CVR of crashed AirAsia aircraft lifted
Jan 14, 2015, at 11:50 pm
Jakarta, Jan 14 (IBNS) The National Search and Rescue Agency (BASARNAS) of Indonesia on Wednesday announced that Cockpit Voice Recorder (CVR) of QZ8501 aircraft has been found and lifted from the seafloor.
Al Qaeda claims responsibility for Charlie Hebdo massacre
Jan 14, 2015, at 11:24 pm
Cairo, Jan 14 (IBNS) The Yemen branch of terror outfit Al Qaeda on Wednesday owned responsibility for last week's brutal attack on French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo in which 12 people were killed.
Japan sanctions record $42 billion military budget to counter China
Jan 14, 2015, at 07:57 pm
Tokyo, Jan 14 (IBNS): Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s government approved a record $42 billion military budget on Wednesday, media reports said.
UN hosted Libya political talks to open tomorrow in Geneva
Jan 14, 2015, at 05:48 pm
New York, Jan 14 (IBNS) The United Nations is gearing up to kick-start a new round of political talks this week aimed at easing the deepening political and security crisis afflicting Libya, the UN Mission in the strife-torn country has announced.
'Dysfunctional' Haitian Parliament deplored by UN and partners
Jan 14, 2015, at 05:46 pm
New York, Jan 14 (IBNS) Urging all Haitian stakeholders to form a consensus Government, the top United Nations official in in the country joined the ambassadors of several countries on Tuesdayin deploring the fact that the Haitian Parliament became "dysfunctional" after failing to hold elections within its constitutional framework.
Cote d'Ivoire: Welcoming recent progress, UN envoy urges vigilance in run-up to elections
Jan 14, 2015, at 04:43 pm
New York, Jan 14 (IBNS) While praising Cote d'Ivoire's significant progress towards lasting peace and economic recovery, the top United Nations official in the country told the Security Council on Tuesday that vigilance and determination will still be required to hold onto recent gains and lay the ground for presidential elections next fall.
Central African Republic: UN agency warns of food insecurity amid ongoing instability
Jan 14, 2015, at 04:37 pm
New York, Jan 14 (IBNS) The unpredictable and hostile security situation in the Central African Republic (CAR) is having severe consequences for the country’s population still in dire need of humanitarian assistance, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) declared on Tuesday.
New UNICEF 'atlas' charts development disparities affecting China's children
Jan 14, 2015, at 04:32 pm
New York, Jan 14 (IBNS) A newly published atlas outlining the vast socio-economic discrepancies separating millions of Chinese rural children from their urban counterparts has been released in an effort to address the country’s inequalities and boost assistance for China's most vulnerable youths, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) announced on Tuesday.
UN rights office 'deeply deplores' latest Boko Haram attack in Nigeria
Jan 14, 2015, at 04:24 pm
New York, Jan 14 (IBNS) The United Nations human rights office has condemned the latest spate of violence committed by Islamist extremist group Boko Haram amid reports of renewed mass killings and mass forced displacement in north-eastern Nigeria.
Kerry lauds Pak's efforts against terrorism, announces $250 million aid
Jan 14, 2015, at 01:02 am
Islamabad, Jan 13 (IBNS): Pakistan Adviser to the Prime Minister on National Security and Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz and U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry met in Pakistan's Islamabad on Tuesday for the fifth Ministerial level Pakistan-U.S. Strategic Dialogue, where the later lauded the South Asian nation's efforts to fight terrorism.
Cities in Central Asia, Caucasus sign up to UN campaign to become more resilient
Jan 13, 2015, at 07:26 pm
New York, Jan 13 (IBNS) Eight cities in Central Asia and the Caucasus, including capitals Tbilisi and Bishkek, have signed on to strengthen community resilience by integrating disaster risk reduction into their national and local policy, representing a big boost for the United Nations initiative which already has over 2,400 participants worldwide.
UN Afghanistan mission welcomes Government's nomination of unity cabinet
Jan 13, 2015, at 07:22 pm
New York, Jan 13 (IBNS) The nomination of Afghanistan's unity cabinet, part of a wider move to bring together the country's political factions is an important milestone in the nation's political development, the top United Nations envoy there announced on Monday.
Burundi: UN electoral mission prepared to help country in 'decisive' return to peace
Jan 13, 2015, at 07:17 pm
New York, Jan 13 (IBNS) The United Nations Electoral Observation Mission in Burundi, known by its French acronym MENUB, officially launched its activities on Monday in the capital of Bujumbura as the country prepares for critical elections to be held later this year amid an atmosphere of reconciliation.
UN study finds increase in women managers, urges greater efforts for workforce equality
Jan 13, 2015, at 06:28 pm
New York, Jan 12 (IBNS) The last 20 years has seen a surge in the number of women employed in senior and middle management positions, according to a new United Nations report, which notes that although all-male company boards are decreasing in number, more must be done to achieve gender parity.
PTI announces 'dharna convention' on Sunday
Jan 13, 2015, at 04:09 am
Islamabad, Jan 12 (IBNS):Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan on Monday said his party will hold a dharna convention on Sunday.
Pakistan: Peshawar's violence-hit school reopens
Jan 13, 2015, at 03:39 am
Peshawar, Jan 12 (IBNS): Less than a month after militants had killed at least 150 people ,including 136 children, the e Army Public School (APS) reopened with students attired in their uniforms returning to their classrooms on Monday.
Kerry to visit Paris on Thursday
Jan 13, 2015, at 01:27 am
Rawalpindi/ Washington, Jan 12 (IBNS) US Secretary of State John Kerry on Monday said he will visit Paris on Thursday to show solidarity with France in the wake of recent terrorist attacks that hit the nation and left 17 people dead.
Pak court accepts govt's request for in-camera hearing of Lakhvi
Jan 12, 2015, at 11:58 pm
Islamabad, Jan 12 (IBNS): The Islamabad High Court on Monday accepted the Pakistan government's application for an in-camera hearing of the detention of 26/11 mastermind and top Lashkar-e-Taiba commander Zakir-ur Rehman Lakhvi, media reports said.
John Kerry arrives in Pakistan
Jan 12, 2015, at 10:48 pm
Rawalpindi, Jan 12 (IBNS): Ending his visit to India, US Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in Pakistan on Monday.
Six killed in China police firing
Jan 12, 2015, at 08:09 pm
Beijing, Jan 12 (IBNS) Police have shot dead six 'mobsters' in the troubled Xinjiang province of China, where a 'separatist' movement by Muslims was going on, official news agency Xinhua reported on Monday.
Violence-hit school reopened in Peshawar, students return to classrooms
Jan 12, 2015, at 06:08 pm
Peshawar, Jan 12 (IBNS): Attired in green school blazers, Pakistani children on Monday returned to the violence-hit school where Taliban gunmen had killed 150 of their classmates and teachers during a terrorist attack in Peshawar, media reports said.
UNESCO chief joins world leaders for historic anti-terror unity march in Paris
Jan 12, 2015, at 06:32 am
Paris, Jan 11 (IBNS) The head of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), Irina Bokova, participated in Sunday's historic march for freedom and solidarity in Paris, held in the wake of the deadly terrorist assault on French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo on Wednesday, and after three days of subsequent attacks that killed 17 people in the country.
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World leaders, commoners march in Paris against terror attack
Jan 12, 2015, at 06:28 am
Paris, Jan 11 (IBNS): Days after France witnessed three days of deadliest militant attacks beginning with massacre of journalists and cartoonists in satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo office killing 17 people so far in sieges, several world leaders, including President Francois Hollande, in a show of solidarity against terrorism marched with more than a million others in Paris on Sunday to send a strong message to the radicals.
Pakistan: 3 suspected militants arrested
Jan 12, 2015, at 05:25 am
Quetta, Jan 11(IBNS) Security forces have arrested three suspected militants, including a suicide bomber, from Pakistan's Quetta city on Sunday., media reports sai
Charlie Hebdo attacks: Paris witnesses massive march for unity
Jan 12, 2015, at 03:22 am
Paris, Jan 11 (IBNS):More than a million people, including top world leaders, participated in a unity march in Paris in a show of solidarity after the country was ravaged by three days of terrorist attacks which killed 17 people.
Jan 12, 2015, at 03:04 am
Karachi, Jan 11 (IBNS) At least 67 people were killed a bus and an oil tanker in Pakistan's Karachi city on Sunday, media reports said.
Pakistan: 57 killed in bus-oil tanker crash
Jan 11, 2015, at 08:28 pm
Karachi, Jan 11 (IBNS): At least 57 people were killed in an accident between a bus and an oil tanker in southern Pakistan on Sunday morning, media reports said.
UN to host new round of talks among Libyan parties with view to ending crisis
Jan 11, 2015, at 06:16 pm
New York, Jan 11 (IBNS) Libyan parties have agreed to hold in Geneva next week a new round of United Nations-facilitated political talks aimed at helping all sides reach “common ground†to end the current political and security crisis, the UN Mission in the strife-torn country announced today.
16 killed in Nigerian market blast
Jan 11, 2015, at 04:59 am
Maiduguri, Jan 10 (IBNS): At least 16 people were killed in a bomb attack in Nigerian city of Maiduguri on Saturday, media reports said.
Charlie Hebdo: French police hunt for woman accomplice of slain terrorist
Jan 10, 2015, at 11:22 pm
Paris, Jan 10 (IBNS): Police in France is on a hunt for Hayat Boumeddiene, the 26-year-old partner to slain militant Amedy Coulibaly, one of the three gunmen shot dead by police after last Wednesday's massacre in a satirical magazine and subsequent mayhem across the city.