‘Informing is not a crime’ UN chief calls for better protection of journalists, press freedom
Feb 26, 2019, at 10:24 am
New York, Feb 26 (IBNS): Paying tribute to reporters around the world who “put their lives on the line” to tell important stories, UN chief António Guterres lamented on Monday that freedom of the press was increasingly “shrinking” worldwide, and called on decision-makers to better protect journalists and media workers.
Feb 26, 2019, at 10:21 am
New York, Feb 26 (IBNS): The UK Government is “under an obligation” to end its administration of the Chagos Archipelago “as rapidly as possible” the International Court of Justice, the principal judicial body of the UN, stated in an Advisory Opinion released on Monday. The Opinion calls the continued administration of the archipelago “unlawful,” and “a wrongful act.”
Not a single child spared the ‘mind-boggling violence’ of Yemen's war
Feb 26, 2019, at 10:19 am
New York, Feb 26 (IBNS): Four years of “mind-boggling violence” in Yemen “has not spared a single child”, a top UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) official said on Monday, on the eve of a pledging conference in Geneva to help alleviate the suffering of millions across the country.
Make progress or risk redundancy, UN chief warns world disarmament body
Feb 26, 2019, at 10:01 am
New York, Feb 26 (IBNS): A new global vision for arms control is needed and States must not “sleepwalk” into a new nuclear arms race, the UN Secretary-General said on Monday.
Joint UN-Red Cross appeal to end rising sexual violence as a weapon of war
Feb 26, 2019, at 09:58 am
New York, Feb 26 (IBNS): Sexual violence in conflict - and the stigma that survivors often face - must be addressed urgently, UN chief António Guterres said on Monday, in a joint appeal for more funding and international action, together with the head of the Red Cross, Peter Maurer.
Youth, indigenous peoples, migrants and refugees boost hope for human rights: Guterres
Feb 26, 2019, at 09:50 am
New York, Feb 26 (IBNS): People’s rights are under fire “in many parts of the globe,” UN Secretary-General António Guterres told the Human Rights Council on Monday, before insisting that he was not “losing hope”, thanks to the progress made by powerful grassroots movements for social justice.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un arrives in Vietnam
Feb 26, 2019, at 09:42 am
Hanoi, Feb 26 (IBNS): North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Tuesday reached Vietnam for the second meeting with US President Donald Trump.
UK to ban Lebanon's Hezbollah as terrorist group
Feb 25, 2019, at 10:37 pm
London, Feb 25 (UNI): The United Kingdom will ban Lebanese organisation Hezbollah in is entirety, along with Ansar ul Islam and Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin (JNIM), both mainly operating in Africa, as terrorist organisations, the UK Home Office said in a statement on Monday.
Pak foreign minister rings up Chinese counterpart, briefs him on Pulwama development
Feb 25, 2019, at 06:24 pm
Islamabad, Feb 25 (UNI) Pakistan Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Monday spoke to Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi over the telephone on the evolving regional situation after the Pulwama terror attack and thanked Beijing for its steadfast support to his country.
Pakistan: Karachi building collapse leaves three dead
Feb 25, 2019, at 04:00 pm
Karachi, Feb 25 (IBNS): A three-storey building collapsed in Pakistani city of Karachi and left three people dead, media reports said on Monday.
Canadians win in Academy Awards for Bohemian Rhapsody, Bao
Feb 25, 2019, at 03:16 pm
Los Angeles, Feb 25 (IBNS): Paul Massey and Domee Shi are the two Canadians who have won awards at the 91st Oscars, which was held at the Dolby Theatre here on Sunday.
Bangladesh plane hijack: RAB identifies suspect as ‘listed criminal Polash’
Feb 25, 2019, at 03:12 pm
Chittagong, Feb 25 (IBNS): RAB have identified the man killed in the commando operation during the hijacking bid in Bangladesh city of Chittagong as Md Polash Ahmed,media reports said.
Feb 25, 2019, at 02:09 pm
Islamabad, Feb 25 (UNI/IBNS) : The Islamabad High Court will on Monday announce its decision on a petition seeking release of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif on bail on medical grounds.
China mine accident: Death toll rises to 22
Feb 25, 2019, at 01:40 pm
Beijing, Feb 25 (UNI/IBNS) : The death toll from a coal mine accident in north China's Mongolia has risen to 22 after one injured- died, local authorities said on Monday.
Feb 25, 2019, at 10:03 am
New York, Feb 25 (IBNS): As tensions escalated on Saturday at various points along Venezuela’s borders with Colombia and Brazil, as well as within the country itself, resulting in the death and injury of various civilians, the United Nations chief, António Guterres, and the head of the UN human rights office (OHCHR), Michelle Bachelet, expressed their shock and appealed for calm.
Feb 25, 2019, at 09:59 am
New York, Feb 25 (IBNS): Preparations are being finalized at the UN for a $4.2 billion appeal to scale up help to millions of people in Yemen, where years of war have created the world’s worst humanitarian emergency.
Fire breaks out at a building located close to Kabul airport
Feb 25, 2019, at 09:54 am
Kabul, Feb 25 (IBNS): A fire has broke out at a building of an organization affiliated with the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) in Kabul city, media reports said on Monday.
US President Donald Trump postpones tariff hike on Chinese imports
Feb 25, 2019, at 09:46 am
Washington, Feb 25 (IBNS): In a major announcement, US President Donald Trump on Monday said he was "delaying" raising tariffs on hundreds of Chinese import products, a hike that was scheduled for Mar 1, after progress was achieved in the 'trade talks' with the Asian giant.
Trump will leave for Vietnam on Monday for second meeting with Kim Jong un
Feb 25, 2019, at 09:29 am
Washington, Feb 25 (IBNS): US President Donald Trump will leave for Vietnam on Monday where he will meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un for the second time.
Commandos gun down Bangladesh Biman 'hijacker'
Feb 24, 2019, at 11:27 pm
Chittagong, Feb 24 (IBNS): Security forces shot dead a man in his mid twenties who tried to hijack Bangladesh Biman BG-147 on Sunday evening, media reports said.
UK Parliament will hold another vote on Brexit deal by Mar 12, pledges May
Feb 24, 2019, at 08:53 pm
London, Feb 24 (UNI): UK Prime Minister Theresa May pledged on Sunday that the country's parliament would hold another vote on London's Brexit deal by March 12, after the government makes another attempt to renegotiate the terms of the agreement with Brussels.
Suspect arrested in Biman Bangladesh hijack attempt
Feb 24, 2019, at 08:25 pm
Chittagong, Feb 24 (IBNS/UNI): A hijack attempt was made on a Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight from Dhaka to Dubai during a stopover in Chittagong, media reports said.
Dubai-bound Bangladesh flight makes emergency landing after hijack attempt, passengers evacuated
Feb 24, 2019, at 07:58 pm
Dhaka, Feb 24 (UNI) A Dubai-bound flight from Bangladesh made an emergency landing at Shah Amanat International Airport in Chittagong on Sunday over reports of hijacking attempt.
Afghanistan: Taliban-designated chief killed in eastern Nangarhar province
Feb 24, 2019, at 06:16 pm
Kabul, Feb 24 (IBNS): Afghanistan security forces have killed a Taliban-designated chief for the Lalpora district of eastern Nangarhar province, media reports said on Sunday.
Blast rocks Pakistan's Balochistan, 1 dead
Feb 24, 2019, at 05:56 pm
Islamabad, Feb 24 (IBNS): An explosion hit Pakistan's Balochistan's Dera Murad Jamali city on Sunday and left one person killed, media reports said.
Mali: UN mourns three Guinean peacekeepers killed, condemns attack 'in strongest terms'
Feb 24, 2019, at 04:00 pm
New York, Feb 24 (IBNS): The United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres and the UN Security Council condemned on Saturday in the strongest terms the attack against vehicles of the peacekeeping mission in Mali (MINUSMA), which took place on Friday and in which three "blue helmets" from Guinea were killed and at least another injured.
Civilian deaths from Afghanistan conflict in 2018 touched record level: UNAMA
Feb 24, 2019, at 03:39 pm
Kabul, Feb 24 (IBNS): More civilians were killed in the Afghan conflict last year than at any time since records have been kept, according to a United Nations report released today by the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) and the UN Human Rights Office.
Ontario Premier Ford's meetings with U.S. Partners at NGA concludes successfully
Feb 24, 2019, at 03:37 pm
Washington, D.C./Ottawa, Feb 24 (IBNS): During National Governors Association's (NGA) Winter Meeting, Ontario Premier Doug Ford said that Ontario was open for business to key U.S. political and business leaders, media reports said.
Venezuelan National Guard’s vehicle set on fire at Brazil border by radicals
Feb 24, 2019, at 12:19 pm
Pacaraima (Brazil), February 24 (Sputnik/UNI) A group of radicals in the Brazilian town of Pacaraima attacked the Venezuelan border post and set the Venezuelan National Guard’s vehicle on fire amid the escalating crisis with aid deliveries to Venezuela on Saturday, a Sputnik correspondent reported.
Canada: Explosion takes place in north Edmonton garage, two people hospitalised
Feb 23, 2019, at 10:05 pm
Edmonton, Feb 23 (IBNS): Two people were hospitalised after an explosion took place in north Edmonton garage on Friday evening, media reports said.