Rotherham sex abuse: Six men jailed
Nov 18, 2018, at 06:02 pm
London, Nov 18 (IBNS): The Sheffield Crown Court Sheffield Crown Court on Nov 16 sentenced six British men of Pakistani origin to a total of 101 years in jail for exploiting young girls in Rotherham who were gang-raped and abused by them, media reports said.
Taliban "are not losing" in Afghanistan: Top US military officer
Nov 18, 2018, at 04:54 pm
Washington, Nov 18 (IBNS): A top US military official has said that Taliban "are not losing" in the Asian nation of Afghanistan.
Nov 18, 2018, at 04:39 pm
New York, Nov 18 (IBNS): Amid a recent uptick in violence in the Central African Republic (CAR), United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Saturday said he stood in solidarity with the crisis torn country and warned that attacks against defenseless civilians and UN ‘blue helmets’ may amount to war crimes.
Pakistan PM Imran Khan visits UAE
Nov 18, 2018, at 04:30 pm
Islamabad, Nov 18 (IBNS): Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Sunday met Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan during his one-day tour to the UAE.
Journalist Jamal Khashoggi killing: CIA says Saudi prince ordered his murder
Nov 17, 2018, at 06:39 pm
Washington, Nov 17 (IBNS): American intelligence agency CIA has said that it believes Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman had ordered the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, media reports said.
American company shares image of India's Statue of Unity from space
Nov 17, 2018, at 04:38 pm
New York, Nov 17 (IBNS): An American company on Saturday made a special post when they tweeted the image of India's Statue of Unity from space on their micro-blogging site page.
Afghanistan government plans to recruit 30,000 female teachers
Nov 17, 2018, at 04:30 pm
Kabul, Nov 17 (IBNS); The Afghanistan government has said it is going to recruit 30,000 female teachers within five years.
Afghanistan: Local actor shot dead by unknown gunmen
Nov 17, 2018, at 04:11 pm
Kabul, Nov 17 (IBNS): Unknown men gunned down a local actor in the Khulm district of Afghanistan's northern Balkh province, media reports said on Saturday.
Karachi blast leaves two killed, 8 others injured
Nov 17, 2018, at 04:09 pm
Karachi, Nov 17 (IBNS): A blast in Karachi’s Quaidabad area of Pakistan left at least two people killed and eight others injured on Friday, media reports said on Saturday.
Samarkand to adopt Declaration of Human Rights
Nov 17, 2018, at 12:39 pm
Samarkand, Nov 17 (iBNS) The historic Uzbek city of Samarkand will host Asian Forum on Human Rights on Nov 22-23.
Amid continued suffering in Yemen, UN envoy welcomes reports of reduced violence
Nov 17, 2018, at 09:17 am
New York, Nov 17 (IBNS): Addressing the UN Security Council on Friday, Martin Griffiths, Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Yemen, said that although conflict continues to rage, he welcomed recent reports of reduced violence in the country.
UN genocide adviser welcomes historic conviction of former Khmer Rouge leaders
Nov 17, 2018, at 09:08 am
New York, Nov 17 (IBNS): Friday’s historic conviction of two former Khmer Rouge leaders in Cambodia on genocide charges has been welcomed by the United Nations Special Adviser on the issue.
YouTube stars get creative at UN, to promote tolerance
Nov 17, 2018, at 09:05 am
New York, Nov 17(IBNS): Ending intolerance means eliminating one of humanity’s “dark spots,” said Sukhdeep Singh Bhogal, better known as YouTube hip-hop artist and musician, L-FRESH THE LION, in an interview with UN News on Friday, the International Day for Tolerance.
Artificial Intelligence raises ethical, policy challenges – UN expert
Nov 17, 2018, at 08:56 am
New York, Nov 17 (IBNS): Digital solutions are transforming lives: Think of robots that help the elderly, a mobile phone app that identifies crop pests, or surgical robots in hospitals. These advances are all due to Artificial Intelligence and an extraordinary new era of machine learning.
UN condemns Syrian 'war on children' as up to 30 reportedly killed in clashes
Nov 17, 2018, at 08:51 am
New York, Nov 17 (IBNS): The UN Children’s Fund, UNICEF, has expressed alarm at reports that up to 30 children have been killed during recent violence in Al Shafa village, in eastern Syria.
South Sudan’s women caught up in ‘futile man’s war’ UN gender equality chief
Nov 17, 2018, at 08:49 am
New York, Nov 17 (IBNS): The women of South Sudan are leading calls for political and militia leaders to honour the recent revitalized peace agreement, and end what they regard as a “futile man’s war”, the head of the UN gender equality agency, UN Women, told the Security Council on Friday.
Brexit poses ‘particular risk’ to British people in poverty: UN independent expert
Nov 17, 2018, at 08:46 am
New York, Nov 17 (IBNS): Brexit – the United Kingdom’s impending exit from the European Union – will drive more UK citizens into poverty unless the Government takes action to shield the most vulnerable, warned Philip Alston, the UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights, in a damning statement released on Friday.
UNICEF welcomes Bangladesh statement that Rohingya will not be forced to leave
Nov 17, 2018, at 08:44 am
New York, Nov 17 (IBNS): UN Children’s Fund UNICEF on Friday welcomed confirmation from the Bangladesh authorities that Rohingya refugees will not be returned to Myanmar against their will, amid reported ongoing rights violations there.
California wildfires: 631 people missing in US state
Nov 16, 2018, at 07:28 pm
California, Nov 16 (IBNS): The number of missing in the wildfires which have hit California area in the USA has touched 631, media reports said on Friday.
Afghanistan: Man's body recovered with Taliban letter attached to his body
Nov 16, 2018, at 03:58 pm
Kabul, Nov 16 (IBNS): Taliban gunmen pulled out a man from a passenger vehicle in Afghanistan's Khashrud district and shot him dead, media reports said.
Nov 16, 2018, at 10:17 am
New York, Nov 16 (IBNS): Following successful delivery of lifesaving aid to tens of thousands of displaced Syrians in the ‘desolate’ area around Rukban camp last week, the United Nations is working urgently to send another convoy of supplies by mid-December, Jan Egeland, Senior Advisor to the UN Special Envoy on Yemen told reporters on Thursday.
UN chief condemns killing of ‘blue helmets’ in DR Congo, as violence erupts prior to elections
Nov 16, 2018, at 10:14 am
New York, Nov 16 (IBNS): United Nations Secretary-General António Gutteres condemned the killing of seven peacekeepers on Wednesday serving in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), which is also confronting a lethal Ebola outbreak.
Ukraine: Temperatures plunge amid rising humanitarian needs
Nov 16, 2018, at 10:10 am
New York, Nov 16 (IBNS): Amidst an ongoing active conflict that seems to have fallen off the international community’s radar, temperatures in eastern Ukraine dropping well below zero and leaving millions are in need of urgent humanitarian assistance, said the United Nations, calling for support.
Sahel States need international support ‘now more than ever’– UN peacekeeping chief
Nov 16, 2018, at 10:07 am
New York, Nov 16 (IBNS): Africa’s crisis-torn Sahel region needs support from the international community “now more than ever,” the head of United Nations peacekeeping operations, Jean-Pierre Lacroix, told the Security Council on Thursday.
‘Let the children live’: UN prepares to ramp up food aid to Yemen as famine risk grows
Nov 16, 2018, at 10:04 am
New York, Nov 16 (IBNS): As the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) prepares to ramp up aid to Yemen, in the face of the world’s worst humanitarian crisis, David Beasley, Executive-Director of the agency, issued a heartfelt plea for all warring parties to end “this horrible war.”
Afghanistan: Kabul University clash kills 1
Nov 16, 2018, at 09:04 am
Kabul, Nov 16 (IBNS): Two groups clashed in Kabul University campus of Afghanistan, leaving at least one person killed on Thursday, media reports said on Friday.
Canada wants answer from Saudi over its role in Khashoggi killing, says Trudeau
Nov 15, 2018, at 07:56 pm
Ottawa, Nov 15 (IBNS): Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has said his country wants an answer from Saudi Arabia over its alleged role in journalist Jamal Khashoggi's killing in Turkey, media reports said.
Brexit Secretary Raab resigns, UK PM Theresa May faces backlash
Nov 15, 2018, at 07:47 pm
London, Nov 15 (IBNS): UK Prime Minister Theresa May is facing backlash as Brexit Secretary Dominic Raab on Thursday resigned over the agreement, media reports said.
Afghanistan : Five militants killed in US airstrike
Nov 15, 2018, at 11:50 am
Kabul, Nov 15 (IBNS) : At least five militants were killed in an airstrike carried out by the U.S. forces in southeastern Ghazni province of Afghanistan, local Khaama Press quoted the Afghan Military as saying on Wednesday.
Nov 15, 2018, at 10:27 am
New York, Nov 15 (IBNS): The Iraqi government’s latest moves toward constructive engagement with Kuwait mark a step towards “the full normalization” of relations between the two countries following decades of strained relations, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Wednesday.