Canadian PM's wife reacts to her picture with Atwal, calls it 'shocking'
Mar 07, 2018, at 10:27 pm
Ottawa, Mar 7 (IBNS): Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's wife Sophie Trudeau said she was shocked to know that she was seen in a picture with convicted Khalistani terrorist Jaspal Atwal during her recent India visit with her husband, media reports said.
Canada: Woman protests against controversial Toronto professor, arrested
Mar 07, 2018, at 09:41 pm
Kingston, Mar 7 (IBNS): A woman was arrested on Tuesday in eastern Ontario after she had participated at a protest against controversial Toronto professor Jordan Peterson, media reports said.
Donald Trump's top economic adviser Gary Cohn resigns
Mar 07, 2018, at 03:11 pm
Washington, Mar 7 (IBNS): The White House on Tuesday confirmed that President Donald Trump's top economic adviser Gary Cohn has resigned, reports said.
Security Council condemns attack on education workers in Central African Republi
Mar 07, 2018, at 02:44 pm
New York, Mar 7 (JEN): The United Nations Security Council on Tuesday denounced an attack against education workers that killed six, including one UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) consultant, who were traveling in the north-western prefecture of the Central African Republic (CAR).
Protect the momentum’ and seize opportunities offered by latest inter-Korean talks, urges UN chief
Mar 07, 2018, at 02:37 pm
New York, Mar 7 (JEN): Welcoming the progress in the latest talks between the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea and the Republic of Korea, the United Nations Secretary-General has highlighted the need to utilize the opportunities it offers to find a peaceful path forward.
Victims of Syrian conflict ‘denied any meaningful justice,’ says UN-mandated panel
Mar 07, 2018, at 02:32 pm
New York, Mar 7 (JEN): The brutal conflict in Syria has not only claimed civilians as unintentional victims but has seen all warring parties deliberately target them with complete impunity employing unlawful methods of warfare, a new report by a United Nations-mandated inquiry on the war-ravaged country has said.
UN launches Environmental Rights Initiative
Mar 07, 2018, at 02:29 pm
New York, Mar 7 (JEN): Taking a stand against ongoing threats, harassment and murder of environmental defenders, the United Nations on Tuesday launched an initiative enlisting business communities to champion a clean and healthy environment.
Mar 07, 2018, at 02:26 pm
New York, Mar 7 (JEN): The “frenzied” scale of unspeakable violence against the minority Muslim Rohingya community in Myanmar has shifted to a “lower intensity campaign of terror and forced starvation,” seemingly intended to drive the remaining Rohingyas from their homeland, a senior United Nations human rights official has warned.
Choose a husband with consent – not coercion
Mar 07, 2018, at 02:23 pm
New York, Mar 7 (JEN): Millions of children around the world are married off before they are ready, often against their will.
Child marriage numbers drop, but still ‘a long way to go’ to end practice – UNICEF
Mar 07, 2018, at 02:20 pm
New York, Mar 7 (JEN): Although the prevalence of child marriage is decreasing worldwide, action will need to be stepped up to achieve the global target of ending the practice by 2030, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Tuesday.
Canada: GTA home sales drop, says Real Estate Board
Mar 07, 2018, at 02:17 pm
Toronto, Mar 6 (IBNS): Home sales have dropped by 35% as selling prices dropped more than 12 percent from February 2017 in Greater Toronto Area (GTA), which includes city of Toronto and adjoining cities, Toronto Real Estate Board (TREB) reported.
DR Congo: Flaring tensions could ‘plunge Kasai region into new violence,’ UN warns
Mar 07, 2018, at 02:13 pm
New York, Mar 7 (JEN): The United Nations refugee agency warned Tuesday that ongoing instability in the Kasai region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) poses a grave risk to civilian safety, including for several hundred refugees recently returned there from Angola.
Canada: GTA home sales drop, says Real Estate Board
Mar 07, 2018, at 05:41 am
Toronto, Mar 6 (IBNS): Home sales have dropped by 35% as selling prices dropped more than 12 percent from February 2017 in Greater Toronto Area (GTA), which includes city of Toronto and adjoining cities, Toronto Real Estate Board (TREB) said.
Sri Lanka declares a 10-day State Emergency to curb spread of communal tension
Mar 06, 2018, at 10:03 pm
Colombo, Mar 6 (IBNS): Faced with clashes between two hostile religious groups, the Sri Lanka government, on Tuesday, announced State Emergency emergency to curb the violence from spreading, media reports said.
Mar 06, 2018, at 08:12 pm
Mexico City/Ottawa, Mar 6 (IBNS): Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister, Chrystia Freeland, who is now in Mexico City for NAFTA negotiations, has said it is a historic opportunity to improve and modernize the trade deal to bring jobs in North America.
Four Pakistani nationals among 31 insurgents killed in Afghanistan
Mar 06, 2018, at 06:00 pm
Kabul, Mar 6 (IBNS): At least 31 insurgents were killed in various parts of Afghanistan in anti-terrorism operations conducted by the Afghan forces on Monday.
Justin Trudeau congratulates Oscar winners from Canada
Mar 06, 2018, at 05:01 pm
Los Angeles/Ottawa, Mar 6 (IBNS): Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has congratulated three Oscar winners- Paul Austerberry, Jeffrey A. Melvin and Shane Vieau-who hail from his country.
Indian origin officer Neil Basu appointed as Scotland Yard counter-terrorism chief
Mar 06, 2018, at 02:53 pm
London, Mar 6 (IBNS): Senior Indian-origin Scotland Yard officer Neil Basu has been appointed as the counter-terrorism chief, officials said on Tuesday.
US President Donald Trump may travel to Jerusalem for embassy opening
Mar 06, 2018, at 02:43 pm
Washington, Mar 6 (IBNS): US President Donald Trump might travel to Jerusalem to open the US embassy in the city later this year, media reports said.
‘Instead of responding to crises, we need to invest far more in prevention,’ says UN chief
Mar 06, 2018, at 02:28 pm
New York, Mar 6 (JEN): The imbalance between spending on conflict, and spending on peace, must be tackled head-on, Secretary-General António Guterres said Monday, urging the United Nations to rally all international actors “for our efforts across the peace continuum – from prevention, conflict resolution and peacekeeping to peacebuilding and sustainable long-term development.”
UN chief appoints former New York Mayor as Special Envoy for Climate Action
Mar 06, 2018, at 02:24 pm
New York, Mar 6 (JEN): United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Monday appointed Michael R. Bloomberg, the former Mayor of New York City, as his Special Envoy for Climate Action.
Senegal: Partnering for peace with the UN in some of the most challenging places
Mar 06, 2018, at 02:19 pm
New York, Mar 6 (JEN): More than 100,000 United Nations peacekeepers are serving in the cause of peace around the world today. They do so at great personal risk and in harsh conditions. In places such as the Central African Republic and South Sudan, peacekeepers save thousands of lives, protect civilians against violent attacks and support the delivery of crucial humanitarian assistance.
Urgent need to step-up protection of children in crises – UN rights wing
Mar 06, 2018, at 02:16 pm
New York, Mar 6 (JEN): Children in crisis situations face a raft of challenges – from family separation and forced recruitment to sexual exploitation and abject poverty – the deputy United Nations human rights chief said Monday, urging immediate action to protect children from the consequences of “all too adult failings.”
Collapse of Iran nuclear deal would be ‘great loss,’ says UN atomic agency chief
Mar 06, 2018, at 02:11 pm
New York, Mar 6 (JEN): Iran is implementing a series of commitments under the nuclear agreement reached with key countries in 2015, the head of the United Nations nuclear energy agency said Monday.
UN food relief agency and partners deliver much-needed aid to Syria’s east Ghouta
Mar 06, 2018, at 02:07 pm
New York, Mar 6 (JEN): A United Nations-Syrian Arab Red Crescent (SARC) humanitarian convoy arrived in the besieged Syrian enclave of Eastern Ghouta on Monday bringing life-saving aid to thousands of desperate people, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) has reported.
Hunger rates remain high amid conflict, climate shocks, warns UN food security report
Mar 06, 2018, at 02:03 pm
New York, Mar 6 (JEN): Increased hunger and food insecurity, fuelled by conflict and climatic challenges, continues to inflict suffering on populations in different parts of the world, forcing them to remain dependent on humanitarian assistance, a new United Nations report has warned.
Trade tariffs exemption only if new NAFTA signed, Trump warns Trudeau
Mar 06, 2018, at 02:48 am
Washington/Ottawa, Mar 5 (IBNS): In a tone of blackmail, US President Donald Trump has warned his Canadian counterpart Justin Trudeau saying that Canada will only be exempted from the trade tariffs, which are planned to be imposed, if a fresh North Atlantic Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) is signed.
Oscar 2018: Canadians win big for The Shape Of Water
Mar 06, 2018, at 02:17 am
Los Angeles/Toronto, Mar 5 (IBNS): Three Canadians, who were parts of film The Shape Of Water, bagged Academy Awards for the production designs on Sunday.
Pakistan Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi visiting Nepal
Mar 06, 2018, at 01:35 am
Kathmandu, Mar 5 (IBNS): Pakistani Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi is currently on a two-day visit to Nepal.
Sheikh Hasina visits hospital to meet Prof Muhammed Zafar Iqbal
Mar 05, 2018, at 10:09 pm
Dhaka, Mar 5 (IBNS): Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday visited a hospital in Dhaka to meet knife-attack victim writer Prof Muhammed Zafar Iqbal.