Canada celebrates public servants on National Public Service Week
Jun 11, 2018, at 06:07 pm
Ottawa, June 11 (IBNS): Canada is celebrating its public servants on the National Public Service Week (NPSW), which began on Sunday.
Uzbekistan provides humanitarian aid to Afghanistan
Jun 11, 2018, at 05:27 pm
New Delhi, June 11 (IBNS) Uzbekistan has sent Afghanistan 3000 tons of wheat and children’s clothing as humanitarian aid being among the first to help its neighbor. The aid was delivered to Hairatan through the railway which connects Afghanistan’s Balkh province with Surkhondaryo region of Uzbekistan.
Jun 11, 2018, at 04:16 pm
Kabul, June 11 (IBNS): At least 12 people were killed as a blast rocked at the entrance gate of the Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development (MRRD) in Afghanistan capital Kabul city on Monday, media reports said.
Afghanistan: At least 12 killed, 30 injured in Kabul suicide attack near ministry
Jun 11, 2018, at 04:14 pm
Kabul, June 11 (IBNS): At least 12 people were killed and 31 wounded in a suicide attack outside a government ministry in the west of Kabul city on Monday, media reports said.
Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong meets Donald Trump
Jun 11, 2018, at 04:02 pm
Mumbai, June 11 (IBNS): Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong had a four-eye meeting with President of the United States (US) Donald J Trump at the Istana on Monday.
Afghanistan: 34 militants killed in NDS Special Forces operation in Nangarhar
Jun 11, 2018, at 04:01 pm
Afghanistan, June 11 (IBNS): At least 34 militants were killed during an operation of the Special Forces of the Afghan Intelligence, National Directorate of Security (NDS), in eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan.
Italy shuts ports to migrant rescue ship
Jun 11, 2018, at 09:48 am
Milan, June 11 (IBNS): In a major development, Italy has refused to give permission for a rescue vessel to drop off 629 migrants which it had picked up off Libya's coast, media reports said on Monday.
Donald Trump attacks Canada, European allies over trade issue
Jun 11, 2018, at 08:54 am
Singapore City, June 11 (IBNS): US President Donald Trump on Monday continued to attack Canada and European allies over the issue of trade.
Excitement in the air: Donald Trump tweets ahead of meeting with Kim in Singapore
Jun 11, 2018, at 08:35 am
Singapore City, June 11 (IBNS): US President Donald Trump on Monday said he is feeling excited to be in Singapore to attend his first meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
Syria: Guterres concerned over reported attacks in Idlib, calls for ‘full investigation’
Jun 11, 2018, at 08:26 am
New York, June 11 (IBNS): United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres expressed deep concern over airstrikes that reportedly targeted a village in northern Idlib last week, killing dozens – including children.
Jun 10, 2018, at 11:08 pm
New York, June 10 (IBNS): At its annual heads of State summit on Sunday, Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed stressed that the political, economic and security power of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) have impacts beyond the region.
Jun 10, 2018, at 11:06 pm
New York, June 10 (IBNS): United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has welcomed the Taliban’s announcement of a three-day partial ceasefire during the Eid al-Fitr holiday, urging all parties concerned “to seize this opportunity and embrace an Afghan-led and Afghan-owned peace process.”
Jun 10, 2018, at 10:58 pm
New York, June 10 (IBNS): Weapon-toting intruders at a hospital in war torn Central African Republic (CAR) drew grave condemnation from the United Nations humanitarian coordinator on the ground, calling it “an outrageous violation of international humanitarian law.”
‘We face a global emergency’ over oceans: UN chief sounds the alarm at G7 Summit event
Jun 10, 2018, at 10:55 pm
New York, June 10 (IBNS): Unless there is a change of course, the amount of plastic waste in the world’s oceans will outweigh the fish that live in them, by 2050, said the United Nations Secretary-General on Saturday, declaring that the world now faces a “global emergency” over the oceans.
Justin Trudeau made 'false statement': Trump on G7 Summit
Jun 10, 2018, at 10:20 pm
Toronto, June 10 (IBNS): Attending the G7 Summit, US President Donald Trump accused Canadian PM Justin Trudeau of making 'false statement' and said his nation will not endorse the G7 communique.
Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong meets Kim Jong Un
Jun 10, 2018, at 10:05 pm
Singapore City, June 10 (IBNS): Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong met Chairman of the State Affairs Commission of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) Kim Jong Un on Sunday.
China welcomes Afghanistan government's move of declaring temporary ceasefire with Taliban
Jun 10, 2018, at 07:44 pm
Beijing,June 10 (IBNS): China has welcomed Afghanistan government's move of declaring a temporary ceasefire with the Taliban from June 12 to 20.
Magnetic bomb blast in Kabul leaves five injured
Jun 10, 2018, at 07:27 pm
Kabul, June 10 (IBNS): A magnetic bomb blast in Kampani area of Afghanistan's Kabul city left at least five people injured, media reports said.
Uzbek President puts forward new initiatives at SCO summit
Jun 10, 2018, at 03:24 pm
Shanghai, June 10 (IBNS): President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev speaking at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit in Qingdao (China) put forward important initiatives to improve the activities of the SCO, develop trade and transport links and strengthen security.
Ontario’s finance scrutiny tops Ford’s priority list
Jun 10, 2018, at 05:31 am
Ottawa, June 9 (IBNS): Ontario premier-designate Doug Ford yesterday said his first priority in business would be to examine Ontario’s financial situation, media reports said.
Canada: Trump, Trudeau discuss speedy NAFTA talks in G7 Summit
Jun 09, 2018, at 10:39 pm
La Malbaie, Jun 9 (IBNS): US President Donald Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau have discussed speeding up of North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) talks at the G7 Summit here on Saturday.
Afghanistan: Taliban announces Eid ceasefire
Jun 09, 2018, at 03:24 pm
Kabul, June 9 (IBNS): The Taliban has announced a ceasefire with the Afghanistan forces during the Eid festival in the country.
G7 Summit: Canada PM Trudeau discusses trade, NAFTA negotiations with Donald Trump
Jun 09, 2018, at 10:45 am
La Malbaie, Jun 9 (IBNS): Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has discussed trade and North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) negotiations with US President Donald Trump in the 44th G7 Summit on Friday.
Turkey criticises Austria over decision of closing down mosques
Jun 09, 2018, at 08:55 am
Ankara, June 9 (IBNS): Turkey has criticised Austria over its decision of shutting down seven mosques and even expelling imams who they consider as being funded by foreign countries.
India-UN fund gets 22 development projects off the ground in first year
Jun 09, 2018, at 08:38 am
New York, June 9 (IBNS): An India-United Nations fund aimed at supporting sustainable development for low-income nations marked its first anniversary on Friday, with 22 projects having already been approved in 25 partner countries.
WHO reports ‘very strong progress’ in battling DR Congo Ebola outbreak
Jun 09, 2018, at 08:36 am
New York, June 9 (IBNS): One month after the start of an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), United Nations health experts on Friday reported “very strong progress” in the response to the disease.
ICC Appeals Chamber acquits former Congolese Vice President Bemba from war crimes charges
Jun 09, 2018, at 08:33 am
New York, June 9 (IBNS): The Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Court (ICC), on Friday, decided to acquit Jean-Pierre Bemba Gombo, former Vice President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and head of a rebel group in the country, on charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity.
Jun 09, 2018, at 08:30 am
New York, June 9 (IBNS): The United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres, has called for more accountability for human traffickers in Libya, after the UN Security Council on Thursday added six individuals accused of leading smuggling and trafficking networks in the country, to its Sanctions List.
From drought to floods in Somalia; displacement and hunger worsen, says UN
Jun 09, 2018, at 08:27 am
New York, June 9 (IBNS): After four consecutive poor rainy seasons that brought Somalia to the brink of famine, the country is now seeing near-record rainfall, and with it, flooding that has already displaced hundreds of thousands of people, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Friday.
Jun 09, 2018, at 08:19 am
New York, June 9 (IBNS): Any attack on the key port city of Hodeidah in Yemen “will impact hundreds of thousands of innocent civilians” and would entail around 250,000 civilians losing everything - “even their lives” - the UN Humanitarian Coordinator for the war-torn country said on Friday.