Canada PM Trudeau to announce legal framework for protection of Indigenous people

Feb 15, 2018, at 04:16 am

Ottawa, Feb 14 (IBNS): Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will shortly announce a legal framework to protect the interests of Indigenous people in the country, CTV News reported.

Pakistan: Four security personnel killed in Quetta attack

Feb 14, 2018, at 09:53 pm

Quetta, Feb 14 (IBNS): Unidentified men attacked  targetted a motorcycle patrol of the Frontier Corps (FC) while it was on routine duty  in Quetta, leaving at least four security personnel killed, media reports said on Wednesday.

Canada: CSA warns Canada-U.S. cannabis companies to strictly adhere to disclosure rules

Feb 14, 2018, at 07:48 pm

Ottawa, Feb 14 (IBNS): Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) released a new guidance that requires U.S.-exposed Canadian cannabis companies to to strictly adhere to disclosure rules, media reports said.

Canada PM Trudeau meets family of Indigenous man who was killed by white farmer

Feb 14, 2018, at 07:15 pm

Ottawa, Feb 14 (IBNS): Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has met the family of the Indigenous man who was killed by a white farmer way back in 2016, media reports said.

Over 40 Taliban insurgents killed in airstrikes in Afghanistan

Feb 14, 2018, at 06:29 pm

Afghanistan, Feb 14 (IBNS) : More than 40 Taliban insurgents were killed in a series of airstrikes launched in response to the coordinated attack of the group on Nish district.

Israel police say Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu must face corruption probe

Feb 14, 2018, at 04:54 pm

Jerusalem, Feb 14 (IBNS): Israeli police have said that the country's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ought to face corruption charges.

Actress Minnie Driver steps down as Oxfam ambassador over Haiti scandal

Feb 14, 2018, at 03:29 pm

Los Angeles, Feb 14 (IBNS): In a major move since revelations of sexual abuse by aid workers in Haiti, actress Minnie Driver has stepped down as the ambassador of UK-based charity Oxfam.

Oxfam International chairman Juan Alberto Fuentes detained over corruption charges

Feb 14, 2018, at 03:13 pm

Guatemala, Feb 14 (IBNS):  Police in Guatemala have detained Juan Alberto Fuentes, Chairman of the charity Oxfam International, on Tuesday, media reports said.

New study finds sea level rise accelerating

Feb 14, 2018, at 02:35 pm

Washington, Feb 14 (IBNS): Global sea level rise has been accelerating in recent decades, rather than increasing steadily, according to a new study based on 25 years of NASA and European satellite data.

Yemen: UN aid chief welcomes $1 billion funding pledge as humanitarian crisis deepens

Feb 14, 2018, at 02:32 pm

New York,Feb 14 (JEN): Amidst ongoing conflict, the collapse of basic services and economic decline in Yemen, the United Nations aid chief welcomed a substantial humanitarian pledge from Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.

UN agency sets ambitious target to reduce hunger and poverty for millions worldwide

Feb 14, 2018, at 02:29 pm

New York, Feb 14 (JEN): Amid a global rise in hunger and poverty on back of the impacts of climate change and conflict, the United Nations rural development agency today announced an ambitious target to generate resources to fund loans and grants to enable millions in developing countries strengthen their food security and livelihoods.

Causes of Rohingya refugee crisis originate in Myanmar; solutions must be found there, Security Council told

Feb 14, 2018, at 02:23 pm

New York, Feb 14 (JEN): Nearly six months after an outbreak of violence drove almost 700,000 minority Rohingyas from Myanmar to seek safety in Bangladesh, senior United Nations officials on Tuesday said it is time to address the root causes – including decades of repression inside Myanmar – so those who fled feel safe enough to return to their homeland.

Fleeing DR Congo violence, thousands take perilous lake journey to Uganda – UN

Feb 14, 2018, at 02:19 pm

New York, Feb 14 (JEN): Over 22,000 desperate Congolese refugees crossed Lake Albert to Uganda last week, with four drowning when their boat capsized on the perilous journey from the conflict-hit eastern regions of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Both radio and sports can help people achieve their potential, says UN on World Radio Day

Feb 14, 2018, at 02:16 pm

New York, Feb 14 (JEN): In an era of dramatic advances in communications, radio retains its power to entertain, educate, inform and inspire, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres said, marking World Radio Day with a call to celebrate both radio and sports as ways of helping people achieve their potential.

Canada does not treat us right: Trump complains about new tax

Feb 14, 2018, at 12:11 am

Ottawa, Feb 13 (IBNS): Complaining about the new international tax imposed by Canada, US President Donald Trump has said the neighbouring country does not treat them right, media reports said.

Pakistan: Human rights activist Asma Jahangir's funeral prayers offered at Gaddafi stadium

Feb 13, 2018, at 11:43 pm

Lahore, Feb 13 (IBNS): Pakistan's senior lawyer and human rights activist Asma Jahangir was offered funeral prayers at the Gaddafi Stadium here on Tuesday.

Bangladesh: Two JMB terrorists arrested from Dhaka

Feb 13, 2018, at 09:38 pm

Dhaka, Feb 13 (IBNS): Bangladesh security forces on Tuesday claimed they have arrested   two militants of the banned Islamist outfit Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) from country's capital city Dhaka, media reports said.

Uzbek Foreign Minister Abdulaziz Kamilov visits Pakistan

Feb 13, 2018, at 09:30 pm

Islamabad, Feb 13 (IBNS): Abdulaziz Kamilov, Foreign Minister of the Republic of Uzbekistan, along with a four-member delegation, visited Islamabad on Monday.

Grenade lobbed in Afghanistan cricketer's house, no casualty

Feb 13, 2018, at 09:24 pm

Kabul, Feb 13 (IBNS): Unidentified men have lobbed hand grenade in the house of Afghanistan cricketer Hamid Hassan in eastern Nangarhar province, media reports said on Tuesday.

Rodrigo Duterte faces backlash for alleged misogynist comments

Feb 13, 2018, at 06:20 pm

Manila, Feb 13 (IBNS): Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte has faced backlash for alleged misogynist comments he made during an event in Malacañang last week, reports said.

Pakistan declares Mumbai attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed a terrorist

Feb 13, 2018, at 06:13 pm

New Delhi, Feb 13 (IBNS) Hafiz Saeed, the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack mastermind and one of the most wanted by India, has been declared a terrorist by Pakistan, media reports said.

Canada's indigenous people demand justice system reform after court acquits white man in indigenous youth murder case

Feb 13, 2018, at 04:42 pm

Saskatchewan, Feb 13 (IBNS): Indigenous people and activists in Canada are clamouring for a reform in the justice system in the country after a court acquitted a 56-year-old man accused of killing a young indigenous man in 2016.

Canada: Republic Day celebrations are a depiction of unity in diversity of India, says Indian Consulate General in Toronto

Feb 13, 2018, at 04:40 pm

Toronto, Feb 13 (IBNS): A grand cultural event to celebrate the 69th Republic Day was organized on Sunday at Pearson Conventional Centre in Brampton, Ontario by Panorama India with the support of the Consulate General of India in Toronto, media reports said.

Winter Olympics: Satisfied Kim Jong-un thanks South Korea

Feb 13, 2018, at 03:55 pm

Seoul/Pyongyang, Feb 13 (IBNS): A 'satisfied' Kim Jong-un has thanked South Korea for its 'impressive' efforts in hosting North Korea in the ongoing Winter Olympics.

Former New Zealand Prime Minister Bill English quits politics

Feb 13, 2018, at 03:21 pm

Wellington, Feb 13 (IBNS): Former New Zealand Prime Minister Bill English on Tuesday announced he has decided to quit politics.

More than 5,000 child soldiers released in 2017, but tens of thousands still being used in conflict - UN

Feb 13, 2018, at 03:08 pm

New York, Feb 13 (JEN): The global commitment to end the use of children in armed conflict led to the release and reintegration of more than 5,000 children in 2017, but tens of thousands of boys and girls are still being recruited, kidnapped, and forced to fight or work for military groups or armed forces at “alarming rates,” according to the United Nations.

Some four million Iraqi children in need says UNICEF, ahead of investment conference in Kuwait

Feb 13, 2018, at 03:07 pm

New York, Feb 13 (JEN): About a quarter of all Iraqi children are living in poverty, and in the wake of more than four years of violence, families are being pushed to “extreme measures” in order to survive, said the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Monday, as a major conference on rebuilding the country was set to open tomorrow in neighbouring Kuwait.

1 dies in Austrian trains collision, 22 injured

Feb 13, 2018, at 02:49 pm

Vienna, Feb 13 (IBNS): At least one person was killed and 22 others were injured as two passenger trains collided in central Austria on Tuesday, media reports said.

Focus on future, prioritize reconciliation for the region, UN envoy urges Western Balkans

Feb 13, 2018, at 02:19 pm

For Valentine’s Day, UN environment wing is urging everyone to ‘break up’ with single-use plastic

Feb 13, 2018, at 02:16 pm