Venezuelan National Guard’s vehicle set on fire at Brazil border by radicals
Feb 24, 2019, at 12:19 pm
Pacaraima (Brazil), February 24 (Sputnik/UNI) A group of radicals in the Brazilian town of Pacaraima attacked the Venezuelan border post and set the Venezuelan National Guard’s vehicle on fire amid the escalating crisis with aid deliveries to Venezuela on Saturday, a Sputnik correspondent reported.
Canada: Explosion takes place in north Edmonton garage, two people hospitalised
Feb 23, 2019, at 10:05 pm
Edmonton, Feb 23 (IBNS): Two people were hospitalised after an explosion took place in north Edmonton garage on Friday evening, media reports said.
Funeral for children killed in Halifax fire to take place today
Feb 23, 2019, at 09:49 pm
Halifax, Feb 23 (IBNS): The funeral for seven children who died in a fast-moving fire at a house will take place on Saturday, media reports said.
Karachi medical student dies after she was caught during exchange of fire between police, robbers
Feb 23, 2019, at 04:31 pm
Karachi, Feb 23 (IBNS): A medical student was killed after she was caught in a crossfire between the police and suspected robbers in Pakistan's North Karachi locality, media reports said on Saturday.
Pakistan: Man, woman killed for 'honour' in Karachi
Feb 23, 2019, at 04:22 pm
Karachi, Feb 23 (IBNS): In the name of 'honour' a man and a woman have been killed in Pakistan's Karachi city, media reports said.
11 militants killed, 14 arrested in Afghanistan
Feb 23, 2019, at 04:18 pm
Kabul, Feb 23 (Xinhua/UNI) :At least 11 militants have been killed and 14 others arrested by Afghan army personnel as fighting rages in the country, military sources said Saturday.
Donald Trump selects US ambassador to Canada for the post of UN ambassador
Feb 23, 2019, at 10:09 am
Washington, Feb 23 (IBNS): US President Donald Trump on Saturday named current American ambassador to Canada to be the new US ambassador to the United Nations.
House of Horror: US couple plead guilty to torturing their child
Feb 23, 2019, at 09:49 am
New York, Feb 23 (IBNS): District Attorney Mike Hestrin announced today, Feb. 22, 2019, that David and Louise Turpin entered guilty pleas this morning in the case involving the abuse of their children.
Afghanistan: Ten alleged criminals arrested
Feb 23, 2019, at 09:41 am
Kabul, Feb 23 (IBNS): Ten alleged criminals have been arrested by the police from various police districts of Kabul districts of Afghanistan, media reports said on Saturday.
Feb 23, 2019, at 09:38 am
New York, Feb 23 (IBNS): United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres congratulated the Philippines on Friday for establishing a government body to push forward the formal creation of an autonomous region.
Nicaragua: UN rights chief ‘deeply concerned’ over increasing criminalization of dissenters
Feb 23, 2019, at 09:35 am
New York, Feb 23 (IBNS): While the Nicaraguan Government claims to want to resolve its political and social unrest, dissenters continue to be arrested and convicted, clearly hindering a conducive environment for “genuine and inclusive dialogue,” the United Nations rights chief said on Friday.
Venezuelan refugees now number 3.4 million; humanitarian implications massive, UN warns
Feb 23, 2019, at 09:33 am
New York, Feb 23 (IBNS): As the number of refugees and migrants from Venezuela continues to rise – hitting the 3.4 million mark this month – United Nations agencies sounded the alarm on Friday over the humanitarian needs these women, children and men face, and the strain this represents for communities hosting them.
Without scaled-up humanitarian assistance ‘more and more people’ at risk in South Sudan
Feb 23, 2019, at 09:29 am
New York, Feb 23 (IBNS): “Alarming” food insecurity threatens nearly seven million people in South Sudan, according to a new report by three United Nations agencies appealing for greater assistance and better access to humanitarian relief.
UN rights office urges Egypt to halt death row executions amid torture allegations
Feb 23, 2019, at 09:12 am
New York, Feb 23 (IBNS): Fifteen death row inmates have been executed in Egypt so far this month despite claims from many that they were tortured to secure a confession, the UN human rights office, OHCHR, said on Friday.
Amid international pressure, Pakistan govt takes control of Jaish headquarters
Feb 22, 2019, at 09:47 pm
Islamabad, Feb 22 (IBNS): Amid international pressure to act against terrorism, the Pakistan government on Friday announced to have taken over the control of the headquarters of the terrorist organisation Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM), which claimed responsibility for the February 14 attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district that killed 40 Indian soldiers.
Global terror financing watchdog condemns Pulwama attack, chides Pakistan on terror-curb efforts
Feb 22, 2019, at 07:49 pm
Paris, Feb 22 (IBNS): Global terror financing watchdog Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has expressed "grave concern" and condemned the February 14 terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Puwama district that killed 40 Indian soldiers.
Bangladesh: Pakistan government condoles loss of lives in fire
Feb 22, 2019, at 04:32 pm
Islamabad, Feb 22 (IBNS): Pakistan on Friday condoled the loss of lives in a fire tragedy in Bangladesh capital Dhaka which left 70 people dead.
China, Saudi Arabia agree to expand cooperation
Feb 22, 2019, at 03:23 pm
Beijing, Feb 22 (Xinhua/UNI) Chinese Vice Premier Han Zheng on Friday met and co-chaired a meeting of a high-level steering committee with Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud, Saudi Arabia's crown prince, deputy prime minister and minister of defence.
Pakistan decides to reinstate ban on two terror organisations
Feb 22, 2019, at 12:04 pm
ISLAMABAD, Feb 22 (UNI) The Pakistani government decided to reinstate a ban on two terror organisations already been placed in the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) sanctions committee's consolidated list, after a suicide attack in Pulwama-which claimed lives of more than 40 CRPF Jawans, an official statement on Friday said.
Venezuela crisis: Maduro to close border with Brazil to block aid
Feb 22, 2019, at 10:17 am
Caracas, Feb 22 (UNI) Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has announced that he will close the border with Brazil as as a row over foreign humanitarian aid continues.
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Donald Trump to meet China’s Vice Premier Liu today
Feb 22, 2019, at 10:13 am
Washington, Feb 22 (UNI/IBNS) US President Donald Trump will meet Vice Premier of the People’s Republic of China in the White House on Friday to conduct trade talks, the US president’s administration said.
Afghanistan: Members of a prominent terror gang of Taliban arrested in Kabul
Feb 22, 2019, at 09:57 am
Kabul, Feb 22 (IBNS): Afghanistan security forces have arrested at least four members of a prominent terror gang of Taliban group during an operation in Kabul city, media reports said on Friday.
Parliamentarians directly called to take action on global issues by UN chief
Feb 22, 2019, at 09:39 am
New York, Feb 22 (IBNS): Addressing parliament elected officials from around the world gathered at United Nations Headquarters in New York on Thursday for an annual hearing, UN chief António Guterres called for their support on legislation and financing of global solutions to global problems, such as climate change, uncoordinated migration and the dangers of some new technologies.
Feb 22, 2019, at 09:29 am
New York, Feb 22 (IBNS): Despite the signing of a recent peace deal between the Government of the Central African Republic (CAR) and 14 armed groups, “we should not forget that the situation in the country remains serious,” a senior UN envoy told the Security Council on Thursday.
UN decolonization successes can ‘inspire us today,’ UN chief tells Special Committee
Feb 22, 2019, at 09:26 am
New York, Feb 22 (IBNS): Since the early 1960s, the United Nations decolonization committee has “accompanied many territories in their journey”, Secretary-General António Guterres said on Thursday, opening the body’s 2019 session.
Service and Sacrifice: UN peacekeeping assignment ‘lifetime opportunity’ for Nepalese doctor
Feb 22, 2019, at 09:21 am
For over six decades, Nepalese women and men have served around the world as United Nations peacekeepers. The South Asian nation is currently the fifth largest contributor to UN peacekeeping, with over 5,700 personnel serving in more than a dozen countries. They protect vulnerable communities and support countries working to move from conflict to peace, doing so at great personal risk and in harsh conditions. UN News spoke with one such peacekeeper, Captain Poonam Khadka, who served with the joint African Union-UN peacekeeping mission (UNAMID) in the Darfur region of Sudan last year. Captain Khadka completed her assignment in Darfur and returned home to Nepal in January of this year. The following interview took place while she was still serving with the Mission.
How Bangladesh spearheaded creation of International Mother Language Day
Feb 22, 2019, at 09:11 am
New York, Feb 22 (IBNS): Concerned that one language goes extinct every two weeks, the United Nations is honouring linguistic diversity and celebrating indigenous languages on International Mother Language Day. And the roots of the Day start in a South-Asian country with a bloody and historic connection to 21 February.
Canada PM Trudeau announces funding for Halifax expressway
Feb 21, 2019, at 10:45 pm
Ottawa/Halifax, Feb 21 (IBNS): Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced federal funding of $86.5 million for the improvement of a busy expressway in Halifax, media reports said.
At least 80 left dead in Bangladesh's Dhaka fire
Feb 21, 2019, at 09:55 pm
Dhaka, Feb 21 (UNI/IBNS): At least 80 people on Thursday died after a massive fire engulfed apartment buildings that also housed chemical warehouses in the old city of Bangladesh capital Dhaka.
Bangladesh: Fire in Dhaka leaves 70 people dead, India condoles
Feb 21, 2019, at 03:31 pm
Dhaka, Feb 21 (IBNS): A massive fire ripped through several buildings in Bangladesh capital Dhaka on Thursday and left at least 70 people dead, media reports said.