Thousands of students march to protest gun violence in US Tennessee: NY Post
Apr 05, 2023, at 09:59 pm
Washington: Thousands of students on Monday marched on Tennessee's state Capitol to protest gun violence after six people, including three young kids, were killed in a Nashville school shooting, the New York Post reported Monday.
Humanitarians launch $877 million plan for Burkina Faso
Apr 05, 2023, at 09:54 pm
New York: A staggering 4.7 million people in Burkina Faso, a fifth of the population, will need humanitarian assistance this year, the UN and partners said on Tuesday, announcing a $877 million response plan to meet urgent needs.
Racist rhetoric in Tunisia must stop, independent UN experts warn
Apr 05, 2023, at 09:49 pm
New York: Tunisia must take swift action to curb racist rhetoric and halt ongoing rights violations of Black Africans, the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) said on Tuesday.
Iraq: Rights experts call for new laws to end ‘waves of disappearance’
Apr 05, 2023, at 09:43 pm
New York: It is estimated that up to one million people in Iraq have disappeared over the past five decades – a crisis that continues today, UN independent human rights experts said on Tuesday, calling for investigation and legislation to eradicate “this heinous crime.”
Haiti crisis in spotlight, as top human rights body wraps marathon session
Apr 05, 2023, at 09:32 pm
New York: The UN Human Rights Council adopted a resolution on Tuesday calling for the appointment of an independent rights expert on Haiti, amid mounting concern over deadly gang violence engulfing the country, threatening livelihoods, and pushing half the population into hunger.
Apr 05, 2023, at 03:02 pm
Helsinki: Finland formally joined the NATO military alliance on Tuesday in a historic policy shift brought on by Russia's invasion of Ukraine, media reports said.
Iranian schoolgirls fall victim to poisoning, 20 hospitalized with symptoms
Apr 05, 2023, at 05:08 am
Tabriz/Iran: A group of twenty school girls were taken to the hospital in the city of Tabriz, located in northwestern Iran, following yet another poisoning attack, stated the state media.
Child deaths hit ‘tragic milestone’ in Ukraine
Apr 04, 2023, at 08:45 pm
New York: Child casualties in Ukraine have hit a “tragic milestone”, the head of the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Monday, as the UN human rights office (OHCHR) released its latest report on rising numbers of deaths and injuries in the country since Russia launched a full-scale invasion in February 2022.
New mechanism must track and tackle ‘gross’ violations in Libya
Apr 04, 2023, at 08:32 pm
New York: New tools must be deployed to keep the global spotlight on ongoing gross violations and crimes against humanity in Libya and serve justice to its victims, the UN rights chief said on Monday at the Human Rights Council’s latest session.
Impunity driving violence in South Sudan, UN rights commission says
Apr 04, 2023, at 07:30 pm
New York: Tackling impunity will be critical to end pervasive violence and horrific human rights violations and abuses in South Sudan, a UN inquiry said on Monday, presenting its latest report, which names individuals warranting investigation.
TikTok might be banned on Australian government devices
Apr 04, 2023, at 02:03 pm
Sydney: The Australian government has decided to ban use of Chinese company owned Tiktok on devices used by federal departments and agencies, media reports said on Tuesday.
St Petersburg cafe blast: Key suspect detained
Apr 03, 2023, at 10:54 pm
St. Petersburg: Russian investigators have detained a suspect in connection with the St.Petersburg cafe blast that killed popular blogger Vladlen Tatarsky, media reports said on Monday.
France: 3 killed, 8 injured in series of shootings in Marseille
Apr 03, 2023, at 10:51 pm
Paris: At least three people were killed and eight others injured during three separate shootings overnight into Monday in the French port city of Marseille.
France: 3 killed in 3 shootings
Apr 03, 2023, at 08:46 pm
Paris: At least three people were killed and several others injured in three shootings in southern France on Sunday night, news channel BFMTV reported citing police sources.
NATO bans TikTok on devices of staff
Apr 03, 2023, at 08:26 pm
Washington: The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) has banned its staff from downloading social media platform TikTok on its provided devices.
Nigerian court sentences two Chinese nationals to three years in prison on corruption charges
Apr 03, 2023, at 06:11 pm
Abuja: A Nigerian court has sentenced two Chinese nationals to three years in prison for alleged corruption charges.
French Minister Marlene Schiappa triggers row by appearing on Playboy cover
Apr 03, 2023, at 04:17 pm
Paris: A French Minister has triggered a row by appearing on the cover of Playboy magazine.
Russian military blogger Vladlen Tatarsky dies in St. Petersburg cafe blast
Apr 03, 2023, at 02:55 pm
St. Petersburg: An explosion rocked a popular cafe in St. Petersburg city of Russia on Sunday which left a popular Russian military blogger dead, media reports said.
Bulgaria: Early parliamentary elections underway
Apr 03, 2023, at 02:22 am
Sofia: Bulgarians went to polls on Sunday to vote in the country's early parliamentary elections, Bulgaria's fifth parliamentary elections in two years.
Two Iranian women attacked with yogurt, arrested for not wearing hijab
Apr 03, 2023, at 12:23 am
Tehran: At least two women were arrested in Iran after being attacked with yogurt for suspectedly not wearing a head cover in the public.
Huge protest rally in Israel against judicial reform: Reports
Apr 02, 2023, at 08:36 pm
Jerusalem: Tens of thousands of people hit the streets of Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, and Haifa on Saturday to oppose the contentious judicial reform, even though it was put on hold earlier this week until the Knesset's summer session, Israeli media reported.
Saudi Arabia working on nuclear power development cooperation with China, Russia: Reports
Apr 02, 2023, at 08:14 pm
Riyadh: After failing to get help from the United States to develop nuclear power for years, Saudi Arabia has started exploring options to work with other countries, including China and Russia, The New York Times reported on Saturday, citing sources.
Russian forces thwart joint strike by Ukrainian troops - Russian Defense Ministry
Apr 02, 2023, at 07:43 pm
Moscow: The Russian army has pushed back a joint strike of multiple launch rocket systems of Ukrainian troops in the south Donetsk direction and has destroyed two Ukrainian reconnaissance groups, a Russian Defense Ministry spokesperson told Sputnik.
Iraqi PM inaugurates Karbala oil refinery
Apr 02, 2023, at 07:30 pm
Baghdad: Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia' al-Sudani on Saturday inaugurated the Karbala oil refinery which was built with a production capacity of 140,000 barrels per day, according to a statement from his office.
Israel carries out new attack against military sites in Syria
Apr 02, 2023, at 04:48 pm
Damascus/UNI: Israel launched a fresh missile attack against military sites in the central Syrian province of Homs after midnight Sunday, the state TV reported.
British man orders 60 pairs of reading glasses by mistake
Apr 01, 2023, at 10:17 pm
London: A British man was left surprised when he received his 60 pairs of glasses and after receiving them he said he may not have been wearing his spectacles when he placed the order.
Top UN official urgently calls for de-escalating nuclear tensions over Belarus
Apr 01, 2023, at 09:02 pm
New York: Urgent efforts must be made to de-escalate the situation following Russia’s announcement last weekend that it plans to station tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus, the UN disarmament chief warned the Security Council on Friday.
Türkiye, Syria quake response continues, food security threat rising
Apr 01, 2023, at 06:57 pm
New York: Almost two months after deadly earthquakes struck Türkiye and northern Syria, a large-scale humanitarian operation is underway for which funding is still desperately needed, the UN Humanitarian Affairs coordination office (OCHA) said on Friday.
‘Bring them home’: UN experts call for repatriating detained Syria children
Apr 01, 2023, at 06:53 pm
New York: Independent UN-appointed human rights experts on Friday called for the urgent repatriation of children from northeast Syria, as they enter their fifth year of detention.
Pope Francis set to be discharged from hospital on Saturday
Apr 01, 2023, at 05:57 am
Vatican City/IBNS: Pope Francis is scheduled to leave the hospital and be released on Saturday, confirmed the Vatican.