Afghanistan: 7 killed in explosion
Jan 15, 2017, at 10:04 pm
Kabul, Jan 15 (IBNS): At least seven people were killed as an explosion rocked Nangarhar province of Afghanistan on Sunday, media reports said.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau wishes Tamilians in Canada on Thai Pongal
Jan 15, 2017, at 09:41 pm
Toronto, Jan 15 (IBNS): Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Sunday wished Tamilians in Canada on the ocassion of Thai Pongal .
China hands over two ships to Pakistan for security along CPEC sea route
Jan 15, 2017, at 08:29 pm
Gwadar, Jan 15 (IBNS): China has handed over two ships to the Pakistan Navy in an attempt to provide joint security along the sea route of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), media reports said.
Canada keen to boost ties with India, participates in Vibrant Gujarat
Jan 15, 2017, at 05:06 am
Toronto/Gandhinagar, Jan 14 (IBNS): Canada is eager to strengthen its business ties with India, said Canada’s minister of infrastructure and communities Amarjeet Sohi.
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Jan 15, 2017, at 04:11 am
New York, Jan 14 (Just Earth News): The first-ever United Nations World Data Forum is set to kick off in Cape Town, South Africa, on 15 January 2017, with the aim of increasing political and resource support for statistical capacity building worldwide.
Bangladesh: Key Gulshan restaurant attack mastermind arrested
Jan 14, 2017, at 10:35 pm
Dhaka, Jan 14 (IBNS): A key mastermind behind the Dhaka restaurant attack has been arrested.
US ends 20 year trade embargo with Sudan
Jan 14, 2017, at 09:39 pm
Washington/AddisAbaba, Jan 14 (IBNS): The US has lifted trade and financial sanctions, with some restrictions, against Sudan, thus ending a 20-year economic embargo on the nation, according to media reports on Saturday.
Afghanistan: ISIS militants torch 65 houses
Jan 14, 2017, at 06:39 pm
Kabul, Jan 14 (IBNS): At least 65 houses were torched by ISIS loyalists in Afghanistan, local Khaama Press reported.
Jan 14, 2017, at 01:59 pm
New York, Jan 14 (Just Earth News): Noting that the number of children arriving in Italy by themselves via the sea in 2016 more than doubled over the previous year, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Friday called for urgent and special measures to protect them from trafficking, exploitation and abuse.
International conference is ‘watershed moment’ for Cyprus negotiations – UN envoy
Jan 14, 2017, at 01:58 pm
New York, Jan 14 (Just Earth News): Speaking in Geneva a day after the start of a United Nations-supported Conference on Cyprus, a UN advisor said the open and frank exchanges at the meeting’s opening confirmed two things: “first that there are difficult issues to overcome; and second that there is a will to overcome them.â€
Obamacare: US Congress takes big step
Jan 14, 2017, at 01:58 pm
Washington, Jan 14 (IBNS): In a crucial step, The US House of Representatives has made the move to demolish outgoing US president Barack Obama's signature healthcare law.
FEATURE: Number crunchers in the spotlight ahead of UN World Data Forum
Jan 14, 2017, at 01:57 pm
New York, Jan 14 (Just Earth News): The first-ever United Nations World Data Forum is set to kick off in Cape Town, South Africa, on 15 January 2017, with the aim of increasing political and resource support for statistical capacity building worldwide.
Central African Republic: UN-backed humanitarian plan aims to save 2.2 million lives
Jan 14, 2017, at 01:54 pm
New York, Jan 14 (Just Earth News): The Government of the Central African Republic (CAR) and the United Nations humanitarian country team on Friday launched the nearly $400 million response plan for the 2017-2019 period to meet the basic needs of 2.2 million Central Africans.
Amid progress in West Africa and the Sahel, UN envoy warns of region’s political challenges
Jan 14, 2017, at 01:53 pm
New York, Jan 14 (Just Earth News): Briefing the Security Council on the situation in West Africa and the Sahel region, a senior United Nations official cited a “rising tide of democracy†throughout the continent, noting that a number of countries had recently held elections which largely complied with electoral norms and standards, upholding their status a model in the region and beyond.
UN agencies assess dire hygiene, protection needs for women in Syria’s war-ravaged Aleppo
Jan 14, 2017, at 01:51 pm
New York, Jan 14 (Just Earth News): The health, hygiene and protection needs of women and girls displaced in Aleppo are staggering, the United Nations has observed, voicing concern for civilians in the Syrian city that has endured intense fighting for about four years.
Iraq: Thousands displaced from Mosul in ‘desperate’ need of life-saving aid, UN agency reports
Jan 14, 2017, at 01:50 pm
New York, Jan 14 (Just Earth News): Since the start of the Iraqi military operation to retake Mosul in October last year, more than 144,500 people have been displaced and a majority of them are in desperate need of live-saving humanitarian assistance, the United Nations migration agency has warned.
Jan 14, 2017, at 01:48 pm
New York, Jan 14 (Just Earth News): A simple bowl of food in Malawi is much more expensive than that same meal in Davos, Switzerland, once adjustments have been made to take into account one’s average daily income, research by the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has revealed.
Jan 14, 2017, at 04:58 am
New York, Jan 13 (Just Earth News): The heads of national space agencies, government officials and representatives from the space community worldwide are being challenged to get more women into the aerospace industry.
More must be done to assist, protect freezing refugees and migrants in Europe – UN agency
Jan 14, 2017, at 04:56 am
New York, Jan 13 (Just Earth News): The United Nations refugee agency is urging European authorities to step up support and security for refugees migrants facing harsh winter conditions, particularly amid reports that people have frozen trying to enter or move across Europe.
UN rights chief urges executives gathering in Davos to stand up for rights
Jan 14, 2017, at 04:54 am
New York, Jan 13 (Just Earth News): The top United Nations human rights official on Friday called on business leaders gathering at the World Economic Forum's annual meeting in the Swiss town of Davos next week to use their considerable influence to stand up for human rights and prevent rights violations in countries where they operate.
More than 1 million people urge Obama to pardon Snowden
Jan 14, 2017, at 01:59 am
New York, Jan 13 (IBNS): The Pardon Snowden campaign has been delivered more than 1 million signatures to President Barack Obama, urging him to pardon whistleblower Edward Snowden before he leaves office on Jan 20.
America: Outgoing President Obama honours Joe Biden with Medal of Freedom
Jan 13, 2017, at 06:40 pm
Washington, Jan 13 (IBNS): Outgoing US President Barack Obama surprised his deputy Joe Biden by honouring him with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, America's highest civilian honour.
Afghanistan: Government operation kills at least 80 Taliban insurgents
Jan 13, 2017, at 06:37 pm
Kabul, Jan 13 (IBNS): At least 80 Taliban soldiers were killed in a recent operation launched by the Afghanistan government, local Khaama Press reported.
Australian Health Minister quits over entitlements scandal
Jan 13, 2017, at 04:31 pm
Canberra, Jan 13 (IBNS): Australian Health Minister Sussan Ley has stepped down from her post after purchasing an apartment using taxpayers' money, a BBC report said.
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New changes announced in Ontario Premier’s cabinet
Jan 13, 2017, at 03:35 pm
Toronto, Jan 13 (IBNS): With the aim of improving the quality of life of Ontario seniors, support the growth of small businesses and advance gender equality, Premier Kathleen Wynne announced Thursday changes to her cabinet at the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, Queen's Park, Toronto.
9 killed in militant attacks in Syria
Jan 13, 2017, at 03:18 pm
Damascus, Jan 13 (IBNS): At least seven people were killed in an explosion in Syrian city of Damascus on Thursday, media reports said on Friday.
World's jobless to rise amid economic uncertainty, growing inequality – UN labour report
Jan 13, 2017, at 01:58 pm
New York, Jan 13 (Just Earth News): The United Nations International Labour Organization (ILO) released its 2017 World Employment and Social Outlook report on Thursday, which finds economic growth trends lagging behind employment needs and predicts both rising unemployment and worsening social inequality throughout 2017.
Jan 13, 2017, at 01:57 pm
New York, Jan 13 (Just Earth News): While the ceasefire in Syria is largely holding, the United Nations envoy for the country cautioned on Thursday that the truce may be under threat as clashes in villages in the Wadi Barada valley has damaged water infrastructure and left more than five million people in and around Damascus facing water shortages.
Humanitarian crisis in Lake Chad Basin 'growing in dramatic fashion,' Security Council told
Jan 13, 2017, at 01:56 pm
New York, Jan 13 (Just Earth News): Briefing the Security Council on Thursday, senior United Nations officials underlined the significant challenges and deteriorating humanitarian situation in the Lake Chad Basin region, including in particular those posed by the militant group, Boko Haram, and urged for sustained support to national and regional security, political and humanitarian action.
Jan 13, 2017, at 01:56 pm
New York, Jan 13 (Just Earth News): Armed fighting over land, water and other natural resources in Sudan's Darfur region continues to put civilians at risk, the top United Nations peacekeeping official told the Security Council on Thursday, calling for long-term solutions that would allow 2.6 million displaced people to return or resettle.