Trump looking forward towards improved relation with Russia

Jan 08, 2017, at 04:27 pm

Washington, Jan 8 (IBNS): Advocating for an improved relationship with Russia, US President-elect Donald Trump said he's looking forward towards one.

'Mário Soares' legacy goes far beyond Portugal,' says UN chief Guterres, as former leader dies at 92

Jan 08, 2017, at 10:35 am

New York, Jan 8 (Just Earth News): Deeply saddened by the passing of former Portuguese President and Prime Minister Mário Soares, who died earlier on Saturday in Lisbon at the age of 92, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres hailed the commitment to freedom and democracy that made Soares “one of those rare political leaders of true European and global stature.”

UN condemns deadly ambush that leaves one 'blue helmet' dead in Central African Republic

Jan 08, 2017, at 08:32 am

New York, Jan 8 (Just Earth News): The Security Council has strongly condemned the ambush by unknown attackers late last week against a convoy of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) in Bokayai, in the northwest part of the country, in which one Bangladeshi peacekeeper was killed.

Shooter at Fort Lauderdale airport had no Canadian connection

Jan 08, 2017, at 05:48 am

Toronto, Jan 8 (IBNS): A gunman, who had opened fire in the baggage claim area at the Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport, Friday just before 1 p.m, killing five people and wounding several before being taken into custody, had no Canadian connection, media reports said.

Syria: Car bomb blast kills 43

Jan 08, 2017, at 04:41 am

Azaz, Jan 7 (IBNS): Car bomb blast in the rebel-held Syrian town of Azaz has left at least 43 people dead on Saturday, media reports said.

Declassified US intelligence reports points to Russian cyber campaign to sabotage US Presidential election

Jan 07, 2017, at 08:40 pm

Washington, Jan 7 (IBNS): President of Russia, Putin 'sought to help Trump win election', the US Intelligence said in a declassified report released on Friday, according to media sources.

Florida airport shooter identified as Iraq war veteran

Jan 07, 2017, at 07:34 pm

Miami, Jan 7 (IBNS): The gunman, who opened fire at Fort Lauderdale airport in Forida, USA on Friday, leaving at least five killed and several injured, has been identified as an Iraq war veteran, media reports said.

Florida airport shooting leaves five killed, suspect in custody

Jan 07, 2017, at 03:05 pm

Miami, Jan 7 (IBNS): In shocking incident, a lone gunman opened fire at Fort Lauderdale airport in Forida, USA on Friday, leaving at least five killed and about 40 people injured.

New task force to develop strategy to strengthen UN response to sexual exploitation and abuse

Jan 07, 2017, at 02:00 pm

New York, Jan 7 (Just Earth News): The United Nations on Friday announced that it plans to strengthen its approach to preventing and responding to sexual exploitation and abuse by creating a high-level task force that will develop a “clear, game-changing strategy” to achieve “visible and measurable further improvement.”

Lack of water access in Damascus is creating risks for children, UN warns

Jan 07, 2017, at 01:59 pm

New York, Jan 7 (Just Earth News): Following two weeks with no access to running water for millions of people in and around Damascus due to ongoing fighting near the Syrian capital, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Friday raised the alarm over a potential increase in diarrheal diseases among children.

Syrian refugees in Lebanon face economic hardship and food shortages – joint UN agency study

Jan 07, 2017, at 01:58 pm

New York, Jan 7 (Just Earth News): A joint United Nations agency study has revealed that Syrian refugees in Lebanon remain highly vulnerable and that despite living there for years, their economic situation continues to be difficult, leaving more than a third food insecure.

Fort Lauderdale Airport shooting: 5 killed

Jan 07, 2017, at 01:42 pm

Washington, Jan 7 (IBNS): At least five people were killed when a gunman opened fire at the Fort Lauderdale, Florida, international airport on Friday, media reports said.

Several killed in Florida airport shooting by lone gunman

Jan 07, 2017, at 06:36 am

Miami, Jan 7 (IBNS) Several people died when a gunman went on a shooting spree in the Fort Lauderdale airport in Forida, USA on Friday, said reports.

2016 deadliest year ever for migrants crossing Mediterranean – UN agency

Jan 07, 2017, at 04:54 am

New York, Jan 6 (Just Earth News): More migrants were killed crossing the Mediterranean Sea to Europe in 2016 than ever before, according to the United Nations migration agency in the region.

With temperatures dropping, asylum-seekers on Greek islands need to be moved to the mainland – UN refugee agency

Jan 07, 2017, at 04:50 am

New York, Jan 6 (Just Earth News): Drawing attention to situation of hundreds of asylum-seekers on the Greek Aegean islands, facing further vulnerability as temperatures are expected to drop in the coming days, the United Nations refugee agency underlined the urgent need to accelerate their transfer to the mainland.

UN rights expert to assess potential abuses in northern Myanmar

Jan 07, 2017, at 04:45 am

New York, Jan 6 (Just Earth News): An independent United Nations expert will assess the human rights situation in Myanmar starting next week, it was announced, following increasing concerns about civilians in Kachin State and the escalating violence in Rakhine State.

Canada: Multiple homes destroyed by fire in Bradword West Gwillimbury

Jan 07, 2017, at 04:33 am

Toronto, Jan 6 (IBNS): Five homes, which were being constructed in a Bradword West Gwillimbury neighbourhood, were destroyed in a fire Toronto on Friday morning, media reports said.

British High Commissioner meets Pakistan Army Chief

Jan 07, 2017, at 04:20 am

Rawalpindi, Jan 6 (IBNS): Thomas Drew, British High Commissioner on Friday called on Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa at GHQ.

WBC Silver Flyweight Champion Muhammad Waseem meets Qamar Javed Bajwa

Jan 07, 2017, at 04:17 am

Rawalpindi, Jan 6 (IBNS): World Boxing Council (WBC) Silver Flyweight Champion Muhammad Waseem met Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa at General Headquarters on Friday.

Pakistan: Motorcycle-rickshaw collides with train, 8 killed

Jan 07, 2017, at 04:06 am

Islamabad, Jan 6 (IBNS): At least eight people were killed when a motorcycle-rickshaw collided with a train in Pakistan, media reports said on Friday.

Canada: An abused and malnourished dog found on Scarborough street

Jan 07, 2017, at 03:08 am

Toronto, Jan. 6 (IBNS): Toronto Animal Services have stated that a dog found abused and malnourished in Scarborough near Toronto on Christmas Eve was recovering in a foster home after receiving treatment, media reports said..

Canada: Mississauga woman, toddler killed in crash in Florida

Jan 07, 2017, at 12:47 am

Toronto, Jan 6 (IBNS): Police have identified a Mississauga woman and her four-year-old child who were killed in a crash in Florida earlier this week, media reports said.

Canada: Poisonous snakes seized from Toronto home

Jan 07, 2017, at 12:34 am

Toronto, Jan 6 (IBNS): 20 alive and 18 dead poisonous snakes, including a variety of vipers, puff adders, hundred pacers, cobras and rattle snakes, were seized from a Toronto home on Tuesday by Toronto Municipal Licensing and Standards (TMLS), media reports said.

Age UK pilot programme shows great promise in reducing loneliness

Jan 07, 2017, at 12:12 am

London, Jan 6 (IBNS): Half a million people over the age of 60 usually spend every day alone, with nearly half a million more usually going at least five or six days a week without seeing or speaking to anyone at all, according to new research for Age UK as it launches its latest report ‘No one should have no one: working to end loneliness amongst older people’.

Bangladesh : Holey Artisan Bakery mastermind and another JMB terrorist killed in encounter

Jan 06, 2017, at 06:37 pm

Dhaka, Jan 6 (IBNS) : One of the masterminds of last year's deadly Holey Artisan Bakery attack and one of his accomplices were killed in a gunfight with Bangladesh police in Dhaka early on Friday, local media reports said.

After five years of ‘ruthless war’ in Syria, 2017 can be a year of diplomacy, says UN envoy

Jan 06, 2017, at 01:55 pm

New York, Jan 6 (Just Earth News): Looking back over the past month, which saw some of the most difficult challenges for humanitarian workers in Syria but which also witnessed evacuations of thousands of civilians from war-ravaged eastern Aleppo, United Nations envoys for Syria said on Thursday that things have to change in 2017 and that “it can change in 2017.”

US removal of textbook with ‘distorted’ depiction of slavery from classrooms applauded by UN experts

Jan 06, 2017, at 01:54 pm

New York, Jan 6 (Just Earth News): A team of United Nations human rights experts is supporting a recent decision by a United States school district in Connecticut to remove offensive and inaccurate historical information about slavery from its classrooms.

UN agency data on labour migration shows 160 million migrants in global workforce

Jan 06, 2017, at 05:46 am

New York, Jan 6 (Just Earth News): There are about 160 million migrant workers around the world, according a recent United Nations study, which provides useful labour migration data for policy makers as they seek to make headway on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

Safe water now available for hundreds of thousands affected by Hurricane Matthew – UNICEF

Jan 06, 2017, at 05:45 am

New York, Jan 6 (Just Earth News): Responding to the humanitarian needs in Haiti, which witnessed massive destruction by Hurricane Matthew in early October last year, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) continues to deliver aid and provide relief to those most affected by the storm.

Climate change will lead to annual coral bleaching, UN-supported study predicts

Jan 06, 2017, at 05:44 am

New York, Jan 6 (Just Earth News): If current trends continue and the world fails to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, nearly all of the world's coral reefs will suffer severe bleaching – the gravest threat to one of the Earth's most important ecosystems – on annual basis, the United Nations environment agency on Thursday reported.