed when the landmine he was planting in Ghor province of Afghanistan went off, media reports said on Wednesday.
Uzbekistan, Turkey sign $3 billion deal
May 03, 2018, at 01:37 am
Ankara, May 2 (IBNS): Presidents Shavkat Mirziyoyev and Recep Tayyip Erdogan took part in Uzbekistan – Turkey business forum, in Uzexpocentre where agreements were reached on implementation of more than 50 new investment projects worth $3 billion.
Pakistan: Couple shot dead in Karachi
May 03, 2018, at 12:33 am
Karachi, May 3 (IBNS): A couple was shot dead in Pakistan's Karachi city on Tuesday, media reports said on Wednesday.
Afghanistan: 2 killed in roadside bomb blast in Logar
May 02, 2018, at 10:35 pm
Kabul, May 2 (IBNS): At least two people were killed when a roadside bomb hit a civilian vehicle in Afghanistan's central Logar province on Tuesday, media reports said on Wednesday.
Can science and technology really help solve global problems? A UN forum debates vital question
May 02, 2018, at 03:03 pm
New York, May 2 (IBNS): Science and technology offer part of the solution to climate change, inequality and other global issues, a United Nations official said on Tuesday, spotlighting the enormous potential these fields hold for achieving humanity’s common goal, of a poverty and hunger-free world by 2030.
May 02, 2018, at 02:57 pm
New York, May 2 (IBNS): More than 50 allegations of sexual exploitation and abuse involving personnel serving with the United Nations and its partners in the field were received in the first three months of this year, the global organization said on Tuesday.
Security Council urges conditions that allow safe return of Rohingya refugees
May 02, 2018, at 02:55 pm
New York, May 2 (IBNS): After seeing for themselves the conditions facing Rohingya refugees in the camps of southern Bangladesh as well as homes they fled in Myanmar, Security Council members called on Tuesday for them to be allowed a safe return.