Guinea-Bissau needs ‘genuinely free and fair elections’ to break cycle of instability
Dec 28, 2018, at 08:40 am
New York, Dec 28 (IBNS): Unless political actors in Guinea-Bissau demonstrate renewed good faith to hold “genuinely free and fair elections,” the country is set to face a continuous cycle of instability, the United Nations Security Council warned on Thursday.
‘Repeated attacks’ could close down key hospital in eastern Libya, says WHO
Dec 28, 2018, at 08:36 am
New York, Dec 28 (IBNS): The World Health Organization (WHO) has strongly condemned an armed attack in Al Jala Hospital in Libya’s second-largest city of Benghazi, which took place on Tuesday, warning that further assaults could shutter the key facility.
UN calls for ‘peaceful, credible and inclusive’ election in Bangladesh
Dec 28, 2018, at 08:33 am
New York, Dec 28 (IBNS): In the run-up to Sunday’s general elections in Bangladesh, Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday called for “an environment free of violence, intimidation and coercion” to allow a “peaceful, credible and inclusive poll.”
Freezing rain should come overnight, says Environment Canada
Dec 27, 2018, at 07:13 pm
Ottawa, Dec 27 (IBNS): Environment Canada has warned that freezing rain should fall overnight across eastern Ontario and western Quebec, media reports said.
Indonesian tsunami death toll climbs over 400 as Government-led relief efforts are stepped up
Dec 27, 2018, at 09:12 am
New York, Dec 27 (IBNS): Government-led relief efforts are being stepped up at the tip of the Indonesia’s two main islands of Sumatra and Java after a tsunami slammed into densely-populated coastal areas along the Sunda Strait on Saturday night.
Libya: Attack on foreign ministry, an attack on all Libyans, stresses UN envoy
Dec 27, 2018, at 09:09 am
New York, Dec 27 (IBNS): The United Nations peace mission in Libya has “strongly” condemned a terrorist attack on the country’s foreign ministry in the capital, Tripoli.
Afghanistan: UN ‘unequivocally condemns’ attack in Kabul
Dec 27, 2018, at 09:07 am
New York, Dec 27 (IBNS): The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan, known by its acronym UNAMA, condemned an attack on a government compound in the country’s heavily populated capital city of Kabul on Monday night, which news reports say left more than 40 dead.
13 soldiers, 1 cop killed in Boko Haram ambush in Nigeria
Dec 26, 2018, at 06:50 pm
Borno, Dec 26 (IBNS): At least 13 soldiers and a policeman were killed in an ambush by terrorist group Boko Haram in Borno State of Nigeria on Monday, media reports said on Wednesday.
China: Explosion in Beijing Jiaotong University lab kills 3
Dec 26, 2018, at 05:51 pm
Beijing, Dec 26 (IBNS): At least three students were killed during an explosion at a lab in China's Beijing city on Wednesday, media reports said.
OIC condemns Kabul attack that left over 40 killed
Dec 26, 2018, at 04:54 pm
Kabul, Dec 26 (IBNS): The General Secretariat of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on Wednesday strongly condemned the deadly terrorist attack on a government building that houses a public welfare department in Kabul, Afghanistan by a suicide bomber and some extremists on Monday, leading to the death of dozens of people and injuring many more others.
OIC Secretary General condemns Libya attack
Dec 26, 2018, at 04:01 pm
Tripoli, Dec 26 (IBNS): The General Secretariat of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) expressed its strong condemnation of the terrorist attack perpetrated on Tuesday, against the Libyan Foreign Ministry in Tripoli, resulting in a number of fatalities and injuries among innocent people.
Justin Trudeau spends time with Canadian Forces on Christmas
Dec 26, 2018, at 03:31 pm
Ottawa, Dec 26 (IBNS): Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau spent the Christmas with the Canadian Forces on Tuesday.
Canadian citizenship for Indians goes up by 50 percent
Dec 26, 2018, at 03:13 pm
New Delhi/Ottawa, Dec 26 (IBNS): Canadian citizenship for Indians has gone up by 50 percent in last one year, a report published on The Times Of India said.
Afghanistan: Drone strikes leaves 8 militants dead in Logar province
Dec 26, 2018, at 03:07 pm
Kabul, Dec 27 (IBNS) : At least eight militants were killed in drone strikes in central Logar province of Afghanistan, the Afghan Military in the Southeast said in a statement.
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Deadly bombing in Iraq's Tal Afar kills 2, ISIS claims responsibility
Dec 26, 2018, at 09:33 am
Baghdad, Dec 26 (IBNS): At least two people were killed when a car bomb exploded in an outdoor market in the city of Tal Afar in northwestern Iraq on Tuesday, media reports said.
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Mexico-US border: Detained Guatemalan boy dies
Dec 26, 2018, at 09:22 am
Washington, Dec 26 (IBNS): An eight-year-old Guatemalan boy has died in the US custody, officials said on Wednesday.
Afghanistan: Suicide attack kills 2
Dec 26, 2018, at 09:09 am
Kabul, Dec 26 (IBNS): A suicide attack in Afghanistan's Kandahar province on Tuesday left at least two people killed, media reports said on Wednesday.
Fighting drought with Somalia’s sand dams
Dec 26, 2018, at 09:03 am
New York, Dec 26 (IBNS): The construction of sand dams which retain water above and below sand bars, is improving access to water supplies for people in Somalia as the country continues to weather periods of damaging drought.
Setting out to ‘transform the world’ in the General Assembly's Second Committee
Dec 26, 2018, at 08:59 am
New York, Dec 26 (IBNS): How is the UN tackling its most ambitious and far-reaching project: the 2030 Agenda to “transform the world”? This is the mammoth responsibility of the UN’s General Assembly’s Second Committee – the body which deals with “economic and financial matters”. Here is the second in our series on what happens at the UN when the world leaders have gone home at the end of September, and the Committees get going on turning pledges and ideas into action.
Pakistan PM says India doesn't treat minorities right
Dec 25, 2018, at 08:28 pm
Islamabad, Dec 25 (IBNS): Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday said minorities were not treated right in India and his government would ensure they were treated as equal citizens in Pakistan, sparking criticism from across the border.
Dec 25, 2018, at 06:55 pm
Kabul, Dec 25 (IBNS): The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) on Tuesday condemned the attack carried out last night in an area of Kabul city heavily populated by civilians.
Gunmen attack Libyan Foreign Ministry Headquarter, 1 killed
Dec 25, 2018, at 06:50 pm
Tripoli, Dec 25 (IBNS): Gunmen stormed the foreign ministry office of Libya and killed at least one person, media reports said on Tuesday.
Pakistan condemns terror attack in Kabul city
Dec 25, 2018, at 06:02 pm
Islamabad, Dec 25 (IBNS): Pakistan on Tuesday 'strongly condemned' the shooting and suicide attack at a government building in Kabul that left over 43 people dead.
Nawaz Sharif shifted to Lahore’s Kot Lakhpat prison
Dec 25, 2018, at 05:07 pm
Islamabad, Dec 25 (IBNS): A day after he was sentenced in the Al-Azizia Steel Mills corruption case, former Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif was shifted to Lahore’s Kot Lakhpat prison from Adiala jail in Rawalpindi, media reports said.
Chinese President Xi Jinping condoles of loss of lives in Indonesia tsunami
Dec 25, 2018, at 03:56 pm
Beijing, Dec 25 (IBNS): Chinese president Xi Jinping on Tuesday sent a message to his Indonesian counterpart Joko Widodo over the tsunami tragedy which hit the nation and leftover 400 people killed.
Canada PM Justin Trudeau wishes people on Christmas, sends message to countrymen
Dec 25, 2018, at 01:50 pm
Ottawa, Dec 25 (IBNS): Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has wished all his country on the occasion of festival Christmas.
Afghanistan: Kabul attack claims 43 lives
Dec 25, 2018, at 01:20 pm
Kabul, Dec 25 (IBNS): At least 43 people were killed as terrorists attacked a government building in Afghanistan's Kabul city, media reports said Tuesday.
Afghanistan : Top Taliban leader killed in Herat drone strike
Dec 25, 2018, at 12:53 pm
Kabul, Dec 25 (IBNS) : A top local leader of Taliban was killed in a drone strike conducted in western Herat province of Afghanistan, local Khaama Press said on Tuesday quoting the authorities.
Afghanistan:: 3 attackers,1 policeman killed in Kabul attack
Dec 25, 2018, at 12:36 pm
Kabul, Dec 25 (IBNS): One policeman was killed and three attackers were killed as terrorists attacked a government building in Afghanistan's Kabul city, media reports said Tuesday.
UN ceasefire monitoring chief tours Yemeni port of Hudaydah
Dec 25, 2018, at 09:04 am
New York, Dec 25 (IBNS): The head of the UN team which is monitoring and helping implement a ground-breaking ceasefire across Yemen’s crucial port city of Hudaydah, had his first face-to-face meeting with authorities there on Monday.