UN rights experts urge France to provide essential services to migrants, asylum seekers
Apr 05, 2018, at 03:19 pm
New York, Apr 5 (JEN): A group of United Nations human rights experts have called on the French Government to urgently provide water and sanitation services as well as emergency shelters for migrants and asylum seekers living in “inhumane situation” in areas along the country’s northern coast.
Mine action is ‘concrete step towards peace,’ says UN chief on International Mine Awareness Day
Apr 05, 2018, at 03:16 pm
New York, Apr 5 (IBNS): On the day set aside to raise awareness about the threat of landmines, unexploded grenades and other munitions that impede the return to normal life after conflict, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres is urging Governments to provide political and financial support to keep up the vital work of mine action wherever it is needed.
Easier to meet Canada PM Trudeau than Premier Brian Pallister: Manitoba Mayor Bowman
Apr 05, 2018, at 04:09 am
Winnipeg, Apr 4 (IBNS): In an explosive statement, Manitoba Mayor Brian Bowman has said it is easier for him to meet Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau than Premier Brian Pallister, media reports said.
Canada: GTA home sales decline by 40% in March 2018
Apr 05, 2018, at 04:03 am
Toronto, Apr 4 (IBNS): The home sales in Greater Toronto Area (GTA) has gone down by 40% in March 2018 compared to the one registered in the same month a year ago, media reports said.
United Nations terror list includes 139 Pakistan entries: Report
Apr 05, 2018, at 12:22 am
Islamabad, Apr 4 (IBNS): In a significant development, the United Nations Security Council’s consolidated list of terrorist individuals and entities has included 139 entries from Pakistan, including underworld don Dawood Ibrahim, media reports said.
ISIS suffer heavy casualties in AAF airstrikes in Jawzjan province
Apr 04, 2018, at 07:14 pm
Kabul, Apr 4 (IBNS) : Militants affiliated with the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terrorist group suffered heavy casualties during the airstrikes conducted by the Afghan Air Force in northern Jawzjan province.
NATO Secretary General to visit the United States of America to discuss defense strategies
Apr 04, 2018, at 07:07 pm
Brussels, Apr 4 (IBNS): NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg will visit the United States of America for a two-day visit, starting on Thursday, Apr 5, an official release stated.
US government releases proposed China tariff list
Apr 04, 2018, at 03:22 pm
Washington, Apr 4 (IBNS): The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) has published a proposed list of products imported from China that could be subject to additional tariffs.
Pakistan security forces arrest leader of hitmen belonging to TTP
Apr 04, 2018, at 03:04 pm
Islamabad, Apr 4 (IBNS): A leader of a gang of hitmen belonging to the Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has been arrested by law enforcement agencies in Quetta town of Pakistan, media reports said.
‘Blue helmet’ killed in Central African Republic; UN mission condemns attack
Apr 04, 2018, at 01:40 pm
New York, Apr 4 (JEN): One United Nations peacekeeper was killed and 11 others were wounded early Tuesday morning when the UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) was attacked by rebel fighters.
Afghanistan: Suspected Taliban terrorists kill lawmaker’s brother in Paktika
Apr 04, 2018, at 01:38 pm
Kabul, Apr 4 (IBNS): Suspected Taliban terrorists shot dead a lawmaker's brother in Afghanistan's southeastern Paktika province, media reports said Wednesday.
UN eyes transition of Haiti role from peacekeeping to development
Apr 04, 2018, at 01:37 pm
New York, Apr 4 (JEN): The United Nations has already started to prepare for a post-peacekeeping presence in Haiti, a senior UN official said Tuesday, stressing there are many reasons to be optimistic that the country’s progress towards stability is now irreversible.
Apr 04, 2018, at 01:32 pm
New York, Apr 4 (JEN): An appeal that raised some $2 billion to help millions of people in Yemen was a “remarkable success of international solidarity” for the country’s war-weary people, but aid alone will not provide a solution to the conflict, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Tuesday.
Female shooter at YouTube HQ dead after injuring 3 people, says police
Apr 04, 2018, at 01:07 pm
Washington, Apr 4 (IBNS): A woman shot and injured three people and then apparently killed herself at video sharing website You Tube's headquarter in Northern California, officials said on Wednesday.
Toronto observes caregivers’ day
Apr 04, 2018, at 12:50 pm
Toronto, Apr 3 (IBNS): Caregiver Day was observed today at Toronto City Hall, media reports said.
Bomb blast kills a cop in Afghanistan
Apr 04, 2018, at 01:45 am
Kabul, Apr 3 (IBNS): A magnetic bomb blast in Kunduz province of Afghanistan on Monday killed at least one policeman, media reports said.
Canada: Shooting takes place inside Karaoke bar in Toronto, two injured
Apr 04, 2018, at 12:46 am
Toronto, Apr 3 (IBNS): A shooting inside Karaoke bar in Toronto has injured two people on Tuesday early morning, media reports said.
Canada should show willingness towards Rohingya refugees, says envoy to Myanmar
Apr 04, 2018, at 12:16 am
Ottawa, Apr 3 (IBNS): Canada's special envoy to Myanmar gave a strong signal to his country saying willingness should be shown to the Rohingya refugees, who fled from Myanmar Rakhine state, CTV News reported.
Apr 03, 2018, at 10:01 pm
London, Apr 3 (IBNS): Two shooting incidents in London in a gap of an hour left one girl killed and another boy injured, officials said.
Pakistan: Fire in Lahore bakery kills 5
Apr 03, 2018, at 03:35 pm
Lahore, Apr 3 (IBNS): A fire broke out at a bakery in Lahore’s Barkat Market on Tuesday, killing at least five people, media reports said.
US government adds two Lashkar-e-Taiba aliases to Foreign Terrorist Organisations
Apr 03, 2018, at 03:24 pm
Washington, Apr 3 (IBNS): In a major move, the US Department of State has amended the designation of Pakistan-based terrorist organization Lashkar e-Tayyiba (LeT) to include the aliases Milli Muslim League (MML) and Tehreek-e- Azadi-e Kashmir (TAJK).
Donald Trump congratulates Egypt President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi over re-election
Apr 03, 2018, at 02:49 pm
Washington, Apr 3 (IBNS): US President Donald Trump on Monday congratulated Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on being re-elected as as the President of Egypt.
Anti-apartheid campaigner Winnie Madikizela-Mandela dies
Apr 03, 2018, at 02:35 pm
Johannesburg, Apr 3 (IBNS): Leaving people across the nation shocked, South African anti-apartheid campaigner and former first lady Winnie Madikizela-Mandela has passed away.
UN condemns attack on civilians in north-east Nigeria
Apr 03, 2018, at 01:57 pm
Denouncing an attack on civilians in Nigeria’s restive north-east region, a senior United Nations humanitarian official has called on all parties to the conflict to immediately cease hostilities and ensure the protection of civilians.
UN food aid to benefit 60,000 people in earthquake-hit Papua New Guinea
Apr 03, 2018, at 01:53 pm
New York, Apr 3 (JEN): The United Nations emergency food relief agency has airlifted over 80 metric tons of vital nutritional supplements to Papua New Guinea – enough to feed approximately 60,000 people in the earthquake-hit country.
Women and girls with autism must be empowered to overcome discrimination they face, says UN chief
Apr 03, 2018, at 01:51 pm
New York, Apr 3 (JEN): On World Autism Awareness Day, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has joined the global call to empower women and girls with autism and involve them and their advocates in policy and decision-making to address the challenges they face.
Canada: Decomposed body found in Montreal apartment, a man arrested
Apr 03, 2018, at 03:26 am
Montreal, Apr 2 (IBNS): A Montreal man has been arrested after a decomposed body of an elderly woman was found at an apartment, media reports said.
Canada: Equal pay for equal work, new rule for part time employees begins in Ontario
Apr 03, 2018, at 03:06 am
Toronto, Apr 2 (IBNS): Bringing a kind of justice to the part time employees in Ontario, a new rule of equal pay for equal work has been enforced in the province, media reports said.
Malala ends her Pakistan visit, returns to UK
Apr 02, 2018, at 10:58 pm
London, Apr 2 (IBNS): After completing her trip to Pakistan, Nobel prize winner Malala Yousafzai has returned to the UK, media reports said.
Kim Jong-un, wife attend K-pop concert in Pyongyang
Apr 02, 2018, at 08:07 pm
Pyongyang, Apr 2 (IBNS): Ahead of the historic Korean bi-lateral meet between the North and the South, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and his wife attended a K-pop concert in the latter's national capital Pyongyang on Sunday, reports said.