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Canada: Doug Ford elected as new Ontario PC leader
Mar 12, 2018, at 04:54 pm
Toronto, Mar 12 (IBNS): Former Toronto city councilor Doug Ford had been elected as the new Ontario Progressive Conservative (PC) party leader on the third ballot of preferential voting on Saturday narrowly, media reports said.
Two dead after helicopter crashes in NYC's East River
Mar 12, 2018, at 04:21 pm
New York City, Mar 12 (IBNS): At least two people have reportedly died after a helicopter crashed into the East River in New York City on Sunday.
Mar 12, 2018, at 04:14 pm
Kabul, Mar 12 (IBNS): Sounding alert, officials in Afghanistan's Farah province said on Monday that Anar Dara district is virtually under Taliban control.
Two people die as helicopter crashes in New York
Mar 12, 2018, at 03:04 pm
New York, Mar 12 (IBNS): At least two people died when a helicopter in which they were traveling went down in the East River of New York City on Sunday, officials said.
Prime Minister KP Oli wins vote of confidence in Nepal Parliament
Mar 12, 2018, at 01:34 am
Kathmandu, Mar 11 (IBNS): Nepal Prime Minister KP Oli won the vote of confidence during a floor test in the Parliament of the country on Sunday.
Uzbekistan President Shavkat Mirziyoyev visits Tajikistan
Mar 11, 2018, at 10:29 pm
Dushanbe, Mar 11 (IBNS): Uzbekistan President Shavkat Mirziyoyev on Mar 9-10 paid a state visit to Tajikistan at the invitation of the President of the Republic of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon, officials said.
China removes term limits; Xi Jingping to remain President for life
Mar 11, 2018, at 10:11 pm
Beijing, Mar 11 (IBNS): In a rubber-stamping exercise, Beijing formally removed term limits to allow Xi Jingping to remain President for life.
Shoe hurled at former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in Lahore
Mar 11, 2018, at 09:54 pm
Lahore, Mar 11 (IBNS): A shoe was hurled at former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif during an event in Lahore city on Sunday, media reports said.
Canada: Doug Ford elected new Ontario PC leader, sources say
Mar 11, 2018, at 08:03 pm
Ottawa, Mar 11 (IBNS): Doug Ford, the former Toronto city councillor, has become the new leader of Ontario's Progressive Conservatives (PC), beating other contestants Christine Elliott, Caroline Mulroney and Tanya Granic Allen in a tense contest, media reports said.
Ink attack: Pakistan Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif says incident won't change his politics
Mar 11, 2018, at 07:12 pm
Islamabad, Mar 11 (IBNS): Pakistan Foreign Minister Khwaja Asif, who became the latest victim of ink attack, said the incident won't change his politics.
Afghanistan: Explosion rocks Kandahar province, injures two
Mar 11, 2018, at 05:57 pm
Kabul, Mar 11 (IBNS): An explosion has rocked Kandahar province in Afghanistan on Sunday morning, reports said.
Donald Trump speaks with Xi Jinping, Shinzo Abe over potential meeting with North Korea
Mar 11, 2018, at 03:24 pm
Washington, Mar 11 (IBNS): US President Donald Trump on Sunday said he has received encouraging words from China and Japan for agreeing to sit for a meeting with North Korea leader Kim Jong- Un in the upcoming days.
Canada: 113,700 jobs added in Ontario since this time last year
Mar 11, 2018, at 04:13 am
Ottawa, Mar 10 (IBNS): Ontario's addition of approximately 113,700 jobs since this time last year has resulted in its employment increase by 15,700 jobs in February, media reports said.
Canada minister Karina Gould gives birth in office, creates history
Mar 11, 2018, at 03:46 am
Toronto, Mar 10 (IBNS): Creating history, Canadian minister of Democratic Institutions Karina Gould has given birth to a baby boy in office, media report said.
UK: British-Pakistani man stabbed to death in Oldham town
Mar 11, 2018, at 01:35 am
London, Mar 10 (IBNS): A British-Pakistani man has been stabbed to death in the UK's Oldham town on Friday, police said on Saturday.
Mar 11, 2018, at 01:34 am
Scarborough, Ontario, Mar 10 (IBNS): Canadian Member of Parliament Shaun Chen has announced a project to invest in training equipment and materials for helping apprentices acquire skills.
Canada: Saskatchewan calls for complete overhaul of Canadian Justice system for indigenous people
Mar 11, 2018, at 12:57 am
Saskatchewan, Mar 10 (IBNS): Numerous gatherings on a recent rally had been calling for a change in the jury selection process in the Canadian justice system for Indigenous people after Gerald Stanley acquitted in Colten Boushie shooting was found not guilty by a jury of 2nd-degree murder, media reports said.
Canada: Parminder Singh named Ontario Liberal Party candidate for Brampton East
Mar 10, 2018, at 07:27 pm
Toronto, Mar 10 (IBNS): Parminder Singh, the founding host of CBC’s former Hockey Night in Canada in Punjabi broadcast, was elected on Friday as the Ontario Liberal Party candidate for Brampton East (Ontario), media reports said.
Gunman, three hostages found dead at California veteran's home
Mar 10, 2018, at 07:21 pm
Sacramento, Mar 10 (IBNS): A gunman and the three women he took hostage at California's largest veteran's home, were found dead after hours long standoff, local reports said.
Afghanistan: Pakistanis among 10 militants killed during raid
Mar 10, 2018, at 04:33 pm
Kabul, Mar 10 (IBNS): At least 10 militants, including Pakistani nationals, were killed during an operation carried out by Afghan forces in the country's Helmand province, reports said.
Donald Trump will not meet Kim unless North Korea takes concrete actions: White House confirms
Mar 10, 2018, at 03:19 pm
Washington, Mar 10 (IBNS): The US on Friday said meeting between US President Donald Trump and Kim Jung-UN will not take place until North Korea takes 'concrete actions'.
New UN health agency regulation guidelines aim to help countries end ‘reign’ of tobacco industry
Mar 10, 2018, at 02:59 pm
New York, Mar 10 (JEN):The United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday launched new guidelines on the role that tobacco product regulations can play in saving lives by reducing the demand for tobacco and tobacco products – estimated to kill over seven million people annually.
Nigerian women artists unite at UN to change perceptions of women and Africa
Mar 10, 2018, at 02:56 pm
New York, Mar 10 (JEN): Three Nigerian women will spotlight themes such as human trafficking, suicide bombing, and sexism and sexual harassment at the United Nations, showing the strength of women as agents of change in African societies often dominated by men.
UN envoy on conflict-related sexual violence reports on visits to Iraq and Sudan
Mar 10, 2018, at 02:52 pm
New York, Mar 10 (JEN): A senior United Nations official has stressed the need to ensure survivors of conflict-related sexual violence in Iraq are fully protected and that perpetrators are brought to justice.
Syria: UN aid convoy returns to eastern Ghouta
Mar 10, 2018, at 02:49 pm
New York, Mar 10 (JEN): The United Nations and partners on Friday reached the Syrian city of Douma in Eastern Ghouta to complete distribution of food aid after intense shelling cut short deliveries to the war-torn enclave earlier this week.
Mar 10, 2018, at 02:46 pm
New York, Mar 10 (JEN):Flinging terrorism charges at a United Nations human rights expert is just one act in a litany of profane and inflammatory comments made by Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte against the rapporteur, prompting the UN rights chief to questions the leader’s mental stability.
Over 4,700 UN agency trained veterinarians new vanguard against deadly disease outbreaks
Mar 10, 2018, at 02:42 pm
New York, Mar 10 (JEN): More than 4,700 veterinary health professionals who have just completed a United Nations training to tackle disease outbreaks are the new front line of defence protecting farm animals against deadly illnesses in 25 countries across Africa, Asia and the Middle East.
Mar 10, 2018, at 02:39 pm
New York, Mar 10 (JEN): United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Friday said he is “encouraged” by the announcement of an agreement between the United States and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) to hold a summit meeting by May.
Seven years of war in Syria has left ‘colossal human tragedy’ in its wake – UN refugee chief
Mar 10, 2018, at 02:35 pm
New York, Mar 10 (JEN): After seven years of brutal conflict in Syria, there are no clear winners, “but the losers are plain to see,” the United Nations refugee agency chief said Friday, describing the “colossal human tragedy” that has cost hundreds of thousands of lives, driven 6.1 million people from their homes and forced 5.6 million others to seek safety in neighbouring countries.
Service and Sacrifice: Mongolia continues to strengthen its contribution to UN peacekeeping
Mar 10, 2018, at 02:29 pm
New York, Mar 10 (JEN): Mongolia first joined United Nations peacekeeping in 2002 with the deployment of two unarmed military observers to the UN Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara. Soon after that, it sent two more officers to the UN Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Since then, Mongolia has continued to expand its contributions to UN peace operations in hot spots around the world.