US: Pittsburgh synagogue shooting claims several lives; shooter identified
Oct 27, 2018, at 11:13 pm
Pittsburgh, Oct 27 (IBNS): Several people were killed in a shooting which took place at Pittsburgh city of the US on Saturday, media reports said.
Canada Environment Minister McKenna calls Conservative criticism of carbon tax as 'smokescreen'
Oct 27, 2018, at 10:03 pm
Ottawa, Oct 27 (IBNS): Canadian Environment Minister Catherine McKenna has called the criticisms of carbon tax by the Conservative leaders as "smokescreen", media reports said.
Pakistan: Policeman goes missing in Islamabad
Oct 27, 2018, at 07:12 pm
Islamabad, Oct 27 (IBNS): Superintendent of police (SP) Tahir Khan of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Police went missing from Pakistan's Islamabad city on Saturday, media reports said.
Afghanistan: Taliban kills population registration official in Ghor
Oct 27, 2018, at 04:23 pm
Kabul, Oct 27 (IBNS): The head of population registration department in the Shahrak district of western Ghor province was killed by Taliban insurgents on Friday, media reports said on Saturday.
Afghanistan: Car bombing kills seven in central Maidan Wardak province
Oct 27, 2018, at 03:21 pm
Kabul, Oct 27 (IBNS): A car bombing incident in Afghanistan's central Maidan Wardak province on Saturday left at least seven people killed, media reports said.
The Netherlands issues its first gender neutral passport
Oct 27, 2018, at 01:03 pm
Amsterdam, Oct 27 (IBNS): Last week, The Netherlands created history after issuing its first ever gender neutral passport.
Afghanistan: Five dead in Maidan Wardak blast
Oct 27, 2018, at 11:39 am
Kabul, Oct 27 (IBNS): At least five people were killed in an explosion in Afghanistan's Maidan Wardak province, reports said.
‘Bring to life’ precious moments caught on film or tape, UN agency urges on World Day
Oct 27, 2018, at 08:22 am
New York, Oct 27 (IBNS): Old, grainy film and video footage from years gone by, not only stirs powerful memories – it’s also a vital resource for future generations, the United Nations cultural agency has highlighted, urging everyone to safeguard audio-visual heritage and make archives more accessible.
Oct 27, 2018, at 08:19 am
New York, Oct 27 (IBNS): The difficulties of “keeping everyone onboard” an agreed path to peace in Syria highlights that “radically different” approaches are likely doomed to failure, the out-going United Nations Special Envoy for the war-torn country warned on Friday.
2,300 migrant children in Central American ‘caravan’ need protection, UNICEF says
Oct 27, 2018, at 08:16 am
New York, Oct 27 (IBNS): As some 7,000 mostly-Honduran migrants continue their journey northwards toward the United States, governments must prioritize the needs of migrant children when it comes to applying immigration laws and procedures, said the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Friday.
Over 330,000 Congolese migrants at risk after mass deportations from Angola – UN rights chief
Oct 27, 2018, at 08:11 am
New York, Oct 27 (IBNS): The United Nations human rights chief, Michelle Bachelet, on Friday warned that the forcible mass expulsion of Congolese migrants from Angola has resulted in “serious human rights violations by security forces on both sides of the border” and left at least 330,000 returnees in an “extremely precarious situation”.
Jordan flash flooding: UN chief ‘saddened’ by loss of life
Oct 27, 2018, at 08:08 am
New York, Oct 27 (IBNS): The United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres said on Thursday that he was “deeply saddened by the loss of life and extensive damage” that occurred from large-scale flash flooding near the Dead Sea, in Jordan, which reportedly swept away a bus carrying pupils and staff on a school trip.
Israel PM Benjamin Netanyahu visits Oman
Oct 27, 2018, at 07:16 am
Jerusalem, Oct 27 (IBNS): Israel PM Benjamin Netanyahu visited Oman on Friday and met the Sultan of the nation Qaboos Ben Sa'id.
Canada PM Justin Trudeau congratulates Brian Bowman for winning Winnipeg mayoral election
Oct 26, 2018, at 10:52 pm
Ottawa, Oct 26 (IBNS): Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has congratulated Progressive Conservative (PC) leader Brian Bowman for winning Winnipeg's mayoral election for the second term.
Canada PM Justin Trudeau discusses Khashoggi killing with Turkish President
Oct 26, 2018, at 10:50 pm
Ottawa, Oct 26 (IBNS): Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday interacted with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan over the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, media reports said.
6.8 earthquake hits Greece, no injury
Oct 26, 2018, at 04:17 pm
Athens, Oct 26 (IBNS): An earthquake measuring 6.8 on the Richter Scale hit Mouzaki area of Greece on Friday, as per the USGS website.
Afghanistan: Traffic mishap leaves three killed
Oct 26, 2018, at 03:13 pm
Kabul, Oct 26 (IBNS): A traffic mishap in Afghanistan's western Ghor province on Thursday left at least three people killed, media reports said.
At least 14 children hurt in kindergarten knife attack in China
Oct 26, 2018, at 01:27 pm
Beijing, Oct 26 (IBNS): A knife wielding woman has hurt at least 14 children at a kindergarten in China, reports said.
‘Deteriorating’ human rights in Belarus amounts to ‘wholescale oppression’: UN expert
Oct 26, 2018, at 07:38 am
New York, Oct 26 (IBNS): A crackdown on free speech is the latest worrying development amid the deteriorating, “wholescale oppression” of human rights in Belarus, an independent expert told the UN General Assembly, on Thursday.
UN rights chief denounces Burundi for ‘belligerent and defamatory’ attack on inquiry team
Oct 26, 2018, at 07:36 am
New York, Oct 26 (IBNS): The top United Nations human rights official has called on Burundi to “immediately retract” its threat to try and prosecute members of a UN Commission of Inquiry into rights abuses in the central African nation.
‘Crippling to our credibility’ that number of women peacekeepers is so low: UN chief
Oct 26, 2018, at 07:33 am
New York, Oct 26 (IBNS): Despite greater participation of women in building and sustaining peace and the recognition from all quarters of the value they bring, the realities on the ground show that much more remains to be done, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres told Security Council members on Thursday.
Canada: Champlain Bridge won't be ready to open before 2019, confirms federal government
Oct 25, 2018, at 08:17 pm
Montreal, Oct 25 (IBNS): The federal government on Thursday confirmed that the Champlain Bridge will not be ready to open until 2019, media reports said.
Santoor maestro Pandit Tarun Bhattacharjee to regale audience in Los Angeles in November
Oct 25, 2018, at 12:42 pm
Kolkata/Los Angeles, Oct 25 (IBNS): India's well-known santoor player Pandit Tarun Bhattacharjee is scheduled to perform at the Church of Scintology, Los Angeles, on November 2, 2018.
Oct 25, 2018, at 09:02 am
New York, Oct 25 (IBNS): Continued denial of the facts and evidence of gross human rights violations by Myanmar is a clear indication of the country’s “lack of interest” in establishing a fully functioning democracy based on individual rights and freedoms, two United Nations independent experts have underscored.
Myanmar military leaders must face genocide charges – UN report
Oct 25, 2018, at 08:57 am
New York, Oct 25 (IBNS): Continued denial of the facts and evidence of gross human rights violations by Myanmar is a clear indication of the country’s “lack of interest” in establishing a fully functioning democracy based on individual rights and freedoms, two United Nations independent experts have underscored.
Funding boost for sustainable development data agreed at UN conference
Oct 25, 2018, at 08:51 am
New York, Oct 25 (IBNS): In a declaration agreed at the close of the 2018 UN World Data Forum in Dubai on Wednesday, leaders in the field agreed on measures to boost funding for data and statistical analysis, to speed up progress towards the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals.
Those who produce food are among world’s hungriest – UN rights expert
Oct 25, 2018, at 08:48 am
New York, Oct 25 (IBNS): Agricultural workers have the hardest time accessing food for themselves, and are often excluded from national labour and social protection frameworks, a United Nations independent human rights expert said on Tuesday.
‘Never give up’: UN chief urges all who serve, marking UN Day
Oct 25, 2018, at 08:43 am
New York, Oct 25 (IBNS): Marking the 2018 United Nations Day, which falls on 24 October, Secretary-General António Guterres is urging the men and women of the UN, and those they serve, to “never give up” tackling the world’s many challenges.
Canada PM Justin Trudeau congratulates John Tory for winning Toronto mayoral election
Oct 24, 2018, at 11:15 pm
Toronto, Oct 24 (IBNS): Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has congratulated John Tory for winning the Mayoral election of Toronto.
Bank of Canada raises interest rate; first time since July
Oct 24, 2018, at 10:14 pm
Ottawa, Oct 24 (IBNS): The Bank of Canada has raised the interest rate on Wednesday, for the first time since July, media reports said.