Yemen attack: ISIS claims responsibility

Dec 19, 2016, at 02:45 am

Aden, Dec 18 (IBNS): Militant group Islamic State on Sunday claimed responsibility for the suicide attack in Aden city in Yemen.

Toronto: 21-year-old man fatally stabbed his aunt

Dec 19, 2016, at 01:50 am

Toronto, Dec. 18 (IBNS): Police issued a Canada-wide warrant for Shayne MacDonald, a 21-year-old man suspected to have fatally stabbed his aunt in an apartment near College and Dufferin streets on Friday, media said.

Pakistan's Army Chief Qamar Javed Bajwa commences his Saudi Arabia visit

Dec 18, 2016, at 11:00 pm

Islamabad, Dec 18 (IBNS): Pakistan's Army Chief Qamar Javed Bajwa has commenced his Saudia Arabia visit, officials said.

Yemen: 30 soldiers killed in suicide attack

Dec 18, 2016, at 09:55 pm

Aden, Dec 18 (IBNS): At least 30 soldiers were killed as suicide bomber hit Aden city in Yemen on Sunday, media reports said.

We don't want drone they stole-let them keep it: Donald Trump attacks China

Dec 18, 2016, at 07:12 pm

Washington, Dec 18 (IBNS): President-elect Donald Trump has said that US should let China keep his country's Navy's unmanned underwater glider that the latter had seized in the South China Sea.

Silencing opposition is 'not the solution,' UN rights chief says as Internet blackout looms in DR Congo

Dec 18, 2016, at 01:43 pm

New York, Dec 18 (Just Earth News):The United Nations human rights chief on Saturday said he is “deeply alarmed” at a planned Government shutdown of social media in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) from Sunday evening, ahead of the end of President Joseph Kabila's mandate, coupled with a continuing ban on demonstrations by civil society and the opposition.

Political accord's slow implementation has not brought peace and stability Libyans deserve – Ban

Dec 18, 2016, at 01:29 pm

New York, Dec 18 (Just Earth News): Marking the one-year anniversary of the signing of the Libyan Political Agreement, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today commended all Libyans who engaged in the “milestone” process, but cautioned that while much progress has been made, “the road to peace is long” and the Libyan people have not yet achieved the stability and security they deserve.

Heavy snow logs out Toronto, flights cancelled

Dec 18, 2016, at 07:22 am

Toronto, Dec. 17 (IBNS): The city of Toronto is reeling under rain, snow and freezing rain which began Thursday afternoon, causing the cancellation of score of flights, delays, and even road mishaps.

Afghanistan: Five women doctors shot dead by unknown gunmen

Dec 17, 2016, at 09:35 pm

Kandahar, Dec 17 (IBNS): Five women doctors were killed by unknwon gunmen in Afghanistan's Kandahar province on Saturday, media reports said.

Afghanistan: At least five women workers of Kandahar airport killed by gunmen

Dec 17, 2016, at 07:20 pm

Kabul, Dec 17 (IBNS): At least five women workers of Kandahar airport were killed by unknown gunmen on Saturday morning, local Khaama Press reported.

Afghanistan: At least 16 ISIS militants killed in US air raid

Dec 17, 2016, at 07:04 pm

Kabul, Dec 17 (IBNS): At least 16 ISIS militants have been killed in an US airstrike in Afghanistan's Nangarhar province, local Khaama Press reported.

Ban Ki-moon hints at running for S.Korean Presidency

Dec 17, 2016, at 05:05 pm

Seoul/New York, Dec 17 (IBNS): UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has hinted at running for South Korea's presidency, media reports said.

Toronto: Heroic efforts of 2-year-old child to raise $500 for Brain Cancer Research

Dec 17, 2016, at 02:31 pm

Toronto, Dec 17 (IBNS): After two-year-old Bentley Davidson, also known as “Mini Gord Downie” became a social media star overnight, his parents decided to give back to Sunnybrook Hospital in Toronto on Gord’s behalf.

University of Toronto geoscientists discover oldest water in the world

Dec 17, 2016, at 02:23 pm

Toronto, Dec 17 (IBNS): The discovery of two-billion-year-old water in a mine in Timmins, scientifically proven to be the oldest water in the world, by a team of University of Toronto geoscientists could lead to a new perception of ancient life on earth and on other planets.

Security Council adjusts mandate of UN mission in South Sudan to deter sexual violence, monitor hate speech

Dec 17, 2016, at 02:17 pm

New York, Dec 17 (Just Earth News):Approving a one-year extension of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan, the Security Council on Fridaydemanded an end to the fighting in the war-riven country, and decided that the mission, known as UNMISS, shall “use all necessary means” to “deter and prevent” sexual violence within its capacity, and “monitor, investigate and report incidents of hate speech.”

Ban condemns deadly attack on military post in northern Burkina Faso

Dec 17, 2016, at 02:12 pm

New York, Dec 17 (Just Earth News):United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has condemned today's attack against a military post in Nassoumbou, province of Soum in the north of Burkina Faso, in which Burkinabè soldiers were killed and injured.

Philippines: UN expert rejects Government-imposed conditions on fact-finding mission

Dec 17, 2016, at 02:06 pm

New York, Dec 17 (Just Earth News):The United Nations Special Rapporteur on summary executions urged the Government of the Philippines to lift a series of preconditions it has imposed on her planned visit to investigate the alleged extra-judicial killings of suspected drug dealers, since President Rodrigo Duterte took office.

Possibility of genocide in South Sudan is ‘all too real,’ Ban warns in opinion piece

Dec 17, 2016, at 01:53 pm

New York, Dec 17 (Just Earth News):Given the scale of the disaster in South Sudan, the United Nations Security Council, regional organizations and the international community must step up to their responsibility to the help the country’s people, who have suffered through three years of bloody conflict, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Fridayin an opinion piece published by Newsweek.

UN refugee agency chief launches appeal to support thousands displaced in Lake Chad Basin

Dec 17, 2016, at 01:48 pm

New York, Dec 17 (Just Earth News):The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, launched on Fridaya multi-million dollar inter-agency appeal to provide support to nearly 500,000 people who have been affected by the Boko Haram insurgency, including those in Niger, Chad, and Cameroon, as well as Nigerian refugees.

UN rights chief urges Gambian leader to respect results of presidential election

Dec 17, 2016, at 01:44 pm

New York, Dec 17 (Just Earth News):The increased military presence deployed across Gambia since President Yayha Jammeh rejected the election result risks heightening the current climate of intimidation and harassment in the country, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights warned on Friday.

Israelis and Palestinians must ‘rebuild trust in each other,’ Ban tells Security Council

Dec 17, 2016, at 01:39 pm

New York, Dec 17 (Just Earth News):While the international community must spare no effort revive waning support for the long-sought two-state solution for Middle East peace, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon told the United Nations Security Council on Fridaythat “ultimately, it is up to the Israelis and the Palestinians to make peace,” and called on the two sides to “rebuild trust in each other.”

‘Aleppo now synonym for hell,’ Ban warns in final press conference as UN chief

Dec 17, 2016, at 01:32 pm

New York, Dec 17 (Just Earth News):In his last press conference as United Nations Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon on Fridaydelivered stark warnings on two issues at the forefront of international concern: that “the carnage in Syria remains a gaping hole in the global conscience;” and that South Sudan faces a risk of genocide as the country leaders have “squandered a peace agreement.”

Extreme cold weather alert in Toronto

Dec 17, 2016, at 05:19 am

Toronto, Dec 16 (IBNS): A man found outdoors covered in snow with his fingers turned blue in the early hours of Friday morning was transported to hospital, media reported.

General Assembly calls on Member States to support new UN approach to cholera in Haiti

Dec 17, 2016, at 04:58 am

New York, Dec 16 (Just Earth News): Recognizing the moral responsibility of the United Nations to the victims of the cholera epidemic in Haiti, the General Assembly on Fridaywelcomed the new UN approach to tackling the disease – formally launched earlier this month by Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon – and called on all 193 of the world body’s Members States to provide the two-track plan their full support.

Gender equality is ‘critical ingredient’ in fight against poverty and hunger – UN agriculture chief

Dec 17, 2016, at 04:53 am

New York, Dec 16 (Just Earth News): The fight against extreme poverty, hunger and malnutrition is not possible without gender equality and women empowerment, José Graziano da Silva, the Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), said on Fridayin Rome, where he called for more efforts to ensure that rural women, “the backbone of our work in agriculture,” enjoy a level playing field.

Iraq: UN refugee agency steps up response as Mosul conflict displaces nearly 100,000

Dec 17, 2016, at 04:44 am

New York, Dec 16 (Just Earth News): With the number of people displaced from Mosul approaching 100,000 since the military operation to oust terrorists from the Iraqi city began three months ago, the United Nations refugee agency is bolstering its capacity to host and support civilians fleeing the fighting.

Myanmar's handling of northern Rakhine lesson in how to make 'bad situation worse' – UN rights chief

Dec 17, 2016, at 04:41 am

New York, Dec 16 (Just Earth News): Expressing concern over the situation in Myanmar's northern Rakhine, the top United Nations human rights official warned that the Government's “short-sighted, counterproductive, even callous” approach to the handling of the crisis could have grave long-term repercussions for the country and the region.

Toronto: Dog survives miraculously after deadly confrontation with GO train

Dec 17, 2016, at 01:57 am

Toronto, Dec 16 (IBNS): Luna, a two-year-old border collie mix, miraculously survived a deadly encounter with a GO train 680 News reported on Thursday.

U of T plans to preserve environmental data

Dec 16, 2016, at 03:24 pm

Toronto, Dec 16 (IBNS): With the growing risk of losing the environmental data under Donald Trump‘s leadership, researchers at the University of Toronto are planning what they called a “guerrilla archiving” meeting in Toronto on Saturday, to capture sensitive information currently available to the public through the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), media reported.

Toronto man’s way of giving back

Dec 16, 2016, at 03:23 pm

Toronto, Dec 16 (IBNS): Toronto based Steve McNeil, skated in Nathan Phillips Square on Thursday morning to raise money for Alzheimer's research, in memory of her mother who died after 15-year fight with the disease and his mother-in-law's struggle with dementia, reports said.