Indonesia: Lombok Island earthquake kills 82
Aug 06, 2018, at 09:01 am
Jakarta, Aug 6 (IBNS): At least 82 people were killed as a powerful quake measuring 6.9 on the Richter Scale hit Indonesian Island of Lombok, media reports said on Monday.
Nigeria: Wanted Boko Haram commander nabbed
Aug 05, 2018, at 09:20 pm
Abuja, Aug 5 (IBNS): The Nigerian Army on Sunday said a wanted Boko Haram commander has been nabbed by them, media reports said.
Aircraft with 20 onboard crashes in Swiss Alps
Aug 05, 2018, at 08:50 pm
Geneva, Aug 5 (IBNS): At least 20 people were killed when a vintage aircraft crashed into a mountainside in eastern Switzerland, media reports said on Sunday.
Indonesia: 6.9 magnitude earthquake hits Lombok island, no casualty
Aug 05, 2018, at 07:54 pm
Lombok Island, Aug 5 (IBNS): An earthquake measuring 6.9 on the Richter Scale hit Indonesian island of Lombok on Sunday, US Geological Survey said.
Helicopter crash kills 18 in Siberia
Aug 04, 2018, at 04:52 pm
Moscow, Aug 4 (IBNS): At least 18 people were killed as a Mi-8 helicopter crashed in the north of Krasnoyarsk region, East Siberia, media reports said on Saturday.
Woman attracts fine for wearing niqab in Denmark
Aug 04, 2018, at 04:05 pm
Copenhagen, Aug 4 (IBNS): A woman became the first person to be fined for violating the face veil ban in Denmark.
At least 18 killed as Russian copter crashes in Siberia
Aug 04, 2018, at 04:01 pm
Siberia, Aug 4 (IBNS): At least 18 people were killed in a helicopter crash in Russia's Siberia region, reports said.
Aug 04, 2018, at 07:18 am
New York, Aug 4 (IBNS): To address the urgent needs of more than a million displaced by inter-communal violence in southwestern Ethiopia over the past four months, UN humanitarian agencies and their partners are ramping up their efforts, providing among other things shelter, household items, water and sanitation, and food to the most vulnerable.
Aug 04, 2018, at 07:15 am
New York, Aug 4 (IBNS): Marginalized groups suffer unduly harsh consequences due to Brazil’s economic policies of austerity, prompting United Nations rights experts to urge the Government to instead prioritize human rights.
Facebook launches "Digital Literacy Library"
Aug 03, 2018, at 05:12 pm
New York, Aug 3 (IBNS): Popular social media website Facebook announced the launch of "Digital Literacy Library" on Friday.
Sun Wenguang: Chinese police shuts down critic's live interview
Aug 03, 2018, at 01:50 pm
Beijing, Aug 3 (IBNS): In a case of human rights violation, the police in China intervened and took down a live interview that featured prominent critic Sun Wenguang, reports said.
This is a new beginning: Zimbabwe President Mnangagwa says after winning election
Aug 03, 2018, at 11:26 am
Harare, Aug 3 (IBNS): Zimbabwe's electoral commission has declared Zanu-PF candidate and incumbent President, Emmerson Mnangagwa, as the winner in the recently concluded presidential polls.
UN to convene Yemen talks early next month in Geneva, envoy tells Security Council
Aug 03, 2018, at 08:21 am
New York, Aug 3 (IBNS): The United Nations Special Envoy for Yemen announced on Thursday that after two years of stalled talks on resolving the crisis in the country, he plans to invite the warring parties to Geneva on 6 September for a round of peace consultations.
Human rights experts denounce Trump’s attacks against media
Aug 03, 2018, at 08:17 am
New York, Aug 3 (IBNS): The United Nations expert on free expression has condemned President Donald Trump’s repeated attacks on the press, warning that the US leader’s rhetoric is eroding public trust in the media and could spark violence against journalists.
UN-backed meeting of African States targets terrorism, violent extremism
Aug 03, 2018, at 08:07 am
New York, Aug 3 (IBNS): Regional security topped the agenda of a United Nations-backed joint summit on Central and West Africa searching, among other things, for a practical approach to fighting terrorism.
Haiti: UN agricultural development fund supports hurricane-affected farmers with $11 million
Aug 03, 2018, at 08:03 am
New York, Aug 3 (IBNS): With many rural areas in Haiti still recovering from the devastation caused by Hurricane Matthew in 2016, the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) announced on Thursday that it is investing $10.8 million help restore agricultural productivity in some the worst affected areas of the island nation.
Australia: Dog attack kills 14-month-old girl in Victoria
Aug 02, 2018, at 12:27 pm
Melbourne, Aug 2 (IBNS): A 14-month-old girl was mauled to death by a dog in Australia's Victoria state.
Trump thanks Kim's 'kind action' as remains of US soldiers slayed in Korean War reaches Hawaii
Aug 02, 2018, at 12:02 pm
Washington/Pyongyang, Aug 2 (IBNS): Showering lavish praise, US President Donald Trump has thanked North Korean leader Kim Jong-un for the latter's 'kind action', hours after remains of US soldiers killed in the Korean War reached Hawaii.
Zimbabwe: Post polls violence kills three; International community urges calm
Aug 02, 2018, at 11:56 am
Harare: At least three people were killed as Harare witnessed a massive violence following Monday's presidential election in Zimbabwe.
Aug 02, 2018, at 09:23 am
New York, Aug 2 (IBNS): The UN Statistics Division and the World Bank launched a new guide on Wednesday to help nations worldwide, especially in low- and middle-income countries, better manage data that contains geographical information – known officially as geospatial data.
‘Exercise restraint,’ UN urges Zimbabwe after post-election violence
Aug 02, 2018, at 09:15 am
New York, Aug 2 (IBNS): After reported attacks on demonstrators protesting election results in Zimbabwe that have left three dead, the United Nations called on the country’s leaders on Wednesday to reject any form of violence.
Aug 02, 2018, at 09:05 am
New York, Aug 2 (IBNS): Children’s rights continue to be violated in the Gaza Strip, the West Bank and Israel, according to three leading UN officials in the region who on Wednesday called on all parties responsible to take concrete and immediate steps to “allow children to live free of fear and to realize all their rights”.
Aug 02, 2018, at 09:03 am
New York, Aug 2 (IBNS): Ongoing violence and attacks on civilian infrastructure in Hudaydah directly threaten hundreds of thousands of children and their families in Yemen, according to the head of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in a statement released on Wednesday
Mexico flight crash leaves 85 injured
Aug 01, 2018, at 09:53 am
Durango, Aug 1 (IBNS): At least 85 people were injured as a flight in which they were traveling crashed in Mexico'so Durango state, media reports said on Wednesday.
UN calls on Saudi Arabia to release jailed human rights defenders, including women activists
Aug 01, 2018, at 09:32 am
New York, Aug 1 (IBNS): Concerned over the continuing arrests and “apparently arbitrary detentions” of human rights defenders – including campaigners who lobbied for an end to the ban on women driving – the United Nations human rights office (OHCHR) on Tuesday called on Saudi Arabia to “unconditionally” release all those being held.
Aug 01, 2018, at 09:29 am
New York, Aug 1 (IBNS): The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) issued a strongly-worded statement on Tuesday, denouncing last week’s brutal killings and raids by members of the terrorist group ISIL, in Sweida, south-west Syria.
Aug 01, 2018, at 09:05 am
New York, Aug 1 (IBNS): As thousands flee mounting political tensions, violence and serious human rights violations in Nicaragua, the United Nations refugee agency, UNHCR, has called for international solidarity and more support for the countries hosting those who are joining the exodus.
Islamic State claims fatal attack on foreign cyclists in Tajikistan
Jul 31, 2018, at 11:13 am
Dushanbe, July 31 (IBNS): The Islamic State has claimed Sunday's fatal attack on four foreign cyclists in Tajikistan, reports said.
UN receives 70 new allegations of sexual exploitation and abuse in three months
Jul 31, 2018, at 09:14 am
New York, July 31 (IBNS): The United Nations received 70 new allegations of sexual exploitation and abuse across all its entities and implementing partners, between the beginning of April to the end of June this year, UN Deputy Spokesperson, Farhan Haq, announced on Monday, with 18 cases involving peacekeeping operations, and 25 from “agencies, funds and programmes.”
Jul 31, 2018, at 09:11 am
New York, July 31 (IBNS): Delivering life-saving assistance to millions of women, children and men in Syria, local aid workers need to be safer and better protected, said the top United Nations humanitarian official in the country on Monday.