USA: Fired from his post, Andrew McCabe releases a fiery statement
Mar 17, 2018, at 04:19 pm
Washington, Mar 17 (IBNS): Former Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) deputy director Andrew McCabe, who was fired by the Trump Administration on the eve of his retirement, has issued a fiery statement, saying that he was singled out.
Xi Jinping re-elected as Chinese President
Mar 17, 2018, at 03:00 pm
Beijing, Mar 17 (IBNS): At the ongoing first session of the 13th National People's Congress, Xi Jinping was on Saturday re-elected as the President of China.
US: FBI official Andrew McCabe sacked
Mar 17, 2018, at 02:47 pm
Washington, Mar 17 (IBNS): In a major development, US Attorney General Jeff Sessions has fired FBI official Andrew McCabe, media reports said.
Mar 17, 2018, at 02:24 pm
New York, Mar 17 (JEN): Thousands of refugees who have fled violence in the Central African Republic (CAR) to Chad are facing food and shelter shortages the United Nations refugee agency said Friday, warning that this is the largest influx in for years into the small landlocked country.
Brief ceasefire in Douma only piece of good news for civilians in war-torn Syria, UN envoy says
Mar 17, 2018, at 02:18 pm
New York, Mar 17 (JEN): The United Nations mediator for the Syrian conflict told the Security Council on Friday that its three-week old demand for a ceasefire across the war-ravaged country was still not being implemented, and while progress had been made in in Douma in Eastern Ghouta, “the bottom line is, too many civilians are still suffering.”
Gaza requires changed political reality, renewed commitment to avoid total collapse
Mar 17, 2018, at 02:14 pm
New York, Mar 17 (JEN): The lack of a political process to end the Israeli-Palestinian conflict continues to be the single largest impediment to Palestinian development, and an escalation in hostilities could completely break down service delivery in Gaza, a United Nations report said Friday.
Mar 17, 2018, at 02:11 pm
New York, Mar 17 (JEN): To meet the urgent needs of nearly 900,000 Rohingya refugees and more than 330,000 vulnerable Bangladeshis in the communities hosting them, United Nations agencies and their humanitarian partners appealed jointly on Friday for $951 million.
Mar 17, 2018, at 02:08 pm
New York, Mar 17 (JEN): In the span of just three days – between 10 and 13 March – more than 4,000 people, mostly terrified women and children, have crossed into Uganda from crisis-gripped eastern provinces in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the United Nations refugee agency said Friday.
Syria: Children, families killed by airstrikes, shelling in Afrin – UN
Mar 17, 2018, at 02:06 pm
New York, Mar 17 (JEN): Dozens of children have been killed since fighting began in the north-western Syrian town of Afrin, where people are under bombardment, hospitals have been shut down and water supplies cut off, the United Nations has reported.
Ontario makes new investments in newcomer success
Mar 17, 2018, at 04:25 am
Toronto, Mar 16 (IBNS): Ontario is helping newcomers and their families by investing in services and programs to help them settle into their new lives.
Canada: Will attend Sikh-separatist rallies if opportunity comes, says Jagmeet Singh
Mar 17, 2018, at 03:47 am
Ottawa, Mar 16 (IBNS): New Democratic Party (NDP) leader Jagmeet Singh has stated he will attend Sikh-separatist rallies if such opportunities come in future, media reports said.
Fire destroys 25,000 books in Afghanistan's Faizabad area
Mar 17, 2018, at 12:34 am
Kabul, Mar 16 (IBNS): A fire incident at a library in Afghanistan's Faizabad area left thousand of books burned, media reports said on Friday.
Pakistan forms joint investigation team to probe Raiwind suicide attack
Mar 17, 2018, at 12:08 am
Lahore, Mar 16 (IBNS): Pakistani officials have formed a joint investigation team (JIT) to investigate the suicide blast in Raiwind area of Pakistan on Wednesday, media reports said on Friday.
Airstrikes in Afghanistan kill seven IS militants
Mar 17, 2018, at 12:05 am
Kabul, Mar 16 (IBNS): At least seven Islamic State militants have been killed during airstrikes conducted by Afghan air force in Afghanistan's Achin district, media reports said on Friday.
US: Four dies in Florida university bridge collapse
Mar 16, 2018, at 05:42 pm
Miami, Mar 16 (IBNS): At least four people have died in the Florida University Bridge collapse which occurred on Thursday afternoon, media reports said.
Pakistan: UN chief condemns attack at police checkpoint near Lahore
Mar 16, 2018, at 03:30 pm
New York, Mar 16 (JEN): United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has condemned Wednesday’s attack at a police checkpoint near a mosque in the outskirts of Lahore.
Ukraine: UN calls for protection of civilians after attacks on water facility workers
Mar 16, 2018, at 03:26 pm
New York, Mar 16 (JEN): Following recent shelling of water treatment workers in eastern Ukraine, a senior United Nations official has called on all parties to the conflict to protect those civilians who maintain critical infrastructure.
UN Security Council calls for all Yemen’s ports to remain fully open to all aid imports
Mar 16, 2018, at 03:25 pm
New York, Mar 16 (JEN): The Security Council has urged warring parties in Yemen to allow humanitarian convoys to safely reach all conflict-affected governorates without hindrance, while also asking that all Yemen’s ports remain fully open to commercial and relief supply imports.
In Rome, UN chief urges international community to remain strongly committed to stability in Lebanon
Mar 16, 2018, at 03:18 pm
New York, Mar 16 (JEN): Calling Lebanon “a fundamental pillar of stability” in the Middle East, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Thursday told a high-level meeting in Rome that it is absolutely essential for the international community to show strong solidarity with the country.
Mar 16, 2018, at 03:12 pm
New York, Mar 16 (JEN): From air transport in the Congo to truce observation in the Golan and assistance in the transition to independence in Namibia, the Netherlands has a long history with United Nations peacekeeping.
Mar 16, 2018, at 03:11 pm
New York, Mar 16 (JEN): Secretary-General António Guterres on Thursday called on the international community to generously support the activities of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), which is facing “the worst financial crisis in its history.”
Security Council renews UN peacekeeping mission in South Sudan
Mar 16, 2018, at 02:52 pm
New York, Mar 16 (JEN): The United Nations Security Council on Thursday renewed the mandate of UN peacekeeping mission in South Sudan for another year and demanded that all parties immediately end the fighting countrywide.
Mexico: UN report points to torture, cover-ups in probe into disappearance of 43 students
Mar 16, 2018, at 02:30 pm
New York, Mar 16 (JEN): The United Nations human rights wing said Thursday that it has strong grounds to believe that the investigation into the disappearance of 43 students from a rural Mexican college in 2014 was marred by torture and cover-ups.
Canada and Ontario governments sign bilateral agreement for infrastructure investments
Mar 16, 2018, at 03:47 am
Mississauga, Mar 15 (IBNS): The governments of Canada and Ontario are working together to make long-term infrastructure investments that will create economic growth, sustain well-paying jobs, build inclusive communities and support a low carbon, green economy.
Canada: Amid rally row, Jagmeet Singh condemns any form of terrorism
Mar 16, 2018, at 02:38 am
Ottawa, Mar 15 (IBNS): Amid the ongoing row over his attendance at a Sikh rally, New Democratic Party (NDP) leader Jagmeet Singh has condemned all acts of terrorism, media reports said.
Ontario, Canada's first province, to introduce pay transparency legislation
Mar 15, 2018, at 06:35 pm
Ottawa, Mar 15 (IBNS): Ontario has become the first province in Canada to introduce pay transparency to promote women's economic empowerment, media reports said.
Toronto's priority transit projects get $9 billion in funding
Mar 15, 2018, at 06:13 pm
Toronto, Mar 15 (IBNS): The Government of Canada and the provincial government of Ontario have earmarked almost $9 billion for Toronto's priority transit projects as part of their transit infrastructure funding plans, according to media reports.
White House lends support to UK on Russian diplomats' expulsion
Mar 15, 2018, at 06:04 pm
Washington/London, Mar 15 (IBNS): Following the UK's decision to expel 23 Russian diplomats from its land, US said it 'stands in solidarity'with Britain.
Britain to expel 23 Russian diplomats
Mar 15, 2018, at 05:42 pm
London, Mar 15 (IBNS): UK Prime Minister Theresa May has said that Britain will expel 23 Russian diplomats after Moscow refused to answer how a Russian-made nerve agent was used on a former spy, Sergei Skripal, and his daughter in Salisbury on Mar 4.
Suspected suicide blast in Pakistan kills 9
Mar 15, 2018, at 02:54 pm
Lahore, Mar 15 (IBNS): A suspected suicide blast in Raiwind area of Pakistan left at least nine people killed, media reports said on Thursday.