Death toll in Kabul ambulance blast touches 103
Jan 29, 2018, at 12:54 am
Kabul, Jan 28 (IBNS): The death toll in the Kabul ambulance suicide blast has touched 103, media reports said on Sunday.
UN condemns massive vehicle bomb attack in Kabul that leaves scores dead and wounded
Jan 29, 2018, at 12:00 am
New York, Jan 28 (JEN): United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres, the Security Council and the UN in Afghanistan have strongly condemned Saturday's massive vehicle bomb attack on a street near Government buildings in the Afghan capital, Kabul, which reportedly left 95 people dead and scores wounded.
In Addis Ababa, Guterres says partnership with African Union is fundamental to work of the UN
Jan 28, 2018, at 11:50 pm
New York, Jan 28 (JEN): Strong cooperation with the African Union (AU) is essential for the United Nations to be able to fulfill its mandate, Secretary-General António Guterres said on Saturday in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, where the two organizations signed a new agreement to bolster their collaboration on range of global issues.
DR Congo: UN chief condemns killing of 'blue helmet,' calls on armed groups to lay down weapons
Jan 28, 2018, at 09:42 pm
New York, Jan 28 (JEN): Condemning the killing on Saturday of a peacekeeper with the United Nations stabilization mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) who was ambushed in the vast country's restive east, Secretary-General António Guterres again called on armed groups there to lay down their weapons and seek to resolve their grievances peacefully.
UN envoy for Syria to attend Russia-sponsored talks in Sochi
Jan 28, 2018, at 09:37 pm
New York, Jan 28 (JEN): United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres will send his Special Envoy for Syria, Staffan de Mistura, to Sochi next week to attend the Russia-sponsored Congress of the Syrian National Dialogue, talks reportedly on a political solution towards ending the seven-year Syrian conflict.
Jan 28, 2018, at 09:31 pm
New York, Jan 28 (JEN): The United Nations Security Council has strongly condemned the “barbaric and cowardly terrorist attack” on 25 January against a bus transporting civilians near Boni, in central Mali, during which 26 people from Mali and Burkina Faso, including children, were killed.
At African Union Summit, Guterres outlines UN-AU approach to combatting terrorism
Jan 28, 2018, at 09:25 pm
New York, Jan 28 (JEN): No single nation, institution, or organization can defeat terrorism in Africa or anywhere else, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres told a special meeting of the African Union Peace and Security Council in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on Saturday, as he called for a sustained, cooperative and coordinated approach in tackling this complex, ever-evolving menace.
Turkish Army neutralised more than 480 militants in Syria: Reports
Jan 28, 2018, at 06:39 pm
Damascus/Ankara, Jan 28 (IBNS): The Turkish Army said on Sunday that it has neutralised more than 480 militants in Syria.
Trump lashes out at Democrats on border safety, DACA
Jan 28, 2018, at 05:18 pm
Washington, Jan 28 (IBNS): US President Donald Trump on Saturday lashed out at his political opponents on border safety and DACA issues.
Kabul blast: Death toll rises to 95; Trump condemns attack
Jan 28, 2018, at 04:07 pm
Kabul, Jan 28 (IBNS): The death toll in the Kabul ambulance bomb attack has risen to 95, reports said.
Afghanistan: Kabul blast kills 93 people, injures 158
Jan 28, 2018, at 03:05 am
Kabul, Jan 27 (IBNS): A bomb hidden in an ambulance exploded in Afghanistan's capital Kabul city on Saturday, killing 93 people and injuring 158 others, media reports said.
Afghanistan: Kabul ambulance blast kills 63
Jan 28, 2018, at 01:53 am
Kabul, Jan 27 (IBNS): A bomb hidden in an ambulance exploded in Afghanistan's capital Kabul city on Saturday, killing at least 63 people and injuring 150 others, media reports said.
#MeToo in Canada, reporter Paul Bliss suspended on sexual harassment case
Jan 28, 2018, at 12:54 am
Toronto, Jan 27 (IBNS): #MeToo campaign which flooded social media recently in the wake of sexual harassment cases by Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein, Canada has witnessed a similar development.
Canada: Patrick Brown receives support from sister over allegations of sexual harassment
Jan 28, 2018, at 12:14 am
Toronto, Jan 27 (IBNS): Resigned Ontario Progressive Conservative leader Patrick Brown has received support from his sister Stephanie Brown at a time he is accused of sexually harassing two women.
Afghanistan: 40 killed, 140 injured as massive blast rocks Kabul
Jan 27, 2018, at 10:20 pm
Kabul, Jan 27 (IBNS): At least 40 people were killed and 140 others were hurt as heavy bomb explosion hit Afghanistan capital Kabul city on Saturday, media reports said.
Massive blast in Kabul, at least 17 killed, 110 injured
Jan 27, 2018, at 09:07 pm
Kabul, Jan 27 (IBNS) : A massive explosion killed and wounded scores of people at a police checkpoint in the Afghan capital Kabul on Saturday, media reports said.
US President Donald Trump plans to replace chain migration with merit-based admissions
Jan 27, 2018, at 05:32 pm
Davos, Jan 27 (IBNS): While addressing World Economic Forum on Friday, US President Donald Trump said he plans to replace the current US system of extended family chain migration with a merit-based system, media reports said.
Barry and Honey Sherman were murdered, say police
Jan 27, 2018, at 05:04 pm
Toronto, Jan 27 (IBNS): Concluding an ongoing investigation, Toronto police have said on Friday that billionaire Barry and Honey Sherman were murdered in a targeted killing last month.
Rumours of affair with Trump highly offensive, says Nikki Haley
Jan 27, 2018, at 04:16 pm
Washington, Jan 27 (IBNS): United States Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley has slammed rumours of her affair with Donald Trump as 'highly offensive' and 'disgusting'.
Jan 27, 2018, at 01:29 pm
New York, Jan 27 (JEN): Calling on the world to “stand together against the normalization of hate, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has stressed in his message for the International Day dedicated to honouring Holocaust victims that everyone has a responsibility to quickly and decisively resist racism and violence.
Jan 27, 2018, at 01:24 pm
New York, Jan 27 (JEN): With families in Syria’s besieged northern town of Afrin on the run or hiding in basements to escape intense shelling, the head of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) operations in the country has strongly denounced the rising number of child casualties, questioning whether the world is “becoming numb to the killing of children.”
Venezuela: Economic woes worsening malnutrition among children, warns UNICEF
Jan 27, 2018, at 01:21 pm
New York, Jan 27 (JEN): Amid growing food insecurity and rising malnutrition among children on the back of a protracted economic crisis in Venezuela, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Friday called on all actors for rapid and coordinated assistance efforts to reach those most in need.
Overcrowded boat capsizes off Yemen coast, 30 drowned; UN agencies condemn smugglers
Jan 27, 2018, at 01:08 pm
New York, Jan 27 (JEN): At least 30 refugees and migrants drowned when their boat capsized off the coast of Aden, Yemen, the United Nations reported on Friday, saying the overcrowded vessel was believed to have been operated by unscrupulous smugglers who were trying to extort money from the passengers.
Davos: UN rights chief stresses leading role of businesses in ending LGBTI discrimination
Jan 27, 2018, at 01:05 pm
New York, Jan 27 (JEN): With major companies joining the growing list of early adopters of United Nations standards to promote equality for lesbian, gay, bi, trans and intersex (LGBTI) people, the UN human rights chief on Friday highlighted the private sector's crucial leadership role in ensuring the dignity and equal opportunities of LGBTI employees in the workplace and beyond.
South Korea : At least 37 killed, 100 injured in deadly hospital fire
Jan 26, 2018, at 09:27 pm
Seoul, Jan 26 (IBNS) : In a devastating fire that raged through a South Korea hospital in Miryang city on Friday, at least 37 people were killed and more than 100 injured.
Davos meeting blighted by Trump's remarks against African nations
Jan 26, 2018, at 09:06 pm
Davos (Switzerland), Jan 25 (IBNS): US President Donald Trump's alleged remarks about African countries as "shithole nations" during an immigration meeting with lawmakers in January had cast a dark shadow on the World Economic Forum in Davos, media reports said.
Ontario promotes francophone communities with grant funding
Jan 26, 2018, at 08:45 pm
Ottawa, Jan 26 (IBNS): Marie-France Lalonde, Ontario Minister of Francophone along with Francophone community leaders announced recently -- at the Collège Boréal in Sudbury -- that Ontario will be investing $3 million over three years in funding for 57 community projects through the Francophone Community Grants program (FCGP), media reports said.
Harassment of any kind unacceptable: Canada PM Trudeau on Kent Hehr's resignation
Jan 26, 2018, at 07:31 pm
Ottawa, Jan 26 (IBNS): Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has said any kind of harassment is unacceptable in a statement issued on the resignation of federal Sports and Disabilities Minister Kent Hehr, after the latter was accused of passing a sexual remark as a provincial politician.
Canada: Chief military judge charged with alleged fraud
Jan 26, 2018, at 05:23 pm
Ottawa, Jan 26 (IBNS): A top Canadian military judge has been charged with fraudulent activities including an inappropriate behaviour with one of the subordinates, media reports said.
Pakistan expects to continue its longstanding tie with China,USA: PM Abbasi
Jan 26, 2018, at 03:06 pm
Davos, Jan 26 (IBNS): Pakistan Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi has said his nation will like to continue their longstanding ties with both China and the United States.