Finland knife attacker Moroccan teenager : Finnish police
Aug 19, 2017, at 08:01 pm
Turku, Aug 19 (IBNS) : The Finnish police on Saturday said they have identified an 18-year-old Moroccan teenager as responsible for Friday's stabbing spree that left two people dead.
Finland stabbing: At least two dead, six injured
Aug 19, 2017, at 04:16 pm
Turku, Aug 19 (IBNS): At least two people have reportedly died while six others have sustained injuries in a stabbing case in south-western Finland's Turku city, reports said.
Trump administration fires Chief Strategist Steve Bannon
Aug 19, 2017, at 03:20 pm
Washington, Aug 19 (IBNS): US President Donald Trump's Chief Strategist Steve Bannon has been sacked from his post, media reports quoted multiple White House officials as saying.
Marking World Humanitarian Day, UN urges protection for civilians in armed conflict
Aug 19, 2017, at 12:15 pm
New York, Aug 19(Just Earth News): Civilians in conflict are not a target, top United Nations officials on Friday stressed at a special event marking World Humanitarian Day, which honours aid workers and pays homage to those killed in service, while also drawing attention to the millions of people on Friday living in war zones.
More than 350,000 children vaccinated against polio in hard to reach areas of Syria – UN
Aug 19, 2017, at 12:14 pm
New York, Aug 19(Just Earth News): A United Nations polio vaccination campaign in Syria has provided protection to more than 355,000 children under age five in two governorates, where violence has made access especially difficult.
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Justin Trudeau expresses grief over Barcelona terror attack
Aug 19, 2017, at 06:21 am
Ottawa, Aug 18 (IBNS): Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau expressed his grief over the Barcelona terror attack which claimed at least 13 lives and injured dozens others on Thursday.
Influx of migrants continue in Quebec, Canadian government under pressure
Aug 19, 2017, at 06:13 am
Ottawa, Aug 18 (IBNS): The continuous influx of asylum-seeker migrants in large numbers into the country imposed serious pressure on the Canadian government, media reports said on Friday.
Yemen's 'man-made catastrophe' is ravaging country, senior UN officials tell Security Council
Aug 19, 2017, at 04:30 am
New York, Aug 18(Just Earth News): Warning about escalating suffering in Yemen's man-made catastrophe, senior United Nations officials on Friday addressed the Security Council, calling on the international community to push for a political solution to the more than two-year-old conflict.
Finland stabbings: Man shot, arrested by police
Aug 19, 2017, at 02:08 am
Turku, Aug 18 (IBNS): Police have shot and arrested a man who stabbed several people in Finland's Turku city on Friday, media reports said.
Afghanistan : Suicide bomber killed as he detonates explosives
Aug 18, 2017, at 07:17 pm
Kabul, Aug 18 (IBNS) : A suicide bomber detonated a High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) or Humvee vehicle in southern Helmand province of Afghanistan, leaving only himself dead.
Vice President condemns terror attack in Barcelona
Aug 18, 2017, at 07:15 pm
New Delhi, Aug 18 (IBNS) : Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu has condemned the terrorist attack in Barcelona, Spain.
Barcelona terror attack : Nationals of at least two dozen countries among dead and injured
Aug 18, 2017, at 07:10 pm
Barcelona, Aug 18 (IBNS) : Citizens from at least two dozen countries have been injured or killed in the van attack in the Las Ramblas area of Barcelona and the coastal town of Cambrils, The Guardian reported quoting the Catalan authorities.
Barcelona terror attack: Spanish police stop second attack, kill five terrorists
Aug 18, 2017, at 03:27 pm
Barcelona, Aug 18 (IBNS): The Spanish Police said they have killed at least five people to stop a second attack from taking place, hours after a previous strike claimed 13 lives while injuring dozens in Barcelona on Thursday, reports said.
Protecting aid workers ‘paramount,’ UN official stresses ahead of International Day
Aug 18, 2017, at 01:30 pm
New York, Aug 18(Just Earth News): As conflicts around the world continue to take a massive toll on people’s lives, the top United Nations relief official stressed the importance of ensuring that the brave men and women who risk their lives to help those in need are not themselves a target.
UN agencies rushing aid to more than 3,000 displaced in flood-hit Sierra Leone
Aug 18, 2017, at 01:28 pm
New York, Aug 18(Just Earth News): United Nations agencies are stepping up efforts to aid displaced families affected by the deadly flooding and landslides in Sierra Leon's capital, Freetown, and surrounding areas.
UN chief Guterres condemns deadly terrorist attack in Barcelona
Aug 18, 2017, at 01:27 pm
New York, Aug 18(Just Earth News): Condemning on Thursday's terrorist attack on Barcelona, Secretary-General António Guterres said the United Nations stands in solidarity with the Government and people of Spain in the fight against terrorism and violent extremism.
Pregnant, breastfeeding women among most at risk in Yemen's cholera outbreak
Aug 18, 2017, at 01:24 pm
New York, Aug 18(Just Earth News): In the midst of the cholera outbreak in Yemen, where an average 5,000 people fall sick every day, the United Nations population agency is warning about the dangers to pregnant and breastfeeding women.
ICC orders former Mali Islamist to pay more than $3 million for damage to Timbuktu cultural sites
Aug 18, 2017, at 01:23 pm
New York, Aug 18(Just Earth News): For deliberately attacking religious and historic buildings in Timbuktu, Mali, the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Thursday issued to Malian Islamist a nearly three million euros Reparations Order, due on 16 February 2018.
Iconic Summer Tradition to debut a new iconic CNE sign
Aug 18, 2017, at 06:42 am
Toronto, Aug 17 (IBNS): Move over Toronto sign, there’s a new selfie-destination waiting at this year’s Canadian National Exhibition (CNE).
South Sudan refugees in Uganda exceed one million; UN renews appeal for help
Aug 18, 2017, at 06:01 am
New York, Aug 18(Just Earth News): As the number of refugees from South Sudan in Uganda passes one million – the vast majority of whom are women and children – the United Nations refugee agency on Thursday reiterated its call for urgent additional support.
Terror Attack: 13 killed and 50 injured as van ploughs into crowd in Barcelona
Aug 18, 2017, at 06:00 am
Barcelona, Aug 17 (IBNS): At least 13 people were killed and about 50 wounded when a van ploughed into a crowd in Barcelona's tourist area of Las Ramblas on Thursday, police said.
In East Darfur, UN refugee chief urges international support for Sudan
Aug 18, 2017, at 05:57 am
New York, Aug 18(Just Earth News): The United Nations refugee chief has called for international solidarity and resources to aid Sudan, which is one of the major hosting countries for refugees fleeing the conflict in South Sudan.
UN rights experts warn new EU policy on boat rescues will cause more people to drown
Aug 18, 2017, at 05:54 am
New York, Aug 18(Just Earth News): The European Union's new policy on Mediterranean Sea rescues threatens life and breaches international standards, two United Nations independent human experts on Thursday cautioned.
Van ploughs into crowd in Barcelona's Las Ramblas, kills one
Aug 18, 2017, at 04:44 am
Madrid, Aug 17 (IBNS): At least person was killed and about 32 got injured as a van ploughed into crowds in Barcelona's Las Ramblas avenue in the city centre on Thursday evening, media reports.
Afghan intelligence agency foils ISI attack, nabs agent from Kabul
Aug 18, 2017, at 02:14 am
Kabul, Aug 17 (IBNS): The National Directorate of Security (NDS), Afghanistan's intelligence agency, has recently foiled an attack by an Inter Service Intelligence (ISI) agent and nabbed the latter from Kabul, local Khaama Press reported.
Aug 18, 2017, at 02:12 am
Washington, Aug 17 (IBNS): US President Donald trump on Thursday expressed his sadness over the removal of confederate statues- which many see as the nation's slaveholding history- from several places in America in the wake of Charlottesville riots that left a woman dead and many injured after an alleged White supremacist ploughed a car into a crowd of counter protesters.
Prison riot kills at least 37 inmates in Venezuela
Aug 18, 2017, at 01:52 am
Caracas, Aug 17 (IBNS): At least 37 people have been killed in a prison riot in Venezuela's Puerto Ayacucho, the capital of Amazonas state, reports said.
Malala gets into Oxford University, to study PPE
Aug 18, 2017, at 01:49 am
London, Aug 17 (IBNS): Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai has got into Oxford University and will be taking up classes there.
Australian senator wears burqa inside parliament, stirs up controversy
Aug 18, 2017, at 01:46 am
Melbourne, Aug 17 (IBNS): The leader of Australia's far right One Nation party, Pauline Hanson, stirred up a controversy in the parliament after she arrived there wearing a burqa, reports said.
Afghanistan: At least 45 ISIS militants killed in US airstrike
Aug 17, 2017, at 11:18 pm
Kabul, Aug 17 (JEN): At least 45 ISIS militants were killed in an airstrike carried out by the US army in Afghanistan's Nangarhar province, local Khaama Press reported.