Canada: Toronto Paramedic Services to be awarded global accreditation
Apr 10, 2018, at 08:43 am
Toronto, Apr 9 (IBNS): The Toronto Paramedic Services’ Communications Centre (TPSCC) will be awarded the “Accredited Centre of Excellence” certification by Jerry Overton, Chair of the Board of Accreditation of the International Academies of Emergency Dispatch (IAED,) tomorrow at 1pm at 4330 Dufferin St,Toronto, Ontario, media reports said.
Canada: Male found dead in Brampton, homicide detectives investigate
Apr 10, 2018, at 01:21 am
Brampton, Apr 9 (IBNS): Homicide detectives have started to investigate an incident where a male person was found dead in Brampton Sunday afternoon, media reports said.
Americans, Canadians leave hockey sticks outside houses as tribute to dead Humboldt Broncon members
Apr 10, 2018, at 01:19 am
Ottawa, Apr 8 (IBNS): Several Americans and Canadians kept their hockey sticks outside their houses as a tribute to 15 Humboldt Broncon members, who died due to a crash Saturday, media reports said.
Four terrorists detained in Afghanistan
Apr 10, 2018, at 12:34 am
Kabul, Apr 9 (IBNS): Security forces have detained four terrorists, including Taliban’s finance chief for the Mohammad Agha district of central Logar province, media reports said on Monday.
Is Queen Elizabeth II a descendant of Prophet Muhammad?
Apr 09, 2018, at 11:53 pm
London, Apr 9 (IBNS): A new study has found that British monarch Queen Elizabeth II is a descendant of Prophet Muhammad, the founder of Islam, media reports said.
Tiyas Airbase: Syria, Russia blame Israel for deadly attack
Apr 09, 2018, at 08:48 pm
Damascus, Apr 9 (IBNS): The Syrian and Russian governments have blamed Israel for carrying out the deadly attack at the Tiyas Airbase, reports said on Monday.
Hungary Prime Minister Viktor Orban re-elected for the third time
Apr 09, 2018, at 07:54 pm
Budapest, Apr 9 (IBNS): Hungary Prime Minister Viktor Orban registered a landslide victory in Sunday's general election.
Apr 09, 2018, at 03:28 pm
New York, Apr 9 (JEN): During an official visit, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Sunday met in Beijing with Xi Jinping, President of China, where he congratulated the President on his recent re-election.
Amid allegations of chemical weapons use in Douma, UN chief calls for civilian protection
Apr 09, 2018, at 03:25 pm
New York, Apr 9 (IBNS): Following a period of relative calm in Syria’s Eastern Ghouta, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Sunday expressed deep concern over renewed violence in Douma, particularly the alarming allegations that chemical weapons may have been used against civilians.
Several killed in suspected missile strike on Syrian air base
Apr 09, 2018, at 02:58 pm
Damascus, Apr 9 (IBNS): Several people are feared to have been killed in a suspected missile attack on a military airport in Syria, media reports said on Monday.
Canada: Tributes pour in for Humboldt crash victims, all identified
Apr 09, 2018, at 12:30 pm
Regina, Apr 8 (IBNS): Canada Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe were among those expected to be attending today’s nighttime vigil as a tribute to the Humboldt crash victims, media reports said
Afghanistan: Taliban, ISIS attack police check post, six security personnel killed
Apr 09, 2018, at 04:37 am
Kabul, Apr 8 (IBNS): Terrorists attacked a check-post in Afghanistan's northern Sar-i-Pul province, leaving six security personnel killed, media reports said on Sunday
Fire in Trump Tower in New York kills 1
Apr 09, 2018, at 12:08 am
New York, Apr 8 (IBNS): At least one person was killed as a fire broke out at Trump Tower in New York city on Saturday, officials said.
Syria: Suspected Chemical attack kills 70 in Douma
Apr 08, 2018, at 10:44 pm
Douma, Apr 8 (IBNS): A suspected chemical attacked has killed at least 70 people in war-torn Syria's Douma town, media reports said on Sunday.
Germany: Three die as Van drives into crowd in Munster City
Apr 08, 2018, at 04:38 am
Munster, Apr 7 (IBNS): Three people have died as a van drove into a crowd in Munster City of Germany on Saturday, media reports said.
Canada: Three dead people in Saskatchewan bus crash identified
Apr 08, 2018, at 04:04 am
Regina, Apr 7 (IBNS): Three deceased people in the Saskatchewan bus crash, which occurred on Friday afternoon, have been identified, media reports said.
Canada: Humboldt Broncos head coach dies in Saskatchewan bus crash
Apr 08, 2018, at 03:42 am
Regina, Apr 7 (IBNS): Darcy Haugan, the head coach of junior hockey team Humboldt Broncos, has died in the bus crash which occurred in Saskatchewan on Friday afternoon, media reports said.
Canada: Bus carrying junior hockey team crashes with truck in Saskatchewan, 14 dies
Apr 08, 2018, at 02:55 am
Regina, Apr 7 (IBNS): Fourteen people have been killed as a bus carrying the junior hockey team crashed with a truck in Saskatchewan on Friday afternoon, media reports said.
Germany: Car drives into crowd in Munster city, several killed
Apr 08, 2018, at 02:25 am
Munster, Apr 7 (IBNS): A car drove into a crowd in the Munster city of Germany, killing several people, media reports said.
Taliban attack kills four policemen in Afghanistan
Apr 07, 2018, at 09:06 pm
Kabul, Apr 7 (IBNS): Taliban attack in Arghandab district of Afghanistan's southern Zabul province left at least four policemen killed, media reports said on Saturday.
Pakistan's Geo TV forced to go off-air, govt. says not responsible
Apr 07, 2018, at 07:48 pm
Islamabad, Apr 7 (IBNS): Pakistan's largest television network, Geo TV, has been forced to go off-air, media reports said on Saturday.
Pakistan PM Shahid Khaqan Abbasi visits Afghanistan, meets President Ashraf Ghani
Apr 07, 2018, at 01:18 pm
Kabul, Apr 7 (IBNS): Pakistan Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi visited Kabul on Friday and discussed issues related to Pakistan-Afghanistan relations with the country's President Ashraf Ghani.
Afghanistan: Taliban attack kills 2 ANA soldiers
Apr 07, 2018, at 12:55 pm
Kabul, Apr 7 (IBNS): Taliban terrorists attacked Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers posts in Afghanistan's northern Sar-i-Pul province, leaving at least 2 security personnel killed, media reports said on Friday.
Apr 07, 2018, at 12:32 pm
New York, Apr 7 (JEN): As the world officially remembers the genocidal murder of 800,000 Rwandans in 1994, United Nations leaders warn that ethnic cleansing and mass atrocities continue to blight humanity and call for sharper action to prevent such wholesale violations.
Nearly 800 Venezuelans arriving in Brazil each day, many seeking asylum, UN refugee agency says
Apr 07, 2018, at 12:29 pm
New York, Apr 7 (JEN): The United Nations refugee agency is scaling up its assistance to the rapidly growing number of Venezuelans arriving in Brazil, with daily arrivals averaging 800 in recent days amid the worsening political and socio-economic situation in their country.
UN condemns attack that kills two ‘blue helmets’ in Mali
Apr 07, 2018, at 12:25 pm
New York, Apr 7 (JEN): United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres and the Security Council have strongly condemned an attack on UN peacekeepers in Mali and underscored that such attacks may amount to war crimes under international law.
Canada: 600 people crosses border through Quebec in weekend
Apr 06, 2018, at 11:56 pm
Quebec City, Apr 6 (IBNS): More than 600 people have illegally crossed border through Quebec into Canada in the last weekend, media reports said.
Pakistani Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi arrives in Kabul
Apr 06, 2018, at 09:18 pm
Kabul, Apr 6 (IBNS): Pakistani Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi reached Afghanistan capital Kabul on Friday.
Justin Trudeau meets Afghan girl who was shot by her husband, accepted by Canada
Apr 06, 2018, at 08:34 pm
Ottawa, Apr 6 (IBNS): Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has met the Afghan girl who was shot by her husband in Afghanistan and accepted by Canada, media reports said.
Former South Korean President Park Geun-hye jailed for 24 years for corruption
Apr 06, 2018, at 07:18 pm
Seoul, Apr 5 (IBNS) : South Korea’s former president Park Geun-hye has been sentenced to 24 years in prison for abuse of power and corruption, media reports said.