'Civilians are Not a Target,' says UN chief on World Humanitarian Day

New York, Aug 20(Just Earth News): On World Humanitarian Day, the United Nations and its partners are calling on all global leaders to do everything in their power to protect people caught up in conflict, and to stand with the health and aid workers who risk their lives to help them.

Canadian Tire incident: Toronto woman facing terror charges to appear before court

Toronto, Aug 19 (IBNS): A Toronto woman who is facing terror charges in an alleged attack at a store of the Canadian Tire has been ordered by a judge to appear in the court on Monday, media reports said.

Knife attack now in Russian city, eight wounded

Surgut, Aug 19 (IBNS) : Eight people were wounded in a knife attack in the Russian city of Surgut on Saturday, media reports said.

Finland knife attacker Moroccan teenager : Finnish police

Turku, Aug 19 (IBNS) : The Finnish police on Saturday said they have identified an 18-year-old Moroccan teenager as responsible for Friday's stabbing spree that left two people dead.

Finland stabbing: At least two dead, six injured

Turku, Aug 19 (IBNS): At least two people have reportedly died while six others have sustained injuries in a stabbing case in south-western Finland's Turku city, reports said.

Trump administration fires Chief Strategist Steve Bannon

Washington, Aug 19 (IBNS): US President Donald Trump's Chief Strategist Steve Bannon has been sacked from his post, media reports quoted multiple White House officials as saying.

Marking World Humanitarian Day, UN urges protection for civilians in armed conflict

New York, Aug 19(Just Earth News): Civilians in conflict are not a target, top United Nations officials on Friday stressed at a special event marking World Humanitarian Day, which honours aid workers and pays homage to those killed in service, while also drawing attention to the millions of people on Friday living in war zones.

More than 350,000 children vaccinated against polio in hard to reach areas of Syria – UN

New York, Aug 19(Just Earth News): A United Nations polio vaccination campaign in Syria has provided protection to more than 355,000 children under age five in two governorates, where violence has made access especially difficult.

Justin Trudeau expresses grief over Barcelona terror attack

Ottawa, Aug 18 (IBNS): Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau expressed his grief over the Barcelona terror attack which claimed at least 13 lives and injured dozens others on Thursday.

Influx of migrants continue in Quebec, Canadian government under pressure

Ottawa, Aug 18 (IBNS): The continuous influx of asylum-seeker migrants in large numbers into the country imposed serious pressure on the Canadian government, media reports said on Friday.

Yemen's 'man-made catastrophe' is ravaging country, senior UN officials tell Security Council

New York, Aug 18(Just Earth News): Warning about escalating suffering in Yemen's man-made catastrophe, senior United Nations officials on Friday addressed the Security Council, calling on the international community to push for a political solution to the more than two-year-old conflict.

Finland stabbings: Man shot, arrested by police

Turku, Aug 18 (IBNS): Police have shot and arrested a man who stabbed several people in Finland's Turku city on Friday, media reports said.

Afghanistan : Suicide bomber killed as he detonates explosives

Kabul, Aug 18 (IBNS) : A suicide bomber detonated a High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) or Humvee vehicle in southern Helmand province of Afghanistan, leaving only himself dead.

Vice President condemns terror attack in Barcelona

New Delhi, Aug 18 (IBNS) : Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu has condemned the terrorist attack in Barcelona, Spain.

Barcelona terror attack : Nationals of at least two dozen countries among dead and injured

Barcelona, Aug 18 (IBNS) : Citizens from at least two dozen countries have been injured or killed in the van attack in the Las Ramblas area of Barcelona and the coastal town of Cambrils, The Guardian reported quoting the Catalan authorities.