Group of 50 Taliban join peace process in Afghanistan
Aug 12, 2018, at 04:58 pm
Kabul, Aug 12 (IBNS): A group of 50 Taliban fighters have joined the peace process in Afghanistan's Badghis province, media reports said on Sunday.
US President Donald Trump warns Canada of auto-tariffs
Aug 11, 2018, at 11:44 pm
Washington/Ottawa, Aug 11 (IBNS): US President Donald Trump has once again threatened Canada of imposing auto-tariffs if a deal is not signed between the two countries.
Canada: Police identify, charge suspect behind Fredericton shooting
Aug 11, 2018, at 10:50 pm
Fredericton, Aug 11 (IBNS): Police have identified and charged the suspect behind the Fredericton shooting, which claimed four lives on Friday, media reports said.
Imran Khan to take oath as Pakistan PM on Aug 18: PTI
Aug 11, 2018, at 05:04 pm
Islamabad, Aug 11 (IBNS): Pakistan's Prime Minister-elect Imran Khan will take oath on Aug 18.
Pakistan: Suicide blast near Saindak project employees' bus leaves six hurt
Aug 11, 2018, at 05:01 pm
Islamabad, Aug 11 (IBNS): A suicide blast near a bus carrying employees of Saindak Copper Gold Project in Pakistan's Dalbandin area left at least six people injured on Saturday, media reports said.
Afghanistan: 16 security personnel killed in Taliban attack
Aug 11, 2018, at 04:00 pm
Kabul, Aug 11 (IBNS): A Taliban attack in Afghanistan's northern Baghlan province left at least 16 security personnel killed, media reports said on Saturday.
USA: Thousands flee homes in Lake Elsinore as wildfire advances
Aug 11, 2018, at 12:47 pm
Lake Elsinore, Orange County, Aug 11 (IBNS): At least 21,000 people have evacuated their homes in Lake Elsinore region of Orange County, California, as wildfire threatened their existence.
USA: Unauthorised take off briefly halts services at Seattle airport
Aug 11, 2018, at 11:29 am
Seattle, Aug 11 (IBNS): Services at Seattle-Tacoma international airport in the USA were stopped briefly after a passenger plane took off without permission, reports said on Saturday.
Aug 11, 2018, at 08:44 am
New York, Aug 11 (IBNS): The world’s young people need safe spaces – both physical and digital - where they can “freely express their views” and “pursue their dreams” was the core message of United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres to mark this year’s International Youth Day.
Aug 11, 2018, at 08:41 am
New York, Aug 11 (IBNS): With Central African countries beset by ongoing terrorist activity, instability and the effects of climate change, the Security Council has asked the United Nations Secretary-General to review the work of the UN Regional Office for Central Africa (UNOCA), and recommend areas for improvement.
Aug 11, 2018, at 08:37 am
New York, Aug 11 (IBNS): After a vote on Friday by the United Nations General Assembly in New York, former two-time President of Chile, Michelle Bachelet, hailed a “pioneer” by the UN Secretary-General, has officially been appointed as High Commissioner for Human Rights, effective from 1 September.
UN chief welcomes DR Congo President’s promise to stand down
Aug 11, 2018, at 08:33 am
New York, Aug 11 (IBNS): The United Nations Secretary-General has commended the President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Joseph Kabila’s decision on Thursday, not to stand in elections scheduled to take place on 23 December.
Venezuelan exodus to Ecuador reaches record levels: UN refugee agency steps up aid
Aug 11, 2018, at 08:24 am
New York, Aug 11 (IBNS): One of the largest population movements in Latin American history is under way from Venezuela, according to the UN Refugee Agency, UNHCR, which on Friday confirmed that it is increasing assistance to neighbouring Ecuador, where more and more Venezuelans are arriving each week.
UN should never be a target, Baghdad bombing survivors stress, 15 years after deadly attack
Aug 11, 2018, at 08:20 am
New York, Aug 11 (IBNS): On 19 August 2003, a suicide bomber drove a truck full of explosives to the United Nations headquarters in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, Iraq, and blew it up, killing 22 people – among them Sergio Vieira de Mello, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights and the head of the UN mission in Iraq.
Yemen bus attack just the latest outrage against civilians: UN agencies
Aug 11, 2018, at 08:02 am
New York, Aug 11 (IBNS): An air strike on a busy market area in Yemen that reportedly killed scores of people including more than 20 children on a bus, is likely the worst attack on youngsters in the conflict so far, and the latest in a recent spate of violence targeting civilians, UN agencies said on Friday.
UN underscores the need to celebrate indigenous peoples, not confine them
Aug 11, 2018, at 07:59 am
New York, Aug 11 (IBNS): Celebrating some 370 million indigenous people across 90 countries; marches, ceremonies and a host of other initiatives took place across the world, as the United Nations marked on Thursday the International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples.
At least four killed in Canadian shooting: Police
Aug 10, 2018, at 06:17 pm
Fredericton, Aug 10 (IBNS): At least four people were killed in a shooting in the eastern Canadian city of Fredericton, New Brunswick, media reports said.
Unknown men kill military affairs expert Zalmai Wardak in Kabul
Aug 10, 2018, at 03:54 pm
Kabul, Aug 10 (IBNS): Unknown men killed military affairs expert General Zalmai Wardak in Afghanistan's Kabul city on Thursday, media reports said on Friday.
Canada: Northern Ontario wildfire no longer out of control
Aug 10, 2018, at 03:15 pm
Toronto, Aug 10 (IBNS): The wildfire in North Ontario is no longer considered to be out of control, media reports said.
Canada not considering retaliation against Saudi Arabia, says FM Bill Morneau
Aug 10, 2018, at 02:31 pm
Ottawa, Aug 10 (IBNS): Canadian Finance Minister Bill Morneau has said his government is not considering any retaliatory measure against Saudi Arabia, which severed diplomatic ties with the North American country owing to its interference in internal matters of the Middle Eastern country, media reports said.
Citing irregularities from US, North Korea halts denuclearisation programme
Aug 10, 2018, at 12:30 pm
Pyongyang, Aug 10 (IBNS): North Korea said on Thursday that it has halted its denuclearisation programme, citing irregularities from the United States of America.
UN underscores the need to celebrate indigenous peoples, not confine them
Aug 10, 2018, at 09:16 am
New York, Aug 10 (IBNS): Celebrating some 370 million indigenous people across 90 countries; marches, ceremonies and a host of other initiatives took place across the world, as the United Nations marked on Thursday the International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples.
UN Envoy urges Burundi leaders to ‘seize opportunities for national unity and peace’
Aug 10, 2018, at 09:13 am
New York, Aug 10 (IBNS): The Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for Burundi, Michel Kafando, has called on the country’s leaders to “seize the opportunity” offered by the recent adoption of a new constitution, to create a new political environment that is “conducive to the consolidation of national unity and peace”.
Afghanistan: Blast in Herat kills 3
Aug 10, 2018, at 09:06 am
Herat, Aug 10 (IBNS): At least three people were killed in a blast which rocked Afghanistan's western Herat province on Thursday, media reports said on Friday.
UN chief condemns air strike that hit school bus in northern Yemen, killing scores of children
Aug 10, 2018, at 09:02 am
New York, Aug 10 (IBNS): UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Thursday condemned an air strike by pro-Yemini Government coalition forces, which killed scores of children who were on board a bus travelling through a busy market area in the northern province of Saada.
Thai citizenship means ‘dream of a brighter future’ for cave rescue boys, says UN Refugee Agency
Aug 10, 2018, at 08:59 am
New York, Aug 10 (IBNS): The decision of the Thai Government to grant citizenship to three of the boys recently rescued after being trapped in a flooded cave, along with their football coach, has been welcomed by UN Refugee Agency, UNHCR.
Aug 10, 2018, at 08:57 am
New York, Aug 10(IBNS): The survivors of the atomic bombings, known in Japanese as the hibakusha, have become global “leaders for peace and disarmament”, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said at Thursday’s Nagasaki Peace Memorial Ceremony in Japan, commemorating the 73rd anniversary of that devastating day.
Millions at risk if Syria’s war moves to last redoubt of Idlib, warns senior aid official
Aug 10, 2018, at 08:53 am
New York, Aug 10 (IBNS): Aid access to embattled Syrians may soon improve following recent military gains by the Government, but the war “cannot be allowed to go to Idlib”, the head of the UN’s Humanitarian Task Force said on Thursday.
Nicaragua must end 'witch-hunt' against dissenting voices – UN human rights experts
Aug 10, 2018, at 08:40 am
New York, Aug 10 (IBNS): Following weeks of civil unrest in Nicaragua, a group of 11 UN independent human rights experts urged the Government on Thursday to stop the violent repression of protestors, which has left at least 317 people dead and 1,830 injured, stressing that "no one should be detained for the exercise of their human rights”.
FROM THE FIELD: A mountain of indigenous knowledge in Peru
Aug 10, 2018, at 08:37 am
New York, Aug 10 (IBNS): Indigenous people in a remote mountain town in the Andes in Peru are being helped to boost their incomes by preserving a valuable but threatened breed of alpaca.