Bangladesh: WhatsApp, mypeople, Line blocked
Jan 20, 2015, at 06:15 am
Dhaka, Jan 19 (IBNS): The Bangladesh government has blocked three instant messaging and VoIP applications in the country on Monday, media reports said.
Bangladesh: 4 suspected ISIS members sent to police custody
Jan 20, 2015, at 05:25 am
Dhaka, Jan 19 (IBNS): A Bangladesh court on Monday sent four suspected ISIS members to five days' police custody, media reports said.
Jan 20, 2015, at 05:09 am
Dhaka, Jan 19 (IBNS) BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia on Monday announced that the nonstop countrywide ongoing blockade will continue.
Four militants killed in Pakistan drone attack
Jan 19, 2015, at 10:51 pm
Dera Ismail Khan, Pakistan, Jan 19(IBNS) Four suspected militants were killed in drone strike in northwest Pakistan on Monday.
Shots fired outside Joe Biden's residence
Jan 19, 2015, at 04:22 am
Washington, Jan 18 (IBNS) Multiple gun shots were fired outside US Vice-President Joe Biden's residence in Delaware, media reports said on Sunday.
One killed in Florida mall attack
Jan 18, 2015, at 05:25 am
Florida, Jan 17 (IBNS): At least one person was killed during a shooting at at Melbourne Square Mall in central Florida on Saturday, media reports said.
Pakistan: Two Taliban men sentenced to death
Jan 18, 2015, at 03:38 am
Lahore, Jan 17 (IBNS): A Pakistan court on Saturday sentenced to death two men belonging to two Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) , media reports said.
Peshawar school massacre detainees probed
Jan 18, 2015, at 01:22 am
Kabul, Jan 17 (IBNS) The Afghan security forces are currently investigating five men who have been detained for their alleged involvement in a Pakistani school which killed 132 school students last month, media reports said on Saturday.
France: Hostage crisis ends, gunman arrested
Jan 17, 2015, at 02:14 am
Paris, Jan 16 (IBNS) The hostage crisis at a post office in the city of Colombes, northwest of Paris, has come to an end as the gunman surrendered to the police on Friday,media reports said.
France: Gunman holds 2 hostages in Paris suburb post office
Jan 17, 2015, at 12:52 am
Paris, Jan 16 (IB NS) A gunman has taken two hostages in a post office in the city of Colombes, northwest of Paris, on Friday media reports said.
John Kerry meets Hollande, shows solidarity with France
Jan 17, 2015, at 12:20 am
Paris, Jan 16 (IBNS): US Secretary of State John Kerry on Friday met French president Francois Hollande in Paris and showed solidarity with the people of France in the wake of the recent terrorist attacks in the country.
Uber rape victim hires US lawyer
Jan 16, 2015, at 08:36 pm
New Delhi, Jan 16 (IBNS) The woman whose rape by a Uber cab driver inside the vehicle raised storm across the nation, has sought legal assistance from a US lawyer to sue the Sanfracisco-based taxi service company.
German minister Schauble to visit India to boost economic ties
Jan 16, 2015, at 07:25 pm
New Delhi, Jan 16 (IBNS): To boost economic ties, German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schäuble is scheduled to visit India on January 19-20.
Previewing work ahead, UN Assembly President says Member States must agree a bold post-2015 agenda
Jan 16, 2015, at 01:50 pm
New York, Jan 16 (IBNS)As the New Year begins, the 193-Member States of the United Nations are squarely focused on agreeing on a bold, ambitious and transformative post-2015 agenda that leaves no-one behind and provides a new framework for development and international cooperation for the next fifteen years, General Assembly President Sam Kutesa told reporters on Thursday.
Saudi Arabia: public flogging of blogger 'cruel and inhuman,' says UN rights chief
Jan 16, 2015, at 01:45 pm
New York, Jan 16 (IBNS) The top United Nations human rights official has issued an appeal to the Saudi Arabia to halt the punishment of Ra'ef Badawi, an online blogger sentenced to public flogging for "peacefully exercising his right to freedom of opinion and expression," according to the UN human rights office (OHCHR).
UN 'barbershop' conference aims to dispel stereotypes, promote gender equality
Jan 16, 2015, at 01:44 pm
New York, Jan 16 (IBNS) Looking to promote change in how men and boys think and talk about women’s empowerment and gender equality, the United Nations is hosting at its New York Headquarters a two-day high-level “Barbershop†event, which this afternoon focused on initiatives that aim to support non-sexist male attitudes and behaviours between men.
Afghanistan: UN-backed mine clearing project reports 34 killed during 2014
Jan 16, 2015, at 01:42 pm
New York, Jan 16 (IBNS) The United Nations-supported Mine Action Programme in Afghanistan (MAPA) has said on Thursday that while 2014 could prove to have been a major turning point in the country’s long and tortured history, it was also a year that had inflicted “immense and unprecedented tragedy†on the programme’s personnel.
UN envoy says Syria set back 40 years by war, calls for renewed push towards solution
Jan 16, 2015, at 01:41 pm
New York, Jan 16 (IBNS) With the “devastating conflict†in Syria entering its fourth year, the United Nations Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for Syria said on Thursday that continued fighting in the country is a “disgrace†that has set the country back 40 years.
Israeli-Palestinian conflict heads into uncharted territory as mistrust deepens, UN official warns
Jan 16, 2015, at 01:40 pm
New York, jan 16 (IB NS) The Israeli-Palestinian conflict is now entering uncharted territory as tensions between the two sides escalate and an “ever-widening trust deficit†risks hampering future peace talks, a senior United Nations political official told the Security Council on Thursday as he urged Palestinians and Israelis to “plot a course†and work towards a negotiated resolution.
Libya: UN-mediated peace talks resume in Geneva as parties seek political settlement
Jan 16, 2015, at 01:39 pm
New York, Jan 16 (IB NS) The new round of United Nations-led political talks aimed at easing the deepening political and security crisis afflicting Libya continued into its second day of dialogue on Thursday as national stakeholders and the United Nations Support Mission (UNSMIL) in the North African country resumed their meetings in Geneva amid encouraging developments.
Pakistan: 6 militants killed in US drone strike
Jan 16, 2015, at 01:57 am
Peshawar, Jan 15 (IBNS) At least six militants were killed in a suspected US drone strike in Pakistan's South Waziristan tribal agency on Thursday, media reports said.
2015 presents historic opportunity to improve people's lives, says UN Assembly President
Jan 15, 2015, at 02:09 pm
New York, Jan 15 (IBNS) The next several months will present a historic opportunity to agree on an "inspiring" agenda that will directly improve the lives of people around the world, United Nations General Assembly President Sam Kutesa said today as he outlined his objectives for 2015.
Top UN relief official warns humanitarian workers facing ‘increasingly complex’ situations
Jan 15, 2015, at 02:08 pm
New York, Jan 15 (IBNS) During a lecture delivered at the Council on Foreign Relations, the United Nations Emergency Relief Coordinator described the increasingly complex environments in which humanitarian actors work, as they deal more and more with the consequences of crises whose roots lie in poor governance, political paralysis, underdevelopment, and rising levels of poverty and inequality.
UN envoy says Libya talks will 'take time' to end fighting, agree political settlement
Jan 15, 2015, at 02:07 pm
New York, Jan 15 (IBNS) The top United Nations official in Libya, Bernardino Leon, has said today that a new round of UN-led political talks in Geneva to bring peace to the country represent the start of a "long process", aimed at bringing an end to fighting in the country and to reach a political settlement.
Security Council reaffirms peacebuilding as key element of UN post-conflict assistance
Jan 15, 2015, at 02:06 pm
New York, Jan 15 (IBNS) Peacebuilding is of "critical importance" as the foundation for sustainable peace and development in countries emerging from conflict, the United Nations Security Council declared today, unanimously adopting its latest measure reaffirming commitment to the practice.
Journalism after 'Charlie': in Paris, UNESCO hosts day of reflection, free speech debate
Jan 15, 2015, at 02:05 pm
New York, Jan 15 (IBNS) In the wake of last week’s attack against French satirical magazineCharlie Hebdo, the United Nations agency mandated to protect free expression today hosted at its Paris headquarters a day of reflection and held a wide-ranging debate on press freedom.
Syrian refugees face 'abject poverty, dire living conditions,' UN study warns
Jan 15, 2015, at 02:04 pm
New York, Jan 15 (IBNS) As the Syrian civil war continues to rage into its fifth year, large numbers of refugees fleeing the hostilities are steadily slipping into abject poverty due to the breadth of the crisis and “insufficient support†from the international community, the head of the United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) warned on Wednesday.
Cyprus: UN envoy concerned about 'impasse' in negotiations
Jan 15, 2015, at 02:02 pm
New York, Jan 15 (IBNS) The United Nations Special Adviser on Cyprus, Espen Barth Eide, voiced concern that, despite some recent openings in the talks, it has been impossible to get negotiations back on track.
UN strongly deplores civilian deaths as Ukraine fighting continues
Jan 15, 2015, at 01:43 pm
New York, Jan 15 (IBNS) United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has condemned the shelling which resulted in the deaths of at least 11 civilian bus passengers amid ongoing fighting in the eastern Ukrainian region of Donetsk.
Imran Khan, wife visit Peshawar school, face protest
Jan 15, 2015, at 05:54 am
Peshawar, Jan 14 (IBNS): Pakistani cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan and his wife Reham Khan were booed by grieved parents as the couple visited Peshawar's Army Public School , which was attacked by militants in December, on Wednesday to meet the students.