British Airways probes customer data theft
Sep 07, 2018, at 09:53 am
London, Sept 7 (IBNS): Airlines major British Airways on Thursday announced it is probing a customer data theft from its website and app.
Sep 07, 2018, at 09:15 am
New York, Sept 7 (IBNS): Experts continue to gather information related to an alleged chemical weapons attack in Douma, Syria, earlier this year, the UN’s nuclear disarmament chief told the Security Council on Thursday.
Sep 07, 2018, at 09:11 am
New York, Sept 7 (IBNS): The United Kingdom and Russia traded a volley of words at the United Nations Security Council on Thursday, with the former laying out information which, it alleges, clearly places two Russian military intelligence operatives behind the deadly nerve-agent attack in the English city of Salisbury on 4 March.
Haiti’s security situation remains ‘fragile’: UN representative
Sep 07, 2018, at 09:09 am
New York, Sept 7 (IBNS): Haitian authorities must do more to prepare the Caribbean island nation for the planned withdrawal of the country’s UN peacekeeping mission, Bintou Keita, Assistant Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, told the Security Council on Thursday.
Caribbean hurricane season ‘will be different this time’
Sep 07, 2018, at 09:06 am
New York, Sept 7 (IBNS): In September 2017 two category five hurricanes swept across the Caribbean, devastating island communities in the region. In the 2nd part of this special report marking the one year anniversary of hurricanes Irma and Maria hitting the Caribbean, UN News looks at how the UN has responded, helping communities to get back on their feet, and preparing them for the inevitability of more damaging hurricanes in the future.
UN chief ‘looks forward’ to progress on denuclearizing the Korean Peninsula
Sep 07, 2018, at 09:02 am
New York, Sept 6 (IBNS): United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has welcomed the North Korean leader, Kim Jong-un’s commitment on Wednesday, to continue working towards the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula.
UN Envoy working to ‘overcome obstacles’ barring resumption of Yemen peace talks
Sep 07, 2018, at 08:59 am
New York, Sept 7 (IBNS): The United Nations Special Envoy for Yemen met Government representatives on Thursday at the start of what were due to be the first peace talks involving both warring parties to be held in two years, vowing to “overcome obstacles” which have so far prevented the Houthi rebel delegation from showing up.
Sep 07, 2018, at 08:57 am
New York, Sept 7 (IBNS): Around 150 million school children aged 13-15 are the victims of violence from their peers, says a new report from the UN Children’s Fund, UNICEF.
Verdict against South Sudan soldiers ‘finally delivers justice’ – UN Mission
Sep 07, 2018, at 08:54 am
New York, Sept 7 (IBNS): The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) has applauded the verdict by a military court on Thursday, that found ten government soldiers guilty of murder, rape and other crimes against civilians and journalists at a hotel in the capital Juba, just over two years ago.
‘Legally binding’ nuclear-test ban essential to prevent ‘catastrophic impact’ says UN chief
Sep 07, 2018, at 08:52 am
New York, Sept 7 (IBNS): On the annual observance of the International Day Against Nuclear Tests, Secretary-General António Guterres has highlighted the “inextricable connection” between testing and eliminating nuclear weapons across the world.
UN hails ‘ground-breaking’ Supreme Court ruling to decriminalize gay sex in India
Sep 07, 2018, at 08:48 am
New York, Sept 7 (IBNS): A landmark ruling in India that decriminalizes gay sex has been welcomed as a “ground-breaking decision” by the UN agency leading the fight against HIV/AIDS.
UN condemns deadly twin bombings in Kabul, killing first-responders, sportsmen, journalists
Sep 07, 2018, at 08:40 am
New York, Sept 7 (IBNS): The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) condemned an attack on a Kabul sports centre on Wednesday, which killed at least 22 people, including first-responders, sportsmen, and two journalists who were covering the initial bombing for a local news agency. Around 75 others were wounded.
Hillary Clinton lost US election because Democrats were too inclusive: Study
Sep 06, 2018, at 07:29 pm
Washington, Sept 6 (IBNS): Hillary Clinton may have lost out to Donald Trump in the battle for the US Presidency because the Democrats were too willing to welcome others with differing views to theirs into their political party, a new study reveals.
NAFTA talks resume after break in negotiations
Sep 06, 2018, at 07:24 pm
Washington, Sept 6 (IBNS): Canada has returned to the discussion table on North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) in Washington on Wednesday, media reports said.
Canada: Toronto home prices go up
Sep 06, 2018, at 07:21 pm
Toronto, Sept 6 (IBNS): The average resale home prices went up 4.7% year over year to $765,270 in Toronto, media reports said.
Afghanistan : ISIS claims responsibility for deadly Kabul bombings
Sep 06, 2018, at 02:19 pm
Kabul, Sept 6 (IBNS) : The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria Khurasan (ISIS-K), the offshoot of ISIL terror group in Afghanistan, has claimed responsibility behind the deadly bombings in Kabul that left scores of people dead or wounded.
Afghanistan : 13 militants killed in airstrike
Sep 06, 2018, at 02:17 pm
Kabul, Sept 6 (IBNS) : An airstrike was carried out on Taliban leader’s compound in northern Faryab province of Afghanistan, leaving at least 13 militants dead,local Khaama Press reported.
Libya has ‘lurched from one emergency to another,’ high-level UN official tells Security Council
Sep 06, 2018, at 09:38 am
New York, Sept 6 (IBNS): The status quo in Libya is “untenable,” Ghassan Salamé, Head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) told the Security Council on Wednesday.
Peace must be built ‘block after block’ UN General Assembly President tells key forum
Sep 06, 2018, at 09:35 am
New York, Sept 6 (IBNS): Under the theme of charting “A Credible Pathway to Sustaining Peace,” Miroslav LajÄák, President of the 72nd General Assembly, convened this year’s one-day High-level Forum for Member States and others on Wednesday, to further promote a global culture of peace.
UN media seminar on peace in the Middle East, highlights ‘power of words over weapons’
Sep 06, 2018, at 09:29 am
New York, Sept 6 (IBNS): Engaging in debate over how best to advance peace in the Middle East and resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is “a welcome reminder of the power of words over weapons,” said United Nations chief António Guterres on Wednesday.
Major UN push for peace to end Yemen’s ‘hot war’ begins in Geneva
Sep 06, 2018, at 09:26 am
New York, Sept 6 (IBNS): Efforts are under way to bring a “flickering signal of hope” to war-weary civilians in Yemen with UN-organised consultations between the Government and the Houthi opposition in Geneva set to begin, the UN’s Special Envoy Martin Griffiths, said on Wednesday.
Security Council takes up Nicaragua crisis, with some reservations
Sep 06, 2018, at 09:23 am
New York, Sept 6 (IBNS): Political turmoil in Nicaragua could pose a threat to the security of countries across Central America, the UN Security Council heard on Wednesday.
In the eye of the Caribbean storm: one year on from Irma and Maria
Sep 06, 2018, at 09:20 am
New York, Sept 6 (IBNS): “It was angry. That's what it sounded like to me. When the roof came off, there were these horrible screeches, this horrible noise. It was devastating, and we all had to run”.
Burundi: ‘They’re hiding the bodies’ after summary executions, say UN investigators
Sep 06, 2018, at 09:16 am
New York, Sept 6 (IBNS): Serious rights violations are continuing in Burundi, including summary executions and hate speech at the highest level of government, UN-appointed investigators said on Wednesday.
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Guatemala bars UN anti-corruption investigator from re-entering country
Sep 06, 2018, at 09:13 am
New York, Sept 6 (IBNS): Guatemalan authorities informed United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Tuesday that they have barred Commissioner Ivan Velasquez, of the International Commission against Impunity in Guatemala (CICIG), from re-entering the country.
Iraq milestone: Some four million people return home, displacement drops to four-year low
Sep 06, 2018, at 08:44 am
New York, Sept 6 (IBNS): For the first time in nearly four years, the number of displaced Iraqis has fallen below two million, according to a new report released on Tuesday by the United Nations migration agency.
UN Chief commends Mauritania for peaceful election process
Sep 06, 2018, at 08:41 am
New York, Sept 6 (IBNS): UN Secretary-General Antonió Gutteres has welcomed the “peaceful conduct” of the Mauritanian elections that took place on 1 September.
Mike Pompeo visits Pakistan, meets PM Imran Khan
Sep 05, 2018, at 07:03 pm
Islamabad Sept 5 (IBNS): Visiting Pakistan, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday.
Afghanistan: Roadside bombing kills district police chief in western Badghis
Sep 05, 2018, at 04:00 pm
Kabul, Sept 5 (IBNS): A roadside bombing in Afghanistan's western Badghis province on Tuesday killed a district police chief, media reports said on Wednesday.
Liberals won't compromise on culture, dispute resolution in NAFTA negotiations: Canada PM Trudeau
Sep 05, 2018, at 01:43 pm
Ottawa, Sept 5 (IBNS): Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Tuesday cleared that the Liberals won't compromise on culture and dispute resolution during the talks over North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), media reports said.