Weekly migration of 1.4m to cities can contribute to ‘disasters’

Oct 31, 2018, at 08:15 am

New York, Oct 31 (IBNS): The migration of some 1.4 million people every week to cities around the world “can strain local capacities, contributing to increased risk from natural and human made disasters’” according to the United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres.

UN rights chief says ‘bar must be set very high’ for investigation of murdered Saudi journalist

Oct 31, 2018, at 08:12 am

New York, Oct 31 (IBNS): The United Nations human rights chief pressed on Tuesday for an impartial, investigation into the “shockingly brazen” murder of Saudi Arabian journalist, Jamal Khashoggi.

80,000 youngsters at risk in DRC after forcible expulsion from Angola: UNICEF

Oct 31, 2018, at 08:05 am

Tens of thousands of children who have been forcibly returned from Angola to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) need help urgently, UN Children’s Fund UNICEF said on Tuesday.

Social media Illusion: An image of a crow or a cat is breaking the internet

Oct 30, 2018, at 05:21 pm

New York, Oct 30 (IBNS): A simple picture of a pet owner's cat has left the internet amazed and surprised for the past couple of days.

Afghanistan: Taliban attack leaves police official, 2 others killed

Oct 30, 2018, at 04:02 pm

Kabul, Oct 30 (IBNS): A Taliban attack in Afghanistan's western Farah province on Tuesday left at least one police official and two others security officials killed, media reports said.

Twitter considers removing 'Like' button, but not very soon

Oct 30, 2018, at 10:01 am

New York, Oct 30 (IBNS): Micro-blogging site Twitter on Tuesday said it is considering removing the heart-shaped 'Like'.

Imran Khan's visit will elevate bilateral relations to a new height: China

Oct 30, 2018, at 09:10 am

Beijing, Oct 30 (IBNS): China on Monday said the nation is hopeful that Pakistan PM Imran Khan's visit to the country will help both the parties elevate bilateral relations to a 'new height'.

Afghanistan: Blast leaves nine people injured

Oct 30, 2018, at 09:06 am

Kabul, Oct 30 (IBNS): A blast in Afghanistan's Asadabad area left at least nine people injured, media reports said.

Rich economies not a promise of education equality, new report finds

Oct 30, 2018, at 09:02 am

New York, Oct 30 (IBNS): High national wealth does not guarantee equal access to a quality education, a new report released on Tuesday by the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) suggests.

Halt death sentences on children, UN rights expert urge Saudi authorities

Oct 30, 2018, at 09:00 am

New York, Oct 30 (IBNS): Saudi Arabia has been urged by United Nations human rights experts to immediately halt the execution of six people sentenced to death for crimes allegedly committed when they were under the age of 18.

10,000 Indonesia quake survivors to receive UN tents

Oct 30, 2018, at 08:56 am

New York, Oct 30 (IBNS): More than 2,000 emergency tents have been delivered by the UN to the people worst affected by the devastating earquake and tsunami that struck Sulawesi in Indonesia in September, 2018.

10,000 Indonesia quake survivors to receive UN tents

Oct 30, 2018, at 08:49 am

New York, Oct 30 (IBNS): More than 2,000 emergency tents have been delivered by the UN to the people worst affected by the devastating earquake and tsunami that struck Sulawesi in Indonesia in September, 2018.

Aid convoy for north-east Syria postponed over security concerns – UN relief chief

Oct 30, 2018, at 08:46 am

New York, Oct 30 (IBNS): A humanitarian convoy carrying relief aid for tens of thousands of “desperate” civilians in north-eastern Syria who have not received aid since January this year, has been postponed owing to security concerns along its route, the United Nations top humanitarian official said on Monday.

Sri Lankan political crisis: Arjuna Ranatunga arrested

Oct 29, 2018, at 06:42 pm

Colombo, Oct 29 (IBNS): Sri Lankan police have arrested deposed oil minister of the nation Arjuna Ranatunga over his role in Sunday's shooting incident which left one person killed, media reports said on Monday. 

Kabul: Suicide bombing leaves one cop killed

Oct 29, 2018, at 05:02 pm

Kabul, Oct 29 (IBNS): A suicide bombing in Afghanistan's capital city Kabul on Monday at least one policeman killed, media reports said.

Jakarta: Flight with 189 people crashes, Indian pilot was flying the aircraft

Oct 29, 2018, at 04:23 pm

Jakarta, Oct 29 (IBNS):  In a tragic development, a Lion Air Boeing 737 passenger plane, which was carrying 189 passengers, crashed after taking off from Jakarta city in Indonesia on Monday, media reports said.

Sri Lanka: PM Mahinda Rajapaksha assumes charge

Oct 29, 2018, at 04:06 pm

Colombo, Oct 29 (IBNS): Amid political crisis in the island nation,  former president Mahinda Rajapaksa on Monday assumed charges as the Prime Minister of Sri Lanka, media reports said.

Bangladesh: Khaleda Zia jailed in Zia Charitable Trust graft case

Oct 29, 2018, at 03:46 pm

Dhaka, Oct 29 (IBNS):  BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia and three others, including Harris Chowdhury, former political secretary to the then PM, have been sentenced to seven years’ rigorous imprisonment in connection with the Zia Charitable Trust corruption case on Monday.

NDP hits out at Canada PM Trudeau for calling by-elections only in Ontario riding

Oct 29, 2018, at 01:40 pm

Toronto, Oct 29 (IBNS): The New Democratic Party (NDP) has hit out at Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for calling by-elections only in Ontario district of Leeds–Grenville–Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes while there are four other vacant seats, media reports said.

Canada PM Trudeau announces by-election in Leeds–Grenville–Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes

Oct 29, 2018, at 10:43 am

Toronto, Oct 29 (IBNS): Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced a by-election in Ontario district of Leeds–Grenville–Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes.

UN urges electoral authorities to safegaurd integrity and transparency of parliamentary polls

Oct 29, 2018, at 10:03 am

Kabul, Oct 28 (IBNS): With voting in parliamentary elections largely complete following yesterday’s delayed vote in Kandahar, the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) urges the country’s electoral authorities to safeguard the integrity and transparency of the electoral process, especially concerning vote counting, as well as the tabulation and announcement of results.

Lion Air plane with 189 passengers crashes after takeoff from Jakarta

Oct 29, 2018, at 09:53 am

Jakarta, Oct 29 (IBNS):  A Lion Air Boeing 737 passenger plane, which was carrying 189 passengers, crashed after taking off from Jakarta city in Indonesia on Monday, media reports said.

Indonesia: Lion Air Boeing 737 passenger plane crashes off Jakarta

Oct 29, 2018, at 08:54 am

Jakarta, Oct 29 (IBNS):  A Lion Air Boeing 737 passenger plane came down crashing minutes after taking off from Jakarta on Monday, media reports said.

Pakistan: Bus falls into deep gorge, kills 17

Oct 29, 2018, at 08:45 am

Islamabad, Oct 29 (IBNS): At least 17 people were killed as a passenger bus fell into a deep gorge on Sunday evening while travelling on the Karakoram Highway in Kohistan's Lotar area of Pakistan, media reports said.

Leicester City owner killed in helicopter crash

Oct 29, 2018, at 08:34 am

London, Oct 29 (IBNS): Football club Leicester City has confirmed its owner has died in a helicopter crash outside the stadium on Sunday.

‘Exercise restraint’ Guterres urges Sri Lankans, as political crisis deepens

Oct 29, 2018, at 08:25 am

New York, Oct 29 (IBNS): United Nations chief António Guterres said on Sunday he was following Sri Lanka’s deepening political crisis with “great concern”, after a man was killed allegedly by a politician’s bodyguard, who reportedly fired on a crowd of demonstrators.

Indonesian Lion Air aircraft goes missing after taking off from Jakarta

Oct 29, 2018, at 08:18 am

Jakarta, Oct 29 (IBNS):  A Lion Air passenger plane went missing after taking off from Indonesia's Jakarta city on Monday, media reports said.

Sri Lanka: Shooting incident leaves three injured, minister Arjuna Ranatunga's guards suspected involved

Oct 28, 2018, at 08:31 pm

Colombo, Oct 28 (IBNS): At least three people were injured security personnel of country's Minister of Petroleum Resources Development Arjuna Ranatunga fired live rounds of bullets on Sunday, media reports said.

UN chief calls for ‘united front’ against anti-Semitism after US synagogue mass-shooting

Oct 28, 2018, at 07:12 pm

New York, Oct 28 (IBNS): The UN Secretary-General said on Saturday he was “deeply shocked” by a deadly mass-shooting inside a synagogue in the US city of Pittsburgh, which reportedly left 11 people dead and several others wounded, some critically.

Mali: Two peacekeepers dead after dawn attack, several injured – UN Mission

Oct 28, 2018, at 07:11 pm

New York, Oct 28 (IBNS): The UN Stabilization Mission in Mali, MINUSMA, reported on Saturday that two peacekeepers had been killed and several others wounded, following on from a coordinated attack at dawn, on a base in the north of the country.