Fire destroys 25,000 books in Afghanistan's Faizabad area
Mar 17, 2018, at 12:34 am
Kabul, Mar 16 (IBNS): A fire incident at a library in Afghanistan's Faizabad area left thousand of books burned, media reports said on Friday.
Pakistan forms joint investigation team to probe Raiwind suicide attack
Mar 17, 2018, at 12:08 am
Lahore, Mar 16 (IBNS): Pakistani officials have formed a joint investigation team (JIT) to investigate the suicide blast in Raiwind area of Pakistan on Wednesday, media reports said on Friday.
Airstrikes in Afghanistan kill seven IS militants
Mar 17, 2018, at 12:05 am
Kabul, Mar 16 (IBNS): At least seven Islamic State militants have been killed during airstrikes conducted by Afghan air force in Afghanistan's Achin district, media reports said on Friday.
US: Four dies in Florida university bridge collapse
Mar 16, 2018, at 05:42 pm
Miami, Mar 16 (IBNS): At least four people have died in the Florida University Bridge collapse which occurred on Thursday afternoon, media reports said.
Pakistan: UN chief condemns attack at police checkpoint near Lahore
Mar 16, 2018, at 03:30 pm
New York, Mar 16 (JEN): United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has condemned Wednesday’s attack at a police checkpoint near a mosque in the outskirts of Lahore.
Ukraine: UN calls for protection of civilians after attacks on water facility workers
Mar 16, 2018, at 03:26 pm
New York, Mar 16 (JEN): Following recent shelling of water treatment workers in eastern Ukraine, a senior United Nations official has called on all parties to the conflict to protect those civilians who maintain critical infrastructure.
UN Security Council calls for all Yemen’s ports to remain fully open to all aid imports
Mar 16, 2018, at 03:25 pm
New York, Mar 16 (JEN): The Security Council has urged warring parties in Yemen to allow humanitarian convoys to safely reach all conflict-affected governorates without hindrance, while also asking that all Yemen’s ports remain fully open to commercial and relief supply imports.
In Rome, UN chief urges international community to remain strongly committed to stability in Lebanon
Mar 16, 2018, at 03:18 pm
New York, Mar 16 (JEN): Calling Lebanon “a fundamental pillar of stability” in the Middle East, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Thursday told a high-level meeting in Rome that it is absolutely essential for the international community to show strong solidarity with the country.
Mar 16, 2018, at 03:12 pm
New York, Mar 16 (JEN): From air transport in the Congo to truce observation in the Golan and assistance in the transition to independence in Namibia, the Netherlands has a long history with United Nations peacekeeping.
Mar 16, 2018, at 03:11 pm
New York, Mar 16 (JEN): Secretary-General António Guterres on Thursday called on the international community to generously support the activities of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), which is facing “the worst financial crisis in its history.”
Security Council renews UN peacekeeping mission in South Sudan
Mar 16, 2018, at 02:52 pm
New York, Mar 16 (JEN): The United Nations Security Council on Thursday renewed the mandate of UN peacekeeping mission in South Sudan for another year and demanded that all parties immediately end the fighting countrywide.
Mexico: UN report points to torture, cover-ups in probe into disappearance of 43 students
Mar 16, 2018, at 02:30 pm
New York, Mar 16 (JEN): The United Nations human rights wing said Thursday that it has strong grounds to believe that the investigation into the disappearance of 43 students from a rural Mexican college in 2014 was marred by torture and cover-ups.
Canada and Ontario governments sign bilateral agreement for infrastructure investments
Mar 16, 2018, at 03:47 am
Mississauga, Mar 15 (IBNS): The governments of Canada and Ontario are working together to make long-term infrastructure investments that will create economic growth, sustain well-paying jobs, build inclusive communities and support a low carbon, green economy.
Canada: Amid rally row, Jagmeet Singh condemns any form of terrorism
Mar 16, 2018, at 02:38 am
Ottawa, Mar 15 (IBNS): Amid the ongoing row over his attendance at a Sikh rally, New Democratic Party (NDP) leader Jagmeet Singh has condemned all acts of terrorism, media reports said.
Ontario, Canada's first province, to introduce pay transparency legislation
Mar 15, 2018, at 06:35 pm
Ottawa, Mar 15 (IBNS): Ontario has become the first province in Canada to introduce pay transparency to promote women's economic empowerment, media reports said.
Toronto's priority transit projects get $9 billion in funding
Mar 15, 2018, at 06:13 pm
Toronto, Mar 15 (IBNS): The Government of Canada and the provincial government of Ontario have earmarked almost $9 billion for Toronto's priority transit projects as part of their transit infrastructure funding plans, according to media reports.
White House lends support to UK on Russian diplomats' expulsion
Mar 15, 2018, at 06:04 pm
Washington/London, Mar 15 (IBNS): Following the UK's decision to expel 23 Russian diplomats from its land, US said it 'stands in solidarity'with Britain.
Britain to expel 23 Russian diplomats
Mar 15, 2018, at 05:42 pm
London, Mar 15 (IBNS): UK Prime Minister Theresa May has said that Britain will expel 23 Russian diplomats after Moscow refused to answer how a Russian-made nerve agent was used on a former spy, Sergei Skripal, and his daughter in Salisbury on Mar 4.
Suspected suicide blast in Pakistan kills 9
Mar 15, 2018, at 02:54 pm
Lahore, Mar 15 (IBNS): A suspected suicide blast in Raiwind area of Pakistan left at least nine people killed, media reports said on Thursday.
Mar 15, 2018, at 02:24 pm
New York, Mar 15 (JEN): While the security situation in Sudan’s Darfur region remained stable, the causes of the conflict – and their related consequences – have been largely unaddressed, the head of the African Union-United Nations peacekeeping mission said Wednesday, calling on holdout armed groups to sign the foundational 2011 peace agreement without delay.
UN-World Bank panel calls for ‘fundamental shift’ in water management
Mar 15, 2018, at 02:21 pm
New York, Mar 15 (JEN): With 700 million people worldwide at risk of being displaced by intense water scarcity by 2030, water infrastructure investment must be at least doubled over the next five years, a panel set up by the United Nations and the World Bank recommended on Wednesday.
UN aid chief urges international support to tackle ‘spiralling humanitarian needs’ in DR Congo
Mar 15, 2018, at 02:17 pm
New York, Mar 15 (JEN): As fighting in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has forced 4.5 million people to flee their homes over the past year and left more than 13 million in need of humanitarian assistance, the United Nations Emergency Relief Coordinator has called on the international community to urgently address the crisis.
As Syria conflict enters eighth year, UN agencies join call for peace and safe aid delivery
Mar 15, 2018, at 02:14 pm
New York, Mar 15 (JEN): Two United Nations relief agencies on Wednesday joined a chorus of international organizations and partners in the quest to end seven years of conflict in Syria, urging warring parties to allow humanitarian access for the delivery of life-saving assistance to those desperately in need.
Afghanistan: Road mishap kills 7, hurts 22
Mar 15, 2018, at 01:39 am
Kabul, Mar 14 (IBNS): At least seven people were killed in a road mishap in Afghanistan's southern Kandahar province, media reports said.
Jeep mishap kills two women in Nepal
Mar 14, 2018, at 11:47 pm
Kathmandu, Mar 14 (IBNS):A jeep accident left at least two women killed in Nepal's Bajhang area on Wednesday, media reports said.
4 gunmen held with explosive-laden vehicle in Afghanistan's Khost province
Mar 14, 2018, at 11:36 pm
Kabul, Mar 14 (IBNS): At least four gunmen with two explosives-laden vehicles were arrested by the Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers from southeastern Khost province of Afghanistan, media reports said on Wednesday.
Nepal plane crash: China mourns loss of lives
Mar 14, 2018, at 11:11 pm
Beijing, Mar 14 (IBNS): China has mourned the loss of lives in the Nepal place crash incident.
Afghanistan: Car bombing incident kills 2 border policemen in Nada Ali district
Mar 14, 2018, at 10:44 pm
Kabul, Mar 14 (IBNS): A car bombing incident in Afghanistan's Nada Ali district killed at least two border policemen on Wednesday, media reports said.
Bidya Devi Bhandari takes oath as Nepal President for second term
Mar 14, 2018, at 10:41 pm
Beijing, Mar 14 (IBNS): Bidya Devi Bhandari on Wednesday took oath as the President of Nepal for second term.
Canada: Quebec boy still missing, search continues
Mar 14, 2018, at 09:46 pm
Quebec City, Mar 14 (IBNS): A 10-year old Quebec boy, who went missing on Tuesday, is still without any trace, media reports said.