Mar 23, 2018, at 02:23 pm
New York, Mar 23 (JEN): Hurricanes, monsoon floods and continuing severe drought made 2017 the costliest year ever for severe weather and climate events, according to a new report by the United Nations weather agency launched on the eve of World Meteorological Day.
Drought and conflict leave millions more hungry in 2017 – UN-backed report
Mar 23, 2018, at 02:20 pm
New York, Mar 23 (JEN): Driven largely by climate disasters and conflict, levels of acute hunger surged in 2017, leaving some 124 million people across 51 countries facing hunger crises –11 million more than the previous year, according to a new United Nations report.
Mar 23, 2018, at 02:15 pm
New York, Mar 23 (JEN): United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has welcomed the singing of a continental free trade agreement in Africa that has created one of the world’s largest trading blocs with over 50 countries.
Canada: Police issue country-wide warrant to find second suspect in assault of autistic man
Mar 22, 2018, at 10:38 pm
Mississauga, Mar 22 (IBNS): A Canada-wide warrant has been issued by the police in search of the second suspect in the case of an assault on an autistic man in Mississauga last week, media reports said.
Bangladesh: Two Neo JMB members arrested
Mar 22, 2018, at 09:24 pm
Dhaka. Mar 22 (JEN): Security forces have arrested two “Neo JMB” members, including Hadisur Rahman Sagar, who allegedly supplied bombs during the 2016 Holey Artisan Bakery attack in Dhaka, media reports said on Thursday.
Pakistan, Russia express 'grave concern' over growing IS threat
Mar 22, 2018, at 08:43 pm
Islamabad, Mar 22 (IBNS): Pakistan and Russia have expressed 'grave concern' over the growing threat of Islamic States terrorists in the region.
Pakistan condemns Kabul attack
Mar 22, 2018, at 08:11 pm
Islamabad, Mar 22 (IBNS): Pakistan has condemned the suicide blast in Pakistan that has killed at least 29 people.
Afghanistan: Airstrikes in Faryab province kill at least 24 militants
Mar 22, 2018, at 08:09 pm
Kabul, Mar 22 (IBNS): At least 24 militants have been killed in airstrikes conducted by the Afghan Air Force in the country's Faryab province, reports said on Thursday.
Emergency lifted in Maldives after 45 days
Mar 22, 2018, at 07:58 pm
Male, Mar 22 (IBNS) : Maldives President Abdulla Yameen on Thursday lifted the 45-day-long state of emergency, imposed in the country to annul a Supreme Court ruling that quashed convictions against nine Opposition leaders, media reports said.
Trump hints at sanctioning Beijing, experts say US-China trade war could widen
Mar 22, 2018, at 06:23 pm
Washington/Beijing, Mar 22 (IBNS): US President Donald Trump has hinted that his administration could impose sanctions against China on Thursday, after reports claimed that Beijing indulges in transfer and theft of intellectual property from US businesses.
Parents of Canadian man accused in plotting terror attack in NYC plead for mercy
Mar 22, 2018, at 06:06 pm
Ottawa, Mar 22 (IBNS): Parents of a 20-year-old Canadian man, who is accused of plotting a terror attack in the New York City in 2016, are pleading for mercy of their son, media reports said.
Kosovo: Opposition party opens tear gas in parliament to halt voting
Mar 22, 2018, at 04:17 pm
Pristina, Mar 22 (IBNS): The picture of the parliament turned worse in Kosovo on Wednesday as the Opposition party had opened tear gas to prevent voting, media reports said.
Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg apologises for data breaches
Mar 22, 2018, at 02:29 pm
New York, Mar 22 (IBNS): Amid allegations of Cambridge Analytica data misuse, Facebook Inc Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg on Wednesday finally broke his silence over the issue and said his company committed 'mistakes' in how it handled data belonging to 50 million of its users.
Nigeria: 110 kidnapped schoolgirls released
Mar 22, 2018, at 02:34 am
Lagos, Mar 21 (IBNS): As many as 110 Nigerian school girls, who were allegedly kidnapped by terrorists from Dapchi town, have been freed, media reports said on Wednesday.
Austin bombings suspect killed, says police
Mar 22, 2018, at 01:55 am
New York, Mar 21 (IBNS): A suspected man, who was associated with several bombing incident in US city of Austin, was killed in an explosion inside his car as authorities closed in, media reports said on Wednesday.
Afghanistan: 29 killed in suicide blast
Mar 21, 2018, at 11:17 pm
Kabul, Mar 21 (IBNS): At least 29 people were killed in a suicide attack in Afghanistan's Kabul city on Wednesday, media reports said.
Israel admits striking suspected Syrian nuclear reactor in 2007
Mar 21, 2018, at 10:55 pm
Jerusalem, Mar 21 (IBNS): Israel has admitted that in 2007 the country had destroyed a suspected nuclear reactor which was being built in Syria.
US: Suspected Austin bomber kills himself
Mar 21, 2018, at 10:08 pm
New York, Mar 21 (IBNS): A suspect, who was involved in series of parcel bombs in Austin area of the US, has died, police said on Wednesday.
Nigeria: Group of kidnapped schoolgirls released
Mar 21, 2018, at 09:38 pm
Lagos, March 21 (IBNS): Several Nigerian girls, who were allegedly kidnapped by terrorists from Dapchi town, have been freed, media reports said.
Myanmar's President and Suu Kyi's close confidante Htin Kyaw reisgns
Mar 21, 2018, at 08:54 pm
Myanmar, Mar 21 (IBNS) : Myanmar's first democratically elected President Htin Kyaw, has stepped down, saying he is “taking a rest” following health issues, media reports said.
Kabul suicide attack: Death toll rises to 26
Mar 21, 2018, at 08:51 pm
Kabul, Mar 21 (IBNS): At least 26 people have died in the suicide attack which rocked Kabul on Wednesday noon, reports said.
Canadian mathematician Robert Langlands wins Abel Prize
Mar 21, 2018, at 08:32 pm
Ottawa, Mar 21 (IBNS): Canadian mathematician Robert Langlands has won the Abel Prize for developing a programme that connects representation theory to number theory, media reports said.
Afghanistan: Taliban attack leaves two policemen dead
Mar 21, 2018, at 08:30 pm
Kabul, Mar 21 (IBNS): At least two policemen have been killed in an attack carried out by Taliban militants in Afghanistan's Helmand province, reports said.
Kabul suicide attack: Over 20 dead, 18 injured
Mar 21, 2018, at 07:31 pm
Kabul, Mar 21 (IBNS): Over 20 people have reportedly died in the Kabul suicide attack, while at least 18 people have sustained injuries.
Kabul suicide attack kills at least three
Mar 21, 2018, at 07:28 pm
Kabul, Mar 21 (IBNS): At least three people have been killed as a suicide bomber detonated his explosive near a crowd celebrating New Year in Afghanistan's capital city Kabul, local Pajhok Afghan News reported.
North Korea says sanctions didn't force it to seek US dialogue
Mar 21, 2018, at 07:22 pm
Pyongyang, Mar 21 (IBNS): It was self confidence and not sanctions that pushed North Korea to seek dialogues with the United States of America and South Korea, the state media said on Tuesday.
Toronto: Mayor Tory's statement on new federal firearms legislation
Mar 21, 2018, at 05:49 pm
Toronto, Mar 21 (IBNS): Toronto Mayor John Tory made the following statement on Tuesday on new federal firearms legislation:
Pakistan needs to do lot more against Taliban, other terrorist outfits: US
Mar 21, 2018, at 04:07 pm
Washington, Mar 21 (IBNS):The US on Tuesday said Pakistan is heading towards the right direction but 'a lot more needs to be done' by the Asian nation to wipe out terrorism from the region.
Victim suddenly stepped infront of self-driving Uber vehicle: Police
Mar 21, 2018, at 03:05 pm
Arizona, Mar 21 (IBNS): A video from Uber self-driving car, which is involved in a fatal crash in the US last Sunday, has revealed that the deceased woman had moved infront of the vehicle suddenly, police said.
US President Donald Trump congratulates Vladimir Putin on winning Russian presidential poll
Mar 21, 2018, at 02:45 pm
Moscow/Washington, Mar 21 (IBNS): US President Donald Trump has congratulated Vladimir Putin over his re-election as Russian President for another term.