UN chief highlights importance of preparedness to reduce tsunami risks
Nov 06, 2016, at 04:36 am
New York, Nov 5 (Just Earth News): In his message marking the first World Tsunami Awareness Day, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon stressed the importance of reducing current and future levels of risk, particularly through strengthening preparedness.
New ad campaign targets anti-racism in Toronto
Nov 06, 2016, at 03:17 am
Toronto, Nov 5(IBNS): The City of Toronto and the Ontario Council of Agencies Serving Immigrants (OCASI) launched a new campaign as part of curbing racism that happens in various employment sectors.
Menthol ban in Tobacco products: Health Canada
Nov 06, 2016, at 02:23 am
Toronto, Nov 5(IBNS): A new proposal has come up from the Health Canada to amend the Tobacco Act to prohibit “the use of menthol in cigarettes, blunt wraps and most cigars sold on the Canadian marketâ€, to curb the smoking rates among the youth.
Man dies after confrontation with Toronto police
Nov 06, 2016, at 01:47 am
Toronto, Nov. 05 (IBNS): Ontario’s Special Investigations Unit (SIU) had been examining the circumstances surrounding the death of a 31-year-old man during his confrontation with Toronto Police officers.
Shooting at Toronto downtown core: 1 critical
Nov 06, 2016, at 01:12 am
Toronto, Nov 5(IBNS): One man was critically wounded following a gun shot in Toronto’s downtown core, early morning, police confirmed.
Man dies in Toronto after street fight
Nov 06, 2016, at 12:51 am
Toronto, Nov 5(IBNS): A young man probably in his 20’s was pronounced dead in hospital after he was assaulted in a fight early Saturday near College and Bathurst Streets, Toronto police confirmed.
Top Al-Qaeda leader killed in drone strike, US confirms
Nov 05, 2016, at 09:57 pm
Washington, Nov 5 (IBNS): The United States has confirmed the death of Al-Qaeda leader Farouq al-Qahtani during a drone strike in Afghanistan last month.
Afghanistan: Kabul explosion injures one
Nov 05, 2016, at 07:45 pm
Kabul, Nov 5 (IBNS): An explosion injured one in Afghanistan's capital city on Saturday.
Afghanistan: Explosion injures Bati Kot district chief, kills driver
Nov 05, 2016, at 06:20 pm
Kabul, Nov 5 (IBNS): A magnetic bomb explosion injured the chief of Bati Kot district in Afghanistan's Nangarhar province on Saturday morning, reports said.
Woman drops alleged rape lawsuit against US presidential candidate Donald Trump
Nov 05, 2016, at 05:57 pm
Washington, Nov 5 (IBNS): A woman, who accused US Presidential candidate Donald Trump of raping her when she was 13, dropped her lawsuit against the Republican nominee on Friday, media reports said.
Top Al-Qaeda leader dies in US drone strike
Nov 05, 2016, at 05:45 pm
Washington/Kabul, Nov 5 (IBNS): The United States has confirmed the death of a top Al-Qaeda leader in a drone strike it carried out in Afghanistan last month, reports said.
Afghanistan: At least 11 killed in IED explosion
Nov 05, 2016, at 05:21 pm
Kabul, Nov 5 (IBNS): At least 11 people were killed in an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast in Afghanistan's Faryab province, reports said.
Canada adds 44,000 new jobs in October but unemployment rate remains constant
Nov 05, 2016, at 03:39 pm
Ottawa, Nov. 04 (IBNS): Statistics Canada released a report on Friday confirming that to counterbalance the loss in full-time positions, 44,000 new part-time jobs had been created, yet the employment rate remained steady at 7 percent.
Nov 05, 2016, at 01:36 pm
New York, Nov 5 (Just Earth News): Ahead of the inaugural World Tsunami Awareness Day on 5 November, two survivors of the most devastating tsunami in recent history – a Czech supermodel and a member of the Spanish family featured in the film The Impossible (2012) – have joined the United Nations’ commemoration of the Day.
One year on, UN experts urge Brazil to urgently boost efforts to address impacts of dam collapse
Nov 05, 2016, at 01:34 pm
New York, Nov 5 (Just Earth News): Voicing concern over the many pressing human rights impacts on some six million people since the worst mine disaster occurred in Brazil one year ago, a group of United Nations human rights experts on Friday issued a strong call on the Government to immediately redouble efforts to solve health problems and speed up the resettlement process of those affected.
‘Climate action starts in the kitchen,’ says UN, launching #Recipe4Change campaign
Nov 05, 2016, at 01:33 pm
New York, Nov 5 (Just Earth News): With the Paris Agreement on climate change entering into force on Friday, famed chefs Joan, Josep and Jordi Roca are joining the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals Fund (SDG Fund) to tackle climate change from a different perspective: sustainable cooking.
One month after Hurricane Matthew, needs in Haiti remain ‘vast,’ UN reports
Nov 05, 2016, at 01:32 pm
New York, Nov 5 (Just Earth News): As Haiti struggles to recover from the massive destruction wrought by Hurricane Matthew, which pummelled the tiny island one month ago on Friday, the United Nations warned that while its seems as if “the world has moved on,†Haiti’s needs are vast, exemplified by the nearly 600,000 children being stalked by disease, hunger and malnutrition and in need of assistance.
Some 3,500 people fleeing South Sudan each day due to ongoing conflict – UN refugee agenc
Nov 05, 2016, at 01:31 pm
New York, Nov 5 (Just Earth News): The ongoing conflict in South Sudan has led to immense suffering and displacement, with an average of 3,500 people fleeing the country each day to neighbouring countries, prompting the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), national authorities, and other humanitarian actors to race to create safe and humane conditions for arrivals – 90 per cent of whom are women and children.
Nov 05, 2016, at 04:45 am
New York, Nov 4 (Just Earth News): The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) on Friday warned that the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL/Da’esh) fighters have taken some 1,600 civilians to Mosul city in an attempt to shield themselves from airstrikes, and that nearly 400 women from Kurdish, Yezidi or Shi’a Muslim communities in Tal Afar are now being held captive.
On historic day for climate action, Ban urges sustained momentum for better, safer future
Nov 05, 2016, at 04:44 am
New York, Nov 4 (Just Earth News): As the Paris Agreement on climate change enters into force, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has called for the same determination going forward to implement the Agreement as well as to achieve the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
Pregnant women, children among the victims in latest Mediterranean tragedy – UNICEF
Nov 05, 2016, at 04:40 am
New York, Nov 4 (Just Earth News): A number of children and pregnant women were among the 240 people reported to have drowned off the coast of Libya while attempting to cross the Mediterranean Sea this week, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) said.
Liberian land rights defenders on run after threats from police
Nov 05, 2016, at 04:31 am
Washington, DC Nov 4 (IBNS): Alfred Brownell, a campaigner for the land rights of Liberia's local communities, and his staff at Green Advocates have gone underground after threats from the police.
Innovative film marks 120th anniversary of the first medical X-ray
Nov 05, 2016, at 04:19 am
Birmingham, Nov 4 (IBNS): On World Radiography Day and the International Day of Radiology, to be observed on Nov 8, a new film has been commissioned to coincide with the anniversary of the first medical X-ray performed in Birmingham 120 years ago.
Bruce Carson, ex Harper aide fined $50,000 for illegal lobbying
Nov 05, 2016, at 03:52 am
Ottawa, Nov 4 (IBNS): Bruce Carson, confidant of Stephen Harper, the earlier Prime Minister of Canada, just before Justin Trudeau was charged by an Ontario court for illegal lobbying, accounting to $50,000 fine.Â
Man arrested in murder of mother of three
Nov 05, 2016, at 03:14 am
Toronto, Nov 4 (IBNS): A 29-year-old man has been arrested and charged in relation to the vicious sexual assault and murder of a mother of three inside Toronto’s Rexdale apartment tower in last January.
Sharbat Gula to be deported to Afghanistan: Pak court orders
Nov 05, 2016, at 02:59 am
Islamabad, Nov 4 (IBNS): Sharbat Gula, who rose to fame after featuring in the National Geographic cover, will be deported to Afghanistan after serving a 15-day jail sentence and paying a fine of Rs.1,10,000, a Pakistani court directed on Friday, media reports said.
Afghanistan: TV reporter killed in IED blast
Nov 04, 2016, at 07:12 pm
Kabul, Nov 4 (IBNS): A television reporter was killed during an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast in Afghanistan's Helmand Province on Friday, reports said.
Civilian deaths in Afghanistan in NATO airstrike deserve justice: Amnesty International
Nov 04, 2016, at 05:30 pm
Mumbai, Nov 4 (IBNS/JEN): Slamming the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) for civilian deaths in Afghanistan in an airstrike in Kunduz, the south Asian wing of Amnesty International demanded justice for the deceased.
Pakistan court summons Sharbat Gula
Nov 04, 2016, at 02:45 pm
Islamabad, Nov 4 (IBNS): A Pakistani court summoned Sharbat Gula on Friday,media reports said.
South Sudan: UN peacekeeping chief sets up task force after probe into mission’s performance
Nov 04, 2016, at 01:48 pm
New York, Nov 4 (Just Earth News): After an independent inquiry found that the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) failed to protect civilians as deadly violence broke out in and around its premises in the capital, Juba, in July, the top UN peacekeeping official on Thursday announced that he has established a task force to carry out the probe’s recommendations, which include ensuring greater accountability of the mission’s leadership.