Nearly 1,600 migrant children reported dead, missing between 2014 to 2018: IOM
Jun 29, 2019, at 09:47 am
Moscow, June 29 (Sputnik/UNI) Nearly 1,600 children of migrant parents have been reported missing or dead between 2014 to 2018, a report released on Friday by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said.
Over 40 people killed as mine collapses in DR Congo - Reports
Jun 29, 2019, at 09:37 am
Moscow, Jun 29 (Sputnik/UNI) Forty-three people were killed as a mine collapsed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo's (DR Congo's) southern Lualaba province, local media have reported, citing the authorities.
Donald Trump tweets and invites Kim Jong Un for a meeting in demilitarized zone
Jun 29, 2019, at 09:13 am
Washington, June 29 (IBNS/UNI): US President Donald Trump on Saturday made a crucial offer to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un as he said he invited him to shake hands 'and say hello' in the demilitarized zone between North and South Korea.
Misinformation and growing distrust on vaccines, ‘dangerous as a disease’ says UNICEF chief
Jun 29, 2019, at 08:21 am
New York, June 29 (IBNS): Vaccines save millions of lives, and yet misinformation, limited availability and inadequate access to services have left large numbers of children in jeopardy, prompting the United Nations Children’s Fund to convene a high-level UN event on Friday to “tackle the issue”.
One migrant child reported dead or missing every day, UN calls for more protection
Jun 29, 2019, at 08:09 am
New York, June 29 (IBNS): Around 1,600 children were reported dead or missing between 2014 and 2018 – an average of almost one every day – but many more go unrecorded, a new UN report revealed on Friday.
Jun 29, 2019, at 07:52 am
New York, June 29 (IBNS): The annual G20 summit of leaders from the largest and fastest-growing economies, got underway on Friday in Osaka, Japan, against a backdrop of what UN Secretary-General António Guterres described as “a moment of high political tension”.
Two confirmed dead after Vienna building explosion
Jun 28, 2019, at 05:52 pm
Vienna, Jun 28 (Xinhua/UNI) A second person has been confirmed dead following a suspected gas explosion that occurred in a local apartment building on Wednesday afternoon, according to authorities here.
Pakistani PM orders stern action against hoarding, unreasonable price hike
Jun 28, 2019, at 05:48 pm
Islamabad, June 28 (Xinhua/UNI) Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan has asked relevant authorities to take stern action against the people involved in hoarding, and unreasonable rising prices of food staples, local media reported Friday.
Policeman shot dead in gunfight with drug traffickers in southern Thailand
Jun 28, 2019, at 05:47 pm
Bangkok, Jun 28 (Xinhua/UNI) A policeman was shot dead by a drug trafficker who took his car and fled away in southern Thailand's Surat Thani Province, reports said on Friday.
Dhaka: Nigerian national detained with methamphetamine
Jun 28, 2019, at 05:43 pm
Dhaka, June 28 (IBNS): The Department of Narcotics Control, or DNC, have arrested a Nigerian national who was carrying methamphetamine in Dhaka city of Bangladesh, media reports said.
Afghanistan: 7 ISIS terrorists killed during operation conducted by security forces
Jun 28, 2019, at 05:32 pm
Kabul, June 28 (IBNS): During an operation conducted by security forces in Afghanistan's Nangarhar province, at least seven ISIS terrorists have been killed, media reports said on Friday.
G20 leaders adopt declaration on digital economy
Jun 28, 2019, at 05:27 pm
Osaka, Jun 28 (Sputnik/UNI) The leader of the Group of 20 (G20), who have gathered in Osaka for their annual summit, adopted on Friday a joint declaration on digital economy, stressing that it was important to promote discussions on the issue at various levels in order to unleash the full potential of the digital economy.
Merkel says discussed trade issues, diplomacy with Iran at G20 talks with Trump
Jun 28, 2019, at 05:19 pm
Moscow, Jun 28 (Sputnik) German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Friday that she had discussed with US President Donald Trump trade issues and diplomatic ways to settle US-Iranian tensions at the talks on the G20 summit sidelines in Japan’s Osaka.
Bangladesh: School teacher detained for allegedly raping 20 students
Jun 28, 2019, at 04:44 pm
Dhaka, June 28 (IBNS): The Rapid Action Battalion or RAB on Thursday detained a teacher for allegedly raping at least 20 female students in Narayanganj area of Bangladesh, media reports said on Friday.
IS claims responsibility for attacks in Tunisia
Jun 28, 2019, at 10:18 am
Tunis, Jun 28 (Xinhua/UNI) The Islamic State extremist group on Thursday evening claimed responsibility for the two terrorist attacks that occurred in the Tunisian capital Tunis.
G20 leaders pose for family photo as Summit begins in Japan's Osaka
Jun 28, 2019, at 10:15 am
Osaka, June 28 (Sputnik/UNI) Leaders of the Group of Twenty (G20) posed in front of cameras for a family photo during a welcoming ceremony of the G20 summit in Japan's second largest city of Osaka on Friday.
Madagascar villagers learn dangers of outdoor defecation
Jun 28, 2019, at 10:05 am
New York, June 28 (IBNS): The discussion with villagers starts early in the morning. Volunteers are invited to draw a map of their village on the ground with chalk. One woman’s sketch shows 17 families – a total of 65 people – living in 11 red clay houses. She explains they share the three latrines that have been there for some time.
Jun 28, 2019, at 09:59 am
New York, June 28 (IBNS): The heads of 11 global humanitarian organizations warned on Thursday that the embattled rebel-held province of Idlib in Syria, stands on the brink of disaster, with three million civilian lives at risk, including one million children.
'Words must never be met with violence' urges UN, following Taliban threat to journalists
Jun 28, 2019, at 09:55 am
New York, June 28 (IBNS): Following last week’s public threats by Taliban militants to deliberately target media outlets in Afghanistan, the United Nations mission chief in the country reiterated his call on Thursday for journalists’ rights to be protected, underlining the power of press freedom to advance peace, justice and human rights.
After Rio Grande tragedy, UNICEF chief highlights ‘dire’ detention centres on US-Mexico border
Jun 28, 2019, at 09:51 am
New York, June 28 (IBNS): The shocking image of a drowned Central American migrant and his infant daughter on the banks of the river dividing Mexico and the United States, continues to evoke strong reactions, the latest from the head of the UN Children’s Fund.
Jim Carr presents global opportunities for Canadian businesses
Jun 27, 2019, at 09:55 pm
Toronto, Jun 27 (IBNS): Jim Carr, Canada's Minister of International Trade Diversification was at the Canada-India Business Council (C-IBC) Toronto Partnership Summit on Wednesday to promote mutually beneficial trade and investment opportunities between Canada and India, media reports said.
Khashoggi's fiancee says Washington's 'nothing happened' attitude after murder shameful
Jun 27, 2019, at 01:45 pm
Geneva, Jun 27 (Sputnik): Hatice Cengiz, the fiance of slain Saudi-born journalist Jamal Khashoggi, told Sputnik that US State Secretary Mike Pompeo's behaviour during his visit to Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, where he failed to make any mention of the reporter's high-profile murder as though it never happened, was truly disgraceful and that US citizens would likely want to hold Washington accountable for such inaction.
Two-thirds of global drug deaths now from opioids: UN drugs report
Jun 27, 2019, at 08:49 am
New York, June 27 (IBNS): Opioids, which include both heroin and legal pain relievers, were responsible for around two-thirds of drug-related deaths in 2017, a new UN report revealed on Wednesday. The number for global opioid users contained within the World Drug Report, some 585,000 people, is more than double the previous estimate.
Canada signs agreement with California to reduce vehicle emissions
Jun 26, 2019, at 11:34 pm
Ottawa, Jun 26 (IBNS): Catherine McKenna, Canada's environment minister has signed a memo of understanding with the chair of the California Air Resources Board, Mary Nichols, that Canada and California would work together to cut vehicles greenhouse gases to promote the use of cleaner-running vehicles, media reports said.
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All leading suspects for Easter attacks nabbed, says Sri Lanka President
Jun 26, 2019, at 07:45 pm
Colombo, Jun 26 (Xinhua): Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena said on Wednesday that he was satisfied with the security situation in the island country as all leading suspects involved in the Easter Sunday terror attacks had been apprehended or killed.
Bangladesh: Female Awami League leader hacked to death
Jun 26, 2019, at 05:53 pm
Dhaka, June 26 (IBNS): Unknown attackers hacked to death a ruling female Awami League leader at Rupganj area of Bangladesh, media reports said on Wednesday.
Jun 26, 2019, at 10:13 am
New York, June 26 (IBNS): The peace dividend from last year’s ceasefire in South Sudan is palpable, but political elites need to follow the example set by local communities on the ground if lasting progress is to be achieved, said the top UN official in the country on Tuesday.
Syria: Ease suffering, save lives, UN Emergency Relief Coordinator tells Security Council
Jun 26, 2019, at 10:08 am
New York, June 26 (IBNS): “Week after week, month after month, year after year”, the Security Council has been briefed on Syria’s humanitarian suffering, and on Tuesday, the UN’s Emergency Relief Coordinator once again described “the latest horror facing civilians”, pleading for greater humanitarian access.
Jun 26, 2019, at 10:02 am
New York, June 26 (IBNS): The Security Council on Monday approved a resolution to create a UN “Integrated Office” in Haiti, designed to support the country’s government in strengthening political stability and good governance. The Office, named BINUH, will replace the 15-year long peacekeeping mission, MINUJUSTH, on October 16.
World faces ‘climate apartheid’ risk, 120 more million in poverty: UN expert
Jun 26, 2019, at 09:57 am
New York, June 26 (IBNS): Climate change “threatens to undo the last 50 years” of development, global health and poverty reduction, a United Nations expert said on Tuesday, citing the risk of a new era of “climate apartheid” where the rich buy their way out of rising heat and hunger.