Hunger reached ‘alarming’ ten-year high in 2017, according to latest UN report
Sep 12, 2018, at 08:45 am
New York, Sept 12 (IBNS): With food deprivation on the rise due to conflict and climate change, more people went hungry in 2017 than at any time in the previous decade, according to the latest edition of the UN’s annual multi-agency flagship report on the State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World.
Sep 12, 2018, at 08:41 am
New York, Sept 12 (IBNS): A full-scale battle for Idlib must be avoided at all costs, the United Nations Secretary-General has stressed, warning that failure to do so would unleash “a humanitarian nightmare unlike any seen in the blood-soaked Syrian conflict” so far.
Afghanistan: UN condemns latest school bombings as ‘repulsive acts of terrorism’
Sep 12, 2018, at 08:38 am
New York, Sept 12 (IBNS): Amidst mounting concern over what appears to be a pattern of attacks targeting civilians and schools, a series of bombs on Tuesday morning in Afghanistan’s Nangarhar province left more than 21 dead and some 60 others injured, drawing condemnation from the United Nations Assistance Mission in the country (UNAMA).
Hungarian government ‘fuels discrimination against migrants’, say UN human rights experts
Sep 12, 2018, at 08:32 am
New York, Sept 12 (IBNS): New laws in Hungary, and Government attacks on civil society in the country, fuel “hostility, xenophobia, and discrimination against migrants, asylum seekers, refugees and all those trying to provide them support”, say a team of independent human rights experts mandated by the UN Human Rights Council.
Canada collects $300 million from counter-tariffs imposed on the US
Sep 11, 2018, at 11:18 pm
Ottawa, Sept 11 (IBNS): Canada has collected $300 million from the counter-tariffs imposed on steel, aluminium imports from the US, media reports said.
Canada: Will reduce size and cost of government, says Ontario premier Ford
Sep 11, 2018, at 10:43 pm
Toronto, Sept 11 (IBNS): Reacting to a judge's blockage of Ontario's plan to reduce Toronto Council seats, premier Doug Ford stood firm in his decision.
Imran Khan condoles death of Begum Kulsoom
Sep 11, 2018, at 06:50 pm
Islamabad, Sept 11 (IBNS): Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday condoled the death of former Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif's wife Begum Kulsoom.
Afghanistan: Suicide bombing hits Nangarhar province, 12 killed
Sep 11, 2018, at 06:34 pm
New Delhi, Sept 11 (IBNS): At least 12 people were killed in a suicide attack on protestors in eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan on Tuesday, media reports said.
Bangladesh court denies bail to photographer Shaihidul Alam
Sep 11, 2018, at 05:15 pm
Dhaka, Sept 11: A Bangladesh court on Tuesday rejected the bail petition of renowned Bangladeshi photographer and social activist Shahidul Alam.
Nawaz Sharif's wife Begum Kulsoom passes away in London
Sep 11, 2018, at 04:52 pm
London, Sept 11 (IBNS): Ex-Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif's wife Begum Kulsoom passed away in London on Tuesday.
Suicide bomber targets protest rally in Afghanistan
Sep 11, 2018, at 04:00 pm
Kabul, Sept 11 (IBNS): A suicide bomber targeted a protest rally in Afghanistan's Mohmand Dara district in Nangarhar province on Tuesday.
Adamant US threatens to sanction International Criminal Court
Sep 11, 2018, at 12:01 pm
Washington, Sept 11 (IBNS): In a strongly worded statement, the US has said that it would sanction the International Criminal Court (ICC) if the latter proceeds with trials involving US soldiers.
Hurricane Florence to make landfall on Thursday; US President Trump sounds alert
Sep 11, 2018, at 11:55 am
Washington, Sept 11 (IBNS): A category four storm is presently looming large over the United States of America, prompting its President, Donald Trump, to sound an alarm.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un asks US President Donald Trump for another meeting
Sep 11, 2018, at 09:36 am
Washinton, Sept 11 (IBNS): The White House on Monday confirmed that US President Donald Trump has received a letter from North Korean leader Kim Jong-un calling for a second meeting between the two.
‘More support’ vital to put Afghanistan back on a ‘positive trajectory’ – top UN officials
Sep 11, 2018, at 08:53 am
New York, Sept 11 (IBNS): After four decades of conflict and insecurity, and with elections to be held in the coming months against a backdrop of growing humanitarian need, Afghanistan needs more support than ever to tackle its challenges, said the United Nations humanitarian and refugee chiefs on Monday after a joint two-day visit in the country.
Sep 11, 2018, at 08:51 am
New York, Sept 11 (IBNS): Corruption is present in all countries, “rich and poor, North and South, developed and developing,” United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres told the Security Council on Monday, at a session on tackling corruption for the sake of peace and international security.
New UN rights chief pledges to push back on ‘centuries of prejudice and discrimination’
Sep 11, 2018, at 08:45 am
New York, Sept 11 (IBNS): The UN’s newly appointed High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, intends to push back “centuries of prejudice and discrimination” against vulnerable groups including women and the peoples of the Global South, by pushing for more consensus between Member States, she said on Monday.
UN condemns ‘cowardly’ attack on Libya’s national oil corporation headquarters
Sep 11, 2018, at 08:28 am
New York, Sept 11 (IBNS): The UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has strongly condemned Monday’s attack on the National Oil Company (NOC) headquarters in Tripoli.
Canada: Doug Ford to speak about Judge's decision to suspend Toronto council seats reduction at noon
Sep 10, 2018, at 11:04 pm
Toronto, Sept 10 (IBNS): Ontario premier Doug Ford will speak about the halting of Toronto council seats reduction, a plan which was curated by the provincial government, by a judge at noon on Monday.
Canada: Judge halts Ontario Premier Doug Ford's decision to cut Toronto council seats
Sep 10, 2018, at 07:01 pm
Toronto, Sept 10 (IBNS): Ontario Premier Doug Ford's decision to reduce the Toronto council seats has been suspended by a judge, media reports said.
Pakistan is sitting on huge amounts of dead capital: Imran Khan
Sep 10, 2018, at 06:59 pm
Islamabad, Sept 10 (IBNS): Pakistan PM Imran Khan on Monday said his nation, which has had to borrow money to pay interest on its loans, is currently sitting on huge amounts of 'dead capital'.
Taliban mortar firing kills six civilians in Afghanistan
Sep 10, 2018, at 04:20 pm
Kabul, Sept 10 (IBNS): At least six people were killed when a Taliban-fired mortar shell hit a civilian home in the Greshk district of Afghanistan's southern Helmand province, media reports said on Monday.
Egyptian death sentences a ‘gross miscarriage of justice’: UN human rights chief
Sep 10, 2018, at 03:20 pm
New York, Sept 10 (IBNS): An Egyptian court’s confirmation of 75 death sentences on Saturday has been condemned by Michelle Bachelet, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, as being the result of an unfair trial.
Madagascar: UN Secretary-General reaffirms support for electoral process
Sep 10, 2018, at 03:18 pm
New York, Sept 10 (IBNS): The Secretary-General of the United Nations, António Guterres, has welcomed the appointment on 7 September of Rivo Rakotovao, President of the Madagascar Senate, as acting president of the country.
Knife attack leaves seven hurt in Paris
Sep 10, 2018, at 09:08 am
Paris, Sept 10 (IBNS): At least seven people were hurt as a man, who was armed with knife and iron bar, attacked them in French city of Paris on Sunday, media reports said.
Arif Alvi takes oath as Pakistan's 13th President
Sep 09, 2018, at 07:28 pm
Islamabad, Sept 9 (IBNS): Arif Alvi took oath as the new President of Pakistan on Sunday.
Afghanistan: Taliban terrorists attack check-post, kill four cops
Sep 09, 2018, at 05:55 pm
Kabul, Sept 9 (IBNS): Taliban terrorists attacked a check-post in western Farah province of Afghanistan on Sunday and left at least four policemen killed, media reports said.
Madagascar: UN Secretary-General reaffirms support for electoral process
Sep 09, 2018, at 04:16 pm
New York, Sept 9 (IBNS): The Secretary-General of the United Nations, António Guterres, has welcomed the appointment on 7 September of Rivo Rakotovao, President of the Madagascar Senate, as acting president of the country.
Canada: Birthplace doesn't necessarily guarantee citizenship, federal govt tells SC
Sep 08, 2018, at 09:51 pm
Ottawa, Sept 8 (IBNS): The federal government of Canada told the Supreme Court that birthplace doesn't necessarily be the only criteria to attain citizenship, media reports said.
Helicopter crash in Nepal kills 6
Sep 08, 2018, at 05:50 pm
Kathmandu, Sept 8 (IBNS): At least six people were killed when an Altitude Air helicopter crashed into the dense forest area bordering Dhading and Nuwakot district in Nepal on Saturday.