Aid teams respond to escalating southwest Syria conflict: 750,000 civilians are at risk

Jun 27, 2018, at 08:47 am

New York, June 27 (IBNS): Vital humanitarian relief continues to reach Dera’a in south-west Syria, where 750,000 people are at risk and at least 45,000 people have been displaced amid a government-led offensive to regain opposition-held areas, UN aid teams said on Tuesday.

Police dog 'revives' trainer by performing CPR, emerges as hero on internet

Jun 26, 2018, at 10:55 pm

Madrid, June 26 (IBNS): The internet is presently busy talking about a new superhero and mind you he is not a human being but a police dog.

Bus-bike collision in Nepal kills 1 in Nepal

Jun 26, 2018, at 07:43 pm

Kathmandu, June 26 (IBNS): At least two persons was killed and two others were hurt when a motorcycle hit a bus in Nepal's Kamal Rural Municipality-4 of Jhapa district on Tuesday, media reports said.

Harley Davidson's plan to move plant operations out of the US is an 'excuse': Trump

Jun 26, 2018, at 07:21 pm

Washington, Jun 26 (IBNS): US President Donald Trump has hurled an attack on bike company Harley Davidson after it said it might move some of the plant operations outside the country.

Afghanistan: Road accident leaves five killed

Jun 26, 2018, at 07:17 pm

Kabul, June 26 (IBNS): At least five people were killed in a car mishap in southern Helmand province of Afghanistan, media reports said on Tuesday.

US President Trump re-launches attack on Canada PM Trudeau over trade tariffs

Jun 26, 2018, at 06:46 pm

Washington, Jun 26 (IBNS): US President Donald Trump has re-launched his attack on Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau over the trade tariffs, media reports said.

Pakistan: Pakistan Air Force aircraft crashes, 2 pilots killed

Jun 26, 2018, at 04:59 pm

Islamabad, June 26 (IBNS): A jet crashed during landing at the Peshawar Air Base which left at least two Pakistan Air Force (PAF) pilots killed, media reports said on Tuesday.

North, South Korea to discuss economic projects

Jun 26, 2018, at 03:26 pm

Seoul, Jun 26 (IBNS): Bolstering its ties with North Korea, South Korea said it will discuss major economic projects with its neighbour.

Poland: Peaceful protesters defy escalating assault on freedom of assembly, says Amnesty report

Jun 26, 2018, at 02:53 pm

Warsaw, Jun 26 (IBNS): Despite an escalating crackdown on peaceful protest, people in Poland continue to take to the streets and courageously demonstrate against abuse of their rights and threats to the rule of law, Amnesty International said in a new report.

US border police temporarily halt criminal prosecution of migrants

Jun 26, 2018, at 12:51 pm

Washington, Jun 26 (IBNS): US border police have suspended criminal prosecution of illegal migrants who enter the country with their children, reports said on Tuesday.

Trump slams restaurant which asked Sarah Sanders to leave

Jun 26, 2018, at 12:48 pm

Washington, June 26 (IBNS): US President Donald Trump on Monday attacked the restaurant which recently asked White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders to leave because she worked and spoke for him.

South Korea: Two airplanes collide at Gimpo airport, no casualty

Jun 26, 2018, at 11:28 am

Seoul, June 26 (IBNS): Two airplanes collided in a South Korean airport which caused damage to part of the jets, media reports said on Tuesday.

UN spotlights wellbeing of seafarers on International Day

Jun 26, 2018, at 11:07 am

New York, June 26 (IBNS): Highlighting the challenges – both physical and mental – faced by seafarers on their voyages, the United Nations International Maritime Organization (IMO) has called for greater attention to ensuring their wellbeing.

Easing funding woes for UN agency assisting Palestine refugees a ‘wise investment for today and the future’

Jun 26, 2018, at 11:04 am

New York, June 26 (iIBNS): A pledging conference on Monday for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) aimed to address the body’s chronic funding shortfall and also examine long-term priorities.

‘All atrocity crimes are preventable’ and can never be justified – UN chief

Jun 26, 2018, at 11:01 am

New York,June 26 (IBNS): Atrocity crimes – genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes, and ethnic cleansing – are not “inevitable”, the United Nations Secretary-General said on Monday, stressing that the international community must do more to end violence against innocent people.

Security Council urged to act with ‘one strong voice’ on raft of ills plaguing Middle East and North Africa

Jun 26, 2018, at 10:58 am

New York, June 26 (IBNS): Ambassadors in the Security Council have been urged by the United Nations Secretary-General to find ‘much-needed consensus’ to resolve the myriad challenges in the Middle East and North Africa.

New UN-supported farming app is cream of crop in tackling Sahel pest

Jun 26, 2018, at 10:42 am

New York, June 26 (IBNS): Farmers in sub-Saharan Africa have a new digital weapon in their agricultural armoury to take on the Fall Armyworm – a crop pest that’s threatening the food security of 300 million people – the United Nations said on Monday.

Resettlement needs set to rise to 1.4 million people in 2019, UN refugee agency reports

Jun 26, 2018, at 10:39 am

New York, June 26 (IBNS): Close to 1.4 million people will need resettlement in countries free from war and persecution in 2019, the UN refugee agency, said on Monday, citing growing forced displacement across the globe.

Afghanistan: Suicide attack kills at least eight in Kunar province

Jun 26, 2018, at 10:28 am

Kabul, Jun 26 (IBNS): At least eight people were killed in a suicide attack in Afghanistan's Kunar province on Monday evening, local Tolo News reported.

Hafiz Saeed urges youth to play their due role in protecting ideological boundaries of Pakistan

Jun 25, 2018, at 09:31 pm

Islamabad, June 25 (IBNS):  Jamaatud Dawa (JuD) emir Hafiz Muhammad Saeed has urged youth of Pakistan to play their role in protecting 'ideological boundaries' of the country.

US transgender woman removed from restaurant when she refuses to show ID to access bathroom

Jun 25, 2018, at 08:30 pm

Washington, June 25 (IBNS): A transgender woman in the US alleged that she was forcibly removed from a restaurant in Washington when she did not show her ID to use the women's bathroom.

Canada PM Trudeau terms 1985 Air India Bombing as 'Single Worst Terror Attack'

Jun 25, 2018, at 08:13 pm

Toronto, Jun 25 (IBNS): Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has termed the 1985 Air India Bombing, which killed 300 odd people, as the "single worst terror attack" in the country's history, media reports said.

Canada PM Justin Trudeau to attend NATO Summit on July 11-12

Jun 25, 2018, at 07:32 pm

Ottawa, Jun 25 (IBNS): Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will attend the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) Summit in Brussels, Belgium on July 11 and 12.

President Mamnoon Hussain congratulates President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey on victory in the elections

Jun 25, 2018, at 04:51 pm

Islamabad, June 25 (IBNS): Pakistan President Mamnoon Hussain on Monday congratulated President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey on his victory in the elections held in the nation.

As Saudi women take the wheel, UN chief hopes end of driving ban creates more opportunities for kingdom’s women and girls

Jun 25, 2018, at 04:03 pm

New York, June 25 (IBNS): United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has welcomed the lifting on Sunday of the driving ban for women in Saudi Arabia and expressed his hope that ending the prohibition will generate more new opportunities for women in the Kingdom.

UN chief condemns explosion at election rally in Zimbabwe that injured dozens, including senior politicians

Jun 25, 2018, at 04:00 pm

New York, June 25 (IBNS): The UN Secretary-General has condemned an explosion which took place at an election rally in Zimbabwe on Saturday, not long after President Emmerson Mnangagwa left the stage after addressing the crowd, according to news reports.

Football team feared trapped inside cave in Thailand, search ops underway

Jun 25, 2018, at 03:38 pm

Bangkok, Jun 25 (IBNS): A rescue operation is underway in northern Thailand's Chiang Rai province, where a boys  football team is feared to be trapped inside a cave, reports said on Monday.

Afghanistan: Seven Taliban militants die in Herat clash

Jun 25, 2018, at 02:01 pm

Kabul, Jun 25 (IBNS): Seven militants affiliated with the Taliban group have been killed during a clash with Afghan soldiers in the country's Herat province, reports said.

Turkey: President Recep Tayyip Erdogan wins new five year term

Jun 25, 2018, at 01:11 pm

Ankara: Turkey President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has won another five year term after been re-elected in the recently concluded elections, reports said on Monday.

Saudi Arabia's driving ban lifted, women drive on streets

Jun 24, 2018, at 09:18 pm

Jeddah, June 24 (IBNS): Saudi Arabia witnessed a history on Sunday when women in the nation were allowed to drive, ending an age-old driving ban on the eves.