Donald Trump, Kim Jong-un to meet in Singapore’s Capella Hotel: White House
Jun 06, 2018, at 09:26 am
Washington, June 6 (IBNS): The White House on Wednesday confirmed that the meeting between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un will take place at Singapore’s Capella Hotel on the island resort of Sentosa.
Jun 06, 2018, at 09:09 am
Hague, June 6 (IBNS): A video, showcasing Dutch PM Mark Rutte cleaning the coffee he dropped in the country's Parliament, has gone viral.
Ecuadorian politician and poet becomes fourth woman to preside over UN General Assembly
Jun 06, 2018, at 08:43 am
New York, June 6 (IBNS): The United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday elected Ecuadorean Foreign Minister María Fernanda Espinosa Garcés, President of its upcoming 73rd session; only the fourth woman to hold that position in the history of the world body, and the first since 2006.
Weeding corruption out of sport an investment in development: UN crime-fighting agency
Jun 06, 2018, at 08:41 am
New York, June 6 (IBNS): Sports scandals, including allegations of endemic corruption and the involvement of organized crime, threaten to undermine the sector’s potential to contribute to peace and global development, a senior United Nations official said on Tuesday
‘Spotlight Initiative’ can make violence against women a thing of the past, says UN deputy chief
Jun 06, 2018, at 08:38 am
New York, June 6 (IBNS): The launch of a new partnership between the United Nations and European Union, is an essential tool to make violence against women and girls “a thing of the past”, said UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed on Tuesday.
Children ‘as young as one’ involved in US separation of migrant families – UN rights office
Jun 06, 2018, at 08:35 am
New York, June 6 (IBNS): The current policy in the United States of separating “extremely young children” from their asylum-seeker or migrant parents along the country’s southern border “always constitutes a child rights violation”, the UN human rights office, OHCHR, said on Tuesday.
Canada: Higher voter turnout in advance polls in Ontario
Jun 05, 2018, at 06:44 pm
Toronto, Jun 5 (IBNS): A higher voter turnout has been recorded in the advance polls in Ontario so far, media reports said.
Canada: Wynne mentions the moment she realised her imminent defeat in Ont. polls
Jun 05, 2018, at 05:41 pm
Toronto, Jun 5 (IBNS): Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne has pinpointed the moment when she realised about her imminent defeat in the upcoming Ontario elections, which is scheduled to be held on Jun 7, media reports said.
England: London teen becomes Britain's youngest convicted female IS terrorist
Jun 05, 2018, at 05:13 pm
London, June 5 (IBNS): A teenager has become the youngest convicted female Islamic State (IS) terrorist in Britain after a court in the country found her guilty of plotting a terror attack on British Museum in capital city London.
IS claims responsibility for suicide attack in Kabul
Jun 05, 2018, at 03:34 pm
Kabul, June 5 (IBNS): Terrorist group Islamic State has claimed responsibility for the suicide attack in Afghanistan capital Kabul on Monday, media reports said on Tuesday.
We are actively preparing for June 12 summit between Trump and Kim: US official
Jun 05, 2018, at 09:27 am
Washington, June 5 (IBNS): The US government on Monday said it is preparing for the June 12 meeting between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un.
Guatemala volcanic eruption: Death toll touches 62
Jun 05, 2018, at 09:25 am
Guatemala City, June 5 (IBNS): the death toll due to the Fuego volcano eruption in Guatemala has touched 62, media reports said on Tuesday.
The world is being ‘swamped’ by harmful plastic waste says UN chief, marking Environment Day
Jun 05, 2018, at 09:14 am
New York, June 5 (IBNS): The world must unite to “beat plastic pollution” United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres said in his message for World Environment Day on Tuesday, noting that microplastic particles in the ocean, “now outnumber stars in our galaxy”.
UN rights expert chides US government's 'systematic assault' on welfare
Jun 05, 2018, at 09:11 am
New York, June 5 (IBNS): The principal strategy for dealing with extreme poverty in the USA is to “criminalise and stigmatise” those who need assistance, according to a United Nations independent human rights expert, in a statement on Tuesday.
Guterres strongly denounces latest attack on peacekeepers in Central African Republic
Jun 05, 2018, at 09:08 am
New York, June 5 (IBNS): United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has strongly condemned Sunday’s attack that killed a UN peacekeeper from Tanzania and injured seven others while they were patrolling in the west of the Central African Republic (CAR).
Howard Schultz steps down as Starbucks executive chairman
Jun 05, 2018, at 09:05 am
New York, June 5 (IBNS): After serving the company for nearly four decades, Howard Schultz is stepping down as executive chairman and member of the Board of Directors of coffee maker Starbucks.
Suicide attack on clerics in Afghanistan condemned by UN
Jun 05, 2018, at 09:05 am
New York, June 5 (IBNS): United Nations chief António Guterres has condemned Monday’s suicide attack in Afghanistan’s capital, Kabul, that reportedly killed at least seven religious scholars who had gathered from across the country to promote peace.
UN ‘Tech Bank’ opens in Turkey, to help poor nations ‘leapfrog development challenges’
Jun 05, 2018, at 09:02 am
New York, June 5 (IBNS): The United Nations on Monday welcomed a new member of the family, which will help address the development challenges of the world’s poorest countries through science, technology and innovation, while also marking a significant milestone for the whole 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda.
Guatemala: UN chief pledges support for rescue effort after deadly volcano eruption
Jun 05, 2018, at 08:57 am
New York, June 5 (IBNS): United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has expressed his solidarity with the people of Guatemala, and said the Organization stands ready to support rescue and relief efforts in the aftermath of a devastating volcanic eruption on Sunday, in the Central American nation.
South Sudan suffering on ‘almost unimaginable scale’, warns UN relief chief
Jun 05, 2018, at 08:51 am
New York, June 5 (IBNS): People are suffering “on an almost unimaginable scale” in South Sudan, the United Nations emergency relief chief said on Monday, adding that he welcomed the announcement by the United States that it is to review the amount of assistance it provides to the war-torn country.
UN agency ready to play 'essential role' in verifying DPRK nuclear programme
Jun 05, 2018, at 08:48 am
New York, June 5 (IBNS): The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) remains ready to play “an essential role” in verifying the status of North Korea’s nuclear programme as international talks aimed at denuclearizing the Korean Peninsula continue, the agency’s chief said on Monday.
UN agencies express outrage over killing of Palestinian volunteer medic in Gaza
Jun 05, 2018, at 08:46 am
New York, June 5 (IBNS): United Nations officials have expressed their outrage over Friday’s killing by Israeli security forces of a 21-year-old Palestinian volunteer medic who was helping the injured along the Gaza border.
Pakistan condemns suicide attack in Kabul
Jun 04, 2018, at 07:14 pm
Islamabad, June 4 (IBNS): Pakistan on Monday condemned the suicide attack on a congregation of religious scholars in Kabul.
Kabul suicide attack: Death toll rises to 14
Jun 04, 2018, at 02:46 pm
Kabul, Jun 4 (IBNS): The death toll in Monday's suicide attack in Afghanistan's capital Kabul city has touched 14, reports said.
Justin Trudeau finds Donald Trump's comment on Canadian steel industry as 'insulting'
Jun 04, 2018, at 02:03 pm
Ottawa, Jun 4 (IBNS): Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has referred to US President Donald Trump's comment, where the latter accused the Canadian steel industry of imposing threats to the US on the security grounds, as "insulting", media reports said.
Kabul suicide attack: Six killed, six injured
Jun 04, 2018, at 01:58 pm
Kabul, Jun 4 (IBNS): At least six people were killed and as many injured after an explosion hit Afghanistan's capital city Kabul on Monday morning.
Canada PM Trudeau describes India visit as 'trip to end all trips'
Jun 04, 2018, at 01:55 pm
Ottawa, Jun 4 (IBNS): Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has described his India visit, which was considered to be quite dull overall, as a "trip to end all trips", following rebukes from his own country, media reports said.
Afghanistan: Casualties feared as suicide bomber detonates explosive near religious gathering
Jun 04, 2018, at 01:39 pm
Kabul, Jun 4 (IBNS): An explosion hit Afghanistan's capital city Kabul on Monday morning after a suicide bomber detonated his explosive near a religious gathering, reports said.
Fuego Volcano eruption: Death toll rises to 25, hundreds injured
Jun 04, 2018, at 11:44 am
Guatemala City, June 4 (IBNS): At least 25 people have died as Guatemala's Fuego volcano erupted on Sunday for the second time this year, media reports said.
Afghanistan: At least three children killed in roadside explosion in Nangarhar
Jun 04, 2018, at 11:24 am
Kabul, Jun 4 (IBNS): At least three children have been killed in a roadside explosion in Afghanistan, reports said.