In Iran, UN aid chief expresses readiness to support post-quake relief efforts
Nov 26, 2017, at 12:17 am
New York, Nov 25(IBNS): Concluding a two-day visit to Iran, the top United Nations humanitarian official said the Organization is ready to fill any gaps in the relief efforts following the devastating earthquake on 12 November that struck the Iran-Iraq border.
UN rights expert calls on Mexico to investigate killing of state-level Ombudsperson
Nov 26, 2017, at 12:10 am
New York, Nov 25(IBNS): Strongly condemning the attack on a state-level Ombudsperson and his family in Mexico, the United Nations expert on human rights defenders has called on the authorities to investigate the incident and bring the perpetrators to justice.
Mediterranean crossing still world’s deadliest for migrants – UN report
Nov 26, 2017, at 12:08 am
New York, Nov 25(IBNS): Crossing the Mediterranean to Europe is “by far the world’s deadliest” journey for migrants, with at least 33,761 reported to have died or gone missing between 2000 and 2017, a United Nations report finds.
Pakistan: Suicide blast in Quetta kills 5
Nov 25, 2017, at 11:14 pm
Quetta, Nov 25 (IBNS): A suicide blast in Pakistan's Quetta area killed at least five people on Saturday, media reports said.
Nov 25, 2017, at 09:46 pm
Islamabad, Nov 25 (IBNS) : A policeman was killed and about 170 people were injured as security forces fought on streets with Islamist hardliners during a protest sit-in that virtually laid a siege on Islamabad on Saturday, media reports said.
Pakistan: Blast in Quetta kills 4
Nov 25, 2017, at 09:06 pm
Quetta, Nov 25 (IBNS): At least four people were killed in a blast that rocked Sariab Road in Pakistan's Quetta city on Saturday, media reports said.
Egypt attack: President Sisi vows to respond forcefully
Nov 25, 2017, at 06:00 pm
Cairo, Nov 25 (IBNS): Reacting to the deadly terrorist attack in Egypt, which killed 235 people, President Abdul Fatah al-Sisi has said the country will respond forcefully, media reports said.
Conditions in Myanmar's Rakhine not in place to enable safe returns – UN refugee agency
Nov 25, 2017, at 04:34 am
New York, Nov 24(Just Earth News): Amid reports of an agreement between the governments of Bangladesh and Myanmar on return of Rohingya refugees to Myanmar, the United Nations refugee agency has underscored that the returns must be voluntary, and take place in safe and dignified conditions.
Canada: People shopping more today than last Black Friday?
Nov 25, 2017, at 04:19 am
Ottawa, Nov 24 (IBNS): Canadian people are spending more time online on this Black Friday than last year, media reports said.
Egypt: Militants attack mosque, 230 killed
Nov 25, 2017, at 03:01 am
Egypt, Nov 24 (IBNS): At least 230 people were killed as militants launched gun and bomb attack on a mosque in Egypt's North Sinai province, media reports said on Friday.
US asks Pakistan to re-arrest JuD chief Hafiz Saeed
Nov 25, 2017, at 12:40 am
Washington, Nov 24 (IBNS): The United States government on Friday said that Pakistan should 're-arrest' Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) founder Hafiz Saeed.
Egypt: Suspected militants attack mosque, several killed
Nov 25, 2017, at 12:27 am
Cairo, Nov 24 (IBNS): In a bomb and gun attack at a mosque in Egypt's North Sinai province has left several people killed on Friday, media reports said.
Suicide attack kills senior police official in Pakistan
Nov 24, 2017, at 10:20 pm
Peshawar Nov 24 (IBNS): A suicide blast in Pakistan's Peshawar city left at least one senior police official killed on Friday, media reports said.
Emmerson Mnangagwa sworn in as Zimbabwe's new president
Nov 24, 2017, at 10:07 pm
Harare, Nov 24 (IBNS): Emmerson Mnangagwa was sworn-in as the new president of Zimbabwe on Friday.
Pakistan: Girl killed Karachi road mishap,1 injured
Nov 24, 2017, at 09:37 pm
Islamabad Nov 24 (IBNS): A speeding bus crashed into a motorcycle on MA Jinnah Road in Pakistan's Karachi city on Friday, killing a girl, media reports said.
Hafeez Saeed walks free, slams India-US alliance
Nov 24, 2017, at 04:53 pm
Islamabad, Nov 24 (IBNS): Mumbai terror attack mastermind Hafeez Saeed, the leader of Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD), who walked free from house arrest, has promised to unite Pakistan for the independence of Kashmir from India, reports said.
India reacts to Hafiz Saeed's release, says Pakistan attempts to mainstream terrorism
Nov 23, 2017, at 10:37 pm
New Delhi, Nov 23 (IBNS): Strongly reacting to Pakistan's release of Jamaatud Dawa’s (JuD) chief Hafiz Mohammad Saeed, India on Thursday said the development indicates Pakistan's attempt to mainstream terrorism.
Afghanistan: Several ISIS militants killed in US airstrikes
Nov 23, 2017, at 09:25 pm
Kabul, Nov 23 (IBNS) : Several militants loyal to the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terrorist group offshoot, ISIS Khorasan, were killed in the latest airstrikes conducted by the US forces based in Afghanistan.
Canada government introduces Canada Housing Benefit in 10-year national housing strategy
Nov 23, 2017, at 08:23 pm
Ottawa, Nov 23 (IBNS): The federal government in Canada has introduced the Canada Housing Benefit in the 10-year national housing strategy, media reports said.
At UN, over $2 billion pledged to help hurricane-affected Caribbean nations ‘build back better’
Nov 23, 2017, at 10:03 am
New York, Nov 23(Just Earth News): The international community mobilized over $1.3 billion in pledges and more than $1 billion in loans and debt relief to help Caribbean nations recover from the strong hurricanes that pummelled the region a few months ago, during a meeting at United Nations Headquarters on Tuesday.
ISIL ‘down but not out’ in Iraq; UN envoy urges efforts to defeat group’s extremist ideology
Nov 23, 2017, at 10:02 am
New York, Nov 23(Just Earth News): The military victory against the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL/Da’esh) is only one component of a complex battle that addresses the root causes of extremist ideology, the United Nations envoy for Iraq said on Wednesday.
Nov 23, 2017, at 10:01 am
New York, Nov 23(Just Earth News): Energy is key to global development, but the world’s poorest and most vulnerable nations fare up to six times worse than their more industrialized counterparts when it comes to accessing the vital resource, the United Nations warned on Wednesday.
UN urges global action so women and girls everywhere can live free from all forms of violence
Nov 23, 2017, at 10:00 am
New York, Nov 23(Just Earth News): Achieving gender equality and the full empowerment of women is the answer to ending violence against women, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres said on Wednesday, calling for collective global action on this cause.
Adopt a ‘common line,’ UN negotiator appeals to Syrian opposition
Nov 23, 2017, at 09:59 am
New York, Nov 23(Just Earth News): Syrian opposition groups meeting in Saudi Arabia should do all they can to unify ahead of a fresh round of United Nations-facilitated talks in Geneva, UN Special Envoy Staffan de Mistura said on Wednesday.
UN agency gravely concerned by lack of medical services in Syria’s eastern Ghouta
Nov 23, 2017, at 09:56 am
New York, Nov 23(Just Earth News): Despite escalating violence and increasing humanitarian needs, life-saving medicines, medical equipment, and surgical supplies are being prevented from entering eastern Ghouta in Syria and the plan to transfer critically ill patients to hospitals elsewhere has not been approved, the United Nations health agency has warned.
Conviction of Mladic, the 'epitome of evil,' a momentous victory for justice – UN rights chief
Nov 23, 2017, at 04:43 am
New York, Nov 22(Just Earth News): Welcoming Wednesday’s conviction of former Bosnian Serb army commander Ratko Mladic on multiple counts of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes by an international tribunal, the United Nations top human right official said that the verdict is “a warning” to perpetrators of such crimes that they will be brought to justice.
Pakistan court frees JuD chief Hafiz Mohammad Saeed
Nov 22, 2017, at 10:46 pm
Islamabad, Nov 22 (IBNS): in a major development, a review board, comprising judges of the Lahore High Court, refused to extend the detention of Jamaatud Dawa’s (JuD) chief Hafiz Mohammad Saeed, media reports said on Wednesday.
Six Taliban insurgents killed in Afghanistan
Nov 22, 2017, at 09:42 pm
Kabul, Nov 22 (IBNS): During clearance operation, at least six Taliban insurgents were killed in Afghanistan's Maidan Wardak province on Tuesday, media reports said on Wednesday.
Mississauga resident Deepak Anand wins Ontario PC nomination
Nov 22, 2017, at 09:40 pm
Mississauga, Nov 22 (IBNS): Deepak Anand, a resident of Mississauga for over 16 years, emerged as the winner in the nomination for the Ontario Provincial Parliament, according to media reports.
Uber paid hackers $100,000 to keep data breach a secret
Nov 22, 2017, at 09:39 pm
New Delhi, Nov 22 (IBNS) : Uber Technologies Inc paid hackers 100,000 Dollars to keep secret a massive breach last year that exposed the data of some 57 million customers, the company said.