Oct 20, 2017, at 05:44 pm
New York, Oct 20(Just Earth News): Despite an increasingly complex global security environment and an unprecedented increase in direct attacks against the United Nations, the number of casualties among UN civilian personnel has declined, Secretary-General António Guterres has said.
Falling stone fragment kills Florence church tourist
Oct 20, 2017, at 04:40 pm
Florence, Oct 20 (IBNS): A Spanish citizen has been been killed in one of Florence's churches in Italy, after a stone fragment hit him.
Brampton: Vehicle roll-over in Highway 410 kills one woman
Oct 20, 2017, at 04:56 am
Brampton, Oct 19 (IBNS): A single vehicle roll-over in Highway 410 of Brampton killed one woman on Wednesday night, media reports said.
UN migration chief urges more support for Rohingyas fleeing Myanmar or 'thousands will suffer'
Oct 20, 2017, at 04:36 am
New York, Oct 19(Just Earth News): The United Nations migration agency and its partners are supporting Bangladesh in coordinating assistance for the influx of hundreds of thousands of Rohingya refugees, including with clean water and sanitation, shelter, food and psychosocial care for the most vulnerable.
Despite drop in under-five mortality rate, 7,000 newborns die every day – UN report
Oct 20, 2017, at 04:36 am
New York, Oct 19(Just Earth News): More must be done to stop babies from dying the day they are born, United Nations agencies said in a new report issued Thursday, which argued that life-saving know-how and technologies must be made readily available – particularly in Southern Asia and sub-Saharan Africa – where they are most needed.
Watchful of the situation in Raqqa, Syria, UN chief urges need to revive political process
Oct 20, 2017, at 04:35 am
New York, Oct 19 (Just Earth News): United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres is urging all sides involved in the fight for Raqqa, Syria, to protect civilians, abide with international law, and allow humanitarian access to those in need.
York Regional Police Services Board elects new chair and vice chair
Oct 20, 2017, at 02:58 am
Vaughan, Oct 19 (IBNS): The York Regional Police Services Board has elected Mayor of the Town of East Gwillimbury Virginia Hackson as its chair until January 2018.
Afghanistan: ISIS, Taliban militants engage in war, at least five dead
Oct 20, 2017, at 12:28 am
Nangarhar, Oct 19 (IBNS): At least five militants have died in Afghanistan's Nangarhar province after the ISIS and Taliban faithfuls engaged in a gun battle, local Khaama Press reported.
Nawaz Sharif, daughter and son-in-law indicted by Pak anti-corruption court in NAB reference
Oct 19, 2017, at 08:07 pm
Islamabad, Oct 19 (IBNS) : A Pakistan court on Thursday indicted former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, his daughter Maryam and son-in-law MNA Capt (retd) Safdar in the Avenfield properties case, Geo News reported.
The Tragically Hip's Gord Downie dies, Canadian PM condoles
Oct 19, 2017, at 08:05 pm
Toronto, Oct 19 (IBNS): The front man of Canadian rock band The Tragically Hip-Gord Downie- has passed away, media reports said on Thursday.
Afghan army and Taliban suffer heavy casualties in Kandahar base attack
Oct 19, 2017, at 07:34 pm
Kabul, Oct 19 (IBNS) : The Afghan army and Taliban insurgents have suffered heavy casualties in a coordinated attack by the Taliban insurgents on an army base in southern Kandahar province of Afghanistan
Afghanistan : ISIS suffer heavy casualties in latest US airstrikes
Oct 19, 2017, at 07:28 pm
Kabul, Oct 19 (IBNS) : Militants affiliated with the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terrorist group suffered heavy casualties in the latest airstrikes conducted by the US forces in eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan, local Khaama Press reported. .
Denver: Sex racket busted, baby and child among scores of minors rescued
Oct 19, 2017, at 07:26 pm
Denver, Oct 19 (IBNS): A three-month old infant and a five-year-old child were among the scores of under-aged children rescued following a nation wide crackdown on sex racket in the United States, reports said.
Ivanka Trump greets Indians on Diwali, says looking forward to visit India
Oct 19, 2017, at 04:54 pm
Washington, Oct 19 (IBNS): Joining the other world leaders on greeting Indians on the occasion of Diwali, Ivanka Trump, daughter of US President Donald Trump, says she's looking forward to her visit to India sometime later this year.
Iraq: Security Council voices concern over reported violence in Kirkuk
Oct 19, 2017, at 09:55 am
New York, Oct 19(Just Earth News): The Security Council on Wednesday expressed concern over recent reports of violence near the city of Kirkuk in northern Iraq.
UN strongly condemns terrorist attacks across Afghanistan
Oct 19, 2017, at 09:54 am
New York, Oct 19(Just Earth News): The United Nations Security Council has strongly condemned a wave of terrorist attacks in Afghanistan that killed at least 70 people and injured more than 200.
Oct 19, 2017, at 09:53 am
New York, Oct 19(Just Earth News): A senior United Nations political affairs official on Wednesday highlighted at the Security Council some positive developments on the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, particulalry on intra-Palestinian reconciliation efforts.
UN and partners launch campaign to tackle new fungus strain threatening world’s bananas
Oct 19, 2017, at 09:52 am
New York, Oct 19(Just Earth News): The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) announced on Wednesday that it is working with partners to help protect the world’s banana crops a new strain of fungus, known as Fusarium wilt TR4, which can last for years in the soil.
UN rights experts urge Iran to halt imminent execution of juvenile Amirhossein Pourjafar
Oct 19, 2017, at 09:51 am
New York, Oct 19(Just Earth News): United Nations human rights experts on Wednesday urgently appealed to Iran to halt tomorrow’s execution of Amirhossein Pourjafar, who was sentenced to death when he was 16 years old.
UNICEF and partner agencies in South Sudan help reunite 5,000 children with families
Oct 19, 2017, at 09:50 am
New York, Oct 19(Just Earth News): Since conflict broke out in South Sudan in 2013, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), Save the Children and other partners have successfully reunited more than 5,000 children with their families.
UN chief announces trip to Central African Republic, where crisis is 'far from media spotlight'
Oct 19, 2017, at 09:48 am
New York, Oct 19(Just Earth News): Speaking to the press at United Nations Headquarters, in New York, Secretary-General António Guterres announced that he will be travelling to the Central African Republic early next week to draw attention to the fragile situation in the country “that is often far from the media spotlight.â€
Yemen: UNICEF warns conflict shutters one in 10 schools; teachers unpaid for a year
Oct 19, 2017, at 09:48 am
New York, Oct 19(Just Earth News): The conflict in Yemen – now into its third year – continues to take a toll on millions of children, with their education now under threat, adding to an already long list of bitter hardships including malnutrition, displacement and violence, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has warned.
US: Three killed in shooting at business park in Maryland
Oct 19, 2017, at 04:41 am
Edgewood, Oct 18 (IBNS): At least three people were killed and several were injured in a shooting incident which took place at a business park in Harford County, Maryland, in the United States, media reports said.
Myanmar: Crimes against humanity terrorize and drive Rohingya out, says Amnesty International
Oct 18, 2017, at 11:36 pm
New Delhi, Oct 18 (IBNS): More than 530,000 Rohingya men, women and children have fled northern Rakhine State in terror in a matter of weeks amid the Myanmar security forces’ targeted campaign of widespread and systematic murder, rape and burning, Amnesty International said today in its most detailed analysis yet of the ongoing crisis.
Afghanistan: Suicide bomber arrested in Kabul
Oct 18, 2017, at 10:36 pm
Kabul, Oct 18 (IBNS): Afghanistan security forces have arrested a suicide bomber on a bicycle in capital Kabul city, the Ministry of Interior (MoI) said on Wednesday.
Imran Khan condemns loss of lives in Pakistan blast
Oct 18, 2017, at 10:01 pm
Islamabad, Oct 18 (IBNS): Former Pakistani cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan on Wednesday condemned the Quetta bombing which left seven people killed.
Canadian PM Justin Trudeau wishes Diwali Mubarak, social media users react to choice of words
Oct 18, 2017, at 09:37 pm
Ottawa, Oct 18 (IBNS): Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has conveyed Diwali greetings on Twitter, saying "Diwali Mubarak", which drew several reactions from the users of the social networking site for the choice of his words.
Afghanistan: Grenade attack kills one in Kabul
Oct 18, 2017, at 08:13 pm
Kabul, Oct 18 (IBNS): At least one person was killed and three others were hurt in a grenade attack in Kabul city of Afghanistan, reports said.
Charges lay at unlicensed day support centre for disable people
Oct 18, 2017, at 08:07 pm
Vaughan, Oct 18 (IBNS): Investigators with York Regional Police District Criminal Investigations Bureau have laid several charges against the owners and staff at an unlicensed day support centre for people with disabilities in the city of Vaughan.
Portugal wildfire leaves 41 dead and many injured, fans political blame too
Oct 18, 2017, at 06:43 pm
Lisbon, Oct 18 (IBNS): Rain and a decline in wind speed helped firefighters in Portugal and Spain to tame the deadly wild fire raging through parts of both countries, according to media reports on Wednesday.