Pakistan returns helicopters to US
Oct 31, 2017, at 09:31 pm
Islamabad, Oct 31 (IBNS): Pakistan have returned five of the helicopters to the US which were given to monitor border areas of the nation with Afghanistan, media reports said.
Pakistan: Woman kills 15 in-laws with 'poisoned lassi'
Oct 31, 2017, at 09:30 pm
Multan, Oct 31 (IBNS): At least 15 people were killed after consuming poisonous lassi in Tehsil Alipur's neighbourhood Lashari area of Pakistan, media reports said on Tuesday.
Japan: Investigators recover dismembered bodies, man held
Oct 31, 2017, at 05:06 pm
Tokyo, Oct 31 (IBNS): Investigators in Japan arrested a man after they recovered several dismembered bodies from his apartment in Zama, near the Japanese capital Tokyo, reports said.
UN chief urges Security Council to 'be ambitious' in supporting Sahel anti-terror force
Oct 31, 2017, at 09:50 am
New York, Oct 31(Just Earth News): Stressing the urgent need to help Mali and other countries in the Sahel address cross-border terrorism and organized crime, Secretary-General António Guterres on Monday invited the United Nations Security Council to “be ambitious” in deciding how the UN supports the region's newly-established joint force.
With 13 million inside Syria needing aid, UN relief chief says impact of crisis remains 'profound'
Oct 31, 2017, at 09:49 am
With 13 million inside Syria needing aid, UN relief chief says impact of crisis remains 'profound' New York, Oct 31(Just Earth News): The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL or D'aesh) may be largely pushed out of Syria's Raqqa governorate, but after years of oppression and nearly a year of intense fighting – marked recently by heavy airstrikes – humanitarian needs will continue to be large for some time, the top United Nations relief official told the Security Council Monday.
UN warns of 'looming humanitarian catastrophe' in DR Congo's strife-torn Kasai region
Oct 31, 2017, at 09:48 am
New York, Oct 31(Just Earth News): Some 3.2 million people in the Democratic Republic of Congo's (DRC) conflict-ravaged south-central Greater Kasai region are severely food insecure, struggling to feed themselves and in urgent need of assistance, the head of the United Nations food relief agency warned Monday.
Oct 31, 2017, at 09:47 am
New York, Oct 31(Just Earth News): Progress has not been fast enough over the past year to reach global and regional targets on stopping the spread of tuberculosis (TB), or to make real headway in closing persistent gaps in TB care and prevention, the World Health Organization warned Monday.
UN experts sound alarm on mounting rights concerns in Puerto Rico in wake of Hurricane Maria
Oct 31, 2017, at 09:46 am
New York, Oct 31(Just Earth News): More than a month after Hurricane Maria devastated Puerto Rico, the island remains without an effective emergency response, a group of United Nations human rights experts warned on Monday, as they called on United States and Puerto Rican authorities to remove regulatory and financial barriers to reconstruction and recovery.
Oct 31, 2017, at 09:45 am
New York, Oct 31(Just Earth News): While the Asia-Pacific trade outlook for this year is positive, some uncertainties ¬– including the possible impact of structural rebalancing of China from export orientation to domestic consumption – are forecast for 2018, the United Nations commission for the region said Monday.
Carbon dioxide levels surge to new high in 2016, UN weather agency reports
Oct 31, 2017, at 04:24 am
New York, Oct 30(Just Earth News): Levels of carbon dioxide (C02) surged at “record-breaking speed” to new highs in 2016, the United Nations weather agency announced on Monday.
UNICEF warns 1,800 unaccompanied refugee children in Greece need proper shelter, care
Oct 31, 2017, at 04:23 am
New York, Oct 30(Just Earth News): Two-thirds of the nearly 3,000 unaccompanied refugee and migrant children currently in Greece are not receiving proper shelter and care, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has warned.
Government leaders, entrepreneurs set to gather in Bahrain for UN forum on sustainable development
Oct 31, 2017, at 04:22 am
New York, Oct 30(Just Earth News): More than one thousand business leaders, government officials and academics will converge at a United Nations forum Tuesday in Bahrain to strengthen global partnerships, entrepreneurship and investment for the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
Real Change that’s working for Brampton north
Oct 31, 2017, at 03:25 am
Brampton, Oct 30 (IBNS): The 2017 Fall Economic statement will deliver more Canada Child Benefit Support, cut the federal small business tax rate, enhance the Working Income Tax Benefit, and other measures to help the middle class and those working hard to join it.
Afghanistan: 12 injured in magnetic bomb blast
Oct 30, 2017, at 10:05 pm
Kabul, Oct 30 (IBNS): At least 12 people were injured in a magnetic bomb blast on a vehicle in northern Baghlan province of Afghanistan on Monday, media reports said.
Khaleda Zia to meet Rohingya refugees, distribute aides in Cox's Bazar
Oct 30, 2017, at 06:30 pm
Cox's Bazar, Oct 30 (IBNS): The opposition leader and the Chairperson of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), Khaleda Zia, will be meeting the Rohingya refugees in Cox's Bazar, where she will distribute support materials.
US: Demand for legalisation of cannabis hits all time high
Oct 30, 2017, at 05:33 pm
Washington, Oct 30 (IBNS): The demand for the legalisation of cannabis has hit an all time high in the Unites States, with now every two out of three Americans opting for it.
Oct 30, 2017, at 04:12 pm
Riyadh, Oct 30 (IBNS): Considered a nemesis, in terms of nation, when it comes to women rights, it seems Saudi Arabia is casting away its dark practices for a more globally accepted norms.
In Tehran, UN atomic chief says Iran implementing nuclear-related commitments
Oct 30, 2017, at 05:11 am
New York, Oct 29 (Just Earth News): Visiting Iran, the head of the United Nations atomic energy agency on Sunday reiterated that the commitments undertaken by the country under the nuclear accord of 2015 are being implemented.
Oct 30, 2017, at 05:10 am
New York, Oct 29 (Just Earth News): At the end of a five-day mission to conflict-torn Yemen, the United Nations humanitarian chief on Saturday stressed the need for more funding and better humanitarian access to help the population in need.
Six cops, 8 militants killed in Afghanistan clash
Oct 29, 2017, at 10:22 pm
Kabul, Oct 29 (IBNS): At least six policemen and eight terrorists were killed during a clash at Afghanistan's Arghandab district, media reports said on Sunday.
300,000 immigrants every year 'new normal' in Canada, says immigration minister
Oct 29, 2017, at 06:24 am
Ottawa, Oct 28 (IBNS): Canada's immigration minister, Ahmed Hussen, has said the influx of 300,000 immigrants in the country every year is "new normal", media reports said.
Canada's former PM Harper lashes out at Trudeau government over NAFTA negotiations
Oct 29, 2017, at 06:18 am
Ottawa, Oct 28 (IBNS): Canada's former Prime Minister Stephen Harper has lashed out at the Justin Trudeau government over the North Atlantic Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), saying the government is "napping on NAFTA".
Bangladesh: Vehicles in BNP motorcade attacked, Zia unhurt
Oct 29, 2017, at 05:00 am
Dhaka, Oct 28 (IBNS): BNP leader Khaleda Zia's motorcade was attacked by unknown men in Bangladesh's Feni area on Saturday, media reports said.
Twin blasts rock Mogadishu, several feared killed
Oct 29, 2017, at 04:19 am
Mogadishu, Oct 28 (IBNS): Several people are feared to have been killed as two explosions rocked Mogadishu city of Somalia on Saturday, media reports said.
Nepal bus crash kills 31, several injured
Oct 29, 2017, at 12:55 am
Kathmandu, Oct 28 (IBNS): At least 31 people, including an Indian woman, died in a bus crash in Kathmandu, the capital city of Nepal, local media reports said.
20 Taliban killed in Afghanistan
Oct 28, 2017, at 10:47 pm
Kabul, Oct 28 (IBNS): In two separate airstrikes and a clash at least 20 Talibans were killed in Afghanistan's Zabul province, media reports said.
Catalonia Crisis: Madrid removes Catalan police chief
Oct 28, 2017, at 05:01 pm
Madrid, Oct 28 (IBNS): Hours after imposing direct rule over the disputed Catalonia region, the Spanish government has stripped the Catalan police chief off his post, reports said.
Catalonia crisis: Spanish PM Rajoy dissolves Catalan parliament
Oct 28, 2017, at 03:15 pm
Madrid, Oct 28 (IBNS): Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy is dissolving the Catalan parliament after the region's leaders voted in favour of declaring independence from Spain on Friday, reports said.
Action needed to stop violations of LGBT people’s rights worldwide, expert tells UN
Oct 28, 2017, at 09:49 am
New York, Oct 28(Just Earth News): Immediate action is needed to stop the horrific violations of human rights of people around the world based on their actual or perceived sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression, a United Nations independent expert said Friday, delivering his first report to UN Member States in New York.
Ethiopia begins civil registration for refugees – UN agencies
Oct 28, 2017, at 09:48 am
New York, Oct 28(Just Earth News): In an historic first, starting on Friday all refugees in Ethiopia will be able to register their vital life events, including birth, death, marriage and divorce, directly with national authorities, the United Nations refugee agency announced on Friday.