UN Security Council condemns terrorist attack in Bangladesh
Jul 03, 2016, at 04:51 pm
New York, July 3 (IBNS): The United Nations Security Council has joined an international chorus condemning the terrorist attack on a cafe in the Bangladeshi capital of Dhaka, for which Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL/Da'esh) has claimed responsibility.
On World Day, UN hails cooperatives as drivers of sustainable future
Jul 03, 2016, at 04:39 am
New York, July 2 (Just Earth News): Cooperatives are an old idea but more relevant than ever as they can be the drivers of a sustainable future, senior United Nations officials said on the International Day of Cooperatives today, urging Governments to create an enabling environment for these groups to thrive and grow.
London: Demonstrators protest against Brexit
Jul 03, 2016, at 03:58 am
London, July 2 (IBNS): Protesting against the referendum decision to leave the EU, thousands marched here on Saturday.
Shiekh Hasina urges people to keep faith on her govt
Jul 03, 2016, at 02:26 am
Dhaka, July 2 (IBNS): Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina urged people of the Asian nation to keep faith on her government after the country witnessed a bloody attack carried out by militants at a cafe in capital Dhaka's Gulshan area which left several people, including foreigners, on Saturday.
Afghanistan: Suicide blast kills 2
Jul 03, 2016, at 12:48 am
Kabul, July 2 (IBNS); At least two people were killed and 17 others were injured in suicide attack at Jalalabad area in Afghanistan on Saturday media reports said.
Gunman opens fire in Serbia cafe, five killed
Jul 03, 2016, at 12:30 am
Belgrade, July 2 (IBNS): A gunman on Saturday opened fire with an automatic weapon in a cafe in northern Serbia leaving at least five killed and injuring 20 others, media reports said.
Dhaka hostage crisis: 20 foreigners, 6 terrorists killed
Jul 02, 2016, at 10:04 pm
Dhaka, July 2 (IBNS): The Bangladeshi Army on Saturday said that 20 foreigners were killed by heavily armed terrorists suspected to belong to terror outfit ISIS after being taken hostage at a restaurant in the capital city Dhaka on Friday evening.
Rescued hostages say attackers left those who could recite Quran verses
Jul 02, 2016, at 09:05 pm
Dhaka, Jul 2 (IBNS): Spilling the beans about the bloody saga, where people were kept hostage for nearly 10 hours in a restaurant in Dhaka's upscale Gulshan, rescued hostages said that the attackers left those who could recite verses from the Quran and tortured the others who failed to perform the task, reports said.
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Bangla hostage crisis : Hasina condemns terror attack, but confusion prevails over toll
Jul 02, 2016, at 06:31 pm
Dhaka, Jul 2 (IBNS) : As the hostage crisis in Dhaka ended after a 10-hour long bloody drama, Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said on Saturday that 13 hostages were rescued from the besieged cafe in Dhaka, but some had been killed.
Libya: UN mission documents 49 civilian casualties in June
Jul 02, 2016, at 03:38 pm
New York, July 2 (Just Earth News): The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) reported on Fridaythat for the month of June, it documented 49 civilian casualties, including 18 deaths and 31 injuries, as a result of hostilities across the country.
UN agrees to appoint human rights expert on protection of LGBT
Jul 02, 2016, at 03:36 pm
New York, July 2 (Just Earth News): The top human rights body at the United Nations has voted to appoint an independent expert on protection from violence and discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) people.
Despite hopes for calm during the holy month of Ramadan, hundreds killed in Iraq: UN
Jul 02, 2016, at 03:34 pm
New York, July 2 (Just Earth News): At least 662 Iraqis – half of them civilians – were killed and another 1,457 were injured in acts of terrorism, violence and armed conflict in the country in June, according to latest figures released by the United Nations political mission in Iraq.
UN urges more aid for people in north-east Nigeria, once inaccessible due to Boko Haram threat
Jul 02, 2016, at 03:32 pm
New York, July 2 (Just Earth News): Tens of thousands of children in northeast Nigeria will die of malnutrition this year unless they receive treatment soon, the United Nations on Fridaywarned after reaching areas in the north-east of the country which had been cut off by Boko Haram violence.
South Sudan: Concerned about thousands cut off by fighting, Security Council urges calm in Wau
Jul 02, 2016, at 03:26 pm
New York, July 2 (Just Earth News): The United Nations Security Council on Friday called for a stop to the fighting in Wau, South Sudan, and urged access for the United Nations and its humanitarian partners to some 9,000 civilians reportedly sheltering in a school and in other parts of the town.
General Assembly adopts resolution addressing terrorism and violent extremism
Jul 02, 2016, at 03:23 pm
New York, July 2 (Just Earth News): The United Nations General Assembly on Fridayadopted a resolution on the UN Global Counter Terrorism Strategy, with the aim of security peace and prosperity for succeeding generations.
Liberia: UN mission lauds Government, people for 'historic' handover of country's security
Jul 02, 2016, at 03:11 pm
New York, July 2 (Just Earth News): The head of the United Nations mission in Liberia on Friday lauded the people and Government of Liberia for reassuming full control of the country's security for the first time since its civil war ended 13 years ago.
Dhaka restaurant attack: 12 hostages rescued, ops on
Jul 02, 2016, at 02:57 pm
Dhaka, July 2 (IBNS) At least five people have been killed while 12 others were rescued as security forces launched an assault in order to end the 11-hour-long hostage crisis at a restaurant in Bangladesh capital Dhaka.
ISIS claims responsibility for Bangladesh restaurant attack
Jul 02, 2016, at 07:23 am
Dhaka, July 2 (IBNS): Militant group ISIS took responsibility for the attack on a restaurant in Bangladesh's capital Dhaka on Friday which has left at least two policemen killed and several others injured as many people, including foreigners, are believed to be trapped inside the building.
Bangladesh: Gunmen storm cafe in Dhaka, 2 top police officers killed
Jul 02, 2016, at 06:46 am
Dhaka, July 2 (IBNS) Two top Bangladesh security officials have been killed as gunmen attacked a restaurant in Bangladesh capital Dhaka on Friday, media reports said.
Dhaka: Gunmen takes 20 foreigners as hostage
Jul 02, 2016, at 05:07 am
Dhaka, July 1 (IBNS) A group of gunmen took 20 foreigners as hostage at a restaurant in Dhaka's Gulashan area in Bangladesh on Friday, media reports said.
UN chief welcomes China joining the International Organization for Migration
Jul 02, 2016, at 04:40 am
New York, July 1 (Just Earth News): Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has welcomed China’s decision to join the International Organization for Migration (IOM), saying that the country will make a “valuable contribution†to IOM.
Diplomatic Quartet releases report on advancing two-state solution to Israel-Palestine conflict
Jul 02, 2016, at 04:39 am
New York, July 1 (Just Earth News): The United Nations and its diplomatic partners in the Middle East peace process on Friday released the first report of its kind, which analysed the impediments to a lasting resolution to the Palestinian–Israeli conflict and offered recommendations on the way forward, urging Israel to stop its settlement policy and Palestine to end incitement to violence.
Two UN agencies team up to protect cultural heritage with geo-spatial technologies
Jul 02, 2016, at 04:37 am
New York, July 1 (Just Earth News): Two United Nations agencies have signed an agreement to protect cultural and natural heritage sites by using the latest geo-spatial technologies, including a satellite imaging system.
Dhaka: Police, miscreants exchange fire
Jul 02, 2016, at 04:21 am
Dhaka, July 1 (IBNS): The police and few miscreants exchanged bullets in Gulshan area of Bangladesh capital Dhaka on Friday, media reports said.
Vizag engineer kidnapped in Nigeria
Jul 01, 2016, at 07:30 pm
Vishakhapatnam, Jul 1 (IBNS) : Two Indian employees, including a civil engineer of a cement company from Vishakhapatnam, were kidnapped by unidentified miscreants in Nigeria on Wednesday morning, The Times of India reported.
Taiwan mistakenly launches supersonic missile at China
Jul 01, 2016, at 07:10 pm
Taipei, Jul 1 (IBNS) : Taiwan’s navy "mistakenly" fired a supersonic anti-ship missile towards China from its naval base on Friday, media reports said quoting officials.
Another Hindu priest killed in Bangladesh
Jul 01, 2016, at 04:32 pm
Jhenaidah, Jul 1 (IBNS): Barely a month after a Hindu priest was hacked to death in Bangladesh's Jhenaidah district, another was killed in a similar fashion in the same area on Friday morning, reports said.
Jul 01, 2016, at 03:22 pm
new York, July 1 (Just Earth News): The unprecedented levels of terrorism and violent extremism on a global scale requires balanced implementation of commitments made through collective action,Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Thursday emphasized, calling on the international community to act with unity and resolve to address “this major scourge of our time.â€
UN chief condemns suicide attack in northern Cameroon, urging support to counter Boko Haram
Jul 01, 2016, at 03:13 pm
New York, July 1 (Just Earth News): Condemning a deadly terrorist attack in Cameroon’s Far North Region,Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Thursday also reiterated his call for international partners to provide support to the countries threatened by Boko Haram.
UN rights expert deplores conviction of tax whistleblowers in LuxLeaks trial
Jul 01, 2016, at 03:10 pm
New York, July 1 (Just Earth News): A United Nations independent human rights expert on Thursday deplored the conviction of two whistleblowers who revealed how tax avoidance and tax evasion occurred in Luxembourg banks in the so-called LuxLeaks scandal.