25 years on from landmark conference, millions of women and girls still in danger: UN deputy chief
Nov 12, 2019, at 09:44 am
New York/IBNS: The UN Deputy Secretary-General has called for gender equality, women’s empowerment and women’s rights to be integrated at the heart of global efforts to achieve a sustainable future for all.
Bangladesh: Two trains collide head-on, 15 dead
Nov 12, 2019, at 09:37 am
Dhaka/IBNS: At least 15 people died as two intercity trains collided head-on in Kasba upazila of Brahmanbaria area of Bangladesh on Tuesday, media reports said.
Multilateralism must weather 'challenges of today and tomorrow' Guterres tells Paris Peace Forum
Nov 12, 2019, at 09:27 am
New York/IBNS: In a speech to the Paris Peace Forum in Paris on Monday, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said that to thrive, multilateralism had to adapt, mindful that “conflicts persist, creating suffering and displacement: our world is unsettled”.
New UN forestry project bids to help countries meet climate change commitments
Nov 12, 2019, at 09:09 am
New York/IBNS: More than two dozen countries across Asia, Africa and Latin America are set to benefit from a UN project to help tackle climate change through better forestry management.
ISIS terrorists surrender to security forces in Afghanistan
Nov 11, 2019, at 05:58 pm
Kabul/IBNS: A group of Islamic State terrorists, which included foreign nationals, surrendered to the security forces in Afghanistan's Nangarhar province.
Chinese institutions fined 189 mln yuan for money laundering
Nov 11, 2019, at 05:49 pm
Beijing/Xinhua/UNI: The Chinese central bank has handed out hefty fines to financial institutions for money laundering practices as the government steps up efforts to counter such activities.
Afghanistan: 4 Pakistani militants blown up by own bomb
Nov 11, 2019, at 05:37 pm
Kabul/IBNS: An improvised explosive device explosion in Afghanistan's Paktiya province left four Pakistani terrorists killed, media reports said on Monday.
Assad says top US officials admitted supporting Al-Qaeda, making it proxy in Syrian war
Nov 11, 2019, at 05:36 pm
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: Top government officials in the United States admitted long ago their support of al-Qaeda terrorist organization (banned in Russia), which has grown to be a US proxy in its fight against other countries, Syrian President Bashar Assad said in an interview with the RT broadcaster.
Bangladesh: Cyclone Bulbul claims 13 lives
Nov 11, 2019, at 05:34 pm
Dhaka/IBNS: The death toll after cyclone Bulbul hit southern Bangladesh has touched 13, media reports said on Monday.
UN chief appeals to Bolivian parties to ensure credible elections as President Evo Morales resigns
Nov 11, 2019, at 10:14 am
New York/IBNS: United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has urged all concerned parties in Bolivia to “refrain from violence, reduce tension and exercise maximum restraint” in the wake of the resignation of President Evo Morales earlier on Sunday.
2 killed in shelling in Libya's Tripoli
Nov 11, 2019, at 10:04 am
Tripoli/Xinhua/UNI: Shelling has killed two people in south of the capital Tripoli, which is under armed conflict between the UN-backed government and the eastern-based army, said a statement on Sunday.
Over 300 die in protests in Iraq
Nov 11, 2019, at 10:01 am
Baghdad/Xinhua/UNI: Up to 319 people died in anti-government demonstrations since early October in Iraq, an official news agency said on Sunday.
Over 300 people killed in nationwide anti-government protests in Iraq: Rights Group
Nov 10, 2019, at 07:42 pm
Cairo/Sputnik/UNI: More than 300 people died and nearly 15,000 were injured during ongoing anti-government protests across Iraq since October, Independent High Commission for Human Rights of Iraq (IHCHR) said on Sunday.
Bangladesh: Cyclone Bulbul kills 4, injures 9Â
Nov 10, 2019, at 05:29 pm
Dhaka/UNI: Four people were killed and nine others injured after powerful Cyclone 'Bulbul' made landfall in Bangladesh on Sunday morning.
Over 800 Syrians return home from Jordan, Lebanon over past 24 hours: Russian Military
Nov 10, 2019, at 04:43 pm
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: More than 800 Syrian refugees have returned to their home country from neighboring Jordan and Lebanon over the past 24 hours, the Russian Defense Ministry's Center for Reconciliation of Opposing Sides and Refugee Migration Monitoring said on Sunday.
At least 2 dead in devastating Australian bushfires
Nov 10, 2019, at 03:54 pm
Sydney/Xinhua/UNI: Bushfires have claimed the lives of at least two people in the Australian state of New South Wales, authorities confirmed on Saturday.
Opposition protesters in Bolivia take over state TV, radio to stop broadcasting of rallies
Nov 10, 2019, at 03:48 pm
La Paz/Sputnik/UNI: Opposition protesters in Bolivia took over the state Bolivia TV (BTV) and Patria Nueva (RPN) radio stations and forced their employees to stop broadcasting any content covering the ongoing protests in the country, Patria Nueva director Ivan Maldonado told Sputnik.
Nov 10, 2019, at 03:37 pm
Ottawa/Xinhua/UNI: Three people were killed in a mobile home fire in Plumas area of central Canadian province of Manitoba Friday evening, CTV reported Saturday.
Cyclone Bulbul: 150 fishermen missing in Bangladesh
Nov 10, 2019, at 01:13 pm
Dhaka: At least 150 fishermen in Bhola, Barguna and Patuakhali in Bangladesh were missing till last night as cyclone Bulbul was likely to cross the Sundarbans in Satkhira along the Bangladesh-India border on Saturday midnight with a wind speed between 100 and 120 kmph. Many places, including the capital, received rain throughout the day.
Congratulating Sikhs, PM Imran Khan says Kartarpur Corridor is Pakistan's symbol of peace
Nov 09, 2019, at 07:53 pm
Islamabad/UNI: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday congratulated the Sikh community residing on both the sides and the world over on the opening of the Kartarpur Sahib Corridor and said that the historic act is a testimony to Pakistan's commitment to regional peace.
Bangladesh gearing up for severe cyclone Bulbul
Nov 09, 2019, at 07:28 pm
Dhaka: Bangladesh braced for very severe cyclonic storm "Bulbul" which is likely to cross West Bengal-Khulna coast near the Sundarbans by this midnight Saturday.
Top UN court will consider Ukraine allegations against Russia of treaty violations
Nov 09, 2019, at 09:31 am
New York/IBNS: The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has agreed to hear claims by Ukraine related to the conflict in the east of the country, where Government forces have been fighting mostly pro-Russian separatists, for more than five years.
Nov 09, 2019, at 09:18 am
New York/IBNS: United Nations human rights experts on Friday condemned the excessive use of force during Chile’s ongoing street protests, and in a statement underscored that violence “can never be the answer to people's social and political demands”.
Hundreds of thousands of civilians at risk in Syria amid ongoing violence in northeast and northwest
Nov 09, 2019, at 09:12 am
New York/IBNS: Almost daily violence targeting built-up areas and health facilities in Syria continues to threaten the lives of civilians there, UN rights experts and humanitarians said on Friday.
UN human rights expert alarmed at rise in Cambodia arrests
Nov 09, 2019, at 08:59 am
New York/IBNS: A UN human rights expert is calling on the Cambodian Government to respect its citizens’ rights of freedom of opinion, expression and assembly, amid concerns over escalating tensions and a political crackdown across the country.
60,000 young refugees and migrants who arrived in Italy alone lack support
Nov 09, 2019, at 08:52 am
New York/IBNS: United Nations agencies on Friday highlighted the dire needs of thousands of unaccompanied and separated children who have arrived in Italy as refugees, lacking the proper support to transition through to adulthood.
Nov 09, 2019, at 08:45 am
New York/IBNS: A group of independent UN human rights experts said on Friday that there was “credible evidence” that inadequate prison conditions in which former Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi was held may have led “directly” to his death in June, and thousands of other detainees may be at “severe risk”.
Speaking truth to power: the UN experts fighting for global human rights
Nov 09, 2019, at 08:40 am
New York/IBNS: Fearless. Plain-speaking. Critical. Courageous. Unflinching. Unfair. Biased. Manipulative. These are some of the adjectives used to describe the Human Rights Council experts who fan out across the world to research, hold consultations and gather information on a vast range of human rights violations.
6 killed in Uganda lightning strike
Nov 09, 2019, at 08:31 am
Kampala/Xinhua/UNI: Six people were killed and 11 others critically injured when lightning struck Thursday the northern Ugandan district of Pader.
UK police name 39 Vietnamese victims found in Essex lorry
Nov 09, 2019, at 08:27 am
London/Xinhua/UNI: Two 15-year-old boys were among the 39 people who died in a lorry container in Essex last month, the United Kingdom (UK) police said on Friday.