Indonesian Police arrest 13 suspected terrorists from East Java
May 16, 2018, at 02:50 pm
Jakarta, May 16 (IBNS):Indonesian Police have arrested 13 suspected terrorists in East Java, officials said on Tuesday.
Gaza clash: Turkey lends support to Palestinians, to treat injured people
May 16, 2018, at 01:06 am
Ankara, May 15 (IBNS): Lending support to Palestine, Turkey's Health Ministry has said that the latter's nation will treat those injured by Israel forces during Monday's clash.
Anti-abortion posters surface in Rome, face backlash from women
May 16, 2018, at 12:10 am
Rome, May 15 (IBNS): Anti-abortion posters linking it with femicide have appeared in Italy's capital city Rome, inviting scathing criticism from women.
China condemns recent suicide attacks in Indonesia
May 15, 2018, at 09:31 pm
Beijing, May 15 (IBNS): The Chinese government has condemned the series of suicide attacks in Indonesian city of Surabaya that left at least 13 people killed on Sunday.
Key UN forum in Asia-Pacific sets its sights on combatting inequality
May 15, 2018, at 02:51 pm
New York, May 15 (IBNS): With concern growing that the divide between rich and poor is continuing to widen – especially in the Asia-Pacific region – top United Nations officials are calling for greater emphasis on growth that leads to fairer societies and a healthier planet.
May 15, 2018, at 02:48 pm
New York, May 15 (IBNS): The United Nations humanitarian chief urged the international community to step up life-saving humanitarian support to 7.1 million vulnerable Sudanese on Monday, and invest more in the country’s social-economic development.
‘Much work to do and no time to waste’ in cybercrime fight, says UN chief
May 15, 2018, at 02:46 pm
New York, May 15 (IBNS): The UN body focussing on crime prevention and criminal justice, opened its annual session in Vienna on Monday, calling for a more integrated global response to continuing and emerging challenges, including cybercrime.
New EU focus on Kosovo provides Pristina and Belgrade with historic opportunity – UN official
May 15, 2018, at 01:53 pm
New York, May 15 (IBNS): Efforts to calm tensions between Belgrade and Pristina that came to a head with the arrest, “theatrical” parade and expulsion of a lead negotiator from Kosovo, must be redoubled if “real progress” is to be made on the ground, a senior United Nations official said on Monday.
Avoid further bloodshed, UN chief urges, as Gaza violence leaves dozens dead
May 15, 2018, at 01:50 pm
New York, May 15 (IBNS): Following reports that dozens of Palestinians have been killed, demonstrating along the border of the Gaza Strip on Monday, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres urged both sides of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict to show restraint.
May 15, 2018, at 01:48 pm
New York, May 15 (IBNS): United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has welcomed the commitment by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea to dismantle its nuclear test site at Punggye-ri as an important “confidence-building measure” that that will support efforts towards sustainable peace and verifiable denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula.
May 15, 2018, at 01:45 pm
New York, May 15 (IBNS): Action to combat climate change could create millions of new job opportunities and “more than” offset losses in traditional industries, the UN labour agency said on Monday.
‘Never forget children,’ UNICEF warns of escalating violence in Central African Republic
May 15, 2018, at 01:42 pm
New York, May 15 (IBNS): At least 350,000 children in the Central African Republic (CAR) are out of school and lack access to health and other basic services, including nearly 29,000 who have fled escalating violence this year, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has warned, urging warring parties to stop the fighting.
Preventive action could save billions of dollars in food assistance costs - UN agency
May 15, 2018, at 01:39 pm
New York, May 15 (IBNS): As chronic hunger increases and food crises intensify worldwide, preventative action and extra investment could results in billions of dollars of savings each year, a new United Nations report has found.
Dozens killed as US Embassy opens in Jerusalem
May 15, 2018, at 01:59 am
Jerusalem, May 14 (IBNS): Violence over the opening of US embassy in Jerusalem city has left 41 people killed along the border fence between Israel and Gaza, media reports said.
US Embassy in Israel: Thousands of Palestinians gather for protests along Gaza Strip
May 14, 2018, at 06:30 pm
Jerusalem, May 14 (IBNS): While Israel is in a jolly mood ahead of the opening of the new US embassy in its capital city Jerusalem, thousands of Palestinians have gathered to protest the move, along the Gaza Strip.
MI5 head warns Europe against underestimating the Islamic State
May 14, 2018, at 06:18 pm
London, May 14 (IBNS): Andrew Parker, the head of British intelligence agency MI5, has warned Europe against taking the Islamic State lightly.
Iraq elections: Is Prime Minister Abadi set to lose?
May 14, 2018, at 05:08 pm
Baghdad May 14 (IBNS): With the lion share of the votes counted, Iraq's Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi is set to lose the polls.
Indonesia: Suicide attack outside police HQ in Surabaya
May 14, 2018, at 03:37 pm
Surabaya, May 14 (IBNS): A day after a series of deadly bombing hit Indonesian city of Surabaya on Sunday, suicide bombing was carried out in front of a police head quarter here on Monday.
May 14, 2018, at 02:24 pm
New York, May 14 (IBNS): United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has congratulated the people of Iraq on the holding yesterday of the first national parliamentary elections since the country declared victory over Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL/Dae'sh) terrorists late last year.
UN chief condemns ‘appalling’ terrorist attacks on churches in Indonesian port city
May 14, 2018, at 02:13 pm
New York, May 14 (IBNS): UN Secretary-General António Guterres has condemned the wave of suicide attacks earlier today on worshipers at three churches in Surabaya, Indonesia, the country’s second largest city.
Indonesia church attack: Death toll rises to 13; Family behind attack, say police
May 14, 2018, at 03:42 am
Jakarta, May 13 (IBNS): The death toll in the church bombings in Indonesia's Surabaya city has touched 13.
Suicide attacks rock three Indonesian churches, 10 killed
May 13, 2018, at 11:12 pm
Surabaya, May 13 (IBNS): At least 10 people were killed when suicide bombers attacked three churches in Indonesia's Surabaya city on Sunday, media reports said.
Eight killed in multiple bomb attacks in Indonesia's Surabaya city
May 13, 2018, at 09:55 pm
Surabaya, May 13 (IBNS): At least eight people were killed when suicide bombers attacked three churches in Indonesia's Surabaya city on Sunday, media reports said.
Afghanistan: Armed gunmen and suicide attackers storm into revenue department, casualties feared
May 13, 2018, at 09:28 pm
Kabul, may 13 (IBNS): Armed gunmen and suicide attackers attacked the revenue department of eastern Nangarhar province in Afghanistan on Sunday, media reports said.
Malaysia: Former Prime Minister Najib Razak barred from leaving country
May 12, 2018, at 04:44 pm
Kuala Lumpur, May 12 (IBNS): Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak has been banned from leaving the nation, days after he conceded defeat to his once mentor Mahathir Mohamad in the recently concluded general polls.
New $10 billion funding plan, targets 260 million missing out on school
May 12, 2018, at 01:18 pm
New York, May 12 (IBNS): Three youth activists from India, Kenya and Sierra Leone on Friday delivered a petition signed by 1.5 million of their peers to the United Nations Secretary-General that calls for more investment in education.
Ensure independent investigations into Nicaragua protest deaths – UN rights office
May 12, 2018, at 01:09 pm
New York, May 12 (IBNS): The United Nations human rights arm has called for investigations into all acts of violence in Nicaragua, where scores of people – the majority of them students – have been killed in protests that began in mid-April.
UN expert warns of “stark increase†in hate crimes across UK, post-Brexit
May 12, 2018, at 01:07 pm
New York, May 12(IBNS): Sounding an alarm over a “stark increase” in hate crimes across the United Kingdom as well as “widespread discrimination” faced by ethnic minorities, a United Nations independent rights expert has called on the country to “comprehensively” combat racism and bias.
Mothers, children, lacking basic nutrition in North Korea: UN food aid chief
May 12, 2018, at 01:01 pm
New York, May 12 (IBNS): The head of the United Nations food relief agency said on Friday that many mothers and young children in North Korea are still relying on humanitarian assistance to meet their nutritional needs.
Service born from sacrifice: Rwanda’s commitment to UN peacekeeping
May 12, 2018, at 12:58 pm
New York, May 12 (IBNS): Over the years, African governments have led the way in contributing troops and police to United Nations operations to help save lives and keep the peace around the world. Today, one of the continent’s smallest countries is also one of the largest contributors to UN peacekeeping.