Pakistan: 19 suspects detained
Karachi, Nov 27 (IBNS): The police have arrested 19 suspects in Pakistan's Karachi city on Sunday, media reports said.
9th Annual DeClute Light Up The Beach Event held in Toronto
Toronto, Nov. 27 (IBNS): Rick DeClute, a real estate agent and the co-ordinator of the Light Up The Beach event puts up 80,000 lights on 15 trees in the Beach, Toronto every holiday season to support The Michael Garron Hospital Foundation to help people struggling with mental health and addiction, CBC News reported.
Marineland in Niagara Falls accused of animal cruelty, counters charges
Toronto, Nov.27 (IBNS): Marineland, a tourist attraction in Niagara Falls, Ontario had been accused of 5 counts of animal cruelty concerning peacocks, guinea hens and black bears by The Ontario Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (OSPCA) on Friday, according to a news report in local media.
As Cuba mourns passing of former President Fidel Castro, Ban offers condolences, UN support
New York, Nov 27 (Just Earth News): Speaking on behalf of the United Nations, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon this morning extended condolences to the Cuban people and to the family of former President Fidel Castro Ruz, who passed away overnight at the age of 90.
New York, Nov 27 (Just Earth News): Opening the first-ever Global Sustainable Transport Conference, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon told delegations gathered in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, that the world has the resolve, commitment, imagination and creativity “to transform our transport systems in a sustainable manner that will improve human wellbeing, enhance social progress and protect our planet.â€
Somalia: At least 11 dead in car bomb blast in Mogadishu market
Mogadishu, Nov 26 (IBNS): At least 11 people have died and 16 sustained injuries following a car bomb blast in a market in Mogadishu, reports said.
Pakistan: Lt Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa succeeds Raheel Sharif as Army Chief
Islamabad, Nov 26 (IBNS): Lieutenant General Qamar Javed Bajwa has been named the new Chief of the Pakistani Army, state media reported.
Lt Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa appointed as Pakistan Army Chief
Islamabad, Nov 26 (IBNS): Lt Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa has been appointed as the new chief of Pakistani Army, media reports said.
Iran: Two trains collide, 45 killed
Tehran, Nov 26 (IBNS): At least 45 people were killed as two trains collided in Iran on Friday, media reports said on Saturday.
Pakistan: 4 militants, 2 soldiers killed in FC camp attack
Islamabad, Nov 26 (IBNS): At least four militants were killed and two security forces were killed during an attack on an army base in the Mohmand tribal region in Pakistan on Saturday, media reports said.
Former Cuban President Fidel Castro dies, aged 90
Havana, Nov 26 (IBNS): Former Cuban President and communism poster boy for decades, Fidel Castro breathed his last on Saturday, according to Cuban state TV.
New York, Nov 26 (Just Earth News): The United Nations and other members of the international community have commended the efforts of Somalia’s electoral bodies to ensure a credible and legitimate electoral process and supported the bodies’ decisions to disqualify candidates who engaged in corruption, intimidation and manipulation in the ongoing parliamentary elections.
Violence against women ‘serious obstacle’ to sustainable development, Ban says on World Day
New York, Nov 26 (Just Earth News): Underlining that violence against women and girls is not only a human rights violation but also a serious obstacle to sustainable development, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called for “meaningful†action to prevent and respond to such violence.
DR Congo: UN envoy calls on political stakeholders to show flexibility to aid election process
New York, Nov 26 (Just Earth News): Wrapping up a visit to Africa’s Great Lakes region, a United Nations envoy on Friday urged stakeholders in the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s (DRC) electoral process to do more to help ensure the country is able to hold peaceful elections.
UN conference to address way forward on global sustainable transport challenges
New York, Nov 26 (Just Earth News): The first-ever global conference on sustainable transport takes place this weekend in Turkmenistan, bringing together representatives from the United Nations, governments, the private sector and civil society to set new directions for global transport efforts.