Jul 26, 2019, at 10:22 am
New York, July 26 (IBNS): In her inaugural speech as President of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), Mona Juul, of Norway, underscored that the body’s mandate today remains “as relevant and compelling” as it did back in 1945 when it was tasked with “fostering international cooperation on economic, social, and cultural issues”.
Jul 26, 2019, at 10:20 am
New York, July 26 (IBNS): Although Somalia has made “considerable progress” in its political, economic, social and human rights situation over the past six years, “there is much more to do,” a United Nations expert said on Thursday, urging the international community to assist.
Sheikh Hasina congratulates new UK PM Boris Johnson
Jul 26, 2019, at 09:52 am
Dhaka, July 26 (IBNS): Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has congratulated her UK counterpart Boris Johnson as he took over the post recently.
US President Donald Trump to visit Pakistan soon: PM Imran Khan
Jul 26, 2019, at 09:02 am
Islamabad, July 26 (IBNS): Pakistan PM Imran Khan has said during a Cabinet meeting that US President Donald Trump will visit his nation soon, media reports said.
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Death toll in Kabul blast rises to 11
Jul 25, 2019, at 06:46 pm
Kabul, July 25 (UNI): At least 11 people were killed and 45 others were wounded in three explosions in Kabul on Thursday, the government has confirmed.
Switzerland ranked as most innovative country in new UN report
Jul 25, 2019, at 02:03 pm
New York, July 25 (IBNS): The World Intellectual Property Organization, WIPO, named Switzerland as the world’s most innovative country on Wednesday, during the launch of its latest Global Innovation Index, (GII) in the Indian capital New Delhi.
Five dead, 10 injured in Kabul blast
Jul 25, 2019, at 12:39 pm
Kabul, July 25 (UNI): At least five people were killed and 10 others injured as blast hits war-torn Afghanistan's capital Kabul on Thursday, interior ministry spokesman Nasrat Rahimi said.
Indian origin Priti Patel, a Modi supporter, is UK's new home secretary
Jul 25, 2019, at 11:07 am
London, July 25 (IBNS): Indian origin Priti Patel has been named British home secretary in Prime Minister Boris Johnson's new government. She is known to back India's Narendra Modi government.
Canada: First Nations will not be sided in Federal Election, says AFN Chief Perry Bellegarde
Jul 24, 2019, at 11:22 pm
Fredericton (NB, Canada) Jul 24 (IBNS): Ahead of Canada's federal election in October, Perry Bellegarde, the national chief of the Assembly of First Nations (AFN), is lobbying to influence political platforms, media reports said.
Canada: Two school buses catch fire in St-Eustache, dozens of children hospitalised
Jul 24, 2019, at 08:12 pm
Montreal, July 24 (IBNS): Around 70 people were hospitalised as two school buses in St-Eustache caught fire on a highway near St-Eustache on Tuesday morning, media reports said.
Bus accident in Turkey's Antalya injures 25 foreign tourists
Jul 24, 2019, at 05:58 pm
Ankara, July 24 (Xinhua) A tour bus carrying tourists from Poland and Norway on Tuesday rolled over off a road near the Mediterranean coast in Antalya Province in Turkey, injuring at least 25 people.
Roadside bomb targets foreign forces vehicles in Kabul, wounds 3 civilians: official
Jul 24, 2019, at 05:56 pm
Kabul, July 24 (Xinhua/UNI) A roadside bomb struck foreign forces vehicles in Tangi Tarakhil area in the outskirts of Kabul on Wednesday, injuring three civilians, Kabul police spokesman Ferdous Faramarz said.
Afghan forces kill 6 militants in eastern Ghazni province
Jul 24, 2019, at 05:51 pm
Ghazni, Afghanistan, July 24 (Xinhua/UNI) At least six militants have been killed as government forces pounded Taliban hideouts in parts of the eastern Ghazni province, said a statement of provincial administration released on Wednesday.
UK's May says 'pleased' to hand power over to Johnson
Jul 24, 2019, at 05:43 pm
Moscow, July 24 (Sputnik) The United Kingdom's outgoing Prime Minister Theresa May said on Wednesday she was happy to hand the power over to Boris Johnson.
JuD chief Hafiz Saeed sent to 14-day judicial remand
Jul 24, 2019, at 04:56 pm
Islamabad, July 24 (IBNS): An anti-terrorism court (ATC) on Wednesday sent arrested Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) chief Hafiz Saeed to judicial custody for 14 days, media reports said.
Two killed, 25 injured as blast hits SW Pakistan
Jul 24, 2019, at 10:22 am
Islamabad, Jul 24 (Xinhua/UNI) A blast triggered by an improvised explosive device killed two people and injured 25 others in Pakistan's southwest Quetta city on Tuesday night, hospital sources told Xinhua.
At least 69 people injured in Canadian traffic accident
Jul 24, 2019, at 10:19 am
Ottawa, Jul 24 (Xinhua/UNI) At least 69 people, most of them children, were injured after two school buses burst into flames when they were involved in a three-vehicle crash in Saint-Eustache, Canada, Tuesday morning, according to CBC.
Jul 24, 2019, at 10:12 am
New York, July 24 (IBNS): The “dangerous paralysis” that prevails in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is fuelling extremism and exacerbating tensions, leading to a “loss of hope” that peace can ever be achieved through negotiation, the UN’s Political and Peacebuilding chief told the Security Council on Tuesday.
Jul 24, 2019, at 10:11 am
New York, July 24 (IBNS): The heads of the two key UN agencies championing refugees and migrants have called for an end to their “arbitrary detention” across Libya, following an agreement on Tuesday by European Union countries to offer those fleeing across the Mediterranean a safe berth through a new distribution mechanism.
Bangladesh: Midnight bomb scare in Dhaka
Jul 24, 2019, at 10:04 am
Dhaka, July 24 (IBNS): Bangladesh police on Tuesday recovered a bomb from in front of a police box at Paltan intersection in country's capital city Dhaka, media reports siad.
We are moving in right direction: Mike Pompeo says after meeting Imran Khan
Jul 24, 2019, at 09:54 am
Washington, July 24 (IBNS): US Secretary of Defence Mike Pompeo on Tuesday met Pakistan PM Imran Khan and said both the nations are moving in the right direction of building trust.
B.C. witnesses highest Police-reported opioid drug offences: Statistics Canada reports
Jul 23, 2019, at 07:53 pm
Ottawa, Jul 23 (IBNS): The data collected by the Public Health Agency of Canada, which promotes and protects the health of Canadians, from January 2016 to December 2018 revealed that opioid drug offences were highest in British Columbia (B.C.), Statistics Canada reported.
Boris Johnson set to become UK PM, Donald Trump wishes him
Jul 23, 2019, at 06:24 pm
London, July 23 (IBNS): Promising to deliver the Brexit, Boris Johnson is all set to become the new Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
At least 2 killed in violent Nigeria protest
Jul 23, 2019, at 05:29 pm
Abuja, Jul 23 (Xinhua/UNI) At least two people were killed as violent protesters clashed with police in Nigeria's capital Abuja on Monday, according to police and local media on Tuesday.
Turkey issues arrest warrants for 47 servicemen linked to Gulen movement: Reports
Jul 23, 2019, at 05:28 pm
Moscow, Jul 23 (Sputnik) Turkish prosecutors issued on Tuesday arrest warrants for 47 military officers, including those still on active duty, for their alleged links to the movement of US-based Muslim cleric Fetullah Gulen, referred to as the Fetullah Terrorist Organization (FETO) by Ankara, local media reported.
8 killed, 4 missing due to landslides in western Nepal
Jul 23, 2019, at 05:26 pm
Kathmandu, Jul 23 (Xinhua/UNI) At least eight people died while four others have gone missing due to landslides triggered by rains in Gulmi district of western Nepal, local authorities said here on Tuesday.
S Korean Foreign Ministry says summons Russian diplomat over alleged airspace violation
Jul 23, 2019, at 05:22 pm
Moscow, Jul 23 (Sputnik/UNI) The deputy chief of the Russian mission in Seoul, Maxim Volkov, was summoned on Tuesday to the South Korean Foreign Ministry over Russia's alleged violation of the South Korean airspace, the South Korean Foreign Ministry said in a statement.
Two civilians killed in car bomb blast in Afghan province
Jul 23, 2019, at 05:15 pm
Afghanistan, Jul 23 (Xinhua/uni) Two civilians, including a 10-year-old child, were killed and three police officers wounded after a car bomb explosion ripped through a dusty road in eastern province of Paktika on Tuesday, local police said.
Johnson wins vote to head UK Conservative Party, will become Prime Minister Wednesday
Jul 23, 2019, at 05:11 pm
London, Jul 23 (Sputnik/UNI) Former London mayor Boris Johnson has won the vote to head the UK Conservative Party, securing a total of 92,153 votes, the chairwoman of the party's 1922 Committee said on Tuesday.
Boris Johnson set to become next UK PM
Jul 23, 2019, at 05:06 pm
London, July 23 (IBNS): Boris Johnson, who had once served as the foreign secretary of the country, will be the next PM of the UK.