Colombia: UN Mission, Government and FARC-EP to start joint ceasefire monitoring and verification

Nov 07, 2016, at 12:43 pm

New York, Nov 7 (Just Earth News): The tripartite Mechanism coordinated by the UN Mission in Colombia, with the Government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia-People's Army (FARC-EP), will begin to monitor and verify the ceasefire and cessation of hostilities tomorrow, Monday, 7 November.

Peaceful demonstration in thousands in Toronto against Dakota Access Pipeline

Nov 07, 2016, at 07:19 am

Toronto, Nov 6 (IBNS) Thousands in downtown Toronto in Canada demonstrated peacefully on Saturday to show harmony with protesters against the much debated Dakota Access Pipeline project in the U.S., media reports said.

Bangladesh: Knife attack at Dhaka airport kills 1

Nov 07, 2016, at 04:41 am

Dhaka, Nov 6 (IBNS): A knife attack incident in Dhaka's Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport left one security personnel killed and three others injured on Sunday, media reports said.

Kabul: Australian woman kidnapped?

Nov 07, 2016, at 04:27 am

Kabul, Nov 6 (IBNS): An Australian woman, who was working for a non-governmental organisation in Afghanistan, has been suspected to be abducted in Kabul on Saturday, media reports said on Sunday.

Canada: Deadly hit and run in Calgary

Nov 07, 2016, at 03:36 am

Calgary, Nov 6 (IBNS): Calgary police reported a severe hit and run case on a Saturday night in the city around 11 p.m., killing a man on the spot.

Polls indicate more Canadians support monuments to soldiers who died in modern times

Nov 07, 2016, at 02:49 am

Toronto, Nov 6 (IBNS): A vast majority of respondents, in a study commissioned by Historica Canada, desired building national monuments to soldiers who died in modern times, apart from just commemorating a Remembrance Day.

Afghanistan: Taliban leader killed

Nov 07, 2016, at 01:52 am

Kabul, Nov 6 (IBNS): A Taliban leader was killed during clash with security forces at Lalpoor district in Afghanistan, media reports said on Sunday.

Two detained in Istanbul airport

Nov 06, 2016, at 09:09 pm

Istanbul, Nov 6 (IBNS): Triggering panic at the Atatürk Airport in Istanbul, two people in motorcycle refused to stop at a checkpoint, making the police to fire shots in the air, media reports said.

Sharbat Gula not to be deported to Afghanistan: Pak official

Nov 06, 2016, at 03:40 pm

Islamabad, Nov 6 (IBNS): Sharbat Gula, who gained recognition after featuring in the National Geographic cover, will not be deported to Afghanistan, media reports said.

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 market”, 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.

INTERVIEW: ‘Education has power to save lives,’ survivors say, ahead of first Tsunami Awareness Day

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.

ISIL moving ‘trucks full of abducted civilians’ to Mosul as shields against airstrikes – UN warns

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.