Social media Illusion: An image of a crow or a cat is breaking the internet
Oct 30, 2018, at 05:21 pm
New York, Oct 30 (IBNS): A simple picture of a pet owner's cat has left the internet amazed and surprised for the past couple of days.
Twitter considers removing 'Like' button, but not very soon
Oct 30, 2018, at 10:01 am
New York, Oct 30 (IBNS): Micro-blogging site Twitter on Tuesday said it is considering removing the heart-shaped 'Like'.
Rich economies not a promise of education equality, new report finds
Oct 30, 2018, at 09:02 am
New York, Oct 30 (IBNS): High national wealth does not guarantee equal access to a quality education, a new report released on Tuesday by the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) suggests.
Halt death sentences on children, UN rights expert urge Saudi authorities
Oct 30, 2018, at 09:00 am
New York, Oct 30 (IBNS): Saudi Arabia has been urged by United Nations human rights experts to immediately halt the execution of six people sentenced to death for crimes allegedly committed when they were under the age of 18.
10,000 Indonesia quake survivors to receive UN tents
Oct 30, 2018, at 08:56 am
New York, Oct 30 (IBNS): More than 2,000 emergency tents have been delivered by the UN to the people worst affected by the devastating earquake and tsunami that struck Sulawesi in Indonesia in September, 2018.
10,000 Indonesia quake survivors to receive UN tents
Oct 30, 2018, at 08:49 am
New York, Oct 30 (IBNS): More than 2,000 emergency tents have been delivered by the UN to the people worst affected by the devastating earquake and tsunami that struck Sulawesi in Indonesia in September, 2018.
Aid convoy for north-east Syria postponed over security concerns – UN relief chief
Oct 30, 2018, at 08:46 am
New York, Oct 30 (IBNS): A humanitarian convoy carrying relief aid for tens of thousands of “desperate” civilians in north-eastern Syria who have not received aid since January this year, has been postponed owing to security concerns along its route, the United Nations top humanitarian official said on Monday.
Jakarta: Flight with 189 people crashes, Indian pilot was flying the aircraft
Oct 29, 2018, at 04:23 pm
Jakarta, Oct 29 (IBNS): In a tragic development, a Lion Air Boeing 737 passenger plane, which was carrying 189 passengers, crashed after taking off from Jakarta city in Indonesia on Monday, media reports said.
Lion Air plane with 189 passengers crashes after takeoff from Jakarta
Oct 29, 2018, at 09:53 am
Jakarta, Oct 29 (IBNS): A Lion Air Boeing 737 passenger plane, which was carrying 189 passengers, crashed after taking off from Jakarta city in Indonesia on Monday, media reports said.
Indonesia: Lion Air Boeing 737 passenger plane crashes off Jakarta
Oct 29, 2018, at 08:54 am
Jakarta, Oct 29 (IBNS): A Lion Air Boeing 737 passenger plane came down crashing minutes after taking off from Jakarta on Monday, media reports said.
Leicester City owner killed in helicopter crash
Oct 29, 2018, at 08:34 am
London, Oct 29 (IBNS): Football club Leicester City has confirmed its owner has died in a helicopter crash outside the stadium on Sunday.
Indonesian Lion Air aircraft goes missing after taking off from Jakarta
Oct 29, 2018, at 08:18 am
Jakarta, Oct 29 (IBNS): A Lion Air passenger plane went missing after taking off from Indonesia's Jakarta city on Monday, media reports said.
UN chief calls for ‘united front’ against anti-Semitism after US synagogue mass-shooting
Oct 28, 2018, at 07:12 pm
New York, Oct 28 (IBNS): The UN Secretary-General said on Saturday he was “deeply shocked” by a deadly mass-shooting inside a synagogue in the US city of Pittsburgh, which reportedly left 11 people dead and several others wounded, some critically.
Mali: Two peacekeepers dead after dawn attack, several injured – UN Mission
Oct 28, 2018, at 07:11 pm
New York, Oct 28 (IBNS): The UN Stabilization Mission in Mali, MINUSMA, reported on Saturday that two peacekeepers had been killed and several others wounded, following on from a coordinated attack at dawn, on a base in the north of the country.
Helicopter believed to be carrying Leicester City owner crashes
Oct 28, 2018, at 04:45 pm
London, Oct 28 (IBNS): The Leicester City owner's helicopter has crashed in a car park outside the club's ground after it left the ground following a premier league match featuring the English club.
The Netherlands issues its first gender neutral passport
Oct 27, 2018, at 01:03 pm
Amsterdam, Oct 27 (IBNS): Last week, The Netherlands created history after issuing its first ever gender neutral passport.
‘Bring to life’ precious moments caught on film or tape, UN agency urges on World Day
Oct 27, 2018, at 08:22 am
New York, Oct 27 (IBNS): Old, grainy film and video footage from years gone by, not only stirs powerful memories – it’s also a vital resource for future generations, the United Nations cultural agency has highlighted, urging everyone to safeguard audio-visual heritage and make archives more accessible.
Oct 27, 2018, at 08:19 am
New York, Oct 27 (IBNS): The difficulties of “keeping everyone onboard” an agreed path to peace in Syria highlights that “radically different” approaches are likely doomed to failure, the out-going United Nations Special Envoy for the war-torn country warned on Friday.
Over 330,000 Congolese migrants at risk after mass deportations from Angola – UN rights chief
Oct 27, 2018, at 08:11 am
New York, Oct 27 (IBNS): The United Nations human rights chief, Michelle Bachelet, on Friday warned that the forcible mass expulsion of Congolese migrants from Angola has resulted in “serious human rights violations by security forces on both sides of the border” and left at least 330,000 returnees in an “extremely precarious situation”.
Jordan flash flooding: UN chief ‘saddened’ by loss of life
Oct 27, 2018, at 08:08 am
New York, Oct 27 (IBNS): The United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres said on Thursday that he was “deeply saddened by the loss of life and extensive damage” that occurred from large-scale flash flooding near the Dead Sea, in Jordan, which reportedly swept away a bus carrying pupils and staff on a school trip.
Israel PM Benjamin Netanyahu visits Oman
Oct 27, 2018, at 07:16 am
Jerusalem, Oct 27 (IBNS): Israel PM Benjamin Netanyahu visited Oman on Friday and met the Sultan of the nation Qaboos Ben Sa'id.
6.8 earthquake hits Greece, no injury
Oct 26, 2018, at 04:17 pm
Athens, Oct 26 (IBNS): An earthquake measuring 6.8 on the Richter Scale hit Mouzaki area of Greece on Friday, as per the USGS website.
‘Deteriorating’ human rights in Belarus amounts to ‘wholescale oppression’: UN expert
Oct 26, 2018, at 07:38 am
New York, Oct 26 (IBNS): A crackdown on free speech is the latest worrying development amid the deteriorating, “wholescale oppression” of human rights in Belarus, an independent expert told the UN General Assembly, on Thursday.
UN rights chief denounces Burundi for ‘belligerent and defamatory’ attack on inquiry team
Oct 26, 2018, at 07:36 am
New York, Oct 26 (IBNS): The top United Nations human rights official has called on Burundi to “immediately retract” its threat to try and prosecute members of a UN Commission of Inquiry into rights abuses in the central African nation.
‘Crippling to our credibility’ that number of women peacekeepers is so low: UN chief
Oct 26, 2018, at 07:33 am
New York, Oct 26 (IBNS): Despite greater participation of women in building and sustaining peace and the recognition from all quarters of the value they bring, the realities on the ground show that much more remains to be done, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres told Security Council members on Thursday.
Oct 25, 2018, at 09:02 am
New York, Oct 25 (IBNS): Continued denial of the facts and evidence of gross human rights violations by Myanmar is a clear indication of the country’s “lack of interest” in establishing a fully functioning democracy based on individual rights and freedoms, two United Nations independent experts have underscored.
Myanmar military leaders must face genocide charges – UN report
Oct 25, 2018, at 08:57 am
New York, Oct 25 (IBNS): Continued denial of the facts and evidence of gross human rights violations by Myanmar is a clear indication of the country’s “lack of interest” in establishing a fully functioning democracy based on individual rights and freedoms, two United Nations independent experts have underscored.
Funding boost for sustainable development data agreed at UN conference
Oct 25, 2018, at 08:51 am
New York, Oct 25 (IBNS): In a declaration agreed at the close of the 2018 UN World Data Forum in Dubai on Wednesday, leaders in the field agreed on measures to boost funding for data and statistical analysis, to speed up progress towards the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals.
Those who produce food are among world’s hungriest – UN rights expert
Oct 25, 2018, at 08:48 am
New York, Oct 25 (IBNS): Agricultural workers have the hardest time accessing food for themselves, and are often excluded from national labour and social protection frameworks, a United Nations independent human rights expert said on Tuesday.
‘Never give up’: UN chief urges all who serve, marking UN Day
Oct 25, 2018, at 08:43 am
New York, Oct 25 (IBNS): Marking the 2018 United Nations Day, which falls on 24 October, Secretary-General António Guterres is urging the men and women of the UN, and those they serve, to “never give up” tackling the world’s many challenges.