Jun 11, 2019, at 10:13 am
New York, June 11 (IBNS): Nearly 100 people were reportedly killed during an attack on a traditional Dogon hunters’ village in Mali on Sunday, prompting a call from UN chief António Guterres for authorities to act fast and “bring the perpetrators to justice”.
The future of work ‘with social justice for all’ tops agenda of centenary UN Labour conference
Jun 11, 2019, at 10:07 am
New York, June 11 (IBNS): The Centenary International Labour Conference got underway on Monday at the UN in Geneva, with ILO chief Guy Ryder, calling on hundreds of delegates from around the world to help “construct a future of work, with social justice for all”.
UN makes ‘declaration of digital interdependence’, with release of tech report
Jun 11, 2019, at 10:01 am
New York, June 11 (IBNS): The digital future must be safer and more inclusive, says a new tech report, “the Age of Digital Interdependence”, released on Monday by the UN High Level Panel on Digital Cooperation, almost a year after the Panel was launched by Secretary-General António Guterres.
Personal data of 900k Russians leaked online from 3 Russian banks
Jun 10, 2019, at 05:27 pm
Moscow, June 10 (Sputnik/UNI) Almost 900,000 Russians have had their personal data, including passport details, phone numbers, and work and home addresses, leaked online from three Russian banks and may now fall victim to spamming and even fraud, Russia's Kommersant newspaper reported on Monday, citing Moscow-based data security company DeviceLock.
Three Al-Shabab militants killed in southern Somalia
Jun 10, 2019, at 05:20 pm
Mogadishu, June 10 (Xinhua/UNI) Somali forces on Sunday killed three Al-Shabab militants in the country's southern region of Gedo, officials said Monday.
Thirteen killed, many others injured in truck rollover crash in Philippines
Jun 09, 2019, at 06:42 pm
Manila, Jun 9 (Xinhua/UNI) A truck carrying at least 53 people rolled over while going down a mountain road in Camarines Sur province, south of Manila, killing 13, including a bride-to-be and two children aged 4 and 5, police said on Sunday.
5.5-magnitude earthquake rattles New Zealand's Milford Sound
Jun 09, 2019, at 10:42 am
Wellington, Jun 9 (UNI) A 5.5-magnitude earthquake struck at 0324 hrs on Sunday, 40 km northeast of South Island's Milford Sound, which is located on New Zealand's Alpine Fault.
Nigeria: At least 18 killed in road accident
Jun 09, 2019, at 10:10 am
Lagos, Jun 9 (UNI) At least 18 people were killed in a ghastly road accident involving a passenger bus and a truck on the Akure-Owo Expressway in Ondo of Nigeria, an official said.
Mexico to start providing humanitarian aid to migrants to US: Prez
Jun 09, 2019, at 10:08 am
Moscow, Jun 9 (Sputnik) Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said that Mexico will begin to provide humanitarian assistance to migrants trying to enter the United States starting next week.
Voting in early presidential election starts in Kazakhstan
Jun 09, 2019, at 09:55 am
Nur-sultan, Jun 9 (Sputnik): Polling places for casting ballots in the snap presidential election have opened in most regions of Kazakhstan.
Lesbian couple beaten in homophobic attack on London bus, fifth suspect arrested
Jun 08, 2019, at 06:06 pm
London, June 8 (IBNS): The Metropolitan Police on Saturday said the fifth suspect in the homophobic attack and robbery of two women in a London bus.
Egyptian security forces kill 4 suspected terrorists after Sinai attack
Jun 08, 2019, at 05:35 pm
Cairo, June 8 (Xinhua/UNI) Egyptian security forces killed four suspected terrorists who were involved in a deadly attack on a police checkpoint in the restive Sinai Peninsula, Egypt's Interior Ministry said on Saturday.
St. Vincent and the Grenadines breaks a record, as smallest ever Security Council seat holder
Jun 08, 2019, at 06:59 am
New York, June 8 (IBNS): Following a secret ballot held on Friday, the UN General Assembly elected five countries to the Security Council, including St. Vincent and the Grenadines, the smallest nation ever to secure a seat. Also elected were Estonia, Niger, Tunisia, Viet Nam.
Jun 08, 2019, at 06:48 am
New York, June 8 (IBNS): Technological innovation is continuing to transform the world, with the potential to propel us all towards reaching the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) said the UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Friday, at the Saint Petersburg International Economic Forum in Russia.
Accountability in Sudan ‘crucial’ to avoid ‘further bloodshed’, says UN rights office
Jun 08, 2019, at 06:40 am
New York, June 8 (IBNS): Now in its fifth day, a crackdown by the military authorities in the Sudanese capital of Khartoum, with dozens reported killed, has prompted a “gravely concerned” UN human rights office (OHCHR) to propose the “rapid deployment” of a monitoring team to look into allegations of serious rights violations.
Libya’s migrants and refugees with tuberculosis ‘left to die’ in detention centres
Jun 08, 2019, at 06:36 am
New York, June 8 (IBNS): Migrants and refugees suffering from tuberculosis are being left “effectively to die” in a Libyan detention centre south of Tripoli, the UN human rights office, OHCHR, said on Friday, citing reports that those returned to shore by the coastguard have been disappeared or sold to traffickers.
Four million have now fled Venezuela, UN ramps up aid to children who remain
Jun 08, 2019, at 06:30 am
New York, June 8 (IBNS): The number of people who have left Venezuela to escape the country’s ongoing political and economic crisis, has reached some four million, the UN announced on Friday.
Lesbian couple beaten in homophobic attack on London bus, 4 people arrested
Jun 08, 2019, at 06:24 am
London, June 8 (IBNS): The Metropolitan Police on Saturday said at least four people have been arrested in connection with the homophobic attack and robbery of two women in Camden.
Amid tariff threats from White House, Mexican president calls for event for dignity
Jun 07, 2019, at 03:26 pm
Mexico City, Jun 7 (Xinhua): Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Thursday called for a massive event on the weekend "in defense of the country's dignity" and in favor of friendship with the United States amid tariff threats from Washington.
Bus accident in Dubai kills 17
Jun 07, 2019, at 03:20 pm
Dubai, Jun 7 (UNI): At least 17 people including 8 Indians were killed in a bus accident in Dubai, police confirmed.
China takes over 94 telecom fraud suspects from Spain
Jun 07, 2019, at 10:23 am
Beijing, Jun 7 (Xinhua/UNI) A group of 94 suspects, escorted by Chinese police, flew in Beijing on Friday morning from Spain, the first delivery of telecom fraud suspects in this scale from Europe.
Child killed in grenade attack on singing concert in Yemen's Aden
Jun 07, 2019, at 10:16 am
Aden, June 7 (Xinhua) Unknown gunmen hurled a grenade at a singing concert in Yemen's southern port city of Aden on Thursday night, killing a child, a security official told Xinhua.
Prohibited military-style rifle found in New Zealand's rural shooting
Jun 07, 2019, at 10:12 am
Wellington, Jun 7 (Xinhua/UNI) A man facing court in connection to rural Kawhia's shooting has been charged with possessing a newly prohibited military-style semi-automatic rifle on Friday.
Jun 07, 2019, at 10:05 am
New York, June 7 (IBNS): Unsafe food kills an estimated 420,000 people every year, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday, just ahead of the first-ever UN World Food Safety Day. Children under-five are the most at risk, carrying 40 per cent of the foodborne disease burden, amounting to 125,000 deaths every year.
Optimistic about tariff talks with US, says Mexico FM Marcelo Ebrard
Jun 06, 2019, at 11:29 am
Mexico City, Jun 6 (UNI): Despite no agreement being concluded on the first day of trade tariff talks related to the migration crisis on the US-Mexican border, Mexico's Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard remained optimistic.
Ex-VP at Goldman Sachs says he faced bias for being gay, was fired for complaining
Jun 05, 2019, at 10:00 pm
New York, June 5 (IBNS) A former vice president has sued the Goldman Sachs Group alleging the bank discriminated against him for being gay and fired him after he complained about it.
Three IS militants killed in western Iraq
Jun 05, 2019, at 05:23 pm
BAGHDAD, June 5 (Xinhua/UNI) A total of three Islamic State (IS) militants, including a would-be suicide bomber, were killed on Tuesday in two separate incidents in Iraq's western province of Anbar, a security source said.
New Zealand police arrest man over bomb threats at Air Base
Jun 05, 2019, at 05:14 pm
Moscow, June 5 (Sputnik/UNI) New Zealand police said on Wednesday that they had detained the person they believe made bomb threats at Auckland's Whenuapai Air Force Base.
Chinese president arrives in Moscow for state visit to Russia
Jun 05, 2019, at 05:04 pm
Moscow, June 5 (Xinhua/UNI) Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived here on Wednesday for a state visit to Russia as the two countries are expected to bring their comprehensive strategic partnership of coordination to a new era.
5 killed, 1 injured after old house collapse in central China
Jun 05, 2019, at 05:00 pm
Wuhan, June 5 (Xinhua/UNI) Five people were killed and another was injured after an old house collapsed in a village in central China's Hubei Province, local authorities said Wednesday.