6.5 earthquake rocks New Zealand
Nov 14, 2016, at 02:55 pm
Wellington, Nov 14 (IBNS): A day after a 7.8 magnitude earthquake hit New Zealand, another quake measuring 6.5 on the Richter Scale hit the nation on Monday, as per the USGS website.
Narendra Modi wishes nation on Gurupurab
Nov 14, 2016, at 02:38 pm
New Delhi, Nov 14 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the occasion of Gurupurab.
In DR Congo, UN Security Council delegation calls for consensual, inclusive electoral calendar
Nov 14, 2016, at 01:50 pm
New York, Nov 14 (Just Earth News): Visiting the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), members of the United Nations Security Council called on Congolese political and social actors to take greater responsibility to adopt a consensual and inclusive electoral calendar and asked that the ban on public demonstrations be lifted.
Ban commends Colombian Government and FARC-EP for concluding modified peace agreement
Nov 14, 2016, at 01:48 pm
New York, Nov 14 (Just Earth News): United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has commended the efforts by the Government of Colombia and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia- People's Army (FARC-EP) to conclude a modified peace agreement that incorporates many of the proposals of the groups representing Colombians who voted “No†in the 2 October plebiscite, Ban's spokesperson said on Sunday.
MARRAKECH: Dozens of heads of State and Government to attend UN climate conference
Nov 14, 2016, at 04:54 am
New York, Nov 13 (Just Earth News): Ten days after the entry into force of the landmark Paris Agreement, dozens of heads of State and Government are expected on Tuesday at the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP 22), which started in Marrakech, Morocco, on 7 November 2016.
Ban condemns terrorist attack against Sufi shrine in Pakistan
Nov 14, 2016, at 04:53 am
New York, Nov 13 (Just Earth News): United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has condemned the terrorist attack on a Sufi shrine in southwestern Pakistan yesterday that reportedly killed dozens of worshippers.
Massive fire breaks out at home in Oakville near Toronto
Nov 14, 2016, at 03:21 am
Toronto, Nov 13 (IBNS): A massive fire broke out at a house in Oakville near Toronto, early morning on Sunday.
Toronto bus collision: 5 injured
Nov 14, 2016, at 02:59 am
Toronto, Nov 13 (IBNS): A Toronto Transit Commission bus crashed in the city’s wesr end on Saturday night, injuring over five people at the spot.
Calgary campaigns for road safety
Nov 14, 2016, at 02:35 am
Calgary, Nov 13 (IBNS): As the nights in winter are getting longer and days shorter in this part of the world (as daylight is available only for eight hours or even less for the day) the City of Calgary appealed to the Calgarians to think about their own safety while on road during this time of the year.
Sharbat Gula to visit India for medical treatment, says official
Nov 14, 2016, at 02:07 am
New Delhi, Nov 13 (IBNS): National Geographic's famous 'Afghan Girl' Sharbat Gula will be visiting India soon for medical treatment, officials said.
Pakistan shrine blast: Toll touches 52
Nov 13, 2016, at 01:56 pm
Karachi, Nov 13 (IBNS): The death toll in the blast at a Shah Noorani shrine near Hub in Balochistan’s Lasbella district of Pakistan touched 52 on Sunday, media reports said.
Pakistan shrine blast: IS claims responsibility
Nov 13, 2016, at 06:03 am
Karachi, Nov 13 (IBNS): Militant group Islamic State on Saturday claimed responsibility of the blast which hit Shah Noorani shrine close to Hub in Balochistan’s Lasbella district of Pakistan, media reports said.
MARRAKECH: Efforts to revolutionize transport gaining momentum, UN climate conference told
Nov 13, 2016, at 05:18 am
New York, Nov 12 (Just Earth News): Efforts to revolutionize transport around the world are gaining momentum with more Governments and businesses exploring possibilities for electric vehicles and low-carbon emissions transport systems, said transport experts attending the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Marrakech (COP 22).
In phone conversation, Ban welcomes US President-elect Trump's calls for unity
Nov 13, 2016, at 05:17 am
New York, Nov 12 (Just Earth News): In a phone call this afternoon, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon congratulated Donald Trump on his election as the next President of the United States.
UN-brokered Cyprus talks to reconvene on 20 November; 'significant progress' achieved
Nov 13, 2016, at 05:16 am
New York, Nov 12 (Just Earth News): Following five days of the United Nations-brokered reunification talks that generated “significant progress,†the leaders of the Turkish Cypriot and Greek Cypriot communities have decided to take a recess and reconvene on 20 November.
Hasina asks countrymen to stand beside religious minorities
Nov 13, 2016, at 03:41 am
Dhaka, Nov 12 (IBNS): Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina asked people of her nation to stand beside religious minorities and ensure they get security.
Three youth charged for illegal graffiti in Toronto Go Train
Nov 13, 2016, at 01:49 am
Oshawa, Nov 12(IBNS): Two Oshawa based man aged 21 and 28 along with a 21-year-old woman were allegedly charged for spraying the interiors and exteriors of several GO Trains with graffiti, pressuring police to go undercover to watch, catch and arrest them.
One injured seriously, two more injured, after vehicle collision near Toronto
Nov 13, 2016, at 01:12 am
Toronto, Nov 12 (IBNS): A man was air lifted to the hospital in a serious life threatening condition, while two others were transported with minor injuries, following a three vehicle collision in Brampton, near Toronto, early Saturday morning.
National opioid strategy called by CAMH experts in Canaada
Nov 13, 2016, at 01:00 am
Toronto, Nov. 8 (IBNS): Addiction experts in Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) had been emphasizing the need for a national strategy to control the over prescribing of opioids and to reduce number of deaths in Canada by over dosage of powerful narcotics.
Plastic microbeads to be banned in Canada
Nov 13, 2016, at 12:41 am
Ottawa, Nov.11 (IBNS): The federal government says it will ban the sale of shower gels, toothpaste and facial scrubs containing plastic microbeads, effective July 1, 2018.
Gulbuddin Hekmatyar urges Trump to withdraw forces from Afghanistan
Nov 12, 2016, at 07:12 pm
Kabul, Nov 12 (IBNS): Hezb-e-Islami leader Gulbuddin Hekmatyar has urged the newly elected US President Donald Trump to withdraw the US forces from Afghanistan, reports said.
Won't take even a dollar as salary : Donald Trump
Nov 12, 2016, at 06:38 pm
Washington DC, Nov 12 (IBNS) : US President-elect Donald Trump has said he will not accept a salary for being president.
Afghanistan: 13 ISIS militants killed in US drone strike
Nov 12, 2016, at 06:20 pm
Kabul, Nov 12 (IBNS): At least 13 ISIS militants were killed in an US drone strike in Afghanistan's Nangarhar province, local Khaama Press reported.
Afghanistan: Casualties feared as explosion rocks US military base
Nov 12, 2016, at 04:03 pm
Kabul, Nov 12 (IBNS): An explosion ripped through the largest US military base in Afghanistan's Bagram on Saturday morning, reports said.
Nov 12, 2016, at 02:01 pm
New York, Nov 12 (Just Earth News): “The police in the UN peacekeeping operations are there to assist the host country police,†says Priscilla Makotose, United Nations-African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) Police Commissioner, the highest-ranking female police officer in the UN system, appointed in March 2016.
In new report, UN-backed sustainable development fund highlights importance of broad partnerships
Nov 12, 2016, at 01:57 pm
New York, Nov 12 (Just Earth News): As the world prepares to mark the first year of the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in January 2017, a United Nations-backed global fund has highlighted the different perspectives from both large and small companies on the harmony of the new sustainable development agenda.
Nov 12, 2016, at 01:56 pm
New York, Nov 12 (Just Earth News): Gravely concerned about allegations of rape and sexual assault of women and girls in Northern Rakhine state in Myanmar following recent border attacks, Zainab Hawa Bangura, the United Nations Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict called on Friday on the Government to ensure that an impartial and effective investigation is conducted into the alleged incidents.
Risk of ‘outright ethnic war’ and genocide in South Sudan, UN envoy warns
Nov 12, 2016, at 01:55 pm
New York, Nov 12 (Just Earth News): Visiting conflict-plagued South Sudan, the United Nations envoy on genocide prevention on Friday warned that the African country is at risk of plunging into “an outright ethnic war†and of genocide being committed.
UN development agency working with Cuban government in areas hard-hit by Hurricane Matthew
Nov 12, 2016, at 01:53 pm
New York, Nov 12 (Just Earth News): The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) is cooperating with Cuban authorities to support early recovery in Baracoa, MaisÃ, ImÃas and San Antonio del Sur, the areas of the island nation most-affected by Hurricane Matthew.
Mosul offensive against ISIL pushing Iraq’s civilians into war-ravaged Syria – UN rights wing
Nov 12, 2016, at 01:52 pm
New York, Nov 12 (Just Earth News): Amid the intensification of the military offensive against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL/Da’esh) in Iraq’s Mosul city and the resulting displacement of civilians, the United Nations human rights wing said on Friday that it has received reports that Iraqi civilians are also fleeing into Syria, which itself is reeling under a five-year long conflict that has displaced millions of Syrians and left hundreds of thousands trapped in besieged cities.