British PM Theresa May condoles Stephen Hawking's death
Mar 14, 2018, at 09:35 pm
London, Mar 14 (IBNS): British Prime Minister Theresa May on Wednesday mourned the death of British physicist Stephen Hawking.
Bangladesh to observe day-long mourning tomorrow over loss of lives in Nepal plane crash
Mar 14, 2018, at 09:21 pm
Dhaka, Mar 14 (IBNS): The Bangladesh government on Wednesday announced that the country will observe a day-long mourning on Thursday over the loss of lives in the recent plane mishap in Nepal.
Canada: University of Toronto's Centre for Planetary Sciences uses AI to count craters on the moon
Mar 14, 2018, at 07:03 pm
Toronto, Mar 14 (IBNS): Researchers at the University of Toronto (U of T), Ontario, have used the new technology behind self-driving cars to measure the size and location of crater impacts on the moon, media reports said.
British physicist Stephen Hawking dies at 76
Mar 14, 2018, at 03:43 pm
New York, Mar 14 (IBNS): British physicist Stephen Hawking, who was known for his work with black holes and relativity, has died, his family confirmed.
Civil society in forefront of struggle for gender parity, UN chief tells townhall event
Mar 14, 2018, at 03:02 pm
New York, Mar 14 (JEN): The United Nations has embarked on an initiative to address the male-dominated power structure within its own ranks and now has more women than men in the senior management team, Secretary-General António Guterres told civil society activists on Tuesday.
Report highlights UN progress in fight to stamp out sexual exploitation and abuse
Mar 14, 2018, at 03:00 pm
New York, Mar 14 (JEN): The number of allegations of sexual exploitation and abuse committed by personnel serving with the United Nations dropped from 165 in 2016 to 138 last year, according to the latest report by the UN Secretary-General on implementing a zero-tolerance policy for these crimes.
Rohingyas could face further violence if they return to Myanmar, UN adviser warns
Mar 14, 2018, at 02:57 pm
New York, Mar 14 (JEN): International crimes were committed against the Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar and those who fled the country could face further persecution if they return now, a senior United Nations official said Tuesday.
Mar 14, 2018, at 02:54 pm
New York, Mar 14 (JEN): As deepening economic woes force thousands of Venezuelans to flee the crisis-gripped country, the United Nations on Tuesday issued guidance on treating the population as “refugees,” while the head of the UN World Food Programme (WFP) warned that the outflow into neighboring countries such as Colombia constitutes a “humanitarian disaster.”
Syria conflict: 2017 deadliest year for children, UN aid official reports
Mar 14, 2018, at 02:52 pm
New York, Mar 14 (JEN): More than 900 children in Syria were killed last year, making 2017 the deadliest year for children in the country’s ongoing conflict, a senior United Nations official told the Geneva-based Human Rights Council on Tuesday, warning that the grim statistics may only be the tip of the iceberg.
Thousands of migrants return home safely from Libya as part of UN-supported programme
Mar 14, 2018, at 02:49 pm
New York, Mar 14 (JEN): Since last November, 10,171 migrants have safely returned from Libya, the United Nations migration agency announced Tuesday, crediting the achievement to a scale up of its Voluntary Humanitarian Return (VHR) programme.
UN urges new, ‘post-ISIL’ Iraq to draw on diversity, support religious minorities
Mar 14, 2018, at 02:46 pm
New York, Mar 14 (JEN): As Iraq rebuilds after defeating a terrorist group, the country must draw on its religious diversity and protect minorities, including Yezidi and Christians, a senior United Nations official has said.
Afghanistan: Police arrest six robbers
Mar 14, 2018, at 02:51 am
Kabul, Mar 13 (IBNS): Police have arrested six alleged robbers from western Ghor and Herat provinces of Afghanistan, media reports said on Tuesday.
Nepal President Bidya Devi Bhandari re-elected to 2nd term of office
Mar 14, 2018, at 01:04 am
Kathmandu, Mar 13 (IBNS): Bidya Devi Bhandari has been re-elected as the President of Nepal for a second term.
Donald Trump removes Rex Tillerson, CIA director Mike Pompeo to replace him
Mar 14, 2018, at 12:46 am
Washington, Mar 13 (IBNS): In a major decision, US President Donald Trump on Tuesday removed Rex Tillerson as the Secretary of State.
Donald Trump appoints Mike Pompeo as US Secretary of State
Mar 14, 2018, at 12:15 am
Washington, Mar 13 (IBNS): US President Donald Trump on Tuesday announced that CIA director Mike Pompeo will now serve as the Secretary of State.
Pakistan mourns loss of lives in Nepal plane crash
Mar 13, 2018, at 10:47 pm
Islamabad, Mar 13 (IBNS): Pakistan has condoled the loss of lives in the Nepal plane crash incident which left 49 people dead.
Families of Bangladesh plane crash victims reach Nepal
Mar 13, 2018, at 10:37 pm
Kathmandu, Mar 13 (IBNS): Traveling in a US-Bangla flight, families and relatives of Bangladeshi flight crash victims reached Nepal on Tuesday.
Canada: Trump speaks to Trudeau over phone, stresses on fast NAFTA deal
Mar 13, 2018, at 07:08 pm
Ottawa, Mar 13 (IBNS): In a phone interaction with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, US President Donald Trump has stressed on a fast completion of North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) negotiations, media reports said.
Canadian Brian McKeever wins Paralympic gold in 2018 Winter Games
Mar 13, 2018, at 06:22 pm
Toronto/South Korea, Mar 13 (IBNS): Brian McKeever, 38, from Canada, one of the older athletes on the World Cup circuit against men nearly 20 years his junior, won a gold at the PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games. on Sunday, alongside guides Graham Nishikawa and Russell Kennedy, in the men's 20-kilometre cross-country ski freestyle race, media reports said.
Mar 13, 2018, at 06:05 pm
Scarborough, Mar 13 (IBNS): Shaun Chen, Member of Parliament for Scarborough North, on behalf of Patty Hajdu, Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Labour, has announced a project that will invest in training equipment and materials to help apprentices get the skills they need to succeed.
Syria ‘bleeding inside and out’ as conflict enters eighth year, says UN chief
Mar 13, 2018, at 02:21 pm
New York, Mar 13 (JEN): Despite a United Nations Security Council demand to institute a 30-day ceasefire across Syria, airstrikes, shelling and ground offensives have intensified in Eastern Ghouta, Secretary-General António Guterres reported Monday, warning that the conflict is entering its eighth year with the “grimmest” reality on the ground.
UN women’s commission opens annual session at ‘pivotal moment’ for gender equality movement
Mar 13, 2018, at 02:18 pm
New York, Mar 13 (JEN): Taking place at “a pivotal moment for the rights of women and girls,” the United Nations body dedicated to gender equality and women’s empowerment opened its annual session on Monday hearing calls to help women, especially those in rural communities, secure an end to the male-dominated power dynamic that has long marginalized their participation and muted their voices.
Mar 13, 2018, at 02:14 pm
New York, Mar 13 (JEN): Inclusive partnerships are essential to addressing drug challenges and achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), according to the top United Nations panel dealing with all aspects of narcotic drugs.
Ahead of rainy season, UN under ‘time pressure’ to deliver aid in South Sudan
Mar 13, 2018, at 02:11 pm
New York, Mar 13 (JEN): With the rainy season approaching in South Sudan, where one in three people has been displaced by more than four years of conflict, a senior United Nations humanitarian official has called for urgent financial support to distribute and preposition life-saving aid supplies.
Mar 13, 2018, at 12:49 am
Ottawa, Mar 12 (IBNS): Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland told her Indian counterpart Sushma Swaraj that the invitation of convicted pro-Khalistani terrorist Jaspal Atwal to India was an "honest mistake", media reports said.
Christine Elliott agrees to Doug Ford's Ontario PC leadership victory, congratulates winner
Mar 13, 2018, at 12:44 am
Toronto, Mar 12 (IBNS): After disputing the voting results, Christine Elliott has agreed to Doug Ford's victory in the Ontario Progressive Conservative (PC) leadership race, media reports said.
Nepal: Bangladeshi plane crash kills 50
Mar 12, 2018, at 11:24 pm
Kathmandu, Mar 12 (IBNS): A Bangladeshi plane carrying 67 passengers and four crew has crashed in Nepal, killing at least 50 people, media reports said.
Several killed, many injured as Bangladesh plane catches fire at Kathmandu airport
Mar 12, 2018, at 09:51 pm
Kathmandu, Mar 12 (IBNS) : Several passengers were killed as an US-Bangla Biman aircraft carrying 67 passengers and four crew burst into flames immediately after landing at Tribhuvan International airport in Nepal’s Kathmandu on Monday, media reports said.
Bangladesh: Khaleda Zia get four months bail
Mar 12, 2018, at 09:29 pm
Dhaka, Mar 12 (IBNS): BNP supremo Khaleda Zia was given a four-month bail by the Bangladesh High Court on Monday, media reports said.
Brenda Lucki named as Canada's first permanent female RCMP commissioner
Mar 12, 2018, at 05:02 pm
Ottawa, May 12 (IBNS): Brenda Lucki has been named as Canada's first permanent female RCMP's commissioner by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale at a ceremony in Regina, Manitoba, at the RCMP's training depot, media reports said.