Indian-origin Kamala Harris to run for US President
Jan 21, 2019, at 11:03 pm
Los Angeles, Jan 21 (IBNS): Indian-origin US senator Kamala Harris on Monday announced she would run for President in 2020.
Afghanistan: Taliban attack leaves 12 security personnel dead
Jan 21, 2019, at 04:23 pm
Kabul, Jan 21 (IBNS): A suicide bomber struck a special forces’ base in central Maidan Wardak province of Afghanistan and left at least 12 security personnel dead, media reports said on Monday.
Afghanistan: Suicide attack targets Logar officials' convoy, Taliban takes responsibility
Jan 21, 2019, at 09:31 am
Kabul, Jan 21 (IBNS): A suicide blast in Afghanistan's Mohammad Agha district on Sunday targeted a convoy of Logar governor and the provincial NDS chief, media reports said on Monday.
US President Donald Trump, Kim Jong Un to meet in Vietnam: Reports
Jan 21, 2019, at 09:04 am
New York, Jan 21 (IBNS): The second meeting between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will take place in Vietnam, media reports said on Monday.
Ten UN peacekeepers killed in a terrorist attack in northern Mali
Jan 21, 2019, at 08:33 am
New York, Jan 21 (IBNS): Ten ‘blue helmets’ from the United Nations Stabilization Mission In Mali (MINUSMA) were killed on Sunday following a complex terrorist attack against the mission’s camp in Aguelhok, in the Kidal region, northern Mali.
Israeli museum to remove sculpture depicting Ronald McDonald as Jesus following violence
Jan 21, 2019, at 12:00 am
Jerusalem, Jan 20 (IBNS): An Israeli museum triggered a controversy over an artwork which showcased a sculpture depicting the McDonald’s mascot as the crucified Jesus, forcing officials to remove it following violent protest by Christian minorities of the nation.
World's 'oldest man' Masazo Nonaka dies in Japan
Jan 20, 2019, at 11:22 pm
Tokyo, Jan 20 (IBNS): Masazo Nonaka, the Japanese man who was certified by Guinness World Records in April 2018 as the world's oldest living man at 112 years and 259 days, passed away on Sunday, media reports said.
Gulshan cafe attack: Key JMB suspect arrested
Jan 20, 2019, at 09:39 pm
Dhaka, Jan 20 (IBNS): Another key suspect in the 2016 Dhaka cafe attack has been arrested by Bangladesh security forces on Saturday, media reports said on Sunday.
Unknown gunmen kill Thai Buddhist monks in temple located in Muslim Malays majority area
Jan 20, 2019, at 07:37 pm
Bangkok, Jan 20 (IBNS): Unknown gunmen attacked and shot dead two Buddhist monks in a Thailand temple located at Su Ngai Padi district of Narathiwat province, triggering tension in the area which has seen clashes between ethnic Malay-Muslim rebels and the Buddhist-majority Thai state over the years.
Afghanistan: Army, ALP personnel clash in Nangarhar,3 killed
Jan 20, 2019, at 09:18 am
Kabul, Jan 20 (IBNS): A clash between the Afghan National Army (ANA), and Afghan Local Policemen (ALP) personnel left three policemen and a shopkeeper killed in Afghanistan, media reports said.
Afghanistan: Army, ALP personnel clash in Nangarhar,3 killed
Jan 20, 2019, at 09:18 am
Kabul, Jan 20 (IBNS): A clash between the Afghan National Army (ANA), and Afghan Local Policemen (ALP) personnel left three policemen and a shopkeeper killed in Afghanistan, media reports said.
Mexico: UN chief saddened by pipeline blast in which dozens were killed
Jan 20, 2019, at 08:53 am
New York, Jan 20 (IBNS): The United Nations' Secretary-General, António Guterres, learned with sadness of the deadly explosion of an oil pipeline on Friday in Hidalgo State, Mexico, and extended the UN's assistance to the national authorities, his Spokesman said on Saturday.
Jan 20, 2019, at 08:42 am
New York, Jan 20 (IBNS): The United Nations refugee agency, UNHCR, stated on Saturday that “no effort should be spared” in saving lives at sea, following reports of two new shipwrecks on the Mediterranean Sea, in which some 170 people either died or went missing.
Donald Trump, Kim Jong Un to meet next month: White House
Jan 20, 2019, at 08:22 am
Washington, Jan 20 (IBNS): The second meeting between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will take place next month, White House said.
Canadians to march across the country against women violence
Jan 19, 2019, at 10:23 pm
Ottawa, Jan 19 (IBNS): Thousands of Canadians will march across the country to protest against women violence, media reports said.
Jan 19, 2019, at 09:42 am
New York, Jan 19 (IBNS): Calling on the Myanmar Government to “immediately reverse its decision not to allow access to all humanitarian organizations”, the United Nations expert on human rights in the South-East Asian country said on Friday, that “it’s vital that assistance is able to reach those who have fled violence in the region”.
Thousands returning to Nigeria’s restive Borno state ‘at risk’; UN ‘gravely concerned’
Jan 19, 2019, at 09:39 am
New York, Jan 19 (IBNS): Amid reports that Cameroon is forcing several thousand Nigerians to return to Borno state in the country’s crisis-gripped north-east, the United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) deplored the move, saying it has put lives “at risk”.
Libyan authorities must shoulder the burden to support country’s ‘vulnerable’ south
Jan 19, 2019, at 09:34 am
New York, Jan 19 (IBNS): Despite years of promises to address the “vulnerable heart” of Libya – the country’s south – conditions around its water and oil resource wealth have continued to deteriorate at “an alarming rate”, the United Nations envoy for the country told the Security Council.
UN agency chief calls Ethiopia’s revised refugee law ‘one of most progressive’ in Africa
Jan 19, 2019, at 09:30 am
New York, Jan 19 (IBNS): Ethiopia has revised its existing refugee law, making it easier to obtain work permits, drivers’ licenses and access primary school, a move being hailed by the head of the United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR).
Jan 19, 2019, at 09:27 am
New York, Jan 19 (IBNS): Warning against the dangers of widespread fear and mistrust in our planet, the United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres, told journalists on Friday he wants to reaffirm the UN as a “platform for action to repair broken trust in a broken world.”
UN rights office calls on Zimbabwe Government to end ‘crackdown’ in response to fuel protests
Jan 19, 2019, at 09:25 am
New York, Jan 19 (IBNS): In Zimbabwe, violence and the reported use of live ammunition by State security officials against protesters that has led to “a number of deaths” should be investigated thoroughly and transparently by the Government, the UN human rights office, OHCHR, said on Friday.
Lunar eclipse to darken Canadian skies this weekend
Jan 18, 2019, at 11:18 pm
Toronto, Jan 18 (IBNS):There would be a total lunar eclipse in Canada on Jan 20 or 21 depending on where you are in the country, media reports said.
US politician Tulsi Gabbard apologises for her past anti-gay stand in video
Jan 18, 2019, at 08:39 pm
Washington, Jan 18 (IBNS): US politician Tulsi Gabbard has apologised for her past work advocating against gay rights.
Afghanistan: District public health official killed by unknown attackers
Jan 18, 2019, at 06:27 pm
Kabul, Jan 18 (IBNS): Unknown attackers killed a district public health official in Afghanistan's Sherzad district, media reports said on Friday.
Two Russian fighter jets collide mid-air, one pilot rescued
Jan 18, 2019, at 05:36 pm
Moscow, Jan 18 (IBNS): Two Russian fighter jets collided mid-air in the Far East, media reports said on Friday.
Australia: Police arrest one person over Israeli student's killing
Jan 18, 2019, at 10:13 am
Melbourne, Jan 18 (IBNS): The police have arrested a man in connection with the killing of a 21-year-old Israeli student in Melbourne city of Australia.
Top North Korean official Kim Yong-chol reaches US
Jan 18, 2019, at 09:39 am
Washingon, Jan 18 (IBNS): A top North Korean official has arrived in Washington in order to negotiate with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo for a second possible meeting between two top leaders of the country, media reports said.
Car bomb attack on National Police Academy in Colombia, ‘strongly condemned’ by UN
Jan 18, 2019, at 09:15 am
New York, Jan 18 (IBNS): car bomb attack at the National Police Academy in the Colombian capital Bogotá, which reportedly left at least nine dead and dozens injured, has been ‘strongly condemned’ by the United Nations.
Iraq: UN demining agency rejects desecration accusations, involving historic Mosul churches
Jan 18, 2019, at 09:03 am
New York, Jan 18 (IBNS): The United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) in Iraq issued a statement on Thursday rejecting allegations made earlier this week by a non-profit organization there, alleging that personnel had carried out explosive hazard clearance inside two historic churches in Mosul “in a barbaric and arbitrary manner.”
Jan 18, 2019, at 09:00 am
New York, Jan 18 (IBNS): The reported use of “excessive force” against demonstrators across Sudan over food and fuel shortages that has led to the deaths of at least 24 people is “deeply worrying”, the UN’s top human rights official, Michelle Bachelet, said on Thursday.