Pakistan: Hafiz Muhammad Saeed placed under house arrest
Jan 31, 2017, at 02:44 pm
Lahore, Jan 31 (IBNS): Jamaat-ud-Dawa chief Hafiz Muhammad Saeed has been put under 'house arrest' by Pakistani authorities, country's media reported quoting sources within Punjab Home Department.
Yemen: UN envoy condemns attack on building used to monitor cessation of hostilities
Jan 31, 2017, at 01:53 pm
New York, Jan 31 (Just Earth News): The United Nations envoy for Yemen strongly condemned on Monday the attack on the De-escalation and Coordination Committee building, which regularly houses UN Staff, in Dhahran Al-Janoub, which is in Saudi Arabia near the Yemeni border.
World must implement pledges on women’s empowerment and rights – UN Women deputy chief
Jan 31, 2017, at 01:52 pm
New York, Jan 31 (Just Earth News): Speaking at a consultation in preparation for the Commission on Status of Women, a body exclusively dedicated to promotion of gender equality and women’s empowerment, a senior United Nations official on Monday called for sustained commitment and leadership to ensure a successful outcome of the Commission.
UN agency ‘alarmed’ by uncertainty facing refugees in the process of being resettled in US
Jan 31, 2017, at 01:51 pm
New York, Jan 31 (Just Earth News): The head of the United Nations refugee agency on Monday said he is “deeply worried†by the uncertainty facing thousands of refugees around the world who are in the process of being resettled to the United States after the country suspended its refugee programme last week.
UN mission in South Sudan ‘deeply concerned’ by clashes between Government and opposition forces
Jan 31, 2017, at 01:50 pm
New York, Jan 31 (Just Earth News): Amid an outbreak of violence in the South Sudanese city of Malakal, the United Nations mission in the country on Monday called on the Sudan People’s Liberation Army (SPLA) and the SPLA in Opposition to silence the guns.
At Youth Forum, UN calls on young people to help realize a better future for all
Jan 31, 2017, at 01:49 pm
New York, Jan 31 (Just Earth News): Drawing attention challenges such as climate change, unemployment and inequality, confronting young people around the world, including in places where peace prevails, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Monday called for the youth to speak up and share their stories.
Myanmar: UN rights expert condemns killing of prominent Muslim lawyer
Jan 31, 2017, at 01:47 pm
New York, Jan 31 (Just Earth News): A United Nations human rights expert on Monday strongly condemned the brutal murder of a respected Muslim lawyer and constitutional law expert in Myanmar, who was also the legal adviser to the ruling National League for Democracy (NLD).
At African Union Summit, UN chief Guterres spotlights need to strengthen cooperation
Jan 31, 2017, at 01:46 pm
New York, Jan 31 (Just Earth News): In his first address to the African Union since taking office, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Monday underscored the importance of a strategic AU-UN partnership for building sustainable development and advancing peace and security on the continent.
Canada mourns Quebec Mosque shooting, reactions pour in globally
Jan 31, 2017, at 08:10 am
Toronto, Jan. 30 (IBNS): Canada is mourning Sunday's shooting at a Quebec City mosque which left six people dead and several more injured, according to reports.
Warning of dire food shortages in Horn of Africa, UN agricultural agency calls for urgent action
Jan 31, 2017, at 04:58 am
New York, Jan 30 (Just Earth News): With only one-quarter of expected rainfall received in the Horn of Africa in the October-December period, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) on Monday called for an immediate response to prevent widespread drought conditions from becoming a catastrophe.
UN releases $100 million to sustain relief operations in world's most neglected crises
Jan 31, 2017, at 04:57 am
New York, Jan 30 (Just Earth News): United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Monday released $100 million from the organization's Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) to sustain operations in nine “neglected crises†where levels of vulnerability are alarmingly high but funding remains critically low.
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Quebec City Mayor’s mourns mosque shoooting incident
Jan 31, 2017, at 02:46 am
Toronto, Jan 30 (IBNS): Quebec City Mayor Regis Labeaume has mourned the loss of lives in the shooting incident at a mosque on Sunday.
American travel ban: Demonstrations planned in Ottawa
Jan 31, 2017, at 01:25 am
Toronto, Jan 30 (IBNS): Demonstrations have been planned in Ottawa at noon on Monday to protest against executive order of U.S. President Donald Trump to authorize travel ban on citizens from Syria, Iraq, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen, media reports said.
Canada Mosque shooting: PM Justin Trudeau condemns
Jan 30, 2017, at 09:53 pm
Toronto, Jan 30 (IBNS): Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Monday called the shooting at the Centre culturel islamique de Québec, which left at least six people killed, as a 'terrorist attack on Muslims'.
Quebec mosque shooting: At least six killed, eight injured
Jan 30, 2017, at 07:09 pm
Quebec City, Jan 30 (IBNS): The casualty in the Quebec City mosque mass shooting has risen to six, with eight others sustaining injuries, media reports said.
Afghanistan: At least six heroin lab destroyed by security forces
Jan 30, 2017, at 06:18 pm
Kabul, Jan 30 (IBNS): In a major anti-narcotic drive, the Afghan national security forces (ANDSF) has destroyed at least six heroin manufacturing labs, local Khaama Press said.
Quebec mosque shooting: Trudeau condoles loss, condemns 'cowardly' act
Jan 30, 2017, at 05:10 pm
Ottawa, Jan 30 (IBNS): Following the Quebec mosque shooting on Sunday night, which killed at least five people, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has condemned the act as 'cowardly' while condoling the loss of lives.
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At least five killed in Quebec mosque shooting
Jan 30, 2017, at 04:45 pm
Quebec City, Jan 30 (IBNS): At least five people have been killed after unidentified gunmen open-fired at a gathering outside a Quebec mosque, media reports said.
Ban not about Muslims, says Donald Trump
Jan 30, 2017, at 04:29 pm
Washington, Jan 30 (IBNS): Contrary to perceived notions, US President Donald Trump has said that the ban against the seven nation is not a Muslim ban but done in accordance with a list prepared by the Obama government in 2011.
Trump asks senators to concentrate on ISIS, illegal immigration
Jan 30, 2017, at 04:26 pm
Washington, Jan 30 (IBNS): US President Donald Trump has asked senators John McCain and Lindsey Graham to concentrate on the ISIS and illegal immigration instead of 'looking to start World War III'.
Toronto: Microplastics found in supermarket fish, shellfish
Jan 30, 2017, at 03:05 pm
Toronto, Jan 30 (IBNS): According to a new study, tiny pieces of plastic had made their way into fish and shellfish found at the supermarket, media reports said.
Transfer of Canadian banking records to U.S. tax agency doubles
Jan 30, 2017, at 02:49 pm
Toronto, Jan. 30 (IBNS): Canada Revenue Agency had sent banking records of more than 315,160 Canadian residents to the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) on Sept. 28, 2016 under a controversial Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) legislation, media reports said
Canada: Shooting at mosque kills 4
Jan 30, 2017, at 02:34 pm
Quebec, Jan 30 (IBNS): A shooting incident at a mosque in Quebec City in Canada left at least four people killed, media reports said on Monday.
As new drought hits Ethiopia, UN urges support for Government's 'remarkable' efforts
Jan 30, 2017, at 01:06 pm
New York, Jan 28 (Just Earth News): Commending the Ethiopian Government and humanitarian partners on the response to last year's El Niño drought that left 10.2 million people needing food assistance, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres and UN aid chief Stephen O'Brien on Sunday said the international community must show “total solidarity†with country as it faces a new drought.
South Sudan: UN and regional partners call for immediate cessation of hostilities
Jan 30, 2017, at 01:05 pm
New York, Jan 30 (Just Earth News): The United Nations, the African Union (AU) and regional partners on Sunday reiterated their call for an immediate cessation of hostilities in South Sudan and urged the parties to ensure an inclusive political process, both in the proposed National Dialogue and in the implementation of the 2015 peace agreement.
Jan 30, 2017, at 12:44 am
Beijing, Jan 29 (IBNS): A tiger attacked a man in a Chinese zoo which left him dead, media reports said on Sunday.
Toronto man killed in British town
Jan 30, 2017, at 12:17 am
Toronto, Jan 29 (IBNS): Police Officers responded to a call shortly after 4 a.m. local time on Jan. 21 and discovered the dead body of Suren Sivananthan in the parking lot of a supermarket in Milton Keynes, about 85 kilometres northwest of London, England, according to a news release, media reports said.
Hundreds gather at NY airport to protest against Trump's ban on refugees
Jan 29, 2017, at 04:30 pm
New York, Jan 29 (IBNS): Hundreds of people assembled at the John F Kennedy International Airport in New York on Saturday late night to protest against US President Donald Trump's ban on refugees, media reports said.
To those fleeing persecution, terror & war, Canadians will welcome you: Justin Trudeau
Jan 29, 2017, at 01:59 pm
Toronto, Jan 29 (IBNS): After US President Donald Trump has issued an executive order banning people from seven countries from entering the US, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Sunday extended his arms to welcome refugees to his nation.
Trump's executive order: Refugees detained at US airports, protesters demonstrate
Jan 29, 2017, at 01:38 pm
Washington, Jan 29 (IBNS): With US President Donald Trump issuing an order barring migrants and refugees from several Muslim countries, several refugees arriving in the nation have been held up at airports across the country, media reports said.