New York bombing: Suspect Ahmad Khan Rahami charged with attempted murder of officers
Sep 20, 2016, at 03:35 pm
New York, Sept 20 (IBNS): The man captured by the police as a suspect in the New York bombing has been charged with five counts of attempted murder of a law enforcement officer after a shootout Monday with police in Linden.
Police arrests man who climbed Calgary construction crane
Sep 20, 2016, at 03:07 pm
Calgary, Sep 20 (IBNS): A man who attempted to hijack a crane in Calgary’s downtown construction site, on Monday, has been arrested, according to media reports.
UN announces inaugural class of 17 youth leaders to support Global Goals
Sep 20, 2016, at 01:11 pm
New York, Sept 20 (Just Earth News): The United Nations envoy on youth on Monday unveiled the inaugural class of 17 youth leaders who have been recognized for their leadership and contribution to the achievement of the 17 Global Goals, also known as Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), to end poverty, fight inequality and injustice, and tackle climate change by 2030.
At Forum, Ban stresses key role of business in securing way forward on Global Goals
Sep 20, 2016, at 01:09 pm
New York, Sept 20 (Just Earth News): United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monday underscored the crucial role businesses play in the realization of Global Goals, or Sustainable Development Goals, adopted a year ago by 193 countries.
DR Congo: Ban condemns deadly clashes between protestors and security forces in capital
Sep 20, 2016, at 01:08 pm
New York, Sept 20 (Just Earth News): United Nations Secretary-General on Monday expressed deep concern about the violent clashes between protestors and security forces in Kinshasa, and several other locations in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Sustainable livelihoods bring not only food security but dignity, for refugees – UN chief
Sep 20, 2016, at 01:07 pm
New York, Sept 20 (Just Earth News): Underscoring that millions of refugees around the world face food insecurity and the risk of malnutrition, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called on Monday for stronger response to ensure that refugees are able to meet their food and nutrition needs.
Mobile app raises awareness of Global Goals, connects people who want to make a difference
Sep 20, 2016, at 01:05 pm
New York, Sept 20 (Just Earth News): In collaboration with partners, the United Nations has launched a mobile application to provide a global forum for industry, governments and individual citizens to collectively realise the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Sep 20, 2016, at 01:04 pm
New York, Sept 20 (Just Earth News): Condemning recent violence in Ndomete and Kaga Bandoro in Central African Republic (CAR), the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the country (MINUSCA) called on local communities to remain calm and underlined its right to take appropriate measures to prevent destabilization of the situation.
Libya: UN and partners launch appeal for urgent life-saving assistance in a complex emergency
Sep 20, 2016, at 01:03 pm
New York, Sept 20 (Just Earth News): The United Nations and humanitarian agencies in Libya on Monday issued an urgent appeal for $10.7 million to meet life-saving emergency assistance for close to 80,000 people located within the Libyan city of Sirte until the end of the year.
Sep 20, 2016, at 01:02 pm
New York, Sept 20 (Just Earth News): Speaking at the opening of the United Nations Summit for Refugees and Migrants, a number of senior UN officials stressed on the importance of the Summit and called on world leaders for collective action to address the global crisis.
Sep 20, 2016, at 01:01 pm
New York, Sept 20 (Just Earth News): In his address to the Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Yukiya Amano, the agency’s Director-General, highlighted work in various areas, including nuclear applications, nuclear safety and security, safeguards and technical cooperation, and modernizing a new pest control facility to tackle vector-brome diseases such as Zika.
New York bombing: Suspect captured
Sep 20, 2016, at 05:57 am
New York, Sept 20 (IBNS): The key suspect in the New York bombing incident was captured by the police on Monday, officials said.
As new UN development agency advocate, ‘Game of Thrones’ actor shows poverty the ‘red card’
Sep 20, 2016, at 04:27 am
New York, Sept 19 (Just Earth News): Globally acclaimed Danish actor Nikolaj Coster-Waldau has kicked off his role as Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) to support the 17 Global Goals known as the UN Sustainable Development Goals, agreed last year by world leaders to tackle our planet’s toughest challenges by 2030.
INTERVIEW: Dame Margaret Anstee: first woman Under Secretary-General of the UN
Sep 20, 2016, at 04:26 am
New York, Sept 19 (Just Earth News): “A woman of firsts,†is perhaps only a summary description of Dame Margaret Anstee, the first woman to serve as a United Nations Under-Secretary-General.
World leaders at UN summit adopt 'bold' plan to enhance protections for refugees and migrants
Sep 20, 2016, at 04:22 am
New York, Sept 19 (Just Earth News): With more people forced to flee their homes than at any time since World War II, world leaders came together at the United Nations on Monday to adopt the New York Declaration, which expresses their political will to protect the rights of refugees and migrants, to save lives and share responsibility for large movements on a global scale.
Syria: UN relief chief 'disappointed' that aid workers still unable to safely access eastern Aleppo
Sep 20, 2016, at 04:21 am
New York, Sept 19 (Just Earth News): Expressing disappointment that humanitarian actors have not been able to reach eastern Aleppo in Syria, the United Nations humanitarian chief urged all parties to the conflict to facilitate regular and sustained access to the besieged and hard-to-reach areas across the country.
UN atomic energy agency begins building new laboratory to fortify fight against Zika, insect pests
Sep 20, 2016, at 04:20 am
New York, Sept 19 (Just Earth News): The United Nations nuclear energy agency has begun constructing a new laboratory that will enable it to better help countries use nuclear techniques, such as application of irradiation to sterilize insects, in the fight against pests, including mosquitoes that spread the Zika virus and other diseases.
Health Canada recommends stricter labelling of Acetaminophen
Sep 20, 2016, at 03:34 am
Toronto, Sept 19 (IBNS): Health Canada in a recent announcement emphasised on stricter labelling rules for acetaminophen, the popular pain killer. The new rules underlined not to exceed the maximum dosage of four grams per day for the normal pill, or eight tablets of extra-strength acetaminophen.
Kids more vulnerable to toxic chemicals in household dust
Sep 19, 2016, at 11:58 pm
Toronto, Sep 19 (IBNS): Canadian environmental health experts welcomed the latest American research that shows kids are vulnerable to the presence of toxic chemicals in household dust, according to media reports.
Afghanistan: US airstrikes on Tirinkot checkpoint kills 8 cops
Sep 19, 2016, at 11:51 pm
Kabul, Sept 19 (IBNS): In airstrikes conducted by the US, at least eight Afghan National Police (ANP) personnel were killed Afghanistan's central Uruzgan province, media reports said on Monday.
New York bombing: Police seek 28-year-old man
Sep 19, 2016, at 11:31 pm
New York, Sept 19 (IBNS): New York authorities are finding a person identified as 28-year-oldAhmad Khan Rahami, in connection with the bombing in the city which left 29 people injured.
UNGA session: Nepal PM cancels New York visit
Sep 19, 2016, at 10:19 pm
Kathmandu, Sept 19 (IBNS): Nepal Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has cancelled his visit to New York.
Putin's United Russia party headed for victory in Parliamentary elections
Sep 19, 2016, at 07:43 pm
Moscow, Sep 19 (IBNS): President Vladimir Putin’s United Russia party has won more than 54 per cent votes in 90 per cent of ballots counted for the nation's Parliamentary election, the media reported on Monday.
Canada Minister Navdeep Bains meets his voters
Sep 19, 2016, at 04:44 pm
Toronto, Sep 19 (IBNS): The Minister of Innovation Science, and Economic Development, Navdeep Bains, took time out to meet and greet the people of his constituency to learn about their local issues and problems. The event took place at Mississauga’s Versailles Convention Center.
ISIS: 19 Yazidi women torched to death for refusing sex with soldiers
Sep 19, 2016, at 04:34 pm
Mosul, Sept 19 (IBNS): In a public execution, ISIS burnt 19 women alive to death in Iraq's Mosul recently, media reports said.
Nawaz Sharif reaches New York to attend 71st UN General Assembly
Sep 19, 2016, at 02:46 pm
New York, Sept 19 (IBNS): Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif arrived in New York on Sunday where he will attend the 71st UN General Assembly.
Sep 19, 2016, at 12:43 pm
New York, Sept 19 (Just Earth News): For too long, quality education has been accessible to the privileged few, but as people become more interdependent, quality education and lifelong learning must be available to all, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Sunday, declaring education a “human right and universal good†at the launch of a United Nations-backed report setting out a plan for the largest expansion of education opportunity in history.
Minnesota: ISIS recruit injures eight in mass stabbing, shot dead by police
Sep 19, 2016, at 03:06 am
Minnesota, Sept 18 (IBNS): An ISIS recruit in guise of a security guard injured at least eight people in a mass stabbing incident inside a Minnesota mall, before he was shot dead by an off-duty police officer, media reports said.
Minnesota mall attack: IS claims responsibility
Sep 19, 2016, at 02:29 am
Minnesota, Sept 18 (IBNS): The stabbing of eight people at a Minnesota shopping mall in the US has been claimed by militant group ISIS, media reports said.
All 29 victims released from hospital, says New York Governor
Sep 19, 2016, at 02:10 am
New York, Sept 18 (IBNS): Governor of New York Andrew Cuomo on Sunday said all the 29 people, who were injured in the explosion that rocked New York city in the US, have been released from the hospital.