Search for missing Toronto filmmaker continues
Feb 04, 2017, at 05:15 am
Toronto, Feb.3 (IBNS): The mysterious disappearance of Toronto filmmaker entered the third day on Friday, media reports said.
Toronto: Disabled student locked in school bus for six hours
Feb 04, 2017, at 05:06 am
Toronto, Feb. 3 (IBNS): A Toronto school bus driver has been fired after leaving a disabled student locked inside school bus for six hours last week, media reports said.
Feb 04, 2017, at 02:51 am
Milan, Feb 3 (IBNS): An earthquake measuring 4.8 on the Richter Scale hit Italy on Friday, as per the USGS webiste.
Iran is playing with fire: Trump
Feb 04, 2017, at 02:23 am
Washington, Feb 3 (IBNS): US President Donald Trump on Friday accussed Iran of "playing with fire".
Good jobs are coming back to U.S: Trump
Feb 04, 2017, at 02:14 am
Washington, Feb 3 (IBNS): US President Donald Trump on Friday said 'good jobs' are coming back to the country.
Pakistan: Ferry capsizes in River Ravi, several missing
Feb 04, 2017, at 01:58 am
Karachi, Feb 3 (IBNS): A ferry capsized in River Ravi near Nankana Sahib area of Pakistan which left several people missing, media reports said on Friday.
Pakistan: Ferry capsizes in River Ravi, several missing
Feb 04, 2017, at 01:51 am
Karachi, Feb 3 (IBNS): A ferry capsized in River Ravi near Nankana Sahib area of Pakistan which left several people missing, media reports said on Friday.
Toronto: Coyotes pose a serious threat for pet owners
Feb 04, 2017, at 01:28 am
Toronto, Feb .3 (IBNS): A Mississauga family’s beloved pet dog was attacked and killed by a coyote on Tuesday morning, media reports said.
Paris: Soldier shoots attacker
Feb 03, 2017, at 09:39 pm
Paris, Feb 3 (IBNS): A French soldier on Friday shot and injured a man, who was carrying a knife, in Paris city, media reports said.
Canada: New study indicates concept of our life in a holographic universe
Feb 03, 2017, at 09:29 pm
Toronto, Feb 3 (IBNS): Researchers from Canada, United Kingdom and Italy have provided the first observational evidence that our universe could be a vast and complex hologram, media reports said.
Romanians continue to protest against corruption decree, government refuses to budge
Feb 03, 2017, at 07:20 pm
Bucharest, Feb 3 (IBNS): Thousands of people in Romania's capital, Bucharest, continue with their protest against the government decree that will free dozens of officials jailed for corruption, according to media reports on Friday.
Israeli PM Netanyahu planning to set up new settlement in West Bank, US opposes
Feb 03, 2017, at 07:04 pm
Jerusalem, Feb 3 (IBNS): Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu plans to set up new settlement in West Bank for the first time in more than two decades, according to media reports on Friday.
Afghanistan: Five Taliban hideouts destroyed in anti-terror operations
Feb 03, 2017, at 05:39 pm
Kabul, Feb 3 (IBNS): At least five Taliban hideouts have been destroyed in joint military raids in Afghanistan, local Khaama Press reported.
Mattis reiterates Washington's security commitment to Seoul
Feb 03, 2017, at 02:54 pm
Seoul, Feb 3 (IBNS): U.S. Defense Secretary James Mattis has retiterated his nation's security commitment to South Korea.
Feb 03, 2017, at 02:11 pm
New York, Feb 3 (Just Earth News): Opening amid backlash against globalization and a marked shift towards marginalization in some parts of the world, a United Nations forum heard an outpouring of optimism and strong belief in collective action by youths and UN Member States for people, planet, peace and shared prosperity.
Heavy fighting in eastern Ukraine extracting heavy civilian toll, UN Security Council hears
Feb 03, 2017, at 02:10 pm
New York, Feb 3 (Just Earth News): Briefing the Security Council on the situation in eastern Ukraine, the top United Nations political and humanitarian officials underlined on Thursday that continuing fighting in the region, with only short periods of respite, have exasperated human suffering.
Marching towards peace, FARC-EP begins turning in arms – UN Mission in Colombia
Feb 03, 2017, at 02:10 pm
New York, Feb 3 (Just Earth News): More than 200 men and women of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia-People's Army (FARC-EP) marched on Thursday to demobilization camps, two months after a peace deal that ended the Western Hemisphere’s longest running conflict, United Nations monitors coordinating the process reported.
Days of ISIL are numbered, says UN envoy as nation prepares for unified Iraq
Feb 03, 2017, at 02:08 pm
New York, Feb 3 (Just Earth News): The military campaign to oust Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL/Da’esh) terrorists from Iraq is nearly won, but the humanitarian crisis is expected to continue for months, if not years, the United Nations top official for the country said on Thursday.
Global food prices up in January; cereal prices keep rising despite improved supplies – UN
Feb 03, 2017, at 02:07 pm
New York, Feb 3 (Just Earth News): Global food prices rose notably in January, led by sugar and cereals, even as markets remain well supplied, United Nations monthly figures show.
EU should seek common approach to address tragic loss of life on Mediterranean – UN agencies
Feb 03, 2017, at 02:06 pm
New York, Feb 3 (Just Earth News): Ahead of a meeting of the European Council, the United Nations refugee and migration agencies have called on European leaders to take “decisive action†to save lives of migrants and refugees attempting to cross the Mediterranean Sea along its central route in hopes of a better future.
Low and middle income countries bear disproportionate burden of cervical cancer – UN agency
Feb 03, 2017, at 02:05 pm
New York, Feb 3 (Just Earth News): Noting that cervical cancer kills more than 250,000 women every year and that 85 per cent of these deaths occur in low- and middle-income countries, the United Nations health agency underlined the importance of vaccinating girls against the cancer-causing virus and screening programmes to detect and treat precancerous lesions.
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UN court decides to hear case between Kenya and Somalia concerning maritime delimitation
Feb 03, 2017, at 02:04 pm
New York, Feb 3 (Just Earth News): The International Court of Justice – the principal judicial organ of the United Nations – on Thursday issued a verdict, admitting an application submitted by Somalia, over the maritime delimitation between it and Kenya in the Indian Ocean.
Urgent scale-up in funding needed to stave off famine in Somalia, UN warns
Feb 03, 2017, at 02:02 pm
New York, Feb 3 (Just Earth News): A senior United Nations humanitarian official in Somalia on Thursday warned that without a massive and urgent scale up of humanitarian assistance in the coming weeks, famine could soon be a reality in some of the worst drought-affected areas in the African country.
Dangerous conditions in Ukraine after heavy fighting be repaired.
Feb 03, 2017, at 04:32 am
New York, Feb 2 (Just Earth News): More than 2,500 children in the Donetsk region of Ukraine are without heat, electricity or water, prompting the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) to call for an end to fighting in the area so that the infrastructure can be repaired.
Iran: Halt imminent execution of juvenile offender, urge UN human rights experts
Feb 03, 2017, at 04:30 am
New York, Feb 2 (Just Earth News): Calling on the Government of Iran to immediately halt the execution of a juvenile offender whose trial was reportedly marred with lack of due process and fair trial guarantees, a group of United Nations human rights experts have urged the authorities to adopt a moratorium on juvenile executions.
Former ExxonMobil CEO Rex Tillerson is the new US Secretary of State
Feb 02, 2017, at 08:40 pm
Washington, Feb 2 (IBNS): Rex Tillerson, former ExxonMobil CEO and an important member of President Donald Trump's National Security Team, was sworn in as the United States Secretary of State, the media reported on Thursday.
Afghanistan: Five ISIS militants killed in drone strike
Feb 02, 2017, at 06:35 pm
Kabul, Feb 2 (IBNS): At least five ISIS militants have been killed in a drone strike in Afghanistan's Nangarhar province, local Khaama Press reported.
Trump to study 'dumb' Australian immigrants deal
Feb 02, 2017, at 04:47 pm
Washington, Feb 2 (IBNS): Slamming former President Barack Obama, US President Donald Trump said he's going to study the 'dumb' Australian immigration deal agreed by the former government.
Following first mission to Africa as UN chief, Guterres highlights strengthened cooperation
Feb 02, 2017, at 01:51 pm
New York, Feb 2 (Just Earth News): Speaking to the media on his return from Africa and his participation at the African Union Summit, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres highlighted enhanced synergies and avenues of cooperation with the regional bloc.
Feb 02, 2017, at 01:49 pm
New York, Feb 2 (Just Earth News): Expressing shock at the scale of the devastation in war-ravaged city of Aleppo, the top United Nations refugee official on Wednesday made an impassioned plea for the world to stand in solidarity with those suffering from the effects of conflict there in Syria, as well as in other places such as Iraq, Somalia and Yemen.