Brazil prison violence turns fatal, at least 26 die

Jan 16, 2017, at 06:57 pm

Brasalia, Jan 16 (IBNS)" At least 26 prisoners have died following a riot in Brazil's Alcacuz Penitentiary Centre, a prison near Natal, media reports said.

Turkish plane crashes in Kyrgyzstan, at least 32 dead

Jan 16, 2017, at 05:28 pm

Bishkek, Jan 16 (IBNS): At least 32 people died after a Turkish cargo plane crashed in Kyrgyzstan on Monday morning, media reports said.

Afghanistan: Abducted ICRC worker released after four weeks

Jan 16, 2017, at 04:36 pm

Kabul/Geneva, Jan 16 (IBNS): An International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) worker, who was abducted in Afghanistan's Kunduz Province on Dec 19 last year, has been released and is with his family, an official release stated.

Trump slams NBC, Fox News

Jan 16, 2017, at 04:23 pm

Washington, Jan 16 (IBNS): US President-elect Donald Trump took to Twitter to slam NBC News and Fox News, calling them 'bad' and the 'leaker of fake news' respectively.

Asif Ali Zardari leaves for Dubai

Jan 16, 2017, at 03:31 pm

Islamabad, Jan 16 (IBNS): Former Pakistani president Asif Ali Zardari has left for Dubai, media reports said.

Pakistan Army Chief calls Afghanistan President, condoles loss of lives in recent attacks

Jan 16, 2017, at 03:18 pm

Islamabad, Jan 16 (IBNS): Pakistan Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa made a telephone call to Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani to condole the loss of lives in recent terror attacks in the country.

UN World Data Forum opens in South Africa to harness power of data for sustainable development

Jan 16, 2017, at 04:57 am

New York, Jan 15 (Just Earth News): The inaugural United Nations World Data Forum kicked off on Sunday in Cape Town, South Africa, with an opening ceremony.

UN mission in South Sudan confirms discussions continuing on deployment of regional protection force

Jan 16, 2017, at 04:56 am

New York, Jan 15 (Just Earth News): The United Nations peacekeeping mission in South Sudan has confirmed that it continues its discussions with the transitional national unity Government on a 4,000-strong regional protection force, which was authorized by the Security Council last August but has yet to be deployed.

Afghanistan: IS militants abduct 13 seminary teachers

Jan 16, 2017, at 01:32 am

Kabul, Jan 15 (IBNS): Loyalists to militant group Islamic State has abducted 13 seminary teachers in eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan, media reports said.

Mosque torched in US

Jan 15, 2017, at 10:19 pm

Washington, Jan 15 (IBNS): A mosque was burnt outside Seattle city in the US on Saturday, media reports said on Sunday.

Afghanistan: 7 killed in explosion

Jan 15, 2017, at 10:04 pm

Kabul, Jan 15 (IBNS): At least seven people were killed as an explosion rocked Nangarhar province of Afghanistan on Sunday, media reports said.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau wishes Tamilians in Canada on Thai Pongal

Jan 15, 2017, at 09:41 pm

Toronto, Jan 15 (IBNS): Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Sunday wished Tamilians in Canada on the ocassion of Thai Pongal .

China hands over two ships to Pakistan for security along CPEC sea route

Jan 15, 2017, at 08:29 pm

Gwadar, Jan 15 (IBNS): China has handed over two ships to the Pakistan Navy in an attempt to provide joint security along the sea route of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), media reports said.

Canada keen to boost ties with India, participates in Vibrant Gujarat

Jan 15, 2017, at 05:06 am

Toronto/Gandhinagar, Jan 14 (IBNS): Canada is eager to strengthen its business ties with India, said Canada’s minister of infrastructure and communities Amarjeet Sohi.

INTERVIEW: “Data and accurate information is and will be for the implementation of Agenda 2030” – UN DESA chief

Jan 15, 2017, at 04:11 am

New York, Jan 14 (Just Earth News): The first-ever United Nations World Data Forum is set to kick off in Cape Town, South Africa, on 15 January 2017, with the aim of increasing political and resource support for statistical capacity building worldwide.

Bangladesh: Key Gulshan restaurant attack mastermind arrested

Jan 14, 2017, at 10:35 pm

Dhaka, Jan 14 (IBNS): A key mastermind behind the Dhaka restaurant attack has been arrested.

US ends 20 year trade embargo with Sudan

Jan 14, 2017, at 09:39 pm

Washington/AddisAbaba, Jan 14 (IBNS): The US has lifted trade and financial sanctions, with some restrictions, against Sudan, thus ending a 20-year economic embargo on the nation, according to media reports on Saturday.

Afghanistan: ISIS militants torch 65 houses

Jan 14, 2017, at 06:39 pm

Kabul, Jan 14 (IBNS): At least 65 houses were torched by ISIS loyalists in Afghanistan, local Khaama Press reported.

More than 90 per cent of children reaching Italy’s shores are separated or unaccompanied – UNICEF

Jan 14, 2017, at 01:59 pm

New York, Jan 14 (Just Earth News): Noting that the number of children arriving in Italy by themselves via the sea in 2016 more than doubled over the previous year, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Friday called for urgent and special measures to protect them from trafficking, exploitation and abuse.

International conference is ‘watershed moment’ for Cyprus negotiations – UN envoy

Jan 14, 2017, at 01:58 pm

New York, Jan 14 (Just Earth News): Speaking in Geneva a day after the start of a United Nations-supported Conference on Cyprus, a UN advisor said the open and frank exchanges at the meeting’s opening confirmed two things: “first that there are difficult issues to overcome; and second that there is a will to overcome them.”

Obamacare: US Congress takes big step

Jan 14, 2017, at 01:58 pm

Washington, Jan 14 (IBNS): In a crucial step, The US House of Representatives has made the move to demolish outgoing US president Barack Obama's signature healthcare law.

FEATURE: Number crunchers in the spotlight ahead of UN World Data Forum

Jan 14, 2017, at 01:57 pm

New York, Jan 14 (Just Earth News): The first-ever United Nations World Data Forum is set to kick off in Cape Town, South Africa, on 15 January 2017, with the aim of increasing political and resource support for statistical capacity building worldwide.

Central African Republic: UN-backed humanitarian plan aims to save 2.2 million lives

Jan 14, 2017, at 01:54 pm

New York, Jan 14 (Just Earth News): The Government of the Central African Republic (CAR) and the United Nations humanitarian country team on Friday launched the nearly $400 million response plan for the 2017-2019 period to meet the basic needs of 2.2 million Central Africans.

Amid progress in West Africa and the Sahel, UN envoy warns of region’s political challenges

Jan 14, 2017, at 01:53 pm

New York, Jan 14 (Just Earth News): Briefing the Security Council on the situation in West Africa and the Sahel region, a senior United Nations official cited a “rising tide of democracy” throughout the continent, noting that a number of countries had recently held elections which largely complied with electoral norms and standards, upholding their status a model in the region and beyond.

UN agencies assess dire hygiene, protection needs for women in Syria’s war-ravaged Aleppo

Jan 14, 2017, at 01:51 pm

New York, Jan 14 (Just Earth News): The health, hygiene and protection needs of women and girls displaced in Aleppo are staggering, the United Nations has observed, voicing concern for civilians in the Syrian city that has endured intense fighting for about four years.

Iraq: Thousands displaced from Mosul in ‘desperate’ need of life-saving aid, UN agency reports

Jan 14, 2017, at 01:50 pm

New York, Jan 14 (Just Earth News): Since the start of the Iraqi military operation to retake Mosul in October last year, more than 144,500 people have been displaced and a majority of them are in desperate need of live-saving humanitarian assistance, the United Nations migration agency has warned.

UN data reveals huge disparities in cost of a hot meal; the poor are likely to pay far more than the rich

Jan 14, 2017, at 01:48 pm

New York, Jan 14 (Just Earth News): A simple bowl of food in Malawi is much more expensive than that same meal in Davos, Switzerland, once adjustments have been made to take into account one’s average daily income, research by the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has revealed.

INTERVIEW: Space technology can help create a better world – Simonetta Di Pippo, UN Office for Outer Space Affairs

Jan 14, 2017, at 04:58 am

New York, Jan 13 (Just Earth News): The heads of national space agencies, government officials and representatives from the space community worldwide are being challenged to get more women into the aerospace industry.

More must be done to assist, protect freezing refugees and migrants in Europe – UN agency

Jan 14, 2017, at 04:56 am

New York, Jan 13 (Just Earth News): The United Nations refugee agency is urging European authorities to step up support and security for refugees migrants facing harsh winter conditions, particularly amid reports that people have frozen trying to enter or move across Europe.

UN rights chief urges executives gathering in Davos to stand up for rights

Jan 14, 2017, at 04:54 am

New York, Jan 13 (Just Earth News): The top United Nations human rights official on Friday called on business leaders gathering at the World Economic Forum's annual meeting in the Swiss town of Davos next week to use their considerable influence to stand up for human rights and prevent rights violations in countries where they operate.