Over 30 feared dead in Kabul shrine gun attack
Oct 12, 2016, at 05:06 am
Kabul, Oct 11 (IBNS): Over 30 people are feared dead as gunmen opened fire on Ashura observers in the west of Afghanistan's Kabul city on Tuesday, media reports said.
World's first airline climate plan signed by Canada
Oct 12, 2016, at 04:39 am
Montreal, Oct. 11 (IBNS): Canada had signed the first global agreement to tackle pollution in the airline industry.
Four killed in Brampton car crash
Oct 12, 2016, at 04:26 am
Toronto, Oct 11 (IBNS): At least four people were found dead after a fiery crash in Brampton on Monday, Peel police confirmed.
Canada soaks in the festive spirit of Durga Puja
Oct 12, 2016, at 03:07 am
Toronto, Oct 11 (IBNS): Statistics Canada says more than 15,000 people in Toronto are Bengalis, coming from either Bangladesh or Indian state of West Bengal. Together they celebrate the auspicious festival of Durga Puja in different parts of the country as well as in Toronto.
Afghanistan: 24 Taliban killed
Oct 12, 2016, at 02:58 am
Kabul, Oct 11 (IBNS): Security forces conducted airstrikes in Southern Kandahar province of Afghanistan which killed at least 24 Taliban, media reports said on Tuesday.
U.S. expat professionals attracted to Toronto
Oct 12, 2016, at 12:16 am
Toronto, Oct. 11 (IBNS): Affordability, safety, diversity, a strong public school system, publicly funded health care, career opportunities and culture, were the chief constituents of Toronto which made Karen Greve, the vice-president of partnerships for the MaRS Discovery District to reconsider her decision to move to Toronto to settle down with her husband and children.
Afghanistan: Explosion rocks Jalalabad, no casualty reported
Oct 11, 2016, at 04:31 pm
Kabul, Oct 11 (IBNS): An explosion was reported near a Jalalabad madrasa on Tuesday morning.
Oct 11, 2016, at 01:47 pm
New York, Oct 11 (Just Earth News): Marking World Mental Health Day 2016, the United Nations has highlighted the importance of making mental healthcare available to everyone who needs it – with a focus this year on providing immediate support to those in psychological distress after a crisis.
Oct 11, 2016, at 01:43 pm
New York, Oct 11 (Just Earth News): Recent unrest in the Central African Republic (CAR) demonstrates that the situation there remains fragile, and “spoilers are still active, on both sides,†the United Nations peacekeeping chief said on Monday, telling the Security Council that the international community must stand firm and support the Government’s efforts to ensure lasting peace.
In Malawi, UN Women Goodwill Ambassador Emma Watson spotlights efforts to end child marriage
Oct 11, 2016, at 01:42 pm
New York, Oct 11 (Just Earth News): Thanks to growing implementation of a law passed last year, child marriage may soon be a relic of Malawi’s past, and on the eve of the International Day of the Girl Child, UN Women Goodwill Ambassador Emma Watson visited the country to celebrate the achievements of UN Women, the Malawian Government, local chiefs and girls who have returned to school after having their marriages annulled.
UN experts call on Ethiopia to allow international panel to help probe violence against protesters
Oct 11, 2016, at 01:38 pm
New York, Oct 11 (Just Earth News): Urging Ethiopian authorities to end their violent crackdown on peaceful protests, which has reportedly led to the death of over 600 people since November 2015, two United Nations human rights experts on Monday further called on the Government to allow an international commission of inquiry to investigate the protests and the violence used against peaceful demonstrators.
UN appeals for $120 million to launch ‘massive response’ in storm-ravaged Haiti
Oct 11, 2016, at 01:34 pm
New York, Oct 11 (Just Earth News): Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monday announced the launch of a near $120 million appeal to fund United Nations aid activities in the aftermath of Hurricane Matthew in Haiti, where the rising death toll coupled with the start of the rainy season has prompted the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) to sound the alarm on the threat of waterborne diseases to children living in the worst-affected areas.
New UN manual gives more say to indigenous peoples in development projects that affect them
Oct 11, 2016, at 01:33 pm
New York, Oct 11 (Just Earth News): The United Nations agricultural agency on Monday unveiled a new manual that seeks to ensure that indigenous peoples, custodians of more than 80 per cent of global biodiversity, are able to freely give or deny their consent in development interventions that affect their natural resources or their way of life.
On World Day against Death Penalty, Ban says practice 'has no place in the 21st century'
Oct 11, 2016, at 01:28 pm
New York, Oct 11 (Just Earth News): United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monday called the death penalty a cruel and inhumane practice – one that 65 countries globally retain for terrorism-related offenses – which is the focus of this year's World Day against the Death Penalty.
South Sudan: Alarmed by violence in Yei, UN mission calls for immediate end to hostilities
Oct 11, 2016, at 01:25 pm
New York, Oct 11 (Just Earth News): Extremely concerned by the continuing deterioration of the security situation in the South Sudanese town of Yei, where an estimated 100,000 people are trapped, the United Nations mission in the African country on Monday called on warring factions to immediately end all hostilities.
Oct 11, 2016, at 01:23 pm
New York, Oct 11 (Just Earth News): Announcing the launch on Monday of a new platform for scaling up innovative finance solutions to support the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said the initiative can help in identifying and piloting innovative finance instruments that can drive investment and support well thought-out SDG interventions.
Police nabs IS suspect in Germany
Oct 10, 2016, at 11:56 pm
Leipzig, Oct 10 (IBNS): A Syrian man arrested by German police following a two-day manhunt, had a probable IS link, BBC reported.
US Presidential debate: Trump and Clinton fight a bitter battle
Oct 10, 2016, at 06:45 pm
St.Louis,Washington, Oct 10 (IBNS) : The vicious spurring going on between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton turned nasty in their second debate on Sunday where he wanted her to be in jail and she called him a 'congenital liar'.
Oct 10, 2016, at 06:38 am
New York, Oct 10 (Just Earth News): Senior United Nations officials, including Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, have condemned an attack in the Yemeni capital, Sana'a, that killed more than 140 people and injured at least five hundred more. They also called for swift and impartial investigations into the incident.
Oct 10, 2016, at 06:36 am
New York, Oct 10 (Just Earth News): Marking World Post Day, the Universal Postal Union (UPU) has stressed that putting customers at the heart of its service and adjusting to rapid technological modernization remains the top priority of the postal services worldwide.
Oct 10, 2016, at 01:31 am
Rawalpindi , Oct 9 (IBNS): Pakistan's Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Raheel Sharif visited frontlines troops deployed along the line of control (LOC) in Haji Pir Sector on Sunday.
Canada to impose regulations on vaping products
Oct 10, 2016, at 12:46 am
Ottawa, Oct 9(IBNS): The liberal government of Canada says it has plans to introduce new legislation to regulate vaping products, once it comes back after the fall.
Canada's population soars with immigrant and refugee arrivals
Oct 10, 2016, at 12:06 am
Toronto, Oct 9 (IBNS): Statistic Canada says record number of immigrants and refugees arriving on Canadian shores have helped push Canada’s official population over 36 million as of July 1.
Police seized illegal marijuana plants from Health Canada licensed grow-op in Ontario
Oct 09, 2016, at 10:40 pm
Niagara-on-the-Lake, Oct. 9 (IBNS): Police have seized more than 4,000 illicit marijuana plants worth more than an estimated four million dollars from a Health Canada approved grow-op on Oct 3.
Security Council fails to adopt resolutions on ending violence in war-torn Syria's eastern Aleppo
Oct 09, 2016, at 12:21 pm
New York, Oct 9(Just Earth News): The United Nations Security Council on Saturday failed to adopt two resolutions to end the bloodshed in Syria's besieged eastern Aleppo.
In Iceland, UN chief highlights that fate of Arctic and that of the world are intertwined
Oct 09, 2016, at 12:18 pm
ew York, Oct 9 (Just Earth News): Drawing attention to the melting of the Arctic ice cap, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Saturday underlined the urgency of implementing the Paris Agreement on climate change and the need to help developing countries in their efforts to combat climate change.
One civilian killed in Afghanistan suicide attack
Oct 09, 2016, at 04:40 am
Kabul, Oct 8 (IBNS): Suicide bombing in Afghanistan's southern Zabul province killed at least one civilian on Saturday media reports said.
Official celebration of October Islamic Heritage Month in Ontario
Oct 09, 2016, at 03:29 am
Toronto, Oct 8 (IBNS): The legislature of Ontario had unanimously passed an act for the official recognition of the month of October to celebrate Islamic Heritage in Ontario, reports said.
New bill to punish Ontario teachers convicted of abuse
Oct 09, 2016, at 03:29 am
Ottawa, Oct 8 (IBNS): According to a recent update from the education minister Mitzie Hunter, a new bill surfaced that would automatically expel teachers out of the profession if they are convicted of sex abuse or child pornography.
Major gaps in Ontario personal support worker registry says the report
Oct 09, 2016, at 03:08 am
Toronto, Oct 8 (IBNS): Miranda Ferrier, head of the Ontario Personal Support Worker (PSW) Association, displeased with the shut down of the registry by the province in January, said reports.