Brazil's top electoral court bars ex-President Lula from running as a presidential candidate
Brasilia, Sept 1 (IBNS): A top electoral court in Brazil has disallowed tainted former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva from contesting in the upcoming election.
US Secretary of Defence James Mattis to visit India
Washington, Sept 1 (IBNS): US Secretary of Defence James Mattis will visit India to attend the “two-plus-two” meeting of defense and diplomatic leaders in New Delhi next week, officials said.
New York, Sept 1 (IBNS): Though 2017 saw a sharp decline in casualties as a result of the use of cluster munitions compared to the previous year, two conflicts – in Syria and Yemen – accounted for the vast majority of the victims, a new United Nations-backed civil society report has found.
Development gains unsustainable without cyber-diplomacy, UN official says
New York, Sept 1 (IBNS): Hacking, child sexual exploitation and other cybercrimes could keep countries from reaching their development goals, warns a United Nations official who is urging Governments and private sectors to rethink how they work together.
Food, security and peace desperately needed in Mali – UN relief chief
New York, Sept 1 (IBNS): A senior United Nations relief official has called for greater international attention to the plight of millions in Africa’s Mali, where worsening intercommunal violence and armed group attacks are complicating an already complex humanitarian emergency.
Act now to save children from rise in climate-driven extreme weather – UNICEF
New York, Sept 1 (IBNS): Governments are being pressed by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) to act now to safeguard younger generations from the immediate and long-term impacts of so-called “extreme weather events.”
Living a life in the ruins of Syria
New York, Sept 1 (IBNS): Many people in Syria are trying to lead “a normal life amidst the ruins” of their country devastated by years of conflict; that’s according to the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, who visited the Syrian city of Douma this week.
Refugees overcrowded to ‘boiling point’ on Greek island, warns UN agency
New York, Sept 1 (IBNS): The Government of Greece has been urged by the United Nations to do more to help thousands of asylum-seekers and migrants who have been “crammed” into island reception centres, amid reports that children have tried to take their own lives there.
Amsterdam: Suspect shot after double stabbing in central station
Amsterdam, Aug 31 (IBNS): At least two people were wounded in a stabbing incident in Netherland's Amsterdam city on Friday, media reports said.
5.1 earthquake hits Greece, no casualty
Athens, Aug 31 (IBNS): An earthquake measuring 5.1 on the Richter Scale hit central Greece on Friday, as per US Geological Survey (USGS).
Australian Police arrest Sri Lankan man over terror charges
Melbourne, Aug 31 (IBNS): The Australian police on Friday said they have arrested a Sri Lankan man on charges of terrorism.
Afghanistan: Landmine explosion in Achin kills 4 cops
Kabul, Aug 31 (IBNS): A landmine explosion in Afghanistan's Achin district on Thursday left at least four policemen killed, media reports said on Friday.
Truck carrying WFP food hit in Yemen's Hodeidah Governatorate
New York, Aug 31 (IBNS): The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is gravely concerned about an incident on 29 August involving a truck under contract to WFP that came under shelling while delivering life-saving food assistance in the war-torn district of Al Tuhayta in Yemen’s southern Hodeidah governorate.
London, Aug 31 (IBNS): Polish lawmaker Dominik Tarczynski has said that he supports the burqa ban, stepping in the ongoing debate.
Australia's Catholic Church rejects recommendation to report sexual abuse
Canberra, Aug 31 (IBNS): Australia's Catholic Church has rejected a recommendation that priests should report confessed sexual abuse.