Jan 06, 2017, at 01:54 pm
New York, Jan 6 (Just Earth News): A team of United Nations human rights experts is supporting a recent decision by a United States school district in Connecticut to remove offensive and inaccurate historical information about slavery from its classrooms.
UN expert hails US move placing atheists on equal footing with faith groups
Dec 29, 2016, at 04:56 am
New York, Dec 28 (Just Earth News): A United Nations human rights expert on freedom of religion or belief has welcomed the United States' legislative amendments aimed at protecting non-believers and atheists.
Future of US-Canada relationship under the Trumpian Regime
Nov 17, 2016, at 02:45 pm
Calgary, Nov 16 (IBNS): The future of Canada USA Bilateral relationship would be under big question mark, as it was a well known fact that Donald Trump’s deep antipathy to NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement)which during the campaign for presidency he had made one of the prime election issue and had been fiercely vitriolic towards Mexico but said nothing against Canada.
Plastic microbeads to be banned in Canada
Nov 13, 2016, at 12:41 am
Ottawa, Nov.11 (IBNS): The federal government says it will ban the sale of shower gels, toothpaste and facial scrubs containing plastic microbeads, effective July 1, 2018.
US Presidential polls: America to decide fates of Trump, Clinton today
Nov 08, 2016, at 03:07 pm
Washington, Nov 8 (IBNS): The fates of Democrat Hillary Clinton or Republican Donald Trump, who are contesting the high -profile US Presidential polls, will be decided as voters are expected to cast their votes on Tuesday to elect their next President.
Top Al-Qaeda leader killed in drone strike, US confirms
Nov 05, 2016, at 09:57 pm
Washington, Nov 5 (IBNS): The United States has confirmed the death of Al-Qaeda leader Farouq al-Qahtani during a drone strike in Afghanistan last month.
UN rights experts call on US to abolish mandatory detention of migrants
Oct 25, 2016, at 02:32 pm
New York, Oct 25 (Just Earth News): Members of the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention completed a two-week visit to the United States on Monday and called upon the Government to abolish its mandatory detention of migrants, particularly asylum-seekers, after it found serious racial and economic disparities and that many people were being held under punitive conditions.
Caribbean leaders at UN warn of region’s ‘economic collapse’ under US, EU decision on banking
Sep 25, 2016, at 05:01 am
New York, Sept 24 (Just Earth News): Given their size and limited choices for economic expansion, small island States like St Lucia have looked to the more advanced economies for innovative means of economic development, the tiny country’s Prime Minister told the United Nations on Saturday, among many speakers from the region who said they now find themselves being penalized as tax havens by the very architects of such strategies.
Sep 04, 2016, at 03:34 am
New York, Sept 3 (Just Earth News): Visiting the southeastern city of Hangzhou in China, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has commended the leaders of that country and the United States for formally joining the Paris Agreement on climate change on Saturday.
UN agency applauds US leadership on refugees as 10,000th Syrian refugee arrives
Sep 02, 2016, at 02:01 pm
New York, Sept 2 (Just Earth News): The United Nations refugee agency has welcomed the news of the arrival of the 10,000th Syrian refugee in the United States.
Jul 24, 2016, at 01:04 am
Washington/Kabul, July 23 (IBNS): The US on Saturday condemned the explosions in Afghanistan capital Kabul which left at least 61 people dead.
Hillary Clinton names Tim Kaine as running mate
Jul 23, 2016, at 03:16 pm
Washington, July 23 (IBNS) Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton on Friday announced she has selected senator Tim Kaine as running mate.
UN condemns this week's deadly gun violence in US
Jul 09, 2016, at 12:09 pm
New York, July 9 (Just Earth News): United Nations officials on Friday spoke out against recent violence in the United States which has left several people dead, expressing both outrage and condemnation over the killings, and highlighting the need for more to be done to fight discrimination.
Mar 26, 2016, at 03:00 am
Washington, Mar 25 (IBNS): The US has confirmed that militant group ISIS' second in command was killed during an operation this month.
Top IS commander targeted in US airstrike in Syria
Mar 09, 2016, at 03:14 pm
Washington, Mar 9 (IBNS) A U.S. airstrike on Mar 4, near al Shaddadi, Syria, targeted senior ISIL leader Tarkhan Tayumurazovich Batirashvili, also known as Abu Umar al-Shishani, and "Omar the Chechen", the Pentagon has said.
UN human rights experts urge US to increase efforts to address water contamination
Mar 04, 2016, at 02:25 pm
New York, Mar 4 (Just Earth News/IBNS): The situation of lead-contaminated water in Flint, Michigan, is fundamentally about human rights, a group of United Nations experts Thursday said, urging the United States to protect the rights of children and others who are most at risk from pollution and toxic chemicals.
UN rights chief welcomes US President’s plan to close Guantánamo detention facility
Feb 24, 2016, at 03:15 pm
New York, Feb 24 (Just Earth News/IBNS) The United Nations human rights chief on Tuesday welcomed United States President Barack Obama’s plan to close the Guantánamo Bay detention facility in Cuba, expressing hope that “no further obstacles are placed in the way of its implementation.â€
Iran deal: International sanctions lifted
Jan 17, 2016, at 02:36 pm
Washington, Jan 17 (IBNS): In a significant move, international sanction on Iran was lifted on Saturday after the International Atomic Energy Agency verified that the country has completed the necessary steps under the Iran deal which will ensure its nuclear program is and remains exclusively peaceful.
Turkey: US condemns Istanbul attack
Jan 13, 2016, at 02:57 pm
Washington, Jan 13 (IBNS) The United States has condemned the attack in Turkey's Istanbul city that left 10 people killed.
North Korea bomb test: South Korea, U.S. deploy B-52 strategic bomber over Korean Peninsula
Jan 11, 2016, at 01:06 am
Seoul, Jan 10 (IBNS) Days after North Korea said it has conducted a hydrogen bomb test, The United States' B-52 Strato fortress strategic bomber flew over South Korea, media reports said.
US expresses concern over Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr execution
Jan 03, 2016, at 02:38 pm
Washington Jan 3 (IBNS) The US has expressed its concern over the execution of Shia cleric Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr by Saudi Arabia.
Israel spy Jonathan Pollard to be freed by the US
Nov 20, 2015, at 06:45 pm
Washington, Nov 20 (IBNS) Israel spy Jonathan Pollard, an American convicted in America for selling classified information will finally be released on parole, the BBC reported.
Afghanistan: US raid on Kunduz hospital kills 9
Oct 04, 2015, at 01:12 am
Kunduz City, Oct 3 (IBNS) A US airstrike has left nine people killed in Médecins Sans Frontières' (MSF) hospital in Afghanistan's northern Kunduz province on Saturday,media reports said.
US: Several killed in Oregon shooting
Oct 02, 2015, at 08:13 am
Oregon, Oct 2 (IBNS): Several people were feared dead in a shooting incident at Umpqua Community College in Oregon state of USA on Thursday, media reports said.