MP Sahota seconds Sikh Heritage Month legislation

Oct 24, 2017, at 01:07 am

Ottawa, Oct 23 (IBNS): Ottawa, ON, Ruby Sahota, Member of Parliament for Brampton North was honoured to second a Private Member’s Bill introduced by Sukh Dhaliwal, Member of Parliament for Surrey-Newton, to recognize April as Sikh Heritage Month.

Pakistan: Building roof collapse kills 7

Oct 24, 2017, at 12:18 am

Peshawar, Oct 23 (IBNS): The collapse of a roof of a house in Pakistan's Bajaur Agency on Monday left at least seven people dead, media reports said.

Rohingya crisis: Bangladesh Home Minister leaves for Myanmar

Oct 23, 2017, at 10:54 pm

Dhaka, Oct 23 (IBNS): At a time when the country is facing the current Rohingya crisis, Bangladesh Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan on Monday left Dhaka city for Myanmar.

Typhoon Lan leaves five dead and many injured in Japan, hits Tokyo on Monday

Oct 23, 2017, at 06:32 pm

Tokyo, Oct 23 (IBNS): A powerful typhoon that made a landfall on Japan’s central Pacific coast earlier on Monday, left five dead and many injured in its wake, as it battered a wide area with heavy rain and strong winds, media reported.

Exit polls suggest clear victory for Shinzo Abe, Japan to formalise armed forces

Oct 23, 2017, at 03:14 pm

Tokyo, Oct 23 (IBNS): Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is expected to win Sunday's vote, according to exit polls.

Toronto: Anti-Trudeau, anti-racism demonstrators clash, four arrested

Oct 23, 2017, at 04:52 am

Toronto, Oct 22 (IBNS): Four people have been arrested as anti-Trudeau and anti-racism demonstrators clashed here on Saturday.

UN Security Council strongly condemns terrorist attack in Egypt

Oct 23, 2017, at 03:54 am

New York, Oct 22(Just Earth News): Condemning “in the strongest terms” the terrorist attack that took place Friday in Egypt's El Wahat desert, the United Nations Security Council underlined the need to bring the perpetrators and sponsors of such “reprehensible acts” to justice.

UN chief Guterres, US President Trump commit to work together to address common challenges

Oct 23, 2017, at 03:53 am

New York, Oct 22(Just Earth News): United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres met Friday with United States President Donald Trump and discussed, among others, tensions in the Korean Peninsula and the fight against terrorism.

8 terrorists killed in Pakistan

Oct 22, 2017, at 10:31 pm

Karachi, Oct 22 (IBNS): Security forces in Pakistan have killed at least eight terrorists in Pakistan, media reports said.

York Regional Police Services Board approves 2018 police budget

Oct 22, 2017, at 02:15 am

Vaughan, Oct 21 (IBNS): The York Regional Police Services Board has approved the 2018 operating budget of $323.5 million which is a 4.1 percent increase over the 2017 budget and features 22 additional personnel.

Man knifes five in Munich, Germany and flees, police on the lookout

Oct 21, 2017, at 09:02 pm

Munich, Oct 21 (IBNS): The German Police is on the lookout for a man in Munich who injured five people with a knife, according to media reports on Saturday.

Landslide at Malaysian constructions site leaves three dead, search and rescue continues

Oct 21, 2017, at 08:38 pm

George Town (Malaysia), Oct 21 (IBNS): A landslide at a construction site in Penang, Malaysia, has left three people dead and 11 missing, according to media reports on Saturday.

Brazil police arrest at least 108 in child-sex crackdown

Oct 21, 2017, at 05:03 pm

Brasilia, Oct 21 (IBNS): The Brazilian police have arrested at least 108 people involved in child sex offences in a major crackdown, reports said.

Missing Pak journalist pursuing case of Indian engineer recovered after two years

Oct 21, 2017, at 05:01 pm

Islamabad, Oct 21 (IBNS) : Zeenat Shahzadi, the Pakistani journalist who went missing in Lahore in 2015, has been recovered by security forces, Dawn reports.

Spain likely to impose direct rule over Catalonia

Oct 21, 2017, at 04:47 pm

Madrid, Oct 21 (IBNS): Spain is likely to impose a direct rule over the disputed Catalonia region, though a final verdict will be declared after Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy meets with his cabinet to discuss the issue.

Closing UN’s ‘Africa Week,’ Assembly President says continent’s vision getting close to reality

Oct 21, 2017, at 09:42 am

New York, Oct 21(Just Earth News): Addressing the final event of this year’s Africa Week at the United Nations, General Assembly President Miroslav Lajčák on Friday highlighted the continent’s transformative changes driven by the African Union’s development agency.

Rohingya crisis: UNICEF issues 'Child Alert,' outlines urgent action to save lives

Oct 21, 2017, at 09:41 am

New York, Oct 21(Just Earth News): Issuing a dire warning on the desperate situation of Rohingya refugee children, who now number more than 320,000 in Bangladesh, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has called for an end to the atrocities targeting civilians in Myanmar's Rakhine state, and immediate and unfettered access to all children affected by the violence there.

UN rights experts urge Iran to immediately release British-Iranian citizen after fresh charges

Oct 21, 2017, at 09:40 am

New York, Oct 21(Just Earth News): United Nations human rights experts have appealed to Iran to immediately release a jailed British-Iranian citizen, who is now facing fresh charges, and expressed “grave” concerns for her welfare.

Cities and local policies key to overcome hunger, stresses head of UN agency

Oct 21, 2017, at 05:10 am

New York, Oct 20(Just Earth News): Highlighting the potential of cities to address malnutrition, the head of the United Nations food security agency has called for innovative partnerships between urban centres and wide range of stakeholders to overcome the challenge of food waste and to ensure a healthy and nutritious diet for all.

Afghanistan: Gun and bomb attack in Kabul mosque kills 30

Oct 21, 2017, at 02:45 am

Kabul, Oct 20 (IBNS): Unknown gunman opened fire on people visiting a Shia mosque to worship before detonating explosives on Friday which left at least 30 people killed, media reports said.

York Regional Police Services welcomes new board member

Oct 21, 2017, at 02:38 am

Vaughan, Oct 20 (IBNS): The York Regional Police Services Board has welcomed its newest member Mayor Maurizio Bevilacqua of the City of Vaughan.

12 terrorists killed in drone attack close to Pakistan-Afghanistan border

Oct 21, 2017, at 12:53 am

Peshawar, Oct 20 (IBNS): At least 12 suspected terrorists were killed in a drone attack close to the Pakistan-Afghanistan border on Friday, media reports said.

Pakistan: Collapse of part of coal mine leaves 1 dead

Oct 20, 2017, at 10:47 pm

Balochistan, Oct 20 (IBNS): Collapse of a part of a coal mine left at least one person dead in Balochistan's Harnai District of Pakistan, media reports said.

Over 700 000 people vaccinated against cholera in Cox’s Bazar

Oct 20, 2017, at 09:35 pm

Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh Oct 20 (IBNS): More than 700 000 people over the age of one year have been administered oral cholera vaccine in the first phase of a campaign here to protect the newly arrived Rohingya population and their host communities against the deadly diarrheal disease.

UN delivering coordinated humanitarian response in wake of Mogadishu bombings

Oct 20, 2017, at 06:11 pm

New York, Oct 20(Just Earth News): The United Nations family of agencies and programmes is continuing to roll out its response in support of the recovery and clean-up effort in Mogadishu following Saturday’s massive car bomb blast, which killed some 300 people, injured hundreds more, and is being called Somalia’s worst-ever such attack.

INTERVIEW: Hurricane-hit Caribbean nations can build back better, says UN development official

Oct 20, 2017, at 06:10 pm

New York, Oct 20(Just Earth News): Mere mention of the Caribbean conjures up images of pristine waters, beautiful beaches and fun in the sun. However, the images emanating from the region over the past couple of months have painted a very different picture.

In Balustein lecture, UN rights chief rebukes notion that multilateralism is a threat in on Thursday's world

Oct 20, 2017, at 06:07 pm

New York, Oct 20(Just Earth News): The United Nations human rights chief on Thursday called for spreading greater knowledge about human rights to its skeptics, rebuking perspectives that see global organizations and their international legal frameworks as part of a problem and not the solution.

Governments endorse UN-backed plan to tackle cancer, diabetes and other deadly diseases

Oct 20, 2017, at 06:04 pm

New York, Oct 20(Just Earth News): Global leaders have pledged to take bold action to reduce suffering from noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), which include the world's leading killers – heart and lung diseases, cancers and diabetes – the United Nations health agency has reported.

Africa's rapid urbanization can drive industrialization, says new UN report

Oct 20, 2017, at 05:49 pm

New York, Oct 20(Just Earth News): A United Nations report out Thursday makes concrete recommendations on how the right African policy framework can harness the continent's rapid urban transition to drive industrial development.

Strong civil society can push back against 'major attack' on human rights, says senior UN rights official

Oct 20, 2017, at 05:48 pm

New York, Oct 20(Just Earth News): A senior United Nations human rights official has praised civil society for its role in standing up to the “backlash” against human rights.