Belgium attack: ISIS claims responsibility
Brussels, Aug 7 (IBNS): Militant group ISIS has claimed responsibility for the machete attack in Charleroi, Belgium.
Skopje, Aug 7 (IBNS): Storm, which caused flash floods in Macedonia capital Skopje, has killed at least 20 people, media reports said on Sunday.
Afghanistan: Air strike kills 6 ISIS loyalists
Kabul, Aug 7 (IBNS): At least six ISIS loyalists were killed during airstrike in Afghanistan's eastern Nangarhar province.
Injured Oscar Pistorius treated in hospital
Johannesburg, Aug 7 (IBNS): Olympic athlete Oscar Pistorius, who was jailed recently, was treated in a hospital, media reports said.
Yemeni peace talks enter 'new phase,' as UN envoy announces month-long pause for consultations
New York, Aug 7 (Just Earth News): The United Nations envoy facilitating peace talks on Yemen announced on Saturday that as the discussions wind down for a one-month break, the process will enter a “new phase,†during which “the focus will be on working with each side separately to crystalize precise technical details.â€
Blast heard close to Rio Olympics Cycling Track, no injury
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 6 (IBNS): A small blast occurred close to the finish line of the men's cycling road race event of the Rio Olympics on Saturday, media reports said.
On anniversary of Hiroshima bombing, Ban urges all States to 'galvanize global will for disarmament'
New York, Aug 6 (Just Earth News): With global tensions rising and progress on nuclear disarmament hard to find, “the world needs the Hibakusha spirit more than ever,†United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Saturday, citing the determination and perseverance of those survivors of the 1945 Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bomb attacks as an example for championing peace and a seeking a better future for all.
France bar fire leaves 13 killed
Rouen, Aug 6 (IBNS): Fire at a bar in French city of Rouen killed at least 13 people on Friday, media reports said.
South Sudan: UNICEF sounds alarm on ‘catastrophic’ food insecurity in country
New York, Aug 6 (Just Earth News): The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Friday that it is responding to a growing food security emergency causing malnutrition in children in both rural and urban areas of crisis-gripped South Sudan.
UN chief takes part in Olympic Torch relay as global Games kick off in Rio
New York, Aug 6 (Just Earth News): United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon participated in the Olympic Torch Relay in Rio de Janeiro this morning as the historic torch, after having made its journey from Greece, is just hours away from lighting the Olympic Flame.
UN team in Jordan uses cranes to hoist relief aid to Syrian refugees at sealed border
New York, Aug 5 (Just Earth News): Syrians stranded at a sealed border with Jordan have received life-saving food and other supplies from the United Nations in a unique operation that saw aid hoisted by crane and monitored by drones across the closed frontier.
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Ban hails EU donation to African-led Lake Chad Basin task force combating Boko Haram
New York, Aug 5 (Just Earth News): United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has commended the European Union (EU) Commission for its 50 million euro contribution to the multinational task force, created by Lake Chad Basin countries – Cameroon, Chad, Niger and Nigeria – and Benin to combat Boko Haram insurgents in the sub-region.
UN human rights chief deplores mass executions in Iran
New York, Aug 5 (Just Earth News) The United Nations human rights chief on Fridaydeplored the execution of 20 people in Iran this week for purported terrorism-related offences.
In Brazil, UN chief encourages Olympic Refugee Team to ‘show strength,’ inspire the world
New York, Aug 5 (Just Earth News): United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Thursday paid a visit to the Olympic Village in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, where he encouraged refugee athletes to show the world their strengths.
New York, Aug 5 (Just Earth News): The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the right to freedom of opinion and expression, David Kaye, and the Inter-American Special Rapporteur on freedom of expression, Edison Lanza, expressed concern at the eroding media freedom in Venezuela, citing a number of reported incidents of harassments of journalists and media groups.