Jun 12, 2019, at 09:45 am
New York, June 12 (IBNS): At least 19 children have reportedly been killed in Sudan and another 49 injured since a military backlash against protesters began earlier this month, prompting the head of the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) to express her grave concern “at the impact of the continuing violence and unrest in the country on children and young people”.
Tragedy of Mediterranean deaths continues, as seven drown, 57 rescued: UN migration agency
Jun 12, 2019, at 09:35 am
New York, June 12 (IBNS): A rescue operation on the Mediterranean concluded on Tuesday with confirmation that seven people drowned and 57 were rescued, following a shipwreck off the Greek island of Lesvos, the UN migration agency, IOM, said.
Jun 12, 2019, at 09:27 am
New York, June 12 (IBNS): The 15 members of the United Nations Security Council adopted on Tuesday the very first ever resolution focused on the issue of missing persons in armed conflict. The aim is to encourage countries to fulfil their obligations, take action to step up prevention, and tackle the issue earlier, so that ultimately families separated by conflict can be reunited, or at least given answers as to the fate of their loved ones.
Macron leads EU-wide minimum wage call as Merkel, Medvedev warn of global injustice
Jun 12, 2019, at 09:22 am
New York, June 12 (IBNS): “Fundamental change” to the world of work – including an EU-wide minimum wage – is needed to address the growing gap between society’s haves and have-nots, French President Emmanuel Macron said on Tuesday.
New Disability Inclusion Strategy is ‘transformative change we need’, says Guterres
Jun 12, 2019, at 09:17 am
New York, June 12 (IBNS): Disability inclusion is not only a fundamental human right, it is “central to the promise” of the 2030 Agenda on Sustainable Development, UN Secretary-General António Guterres told the annual conference on the Convention of Rights of Persons with Disabilities, which began on Tuesday.
UN Security Council offers Yemen Special Envoy ‘their full support’
Jun 12, 2019, at 09:09 am
New York, June 12 (IBNS): Security Council members issued a statement on Monday offering “their full support” to the UN Special Envoy for Yemen, Martin Griffiths, after he had reportedly come in for criticism by the Government.
WikiLeaks: US justice department delivers Assange's extradition request to UK authorities
Jun 11, 2019, at 05:44 pm
Washington, Jun 11 (Sputnik/UNI) The US Justice Department delivered a formal request to UK authorities for WikiLeaks founder, Julian Assange's, extradition, US government official said.
MP Liton killing: Bangladesh court sentences former JaPa MP Abdul Quader Khan to life imprisonment
Jun 11, 2019, at 05:20 pm
Dhaka, June 11 (IBNS): A Bangladesh court on Tuesday sentenced former Jatiya Party (JaPa) MP Abdul Quader Khan to life imprisonment in an arms case filed in connection with the killing of Gaibandha-1 MP Manjurul Islam Liton, media reports said.
Afghanistan: Roadside bombing kills 6 in Kandahar
Jun 11, 2019, at 04:03 pm
Kabul, June 11 (IBNS): A roadside bombing in Afghanistan's Kandahar province on Tuesday left at least six people killed, media reports said.
Nepal: 2 Indian pilgrims killed in road mishap
Jun 11, 2019, at 03:56 pm
Kathmandu, June 11 (IBNS): At least two people were killed as a bus carrying Indian pilgrims was hit by a truck in Nepal’s Rautahat district, media reports said.
Trump says meeting with China's Xi scheduled on sidelines of G20 summit
Jun 11, 2019, at 10:21 am
Washington, Jun 11 (Sputnik/UNI) US President Donald Trump said he has scheduled talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping during the G20 summit in Japan later in June.
Jun 11, 2019, at 10:13 am
New York, June 11 (IBNS): Nearly 100 people were reportedly killed during an attack on a traditional Dogon hunters’ village in Mali on Sunday, prompting a call from UN chief António Guterres for authorities to act fast and “bring the perpetrators to justice”.
The future of work ‘with social justice for all’ tops agenda of centenary UN Labour conference
Jun 11, 2019, at 10:07 am
New York, June 11 (IBNS): The Centenary International Labour Conference got underway on Monday at the UN in Geneva, with ILO chief Guy Ryder, calling on hundreds of delegates from around the world to help “construct a future of work, with social justice for all”.
UN makes ‘declaration of digital interdependence’, with release of tech report
Jun 11, 2019, at 10:01 am
New York, June 11 (IBNS): The digital future must be safer and more inclusive, says a new tech report, “the Age of Digital Interdependence”, released on Monday by the UN High Level Panel on Digital Cooperation, almost a year after the Panel was launched by Secretary-General António Guterres.
Jun 11, 2019, at 09:49 am
New York, June 11 (IBNS): The United Nations has urged all parties to the “ongoing intense conflict” across Afghanistan to meet their obligations to protect civilians from harm, denouncing a spate of attacks by militants which killed more than 100 civilians in Kabul alone during Ramadan.
Tariffs will go up immediately if Xi does not meet me at G20: Trump
Jun 10, 2019, at 08:03 pm
Washington, Jun 10 (Sputnik): US President Donald Trump said on Monday that if Chinese leader Xi Jinping does not meet him at the G20 later this month, tariffs on $300 billion worth of goods will go into effect immediately.
Pakistan: Former President Asif Ali Zardari arrested by anti-corruption agency
Jun 10, 2019, at 06:01 pm
Islamabad, June 10 (IBNS): A 15-member team of the National Accountability Bureau (NAB), accompanied by police personnel, on Monday arrested Pakistan's former President Asif Ali Zardari from his residence in Islamabad city.
AIIB approves first investment in Nepal
Jun 10, 2019, at 05:42 pm
Beijing, June 10 (Xinhua/UNI) The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB)'s Board of Directors has approved a loan of up to 90 million US dollars for a hydropower project in Nepal, its first project in the country.
Personal data of 900k Russians leaked online from 3 Russian banks
Jun 10, 2019, at 05:27 pm
Moscow, June 10 (Sputnik/UNI) Almost 900,000 Russians have had their personal data, including passport details, phone numbers, and work and home addresses, leaked online from three Russian banks and may now fall victim to spamming and even fraud, Russia's Kommersant newspaper reported on Monday, citing Moscow-based data security company DeviceLock.
Three Al-Shabab militants killed in southern Somalia
Jun 10, 2019, at 05:20 pm
Mogadishu, June 10 (Xinhua/UNI) Somali forces on Sunday killed three Al-Shabab militants in the country's southern region of Gedo, officials said Monday.
There were threats of militant attacks on Eid congregations, says Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina
Jun 10, 2019, at 05:15 pm
Dhaka, June 10 (IBNS): Appreciating the country's security forces for ensuring trouble-free celebrations, Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina on Sunday revealed that there were threats of militant attacks on Eid-ul-Fitr congregations this time.
Bangladesh: Man dies after building wall collapses in Dhaka
Jun 10, 2019, at 04:54 pm
Dhaka, June 10 (IBNS): An explosion triggered a wall collapse and left at least one person killed in Bangladesh capital Dhaka city, media reports said on Monday.
Civilian population in Afghanistan must be protected from harm: UN
Jun 10, 2019, at 09:00 am
Kabul, June 10 (IBNS): Against the sobering backdrop of the ongoing intense conflict across Afghanistan, the United Nations remains troubled that civilians are being killed in high numbers and urges all parties to the conflict to meet their obligations to protect civilians from harm.
Bangladesh PM accuses Myanmar of being reluctant to welcome back Rohingyas
Jun 09, 2019, at 10:25 pm
Dhaka, Jun 9 (UNI) Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday accused Myanmar of being reluctant in repatriating their over a million Rohingya nationals defying their promise and feared that some international aid agencies were trying to keep the crisis alive.
Canadian man shot dead in armed robbery in Sint Maarten
Jun 09, 2019, at 07:11 pm
Ottawa, Jun 9 (Xinhua/UNI) A Canadian man was shot dead during a robbery in Sint Maarten in the Caribbean, the CTV report said.
Thirteen killed, many others injured in truck rollover crash in Philippines
Jun 09, 2019, at 06:42 pm
Manila, Jun 9 (Xinhua/UNI) A truck carrying at least 53 people rolled over while going down a mountain road in Camarines Sur province, south of Manila, killing 13, including a bride-to-be and two children aged 4 and 5, police said on Sunday.
Security forces bust network of ISIS terrorists in Afghanistan capital Kabul
Jun 09, 2019, at 06:08 pm
Kabul, June 9 (IBNS): The Afghanistan security forces have busted a network of ISIS terrorists during their operation in country's capital city Kabul, media reports said on Sunday.
Dhaka: Fire breaks out in residential building brought under control
Jun 09, 2019, at 05:44 pm
Dhaka, June 9 (IBNS): A fire broke out at a residential building in Bangladesh's Bangla Motor area on Sunday, media reports said.
Afghanistan: Security forces destroy Taliban headquarters in northern Kunduz province
Jun 09, 2019, at 05:36 pm
Kabul, June 9 (IBNS): The Taliban headquarters in Afghanistan's northern Kunduz province was destroyed during an operation conducted by the security forces on Sunday, media reports said.
Teenage Hindu girl allegedly intoxicated, raped in Pakistan, 2 arrested
Jun 09, 2019, at 05:12 pm
Islamabad, June 9 (IBNS): In a shocking incident, a Pakistani Hindu girl was intoxicated and raped by two men in Tando Mohammad Khan area on Friday, media reports said.