Syria: IS attack on camp, kills 30
May 03, 2017, at 01:21 am
Shaddadi, May 2 (IBNS): ISIS terrorists attacked near Syria's north-eastern border with Iraq on Tuesday, killing at least 30 civilians and injuring 34 others, media reports said.
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Series of explosions in hydro vault paralyses Toronto Downtown
May 02, 2017, at 03:17 pm
Toronto, May 2 (IBNS): A series of explosions rocked the underground hydro vaults of Bank of Nova Scotia at the financial district of Downtown Toronto, paralysing the area, reports said.
May 02, 2017, at 03:13 pm
Washington, May 2 (IBNS): In an unlikely praise for Kim Jong-un, the US President Donald Trump has said he's contemplating a meeting with the North Korean leader, but only if it's 'appropriate' for him to do so, reports said.
Syria: UN concerned over worsening security, humanitarian situation in Damascus suburbs
May 02, 2017, at 02:58 pm
Washington, May 2 (Just Earth News): The United Nations on Monday said that it remains deeply concerned by the deteriorating security and humanitarian situation in the eastern part of Syria’s Ghouta, where some 400,000 people are trapped.
UN calls for protection of civilians sheltering in South Sudan’s Upper Nile area
May 02, 2017, at 02:51 pm
Washington, May 2 (Just Earth News): A senior United Nations humanitarian official in South Sudan on Monday demanded that parties to the conflict uphold their responsibilities to protect thousands of Shilluk civilians sheltering in and around Aburoc, following the resumption of the government offensive and clashes along the West Bank of the Nile River last week.
Abuses by non-State actors no justification for rights violations by Governments – UN rights chief
May 02, 2017, at 02:47 pm
Washington, May 2 (Just Earth News): Raising alarm over use of rhetoric by States that they can “solve problems†and find ways around lawful safeguards, the United Nations rights chief on Monday urged vigilance to protect and promote human rights of everyone.
Rights of indigenous peoples ‘not in a very good state,’ UN expert says
May 02, 2017, at 02:43 pm
Washington, May 2 (Just Earth News): The rights of indigenous peoples are being abused by authorities and corporations that want access to their land and the resources – such as petrol – that l beneath it, the United Nations expert on the issue on Monday said on the sidelines of the 2017 session of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, currently under way in New York.
Middle East peace effort lacks progress on political front – UN reports
May 02, 2017, at 02:26 pm
Washington, May 2 (Just Earth News): The lack of progress in resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is impeding Palestine's development, according to a new United Nations report, which also reiterates the international community's commitment to a two-state solution in the region.
Afghanistan: US drone strike kills 8 Taliban insurgents
May 02, 2017, at 01:09 am
Kabul, May 1 (IBNS): At least eight Taliban insurgents were killed in an air strike carried out by the US military in Afghanistan's Nangarhar province on Monday, local Khaama Press reported.
Afghanistan: Counter terrorism operation kills at least 12 ISIS militants
May 02, 2017, at 12:42 am
Kabul, May 1 (IBNS): At least 12 ISIS militants have been killed during a recent counter terrorism operation in Afghanistan's Nangarhar province, local Khaama Press reported.
US DoD identifies Army casualty
May 01, 2017, at 03:37 pm
Washington, May 1 (IBNS): The US Department of Defence announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Inherent Resolve.
Angola: UN agency airlifts aid to newly-arrived refugees from DR Congo
May 01, 2017, at 03:19 pm
Washington, May 1 (Just Earth News): A plane carrying relief items has arrived in Luanda, Angola, to assist over 11,000 people who fled a recent surge violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the United Nations refugee agency said on Sunday.
Pakistan: Fire in Karachi building doused
May 01, 2017, at 03:11 pm
Karachi, May 1 (IBNS): A fire broke out inside a building at Karachi's II Chundrigar Road area in Pakistan on Monday, media reports said.
Pakistan: Bus plunges into ravine, 11 killed
Apr 30, 2017, at 09:56 pm
Islamabad, Apr 30 (IBNS): A bus plunged into a ravine on Sunday morning near Upper Dir area of Pakistan, killing at least 11 people, media reports said.
South Sudan: UN urges all sides to cease hostilities; regional force starts to arrive
Apr 30, 2017, at 01:49 pm
New York, Apr 30 (Just Earth News): Disturbed by the escalation of violence and subsequent suffering of civilians in South Sudan as a result of the recent government offensive, the United Nations today urged the Government and other warring parties to cease hostilities, uphold their responsibility to protect civilians.
Pakistan: Hindu temple vandalised, FIR registered
Apr 30, 2017, at 01:06 am
Islamabad, Apr 29 (IBNS): A Hindu temple has been vandalised in Pakistan's southern Sindh province, media reports said on Saturday.
Korean Peninsula: Conflict prevention 'our collective priority' but onus also on DPRK, says UN chief
Apr 29, 2017, at 10:35 pm
New York, Apr 29 (Just Earth News): Preventing armed conflict in north-east Asia is the international community's collective priority while the onus is also on the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) to refrain from further nuclear testing and explore the path of dialogue, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres told the Security Council on Friday.
Western Sahara: UN welcomes withdrawal of Polisario Front from Guerguerat area
Apr 29, 2017, at 10:32 pm
New York, Apr 29 (Just Earth News): The United Nations on Friday welcomed the withdrawal of all Polisario Front elements from the Guerguerat area, between the berm and the border with Mauritania, has confirmed by observers of the UN Mission on Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara, on 27-28 April.
UN food agencies urge Governments to step up food action in African countries facing famine
Apr 29, 2017, at 10:29 pm
New York, Apr 29 (Just Earth News): Unless urgent action is taken to feed people in north-east Nigeria, Somalia, South Sudan and Yemen, more than 20 million people will not find enough food to eat, the heads of the United Nations food agencies on Friday warned.
Accurate occupational data vital to save lives, says UN labour agency on World Day
Apr 29, 2017, at 10:27 pm
New York, Apr 29 (Just Earth News): Even though more than 2.3 million fatalities and 300 million accidents resulting in injuries are estimated to occur in workplaces around the globe each year, the actual impact remains largely unknown, the United Nations International Labour Organization has warned, highlighting the need to “vastly†improve national occupational safety and health data (OSH).
UN rights office troubled by accelerated executions in US with expiring drug a factor
Apr 29, 2017, at 10:26 pm
New York, Apr 29 (Just Earth News): The United Nations human rights office on Friday expressed deep concern about the executions of four men in the United States state of Arkansas, which were reportedly done within the span of eight days to make use of an expiring lethal injection drug.
Returning from Mali, senior UN relief official spotlights country's complex challenges
Apr 29, 2017, at 10:22 pm
New York, Apr 29 (Just Earth News): Concluding a three-day mission to Mali, a senior United Nations relief official has underlined the need to keep the humanitarian needs of its people in the international spotlight.
Young Syrian refugees don't want pity; respect their rights and empower them – UNICEF Advocate
Apr 29, 2017, at 10:21 pm
New York, Apr 29 (Just Earth News): Concluding a visit to Syrian refugee camps in Jordan where he met with young people displaced from their homes, an advocate for the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) underlined the need to respect their rights and empower them so that they can grow to their full potential.
UN calls for restraint following violence in former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
Apr 29, 2017, at 10:14 pm
New York, Apr 29 (Just Earth News): The United Nations on Friday called for restraint and calm in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia following violence directed at democratic institutions and elected officials.
UN releases $500,000 for fuel purchase to address power outages in Gaza Strip
Apr 29, 2017, at 10:13 pm
New York, Apr 29 (Just Earth News): The United Nations has approved the allocation of $500,000 for the purchase of emergency fuel to maintain the delivery of essential services at hospitals and other emergency medical facilities in the Gaza Strip of the Occupied Palestinian Territory, following severe power outages.
With two executions of minors looming, UN rights experts urge Iran to halt death penalty
Apr 29, 2017, at 10:12 pm
New York, Apr 29 (Just Earth News): At least 90 people on death row in Iran are under the age of 18, United Nations human rights experts on Friday said, urging authorities to abide with international law and immediately stop these executions.
North Korea: Ballistic missile explodes seconds after lift off
Apr 29, 2017, at 04:33 pm
Pyongyang, Apr 29 (IBNS): Trashing all warnings and sanctions against them, the reclusive Kim Jong-un led North Korea test fired another ballistic missile yet again on Saturday, with no success however, reports said.
Rawalpindi: Metro bus runs over student
Apr 29, 2017, at 02:01 am
Rawalpindi, Apr 28 (IBNS): A Metro bus run over a medical student in Pakistan's Rawalpindi city on Friday, media reports said.
Afghanistan: Key ISIS leader, 44 militants killed in operations
Apr 28, 2017, at 06:28 pm
Kabul, Apr 28 (IBNS): A key ISIS leader along with 44 militants have been killed in separate operations in Afghanistan's Nangarhar province, local Khaama Press reported.
Taliban launches Mansoori, new spring offensive
Apr 28, 2017, at 04:43 pm
Kabul, Apr 28 (IBNS): The Taliban on Friday morning announced the launch of its new spring offensive Mansoori, local Khaama Press reported.