Dry, hot weather likely to reduce harvests in southern Africa, UN warns
Feb 28, 2018, at 03:16 pm
New York, Feb 28 (JEN): Southern Africa’s water sources and crops are under serious pressure as a long dry spell and high temperatures have taken hold in the region, the United Nations agriculture agency said Tuesday, warning that after record maize production in 2017, food shortages are set to worsen this year.
Feb 28, 2018, at 02:45 pm
New York, Feb 28 (JEN): Against the backdrop of the fast approaching wet season in Bangladesh, United Nations relief agencies are working flat out to strengthen vital infrastructure and boost resilience among hundreds of thousands of Rohingya refugees living in rudimentary shelters as well as for local communities hosting them.
Canada: Patrick Brown quits Ontario PC leadership race
Feb 27, 2018, at 11:10 pm
Toronto, Feb 27 (IBNS): Resigned Ontario Progressive Conservative party leader Patrick Brown has quit the race to become the face of his party in the June 7 poll.
Pakistan: Lifter collapses at Islamabad airport, 5 injured
Feb 27, 2018, at 10:45 pm
Islamabad, Feb 27 (IBNS): An ambo-lifter, which is used for carrying patients who can't walk, collapsed at Islamabad's Benazir Bhutto International Airport on Tuesday, leaving at least five people injured, media reports said.
ISIS attack repulsed in North of Afghanistan, 9 militants killed, 13 wounded
Feb 27, 2018, at 06:41 pm
Afghanistan, Feb 27 (IBNS) : A major attack by the militants affiliated with the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria /ISIS) terrorist group was repulsed in northern Jawzjan province of Afghanistan, leaving 22 militants dead or wounded.
Donald Trump takes jibe at PM Modi over import duty on Harley Davidson motorbike
Feb 27, 2018, at 05:14 pm
Washington, Feb 27 (IBNS): Expressing disgust over the trade pacts, US President Donald Trump on Monday said his country is suffering loss due to the import duty imposed on Harley Davidson bike by India, media reports said.
Xi Jingping's term limit 'up to Beijing', says Donald Trump
Feb 27, 2018, at 04:25 pm
Washington, Feb 27 (IBNS): China on Sunday announced that it is mulling to abolish the Presidential term limit to facilitate Xi Jingping to remain in power for life, thus giving his growing cult a boost.
In Geneva, UN chief urges new push to free world from nuclear weapons
Feb 27, 2018, at 02:46 pm
New York, Feb 27 (JEN): Warning that nuclear weapons pose catastrophic risks to human life and the environment, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Monday called on the international community to make a reinvigorated push to rid the world of such weapons.
Feb 27, 2018, at 02:41 pm
New York, Feb 27 (JEN): Urgent efforts are needed to keep the “hard-won” gains in Burundi from eroding, a senior United Nations official told the Security Council on Monday, noting that while the security situation is calm, there is still the potential for volatility as political tensions persist.
UN launches 24-hour hotline for staff to report sexual harassment
Feb 27, 2018, at 02:36 pm
New York, Feb 27 (JEN): The United Nations is launching a 24-hour helpline to enable staff to call out sexual harassment in the workplace, Secretary-General António Guterres said on Monday.
In Cameroon, UN deputy aid chief urges assistance as insecurity deepens in Lake Chad basin
Feb 27, 2018, at 02:33 pm
New York, Feb 27 (JEN): Amid growing insecurity in Lake Chad, a senior United Nations relief official on Monday said the international community and the Government of Cameroon must step up support for humanitarian action in the country, which is most affected by regionwide violence sparked by Boko Haram.
‘Hell on earth’ in Syria’s eastern Ghouta must end – UN chief Guterres
Feb 27, 2018, at 02:29 pm
New York, Feb 27 (JEN): Syria’s war-battered east Ghouta, the troubled Kasais region in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Northern Rakhine state in Myanmar, where violence has sparked a major exodus of Muslim Rohingyas, were all in the spotlight as the Geneva-based Human Rights Council opened its session today, with UN officials warning that these situations spiraled into crisis “because not enough was done, early and collectively, to prevent the rising horrors.”
Feb 27, 2018, at 02:25 pm
New York, Feb 27 (JEN): One year after famine was declared in parts of South Sudan, three United Nations agencies warned on Monday that without sustained humanitarian assistance and access, more than seven million people in the crisis-torn country– almost two-thirds of the population – could become severely food insecure in the coming months.
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Syrian refugee children in Jordan deprived of the most basic needs – UNICEF
Feb 27, 2018, at 02:12 pm
New York, Feb 27 (JEN): Eighty five per cent of Syrian refugee children in Jordan are living below the poverty line and a staggering 94 per cent of those under five in “multidimensional” poverty, meaning that they are deprived of some of the most basic needs such as education, health or protection, an assessment by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has revealed.
Canada: 29 people hospitalised in B.C.'s Coquihalla highway
Feb 27, 2018, at 02:05 am
Victoria, Feb 26 (IBNS): At least 29 people have been hospitalised in a crash which took place in British Columbia's Coquihalla Highway on Sunday evening, media reports said.
Canada: Ottawa woman accuses singer Jacob Hoggard of rape
Feb 26, 2018, at 11:59 pm
Ottawa, Feb 26 (IBNS): Canadian singer Jacob Hoggard has been accused by a woman, who lives in the Canadian capital, of rape, media reports said.
Syria: US-led airstrikes kill 25 civilians
Feb 26, 2018, at 11:27 pm
Damascus, Feb 26 (IBNS): At least 25 civilians were killed as airstrikes by the US-led anti-terror coalition hit Deir al-Zour area in Syria, a monitor group reported on Monday.
Lorry-Bus accident in Bangladesh kills 8, injured 30
Feb 26, 2018, at 10:08 pm
Dhaka, Feb 26 (IBNS): A bus crashed into a lorry on the Dhaka-Chittagong highway in Bangladesh's Sonargaon area which left at least eight people killed on Monday, media reports said.
Canada: Ontario promotes Sikh heritage with new learning resources
Feb 26, 2018, at 07:38 pm
Ottawa, Feb 26 (IBNS): Minister of Education Indira Naidoo-Harris, MPP for Brampton-Springdale and Minister of the Status of Women Harinder Malhi have announced Ontario's new development resources on Sikh history and heritage to familiarise students' understanding of Canada's diverse history and people, media reports said.
Afghanistan : Fourteen militants killed in Helmand and Farah airstrikes
Feb 26, 2018, at 06:42 pm
Kabul, Feb 26 (IBNS) : At least 14 militants were killed in a series of airstrikes in southern Helmand and western Farah provinces of Afghanistan.
Nigeria: Government widens search for missing school girls
Feb 26, 2018, at 05:35 pm
Abuja, Feb 26 (IBNS): The Nigerian government has widened its search for the missing 110 girls who have been kidnapped by Boko Haram militants last week.
Spain's King Felipe faces protests in Catalonia
Feb 26, 2018, at 05:05 pm
Barcelona, Feb 26 (IBNS): Spain's King Felipe faced protests in his maiden visit to Catalonia since October 2017's failed separation saga.
Ivanka Trump concludes her South Korea visit, calls visit 'wonderful'
Feb 26, 2018, at 03:23 pm
Seoul, Feb 26 (IBNS): US President Donald Trump's daughter and senior White House advisor Ivanka Trump has concluded her South Korean visit.
Impact of Afghanistan’s fourth consecutive year of war on civilians 'far too high' – UN report
Feb 26, 2018, at 02:28 pm
New York, Feb 26 (JEN): More than 10,000 civilians have lost their lives or suffered injuries during 2017, according to the latest report by the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) documenting the impact of the armed conflict on civilians in Afghanistan.
England: Leicester explosion, fire leaves six people injured
Feb 26, 2018, at 02:27 pm
Leicester, Feb 26 (IBNS): A suspected explosion and subsequent fire left at least six people hurt in England's Leicester on Sunday, media reports said.
Steve Jobs CV up for auction, set to fetch $50,000
Feb 26, 2018, at 12:43 am
Washington, Feb 25 (IBNS): Apple co-founder Steve Jobs' job application, which was written by him 45 years ago, will go up for auction next month.
Former Senator from Kabul killed by gunmen in Afghanistan
Feb 26, 2018, at 12:30 am
Kabul, Feb 25 (IBNS): Rafiullah Gull Afghan, a former senator from Kabul, was killed as gunmen opened fire on his vehicle in the city on Saturday, media reports said.
North Korea willing to hold talks with U.S?
Feb 25, 2018, at 10:55 pm
Seoul, Feb 25 (IBNS): A ranking North Korean official told South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Sunday that his nation is willing to hold talks with the United States, media reports said.
Motorbike-bomb blast in Afghanistan kills 3
Feb 25, 2018, at 10:30 pm
Kabul, Feb 25 (IBNS): A motorbike-bomb blast in the Yahyakhel district of Afghanistan's southeastern Paktika province left at least three people killed on Sunday, media reports said.
UN chief condemns Mogadishu attacks, reiterates support in fight against terrorism
Feb 25, 2018, at 03:02 pm
New York, Feb 25 (JEN): Secretary-General Antonio Guterres strongly condemned the 23 February attacks in Mogadishu, Somalia, which claimed the lives of many civilians and injured numerous others.