NDP hits out at Canada PM Trudeau for calling by-elections only in Ontario riding
Toronto, Oct 29 (IBNS): The New Democratic Party (NDP) has hit out at Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for calling by-elections only in Ontario district of Leeds–Grenville–Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes while there are four other vacant seats, media reports said.
Canada PM Trudeau announces by-election in Leeds–Grenville–Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes
Toronto, Oct 29 (IBNS): Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced a by-election in Ontario district of Leeds–Grenville–Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes.
UN urges electoral authorities to safegaurd integrity and transparency of parliamentary polls
Kabul, Oct 28 (IBNS): With voting in parliamentary elections largely complete following yesterday’s delayed vote in Kandahar, the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) urges the country’s electoral authorities to safeguard the integrity and transparency of the electoral process, especially concerning vote counting, as well as the tabulation and announcement of results.
Lion Air plane with 189 passengers crashes after takeoff from Jakarta
Jakarta, Oct 29 (IBNS): A Lion Air Boeing 737 passenger plane, which was carrying 189 passengers, crashed after taking off from Jakarta city in Indonesia on Monday, media reports said.
Indonesia: Lion Air Boeing 737 passenger plane crashes off Jakarta
Jakarta, Oct 29 (IBNS): A Lion Air Boeing 737 passenger plane came down crashing minutes after taking off from Jakarta on Monday, media reports said.
Pakistan: Bus falls into deep gorge, kills 17
Islamabad, Oct 29 (IBNS): At least 17 people were killed as a passenger bus fell into a deep gorge on Sunday evening while travelling on the Karakoram Highway in Kohistan's Lotar area of Pakistan, media reports said.
Leicester City owner killed in helicopter crash
London, Oct 29 (IBNS): Football club Leicester City has confirmed its owner has died in a helicopter crash outside the stadium on Sunday.
‘Exercise restraint’ Guterres urges Sri Lankans, as political crisis deepens
New York, Oct 29 (IBNS): United Nations chief António Guterres said on Sunday he was following Sri Lanka’s deepening political crisis with “great concern”, after a man was killed allegedly by a politician’s bodyguard, who reportedly fired on a crowd of demonstrators.
Indonesian Lion Air aircraft goes missing after taking off from Jakarta
Jakarta, Oct 29 (IBNS): A Lion Air passenger plane went missing after taking off from Indonesia's Jakarta city on Monday, media reports said.
Colombo, Oct 28 (IBNS): At least three people were injured security personnel of country's Minister of Petroleum Resources Development Arjuna Ranatunga fired live rounds of bullets on Sunday, media reports said.
UN chief calls for ‘united front’ against anti-Semitism after US synagogue mass-shooting
New York, Oct 28 (IBNS): The UN Secretary-General said on Saturday he was “deeply shocked” by a deadly mass-shooting inside a synagogue in the US city of Pittsburgh, which reportedly left 11 people dead and several others wounded, some critically.
Mali: Two peacekeepers dead after dawn attack, several injured – UN Mission
New York, Oct 28 (IBNS): The UN Stabilization Mission in Mali, MINUSMA, reported on Saturday that two peacekeepers had been killed and several others wounded, following on from a coordinated attack at dawn, on a base in the north of the country.
Afghanistan: Taliban terrorists kill two security guards of Logar governor
Kabul, Oct 28 (IBNS): The Taliban terrorists have killed two security guards of central Logar governor and seized a Humvee vehicle, media reports said on Sunday.
Helicopter believed to be carrying Leicester City owner crashes
London, Oct 28 (IBNS): The Leicester City owner's helicopter has crashed in a car park outside the club's ground after it left the ground following a premier league match featuring the English club.
Security forces thwart explosion plan by terrorists in Kabul city
Kabul, Oct 28 (IBNS): The Afghan National Police Forces have thwarted a plan by anti-government armed terrorists to detonate a magnetic bomb in Afghanistan's Kabul city, media reports said.