Sudan conflict creates world’s fastest-growing displacement crisis: UN aid official
Oct 06, 2023, at 10:08 pm
New York: As heavy fighting continues in Sudan, the UN’s top aid official in the country warned on Thursday that the conflict has created “the world’s fastest-growing displacement crisis” which threatens to outstrip the Organization’s best efforts to help those most in need.
Study finds cannibalism was common as a funerary practice in Europe around 15,000 years ago
Oct 06, 2023, at 09:56 pm
Leading researchers at the Natural History Museum (NHM) have found evidence to suggest that cannibalism was a customary funerary practice in Europe during the Magdalenian period.
Iranian human rights activist Narges Mohammadi, currently in jail, wins Nobel Peace Prize
Oct 06, 2023, at 09:31 pm
Iranian human rights activist Narges Mohammadi has won the Nobel Peace Prize for her fight against the oppression of women in Iran and her fight to promote human rights and freedom for all.
Russian attack on Ukraine village leaves 51 dead, Volodymyr Zelenskyy describes it as 'brutal'
Oct 06, 2023, at 03:02 pm
At least 51 people, including an eight-year-old boy, died after Russians attacked Hroza village in Ukraine, media reports said.
Typhoon Koinu strikes Taiwan, leaving 190 injured and thousands without power
Oct 06, 2023, at 05:41 am
Taipei: At least 190 were injured by typhoon Koinu in Taiwan, with over 60,000 houses and commercial buildings still without power, the Central News Agency (CNA) of Taiwan reported on Thursday, news agency Sputnik reported.
Norwegian author Jon Fosse wins 2023 Nobel Prize in Literature
Oct 05, 2023, at 11:41 pm
Stockholm(Sweden): Renowned Norwegian author and playwright Jon Fosse has won the 2023 Nobel Prize in Literature "for his innovative plays and prose which give voice to the unsayable," announced the Swedish Academy on Thursday.
French govt gets sleepless nights as bedbug crisis worsens ahead of Olympic Games
Oct 05, 2023, at 11:08 pm
Paris: The bedbug menace is giving the French government sleepless nights, forcing it to take active measures to stop the spread of the blood-sucking insects, especially as the Olympic Games are just a little over nine months away, media reported.
UN rights office concerned over pre-election violence in Liberia
Oct 05, 2023, at 09:08 pm
A senior UN human rights official on Wednesday called on authorities in Liberia to take all necessary measures to ensure that the upcoming elections can take place in a fully inclusive manner.
Global economy a mixed bag, horizon uncertain: UNCTAD
Oct 05, 2023, at 09:04 pm
The global economy is at “a critical juncture”, with some economies thriving and expanding, while others falter and slow down, the UN’s trade and development body said on Wednesday.
Women and girls continue to be killed, based on gender alone
Oct 04, 2023, at 08:59 pm
Continuing violence against women and girls is one of the most widespread, persistent and devastating human rights violations, a UN-appointed independent expert said on Tuesday.
Haiti: Guterres welcomes decision to deploy multinational mission
Oct 04, 2023, at 08:52 pm
UN engagement with Haiti will continue ahead of the deployment of an international support mission backing beleaguered police who are fighting rampant gang violence, the UN chief’s Spokesperson told journalists on Tuesday.
Atrocity crimes still being committed in Ethiopia, UN experts warn
Oct 04, 2023, at 08:46 pm
New York: Independent UN human rights experts are warning that there is “an overwhelming risk” atrocity crimes “will continue” in Ethiopia. in a new report released on Tuesday.
Looming hunger emergency for South Sudanese families fleeing war
Oct 04, 2023, at 08:41 pm
A hunger emergency is looming for scores of South Sudanese families fleeing the war in Sudan, the World Food Programme (WFP) warned on Tuesday.
Italy: 21 people, including two children, die after bus plunges from bridge in Venice
Oct 04, 2023, at 03:05 pm
At least 21 passengers, including two children, died after a bus crashed off a flyover near the Italian city of Venice and caught fire, media reports said.
Thailand: 3 killed in Bangkok mall shooting by 14-year-old gunman
Oct 04, 2023, at 05:24 am
Bangkok/UNI: Three people were killed and four injured in a shooting incident allegedly by an underage gunman at the Siam Paragon Mall in Bangkok on Tuesday, Thai media reported, citing police.
Thailand: Three die in Siam Paragon mall shooting
Oct 03, 2023, at 11:37 pm
At least three people were killed during a shooting incident inside a luxury shopping mall in Thailand's capital city Bangkok on Tuesday.
Security Council authorizes ‘historic’ support mission in Haiti
Oct 03, 2023, at 10:07 pm
In what is being hailed as an historic first, the UN Security Council on Monday authorized the deployment of an international security force to help Haiti’s national police quell surging gang violence and restore security across the strife-torn Caribbean nation.
We’re better off thanks to migrants, says new IOM chief
Oct 03, 2023, at 09:47 pm
With people on the move globally at “unprecedented” levels, the UN’s new migration agency chief insisted on Monday that rather than being a problem, host countries should recognize that migrants are what their economies most need to thrive.
Arbitrary detention still widespread in Mexico, rights expert warns
Oct 03, 2023, at 09:18 pm
Mexico has made significant progress in combatting arbitrary detention in recent years, but the battle to end the practice is far from over the Human Rights Council-appointed independent panel working on the issue said on Monday.
Church roof collapses in Mexico, 10 killed 60 injured
Oct 03, 2023, at 06:10 am
The death toll from a church roof collapse in the Mexican city of Ciudad Madero has risen to almost 10 with 60 being injured, the regional department of the Mexican Secretariat of Public Security said on Monday.
Justin Trudeau invokes Elon Musk's wrath as Canada threatens to toss free speech out the window
Oct 02, 2023, at 07:34 pm
It seems there's no respite for Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at the moment! After riling administrators of a 1.4 billion-strong nation with allegations of murder, the lawmaker has now managed to anger billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk, who lashed out at the politician on social media. But why is Trudeau on the Tesla CEO's radar?
Ankara blast: Turkey targets Kurdish rebels
Oct 02, 2023, at 02:58 pm
Turkey has said it conducted a number of airstrikes on Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq.
Mexico: Seven die as church roof collapses
Oct 02, 2023, at 02:43 pm
A church roof has collapsed in Mexico, leaving seven people dead.
PKK claims responsibility for an attempted terrorist attack in Ankara: Reports
Oct 02, 2023, at 05:32 am
The Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), banned in Turkey, has claimed responsibility for an attempted terrorist attack near the interior ministry's building in Ankara, Turkish broadcaster A Haber reported on Sunday.
Spain: Nightclub fire in Murcia leaves 13 dead
Oct 02, 2023, at 01:01 am
A broke out at a nightclub in Spain's Murcia region which left 13 people dead, media reports said.
Oct 01, 2023, at 11:32 pm
At least two terrorists carried out a bomb attack in front of Turkey’s Interior Ministry building in the capital city Ankara on Sunday, authorities said.
Mediterranean ‘becoming a cemetery for children and their futures’
Sep 30, 2023, at 10:38 pm
More than 11,600 unaccompanied children have crossed the Central Mediterranean to Italy so far this year the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Friday, an increase of 60 per cent compared with last year.
Australia: One dies after whale hits boat off Sydney
Sep 30, 2023, at 03:02 pm
One person died and another hospitalised after their boat, which was hit by a whale, capsized in waters off Australia's Sydney city, police said.
Karabakh emergency escalates, thousands still pouring into Armenia: UN agencies
Sep 30, 2023, at 12:43 am
Over 88,000 refugees from the Karabakh region have fled to Armenia in less than a week and humanitarian needs are surging, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) said on Friday.
UN rights experts slam ‘systemic racism’ in US police and courts
Sep 30, 2023, at 12:30 am
Police and criminal justice systems in the United States require urgent reform to eradicate “systemic racism” against people of African descent, UN-appointed independent rights experts said on Thursday.