Shooting in Toronto leaves two girls injured, police start investigation
Jun 15, 2018, at 08:51 am
Toronto, June 15 (IBNS): The Toronto Police on Friday said two children were injured during a shooting incident in the Canadian city of Toronto on Thursday.
UN rushes to deliver aid as key Yemeni port city is ‘shelled and bombarded’
Jun 15, 2018, at 08:44 am
New York, June 15 (IBNS): As the Yemeni port city of Hodeida continues to come under attack from Saudi-led coalition forces on Thursday, seeking to drive out Houthi rebels who control the city, the United Nations and humanitarian partners are rushing to provide life-saving assistance to thousands of vulnerable families there.
Financial abuse of elderly ‘rampant, but invisible’, says UN expert
Jun 15, 2018, at 08:41 am
New York, June 15 (IBNS): Older people are increasingly subject to financial abuse, in many cases by their own family members, a United Nations human rights expert warned on Thursday.
Canadians embrace indigenous goods to protest against US' trade tariffs imposition
Jun 14, 2018, at 09:28 pm
Ottawa, Jun 14 (IBNS): Hitting back at US President Donald Trump's imposition of trade tariffs, Canadians have started to boycott the US goods and also launched several campaigns on social media.
Canada to co-host FIFA World Cup 2026
Jun 14, 2018, at 08:26 pm
Ottawa, Jun 14 (IBNS): Canada will host the FIFA World Cup jointly with the US and Mexico in 2026, media reports said.
Jun 14, 2018, at 09:00 am
New York, June 14 (IBNS): In an emergency meeting on Wednesday, the United Nations General Assembly adopted an Arab-sponsored resolution calling for greater protection for Palestinians, and deploring any use of “excessive, disproportionate and indiscriminate” force by the Israeli military against Palestinian civilians, particularly in Gaza.
‘Much more’ can be done to raise awareness about the plight of persons with albinism: UN chief
Jun 14, 2018, at 08:57 am
New York, June 14 (IBNS): On the international day to raise awareness on albinism – a rare genetic condition that results in the lack of melanin in the body – United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has called for greater solidarity with people living with albinism, so they can live more empowered lives.
‘True’ peace, requires standing up for human rights, says UN chief Guterres
Jun 14, 2018, at 08:54 am
New York, June 14 (IBNS): Achieving peace involves more than “laying down weapons”, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres said on Wednesday, calling for intensified efforts to address the root causes of conflict.
At least 2.5 million migrants were smuggled in 2016, first UN global study shows
Jun 14, 2018, at 08:52 am
New York, June 14 (IBNS): According to the first ever Global Study on Smuggling of Migrants, released by the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) on Wednesday, at least 2.5 million migrants were smuggled during the course of 2016.
Jun 14, 2018, at 08:49 am
New York, June 14 (IBNS):The scourge of terrorism and violent extremism continues to affect all of Central Africa and divert government resources from much-needed development programmes to costly security operations, a senior United Nations official told the Security Council on Wednesday.
Jun 14, 2018, at 08:44 am
New York, June 14 (IBNS): An attempt by a Saudi-led military coalition to take control of the Yemeni port of Hodeida from opposition Houthi forces “will have serious consequences” on an already “dire” situation for millions of civilians, the UN Special Envoy for Yemen said on Wednesday.
Freeland to promote Canada's multilateralism and oppose U.S.tariffs
Jun 13, 2018, at 11:49 pm
Ottawa, Jun 13 (IBNS): During her two-day visit to Washington, Chrystia Freeland, Canada's foreign affairs minister, would be promoting Canada's support for multilateralism, and its opposition to recently imposed tariffs by United States (U.S.), media reports said.
Canada Foreign Minister Freeland to promote Canada's multilateralism & oppose U.S.tariffs
Jun 13, 2018, at 07:19 pm
Ottawa, Jun 13 (IBNS): During her two-day visit to Washington, Chrystia Freeland, Canada's foreign affairs minister, would be promoting Canada's support for multilateralism, and its opposition to recently imposed tariffs by United States (U.S.), media reports said.
UN chief welcomes formation of unity government in Madagascar
Jun 13, 2018, at 05:47 pm
New York, June 13 (IBNS): United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has welcomed the formation on Monday of a government of national unity in Madagascar led by a non-partisan Prime Minister, as requested by the nation’s leading constitutional court.
Jun 13, 2018, at 05:40 pm
New York, June 13 (IBNS): The United Nations has welcomed Tuesday’s announcement by the leaders of Greece and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) that 27 years after the dispute began, they have reached a mutual agreement over a new name for the Republic.
Everyone has 'a moral imperative' to uphold the rights of persons with disabilities, says UN chief
Jun 13, 2018, at 05:35 pm
New York, June 13 (IBNS): Cementing and protecting the rights of around 1.5 billion people around the world in accordance with the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities is a “moral imperative” said United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Tuesday.
Jun 13, 2018, at 05:27 pm
New York, June 13 (IBNS): Any attack on the key Yemeni port of Hodeida would deepen one of the world’s worst malnutrition crises and put the lives of an estimated 300,000 children at risk, said the head of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Tuesday.
Millions of young lives ‘at risk’ says UN labour chief, calling for an end to child labour
Jun 13, 2018, at 05:20 pm
New York, June 13 (IBNS): No child under the age of 18 should be toiling in mines, fields, factories and homes, carrying heavy loads or working long hours, the head of the UN labour agency said on Tuesday, marking World Day against Child Labour.
US-North Korea summit ‘an important milestone’ towards denuclearization, says Guterres
Jun 13, 2018, at 05:14 pm
New York, June 13 (IBNS): Tuesday’s historic summit between the leaders of the United States and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) has been hailed as “an important milestone” by the UN Secretary-General.
Afghanistan: Blast in Nangarhar leaves one killed
Jun 13, 2018, at 05:07 pm
Kabul, June 13 (IBNS): A bomb blast in Afghanistan's Nangarhar province on Wednesday killed at least one child, media reports said.
Robert De Niro is a very Low IQ individual: Trump
Jun 13, 2018, at 03:52 pm
Washington, June 13 (IBNS): US President Donald Trump on Wednesday attacked actor Robert De Niro by calling him "a very low IQ individual".
Donald Trump calls his Singapore trip as 'amazing'
Jun 13, 2018, at 03:49 pm
Singapore City, June 13 (IBNS): On his way back home from Singapore after meeting North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, US President called the trip as 'amazing'.
Singapore PM Lee Hsien Loong congratulates Donald Trump, Kim over summit
Jun 13, 2018, at 03:30 pm
Singapore City, June 13 (IBNS): Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has congratulated US President Donald Trump and North Korea leader Kim Jong Un over their meeting.
Canada: Quebec to offer loans to steel and aluminium companies hit by U.S. tariffs
Jun 12, 2018, at 11:34 pm
Ottawa, June 12 (IBNS): Quebec, a Canadian province, offered on Monday C$100 million ($77.1 million) in loans and guarantees on loans to steel and aluminium companies hit by recent United States (U.S.) tariffs, media reports said.
Trudeau's comments will cost Canadians a lot of money, says Donald Trump
Jun 12, 2018, at 06:05 pm
Singapore, Jun 12 (IBNS): Even after a historic US-North Korea talks on Tuesday, US President Donald Trump did not spare Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau from his attacks for the latter's comment post-G7 Summit, media reports said.
Pakistan Army chief Qamar Bajwa-led delegation meets Ashraf Ghani
Jun 12, 2018, at 05:12 pm
Kabul, June 12 (IBNS): A Pakistani delegation led by the Chief of Army Staff of Pakistan General Qamar Bajwa met Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani on Tuesday, media reports said.
Afghanistan: Bomb attack in southern Ghazni province kills 5
Jun 12, 2018, at 04:38 pm
Kabul, June 12 (IBNS): A bomb attack incident in southern Ghazni province of Afghanistan on Monday left at least five people killed, media reports said on Tuesday.
IAEA welcomes Trump, Kim joint statement
Jun 12, 2018, at 04:31 pm
Vienna, June 12 (IBNS): The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on Tuesday said it has welcomed the meeting between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Singapore.
Trump pledges to end war games, Kim commits to denuclearization
Jun 12, 2018, at 03:47 pm
Singapore, June 12 (IBNS): Donald Trump and North Korea's Kim Jong Un concluded a remarkable nuclear summit on Tuesday with the US President pledging to put a freeze on "war games" with ally South Korea and Kim committing to the "complete denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula."
Secular Bangladeshi author and publisher shot dead
Jun 12, 2018, at 02:13 pm
Munshiganj, Bangladesh, June 12 (IBNS): Shahzahan Bachchu, a secular writer and publisher and also a leftist politician in Bangladesh, was shot dead by assailants in a public place near his village home at Sirajdani under Munshiganj district on Monday evening.