DR Congo: Days ahead ‘critical’ to ‘historic election process’ Security Council hears
Jan 12, 2019, at 08:36 am
New York, Jan 12 (IBNS): With millions in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) demonstrating “their commitment to the political process”, the days ahead are “critical” to what has been an “historic election process”, the top UN official in the country told the Security Council on Friday.
Jan 12, 2019, at 08:32 am
New York, Jan 12 (IBNS): The human rights situation in Democratic People’s Republic of Korea – DPRK - remains “extremely serious”, and along with international demands for denuclearization, this constitutes a “a critical test” for the year ahead, a senior UN-appointed expert said on Friday.
Thousands risk lives fleeing fighting in Syria’s last ISIL stronghold
Jan 12, 2019, at 08:29 am
New York, Jan 12 (IBNS): North-east Syria is seeing increasing numbers of civilian casualties and large-scale displacement amid intensifying efforts to defeat extremists from ISIL, otherwise known as Da’esh, in Deir-ez-Zor governorate, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, said on Friday.
Trump assures to make H1-B visas simple, promises potential citizenship
Jan 11, 2019, at 08:31 pm
Washington, Jan 11 (IBNS): United States President Donald Trump on Friday said he would make changes to the H-1B visas that allows highly educated immigrants to work in specialty occupations on temporary basis.
Saudi girl Rahaf Mohammed al-Qunun granted asylum in Australia, claims Thai official
Jan 11, 2019, at 04:41 pm
Bangkok, Jan 11 (IBNS): The Australian government has granted asylum to Rahaf Mohammed al-Qunun, the 18-year-old Saudi woman who fled to Thailand to escape her allegedly abusive family, media reports said.
Canada plans to welcome more than 1 million new immigrants in the next three years
Jan 11, 2019, at 04:05 pm
Toronto, Jan 11 (IBNS): The Canadian Parliament is planning to add more than one million new permanent residents in the next three years, media reports said on Friday.
San Juan: Gay Latin artist Kevin Fret shot dead, investigation under way
Jan 11, 2019, at 03:12 pm
San Juan, Jan 11 (IBNS): The first openly gay Latin trap artist Kevin Fret was shot dead in San Juan, Puerto Rico by unknown men, media reports said on Friday.
Donald Trump posts video in favour of building a wall on US-Mexico border
Jan 11, 2019, at 03:03 pm
Washington DC, Jan 11 (IBNS): US President Donald Trump has posted a 50-second video on Twitter in support of argument to build a wall along the US-Mexico border.
Afghanistan : Ten Taliban militants killed, two arrested in Special Forces operations
Jan 11, 2019, at 01:28 pm
Kabul, Jan 11 (IBNS) : At least ten Taliban militants have been killed and two key members of the group arrested during the operations of the Afghan Special Forces in northern Faryab province of Afghanistan.
Afghanistan: Taliban terrorists attack police post, 7 cops killed
Jan 11, 2019, at 09:53 am
Kabul, Jan 11 (IBNS): Taliban terrorists attacked a check post in Afghanistan's Khwaja Ghar district and left at least seven policemen killed, media reports said on Friday.
‘Everyone must be on board’ for peace in Central African Republic: UN’s Lacroix
Jan 11, 2019, at 08:53 am
New York, Jan 11 (IBNS): The agreement by the Government and armed groups in the Central African Republic to hold talks later this month (CAR) is “an important step to resolve the country’s crisis”, said the UN peacekeeping chief, Jean-Pierre Lacroix, on Thursday.
More attacks, ‘persisting security challenges’ threaten progress in West Africa, Sahel
Jan 11, 2019, at 08:51 am
New York, Jan 11 (IBNS): A rising number of attacks by extremist groups, using more sophisticated tactics, risk undermining progress in West Africa and the Sahel, the region’s UN envoy told the Security Council on Thursday.
Storms and snow in Lebanon worsen plight for Syrian refugees
Jan 11, 2019, at 08:48 am
New York, Jan 11 (IBNS): Storm-force winds and snow across Lebanon have worsened the plight for tens of thousands of Syrian refugees who’ve been forced from their homes by nearly eight years of conflict, a top UN humanitarian official said on Thursday.
‘Refrain from violence’ UN chief urges, as presidential election result is announced in DR Congo
Jan 11, 2019, at 08:44 am
New York, Jan 11 (IBNS): United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has appealed for all parties to “refrain from violence” in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), following the announcement of the provisional results of the long-delayed presidential election.
Hindus are most educated religious community in US: Report
Jan 10, 2019, at 04:25 pm
Washington, Jan 10 (IBNS): A recent report has stated Hindus are the most educated religious community on the basis of their college degrees in the US, media reports said.
Afghanistan : ISIS-K militants suffer casualties in airstrikes
Jan 10, 2019, at 02:23 pm
Kabul, Jan 10 (IBNS) :The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria Khurasan (ISIS-K) militants suffered casualties in the airstrikes which were carried out by the coalition forces in eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan. Local Khaama Press said the coalition the forces’s unmanned aerial vehicles carried out airstrikes in Jangle area of Khogyani district on Wednesday, leaving three ISIS-K militants dead.
Taliban commander Mullah Basir and his 20 fighters killed in Balkh airstrike
Jan 10, 2019, at 02:21 pm
Kabul, Jan 10 (IBNS) : A commander of the Taliban group Mullah Abdul Basir and his twenty fighters have been killed in an airstrike in northern Balkh province of Afghanistan.
Jan 10, 2019, at 10:08 am
New York, Jan 10 (IBNS): Following the Guatemalan Government’s unilateral decision to shut down a long-running UN anti-corruption commission, its spokesperson told UN News on Wednesday that the team is looking at ways to continue to carry out its mandate, hours after the country's highest court ruled against the Government expulsion order.
Armed insurgency in north-east Nigeria ‘has created a humanitarian tragedy’
Jan 10, 2019, at 10:06 am
New York, Jan 10 (IBNS): Following an upsurge in violence in north-east Nigeria, which was brought to global attention five years ago with the abduction by Boko Haram extremists of the Chibok schoolgirls, tens of thousands of innocent civilians continue to flee, prompting “grave concern” from the United Nations envoy there.
‘We cannot lose momentum’ on the road to peace in Yemen, UN envoy warns
Jan 10, 2019, at 10:04 am
New York, Jan 10 (IBNS): “The difficult part” of reaching a lasting political settlement in Yemen “is still ahead of us” said the UN Special Envoy on Wednesday, urging the Security Council to support the “speedy implementation” of the fragile ceasefire agreed in and around the crucial port city of Hudaydah, at breakthrough talks in Sweden last month.
Somalia: UN congratulates Puntland region’s newly-elected President
Jan 10, 2019, at 10:00 am
New York, Jan 10 (IBNS).The UN’s Deputy Special Representative for Somalia, on Wednesday congratulated the newly-elected president of Puntland, Somalia’s semi-autonomous region in the country’s north east.
Amid troop build-up in Rohingya's home state, UN appeals to Myanmar for peaceful solution
Jan 10, 2019, at 09:54 am
New York, Jan 10 (IBNS): Major fighting in Myanmar’s troubled Rakhine state has so far been avoided following clashes between armed separatists and national security forces who are increasing troop numbers there, a top UN humanitarian official there said on Wednesday.
100 years on, UN labour agency mission focussed on growing inequality, says Director-General
Jan 10, 2019, at 09:50 am
New York, Jan 10 (IBNS): As it celebrates its centenary year, the International Labour Organization (ILO) must help to tackle inequality in the world of work through the efforts of its 180-plus members, said Director-General Guy Ryder on Wednesday.
Canada: 'Was having a bad day', says driver accused of crashing car into Porsche dealership
Jan 09, 2019, at 11:25 pm
Toronto, Jan 9 (IBNS): A 20-year old driver on Monday crashed his car into a Porsche dealership in Toronto city of Canada and he cited his breakup as the reason behind his activity, CTV News reported.
China: Fuxing bullet train debuts on Lanzhou-Chongqing line
Jan 09, 2019, at 06:19 pm
Beijing, Jan 9 (IBNS): The first Fuxing bullet train started running on the Lanzhou-Chongqing line in China from Tuesday, media reports said.
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Kim Jong Un heads back home after meeting Xi Jinping in China
Jan 09, 2019, at 03:26 pm
Beijing, Jan 9 (IBNS): Ending his visit to China, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is heading back home on Wednesday, media reports said.
Oil tanker blaze off Hong Kong's Lamma Island leaves 1 dead
Jan 09, 2019, at 03:23 pm
Hong Kong, Jan 9 (IBNS): At least one person was killed and seven others were injured when an oil tanker exploded and caught fire Tuesday off Hong Kong's Lamma Island, media reports said on Wednesday.
Afghanistan: Motorcycle bomb blast in Khost kills 2
Jan 09, 2019, at 09:47 am
Kabul, Jan 9 (IBNS): A motorcycle bomb blast in Afghanistan's southeastern Khost province left at least two civilians killed on Tuesday, media reports said.
'Hope' on the horizon as UN Peacekeepers push deep into Mali
Jan 09, 2019, at 09:28 am
New York, Jan 9 (IBNS): UN peacekeepers in Mali have given what villagers in a remote part of the West African country have called a “real glimmer of hope.”
Jan 09, 2019, at 09:22 am
New York, Jan 9 (IBNS): Following a run-off election for the Presidency of Madagascar which saw former leader Andry Rajoelina declared the winner on Tuesday, the UN chief has commended all those who contributed to the “peaceful and orderly” voting process that began at the end of November.