Bonn: UN climate conference set to recognize the role of women in climate action
Nov 14, 2017, at 04:19 am
New York, Nov 13(Just Earth News): With the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP 23), in Bonn, Germany, entering its final week of negotiations, the Fiji Presidency on Monday announced an agreement on a Gender Action Plan, highlighting the role of women in climate action.
Syria: UN health agency calls for immediate and unimpeded access to save lives in Ghouta
Nov 14, 2017, at 04:18 am
New York, Nov 13(Just Earth News): Amid worsening humanitarian, health and security situation in Syria's besieged eastern Ghouta, the United Nations health agency has demanded that all parties to the conflict stop attacks on civilians, facilitate immediate medical evacuations, and allow safe passage of medical supplies.
5 killed in Afghanistan bus mishap
Nov 14, 2017, at 02:03 am
Kabul, Nov 13 (IBNS): At least five passenger were killed as the vehicle in which they were travelling flipped over in Afghanistan's southern Kandahar province on Monday, media reports said.
Bangladesh steps up vaccination for new Rohingya arrivals as measles cases rise
Nov 14, 2017, at 01:59 am
Cox’s Bazar, Nov 13 (IBNS): An increase in the number of suspected measles cases among the newly arrived Rohingya and their host communities in southern Bangladesh has prompted the Government and UN partners to step up immunization efforts in overcrowded camps and makeshift shelters close to the border with Myanmar.
Over 200 people killed as 7.3M earthquake strikes Iraq-Iran border
Nov 13, 2017, at 06:15 pm
Baghdad/Tehran, Nov 13 (IBNS): Over 200 people have died after a quake with magnitude 7.3 struck the border region of Iraq and Iran, local Mehr news agency reported.
Costa Rica rocked by 6.5M quake
Nov 13, 2017, at 06:13 pm
San Jose, Nov 13 (IBNS): A 6.5 magnitude earthquake struck Costa Rica on Sunday night, reports said.
7.3M earthquake strikes Iraq-Iran border, kills at least 130 people
Nov 13, 2017, at 02:48 pm
Baghdad/Tehran, Nov 13 (IBNS): At least 130 people have died after a 7.3 magnitude earthquake hit the border region between Iraq and Iran, reports said.
Will not call North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un short and fat: Donald Trump
Nov 13, 2017, at 02:44 am
Washington, Nov 12 (IBNS): Attacking North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un, US President Donald Trump on Sunday sarcastically called him 'short and fat'.
Gang of kidnappers detained in Kabul
Nov 13, 2017, at 12:53 am
Kabul, Nov 12 (IBNS): Afghanistan security forces have detained a group of 14 kidnappers from Afghanistan capital Kabul city, media reports said on Sunday.
Melania Trump meets panda, pictures go viral online
Nov 12, 2017, at 11:42 pm
Beijing, Nov 12 (IBNS): US First Lady Melania Trump has shared several images from her recent trip to China which included her visit to the Great Wall of China.
Bonn: new efforts announced at UN climate conference to push for further, faster climate action
Nov 12, 2017, at 01:11 pm
New York, Nov 12 (Just Earth News): Cities, the transport sector and ocean advocates today announced a number of new initiatives to push for further, faster climate action, at the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP 23) in Bonn, Germany.
Nov 12, 2017, at 01:10 pm
New York, Nov 12 (Just Earth News): Ratings agencies must downgrade businesses responsible for unethical practices such as tax evasion carried out through off-shore-registered companies, two United Nations human rights experts warned, while urging countries to cooperate to counter this global tax abuse problem.
Alberta family forced into car by naked kidnappers calls experience 'frightening'
Nov 12, 2017, at 03:00 am
Edmonton, Nov 11 (IBNS): An Alberta family, who were forcefully taken into a car by five naked kidnappers days ago, called the experience as "frightening", media reports said.
Canada PM Justin Trudeau marks remembrance day in Vietnam
Nov 12, 2017, at 02:58 am
Ottawa/Hanoi, Nov 11 (IBNS): Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau marked the remembrance day along with the the country's military personnel in Vietnam on Saturday, media reports said.
Donald Trump, Putin confirm their determination to defeat ISIS in Syria
Nov 12, 2017, at 01:51 am
Hanoi, Nov 11(IBNS): US President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday, meeting on the margins of the APEC conference in Da Nang, Vietnam, confirmed their determination to defeat ISIS in Syria.
Thank you President Xi & Madame Peng for your warm hospitality: Melania Trump
Nov 12, 2017, at 01:40 am
Beijing, Nov 11 (IBNS): US First Lady Melania Trump on Saturday thanked China's President Xi Jinping for the 'warm hospitality' she received during the visit to the Asian nation.
SK Sinha resigns as Chief Justice of Bangladesh
Nov 11, 2017, at 10:49 pm
Dhaka, Nov 11 (IBNS): Chief Justice of Bangladesh Surendra Kumar Sinha has stepped down from his position, media reports said on Saturday.
Afghanistan: ANA soldier killed in bomb attack
Nov 11, 2017, at 09:51 pm
Kabul, Nov 11 (IBNS): A Afghan National Army (ANA) soldier was killed in a bomb attack in Nawa district of southern Helmand province of Afghanistan on Saturday, media reports said.
Attack on Hindu house in Bangladesh: 53 detained
Nov 11, 2017, at 09:37 pm
Dhaka, Nov 11 (IBNS): At least 53 people were detained over arson attacks on the homes of Hindus in Bangladesh, media reports said on Saturday.
Tension mounts in Middle East after reports of Saudi Arabian citizen's kidnapping in Lebanon
Nov 11, 2017, at 07:51 pm
Riyadh/Beirut, Nov 11 (IBNS): Tensions among Riyadh and Beirut is on the rise after the National News Agency (NNA) of Lebanon reported that a citizen belonging to Saudi Arabia was kidnapped from his house in the vicinity of the Keserwan locality of Adma.
Key ISIS leader killed in Afghan airstrike
Nov 11, 2017, at 04:42 pm
Kabul, Nov 11 (IBNS): A key ISIS leader was killed in an Afghan airstrike in Kunar province of Afghanistan, local Tolo news reported.
Afghanistan: One killed, two injured in Humvee explosion
Nov 11, 2017, at 04:39 pm
Kabul, Nov 11 (IBNS): A car bomb explosion rocked Afghanistan's Helmand province on Saturday morning, killing the suspected suicide bomber and injuring two others, media reports said.
France’s former Culture Minister appointed new UNESCO chief
Nov 11, 2017, at 09:45 am
New York, Nov 11(Just Earth News): Member States of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) on Friday appointed Audrey Azoulay, a former culture minister of France, to the top post of the agency.
UN, partners building roads to reach Rohingya refugees camped in muddy, flood-prone terrain
Nov 11, 2017, at 09:44 am
New York, Nov 11(Just Earth News): The United Nations migration agency and its partners are rushing to build roads in Bangladesh’s Cox’s Bazar to improve humanitarian access to hilly terrain, where hundreds of thousands of Rohingya refugees have settled in makeshift camps.
Unhealthy diets could undo progress on food security in Asia-Pacific, warns UN report
Nov 11, 2017, at 09:43 am
New York, Nov 11(Just Earth News): Urgent action is needed to tackle malnutrition and promote consumption of healthier foods in the Asia-Pacific region – home to most of the world’s undernourished people – the United Nations food security agency said Friday.
Bonn: New initiatives in energy, water and agriculture sectors announced at UN Climate Conference
Nov 11, 2017, at 09:42 am
New York, Nov 11(Just Earth News): New commitments and initiatives in energy, water and agriculture sectors were announced on Friday, at the United Nations Climate Conference (COP23) in Bonn, Germany, under the auspices of the Marrakech Partnership for Global Climate Action to help implement the Paris Agreement.
Afghanistan: Car bomb attack kills 1 cop
Nov 11, 2017, at 04:30 am
Lashkargah, Nov 10 (IBNS): At least one person was killed as a car bomb attack rocked southern Helmand province of Afghanistan on Friday, media reports said.
Accelerate climate action and raise ambition, urges UN chief
Nov 11, 2017, at 04:03 am
New York, Nov 10(Just Earth News): As the impact of climate change worsens around the world, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has called on the global community to redouble efforts to help countries respond to climate shocks, especially the most vulnerable.
Science and technology can help tackle key sustainable development challenges
Nov 11, 2017, at 04:01 am
New York, Nov 10(Just Earth News): Integrated science is essential to strengthen water management, sustainably use the oceans and tackle climate change, the head of the United Nations cultural agency said on World Science Day for Peace and Development.
Afghanistan: 2 cops, three Talibans killed
Nov 11, 2017, at 01:37 am
Kabul, Nov 10 (IBNS): During a clash in Afghanistan's Uruzgan province, two policemen and three Talibans were killed on Friday, media reports said.