Canada: Two die at banquet hall shooting in Ontario
Jan 26, 2019, at 10:04 pm
Toronto, Jan 26 (IBNS): Two men died in a shooting which took place at a banquet hall in the north of Toronto on Saturday, media reports said.
Facebook intends to merge Whatsapp, Messenger, Instagram
Jan 26, 2019, at 09:22 pm
Menlo Park, Jan 26 (IBNS): Social networking site Facebook is intending to merge its messaging apps Whatsapp, Messenger and Instagram, media reports said.
Afghanistan: Explosion in volleyball ground leaves 4 dead
Jan 26, 2019, at 03:39 pm
Kabul, Jan 26 (IBNS): At least four people died as a blast hit a volleyball ground in Afghanistan's northern Baghlan province, media reports said on Saturday.
Jan 26, 2019, at 10:00 am
Mew York, Jan 26 (IBNS): United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has welcomed the announcement by the Emir of Qatar to allocate $50 million to support Syrian refugees and displaced persons affected by the recent severe weather in the Middle East.
Two peacekeepers killed in an attack against UN convoy in Mali
Jan 26, 2019, at 09:58 am
New York, Jan 26 (IBNS): Two peacekeepers from the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) were killed on Friday following an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) attack against a convoy near Douentza, in the Mopti region, central Mali.
Myanmar Government side-lining democratic reform, resorting to military era repression: UN expert
Jan 26, 2019, at 09:55 am
New York, Jan 26 (IBNS): The human rights situation in Myanmar continues to deteriorate, as the civilian government fails to bring about democratic reforms and instead resorts to the kind of repression carried out under previous military regimes, said the UN human rights expert Yanghee Lee, speaking at the end of an 11-day mission to neighbouring Thailand and Bangladesh.
Alarm over violent attacks on lawmakers, opposition in Malawi, ahead of elections
Jan 26, 2019, at 09:24 am
New York, Jan 26 (IBNS): In Malawi, the UN human rights office, OHCHR, voiced alarm on Friday over increasing, horrific violence there, linked to upcoming elections.
UN welcomes Angola’s repeal of anti-gay law, and ban on discrimination based on sexual orientation
Jan 26, 2019, at 09:21 am
New York, Jan 26 (IBNS): In a move to embrace equality, Angola has decriminalized homosexuality and banned discrimination based on sexual orientation, in a sweeping review of its colonial era penal code, which had stood since independence from Portugal in 1975.
Jan 26, 2019, at 09:18 am
New York, Jan 26 (IBNS): The United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres congratulated the Greek Parliament over its ratification of a name change for the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia on Friday, and commended the leaders of both countries for signalling the end to a naming dispute that has roiled the region for some 28 years.
Jan 26, 2019, at 09:15 am
New York, Jan 26 (IBNS): UN human rights chief Michelle Bachelet warned on Friday that the situation in Venezuela could “rapidly spiral out of control”, amid ongoing deadly violence and uncertainty linked to Wednesday’s declaration by Juan Guaidó that he had become the country’s interim president.
US President Donald Trump signs bill to end longest shutdown
Jan 26, 2019, at 09:04 am
Washington, Jan 26 (IBNS): Ending the longest shutdown, US President Donald Trump has accepted the deal to temporarily reopen the government.
Canadian honour killing case: Accused extradited to India
Jan 25, 2019, at 07:58 pm
Ottawa/New Delhi, Jan 25 (IBNS): Years after Jaswinder (Jassi) Sidhu was killed in India, her mother and uncle, who were accused of ordering the murder, have been extradited from Canada to the country, media reports said.
Dozen fell ill on plane at Canada airport, 10 hospitalised
Jan 25, 2019, at 07:53 pm
Quebec City, Jan 25 (IBNS): Ten people were hospitalised after a dozen fell ill on a plane at the Quebec City airport, media reports said.
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Road mishaps caused 7,221 deaths in 2018, says Bangladesh Passenger Welfare Organisation
Jan 25, 2019, at 07:18 pm
Dhaka, Jan 25 (IBNS): The Bangladesh Passenger Welfare Organisation on Friday announced that 7,221 people have died in road accidents across the country in 2018.
Karachi: School van catches fire; student, driver hurt
Jan 25, 2019, at 06:44 pm
Karachi, Jan 25 (IBNS): A school girl and a driver of a bus suffered minor burns when their vehicle caught fire in Karachi city of Pakistan on Saturday.
Afghanistan: ISIS leader killed in a coalition strike
Jan 25, 2019, at 05:39 pm
Kabul, Jan 25 (IBNS): An ISIS leader has been killed during a coalition strike in Afghanistan's eastern Nangarhar province, media reports said on Friday.
Taliban appoints Mullah Baradar as Qatar political office head
Jan 25, 2019, at 04:14 pm
Kabul, Jan 25 (IBNS): In a bid to handle the ongoing negotiation process with the US, the Taliban group has appointed Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar as the head of its political office in Qatar, media reports said.
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Donald Trump expresses desire to meet Imran Khan
Jan 25, 2019, at 10:27 am
Islamabad, Jan 25 (IBNS): US president Donald Trump has expressed his desire of meeting Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan, a Pakistan Foreign Office official said.
‘Stigma plays a big role’ in failure to tackle world opioid crisis, advocate tells UN
Jan 25, 2019, at 10:15 am
New York, Jan 25 (IBNS):The recognition of drug addiction as a disease was the focus of a panel discussion at United Nations Headquarters on Thursday. “Leaving No One Behind: the Opioid Epidemic as a Global Challenge”, was organized by the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), to highlight the growing problem of addiction worldwide.
Jan 25, 2019, at 10:08 am
New York, Jan 25 (IBNS): Around 4.3 million Cameroonians, mostly women and children, are now in need of lifesaving assistance, the UN announced on Thursday, presenting it’s 2019 Humanitarian Response Plan for the West African country, in coordination with the Government and aid partners.
‘Education transforms lives’ says UN chief on first-ever International Day
Jan 25, 2019, at 10:02 am
New York, Jan 25 (IBNS): Education is at the heart of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development because it gives people across the world the skills needed to realize all 17 Global Goals (SDGs), said the UN chief on Thursday, marking the first-ever International Day of Education.
Jan 25, 2019, at 09:57 am
New York, Jan 25 (IBNS): The world’s problems are “more and more integrated” but the response to them is increasingly “fragmented” and “dysfunctional”, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Thursday, in an appeal for governments and other partners to respond to people’s grievances and recommit to international cooperation.
Extreme weather hit 60 million people in 2018, no part of the world spared
Jan 25, 2019, at 09:48 am
New York, Jan 25 (IBNS): With some 60 million people affected by extreme weather in 2018, according to a new study, the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR) called for better management of the issue worldwide, in a statement published on Thursday.
UN chief calls on Venezuela’s politicians to ‘avoid escalation’, end suffering of the people
Jan 25, 2019, at 09:44 am
New York, Jan 25 (IBNS): Reports of violence and casualties linked to unrest in Venezuela should be investigated transparently and independently, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Thursday, before calling for calm.
Angola decriminalizes same-sex conduct
Jan 25, 2019, at 09:40 am
Luanda, Jan 25 (IBNS): Angola has finally shed the divisive “vices against nature” provision in its law, widely interpreted to be a ban on homosexual conduct, Human Rights Watch said.
Florida bank shooting kills 5 people, suspect arrested
Jan 24, 2019, at 09:48 am
Florida, Jan 24 (IBNS): A gunman on Thursday opened fire inside a Florida bank and killed at least five people, officials said.
‘No country, no region’ can tackle global challenges alone says UN’s Mohammed
Jan 24, 2019, at 08:58 am
New York, Jan 24 (IBNS): Against the backdrop of seemingly endless challenges across the world, United Nations Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed told a conference of development-minded partners in Nigeria that “no country, no region” could tackle them alone
Jan 24, 2019, at 08:55 am
New York, Jan 24 (IBNS): Children are likely among the dead during a month of nationwide protests in Sudan with “scores” of others injured and detained, according to a top UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) official, who spelled out that “children should never be targeted nor used or exploited”.
Central African Republic militia leader and football executive, transferred to ICC
Jan 24, 2019, at 08:52 am
New York, Jan 24 (IBNS): Patrice-Edouard Ngaïssona, the coordinator of a mainly Christian militia faction in the Central African Republic and a senior African football executive, has been transferred to the International Criminal Court (ICC) to face accusations of crimes against humanity and war crimes.
Jan 24, 2019, at 08:50 am
New York, Jan 24 (IBNS): Two years after the signing of the historic peace agreement in Colombia and following a recent escalation of violence, the newly-appointed representative of the United Nations in the country, told the UN Security Council on Wednesday that its people have established a “broad consensus” against further conflict, before highlighting key steps to stabilize the nation.