Woman beheaded, two others killed in knife attack at church in France's Nice
Oct 29, 2020, at 09:36 pm
Paris/IBNS: A woman was beheaded and two others killed by an attacker at a church in southern French city of Nice on Thursday, police said, reported Reuters.
Fuel stations run dry as Yellow Jackets protest in France
Dec 03, 2018, at 09:35 pm
Paris, Dec 3 (IBNS): Fuel stations were running dry in France on Monday with "Yellow Jacket" protesters blocking access to the Total company's 11 fuel depots, reports said, adding that the stocks of several companies fell as a result of the situation.
Champs-Elysees terror attack: Paris prosecutors name attacker
Apr 22, 2017, at 05:36 pm
Paris, Apr 22 (IBNS): The attacker who shot one policeman dead and injured two others in a gun attack on Thursday in Paris's Champs-Elysees area has been named by Paris prosecutors, reports said.
UN forum in Paris to spotlight mobile learning for refugees and displaced persons
Mar 18, 2017, at 02:02 pm
New York, Mar 18 (Just Earth News): Education experts and government officials will gather at the Paris headquarters of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) from 20 to 24 March, to discuss ways of expanding the use of mobile technologies to “reach people where they are†and improve education opportunities for refugees and displaced persons and others in emergency situations.
Dec 08, 2016, at 01:13 pm
New York, Dec 8 (Just Earth News): The International Court of Justice (ICJ), the principal judicial organ of the United Nations, has delivered its Order on the case concerning Immunities and Criminal Proceedings (Equatorial Guinea v. France) and the request by Equatorial Guinea to indicate provisional measures.
EgyptAir crash: Passengers' belongings found, search on for black box
May 21, 2016, at 05:19 am
Cairo, May 20 (IBNS): The Egyptian Navy on Friday informed that more parts of the crashed EgyptAir plane with 66 people onboard have been found, media reports said.
EgyptAir says wreckage from plane found near Karpathos Island
May 20, 2016, at 05:02 am
Cairo, May 19 (IBNS): The EgyptAir on Thursday announced that the wreckage of its flight, which crashed on its way from Paris to Cairo, has been found near Karpathos Island.
Paris attacks: Key suspect arrested?
Apr 09, 2016, at 03:19 am
Paris, Apr 8 (IBNS) A key suspect in the November 2015 Paris attacks has been arrested in Belgium, media reports said on Friday.
Gas explosion in Paris building, many casualties
Apr 01, 2016, at 10:44 pm
Paris, Apr. 1 (IBNS) A massive explosion rocked a building a central Paris on Friday, causing numerous casualties, Daily Mail reported.
Ban delivers favourable report card on early-stage talks at Paris climate summit
Dec 04, 2015, at 02:41 pm
New York, Dec 4 (Just Earth News/IBNS): Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon gave a favourable report card today to the early stages of the United Nations climate change conference (COP21) in Paris, while at the same time urging both developed and developing countries to do more to reach universal agreement to mitigate the threat.
Militant attacks: French lower house votes to extend state of emergency in the country
Nov 19, 2015, at 11:23 pm
Paris, Nov 19 (IBNS): Nearly a week after Paris was hit by militant attacks, French lower house of parliament voted to extend the state of emergency by three months, media reports said on Thursday.
Ban phones France's Hollande to offer condolences in wake of terrorist attacks
Nov 19, 2015, at 01:57 pm
New York, Nov 18 (Just Earth News/IBNS): On a phone call to French President François Hollande, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon reiterated his condemnation of the terrorist attacks in Paris last week, and presented his condolences to the families of the victims, as well as to the Government and people of France.
Paris anti-terror operation:Two dead, including woman who blew herself up
Nov 18, 2015, at 07:08 pm
Paris, Nov 18 (IBNS) A suspected woman terrorist blew herself up and another person was killed in Saint Denis, the northern suburb of Paris on Wednesday as police continued anti-terrorist operation against a group believed to be holed up in an apartment, reports said.
Exchange of fire with suspected terrorists during operation in Paris
Nov 18, 2015, at 05:05 pm
Paris, Nov 18 (IBNS) Heavy exchange of fire was reported in a northern suburb of Paris during an anti-terrorist police operation on Wednesday, five days after the deadly string of terror attacks that killed 129 people in Paris as suspects are still believed to be holed-up in an apartment, media reports said.
Refugees should not be turned into scapegoats following Paris attacks: UN agency
Nov 18, 2015, at 04:07 pm
New York, Nov 18 (Just Earth News/IBNS): The United Nations refugee agency on Tuesday expressed its shock and horror at the attacks in Paris and the killing of so many innocent people but warned against the scapegoating of refugees, in the wake of the deadly attacks.
After Beirut and Paris terror attacks, Security Council discusses root causes of conflict
Nov 18, 2015, at 03:57 pm
New York, Nov 18 (Just Earth News/IBNS): The United Nations Security Council held an already scheduled debate on conflict prevention on Tuesday amid added urgency fuelled by last week's terrorist attacks in Beirut and Paris, with Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon stressing that counter-terrorism must also tackle such root causes as bad governance, injustice and exclusion.
French investigators searching for another suspect in the Paris attacks
Nov 18, 2015, at 03:00 pm
Paris, Nov 18 (IBNS): French officials are looking for another suspect in connection with the deadly militant attacks in Paris last week that left more than 120 people dead, media reports said on Wednesday.
Hollande calls for constitution amendment to eradicate IS
Nov 17, 2015, at 04:40 pm
Paris, Nov 17 (IBNS) French President Francois Hollande on Monday called for amendment to the constitution to fight potential terrorists at home and for an aggressive drive to "eradicate" the Islamic State abroad, The New York Times says in a report.
Paris attacks were organised from Syria?
Nov 16, 2015, at 09:56 pm
Paris, Nov 16 (IBNS) French PM Manuel Valls has said that the militant attacks carried out in French capital Paris on Friday were organised from Syria, media reports said.
National climate targets signal momentum for climate agreement in Paris: UN report
Nov 07, 2015, at 03:19 pm
New York, Nov 7 (Just Earth News/IBNS): Implementation of the national climate plans prepared by countries ahead of the Paris climate meeting will limit greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2030, but a new climate agreement can encourage further action that will be necessary to limit global temperature rise to 2 degree Celsius by 2100, according to a new United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) report.
Countries urged to submit climate action plans ahead of UN conference in Paris
Sep 18, 2015, at 02:25 pm
New York, Sept 18 (IBNS): Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is eager to get countries to submit as soon as possible their action plans that will form the basis of the new universal climate change agreement to be adopted in December in Paris, a senior United Nations official dealing with the issue said on Thursday.
As momentum builds for December climate talks in Paris, Ban looks ahead to 'bold' outcome
Aug 27, 2015, at 03:56 pm
New York, Aug 27 (IBNS) Commending France's "exemplary leadership" on efforts to tackle climate change, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday affirmed that the international community is now at a stage where the final elements of the new climate agreement are being negotiated.
Senior UN climate change official envisages 'good agreement' at upcoming Pairs conference
Aug 26, 2015, at 03:20 pm
New York, Aug 26 (IBNS): The climate change agreement world leaders are expected to sign in December "has to take us to a less than 2 degree global warming path because that is the ultimate test of the whole package that will come out of Paris," according to Janos Pasztor, a senior United Nations official dealing with the issue.
Paris mall siege: 18 people evacuated from mall
Jul 13, 2015, at 09:31 pm
Paris, July 13 (IBNS) Police have evacuated 18 people from a shopping mall in France capital Paris where gunmen entered on Monday, media reports said.
Police close on terrorist borthers in France
Jan 09, 2015, at 10:17 pm
Paris, Jan 9 (IBNS) Police on Friday were close on the two suspects of the Charlie Hebdo massacre as a joint force cordoned off Dammartin-en-Goele, a small town in the northeast of Paris and a military helicopter landed near a wathehouse where theywere thought to be holed up.
Operation underway to capture Charlie Hebdo suspects
Jan 09, 2015, at 08:46 pm
Paris, Jan 9 (IBNS) French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve on Friday said an operation is underway to capture the two suspects- both brothers- in the massacre of journalists and cartoonists in the office of Charlie Hebdo satirical magazine two days ago.