Oct 07, 2018, at 05:08 pm
New York, Oct 7 (IBNS): The top United Nations relief and development officials on Saturday called for national and international partners to step up support for humanitarian efforts in north-eastern Nigeria and help millions of people rebuild their lives in the region that has been ravaged by Boko Haram’s near decade-long insurgency.
In DR Congo, UN Security Council says December polls are ‘historic opportunity’ for country
Oct 07, 2018, at 04:45 pm
New York, Oct 7 (IBNS): The United Nations Security Council wrapped up on Saturday a two-day mission to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), where the body’s 15 members pledged to support the process in the run-up to long-delayed elections, set for late December, and called for the polls to be credible and peaceful.
Canada PM Justin Trudeau's wife Sophie names country's first Arctic and offshore patrol ship
Oct 06, 2018, at 08:27 pm
Halifax, Oct 6 (IBNS): Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's wife Sophie named the country's first Arctic and offshore patrol ship here on Friday.
Canada PM Justin Trudeau condoles losses of lives due to Indonesia tsunami and earthquake
Oct 06, 2018, at 08:23 pm
Ottawa, Oct 6 (IBNS): Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has condoled the losses of lives due to tsunami and earthquake in Indonesia.
Pakistan PM Imran Khan reaches Quetta
Oct 06, 2018, at 04:56 pm
Quetta, Oct 6 (IBNS): Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday arrived in Quetta city of the country on Saturday, media reports said.
Pakistan: NAB granted 10-day physical remand of Shehbaz Sharif
Oct 06, 2018, at 04:01 pm
Lahore, Oct 6 (IBNS): An accountability court on Saturday granted 10-day physical remand of arrested Pakistani politician Shehbaz Sharif to the National Accountability Bureau (NAB).
Afghanistan: Two blasts in Kabul leaves 2 people killed, 9 hurt
Oct 06, 2018, at 03:35 pm
Kabul, Oct 6 (IBNS): Two explosions rocked Afghanistan's Kabul city on Saturday which killed at least 2 people, media reports said.
Japan's famous Tsukiji market closes, fish vendors relocate
Oct 06, 2018, at 11:41 am
Tokyo, Oct 6 (IBNS): Ending an era of fish vending in one of Japan's most popular tourist attraction site, the Tsukiji fish market in Tokyo held its pre-dawn tuna auction for one final time before relocating to a new place.
Concern rising over fate of Rohingya refugees sent home by India: UNHCR
Oct 06, 2018, at 07:38 am
New York, Oct 6 (IBNS): The United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) has voiced ‘great concern’ for the safety and security of seven Rohingya men who have been sent home by Indian authorities, after reportedly being denied access to lawyers, or full consideration of their asylum applications.
Execution of juvenile offender in Iran ‘deeply distressing’ – UN rights chief
Oct 06, 2018, at 07:36 am
New York, Oct 6 (IBNS): Denouncing the execution of a juvenile offender in Iran, whose trial was also reportedly marred by irregularities, the top United Nations human rights official has called on the country to end the use of the death penalty for those under-18, in line with its obligations under international law.
Access still an obstacle to reaching stricken communities on Indonesian island: UN agencies
Oct 06, 2018, at 07:33 am
New York, Oct 6 (IBNS): Aid is getting through to victims of last Friday’s deadly earthquake and tsunami, which struck the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, but stricken communities are still in dire need, UN aid agencies said on Friday.
Idea of ‘homogenous’ Polish culture is a myth: UN human rights expert
Oct 06, 2018, at 07:31 am
New York, Oct 6 (IBNS): An independent UN rights expert has accused the Polish Government of disseminating the “myth” of a “homogenous” Polish culture, in a statement released on Friday.
Nobel Peace Prize goes to UN Goodwill Ambassador and Congolese doctor, highlighting sexual violence
Oct 06, 2018, at 07:27 am
New York, Oct 6 (IBNS): Nadia Murad, a Yazidi rights activist and the first Goodwill Ambassador for the Dignity of Survivors of Human Trafficking of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), and Denis Mukwege, a gynecologist who helps victims of sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), were awarded the 2018 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday.
Nawaz Sharif calls arrest of Shehbaz Sharif as "worst victimization"
Oct 06, 2018, at 07:14 am
Islamabad, Oct 6 (IBNS): Former Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif on Friday described the arrest of politician Shehbaz Sharif as "worst victimization".
Afghanistan: Motorcycle bomb goes off inside Khost home, 3 killed
Oct 06, 2018, at 07:05 am
Kabul, Oct 6 (IBNS): A bomb-rigged motorcycle went off inside a home in Afghanistan's Khost province left at least three people killed on Friday, media reports said on Saturday.
Canada: Toronto principal charged with assault against student at elementary school
Oct 05, 2018, at 11:13 pm
Toronto, Oct 5 (IBNS): A Toronto principal has been charged with an assault against an elementary school student, media reports said.
Ashiana Housing scam case: Pakistani leader Shahbaz Sharif arrested in Lahore
Oct 05, 2018, at 05:42 pm
Lahore, Oct 17 (IBNS): In a major development, former Punjab chief minister Shahbaz Sharif has been arrested by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) in connection with the Ashiana-i-Iqbal Housing Scheme case on Friday, media reports said.
Afghanistan: Airstrike kills four people in Maroof district
Oct 05, 2018, at 04:05 pm
Kabul, Oct 5 (IBNS): An airstrike in Afghanistan's Maroof district in Kandahar province killed at least four people on Friday, media reports said.
Afghanistan: Blast hits Khost candidate’s campaign vehicle, 4 hurt
Oct 05, 2018, at 03:41 pm
Kabul, Oct 5 (IBNS): At least four people were injured when a landmine blast ripped through the campaign vehicle of a Wolesi Jirga candidate in Khost province of Afghanistan, media reports said.
Nadia Murad and Denis Mukwege awarded Nobel peace prize
Oct 05, 2018, at 03:27 pm
Oslo, Oct 5 (IBNS): Campaigners against rape in warfare Nadia Murad and Denis Mukwege have been awarded the 2018 Nobel Peace Prize.
Russian hackers: US levels charges against seven agents, Netherlands expels at least four
Oct 05, 2018, at 12:35 pm
Washington, Oct 5 (IBNS): Days after the UK government accused Russia's military intelligence service, GRU, of carrying out four high profile cyber attacks across the globe, the US has leveled charges against seven agents.
USA: Hundreds arrested protesting Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh's appointment in Washington
Oct 05, 2018, at 11:36 am
Washington, Oct 5 (IBNS): Hundreds of protesters, who were demonstrating against US President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, have been arrested in Washington, reports said.
UN chief urges peaceful, free and fair elections in Cameroon
Oct 05, 2018, at 10:06 am
New York, Oct 5 (IBNS): United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has called for a peaceful, credible and inclusive elections in Cameroon, as the country prepares to hold presidential elections this coming Sunday.
Syria: UN Humanitarian Coordinator calls for unimpeded access from within the country
Oct 05, 2018, at 10:04 am
New York, Oct 5 (IBNS): Highlighting the “complexities of the situation in Syria” with close to 13 million people in need of life-saving assistance, the United Nations Humanitarian Coordinator in the country called on warring parties to allow access to all areas from within the country, so aid can reach those in need “fast and efficiently”.
Nigeria inundated by floods; UN steps up disease prevention efforts
Oct 05, 2018, at 09:56 am
New York, Oct 5 (IBNS): With over 826,000 people affected by heavy flooding affecting most of Nigeria, humanitarian agencies continue to step up efforts to provide life-saving assistance, especially basic medical care, which is essential to prevent disastrous epidemics.
Dutch authorities brief world chemical weapons watchdog on alleged Russian cyber attack
Oct 05, 2018, at 09:54 am
New York, Oct 5 (IBNS): The Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs briefed the Director-General of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) on Thursday, over allegations that a cyber attack was being plotted in April, against the headquarters of the OPCW, orchestrated by Russia.
Over 300 hurt in South Africa train mishap
Oct 05, 2018, at 09:28 am
Johannesburg, Oct 5 (IBNS): At least 320 people were injured in a train collision incident in South Africa's Kempton Park area on Thursday, media reports said.
UN-led tobacco control advocates denounce ‘increasingly vicious’ industry interference
Oct 05, 2018, at 08:49 am
New York, Oct 5 (IBNS): Tobacco giants are adopting new ways and “disguises” to push their products, noxious both for people and the environment, and interfere with government efforts to regulate the sale and use of tobacco, the head of the Secretariat of the WHO FCTC, the United Nations-led tobacco control treaty, has told UN News.
U.S. service member killed in Afghanistan
Oct 05, 2018, at 08:43 am
Kabul, Oct 5 (IBNS): One U.S. service member assigned to the NATO Resolute Support mission was killed in Afghanistan on Thursday, officials said on Friday.
'Endless volley of assaults’ aimed at refugees: protection chief calls for ‘humane dialogue’
Oct 05, 2018, at 08:38 am
New York, Oct 5 (IBNS): “Noise, chatter, shrillness, lack of civility, and harsh language,” surround the public debate over refugees, who face a “seemingly endless volley of assaults,” said the UN refugee agency’s (UNHCR) Assistant High Commissioner for Protection on Thursday.