Nov 12, 2018, at 09:45 am
New York, Nov 12 (IBNS): From conflict and economic downturn to disease and climate change, global problems require “more than ever” a strengthening of international cooperation, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres told world leaders at the Paris Peace Forum on Sunday, commemorating 100 years since the end of the First World War.
Somalia: UN Security Council condemns terrorist attack in which dozens were killed or injured
Nov 12, 2018, at 09:28 am
New York, Nov 12 (IBNS): The members of the United Nations Security Council, on Saturday, condemned “in the strongest possible terms” Friday’s car bomb attack in Somalia, in which dozens of innocent women, children and men were killed or injured, and reiterated that any acts of terrorism are "criminal and unjustifiable, regardless of their motivation, wherever, whenever and by whomsoever committed".
Saddened by death and devastation in California fires: Pompeo
Nov 12, 2018, at 09:22 am
Washington, Nov 12 (IBNS): US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has said he is saddened by the loss of lives in wildfires which hit California in recent times.
Afghanistan: Talibans kill 10 commandos
Nov 11, 2018, at 10:10 pm
Kabul, Nov 11 (IBNS): A coordinated Taliban attack in Jaghori district of southern Ghazni province of Afghanistan left at least ten commandos and 15 civilians killed, media reports said on Sunday.
Australia strawberry needle scare: 50-year-old woman arrested
Nov 11, 2018, at 05:58 pm
Sydney, Nov 11 (IBNS): The Queensland Police Service has said it has charged a 50-year-old woman following a complex investigation into the alleged contamination of strawberries in Queensland.
Sri Lanka: Mahinda Rajapaksa joins SLPP, ends association with Sirisena’s party
Nov 11, 2018, at 05:32 pm
Colombo, Nov 11 (IBNS): Amid political crisis in Sri Lanka, country's Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa on Sunday left the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) and joined the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP), media reports said.
California wildfires: Death toll touches 25
Nov 11, 2018, at 04:32 pm
California, Nov 11 (IBNS): The death toll in the wildfires that hit California state in the US touched 25, media reports said on Sunday.
Nov 11, 2018, at 04:20 pm
New York, Nov 11 (IBNS): “Outraged” by the “unconscionable toll” caused by the escalation of hostilities in Yemen, the UN human rights chief, Michelle Bachelet, on Saturday, urged the warring parties and those supplying them with weapons, to take immediate steps to end the suffering of civilians.
California wildfires: Nine killed, 250000 flee from homes
Nov 10, 2018, at 06:23 pm
California, Nov 10 (IBNS): A destructive fire hit north and south California and left at least nine people killed, media reports said on Saturday.
Parliament dissolved in Sri Lanka: US, UK express concern
Nov 10, 2018, at 04:26 pm
Washington, Nov 10 (IBNS): The US government has expressed its concern over the Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena's decision of dissolving the Parliament on Friday.
Nov 10, 2018, at 11:50 am
Moscow, Nov 10 (IBNS): For the first time since the Indian Airlines flight IC-814 hijacking in 1999, India on Friday shared a table with the Taliban to have talks on peace in Afghanistan hosted by Russia where for the first time the Taliban militants are participants.
UN nuclear watchdog will help verify DPRK nuclear programme, if agreement forthcoming
Nov 10, 2018, at 08:47 am
New York, Nov 10 (IBNS): North Korea’s continuing nuclear programme is clearly in violation of Security Council resolutions and “deeply regrettable,” the United Nations top nuclear official has said.
Somalis ‘will not be deterred’ by Friday’s terror attacks – UN chief
Nov 10, 2018, at 08:44 am
New York, Nov 10 (IBNS): Following Friday’s bomb attacks and gunfire in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, UN Chief António Guterres on Friday expressed his faith that Somalis “will not be deterred” in their pursuit of lasting peace and political stability.
On Kristallnacht anniversary, UN chief urges renewed fight against 'crime' of anti-Semitism
Nov 10, 2018, at 08:41 am
New York, Nov 10 (IBNS): Political leaders have not yet taken up their responsibility to speak out loudly against neo-Nazism, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres said on Friday, warning that anti-Semitism is on the rise.
Fleeing violence, Cameroonian refugee arrivals in Nigeria pass 30,000, reports UN refugee agency
Nov 10, 2018, at 08:38 am
New York, Nov 10 (IBNS): The number of Cameroonians fleeing violence and seeking refuge in neighbouring Nigeria has crossed the 30,000-mark, the United Nations refugee agency has said, highlighting that the needs on the ground are outpacing assistance efforts.
Humanitarian aid convoy to Syria’s Rukban camp: Mission Accomplished
Nov 10, 2018, at 08:35 am
New York, Nov 10 (IBNS): The United Nations and partners concluded a six-day humanitarian aid operation, providing lifesaving aid to around 50,000 mostly women and children living in southeast Syria’s Rukban camp – the first supplies they had received since January.
Multilateralism more vital than ever, as World War centenary looms: Security Council
Nov 10, 2018, at 08:32 am
New York, Nov 10 (IBNS): With the centenary of the end of the First World War just days away, the Security Council reaffirmed the crucial importance of multilateralism – or international cooperation and collective problem-solving – and highlighted the key role played by the United Nations since its creation 73 years ago.
Afghanistan: Woman kills her husband with axe
Nov 10, 2018, at 08:30 am
Kabul, Nov 10 (IBNS): A woman killed her husband by attacking him with an axe in Afghanistan's central Parwan province on Thursday, media reports said on Saturday.
Nov 10, 2018, at 08:29 am
New York, Nov 10 (IBNS): Efforts are being made to step up life-saving aid from eight million, to 14 million stricken Yemenis a month, the World Food Programme (WFP) said on Friday, before urging warring parties to spare the key Red Sea port of Hudaydah, which is a lifeline for the whole country.
Wildfires hit California, 5 killed, 150000 evacuated
Nov 10, 2018, at 07:32 am
California, Nov 10 (IBNS): At least five people were killed as two wildfires raged in US state of California, media reports said on Saturday.
Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena dissolves parliament
Nov 10, 2018, at 07:20 am
Colombo, Nov 10 (IBNS): In a major political development, Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena dissolved the Parliament on Friday, media reports said.
Sri Lanka President dissolves Parliament from midnight amid political crisis
Nov 09, 2018, at 10:38 pm
Colombo: Amid a political crisis, Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena is dissolving the Parliament with effect from midnight tonight, said media reports on Friday. Newly appointed Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa, considered a powerful politician in the island nation, failed to garner the 'magic number' of 113 to prove his majority in Parliament, necessisating the move by the President.
Australian Police treating Melbourne stabbing incident as terror act
Nov 09, 2018, at 04:59 pm
Melbourne, Nov 9 (IBNS): The Australia Police have said they are treating the knife attack incident in Australia's Melbourne city as a 'terror act'.
Pakistan: Gunmen barge into Karachi Press Club
Nov 09, 2018, at 03:11 pm
Karachi, Nov 9 (IBNS): Several gunmen entered Karachi Press Club (KPC) in the Pakistani city of Karachi on Thursday, media reports said.
Melbourne: Man sets car on fire, stabs people; arrested
Nov 09, 2018, at 03:09 pm
Melbourne, Nov 9 (IBNS): A man has been arrested after setting a car on fire and stabbing three people in central Melbourne, Australia, media reports said.
Canada PM Justin Trudeau grieves for victims of California shooting
Nov 09, 2018, at 02:20 pm
Ottawa, Nov 9 (IBNS): Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has grieved for the victims of the shooting which took place at Thousand Oaks in California of the US on Wednesday night.
Ceasefire holds in Tripoli, but core problems remain, says UN Libya mission chief
Nov 09, 2018, at 09:23 am
New York, Nov 9 (IBNS): The recent ceasefire in Libya’s capital Tripoli, brokered by the United Nations mission in the country, is holding, its head told the Security Council on Thursday, highlighting efforts to sustain the calm and help secure lasting peace.
Every bite of burger boosts harmful greenhouse gases: UN Environment Agency
Nov 09, 2018, at 09:15 am
New York, Nov 9 (IBNS): Even though meat production is known to be a major contributor to climate change and environmental destruction, worldwide demand for meat continues to rise, said UN environment agency, UNEP, in a statement released on Thursday.
Civil society groups matter for Cambodia’s sustainable development: UN expert
Nov 09, 2018, at 09:12 am
New York, Nov 9 (IBNS): The Cambodian Government must work in tandem with civil society groups and build its policies around citizens’ human rights, if the country is to see durable peace and sustainable development, a UN expert urged on Friday.
UN gender agency hails record-breaking number of women in new US Congress as ‘historic victory’
Nov 09, 2018, at 09:09 am
New York, Nov 9 (IBNS): The record number of women who stood as candidates in the United States Congressional elections this week marks an “unprecedented” advance “critical for the achievement of gender equality and sustainable development,” the UN gender equality agency, UN Women, said in a statement on Thursday.