World Pride underscores that all people are born ‘free and equal’ in dignity and human rights
Jul 01, 2019, at 09:45 am
New York, July 1 (IBNS): The empowering message straight from the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) that "all human beings are born free and equal in dignity and human rights" resonated on Sunday from UN-GLOBE members who participated in the World Pride parade in New York City.
Jul 01, 2019, at 09:41 am
New York, July 1 (IBNS): The world is facing “a grave climate emergency”, Secretary-General António Guterres told a climate meeting in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) capital of Abu Dhabi on Sunday, urging all participants to “seize this opportunity to take bold climate action”.
Keeping cool in the face of climate change
Jul 01, 2019, at 09:37 am
New York, July 1 (IBNS): As global temperatures reach record highs, providing cooling systems which are effective, sustainable and which do not harm the environment is increasingly essential for everyday life. That’s according to Rachel Kyte, Chief Executive Officer of Sustainable Energy for All, and Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL).
About 300 Ethiopians arrested in connection with failed coup attempt
Jun 30, 2019, at 09:35 pm
Addis Ababa, Jun 30 (Xinhua): Security forces in Ethiopia have arrested around 300 people suspected of being involved a failed coup attempt on June 22, an Ethiopian official said on Sunday.
Bangladesh: 30 BMP members sent to jail in Hasina train attack case of 1994
Jun 30, 2019, at 08:25 pm
Dhaka, June 30 (IBNS): A Bangladeshi court has sent to jail 30 BNP members charged with conducting an armed attack on a train carrying Awami League president and current Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina 25 years ago after withdrawing their bail, local media reported.
Prince William and Kate to visit Pakistan this year
Jun 30, 2019, at 06:50 pm
Islamabad, June 30 (IBNS): Pakistan will have a key guest this Autumn when Duke of Cambridge Prince William and his wife Kate will visit the country, officials confirmed on Sunday.
Taliban attack leaves eight killed in Afghanistan
Jun 30, 2019, at 06:29 pm
Kabul, June 30 (IBNS): At least eight people were killed in a Taliban attack incident in Maroof district compound in the southern province of Afghanistan's Kandahar, media reports said on Sunday.
Jun 30, 2019, at 03:18 pm
New York, June 30 (IBNS): The world needs to create conditions for “harmony between humankind and nature”, Secretary-General António Guterres said in Osaka, Japan, during a meeting on Saturday with the Foreign Ministers of China and France, on the margins of the G20 summit.
Trump, Kim conclude historic meeting in demilitarised zone of Korean border
Jun 30, 2019, at 02:08 pm
Seoul, Jun 30 (UNI) US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un have concluded an hour-long meeting in the demilitarised zone separating the two Koreas.
Trump, Moon, Kim make history by meeting in Demilitarised zone
Jun 30, 2019, at 01:11 pm
Seoul, Jun 30 (UNI) US President Donald Trump, North Koran leader Kim Jong Un and South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Sunday made history by meeting in the Demilitarised zone.
Afghan airstrikes kill 10 militants in East Afghanistan
Jun 30, 2019, at 11:59 am
Gardez, Afghanistan, Jun 30 (Xinhua): At least 10 militants have been confirmed dead as fighting aircraft pounded Taliban hideouts in Gardasira district of Afghanistan's Paktia province, provincial police spokesman Sardar Wali Tabasam said on Sunday.
Aussie PM secures G20 support for social media content crackdown
Jun 30, 2019, at 11:39 am
Canberra, Jun 30 (Xinhua) Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has secured an agreement from the G20 leaders to crackdown on violent content on social media.
RAB detains 1 man from Chattogram with 9,910 yaba
Jun 29, 2019, at 11:04 pm
Dhaka, June 29 (IBNS): Bangladesh Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) on Saturday claimed to have detained an alleged drug peddler with 9,910 pieces of yaba pills from Kotwali area of country's Chattogram city, media reports said.
Afghanistan: Taliban's IED expert dies in explosion
Jun 29, 2019, at 06:43 pm
Kabul, June 29 (IBNS): A Taliban group member, who was an expert in improvised explosive devices, died in an explosion which rocked Afghanistan's Jawzjan province on Saturday, media reports said.
UK favors improving relations with Russia if Russia changes policies - May
Jun 29, 2019, at 06:06 pm
Osaka, Jun 29 (Sputnik/UNI) UK Prime Minister Theresa May said on Saturday that the United Kingdom favored improving its relations with Russia, but Russia had to change its policies so that it could happen.
Eight militants killed in southern Somalia
Jun 29, 2019, at 05:53 pm
Mogadishu, Jun 29 (Xinhua) Somali security forces on Thursday night killed 8 militants in southern Somali, officials said on Friday.
Sixteen die in Zimbabwe road crash
Jun 29, 2019, at 05:51 pm
Harare, Jun 29 (Xinhua/UNI) At least 16 people died in a head-on collision between a commuter omnibus and a haulage truck about 100 km south of Harare on Friday, police said.
China adopts tough law to ensure vaccine safety
Jun 29, 2019, at 05:49 pm
Beijing, Jun 29 (Xinhua/UNI) China's top legislature on Saturday passed a law on vaccine administration, which stipulates the "strictest" management by requiring a whole-process supervision system and toughening penalties on producing and selling fake or substandard vaccines.
May says G20 leaders agree on need to avoid escalation of tensions around Iran
Jun 29, 2019, at 05:45 pm
Osaka, Jun 29 (Sputnik/UNI) UK Prime Minister Theresa May said on Saturday that G20 leaders shared the belief that escalation of tensions around Iran should be avoided, adding that the United Kingdom would do everything possible to save the Iran nuclear deal.
Russia has no aggressive intention against any state, will mirror attitude it faces- Putin
Jun 29, 2019, at 05:42 pm
Osaka, Jun 29 (Sputnik/UNI) Moscow has had no intentions to carry out aggressive actions against any country but Moscow will always treat other nations the way they treat Russia, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Saturday, commenting on May's words about Russia's alleged "hostile interventions."
US companies to be allowed to sell equipment to China's Huawei - Trump
Jun 29, 2019, at 05:33 pm
Osaka, Jun 29 (Sputnik/UNI) US President Donald Trump said on Saturday that he would allow US companies to sell their equipment to Chinese tech giant Huawei if this did not threaten the US national security, adding that the United States and China were discussing the possibility for the US Department of Commerce to abandon its ban on the company.
Erdogan says situation calm in Syria's Idlib after attack on Turkey's observation post
Jun 29, 2019, at 05:29 pm
Osaka, Jun 29 (Sputnik/UNI) Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday that the situation in the northwestern Syrian province of Idlib was calm after the recent attack on Turkey's observation post, expressing hope that similar attacks would not take place again.
Nearly 1,600 migrant children reported dead, missing between 2014 to 2018: IOM
Jun 29, 2019, at 09:47 am
Moscow, June 29 (Sputnik/UNI) Nearly 1,600 children of migrant parents have been reported missing or dead between 2014 to 2018, a report released on Friday by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said.
Over 40 people killed as mine collapses in DR Congo - Reports
Jun 29, 2019, at 09:37 am
Moscow, Jun 29 (Sputnik/UNI) Forty-three people were killed as a mine collapsed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo's (DR Congo's) southern Lualaba province, local media have reported, citing the authorities.
Donald Trump tweets and invites Kim Jong Un for a meeting in demilitarized zone
Jun 29, 2019, at 09:13 am
Washington, June 29 (IBNS/UNI): US President Donald Trump on Saturday made a crucial offer to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un as he said he invited him to shake hands 'and say hello' in the demilitarized zone between North and South Korea.
Misinformation and growing distrust on vaccines, ‘dangerous as a disease’ says UNICEF chief
Jun 29, 2019, at 08:21 am
New York, June 29 (IBNS): Vaccines save millions of lives, and yet misinformation, limited availability and inadequate access to services have left large numbers of children in jeopardy, prompting the United Nations Children’s Fund to convene a high-level UN event on Friday to “tackle the issue”.
One migrant child reported dead or missing every day, UN calls for more protection
Jun 29, 2019, at 08:09 am
New York, June 29 (IBNS): Around 1,600 children were reported dead or missing between 2014 and 2018 – an average of almost one every day – but many more go unrecorded, a new UN report revealed on Friday.
Jun 29, 2019, at 07:52 am
New York, June 29 (IBNS): The annual G20 summit of leaders from the largest and fastest-growing economies, got underway on Friday in Osaka, Japan, against a backdrop of what UN Secretary-General António Guterres described as “a moment of high political tension”.
Two confirmed dead after Vienna building explosion
Jun 28, 2019, at 05:52 pm
Vienna, Jun 28 (Xinhua/UNI) A second person has been confirmed dead following a suspected gas explosion that occurred in a local apartment building on Wednesday afternoon, according to authorities here.
Pakistani PM orders stern action against hoarding, unreasonable price hike
Jun 28, 2019, at 05:48 pm
Islamabad, June 28 (Xinhua/UNI) Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan has asked relevant authorities to take stern action against the people involved in hoarding, and unreasonable rising prices of food staples, local media reported Friday.