Germany: Three die as Van drives into crowd in Munster City
Apr 08, 2018, at 04:38 am
Munster, Apr 7 (IBNS): Three people have died as a van drove into a crowd in Munster City of Germany on Saturday, media reports said.
Canada: Three dead people in Saskatchewan bus crash identified
Apr 08, 2018, at 04:04 am
Regina, Apr 7 (IBNS): Three deceased people in the Saskatchewan bus crash, which occurred on Friday afternoon, have been identified, media reports said.
Canada: Humboldt Broncos head coach dies in Saskatchewan bus crash
Apr 08, 2018, at 03:42 am
Regina, Apr 7 (IBNS): Darcy Haugan, the head coach of junior hockey team Humboldt Broncos, has died in the bus crash which occurred in Saskatchewan on Friday afternoon, media reports said.
Canada: Bus carrying junior hockey team crashes with truck in Saskatchewan, 14 dies
Apr 08, 2018, at 02:55 am
Regina, Apr 7 (IBNS): Fourteen people have been killed as a bus carrying the junior hockey team crashed with a truck in Saskatchewan on Friday afternoon, media reports said.
Germany: Car drives into crowd in Munster city, several killed
Apr 08, 2018, at 02:25 am
Munster, Apr 7 (IBNS): A car drove into a crowd in the Munster city of Germany, killing several people, media reports said.
Taliban attack kills four policemen in Afghanistan
Apr 07, 2018, at 09:06 pm
Kabul, Apr 7 (IBNS): Taliban attack in Arghandab district of Afghanistan's southern Zabul province left at least four policemen killed, media reports said on Saturday.
Pakistan's Geo TV forced to go off-air, govt. says not responsible
Apr 07, 2018, at 07:48 pm
Islamabad, Apr 7 (IBNS): Pakistan's largest television network, Geo TV, has been forced to go off-air, media reports said on Saturday.
Pakistan PM Shahid Khaqan Abbasi visits Afghanistan, meets President Ashraf Ghani
Apr 07, 2018, at 01:18 pm
Kabul, Apr 7 (IBNS): Pakistan Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi visited Kabul on Friday and discussed issues related to Pakistan-Afghanistan relations with the country's President Ashraf Ghani.
Afghanistan: Taliban attack kills 2 ANA soldiers
Apr 07, 2018, at 12:55 pm
Kabul, Apr 7 (IBNS): Taliban terrorists attacked Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers posts in Afghanistan's northern Sar-i-Pul province, leaving at least 2 security personnel killed, media reports said on Friday.
Apr 07, 2018, at 12:32 pm
New York, Apr 7 (JEN): As the world officially remembers the genocidal murder of 800,000 Rwandans in 1994, United Nations leaders warn that ethnic cleansing and mass atrocities continue to blight humanity and call for sharper action to prevent such wholesale violations.
Nearly 800 Venezuelans arriving in Brazil each day, many seeking asylum, UN refugee agency says
Apr 07, 2018, at 12:29 pm
New York, Apr 7 (JEN): The United Nations refugee agency is scaling up its assistance to the rapidly growing number of Venezuelans arriving in Brazil, with daily arrivals averaging 800 in recent days amid the worsening political and socio-economic situation in their country.
UN condemns attack that kills two ‘blue helmets’ in Mali
Apr 07, 2018, at 12:25 pm
New York, Apr 7 (JEN): United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres and the Security Council have strongly condemned an attack on UN peacekeepers in Mali and underscored that such attacks may amount to war crimes under international law.
Canada: 600 people crosses border through Quebec in weekend
Apr 06, 2018, at 11:56 pm
Quebec City, Apr 6 (IBNS): More than 600 people have illegally crossed border through Quebec into Canada in the last weekend, media reports said.
Pakistani Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi arrives in Kabul
Apr 06, 2018, at 09:18 pm
Kabul, Apr 6 (IBNS): Pakistani Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi reached Afghanistan capital Kabul on Friday.
Justin Trudeau meets Afghan girl who was shot by her husband, accepted by Canada
Apr 06, 2018, at 08:34 pm
Ottawa, Apr 6 (IBNS): Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has met the Afghan girl who was shot by her husband in Afghanistan and accepted by Canada, media reports said.
Former South Korean President Park Geun-hye jailed for 24 years for corruption
Apr 06, 2018, at 07:18 pm
Seoul, Apr 5 (IBNS) : South Korea’s former president Park Geun-hye has been sentenced to 24 years in prison for abuse of power and corruption, media reports said.
Nepal Prime Minister KP Oli to visit India today
Apr 06, 2018, at 03:16 pm
Kathmandu, Apr 6 (IBNS):Nepal Prime Minister KP Oli will commence his three-day India visit from Friday.
Afghanistan: Two Islamic State terrorists killed
Apr 06, 2018, at 03:07 pm
Kabul, Apr 6 (IBNS): During raid in Chapahar district of eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan, security forces have killed two Islamic State terrorists, media reports said on Friday.
Trade War: Donald Trump threatens to slap $100 billion in additional tariffs on China
Apr 06, 2018, at 03:05 pm
Washington, Apr 6 (IBNS): US President Donald Trump has said he is mulling an additional $100 billion in tariffs on China, media reports said.
Pakistan Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi visits Afghanistan today
Apr 06, 2018, at 03:02 pm
Islamabad, Apr 6 (IBNS): On the invitation of Afghan President Muhammad Ashraf Ghani, Pakistan Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi will undertake a day-long visit to Kabul on Friday, officials said.
Apr 06, 2018, at 01:46 pm
New York, Apr 6 (JEN): During a heated debate in the United Nations Security Council on Thursday, Russia again rejected allegations levelled by the United Kingdom that Moscow was behind a deadly nerve-agent attack in the English city of Salisbury on 4 March.
Burundi: Security Council urges dialogue amid deteriorating political and humanitarian situation
Apr 06, 2018, at 01:41 pm
New York, Apr 6 (JEN): Expressing deep concern over the slow pace of the inter-Burundian dialogue and the lack of engagement by the Government, the United Nations Security Council called on all stakeholders, in particular the authorities to commit to the dialogue and reach an agreement ahead of the 2020 elections.
UN chief applauds Sierra Leoneans for peaceful elections; congratulates new President
Apr 06, 2018, at 01:38 pm
New York, Apr 6 (JEN): United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres took note of the announcement by the National Electoral Commission on 4 April of the final results of the presidential run-off election in Sierra Leone, the UN Spokesman said Thursday.
UN celebrates voice and visibility of women and girls with autism
Apr 06, 2018, at 01:34 pm
New York, Apr 6 (JEN): Activists, ambassadors and actors gathered at the United Nations on Thursday to underline their commitment to empowering women and girls with autism, a lifelong neurological condition that begins in childhood and is characterized by some degree of impaired social behaviour, communication and language.
Marking Sport for Development Day, Japanese athletes take UN Global Goals forward
Apr 06, 2018, at 01:26 pm
New York. Apr 6 (JEN): Ahead of the International Day of Sport, world renowned Japanese athletes are joining a United Nations-backed campaign to promote global development goals through the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games their country will host in 2020.
UN calls for restraint ahead of renewed Palestinian protests at Gaza fence
Apr 06, 2018, at 01:22 pm
New York, Apr 6 (IBNS): After last week’s deadly violence near the Gaza fence and with fresh protests planned at the Gaza-Israel border tomorrow, the United Nations has urged all parties to refrain from any act that could lead to further violence or place civilians – especially children – in harm’s way.
The world banks on sunshine, UN says in renewable energy report
Apr 06, 2018, at 01:18 pm
New York, Apr 6 (JEN): In 2017, solar energy dominated global investment in new power generation like never before, according to a new United Nations-backed report, which shows a steady move away from fossil fuel-based power production to ‘green’ power sources.
Global food price index rises for second consecutive month – UN agency
Apr 06, 2018, at 01:15 pm
New York, Apr 6 (JEN): Global food prices rose for the second consecutive month with the index for these commodities averaging 172.8 points in March, 1.1 per cent higher than in February, the United Nations food security agency announced Thursday.
Canada Foreign Affairs minister Freeland flying to Washington, NAFTA talks on hold
Apr 06, 2018, at 02:12 am
Ottawa, Apr 5 (IBNS): The eighth round of North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) talks have been put on hold as Canadian Foreign Affairs minister Chrystia Freeland is flying off to Washington, the capital of the US, to engage into political discussions with American and Mexican leaders, media reports said.
Canada PM Trudeau cites 'disinformation campaign' on Russian interference
Apr 06, 2018, at 01:48 am
Ottawa, Apr 5 (IBNS): Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has cited "disinformation campaign" against Foreign Affairs minister Chrystia Freeland while speaking about the alleged Russian interference in the country's politics, media reports said.