Canadians to pay less for most commonly prescribed drugs from April
Jan 30, 2018, at 06:26 pm
Ottawa, Jan 30 (IBNS): Starting April 1 this year, Canadians will have to pay less for most prescription drugs, according to media reports.
Canada: Sixth round of NAFTA talks ended with a 'progress'
Jan 30, 2018, at 05:34 pm
Montreal, Jan 30 (IBNS): The sixth round of North Atlantic Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) ended in Montreal on Monday with a little 'progress', media reports said.
US: Rejected, jilted lover fatally shoots four at Pennsylvania car wash
Jan 30, 2018, at 04:53 pm
Harrisburg, Jan 30 (IBNS): At least four people died after a jilted lover took matters into his own hands and opened fire at a car wash in US' Pennsylvania state.
US: Alex Azar sworn in as new health secretary
Jan 30, 2018, at 02:58 pm
Washington, Jan 30 (IBNS): Alex Azar has been sworn-in as the new secretary of the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
Youth leaders ready to ‘roll up their sleeves’ and get to work at annual UN forum
Jan 30, 2018, at 02:44 pm
New York, Jan 30 (JEN): Not content to follow old-school rules to tackle problems like climate change, poverty and inequality, on Monday’s youth – media savvy ‘Millennials’ and the ‘Born in the 90s’ cohort that can’t remember life without the Internet – are using disruptive, new-school innovations to drive change; and they’re heading to the United Nations to talk about building a better world for all.
Poverty eradication, inclusive growth focus of UN Social Development Commission’s 2018 session
Jan 30, 2018, at 02:31 pm
New York, Jan 30 (JEN): Countries must accelerate inclusive and equitable economic growth and sustainable development that will not leave behind vulnerable populations, such as women and youth, the United Nations deputy chief told the Commission for Social Development, which opened its annual session on Monday.
Hunger continues to intensify in conflict zones, UN agencies report to Security Council
Jan 30, 2018, at 02:09 pm
New Delhi, Jan 30 (JEN): Food insecurity – or lack of access to enough food – continues to worsen in places torn by conflict, United Nations agencies reported Monday, listing Yemen, South Sudan and Syria among the countries most affected by acute hunger.
New UN funding to help sustain critical aid programmes for hundreds of thousands in Ethiopia
Jan 30, 2018, at 02:02 pm
New York, Jan 30 (JEN): The United Nations Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) – a pool of funding which supports critical relief operations around the world – has allocated $10 million to help meet the life-saving needs of the most vulnerable people displaced due to conflict in Ethiopia.
Two Canadians arrested in Cambodia for 'dancing pornographically'
Jan 29, 2018, at 11:48 pm
Phnom Penh/Ottawa, Jan 29 (IBNS): Two Canadians have been arrested for allegedly dancing in pornographic style in Cambodia, media reports said.
Ashraf Ghani thanks US President Donald Trump for expressing concerns over recent attacks
Jan 29, 2018, at 10:52 pm
Kabul, Jan 29 (IBNS): Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani has thanked US President Donald Trump for expressing his concern over the recent terrorist attacks in Afghanistan.
11 soldiers killed, 16 hurt in Afghanistan military academy attack, IS claims responsibility
Jan 29, 2018, at 09:57 pm
Kabul, Jan 29 (IBNS): Eleven Afghan National Armey (ANA) soldiers and four suicide bombers were killed when terrorists attacked Marshal Fahim Military Academy in Afghanistan's Kabul city on Monday, media reports said.
Ruby Sahota welcomes new Canadian citizens at a special ceremony
Jan 29, 2018, at 09:33 pm
Toronto, Jan 29 (IBNS): Ruby Sahota, Member of Parliament for Brampton Northrecently 100 new Canadian citizens at a special citizenship ceremony on behalf of Ahmed Hussen, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), at IRCC Mississauga, media reports said.
Kabul: At least five soldiers killed in attack on military academy
Jan 29, 2018, at 06:51 pm
Kabul, Jan 29 (IBNS): At least five soldiers were killed after insurgents launched a coordinated attack on a military academy in Afghanistan on Monday, media reports said.
Canada: Ontario PC President resigns amid Patrik Brown loyalists' exits
Jan 29, 2018, at 05:49 pm
Toronto, Jan 29 (IBNS): Ahead of the election in June, the Ontario Progressive Conservative party has fallen into a crisis after a series of resignations following Patrik Brown's exit from the party, media reports said.
Following Kabul attack, NDS chief lambasts Pakistan
Jan 29, 2018, at 05:35 pm
Kabul, Jan 29 (IBNS): Following the deadly Kabul attack, which accounted for 103 deaths, the Afghanistan National Directorate of Security (NDS) chief Masoom Stanekzai lambasted Pakistan for trying to sabotage its neighbour by waging such attacks.
Kabul: Coordinated attack on military academy kills at least five
Jan 29, 2018, at 05:09 pm
Kabul, Jan 29 (IBNS): At least five people, including three militants, have been shot dead after insurgents launched a coordinated attacked on a military academy in Afghanistan capital Kabul on Monday, media reports said.
Jan 29, 2018, at 03:39 pm
New York, Jan 29 (JEN): Hailing the partnership between Africa and the United Nations as “solid, and grounded on sound principles of human rights and good governance,” Secretary General, Antonio Guterres told leaders gathered in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, for the African Union Summit, that with Africa in the lead, “we can and will do more” to bolster successful cooperation throughout the continent.
Kabul: Coordinated attack on military academy
Jan 29, 2018, at 02:26 pm
Kabul, Jan 29 (IBNS): Insurgents have launched a coordinated attacked on a military academy in Afghanistan capital Kabul city on Monday, media reports said.
Ruby Sahota welcomes new Canadian citizens at a special ceremony
Jan 29, 2018, at 04:33 am
Toronto, Jan 28 (IBNS): Ruby Sahota, Member of Parliament for Brampton North, has welcomed earlier this week 100 new Canadian citizens at a special citizenship ceremony on behalf of Ahmed Hussen, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC),at IRCC Mississauga, media reports said..
Ontario developing its long-term strategy to end violence against indigenous women
Jan 29, 2018, at 04:23 am
Ottawa, Jan 28 (IBNS): Ontario is expanding helpline services for Indigenous women (First Nation, Métis and Inuit women in Ontario), as part of its commitment under 'Walking Together: Ontario’s Long-Term Strategy to End Violence Against Indigenous Women' -- released in 2016 -- which ensures safe and respectful lives for the future generations of indigenous women, media reports said.
Death toll in Kabul ambulance blast touches 103
Jan 29, 2018, at 12:54 am
Kabul, Jan 28 (IBNS): The death toll in the Kabul ambulance suicide blast has touched 103, media reports said on Sunday.
UN condemns massive vehicle bomb attack in Kabul that leaves scores dead and wounded
Jan 29, 2018, at 12:00 am
New York, Jan 28 (JEN): United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres, the Security Council and the UN in Afghanistan have strongly condemned Saturday's massive vehicle bomb attack on a street near Government buildings in the Afghan capital, Kabul, which reportedly left 95 people dead and scores wounded.
In Addis Ababa, Guterres says partnership with African Union is fundamental to work of the UN
Jan 28, 2018, at 11:50 pm
New York, Jan 28 (JEN): Strong cooperation with the African Union (AU) is essential for the United Nations to be able to fulfill its mandate, Secretary-General António Guterres said on Saturday in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, where the two organizations signed a new agreement to bolster their collaboration on range of global issues.
DR Congo: UN chief condemns killing of 'blue helmet,' calls on armed groups to lay down weapons
Jan 28, 2018, at 09:42 pm
New York, Jan 28 (JEN): Condemning the killing on Saturday of a peacekeeper with the United Nations stabilization mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) who was ambushed in the vast country's restive east, Secretary-General António Guterres again called on armed groups there to lay down their weapons and seek to resolve their grievances peacefully.
UN envoy for Syria to attend Russia-sponsored talks in Sochi
Jan 28, 2018, at 09:37 pm
New York, Jan 28 (JEN): United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres will send his Special Envoy for Syria, Staffan de Mistura, to Sochi next week to attend the Russia-sponsored Congress of the Syrian National Dialogue, talks reportedly on a political solution towards ending the seven-year Syrian conflict.
Jan 28, 2018, at 09:31 pm
New York, Jan 28 (JEN): The United Nations Security Council has strongly condemned the “barbaric and cowardly terrorist attack” on 25 January against a bus transporting civilians near Boni, in central Mali, during which 26 people from Mali and Burkina Faso, including children, were killed.
At African Union Summit, Guterres outlines UN-AU approach to combatting terrorism
Jan 28, 2018, at 09:25 pm
New York, Jan 28 (JEN): No single nation, institution, or organization can defeat terrorism in Africa or anywhere else, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres told a special meeting of the African Union Peace and Security Council in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on Saturday, as he called for a sustained, cooperative and coordinated approach in tackling this complex, ever-evolving menace.
Turkish Army neutralised more than 480 militants in Syria: Reports
Jan 28, 2018, at 06:39 pm
Damascus/Ankara, Jan 28 (IBNS): The Turkish Army said on Sunday that it has neutralised more than 480 militants in Syria.
Trump lashes out at Democrats on border safety, DACA
Jan 28, 2018, at 05:18 pm
Washington, Jan 28 (IBNS): US President Donald Trump on Saturday lashed out at his political opponents on border safety and DACA issues.
Kabul blast: Death toll rises to 95; Trump condemns attack
Jan 28, 2018, at 04:07 pm
Kabul, Jan 28 (IBNS): The death toll in the Kabul ambulance bomb attack has risen to 95, reports said.