Israel must address excessive use of force and deaths in Gaza protests – UN rights chief
Apr 28, 2018, at 12:46 pm
New York, Apr 28 (IBNS): With over 40 Palestinians killed and more than 5,500 injured during protests in Gaza over the past month – many by live ammunition – the top United Nations human rights official on Friday called on Israel to ensure that its security forces do not resort to use of excessive force amid the ongoing demonstrations.
UN encourages Korean leaders to act swiftly on agreements at ‘historic’ summit
Apr 28, 2018, at 12:43 pm
New York, Apr 28 (IBNS): Following Friday’s summit between the leaders of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) and the Republic of Korea, Secretary-General António Guterres and other top officials expressed hope that the two countries would swiftly implement all agreed actions, including ridding the Peninsula of nuclear weapons.
UN rights experts voice concerns about ‘structural racism’ in United Kingdom
Apr 28, 2018, at 12:40 pm
New York, Apr 28 (IBNS): United Nations human rights experts have expressed serious concerns about racism rooted in the fabric of the United Kingdom’s society, given the disproportionate number of people of African descent and of ethnic minorities dying due to excessive use of force by State security.
Canada PM Justin Trudeau to tour US in mid-May, will receive honourary degree
Apr 28, 2018, at 04:27 am
Ottawa, Apr 27 (IBNS): Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will be on a three-day visit to the United States in the month of May.
Canada: Calgary boy falls into septic tank, dies
Apr 28, 2018, at 04:17 am
Calgary, Apr 27 (IBNS): A two-year old boy from Calgary in Alberta province has died after falling into a septic tank on Friday, media reports said.
Canada PM Justin Trudeau supports Shahid Afridi's fundraising campaign in Vancouver
Apr 28, 2018, at 04:16 am
Vancouver, Apr 27 (IBNS): Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has extended his support to former Pakistan cricket team captain Shahid Afridi, who carried out a fundraising campaign for his foundation in Vancouver recently to build a hospital in his own country, media reports said.
Funds for Toronto victims surpass $1 million
Apr 28, 2018, at 02:59 am
Toronto, Apr 27 (IBNS): The #TorontoStrong Fund, established in response to Monday’s horrific van attack, has surpassed $1 million in donations, media reports said.
Prince William, Kate name their new child Louis Arthur Charles
Apr 27, 2018, at 10:12 pm
London, Apr 27 (IBNS): Britain's Prince William and his wife Kate have named their new born child as Louis Arthur Charles, officials said on Friday.
Unknown men gun down a doctor in Afghanistan
Apr 27, 2018, at 08:59 pm
Kabul, Apr 27 (IBNS): A doctor was gunned down by unknown men in Hassankhel area of Bagramai district in central of Kabul province of Afghanistan on Wednesday, media reports said on Friday.
North and South Korea announce to end Korean war, pledge to denuclearize the peninsula
Apr 27, 2018, at 08:43 pm
Seoul, Apr 27 (IBNS): North and South Korea will formally end a 65-year-old Korean war this year with the signing of a peace treaty, the two countries engaged in over six decades of hostilities since 1950s announced in a joint declaration Friday, scripting what is apparently a new chapter in peace in the region.
White House releases pictures of Mike Pompeo's meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un
Apr 27, 2018, at 03:16 pm
Washington, Apr 27 (IBNS): The White House has released pictures where newly appointed Secretary of State Mike Pompeo could be seen meeting North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
Mike Pompeo takes oath as US Secretary of State
Apr 27, 2018, at 02:58 pm
Washington, Apr 27 (IBNS): The US government has said former CIA director Mike Pompeo has been appointed as the country's Secretary of State.
Donald Trump to visit Britain in July: Boris Johnson
Apr 27, 2018, at 02:28 pm
Washington/London, Apr 27 (IBNS): British top diplomat Boris Johnson has confirmed that US President Donald Trump will visit England July.
Largest financial scandal in Canadian history: PC leader Doug Ford on budget deficit
Apr 27, 2018, at 01:38 pm
Toronto, Apr 26 (IBNS): In a campaign pledge today, Progressive Conservative leader Doug Ford mooted an independent inquiry commission to probe into $ 5 billion deficit-number difference between the current liberal dispensation in Ontario and the auditor general, media reports said.
Kim Jong Un, Moon Jae-in shake hands ahead of historic summit
Apr 27, 2018, at 01:38 pm
Seoul, Apr 27 (IBNS): Ahead of the landmark summit, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and South's President Moon Jae-in shook hands over the Military Demarcation Line on Friday .
Make mine Darjeeling: Locally identified foods promote sustainable development, UN study finds
Apr 27, 2018, at 01:18 pm
New York, Apr 27 (IBNS): Not just any peppers, but white Penja peppers, grown in volcanic soil in the Cameroon; not just any cabbage, but Futog cabbage, cultivated alongside the Danube in Serbia. The rising number of products with a specific and certified geographic origin, it turns out, not only have cachet among gourmands: they are also providing large economic and social benefits to rural areas and can foster sustainable development, according to a new study released by the UN agriculture agency.
‘Gaza is about to explode,’ UN envoy warns Security Council
Apr 27, 2018, at 01:15 pm
New York, Apr 27 (IBNS): The Palestinian-Israeli conflict is continuing with no prospects for a political resolution and “Gaza is about to explode,” a senior United Nations official said Thursday, urging both sides to avoid further clashes along the enclave’s border.
Make every day a day for girls in ICT, says UN
Apr 27, 2018, at 01:10 pm
New York, Apr 27 (IBNS): From Switzerland to Somalia girls are creating their own apps; they are programming the robots they build. On Girls in Information and Communications Technologies (ICT) Day, the United Nations is urging more girls to pursue careers in the fast-paced science and tech industry, generally regarded as a ‘boys-only’ club.
Women’s innovation, creativity take center stage on World Intellectual Property Day
Apr 27, 2018, at 01:07 pm
New York, Apr 27 (IBNS): The United Nations agency behind World Intellectual Property Day is calling for greater participation of women in the field of innovation and creativity to reap maximum benefits for society.
Visiting Ethiopia, UN human rights chief urges new Government to ‘keep positive momentum going’
Apr 27, 2018, at 01:00 pm
New York, Apr 27 (IBNS): The United Nations human rights chief on Thursday expressed hope that Ethiopia continues its economic development in which human rights are respected and people can freely speak their minds about public policies.
Canada: Newfoundland minister asked to step aside during review of harassment allegations
Apr 27, 2018, at 02:50 am
St John's, Apr 26 (IBNS): A cabinet minister from Newfoundland and Labrador has been asked to step aside during the conduction of a review which will look into the harassment allegations brought against him, media reports said.
Afghanistan: Woman killed by brother in alleged 'honour killing'
Apr 26, 2018, at 07:47 pm
Kabul, Apr 26 (IBNS): In an alleged incident of 'honour killing', a woman was fatally stabbed by her brother in Afghanistan's Faryab province, local Tolo News reported.
DPRK is moving in right direction: White House
Apr 26, 2018, at 02:39 pm
Washington, Apr 26 (IBNS): White House spokesperson Sarah Sanders on Wednesday said the US feels that North Korea is moving 'in the right direction' on the Korean Peninsula denuclearization issue.
Apr 26, 2018, at 02:04 pm
New York, Apr 26 (IBNS): Peacebuilding and sustaining peace require a more coherent United Nations strategy, as well a ‘quantum leap’ in funding activities that prevent the outbreak, escalation, continuation and recurrence of conflict, Secretary-General António Guterres said Wednesday.
Apr 26, 2018, at 01:57 pm
New York, Apr 26 (IBNS): The world’s nuclear proliferation watchdog has welcomed the announcement by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) to suspend its nuclear and missile tests and shut down its Punggye-ri atomic test site.
UN-backed programme logs record high cocaine seizures at seaports in Latin America and the Caribbean
Apr 26, 2018, at 01:47 pm
New York, Apr 26 (IBNS): UN-trained law enforcement units have intercepted huge shipments of illegal drugs being trafficked through seaports this year, including 2.8 tons of cocaine at Brazil’s Port Santos, the largest such seizure in the port’s history.
Apr 26, 2018, at 01:41 pm
New York, Apr 26 (IBNS): International donors at a United Nations-European Union humanitarian conference pledged nearly $4.4 billion on Wednesday to fund critical aid programmes in war-torn Syria throughout 2018.
Get malaria response ‘back on track,’ UN says, as progress stalls and funding flatlines
Apr 26, 2018, at 01:32 pm
New York, Apr 26 (IBNS): Marking World Malaria Day, the head of the United Nations health agency on Wednesday stressed the need to get the global response against the disease back on track while acknowledging progress that had helped avert millions of malaria deaths, especially among children, since 2000.
Pilot lands aircraft on Calgary road after engine snag
Apr 26, 2018, at 06:34 am
Calgary, Apr 25 (IBNS): A small plane pilot used a stretch of Calgary road as a runway early today, landing on 36th Street just south of 16th Avenue N.E, after it developed engine trouble, media reports said.
Sahota excited over Brampton University location
Apr 26, 2018, at 02:07 am
Ottawa, Apr 25 (IBNS) – Brampton MP Ruby Sahota today thanked the Ontario government, Brampton city administration, Ryerson University and Sheridan College as the location and funding of the new university in Brampton was announced.