Achieving targets on energy helps meet other Global Goals, UN forum told

Jul 11, 2018, at 09:14 am

New York, July 11 (IBNS): Energy is central to nearly every major challenge and opportunity the world faces today, including poverty eradication, gender equality, adaptation to climate change, food security, health, education, sustainable cities, jobs and transport, speakers told a key United Nations forum on sustainable development on Tuesday.

Women vital for ‘new paradigm’ in Africa’s Sahel region, Security Council hears

Jul 11, 2018, at 09:06 am

New York, July 11 (IBNS): Women across Africa’s Sahel region can be agents for a “new paradigm” for peacebuilding and development that benefits all people there, the United Nations Security Council heard on Tuesday.

North Korea: ‘Time to talk human rights’, says UN expert

Jul 11, 2018, at 08:58 am

New York, July 11 (IBNS): A United Nations human rights expert on Tuesday urged North Korea to open a dialogue with him in parallel to the ongoing diplomatic efforts being undertaken on peace and denuclearisation of the Korean Peninsula.

North Korea: ‘Time to talk human rights’, says UN expert

Jul 11, 2018, at 08:58 am

New York, July 11 (IBNS): A United Nations human rights expert on Tuesday urged North Korea to open a dialogue with him in parallel to the ongoing diplomatic efforts being undertaken on peace and denuclearisation of the Korean Peninsula.

Thai cave boys spared thundershowers, highlighting extreme climate disruption: UN weather agency

Jul 11, 2018, at 08:54 am

New York, July 11 (IBNS): Thundershowers that have been forecast in northern Thailand luckily did not materialize, easing the extraordinary rescue of a boys’ football team and their coach, who spent well over two weeks trapped in a cave complex there, UN weather experts said on Tuesday.

Donald Trump congratulates Thailand for successfully rescuing 12 boys, coach from cave

Jul 11, 2018, at 08:24 am

Washington, July 11 (IBNS): US President Donald Trump has congratulated Thai Navy Seal and other officials who carried out a complex operation to rescue 12 boys and their coach from a Thailand cave on Tuesday.

Pakistan: Suicide attack kills Awami National Party (ANP) candidate Barrister Haroon Bilour, 13 others in Peshawar

Jul 11, 2018, at 08:03 am

Peshawar, July 11 (IBNS): At least 14 people, including Awami National Party (ANP) candidate Barrister Haroon Bilour, were killed as a suicide blast rocked Pakistan's Peshawar city on Tuesday, media reports said.

London: Mob tries to attack Nawaz Sharif near Avenfield House

Jul 10, 2018, at 06:33 pm

London, July 10 (IBNS): A mob tried to attack former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, who was convicted by a Pakistani court in a corruption case last week, as he was entering his son’s residence in Avenfield House on Sunday, media reports said on Tuesday.

Miraculous Thailand cave evacuation ends with the rescue of all 13 trapped

Jul 10, 2018, at 06:07 pm

Bangkok, July 10 (IBNS): Ending a three-day-long complex evacuation process and over a two-week ordeal, rescuers successfully brought out all the 12 boys and their football coach trapped in a flooded Thailand cave, officials said.

All 12 boys, coach evacuated from Thailand cave

Jul 10, 2018, at 05:28 pm

Bangkok, July 10 (IBNS): All the 12 students and their coach have been evacuated from the Thailand cave where they were trapped for the past two weeks, reports said.

US asks citizens to avoid traveling to Afghanistan

Jul 10, 2018, at 04:53 pm

Washington, July 10 (IBNS): The US government has issued a travel advisory where it has asked its citizen to avoid traveling to Afghanistan.

Afghanistan: Jalalabad suicide blast kills 12

Jul 10, 2018, at 04:29 pm

Jalalabad, July 10 (IBNS): At least 12 people were killed as a suicide attack occurred in Afghanistan's eastern Nangarhar province on Tuesday, media reports said.

Ninth trapped boy rescued from the Thailand cave, operation underway to evacuate the rest

Jul 10, 2018, at 03:44 pm

Bangkok, July 10 (IBNS): Continuing the complicated evacuation operation, rescuers have pulled out from the Thailand cave one more boy on the third day of the proceedings to take the number of rescued people to ten, the Thai Navy Seal said on Tuesday.

Afghanistan: 10 killed in Jalalabad suicide attack

Jul 10, 2018, at 02:36 pm

Kabul, July 10 (IBNS): At least 10 people were killed as a suicide attack rocked Family area of Jalalabad city in Nangarhar province of Afghanistan on Tuesday, media reports said.

NATO benefits Europe more than US: Donald Trump complains

Jul 10, 2018, at 10:13 am

Washington, July 10 (IBNS): US President Donald Trump on Monday complained that  North Atlantic Treaty Organization benefits Europe more than his nation.

US: President Donald Trump nominates Brett Kavanaugh to Supreme Court

Jul 10, 2018, at 09:32 am

Washington, July 10 (IBNS): US President Donald Trump on Monday selected Brett Kavanaugh as his nominee to succeed Justice Anthony M. Kennedy in the Supreme Court.

Security Council urges countries to factor child protection into conflict prevention efforts

Jul 10, 2018, at 09:23 am

New York, July 10 (IBNS): Countries have been urged to mainstream child protection into the policies they introduce aimed at preventing conflict, in line with a Security Council resolution adopted on Monday.

New UN agriculture agency report underscores value of fishing in fight against global hunger

Jul 10, 2018, at 09:20 am

New York, July 10 (IBNS): The vital role that fishing and fish-farming play in supporting some of the poorest families across the world, came under the spotlight on Monday with the publication of the annual United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) report on the global industry.

‘Laser-sharp focus’ needed to achieve Global Goals by 2030, UN political forum told

Jul 10, 2018, at 09:17 am

New York, July 10 (IBNS): Progress has been made on achieving global goals to end poverty and hunger but meeting the targets by the deadline of 2030 will require a laser-sharp focus and a true sense of urgency, a key United Nations forum on sustainable development heard on Monday.

‘Wind blowing in the direction of peace’ in Africa: UN Secretary-General

Jul 10, 2018, at 09:13 am

New York, July 10 (IBNS): Recent developments in Africa indicate that the continent is increasingly moving in the “direction of peace” and enhanced security, the United Nations Secretary-General told journalists in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, on Monday.

Brexit: Boris Johnson quits as UK Foreign Secretary

Jul 09, 2018, at 08:49 pm

London, July 9 (IBNS): Amid Brexit crisis, Boris Johnson has quit as Foreign Secretary of the UK, media reports said.

Canada PM Justin Trudeau joins Nunavut celebration

Jul 09, 2018, at 08:17 pm

Ottawa, July 9 (IBNS): Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has joined the Nunavut celebration to mark the 25th anniversary of the territory.

Thailand cave evacuation: Four more boys rescued by divers

Jul 09, 2018, at 07:34 pm

Bangkok, July 9 (IBNS): One more boy trapped for over two weeks inside a flooded cave in northern Thailand was evacuated by rescuers on Monday, taking the total number of rescued in the difficult operation to eight, media reports said.

Canada PM Trudeau heads to Latvia before commencement of NATO Summit

Jul 09, 2018, at 07:25 pm

Ottawa, July 9 (IBNS): Ahead of the commencement of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) Summit in Belgium, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau headed to Latvia on Monday morning.

Thailand cave evacuation: 3 more boys rescued

Jul 09, 2018, at 05:49 pm

Bangkok, July 9 (IBNS): Rescue workers on Monday pulled out to safety three more boys who were trapped inside a Thailand cave with their football coach for over two weeks now, taking the total number of rescued to seven, media reports said. 

Pakistan: Nawaz Sharif's son-in-law sent to Adiala jail in Rawalpindi

Jul 09, 2018, at 04:31 pm

Islamabad, July 9 (IBNS): Amid tight security,  former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's son-in-law Captain Muhammad Safdar Awan (retired) has been sent to Adiala jail in Pakistan's Rawalpindi city, media reports said.

Fifth boy rescued as divers re-enter Thai cave

Jul 09, 2018, at 04:15 pm

Bangkok, July 9 (IBNS): A fifth member of the Thai boys' soccer team that is trapped in a flooded cave in north Thailand was brought out on Monday as the second day of the underground rescue attempt began with eight more, including the coach, remaining trapped inside, media reports said.

Afghanistan: Nangarhar blasts claim two lives

Jul 09, 2018, at 04:04 pm

Kabul, July 9 (IBNS): At two people, including a terrorist, were killed as two back-to-back blasts rocked eastern Nangarhar province in Afghanistan on Monday, media reports said.

Dominic Raab appointed as new Brexit Secretary

Jul 09, 2018, at 04:03 pm

London, July 9 (IBNS): UK Prime Minister Theresa May has appointed Dominic Raab as the Brexit Secretary, media reports said on Monday.

At least 94 dead as heavy rain inundates Japan

Jul 09, 2018, at 11:04 am

Tokyo, July 9 (IBNS): At least 94 people have died in flood affected Japan, reports said on Monday.