-1529990921.jpg "Security Council urged to act with ‘one strong voice’ on raft of ills plaguing Middle East and North Africa")
Jun 26, 2018, at 10:58 am
New York, June 26 (IBNS): Ambassadors in the Security Council have been urged by the United Nations Secretary-General to find ‘much-needed consensus’ to resolve the myriad challenges in the Middle East and North Africa.
New UN-supported farming app is cream of crop in tackling Sahel pest
Jun 26, 2018, at 10:42 am
New York, June 26 (IBNS): Farmers in sub-Saharan Africa have a new digital weapon in their agricultural armoury to take on the Fall Armyworm – a crop pest that’s threatening the food security of 300 million people – the United Nations said on Monday.
Resettlement needs set to rise to 1.4 million people in 2019, UN refugee agency reports
Jun 26, 2018, at 10:39 am
New York, June 26 (IBNS): Close to 1.4 million people will need resettlement in countries free from war and persecution in 2019, the UN refugee agency, said on Monday, citing growing forced displacement across the globe.
Afghanistan: Suicide attack kills at least eight in Kunar province
Jun 26, 2018, at 10:28 am
Kabul, Jun 26 (IBNS): At least eight people were killed in a suicide attack in Afghanistan's Kunar province on Monday evening, local Tolo News reported.
Hafiz Saeed urges youth to play their due role in protecting ideological boundaries of Pakistan
Jun 25, 2018, at 09:31 pm
Islamabad, June 25 (IBNS): Jamaatud Dawa (JuD) emir Hafiz Muhammad Saeed has urged youth of Pakistan to play their role in protecting 'ideological boundaries' of the country.
US transgender woman removed from restaurant when she refuses to show ID to access bathroom
Jun 25, 2018, at 08:30 pm
Washington, June 25 (IBNS): A transgender woman in the US alleged that she was forcibly removed from a restaurant in Washington when she did not show her ID to use the women's bathroom.
Canada PM Trudeau terms 1985 Air India Bombing as 'Single Worst Terror Attack'
Jun 25, 2018, at 08:13 pm
Toronto, Jun 25 (IBNS): Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has termed the 1985 Air India Bombing, which killed 300 odd people, as the "single worst terror attack" in the country's history, media reports said.
Canada PM Justin Trudeau to attend NATO Summit on July 11-12
Jun 25, 2018, at 07:32 pm
Ottawa, Jun 25 (IBNS): Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will attend the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) Summit in Brussels, Belgium on July 11 and 12.
Jun 25, 2018, at 04:51 pm
Islamabad, June 25 (IBNS): Pakistan President Mamnoon Hussain on Monday congratulated President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey on his victory in the elections held in the nation.
Jun 25, 2018, at 04:03 pm
New York, June 25 (IBNS): United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has welcomed the lifting on Sunday of the driving ban for women in Saudi Arabia and expressed his hope that ending the prohibition will generate more new opportunities for women in the Kingdom.
-1529922579.jpg "UN chief condemns explosion at election rally in Zimbabwe that injured dozens, including senior politicians")
Jun 25, 2018, at 04:00 pm
New York, June 25 (IBNS): The UN Secretary-General has condemned an explosion which took place at an election rally in Zimbabwe on Saturday, not long after President Emmerson Mnangagwa left the stage after addressing the crowd, according to news reports.
Football team feared trapped inside cave in Thailand, search ops underway
Jun 25, 2018, at 03:38 pm
Bangkok, Jun 25 (IBNS): A rescue operation is underway in northern Thailand's Chiang Rai province, where a boys football team is feared to be trapped inside a cave, reports said on Monday.
Afghanistan: Seven Taliban militants die in Herat clash
Jun 25, 2018, at 02:01 pm
Kabul, Jun 25 (IBNS): Seven militants affiliated with the Taliban group have been killed during a clash with Afghan soldiers in the country's Herat province, reports said.
Turkey: President Recep Tayyip Erdogan wins new five year term
Jun 25, 2018, at 01:11 pm
Ankara: Turkey President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has won another five year term after been re-elected in the recently concluded elections, reports said on Monday.
Saudi Arabia's driving ban lifted, women drive on streets
Jun 24, 2018, at 09:18 pm
Jeddah, June 24 (IBNS): Saudi Arabia witnessed a history on Sunday when women in the nation were allowed to drive, ending an age-old driving ban on the eves.
Explosion rocks German building, 25 injured
Jun 24, 2018, at 06:12 pm
Berlin, June 24 (IBNS): At least 25 people were injured as an explosion destroyed a building in Germany's Wuppertal city, media reports said on Sunday.
Jun 24, 2018, at 05:50 pm
New York, June 24 (IBNS): One person has reportedly died, and dozens were injured after an explosion ripped through a large crowd at a rally for the new Prime Minister of Ethiopia on Saturday, which the UN chief described as a matter of “grave concern”.
French teen accidentally crosses Canadian border while jogging, held
Jun 23, 2018, at 10:50 pm
Victoria, Jun 23 (IBNS): A French teen had landed herself into a trouble as she crossed the Canadian border and entered into the US while jogging on a beach in White Rock, British Columbia (BC), media reports said.
Canada: Donald Trump calls on Justin Trudeau for NATO spending
Jun 23, 2018, at 10:16 pm
Washington/ottawa, Jun 23 (IBNS): US President Donald Trump is reportedly calling on Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for a meeting over more North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) spending, media reports said.
Pakistan: Two soldiers killed during anti-terror operation
Jun 23, 2018, at 09:28 pm
Islamabad, June 23 (IBNS): During an intelligence-based operation (IBO) in South Waziristan, at least two soldiers were killed, media reports said on Saturday.
Zimbabwe: President Mnangagwa survives Bulawayo explosion
Jun 23, 2018, at 09:10 pm
Bulawayo, June 23 (IBNS): Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa survived an apparent bomb attack and remained unhurt in Zimbabwe's Bulawayo city on Saturday, media reports said.
Mortar shells attack in Afghanistan kills 2
Jun 23, 2018, at 07:09 pm
Kabul, June 23 (IBNS): A mortar shells attack in central Maidan Wardak province of Afghanistan left at least two people killed on Saturday, media reports said.
Trump does a U-turn, sanctions N Korea for posing 'extraordinary threat'
Jun 23, 2018, at 12:22 pm
Washington, Jun 23 (IBNS): Sanctioning North Korea and Donald Trump go hand in hand, but, following the latest sanctions against the former, the US President has done a U-turn.
Stigmatized, shunned and shamed, International Widows’ Day draws attention to their unique needs
Jun 23, 2018, at 08:23 am
New York, June 23 (IBNS): The loss of a spouse or partner is often devastating, but for many women it is magnified by a “long-term struggle” for basic needs, human rights and dignity, according to UN Women, in a message to mark International Widows’ Day.
Afghanistan: Taliban kidnap 33 workers in southern Kandahar province
Jun 23, 2018, at 08:22 am
Kabul, June 23 (IBNS): Terrorist group Taliban have kidnapped 33 workers of a road construction company in southern Kandahar province on Friday, media reports said on Saturday.
Women's rights face global pushback from conservativism, fundamentalism – UN experts warn
Jun 23, 2018, at 08:20 am
New York, June 23 (IBNS): Women’s rights are under threat from a “backlash” of conservatism and fundamentalism around the world, a United Nation panel warned on Friday.
Japanese law professor elected new judge at the International Court of Justice
Jun 23, 2018, at 08:17 am
New York, June 23 (IBNS): An international law professor from Japan has been elected to serve with the principal judicial organ of the United Nations, following the resignation of a sitting judge, earlier this month.
Jun 23, 2018, at 08:10 am
New York, June 23 (IBNS): The United States government decision to end its border policy of forcibly separating migrant children from their parents, does not help thousands of youngsters already in detention, who should be released and reunited with their families, a group of UN rights experts said on Friday.
Jun 23, 2018, at 08:03 am
New York, June 23 (IBNS): In Venezuela, “credible, shocking accounts of extrajudicial killings” and impunity for perpetrators, indicate that the rule of law “is virtually absent”, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) said on Friday, in a call for an international inquiry into the alleged violations.
Canada: Ontario premier-elect Doug Ford seeks consultations on marijuana legalisation
Jun 22, 2018, at 10:41 pm
Toronto, Jun 22 (IBNS): Ontario premier-elect Doug Ford is seeking further consultations on marijuana legalisation in the province, media reports said.