Afghanistan: Kabul suicide bombing kills 20
Jan 05, 2018, at 10:28 pm
Kabul, Dec 5 (IBNS): At least 20 people were killed in overnight suicide bombing incident in Kabul city of Afghanistan, media reports said on Friday.
Canada: Natural gas restored in northwestern Alberta, Mackenzie County out of emergency state
Jan 05, 2018, at 10:10 pm
Mackenzie/Edmonton, Jan 5 (IBNS): Natural gas supply has been restored in the northwestern Alberta with the rise in temperature as the state of emergency has been lifted from Mackenzie County, media reports said.
Jan 05, 2018, at 10:05 pm
Toronto, Jan 5 (IBNS): Ontario premier Kathleen Wynne accused children of Tim Hortons' co-founders of bullying their employees by reducing the benefits as a reply to the increase in minimum wage decided by the province, media reports said.
Jan 05, 2018, at 04:51 pm
Winnipeg, Jan 5 (IBNS): A woman was found dead under mysterious circumstances in Canada's Manitoba province on Dec 28.
UN readying training guidelines to help cabin crews identify, report human trafficking
Jan 05, 2018, at 01:45 pm
New York, Jan 5 (JEN): The United Nations is taking the global combat against human trafficking into the skies as the Organization's human rights office and its Montreal-based civil aviation agency begin putting the final touches on training guidelines that could help airline cabin crew spot possible victims.
South Africa: At least 14 killed as train-truck collide
Jan 05, 2018, at 05:49 am
Bloemfontein, Jan 4 (IBNS): At least 14 people have been killed and 268 others injured after a train and a truck collided in Free State province in South Africa, reports said.
Kabul suicide blast: Death toll touches 15, at least 20 injured
Jan 05, 2018, at 05:13 am
Kabul, Jan 4 (IBNS): The death toll in the Kabul suicide attack on Thursday evening has risen to 15, while 20 people have suffered injuries.
Afghanistan: Blast kills at least 10 in Kabul
Jan 05, 2018, at 04:47 am
Kabul, Jan 4 (IBNS): At least 10 people have died in a suicide attack in Afghanistan's Kabul province on Thursday.
Canada: Former Taliban captive Joshua Boyle to stay in jail for five days
Jan 05, 2018, at 12:33 am
Toronto, Jan 4 (IBNS): Canadian man Joshua Boyle, who was rescued from Taliban captivity after five years, will have to stay in jail for five days after he was arrested in charges with sexual assault and forcible confinement, media reports said.
Five Taliban militants killed, three wounded in Faryab airstrikes
Jan 04, 2018, at 09:06 pm
Kabul, Jan 4 (IBNS) : At least eight Taliban insurgents were killed or wounded during the airstrikes in northern Faryab province of Afghanistan.
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John Tory agrees to open Moss Park armoury as new winter respite centre
Jan 04, 2018, at 05:48 pm
Toronto, Jan 4 (IBNS): Toronto Mayor John Tory has agreed to open Moss Park armoury as new winter respite centre, media reports said.
UN officials welcome reopening of communications between two Koreas
Jan 04, 2018, at 01:47 pm
New York, Jan 4 (JEN) United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has welcomed the reopening of the communication channel between the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) and the Republic of Korea, his deputy spokesman said on Wednesday.
Haiti: New UN mission to take innovative approach to strengthening rule of law
Jan 04, 2018, at 01:42 pm
New York, Jan 4 (JEN) The head of the new United Nations Mission for Justice Support in Haiti, known as MINUJUSTH, has said the operation will carry out its work in an innovative in the island nation – complete with an unusually tight timeframe and a bench-marking exit strategy.
UN aid wing sounds alarm on behalf of civilians caught up in rising violence in northern Syria
Jan 04, 2018, at 01:33 pm
New York, Jan 4 (JEN) The United Nations humanitarian wing and its partners in Syria on Wednesday expressed deep concern about the protection and wellbeing of tens of thousands of civilians in north-eastern Hama and southern Idlib governorates, following increased hostilities, which have reportedly resulted in scores of deaths and injuries and displacement in the area.
Amid wave of protests in Iran, UN rights chief urges impartial probe into all acts of violence
Jan 04, 2018, at 01:28 pm
New York, Jan 4 (JEN) The top United Nations human rights official on Wednesday urged the Iranian authorities to handle the protests that have taken place around the country “with great care” so as not to further inflame violence and unrest.
Jan 04, 2018, at 05:15 am
Toronto, Jan 3 (IBNS): Indian Consul-General in Toronto Dinesh Bhatia wishing everyone for 2018 said he hoped that the new year would make the bond between India and Indo-Canadian communities stronger.
Pakistan should end dependence on US aid: Nawaz Sharif
Jan 04, 2018, at 03:18 am
Islamabad, Jan 3 (IBNS): Pakistan Muslim League- Nawaz (PML-N) President Nawaz Sharif on Wednesday said Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi should take up a strategy that will stop the Islamic country’s dependence on US aid.
2018 marks Ontario's minimum wage hike, increased paid vacations and new personal emergency days
Jan 04, 2018, at 02:10 am
Ottawa, Jan 3 (IBNS): With the election coming up, rise in minimum wages in Ontario in the year 2018 to $14 an hour would help the struggling workers and their families to get ahead in the present changing economy, officials said.
Tribal elder gunned down in Afghanistan
Jan 03, 2018, at 11:44 pm
Kandahar, Jan 3 (IBNS): A tribal elder and member of the local district council has been gunned down by unknown men in Afghanistan's southern Kandahar province on Tuesday, media reports said.
Pakistan has been made scapegoat for US failure in Afghanistan: Imran Khan
Jan 03, 2018, at 10:50 pm
Islamabad, Jan 3 (IBNS): PTI chief Imran Khan on Wednesday attacked US President Donald Trump over his recent tweets against Pakistan and said his nation was made a 'scapegoat' for the failures of the USA in Afghanistan.
Donald Trump to present award to 'most dishonest and corrupt' media outlets
Jan 03, 2018, at 09:45 pm
Los Angeles, Jan 3 (IBNS): US President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he will be presenting 'awards' to media outlets that he considers to be 'most dishonest and corrupt'.
Canada: Natural gas supply remains critical in Alberta's Mackenzie County
Jan 03, 2018, at 09:03 pm
Mackenzie/Edmonton, Jan 3 (IBNS): Natural gas supply remained at a critical condition amid the cold freezing temperatures in Mackenzie County of Alberta, a province in Western Canada.
Peru: Road accident kills at least 36 people in Pasamayo
Jan 03, 2018, at 07:00 pm
Lima, Jan 3 (IBNS): A fatal road accident in Peru claimed at least 36 lives on Tuesday, media reports said.
Afghanistan: At least one US soldier killed, four wounded during operation
Jan 03, 2018, at 06:52 pm
Kabul, Jan 3 (IBNS): At least one American soldier was killed and four others were wounded during an operation in Afghanistan, local Tolo news reported.
Joshua Boyle: Rescued from Taliban clutches, Canadian man faces multiple charges; Arrested
Jan 03, 2018, at 04:15 pm
Toronto, Jan 3 (IBNS): Rescued from Taliban captivity after five years, Canadian Joshua Boyle is facing several charges and has been arrested by local police, reports said.
Jan 03, 2018, at 02:04 pm
Washington, Jan 3 (IBNS): Escalating further possibilities of a nuclear war, US President Donald Trump has warned North Korea that he commands a “much bigger” and “more powerful” arsenal of devastating weapons than the Asian nation.
Road mishap in Afghanistan kills 3, injures over 50
Jan 03, 2018, at 01:55 pm
Kabul, Jan 3 (IBNS): At least three people were killed as a passenger bus collided with a cargo truck in Delaram district of southwestern Nimroz province of Afghanistan on Tuesday, media reports said.
US President Donald Trump threatens to stop aid payments to Palestine
Jan 03, 2018, at 01:45 pm
Washington, Jan 3 (IBNS): US President Donald Trump has threatened to stop aid payments to Palestinians as they are not 'willing to talk peace'.
Maryam Nawaz Sharif slams Imran Khan on his ‘my name is Khan’ tweet
Jan 03, 2018, at 01:32 pm
Islamabad, Jan 3 (IBNS): Exchanging Twitter barbs, Daughter of former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and Pakistan Muslim League – Nawaz (PML-N) leader, Maryam Nawaz Sharif has reacted to Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan's 'My Name is Khan' tweet and called him a 'stooge'.
US vows to withhold aid to Pakistan, Nikki Haley accuses Asian nation of playing 'double game'
Jan 03, 2018, at 01:20 pm
New York, Jan 3 (IBNS): In what could be seen as a sign of increasing tension between the USA and Pakistan, US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley has confirmed that its administration is all set to withhold USD255 million in aid to the south Asian nation.