Saudi Arabian Grand Mufti calls Hamas a terrorist organisation, Israel cheers
Riyadh, Nov 15 (IBNS): Israel is all praise for Saudi Arabian Grand Mufti after the latter called Hamas a terrorist organisation, reports said.
Canada: Former police officers who opposed legalising pot launch weed business
Ottawa, Nov 15 (IBNS): Former OPP commissioner MP and federal Conservative cabinet minister Julian Fantino, who had once greatly opposed the legalisation of the pot, has launched a weed-related business, media reports said.
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Philippine President Duterte lashes out at Canada PM Trudeau over drug-war comments
Manila, Nov 15 (IBNS): Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has lashed out at Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for the latter's drug-war comments, media reports said.
Afghanistan: Magnetic bomb explosion kills Parwan Education Director
Kabul, Nov 15 (IBNS): A magnetic improvised explosive devise (IED) blast has killed the Education Director of Parwan province in Afghanistan, reports said.
Zimbabwean Army denies coup, says Mugube and family safe
Harare, Nov 15 (IBNS): Amid speculations by political commentators, Zimbabwean Army has denied that the country is facing a coup, while stating that Zimbabwean President Robert Mugube and his family are safe.
California: Gunman kills four before being shot down
Tehama County, Nov 15 (IBNS): At least four people were killed after a gun man opened fire at random people from his vehicle in a remote Northern California community on Tuesday morning, media reports said.
One in 10 children work, UN agency reports at start of conference to end underage labour
New York, Nov 15(Just Earth News): An estimated 152 million children around the world work, a practice that the international community at a United Nations co-organized conference in Buenos Aires, Argentina, is trying to eliminate.
Kosovo: Time for action overtakes time for excuses, UN envoy tells Security Council
New York, Nov 15(Just Earth News): Noting recent momentum to advance democracy and good governance in Kosovo, the head of the United Nations Mission there urged for more emphasis on rebuilding trust and reconciliation, including through engagement with women and the youth, as well as on overcoming challenges related to freedom of cultural and religious identity.
Promote affordable, equitable access to diabetes medicines and information for women, UN urges
New York, Nov 15(Just Earth News): On World Diabetes Day, the United Nations health agency has said that women – especially those in low-income countries – are particularly vulnerable to diabetes, a condition that can be prevented or delayed with medication, regular screening and healthier lives.
Security Council maintains partial lifting of arms embargo on Somalia for one year
New York, Nov 15(Just Earth News): The Security Council on Tuesday renewed until 15 November 2018 the partial lifting of the arms embargo on Somalia, authorization for maritime interdiction of illicit arms imports and charcoal exports, and the humanitarian exemption.
Suffering deepens in Yemen as border shutdowns enter second week – UN agencies
New York, Nov 15(Just Earth News): A proposal to deliver vitally needed aid to war-ravaged Yemen via smaller ports than those under blockade will not solve the catastrophic humanitarian situation there, a senior UN official said Wednesday.
Libya’s detention of migrants ‘is an outrage to humanity,’ says UN human rights chief Zeid
New York, Nov 15(Just Earth News): The European Union’s (EU) support for Libya’s Coast Guard which has resulted in thousands of migrants being detained in “horrific” conditions inside Libya is “inhuman,” the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights said on Tuesday.
New York, Nov 14(Just Earth News): On the heels of one of the worst – and most costly – Atlantic hurricane seasons, a global initiative was launched on Wednesday at the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP23), in Bonn, Germany, of providing insurance to hundreds of millions of vulnerable people by 2020 and to increase the resilience of developing countries against the impacts of climate change.
UN warns of trafficking, sexual abuse in shadow of Rohingya refugee crisis
New York, Nov 14(Just Earth News): Human trafficking and exploitation are rife among Rohingya refugees who have fled Myanmar to seek safety in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, the United Nations migration agency has found.
New effort needed to encourage society to tackle Islamophobia: Report
Birmingham, Nov 14 (IBNS): Twenty years on from the first major report on Islamophobia, a new report involving University of Birmingham research recommends that all parts of society call out prejudice and discrimination and prejudice experienced by and suffered by Muslims.