Three foreign nationals shot dead in Afghanistan
Aug 03, 2018, at 08:47 am
Kabul, Aug 3 (IBNS): Three foreigners, who were working in Afghanistan, were found dead in Kabul city on Thursday, media reports said o Friday.
UN to convene Yemen talks early next month in Geneva, envoy tells Security Council
Aug 03, 2018, at 08:21 am
New York, Aug 3 (IBNS): The United Nations Special Envoy for Yemen announced on Thursday that after two years of stalled talks on resolving the crisis in the country, he plans to invite the warring parties to Geneva on 6 September for a round of peace consultations.
Human rights experts denounce Trump’s attacks against media
Aug 03, 2018, at 08:17 am
New York, Aug 3 (IBNS): The United Nations expert on free expression has condemned President Donald Trump’s repeated attacks on the press, warning that the US leader’s rhetoric is eroding public trust in the media and could spark violence against journalists.
UN-backed meeting of African States targets terrorism, violent extremism
Aug 03, 2018, at 08:07 am
New York, Aug 3 (IBNS): Regional security topped the agenda of a United Nations-backed joint summit on Central and West Africa searching, among other things, for a practical approach to fighting terrorism.
Haiti: UN agricultural development fund supports hurricane-affected farmers with $11 million
Aug 03, 2018, at 08:03 am
New York, Aug 3 (IBNS): With many rural areas in Haiti still recovering from the devastation caused by Hurricane Matthew in 2016, the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) announced on Thursday that it is investing $10.8 million help restore agricultural productivity in some the worst affected areas of the island nation.
Canada: NDP leader Singh urges Trudeau govt to allow cities to put ban on handguns
Aug 03, 2018, at 01:02 am
Ottawa, Aug 2 (IBNS): New Democratic Party (NDP) leader Jagmeet Singh has urged Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to allow cities to put a ban on handguns to curb violence in the country, media reports said.
Canada: Ontario Science Centre celebrates Mars Festival
Aug 02, 2018, at 08:41 pm
Toronto, Aug 2 (IBNS): Mars Festival, organized by Royal Astronomical Society of Canada (RASC), was observed in Ontario Science Centre from July 27-28.
Canada: McDonald's served cleansing solution to pregnant woman
Aug 02, 2018, at 07:22 pm
Lethbridge, Aug 2 (IBNS): In a shocking incident, a pregnant woman was served a cleansing solution at a McDonald's in Lethbridge city of Canada, media reports said.
No foreign leaders to be invited for Imran's swearing-in
Aug 02, 2018, at 05:39 pm
Islamabad, Aug 2 (IBNS): No foreign leader will be invited for Imran Khan’s swearing-in as Pakistan’s next prime minister, media reports said.
Indian among three foreign women shot dead in Afghanistan
Aug 02, 2018, at 03:18 pm
Kabul, Aug 2 (IBNS) : At least three foreign women, including an Indian, were shot dead shortly after they were kidnapped from Kabul city.
Afghanistan: US airstrikes pound ISIS, Taliban positions, leaving seven militants dead
Aug 02, 2018, at 03:14 pm
Kabul, Aug 2 (IBNS): The US forces based in Afghanistan carried out a series of airstrikes on ISIS and Taliban positions in eastern Kunar and Nangarhar province of Afghanistan leaving at least seven militants dead.
Australia: Dog attack kills 14-month-old girl in Victoria
Aug 02, 2018, at 12:27 pm
Melbourne, Aug 2 (IBNS): A 14-month-old girl was mauled to death by a dog in Australia's Victoria state.
Trump thanks Kim's 'kind action' as remains of US soldiers slayed in Korean War reaches Hawaii
Aug 02, 2018, at 12:02 pm
Washington/Pyongyang, Aug 2 (IBNS): Showering lavish praise, US President Donald Trump has thanked North Korean leader Kim Jong-un for the latter's 'kind action', hours after remains of US soldiers killed in the Korean War reached Hawaii.
Zimbabwe: Post polls violence kills three; International community urges calm
Aug 02, 2018, at 11:56 am
Harare: At least three people were killed as Harare witnessed a massive violence following Monday's presidential election in Zimbabwe.
Aug 02, 2018, at 09:23 am
New York, Aug 2 (IBNS): The UN Statistics Division and the World Bank launched a new guide on Wednesday to help nations worldwide, especially in low- and middle-income countries, better manage data that contains geographical information – known officially as geospatial data.
‘Exercise restraint,’ UN urges Zimbabwe after post-election violence
Aug 02, 2018, at 09:15 am
New York, Aug 2 (IBNS): After reported attacks on demonstrators protesting election results in Zimbabwe that have left three dead, the United Nations called on the country’s leaders on Wednesday to reject any form of violence.
Aug 02, 2018, at 09:12 am
New York, Aug 2 (IBNS): The death of a local United Nations staff member in a suicide attack on Wednesday in the city of Jalalabad, has highlighted the tragic and relentless effects of terrorist attacks targeting civilians across Afghanistan.
Aug 02, 2018, at 09:05 am
New York, Aug 2 (IBNS): Children’s rights continue to be violated in the Gaza Strip, the West Bank and Israel, according to three leading UN officials in the region who on Wednesday called on all parties responsible to take concrete and immediate steps to “allow children to live free of fear and to realize all their rights”.
Aug 02, 2018, at 09:03 am
New York, Aug 2 (IBNS): Ongoing violence and attacks on civilian infrastructure in Hudaydah directly threaten hundreds of thousands of children and their families in Yemen, according to the head of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in a statement released on Wednesday
Ontario Government to reform Social Assistance program
Aug 02, 2018, at 01:39 am
Toronto, Aug 2 (IBNS): Ontario is working on a plan to reform Social Assistance to help more people re-enter the workforce and get back on track than just depend on dole, media reports said.
Afghanistan: IOM employee killed in Jalalabad attack
Aug 01, 2018, at 05:17 pm
Kabul, Aug 1 (IBNS): The United Nations on Wednesday confirmed that an International Organisation for Migration (IOM) employee was killed in the terrorist attack on the Department of Refugees and Returnees in Jalalabad on Tuesday.
UNAMA condemns terrorist attack in Jalalabad Refugee Department
Aug 01, 2018, at 04:02 pm
Kabul, Aug 1 (IBNS): The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) on Wednesday condemned the attack in Afghanistan's Jalalabad area on Tuesday that killed at least 15 civilians and injured 20 others.
Aug 01, 2018, at 02:16 pm
Toronto, Aug 1 (IBNS): An Indian-origin couple has been abused and threatened by a man, who called himself a "racist", in Ontario province of Canada, media reports said.
Mexico flight crash leaves 85 injured
Aug 01, 2018, at 09:53 am
Durango, Aug 1 (IBNS): At least 85 people were injured as a flight in which they were traveling crashed in Mexico'so Durango state, media reports said on Wednesday.
Aug 01, 2018, at 09:35 am
New York, Aug 1 (IBNS): As part of a recent pattern of attacks in Afghanistan, at least 13 civilians were killed and 20 others wounded on Tuesday in Jalalabad, drawing “outrage” and condemnation “in the strongest terms” from the United Nations Assistance Mission in the country, UNAMA.
UN calls on Saudi Arabia to release jailed human rights defenders, including women activists
Aug 01, 2018, at 09:32 am
New York, Aug 1 (IBNS): Concerned over the continuing arrests and “apparently arbitrary detentions” of human rights defenders – including campaigners who lobbied for an end to the ban on women driving – the United Nations human rights office (OHCHR) on Tuesday called on Saudi Arabia to “unconditionally” release all those being held.
Aug 01, 2018, at 09:29 am
New York, Aug 1 (IBNS): The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) issued a strongly-worded statement on Tuesday, denouncing last week’s brutal killings and raids by members of the terrorist group ISIL, in Sweida, south-west Syria.
Afghanistan: 15 people killed in Jalalabad attack
Aug 01, 2018, at 09:24 am
Kabul, Aug 1 (IBNS): The death toll following a terrorist attack on migrants and refugees’ affairs in Jalalabad area of Afghanistan left 15 people killed on Tuesday, officials said on Wednesday.
Bangladesh: World Heritage Site threatened by ‘heedless industrialisation’ - UN expert
Aug 01, 2018, at 09:08 am
New York, Aug 1 (IBNS): The Sundarbans forest, a which is the largest contiguous mangrove forest in the world and home to several endangered species, is being threatened by “heedless industrialization”, according to a UN rights expert, who on Tuesday, called on the Government of Bangladesh to halt the process.
Aug 01, 2018, at 09:05 am
New York, Aug 1 (IBNS): As thousands flee mounting political tensions, violence and serious human rights violations in Nicaragua, the United Nations refugee agency, UNHCR, has called for international solidarity and more support for the countries hosting those who are joining the exodus.