At most 117 children die in battered camp in northeastern Syria: watchdog
Mar 16, 2019, at 09:48 am
Damascus, Mar 16 (Xinhua/UNI) As many as 117 children died in a battered camp in northeastern Syria over the past few months, a war monitor reported Friday.
Trump vetoes bill blocking his border emergency declaration
Mar 16, 2019, at 09:43 am
Washington, Mar 16 (Xinhua/UNI): US President Donald Trump Friday vetoed a bill blocking his declaration of a national emergency at the southern border, the first such move in his presidency.
Voices of young climate action activists ‘give me hope’ says UN chief
Mar 16, 2019, at 09:41 am
New York, Mar 16 (IBNS): In the wake of Friday’s demonstrations by schoolchildren across the world against climate change inaction, the UN Secretary-General has said he understands their fears, but is hopeful for the future.
Mar 16, 2019, at 09:38 am
New York, Mar 16 (IBNS): Ceremonies were held at UN Headquarters in New York and Geneva on Friday, to remember and honour the staff who died on board Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302, which crashed near Addis Ababa last Sunday, killing all 157 passengers and crew.
Mar 16, 2019, at 09:31 am
New York, Mar 16 (IBNS): The UN Secretary-General António Guterres has urged the international community to ‘stand united against anti-Muslim hatred’ following a mass shooting in New Zealand on Friday targeting two mosques, which has left at least 49 dead and many others wounded, some critically.
Tropical Cyclone Idai displaces 1.5 million across Mozambique and Malawi, as UN ramps up response
Mar 16, 2019, at 09:25 am
New York, Mar 16 (IBNS): A major aid operation is under way in Mozambique and Malawi to help victims of Tropical Cyclone Idai, which has reached the densely-populated Mozambican port city of Beira, after registering maximum wind speeds of nearly 200 kilometres per hour, UN agencies said on Friday.
Our gun laws will change: New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern says after Christchurch mosques attacks
Mar 16, 2019, at 09:19 am
Christchurch, Mar 16 (IBNS): Following the attacks on two mosques in New Zealand city Christchurch on Friday that left 49 people killed, country's PM Jacinda Ardern on Saturday said the gun laws of her nation will be changed.
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New Zealand witnesses 'darkest day' as twin mosque attacks kill 49 in Christchurch
Mar 15, 2019, at 10:12 pm
Christchurch, Mar 15 (IBNS): New Zealand lived a horrifying Friday when gunmen attacked two mosques in Christchurch city and killed at least 49 people, evoking worldwide condemnation as Prime Minister Jacinda Arden called it the country's darkest day. At least 48 people were hurt in the attacks.
Nearly 55,000 visas granted to Chinese businessmen in 2018: Pakistan
Mar 15, 2019, at 06:38 pm
Islamabad, Mar 15 (UNI) Around fifty-five thousand Chinese businessmen and workers were issued visas by Pakistan Embassy in Beijing and its four consulates, last year.
China's border region says drug crimes contained after crackdown
Mar 15, 2019, at 06:27 pm
Nanning, March 15 (Xinhua) Police in southwest China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region said they seized 2 tonnes of illegal drugs in 2018 in crackdowns that curbed the outflow of drugs from the border region.
Turkey's Erdogan condemns New Zealand mosque attacks
Mar 15, 2019, at 03:59 pm
Ankara, Mar 15 (Xinhua/UNI) Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has strongly condemned the attacks on two mosques in New Zealand city of Christchurch on Friday.
New Zealand mosque attack: Death toll at 49, darkest day, says Arden
Mar 15, 2019, at 03:40 pm
Christchurch, Mar 15 (IBNS): At least 49 people have died in New Zealand's worst terror attack in which gunmen stormed two city mosques on Friday and opened fire, police commissioner Mark Bush said.
In support of India's fight against terror, France to freeze assets of JeM chief Azhar
Mar 15, 2019, at 01:29 pm
New Delhi, Mar 15 (UNI): In a major display of strategic partnership with India and solidarity on the issue of terror, France on Friday announced that it will "freeze" all assets of JeM chief Masood Azhar in application of the country's Monetary and Financial Code.
New Zealand shooting toll rises to 40 as PM Arden calls it one of our 'darkest days'
Mar 15, 2019, at 12:42 pm
Wellington, Mar 15 (UNI) With the death toll in mosque shootings in New Zealand's Christchurch rising to about 40, New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern held a press conference about the carnage in the country's east coast city of Christchurch and termed the incident one of New Zealand's darkest days.
Shooting inside 2 mosques, dozens feared dead in Christchurch, New Zealand
Mar 15, 2019, at 11:54 am
Christchurch, Mar 15 (IBNS): Dozens of people are feared killed in shootings inside at least two city mosques on Friday, media reports said.
China adopts foreign investment law
Mar 15, 2019, at 10:11 am
Beijing, Mar 15 (Xinhua) China's national legislature on Friday passed the foreign investment law at the closing meeting of its annual session.
Nigeria confirms 55 Boko Haram militants killed in multilateral operation
Mar 15, 2019, at 10:09 am
Abuja, Mar 15 (Xinhua/UNI) Fifty-five Boko Haram militants were killed in the past two days following a joint operation by forces from Nigeria, Chad, Cameroon, Benin and Niger, the Nigerian military said Thursday.
Islamic Cooperation Organization members reaffirm solidarity with Palestinians
Mar 15, 2019, at 10:07 am
Rabat, Mar 15 (Xinhua/UNI) The Parliamentary Union of Member States of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (PUIC) reaffirmed Thursday in Rabat its solidarity with the Palestinian people.
US considering sanctions against China over imprisonment of Muslims: State Dept
Mar 15, 2019, at 10:05 am
Washington, Mar 15 (Sputnik/UNI) The United States is considering targeted sanctions over human rights violations against Muslims in China’s Xinjiang province, Department of State Deputy Spokesperson Robert Palladino said during a press briefing on Thursday.
Israel's Netanyahu convenes military consultation after rocket attack from Gaza
Mar 15, 2019, at 10:02 am
Jerusalem, Mar 15 (Xinhua/UNI) Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called on Thursday night an urgent consultation with the country's top military commanders following a rocket attack on Tel Aviv from Gaza.
Nine IS militants killed in airstrike in northern Iraq
Mar 15, 2019, at 09:57 am
Baghdad, Mar 15 (Xinhua/UNI) Nine Islamic State (IS) militants were killed in an airstrike by Iraqi airforce and international coalition aircraft in Iraq's northern province of Kirkuk, the Iraqi military said.
Gunmen kill 17 in northern Nigeria
Mar 15, 2019, at 09:54 am
Lagos, Mar 15 (Xinhua/UNI): Nigerian police in the northern state of Kaduna on Thursday said unidentified gunmen shot dead 17 members of a local vigilante group following an attack on Jan Ruwa village Tuesday.
Service and Sacrifice: Guinean peacekeepers make their mark in Mali
Mar 15, 2019, at 09:50 am
New York, Mar 15 (IBNS): As the sun rises over Mali’s vast desert, a group of 20 peacekeepers prepare their equipment and line up to receive instructions before heading out for their first patrol of the day on one of the most dangerous roads in the region.
Drug laws must be amended to ‘combat racial discrimination’, UN experts say
Mar 15, 2019, at 09:47 am
New York, Mar 15 (IBNS): At every stage of the criminal justice system, people of African descent around the world are discriminated against, including death sentencing for drugs-related crimes, United Nations human rights experts said on Thursday, calling on Member States to do more to “combat racial discrimination”.
DR Congo Ebola centre attacks could force retreat against the deadly disease, warns UN health chief
Mar 15, 2019, at 09:44 am
New York, Mar 15 (IBNS): Attacks on Ebola treatment centres in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), risk reversing the gains made during the current outbreak in the north-east of the country, the head of the UN health agency said on Thursday.
Make this the year of 'transformative solutions' to avert disastrous climate change: UN Deputy Chief
Mar 15, 2019, at 09:41 am
New York, Mar 15 (IBNS): It is within our power to make 2019 the “year of transformative solutions” and “avoid the disastrous effects of climate change“, which threaten ecosystems, the global economy, health and security, the UN Deputy Secretary-General told delegates gathered in Nairobi for the UN Environment Assembly, on Thursday.
UN welcomes 'record' Brussels conference pledge of nearly $7 billion to support Syrians
Mar 15, 2019, at 09:31 am
New York, Mar 15 (IBNS): Foreign ministers from more than 50 countries gathered on Thursday at a joint European Union-UN pledging conference, and pledged to provide a record $6.97 billion, to support millions of Syrians in need both inside the country, and sheltering in host communities beyond its borders.
New Zealand mosques attacks: Several feared dead after shooting in Christchurch
Mar 15, 2019, at 08:57 am
Christchurch, Mar 15 (IBNS): Several people are feared to have lost their lives as gunmen opened fire at two Christchurch mosques in New Zealand on Friday.
Around 260,000 children in DR Congo’s Kasai region suffering severe acute malnutrition
Mar 14, 2019, at 08:59 am
New York, Mar 14 (IBNS): More than a quarter of a million children in the Kasai region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) – and thousands of others who have fled with their families to nearby provinces – are suffering severe and acute malnutrition, and need lifesaving treatment, said the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Wednesday.
UN must provide redress for minorities placed in toxic Kosovo camps, says rights expert
Mar 14, 2019, at 08:55 am
New York, Mar 14 (IBNS): An independent rights expert appointed by the Human Rights Council has called on the United Nations to “provide justice and remedies” to displaced people who suffered lead poisoning after being housed in UN camps on toxic wasteland in Kosovo.