Canada mourns Quebec Mosque shooting, reactions pour in globally
Jan 31, 2017, at 08:10 am
Toronto, Jan. 30 (IBNS): Canada is mourning Sunday's shooting at a Quebec City mosque which left six people dead and several more injured, according to reports.
Warning of dire food shortages in Horn of Africa, UN agricultural agency calls for urgent action
Jan 31, 2017, at 04:58 am
New York, Jan 30 (Just Earth News): With only one-quarter of expected rainfall received in the Horn of Africa in the October-December period, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) on Monday called for an immediate response to prevent widespread drought conditions from becoming a catastrophe.
UN releases $100 million to sustain relief operations in world's most neglected crises
Jan 31, 2017, at 04:57 am
New York, Jan 30 (Just Earth News): United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Monday released $100 million from the organization's Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) to sustain operations in nine “neglected crises†where levels of vulnerability are alarmingly high but funding remains critically low.
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Quebec City Mayor’s mourns mosque shoooting incident
Jan 31, 2017, at 02:46 am
Toronto, Jan 30 (IBNS): Quebec City Mayor Regis Labeaume has mourned the loss of lives in the shooting incident at a mosque on Sunday.
American travel ban: Demonstrations planned in Ottawa
Jan 31, 2017, at 01:25 am
Toronto, Jan 30 (IBNS): Demonstrations have been planned in Ottawa at noon on Monday to protest against executive order of U.S. President Donald Trump to authorize travel ban on citizens from Syria, Iraq, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen, media reports said.
Canada Mosque shooting: PM Justin Trudeau condemns
Jan 30, 2017, at 09:53 pm
Toronto, Jan 30 (IBNS): Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Monday called the shooting at the Centre culturel islamique de Québec, which left at least six people killed, as a 'terrorist attack on Muslims'.
Quebec mosque shooting: At least six killed, eight injured
Jan 30, 2017, at 07:09 pm
Quebec City, Jan 30 (IBNS): The casualty in the Quebec City mosque mass shooting has risen to six, with eight others sustaining injuries, media reports said.
Afghanistan: At least six heroin lab destroyed by security forces
Jan 30, 2017, at 06:18 pm
Kabul, Jan 30 (IBNS): In a major anti-narcotic drive, the Afghan national security forces (ANDSF) has destroyed at least six heroin manufacturing labs, local Khaama Press said.
Quebec mosque shooting: Trudeau condoles loss, condemns 'cowardly' act
Jan 30, 2017, at 05:10 pm
Ottawa, Jan 30 (IBNS): Following the Quebec mosque shooting on Sunday night, which killed at least five people, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has condemned the act as 'cowardly' while condoling the loss of lives.
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At least five killed in Quebec mosque shooting
Jan 30, 2017, at 04:45 pm
Quebec City, Jan 30 (IBNS): At least five people have been killed after unidentified gunmen open-fired at a gathering outside a Quebec mosque, media reports said.
Ban not about Muslims, says Donald Trump
Jan 30, 2017, at 04:29 pm
Washington, Jan 30 (IBNS): Contrary to perceived notions, US President Donald Trump has said that the ban against the seven nation is not a Muslim ban but done in accordance with a list prepared by the Obama government in 2011.
Trump asks senators to concentrate on ISIS, illegal immigration
Jan 30, 2017, at 04:26 pm
Washington, Jan 30 (IBNS): US President Donald Trump has asked senators John McCain and Lindsey Graham to concentrate on the ISIS and illegal immigration instead of 'looking to start World War III'.
Toronto: Microplastics found in supermarket fish, shellfish
Jan 30, 2017, at 03:05 pm
Toronto, Jan 30 (IBNS): According to a new study, tiny pieces of plastic had made their way into fish and shellfish found at the supermarket, media reports said.
Transfer of Canadian banking records to U.S. tax agency doubles
Jan 30, 2017, at 02:49 pm
Toronto, Jan. 30 (IBNS): Canada Revenue Agency had sent banking records of more than 315,160 Canadian residents to the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) on Sept. 28, 2016 under a controversial Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) legislation, media reports said
Canada: Shooting at mosque kills 4
Jan 30, 2017, at 02:34 pm
Quebec, Jan 30 (IBNS): A shooting incident at a mosque in Quebec City in Canada left at least four people killed, media reports said on Monday.
As new drought hits Ethiopia, UN urges support for Government's 'remarkable' efforts
Jan 30, 2017, at 01:06 pm
New York, Jan 28 (Just Earth News): Commending the Ethiopian Government and humanitarian partners on the response to last year's El Niño drought that left 10.2 million people needing food assistance, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres and UN aid chief Stephen O'Brien on Sunday said the international community must show “total solidarity†with country as it faces a new drought.
South Sudan: UN and regional partners call for immediate cessation of hostilities
Jan 30, 2017, at 01:05 pm
New York, Jan 30 (Just Earth News): The United Nations, the African Union (AU) and regional partners on Sunday reiterated their call for an immediate cessation of hostilities in South Sudan and urged the parties to ensure an inclusive political process, both in the proposed National Dialogue and in the implementation of the 2015 peace agreement.
Jan 30, 2017, at 12:44 am
Beijing, Jan 29 (IBNS): A tiger attacked a man in a Chinese zoo which left him dead, media reports said on Sunday.
Toronto man killed in British town
Jan 30, 2017, at 12:17 am
Toronto, Jan 29 (IBNS): Police Officers responded to a call shortly after 4 a.m. local time on Jan. 21 and discovered the dead body of Suren Sivananthan in the parking lot of a supermarket in Milton Keynes, about 85 kilometres northwest of London, England, according to a news release, media reports said.
Hundreds gather at NY airport to protest against Trump's ban on refugees
Jan 29, 2017, at 04:30 pm
New York, Jan 29 (IBNS): Hundreds of people assembled at the John F Kennedy International Airport in New York on Saturday late night to protest against US President Donald Trump's ban on refugees, media reports said.
To those fleeing persecution, terror & war, Canadians will welcome you: Justin Trudeau
Jan 29, 2017, at 01:59 pm
Toronto, Jan 29 (IBNS): After US President Donald Trump has issued an executive order banning people from seven countries from entering the US, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Sunday extended his arms to welcome refugees to his nation.
Trump's executive order: Refugees detained at US airports, protesters demonstrate
Jan 29, 2017, at 01:38 pm
Washington, Jan 29 (IBNS): With US President Donald Trump issuing an order barring migrants and refugees from several Muslim countries, several refugees arriving in the nation have been held up at airports across the country, media reports said.
Jan 29, 2017, at 12:53 pm
New York, Jan 29 (Just Earth News): The United Nations agencies dealing with global refugee and migration issues on Saturday expressed the hope that the United States will continue its strong leadership role and long tradition of protecting those who are fleeing conflict and persecution.
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Canada’s fake news to be cracked by Digital information platforms innovative tools
Jan 29, 2017, at 04:58 am
Toronto, Jan 28 (IBNS): Two of the world’s biggest digital information platforms, Google and Facebook Inc are on their way to launch tools in Canada which would clear out fake news, media reports said.
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Jan 29, 2017, at 04:52 am
Toronto, Jan 28 (IBNS): The provincial government announced that it found a better alternative to implementing toll tax on Toronto highways.
Afghanistan: At least 10 ISIS and Lashkar-e-Islam militants killed
Jan 28, 2017, at 05:14 pm
Kabul, Jan 28 (IBNS): At least 10 ISIS and Lashkar-e-Islam militants have been killed in Afghanistan's Nangarhar province.
Trump bans entry of Syrian refugees into the US
Jan 28, 2017, at 04:28 pm
Washington, Jan 28 (IBNS): Delivering on his promises of banning radical Islam from entering America, President Donald Trump has banned the entry of Syrian refugees into USA for an indefinite period of time, media reports said.
President Trump announces manufacturing jobs initiative
Jan 28, 2017, at 02:19 pm
Washington, Jan 28 (IBNS): US President Donald Trump has announced that as part of his overall job creation agenda he will launch a Manufacturing Jobs Initiative.
UK , Jordan standing shoulder to shoulder in fight against Daesh
Jan 28, 2017, at 02:00 pm
London, Jan 28 (IBNS): Defence Secretary Michael Fallon has praised the crucial role Jordan plays in the fight against Daesh, following a meeting today with His Majesty King Abdullah II, officials said.
Stage ‘gradually being set’ for Somalia to move to a new phase in sustaining peace – UN envoy
Jan 28, 2017, at 01:37 pm
New York, Jan 28 (Just Earth News): Briefing the Security Council on the situation in Somalia, the United Nations envoy for the country noted on Friday that the recently concluded election was a “mirror†to Somalis, showing them the good and the bad regarding how power is exercised, relations between elders, clan power brokers, politicians, business, ordinary citizens, women and men.