Canada condemns killing of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi

Oct 22, 2018, at 02:04 pm

Ottawa, Oct 22 (IBNS): Canada has condemned the killing of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi in Saudi Arabian consulate in Turkey, media reports said.

Jamal Khashoggi was murdered, Saudi Arabian minister says

Oct 22, 2018, at 11:29 am

Riyadh, Oct 22 (IBNS): In a new revelation to journalist Jamal Khashoggi's death, a Saudi Arabian minister said that as opposed to the previous version, where the country said he was killed in a fight inside the Istanbul consulate, the scribe was murdered.

Clemson University: Floor collapse leaves 30 injured in South Carolina

Oct 22, 2018, at 09:56 am

New York, Oct 22 (IBNS): At least 30 people were hurt when a floor collapsed during a party hosted in USA's  Clemson University.

Afghanistan: Roadside bomb blast in Nangarhar kills 11

Oct 22, 2018, at 09:20 am

Kabul, Oct 22 (IBNS): A roadside bomb blast in Afghanistan's Nangarhar area left at least 11 people killed on Sunday, media reports said on Monday.

Data experts gather to find solutions to world’s biggest challenges at UN Forum

Oct 22, 2018, at 08:38 am

New York, Oct 22 (IBNS): International data sectors from national statistical offices, the private sector, NGOs, academia and international and regional organizations are gathering in Dubai from Monday to Wednesday, in a bid to accelerate progress on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

Pakistan: Two buses collide, 19 die in Ghazi Ghaat

Oct 22, 2018, at 01:01 am

Islamabad, Oct 21 (IBNS): At least 19 people were killed in Pakistan's  Ghazi Ghaat area when two buses collided on Sunday, media reports said.

2 die in China's coal mine mishap, 20 trapped

Oct 22, 2018, at 12:07 am

Beijing, Oct 21 (IBNS): At least two people died and 20 others remained trapped at a coal mine in China on Saturday, media reports said on Sunday.

Taiwan: 22 dies as passenger train derails in Yilan County

Oct 21, 2018, at 09:27 pm

Taipei, Oct 21 (IBNS): At least 22 people died as a passengers train derailed in Taiwan's Yilan County on Sunday, media reports said.

Amidst deadly violence, UN calls on Afghan authorities to ensure voters can cast ballot

Oct 21, 2018, at 08:41 pm

New York, Oct 21 (IBNS): Against a backdrop of violence and technical malfunctions, the UN Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has released a statement calling on the country’s electoral authorities to re-double their efforts to make sure all eligible voters are given a reasonable opportunity to cast their ballot.

Accountability a key pillar for reconciliation in Myanmar: UN Envoy

Oct 21, 2018, at 08:35 pm

New York, Oct 21 (IBNS): Accountability and inclusive dialogue are two important pillars for national reconciliation in Myanmar, said the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General (SESG), Christine Schraner Burgener in a statementreleased on Saturday, adding that “credible fact-finding is the first step towards accountability.”

Nepal: Youth hacked to death in Morang

Oct 20, 2018, at 02:52 pm

Kathmandu, Oct 20 (IBNS): A man hacked to death a youth in Nepal's Morang district on Friday, media reports said on Saturday.

Pakistan: Karachi woman directed to shun Hijab at work or resign, sparks social media storm

Oct 20, 2018, at 12:25 pm

Karachi, Oct 20 (IBNS): In perhaps one of the first of its kinds incident in Muslim-majority Pakistan, a woman employee of a Karachi City-based software company was asked to stop wearing hijab at her workplace or resign from her job.

Pakistan road accident leaves 2 injured

Oct 20, 2018, at 11:23 am

Karachi, Oct 20 (IBNS): A road mishap in Pakistan's metropolis' Punjab Colony neighbourhood on Friday left at least two people injured, media reports said.

Afghanistan Wolesi Jirga polls: Ashraf Ghani casts his vote

Oct 20, 2018, at 11:18 am

Kabul, Oct 20 (IBNS): Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani on Saturday voted as the voting process for the Wolesi Jirga polls is currently going on.

Kandahar Attack: 3 suspects detained

Oct 20, 2018, at 09:49 am

Kabul, Oct 20 (IBNS): The Ministry of Interior (MoI)  of Afghanistan on Friday said three people have been detained in connection to Kandahar attack.

Saudi Arabia says missing journalist Jamal Khashoggi is dead

Oct 20, 2018, at 09:40 am

Ankara, Oct 20 (IBNS): Journalist Jamal Khashoggi, who was missing for the past couple of days, died after a fight in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, confirmed the Asian nation on Friday.

UN chief ‘deeply troubled’ by Saudi confirmation of Jamal Khashoggi’s death

Oct 20, 2018, at 09:02 am

New York, Oct 20 (IBNS): In a statement released on Friday, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said that he is “deeply troubled” by the reported confirmation of the death of Jamal Khashoggi.

Children separated at border, suffering alarming and prolonged effects: UN rights experts

Oct 20, 2018, at 08:59 am

New York, Oct 20 (IBNS): Separating children from their undocumented parents is a traumatic violation of their rights, UN independent experts said on Friday.

UN rights experts stand with businesses protesting Saudi journalist’s disappearance

Oct 20, 2018, at 08:56 am

New York, Oct 20 (IBNS): Independent UN human rights experts are praising business leaders who have decided to pull out of a high-level investment conference taking place next week in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, over concern for the fate of dissident Saudi journalist, Jamal Khashoggi.

Mali: UN Peacekeeping chief ‘extremely concerned’ over insecurity, regrets peace deal delays

Oct 20, 2018, at 08:47 am

New York, Oct 20 (IBNS): After commending the “overall peaceful” climate in which the Malian elections were held in July, the United Nations peacekeeping chief said on Friday that he is “extremely concerned” over the increasing number of attacks by armed insurgents, against a backdrop of continued delays in implementing the 2015 peace agreement.

UN deplores pre-election killings and attacks, urges Afghans to defy terror, and vote

Oct 20, 2018, at 08:36 am

New York, Oct 20 (IBNS): With just hours to go before Saturday’s parliamentary elections in Afghanistan, the UN has been expressing concern at the uptick in deadly political violence in the country, whilst encouraging Afghans to exercise their right to vote.

Sulawesi devastation ‘beyond imagination’ as massive aid operation continues: UN relief agencies

Oct 20, 2018, at 08:34 am

New York, Oct 20 (IBNS): More emergency shelter supplies and relief for thousands of victims of Indonesia’s recent earthquake and tsunami is set to arrive on the island of Sulawesi in the coming days, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) said on Friday, amid reports from staff that the devastation is “beyond imagination”.

Afghanistan polls: UNAMA urges people to exercise voting rights

Oct 19, 2018, at 06:27 pm

Kabul, Oct 19 (IBNS): As Afghanistan prepares for parliamentary elections on Saturday, the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) encourages all eligible Afghan citizens to use this opportunity to exercise their constitutional right to vote. 

UN Security Council condemns Kandahar attack

Oct 19, 2018, at 06:23 pm

Kabul, Oct 19 (IBNS):  The members of the Security Council condemned in the strongest terms the attacks that took place in Afghanistan over the past weeks, including in Jowzjan, Kunduz, Takhar, Herat, Zabul, Farah and  on Friday in Kandahar, resulting in numerous casualties and many injured, ahead of the parliamentary elections in Afghanistan on Oct 20.

Afghanistan: Unknown men sets mosque on fire

Oct 19, 2018, at 06:15 pm

Kabul, Oct 19 (IBNS): Unknown men on Friday set a mosque on fire in Afghanistan's Dorbaba district on Friday, media reports said.

Pakistan FM Qureshi calls Afghanistani counterpart Rabbani over Kandahar

Oct 19, 2018, at 04:52 pm

Islamabad, Oct 19 (IBNS): Pakistan's Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi called his Afghan counterpart Salahuddin Rabbani on Friday to express his condolences on the sad demise of senior Afghan leaders and officials, including the Governor, Police Chief and Intelligence Head of KandharKandahar, in a terrorist attack in  Kandahar   on Thursday.

Afghanistan: Unidentified gunmen kill local prayer leader

Oct 19, 2018, at 03:25 pm

Kabul, Oct 19 (IBNS): Unidentified gunmen killed a local prayer leader in Afghanistan's  Chakhansor district on Friday, media reports said.

Kandahar police, spy chiefs killed in Taliban attack

Oct 19, 2018, at 09:44 am

Kabul, Oct 19 (IBNS): A shooting incident inside the governor’s house in the Kandahar province of Afghanistan left police chief Gen. Abdul Raziq and the intelligence chief killed, media reports said on Friday.

UN postal agency ‘regrets’ US withdrawal

Oct 19, 2018, at 09:14 am

New York, Oct 19 (IBNS):  The United Nations specialized agency which coordinates the global postal system, has expressed “regret” over the withdrawal by the United States from the world body’s membership.

Khashoggi case highlights ‘very worrying practice’ of overseas abductions, says UN expert

Oct 19, 2018, at 09:04 am

New York, Oct 19 (IBNS): The case of Saudi dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi is just the latest example of a “new and very worrying practice” of States abducting individuals beyond their own borders, said the Chair of the UN Working Group on Enforced Disappearances, addressing the UN General Assembly on Thursday.