Taiwan's 'Bikini Climber' Gigi Wu dies
Jan 22, 2019, at 05:24 pm
Taipei, Jan 22 (IBNS): Taiwan's "Bikini Climber" Gigi Wu died from suspected hypothermia after falling down from Yushan national park, media reports said on Tuesday.
Scholars, diplomats appeal to China to release two Canadians
Jan 22, 2019, at 03:14 pm
Ottawa, Jan 22 (IBNS): More than 100 diplomats and scholars have written an open letter to Chinese President Xi Jinping, appealing him to release two Canadians who were imprisoned in China.
US to formally request Canada for Huawei CFO extradition
Jan 22, 2019, at 03:03 pm
Ottawa, Jan 22 (IBNS): The Canadian government has stated the US is yet to formally request it to extradite Huawei Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Meng Wanzhou, media reports said.
‘Compelling case’ for urgency around global disarmament, UN-led forum told
Jan 22, 2019, at 10:15 am
New York, Jan 22 (IBNS): Michael Møller, head of the UN in Geneva, has warned delegates to the Conference on Disarmament that cyber-security challenges, and the existence of new weapons systems and technologies, are not being sufficiently addressed or reflected in current arms control regimes.
World’s human rights watchdog spotlights Afghanistan, Yemen and 12 others: Here’s the scoop
Jan 22, 2019, at 10:11 am
New York, Jan 22 (IBNS): The United Nation Human Rights Council (HRC) kicked off its Universal Periodic Review, or UPR, on Monday at the Palais des Nations in Geneva to examine the human rights situation in 14 countries, including Afghanistan and Yemen.
Human rights are ‘key’ for economic policymaking says UN expert
Jan 22, 2019, at 10:01 am
New York, Jan 22 (IBNS): Calling on governments to take human rights obligations into account when designing economic reforms, an independent United Nations rights expert said on Monday that “human rights impact assessments are key to the process”.
Jan 22, 2019, at 09:36 am
Washington, Jan 22 (IBNS): Kamala Harris, the Democratic senator from California, on Monday announced that she will be running for the US presidency.
Pakistan: Oil tanker-bus collide in Hub, 26 die
Jan 22, 2019, at 08:42 am
Islamabad, Jan 22 (IBNS): A collision between a passenger coach and a truck carrying fuel in Hub tehsil of Balochistan's Lasbela district of Pakistan left at least 26 people dead, media reports said on Tuesday.
Afghanistan: More than 100 killed in Taliban attack on security forces
Jan 21, 2019, at 11:58 pm
Kabul, Jan 21 (IBNS): The Taliban attack on special forces’ base in central Maidan's Wardak province of Afghanistan on Monday has left over 100 security personnel dead, media reports said.
Indian-origin Kamala Harris to run for US President
Jan 21, 2019, at 11:03 pm
Los Angeles, Jan 21 (IBNS): Indian-origin US senator Kamala Harris on Monday announced she would run for President in 2020.
Afghanistan: Taliban attack leaves 12 security personnel dead
Jan 21, 2019, at 04:23 pm
Kabul, Jan 21 (IBNS): A suicide bomber struck a special forces’ base in central Maidan Wardak province of Afghanistan and left at least 12 security personnel dead, media reports said on Monday.
Afghanistan: Suicide attack targets Logar officials' convoy, Taliban takes responsibility
Jan 21, 2019, at 09:31 am
Kabul, Jan 21 (IBNS): A suicide blast in Afghanistan's Mohammad Agha district on Sunday targeted a convoy of Logar governor and the provincial NDS chief, media reports said on Monday.
US President Donald Trump, Kim Jong Un to meet in Vietnam: Reports
Jan 21, 2019, at 09:04 am
New York, Jan 21 (IBNS): The second meeting between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will take place in Vietnam, media reports said on Monday.
Ten UN peacekeepers killed in a terrorist attack in northern Mali
Jan 21, 2019, at 08:33 am
New York, Jan 21 (IBNS): Ten ‘blue helmets’ from the United Nations Stabilization Mission In Mali (MINUSMA) were killed on Sunday following a complex terrorist attack against the mission’s camp in Aguelhok, in the Kidal region, northern Mali.
Israeli museum to remove sculpture depicting Ronald McDonald as Jesus following violence
Jan 21, 2019, at 12:00 am
Jerusalem, Jan 20 (IBNS): An Israeli museum triggered a controversy over an artwork which showcased a sculpture depicting the McDonald’s mascot as the crucified Jesus, forcing officials to remove it following violent protest by Christian minorities of the nation.
World's 'oldest man' Masazo Nonaka dies in Japan
Jan 20, 2019, at 11:22 pm
Tokyo, Jan 20 (IBNS): Masazo Nonaka, the Japanese man who was certified by Guinness World Records in April 2018 as the world's oldest living man at 112 years and 259 days, passed away on Sunday, media reports said.
Gulshan cafe attack: Key JMB suspect arrested
Jan 20, 2019, at 09:39 pm
Dhaka, Jan 20 (IBNS): Another key suspect in the 2016 Dhaka cafe attack has been arrested by Bangladesh security forces on Saturday, media reports said on Sunday.
Unknown gunmen kill Thai Buddhist monks in temple located in Muslim Malays majority area
Jan 20, 2019, at 07:37 pm
Bangkok, Jan 20 (IBNS): Unknown gunmen attacked and shot dead two Buddhist monks in a Thailand temple located at Su Ngai Padi district of Narathiwat province, triggering tension in the area which has seen clashes between ethnic Malay-Muslim rebels and the Buddhist-majority Thai state over the years.
Afghanistan: Army, ALP personnel clash in Nangarhar,3 killed
Jan 20, 2019, at 09:18 am
Kabul, Jan 20 (IBNS): A clash between the Afghan National Army (ANA), and Afghan Local Policemen (ALP) personnel left three policemen and a shopkeeper killed in Afghanistan, media reports said.
Afghanistan: Army, ALP personnel clash in Nangarhar,3 killed
Jan 20, 2019, at 09:18 am
Kabul, Jan 20 (IBNS): A clash between the Afghan National Army (ANA), and Afghan Local Policemen (ALP) personnel left three policemen and a shopkeeper killed in Afghanistan, media reports said.
Mexico: UN chief saddened by pipeline blast in which dozens were killed
Jan 20, 2019, at 08:53 am
New York, Jan 20 (IBNS): The United Nations' Secretary-General, António Guterres, learned with sadness of the deadly explosion of an oil pipeline on Friday in Hidalgo State, Mexico, and extended the UN's assistance to the national authorities, his Spokesman said on Saturday.
Jan 20, 2019, at 08:42 am
New York, Jan 20 (IBNS): The United Nations refugee agency, UNHCR, stated on Saturday that “no effort should be spared” in saving lives at sea, following reports of two new shipwrecks on the Mediterranean Sea, in which some 170 people either died or went missing.
Donald Trump, Kim Jong Un to meet next month: White House
Jan 20, 2019, at 08:22 am
Washington, Jan 20 (IBNS): The second meeting between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will take place next month, White House said.
Canadians to march across the country against women violence
Jan 19, 2019, at 10:23 pm
Ottawa, Jan 19 (IBNS): Thousands of Canadians will march across the country to protest against women violence, media reports said.
Jan 19, 2019, at 09:42 am
New York, Jan 19 (IBNS): Calling on the Myanmar Government to “immediately reverse its decision not to allow access to all humanitarian organizations”, the United Nations expert on human rights in the South-East Asian country said on Friday, that “it’s vital that assistance is able to reach those who have fled violence in the region”.
Thousands returning to Nigeria’s restive Borno state ‘at risk’; UN ‘gravely concerned’
Jan 19, 2019, at 09:39 am
New York, Jan 19 (IBNS): Amid reports that Cameroon is forcing several thousand Nigerians to return to Borno state in the country’s crisis-gripped north-east, the United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) deplored the move, saying it has put lives “at risk”.
Libyan authorities must shoulder the burden to support country’s ‘vulnerable’ south
Jan 19, 2019, at 09:34 am
New York, Jan 19 (IBNS): Despite years of promises to address the “vulnerable heart” of Libya – the country’s south – conditions around its water and oil resource wealth have continued to deteriorate at “an alarming rate”, the United Nations envoy for the country told the Security Council.
UN agency chief calls Ethiopia’s revised refugee law ‘one of most progressive’ in Africa
Jan 19, 2019, at 09:30 am
New York, Jan 19 (IBNS): Ethiopia has revised its existing refugee law, making it easier to obtain work permits, drivers’ licenses and access primary school, a move being hailed by the head of the United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR).
Jan 19, 2019, at 09:27 am
New York, Jan 19 (IBNS): Warning against the dangers of widespread fear and mistrust in our planet, the United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres, told journalists on Friday he wants to reaffirm the UN as a “platform for action to repair broken trust in a broken world.”
UN rights office calls on Zimbabwe Government to end ‘crackdown’ in response to fuel protests
Jan 19, 2019, at 09:25 am
New York, Jan 19 (IBNS): In Zimbabwe, violence and the reported use of live ammunition by State security officials against protesters that has led to “a number of deaths” should be investigated thoroughly and transparently by the Government, the UN human rights office, OHCHR, said on Friday.