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Jun 25, 2018, at 04:00 pm
New York, June 25 (IBNS): The UN Secretary-General has condemned an explosion which took place at an election rally in Zimbabwe on Saturday, not long after President Emmerson Mnangagwa left the stage after addressing the crowd, according to news reports.
Football team feared trapped inside cave in Thailand, search ops underway
Jun 25, 2018, at 03:38 pm
Bangkok, Jun 25 (IBNS): A rescue operation is underway in northern Thailand's Chiang Rai province, where a boys football team is feared to be trapped inside a cave, reports said on Monday.
Afghanistan: Seven Taliban militants die in Herat clash
Jun 25, 2018, at 02:01 pm
Kabul, Jun 25 (IBNS): Seven militants affiliated with the Taliban group have been killed during a clash with Afghan soldiers in the country's Herat province, reports said.
Turkey: President Recep Tayyip Erdogan wins new five year term
Jun 25, 2018, at 01:11 pm
Ankara: Turkey President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has won another five year term after been re-elected in the recently concluded elections, reports said on Monday.
Saudi Arabia's driving ban lifted, women drive on streets
Jun 24, 2018, at 09:18 pm
Jeddah, June 24 (IBNS): Saudi Arabia witnessed a history on Sunday when women in the nation were allowed to drive, ending an age-old driving ban on the eves.
Explosion rocks German building, 25 injured
Jun 24, 2018, at 06:12 pm
Berlin, June 24 (IBNS): At least 25 people were injured as an explosion destroyed a building in Germany's Wuppertal city, media reports said on Sunday.
Jun 24, 2018, at 05:50 pm
New York, June 24 (IBNS): One person has reportedly died, and dozens were injured after an explosion ripped through a large crowd at a rally for the new Prime Minister of Ethiopia on Saturday, which the UN chief described as a matter of “grave concern”.
French teen accidentally crosses Canadian border while jogging, held
Jun 23, 2018, at 10:50 pm
Victoria, Jun 23 (IBNS): A French teen had landed herself into a trouble as she crossed the Canadian border and entered into the US while jogging on a beach in White Rock, British Columbia (BC), media reports said.
Canada: Donald Trump calls on Justin Trudeau for NATO spending
Jun 23, 2018, at 10:16 pm
Washington/ottawa, Jun 23 (IBNS): US President Donald Trump is reportedly calling on Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for a meeting over more North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) spending, media reports said.
Pakistan: Two soldiers killed during anti-terror operation
Jun 23, 2018, at 09:28 pm
Islamabad, June 23 (IBNS): During an intelligence-based operation (IBO) in South Waziristan, at least two soldiers were killed, media reports said on Saturday.
Zimbabwe: President Mnangagwa survives Bulawayo explosion
Jun 23, 2018, at 09:10 pm
Bulawayo, June 23 (IBNS): Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa survived an apparent bomb attack and remained unhurt in Zimbabwe's Bulawayo city on Saturday, media reports said.
Mortar shells attack in Afghanistan kills 2
Jun 23, 2018, at 07:09 pm
Kabul, June 23 (IBNS): A mortar shells attack in central Maidan Wardak province of Afghanistan left at least two people killed on Saturday, media reports said.
Trump does a U-turn, sanctions N Korea for posing 'extraordinary threat'
Jun 23, 2018, at 12:22 pm
Washington, Jun 23 (IBNS): Sanctioning North Korea and Donald Trump go hand in hand, but, following the latest sanctions against the former, the US President has done a U-turn.
Stigmatized, shunned and shamed, International Widows’ Day draws attention to their unique needs
Jun 23, 2018, at 08:23 am
New York, June 23 (IBNS): The loss of a spouse or partner is often devastating, but for many women it is magnified by a “long-term struggle” for basic needs, human rights and dignity, according to UN Women, in a message to mark International Widows’ Day.
Afghanistan: Taliban kidnap 33 workers in southern Kandahar province
Jun 23, 2018, at 08:22 am
Kabul, June 23 (IBNS): Terrorist group Taliban have kidnapped 33 workers of a road construction company in southern Kandahar province on Friday, media reports said on Saturday.
Women's rights face global pushback from conservativism, fundamentalism – UN experts warn
Jun 23, 2018, at 08:20 am
New York, June 23 (IBNS): Women’s rights are under threat from a “backlash” of conservatism and fundamentalism around the world, a United Nation panel warned on Friday.
Japanese law professor elected new judge at the International Court of Justice
Jun 23, 2018, at 08:17 am
New York, June 23 (IBNS): An international law professor from Japan has been elected to serve with the principal judicial organ of the United Nations, following the resignation of a sitting judge, earlier this month.
Jun 23, 2018, at 08:10 am
New York, June 23 (IBNS): The United States government decision to end its border policy of forcibly separating migrant children from their parents, does not help thousands of youngsters already in detention, who should be released and reunited with their families, a group of UN rights experts said on Friday.
Jun 23, 2018, at 08:03 am
New York, June 23 (IBNS): In Venezuela, “credible, shocking accounts of extrajudicial killings” and impunity for perpetrators, indicate that the rule of law “is virtually absent”, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) said on Friday, in a call for an international inquiry into the alleged violations.
Canada: Ontario premier-elect Doug Ford seeks consultations on marijuana legalisation
Jun 22, 2018, at 10:41 pm
Toronto, Jun 22 (IBNS): Ontario premier-elect Doug Ford is seeking further consultations on marijuana legalisation in the province, media reports said.
Pakistan: Pervez Musharraf quits as APML chairman
Jun 22, 2018, at 03:46 pm
Islamabad, June 22 (IBNS): Ex-Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has quit as All Pakistan Muslim League (APML) chairman, media reports said.
Melania Trump's 'I really don't care do you?' jacket on migrant visit strikes row
Jun 22, 2018, at 03:07 pm
Austin/Washington, Jun 22 (IBNS): American First Lady Melania Trump's choice of her jacket during her migrant visit in Texas has created fresh row, media reports said.
EU introduces retaliatory tariffs on US goods
Jun 22, 2018, at 01:58 pm
Brussels, Jun 22 (IBNS): The European Union has introduced retaliatory tariffs on goods from the United States of America, reports said on Friday.
Afghanistan: Gunmen kill four border police, abduct 13 construction workers
Jun 22, 2018, at 01:56 pm
Kabul, Jun 22 (IBNS): A group of gunmen abducted at least 13 construction workers in Afghanistan's Kandahar province on Thursday evening, local media reports said on Friday.
London station evacuated after man on track claims to have bomb
Jun 22, 2018, at 01:10 pm
London, Jun 22 (IBNS) : British police swooped on a central London station on Friday morning (local) after a man climbed onto rail tracks and claimed he had a bomb, local newspaper reports said.
UN chief welcomes ‘positive steps’ towards peace between Eritrea and Ethiopia
Jun 22, 2018, at 07:46 am
New York, June 22 (IBNS): The United Nations has announced its readiness to support Eritrea and Ethiopia following recent peace overtures between the two neighbouring States in the Horn of Africa.
Hungary’s laws on helping vulnerable foreigners are ‘blatantly xenophobic’: UN rights chief
Jun 22, 2018, at 07:42 am
New York, June 22 (IBNS): Hungarian legislation that criminalizes anyone who supports asylum seekers and other vulnerable individuals is “blatantly xenophobic”, “shameful” and “disgraceful”, the UN human rights chief said on Thursday.
UN Envoy ‘confident’ deal can be reached to avert further violence around key Yemeni port city
Jun 22, 2018, at 07:33 am
New York, June 22 (IBNS): The United Nations envoy for Yemen expressed confidence on Thursday that a solution can be found to prevent further violence in and around the port city of Hodeida.
Jun 22, 2018, at 07:26 am
New York, June 22 (IBNS): In Moscow on Thursday, Secretary-General António Guterres said multilateralism was vital to tackling climate change, terrorism and other dramatic challenges, and that the United Nations and Russia would continue working together to make global institutions stronger and better able to serve the public good.
Jun 22, 2018, at 07:22 am
New York, June 22 (IBNS): Focussing on “listening to all sides” the new United Nations Special Envoy on Myanmar praised “recent positive steps” taken by the government and United Nations to try and ensure the eventual voluntary, safe and dignified return of Rohingya refugees, to their homes in Rakhine state.