Fort Lauderdale Airport shooting: 5 killed

Jan 07, 2017, at 01:42 pm

Washington, Jan 7 (IBNS): At least five people were killed when a gunman opened fire at the Fort Lauderdale, Florida, international airport on Friday, media reports said.

Several killed in Florida airport shooting by lone gunman

Jan 07, 2017, at 06:36 am

Miami, Jan 7 (IBNS) Several people died when a gunman went on a shooting spree in the Fort Lauderdale airport in Forida, USA on Friday, said reports.

2016 deadliest year ever for migrants crossing Mediterranean – UN agency

Jan 07, 2017, at 04:54 am

New York, Jan 6 (Just Earth News): More migrants were killed crossing the Mediterranean Sea to Europe in 2016 than ever before, according to the United Nations migration agency in the region.

With temperatures dropping, asylum-seekers on Greek islands need to be moved to the mainland – UN refugee agency

Jan 07, 2017, at 04:50 am

New York, Jan 6 (Just Earth News): Drawing attention to situation of hundreds of asylum-seekers on the Greek Aegean islands, facing further vulnerability as temperatures are expected to drop in the coming days, the United Nations refugee agency underlined the urgent need to accelerate their transfer to the mainland.

UN rights expert to assess potential abuses in northern Myanmar

Jan 07, 2017, at 04:45 am

New York, Jan 6 (Just Earth News): An independent United Nations expert will assess the human rights situation in Myanmar starting next week, it was announced, following increasing concerns about civilians in Kachin State and the escalating violence in Rakhine State.

Canada: Multiple homes destroyed by fire in Bradword West Gwillimbury

Jan 07, 2017, at 04:33 am

Toronto, Jan 6 (IBNS): Five homes, which were being constructed in a Bradword West Gwillimbury neighbourhood, were destroyed in a fire Toronto on Friday morning, media reports said.

British High Commissioner meets Pakistan Army Chief

Jan 07, 2017, at 04:20 am

Rawalpindi, Jan 6 (IBNS): Thomas Drew, British High Commissioner on Friday called on Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa at GHQ.

WBC Silver Flyweight Champion Muhammad Waseem meets Qamar Javed Bajwa

Jan 07, 2017, at 04:17 am

Rawalpindi, Jan 6 (IBNS): World Boxing Council (WBC) Silver Flyweight Champion Muhammad Waseem met Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa at General Headquarters on Friday.

Pakistan: Motorcycle-rickshaw collides with train, 8 killed

Jan 07, 2017, at 04:06 am

Islamabad, Jan 6 (IBNS): At least eight people were killed when a motorcycle-rickshaw collided with a train in Pakistan, media reports said on Friday.

Canada: An abused and malnourished dog found on Scarborough street

Jan 07, 2017, at 03:08 am

Toronto, Jan. 6 (IBNS): Toronto Animal Services have stated that a dog found abused and malnourished in Scarborough near Toronto on Christmas Eve was recovering in a foster home after receiving treatment, media reports said..

Canada: Mississauga woman, toddler killed in crash in Florida

Jan 07, 2017, at 12:47 am

Toronto, Jan 6 (IBNS): Police have identified a Mississauga woman and her four-year-old child who were killed in a crash in Florida earlier this week, media reports said.

Canada: Poisonous snakes seized from Toronto home

Jan 07, 2017, at 12:34 am

Toronto, Jan 6 (IBNS): 20 alive and 18 dead poisonous snakes, including a variety of vipers, puff adders, hundred pacers, cobras and rattle snakes, were seized from a Toronto home on Tuesday by Toronto Municipal Licensing and Standards (TMLS), media reports said.

Age UK pilot programme shows great promise in reducing loneliness

Jan 07, 2017, at 12:12 am

London, Jan 6 (IBNS): Half a million people over the age of 60 usually spend every day alone, with nearly half a million more usually going at least five or six days a week without seeing or speaking to anyone at all, according to new research for Age UK as it launches its latest report ‘No one should have no one: working to end loneliness amongst older people’.

Bangladesh : Holey Artisan Bakery mastermind and another JMB terrorist killed in encounter

Jan 06, 2017, at 06:37 pm

Dhaka, Jan 6 (IBNS) : One of the masterminds of last year's deadly Holey Artisan Bakery attack and one of his accomplices were killed in a gunfight with Bangladesh police in Dhaka early on Friday, local media reports said.

After five years of ‘ruthless war’ in Syria, 2017 can be a year of diplomacy, says UN envoy

Jan 06, 2017, at 01:55 pm

New York, Jan 6 (Just Earth News): Looking back over the past month, which saw some of the most difficult challenges for humanitarian workers in Syria but which also witnessed evacuations of thousands of civilians from war-ravaged eastern Aleppo, United Nations envoys for Syria said on Thursday that things have to change in 2017 and that “it can change in 2017.”

US removal of textbook with ‘distorted’ depiction of slavery from classrooms applauded by UN experts

Jan 06, 2017, at 01:54 pm

New York, Jan 6 (Just Earth News): A team of United Nations human rights experts is supporting a recent decision by a United States school district in Connecticut to remove offensive and inaccurate historical information about slavery from its classrooms.

UN agency data on labour migration shows 160 million migrants in global workforce

Jan 06, 2017, at 05:46 am

New York, Jan 6 (Just Earth News): There are about 160 million migrant workers around the world, according a recent United Nations study, which provides useful labour migration data for policy makers as they seek to make headway on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

Safe water now available for hundreds of thousands affected by Hurricane Matthew – UNICEF

Jan 06, 2017, at 05:45 am

New York, Jan 6 (Just Earth News): Responding to the humanitarian needs in Haiti, which witnessed massive destruction by Hurricane Matthew in early October last year, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) continues to deliver aid and provide relief to those most affected by the storm.

Climate change will lead to annual coral bleaching, UN-supported study predicts

Jan 06, 2017, at 05:44 am

New York, Jan 6 (Just Earth News): If current trends continue and the world fails to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, nearly all of the world's coral reefs will suffer severe bleaching – the gravest threat to one of the Earth's most important ecosystems – on annual basis, the United Nations environment agency on Thursday reported.

Canada: Ontario man killed in Syria 'fighting' against Islamic State militants

Jan 06, 2017, at 01:26 am

Toronto, Jan 5 (IBNS): An Ontario family at Niagara Falls, learnt about the death of their 24-year-old son Nazzareno Tassone through a letter from Kurdish People's Defence Units informing them that he had been killed in Syria while fighting against Islamic State militants, media reports said.

Canadian National Railway: Uncertain future ahead

Jan 05, 2017, at 08:31 pm

Calgary, Jan 5 (IBNS): Canadian National Railway didn't fare well in the past 12 months with decline in cargo volumes, a failed takeover bid and divisions within the industry, according to media reports.

Afghanistan: Jalalabad explosion kills at least one, heavy casualties feared

Jan 05, 2017, at 06:26 pm

Kabul, Jan 5 (IBNS): At least one person was killed in an explosion which rocked the Afghan city of Jalalabad on Thursday morning, local Khaama Press reported.

Some people don't understand the 'movement', says Trump

Jan 05, 2017, at 04:37 pm

Washington, Jan 5 (IBNS): US President-elect Donald Trump has said on Wednesday that some people don't understand the 'movement', referring to his win in the US presidential polls.

Canada: North York mansion gutted by fire

Jan 05, 2017, at 04:08 pm

Toronto, Jan 5 (IBNS): The multimillion-dollar house, which was being constructed on Forest Heights Boulevard, North York, Ontario was ruined by fire which broke out early morning on New Year's Day, media reports said.

Afgahnistan: Policewoman shotdead by Taliban

Jan 05, 2017, at 03:40 pm

Kabul, Jan 5 (IBNS): A policewoman was shot dead by the Taliban in the Nawa district of Afghanistan's southern Helmand province, media reports said on Thursday.

Tim Barrow appointed as UK’s Permanent Representative to the European Union

Jan 05, 2017, at 03:29 pm

London, Jan 5 (IBNS): Britain has appointed Tim Barrow as the UK’s Permanent Representative to the European Union.

Welcoming DR Congo political accord, UN Security Council urges efforts to resolve remaining issues

Jan 05, 2017, at 10:58 am

New York, Jan 5 (Just Earth News): The United Nations Security Council on Wednesday welcomed a comprehensive political agreement in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), and called on all stakeholders to continue to exercise flexibility and compromise in their discussions to swiftly resolve all pending issues, particularly those related to the holding of elections in the country within 2017.

Top UN official in Haiti, Security Council welcome announcement of president-elect

Jan 05, 2017, at 10:57 am

New York, Jan 5 (Just Earth News): A senior United Nations official and the Security Council on Wednesday joined the international community in congratulating the next President of Haiti, whose election completes a repeatedly delayed process that took over a year.

‘Give peace a chance,’ urges UN official, reporting sense of optimism as Aleppo ceasefire hold

Jan 05, 2017, at 10:56 am

New York, Jan 5 (Just Earth News): A senior United Nations humanitarian official reported on Wednesday that though damage to Aleppo was extreme, aid workers were nonetheless inspired by signs of optimism and hope, and asked that peace be given a chance.

Toronto flights delayed as two planes collide

Jan 05, 2017, at 04:42 am

Toronto, Jan 4 (IBNS): Two airplanes at Toronto Pearson International Airport collided wings on Tuesday evening, media reports said.