Mike Pompeo takes oath as US Secretary of State
Apr 27, 2018, at 02:58 pm
Washington, Apr 27 (IBNS): The US government has said former CIA director Mike Pompeo has been appointed as the country's Secretary of State.
Donald Trump to visit Britain in July: Boris Johnson
Apr 27, 2018, at 02:28 pm
Washington/London, Apr 27 (IBNS): British top diplomat Boris Johnson has confirmed that US President Donald Trump will visit England July.
Largest financial scandal in Canadian history: PC leader Doug Ford on budget deficit
Apr 27, 2018, at 01:38 pm
Toronto, Apr 26 (IBNS): In a campaign pledge today, Progressive Conservative leader Doug Ford mooted an independent inquiry commission to probe into $ 5 billion deficit-number difference between the current liberal dispensation in Ontario and the auditor general, media reports said.
Kim Jong Un, Moon Jae-in shake hands ahead of historic summit
Apr 27, 2018, at 01:38 pm
Seoul, Apr 27 (IBNS): Ahead of the landmark summit, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and South's President Moon Jae-in shook hands over the Military Demarcation Line on Friday .
Make mine Darjeeling: Locally identified foods promote sustainable development, UN study finds
Apr 27, 2018, at 01:18 pm
New York, Apr 27 (IBNS): Not just any peppers, but white Penja peppers, grown in volcanic soil in the Cameroon; not just any cabbage, but Futog cabbage, cultivated alongside the Danube in Serbia. The rising number of products with a specific and certified geographic origin, it turns out, not only have cachet among gourmands: they are also providing large economic and social benefits to rural areas and can foster sustainable development, according to a new study released by the UN agriculture agency.
‘Gaza is about to explode,’ UN envoy warns Security Council
Apr 27, 2018, at 01:15 pm
New York, Apr 27 (IBNS): The Palestinian-Israeli conflict is continuing with no prospects for a political resolution and “Gaza is about to explode,” a senior United Nations official said Thursday, urging both sides to avoid further clashes along the enclave’s border.
Make every day a day for girls in ICT, says UN
Apr 27, 2018, at 01:10 pm
New York, Apr 27 (IBNS): From Switzerland to Somalia girls are creating their own apps; they are programming the robots they build. On Girls in Information and Communications Technologies (ICT) Day, the United Nations is urging more girls to pursue careers in the fast-paced science and tech industry, generally regarded as a ‘boys-only’ club.
Women’s innovation, creativity take center stage on World Intellectual Property Day
Apr 27, 2018, at 01:07 pm
New York, Apr 27 (IBNS): The United Nations agency behind World Intellectual Property Day is calling for greater participation of women in the field of innovation and creativity to reap maximum benefits for society.
Visiting Ethiopia, UN human rights chief urges new Government to ‘keep positive momentum going’
Apr 27, 2018, at 01:00 pm
New York, Apr 27 (IBNS): The United Nations human rights chief on Thursday expressed hope that Ethiopia continues its economic development in which human rights are respected and people can freely speak their minds about public policies.
Canada: Newfoundland minister asked to step aside during review of harassment allegations
Apr 27, 2018, at 02:50 am
St John's, Apr 26 (IBNS): A cabinet minister from Newfoundland and Labrador has been asked to step aside during the conduction of a review which will look into the harassment allegations brought against him, media reports said.
Afghanistan: Woman killed by brother in alleged 'honour killing'
Apr 26, 2018, at 07:47 pm
Kabul, Apr 26 (IBNS): In an alleged incident of 'honour killing', a woman was fatally stabbed by her brother in Afghanistan's Faryab province, local Tolo News reported.
DPRK is moving in right direction: White House
Apr 26, 2018, at 02:39 pm
Washington, Apr 26 (IBNS): White House spokesperson Sarah Sanders on Wednesday said the US feels that North Korea is moving 'in the right direction' on the Korean Peninsula denuclearization issue.
Apr 26, 2018, at 02:04 pm
New York, Apr 26 (IBNS): Peacebuilding and sustaining peace require a more coherent United Nations strategy, as well a ‘quantum leap’ in funding activities that prevent the outbreak, escalation, continuation and recurrence of conflict, Secretary-General António Guterres said Wednesday.
Apr 26, 2018, at 01:57 pm
New York, Apr 26 (IBNS): The world’s nuclear proliferation watchdog has welcomed the announcement by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) to suspend its nuclear and missile tests and shut down its Punggye-ri atomic test site.
UN-backed programme logs record high cocaine seizures at seaports in Latin America and the Caribbean
Apr 26, 2018, at 01:47 pm
New York, Apr 26 (IBNS): UN-trained law enforcement units have intercepted huge shipments of illegal drugs being trafficked through seaports this year, including 2.8 tons of cocaine at Brazil’s Port Santos, the largest such seizure in the port’s history.
Apr 26, 2018, at 01:41 pm
New York, Apr 26 (IBNS): International donors at a United Nations-European Union humanitarian conference pledged nearly $4.4 billion on Wednesday to fund critical aid programmes in war-torn Syria throughout 2018.
Get malaria response ‘back on track,’ UN says, as progress stalls and funding flatlines
Apr 26, 2018, at 01:32 pm
New York, Apr 26 (IBNS): Marking World Malaria Day, the head of the United Nations health agency on Wednesday stressed the need to get the global response against the disease back on track while acknowledging progress that had helped avert millions of malaria deaths, especially among children, since 2000.
Pilot lands aircraft on Calgary road after engine snag
Apr 26, 2018, at 06:34 am
Calgary, Apr 25 (IBNS): A small plane pilot used a stretch of Calgary road as a runway early today, landing on 36th Street just south of 16th Avenue N.E, after it developed engine trouble, media reports said.
Sahota excited over Brampton University location
Apr 26, 2018, at 02:07 am
Ottawa, Apr 25 (IBNS) – Brampton MP Ruby Sahota today thanked the Ontario government, Brampton city administration, Ryerson University and Sheridan College as the location and funding of the new university in Brampton was announced.
TV journalist shot dead by unknown gunmen in Afghanistan
Apr 25, 2018, at 11:56 pm
Kabul, Apr 25 (IBNS): A TV journalist was shot dead by unknown attackers in Afghanistan's Kandahar province on Wednesday, media reports said.
Toronto van attack: Accused driver praised misogynistic incel killer
Apr 25, 2018, at 07:37 pm
Toronto, Apr 25 (IBNS): Just before killing 10 persons by his driven van, accused Torontonian driver Alek Minassian had praised an American misogynistic 'incel' killer on a Facebook post, media reports said.
Trump administration to scrap work permit for spouses of H1B visa holders
Apr 25, 2018, at 05:52 pm
Washington Apr 25 (IBNS): In a major setback for spouses of H1B visa holders, the Donald Trump administration has announced its intention of scraping provisions that allows the H4 visa holders to work in the United States of America.
Afghanistan: Militant ambush kills at least three policemen in Kabul
Apr 25, 2018, at 05:30 pm
Kabul Apr 25 (IBNS): At least three policemen were killed in an attack conducted by militants in Afghanistan's capital city Kabul on Wednesday, local Tolo News reported.
Canada PM Trudeau wishes her wife Sophie on birthday, shares intimate moment on social media
Apr 25, 2018, at 04:23 pm
Ottawa, Apr 25 (IBNS): Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has shared an intimate moment with his wife Sophie on social media as the latter turned 43 on Tuesday.
We have to make him perfect: Trump says as he brushes dandruff off Macron's shoulder
Apr 25, 2018, at 02:18 pm
Washington, Apr 25 (IBNS): There was a light moment which caught every persons attention during the meeting between Donald Trump and Emmanuel Macron when the US President brushed dandruff off his French counterpart's shoulder.
Suicide attacks in Pakistan's Quetta kills 6 policemen
Apr 25, 2018, at 01:54 pm
Islamabad, Apr 25 (IBNS): A suicide bomber targeted a police van on Airport Road in Quetta city of Pakistan on Tuesday, leaving at least six policemen killed, media reports said.
UN enlists youth in combat against violent extremism in Jordan, Libya, Morocco and Tunisia
Apr 25, 2018, at 01:30 pm
New York, Apr 25 (IBNS): With one in four of the world’s 1.2 billion youth affected by some sort of violence or armed conflict, the United Nations on Tuesday launched a project to support new, youth-driven initiatives in education, science, culture and the media to prevent violent extremism in Jordan, Libya, Morocco and Tunisia
UN-EU conference on future of Syria opens in Brussels with urgent call for international support
Apr 25, 2018, at 01:21 pm
New York, Apr 25 (IBNS): With the conflict in Syria into its eighth bloody year and human suffering worsening by the day, the United Nations and partners on Tuesday made a major appeal for additional funds, as well as for reinvigorating the stalled UN-led Geneva talks.
Apr 25, 2018, at 01:18 pm
New York, Apr 25 (IBNS): At the start of World Immunization Week , the United Nations on Tuesday said that while vaccines are protecting more children than ever, more countries need to make immunization a priority, because more than one million children still die every year from vaccine-preventable diseases.
Nicaragua: UN chief calls on all sides to exercise restraint in wake of protests
Apr 25, 2018, at 01:15 pm
New York, Apr 25 (IBNS): United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has expressed his concern about the casualties in recent protests in Nicaragua, and called for restraint on all sides.