Study shows small acts of kindness are frequent and universal
Jun 04, 2023, at 11:18 pm
New York: A new study by UCLA sociologist Giovanni Rossi and an international team of collaborators finds that people rely on each other for help constantly.
Egyptian policeman, 3 Israeli soldiers killed during gunfire exchange on Israel-Egypt border
Jun 04, 2023, at 11:08 pm
Cairo: Three Israeli soldiers and a member of Egyptian security forces were killed early on Saturday in a shootout along the border between Israel and Egypt, according to the two countries' military statements.
Cambodia: Adulterated rice wine leaves one dead, 27 hospitalised
Jun 04, 2023, at 09:35 pm
Phnom Penh: One villager died and 27 were hospitalized in northwest Cambodia's Pursat province after drinking homemade rice wine, which is suspected to contain high levels of methanol, a local health official said on Sunday.
Canada to deploy country's armed forces to help extinguish Quebec fires
Jun 04, 2023, at 07:58 pm
Ottawa: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Sunday that the government would send the country’s armed forces to support the Quebec authorities in extinguishing wildfires in the province.
Seven killed, two injured due to shooting in South Africa's Umlazi
Jun 04, 2023, at 03:13 pm
Cape Town/IBNS/UNI: Seven people were killed and two others were injured in a shooting at a hostel in the South African city of Umlazi, the police said on Saturday.
Two killed, 8 injured as mini-bus overturns in Afghanistan
Jun 04, 2023, at 08:29 am
Kabul: At least two commuters were killed, and eight others injured in a road accident in Afghanistan's eastern Wardak province, provincial police spokesman Qari Mohammad Yusuf Asrar said on Saturday.
Iraqi military kills 10 IS militants in Diyala province
Jun 04, 2023, at 08:23 am
Baghdad: At least ten Islamic State (IS) militants were killed in attacks targeting IS hideouts in Iraq's eastern province of Diyala during the past 24 hours, the Iraqi military said on Saturday.
Erdogan takes oath of office for third term as president
Jun 04, 2023, at 08:06 am
Ankara: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was sworn in at the parliament on Saturday and officially started his third term for the upcoming five years, media reports said.
Armenian leader arrives in Turkey for first time in nearly 15 yrs
Jun 04, 2023, at 07:54 am
Yerevan: Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan arrived in Turkey on Saturday to participate in the inauguration ceremony of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the press service of the Armenian government said.
UN agency for Palestine refugees on verge of financial collapse
Jun 03, 2023, at 11:52 pm
The United Nations on Friday appealed for sustainable funding for its agency that supports Palestine refugees, UNRWA, which is on the brink of financial collapse.
Recep Tayyip Erdogan to be sworn in as Turkish President on Saturday
Jun 03, 2023, at 08:51 pm
Ankara: Reelected Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will be sworn in as head of state in the Turkish parliament on Saturday.
Jun 03, 2023, at 08:47 pm
New York: As the crisis in Sudan enters its second month, UN agencies and partners warned on Friday that the conflict between rival military groups since mid-April is fuelling an increasingly “desperate” situation for civilians, especially in the nation’s capital.
US state abortion bans ‘putting millions of women and girls at risk’
Jun 03, 2023, at 08:39 pm
New York: Millions of women and girls across the United States have suffered an alarming deterioration in access to sexual and reproductive healthcare, following the US Supreme Court decision overturning the constitutional right to abortion in June 2022, UN-appointed independent rights experts said on Friday.
Russian firm says staff's iPhones hacked by malware
Jun 03, 2023, at 08:25 pm
Moscow: Russian cybersecurity company Kaspersky Lab said that it detected a targeted cyber-attack on its staff's iPhones.
Jun 03, 2023, at 08:02 pm
The trafficking in illegal narcotics, precursor chemicals, timber and wildlife, people and illicit goods across Southeast Asia is being tackled thanks to the support of the specialized UN agency focusing on drugs and crime.
Survey finds about 9 percent of adults in 30 countries identify themselves as LGBTQ
Jun 03, 2023, at 03:01 pm
About 9 percent of adults in 30 countries identify themselves as LGBT+, as per a survey conducted by Ipsos.
UNAIDS celebrates Pride Month, demands decriminalization worldwide
Jun 03, 2023, at 12:44 am
New York: As the world comes together to celebrate the beginning of Pride Month on Thursday, the UN agency dedicated to ending the AIDS epidemic, UNAIDS, issued a declaration of solidarity with lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and intersex (LGBTQI) communities around the globe.
Senegal: Clashes kill 9 people after opposition politician sentenced
Jun 02, 2023, at 11:58 pm
Dakar: Nine people were killed in Senegal in clashes that broke out after Senegalese opposition politician Ousmane Sonko had been sentenced to two years in prison, Senegalese Interior Minister Antoine Diome said Friday.
Ukraine: Over 1,500 children killed or injured, concern rises over forced transfers
Jun 02, 2023, at 11:34 pm
New York: With Ukraine’s Children’s Day celebrations on Thursday marred by the death of a girl alongside other civilians in a Russian missile attack in the capital Kyiv, the UN’s top humanitarian official in the country, Denise Brown, said she was “shocked and saddened” by the incident.
Urgent support needed for Chad, as arrivals from Sudan top 100,000: UNHCR
Jun 02, 2023, at 11:30 pm
New York: The head of the UN refugee agency UNHCR, is calling on the international community to urgently increase support for new arrivals crossing the border from Sudan.
UN commends Criminal Tribunal for former Yugoslavia, as final judgement is delivered
Jun 02, 2023, at 11:20 pm
New York: The UN chief on Wednesday commended the work of the judges and staff of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY), as its final judgement was delivered, increasing the prison sentences on appeal of two former top Serbian security officials.
Oversight’s key to ensure sustainability in outer space: Guterres
Jun 02, 2023, at 11:11 pm
New York: Effective governance of outer space is necessary to propel innovation and achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), UN Secretary-General António Guterres said in a new policy brief published on Wednesday.
Spain: Explosion in Badajoz leaves one person dead
Jun 02, 2023, at 10:36 pm
Madrid: A powerful explosion hit a residential building in the Spanish city of Badajoz which left at least one person dead and injured at least 16 more, media reported on Thursday.
Economic woes dash job prospects in low income countries: ILO
Jun 02, 2023, at 06:31 pm
New York: Soaring debt levels compounded by high inflation and rising interest rates have dashed job-seekers’ hopes in developing countries, the International Labour Organization (ILO) warned on Wednesday.
US: Senate passes debt ceiling bill, averts first-ever default
Jun 02, 2023, at 02:36 pm
Washington: The US Senate on Friday passed the debt limit bill.
Sudan extends airspace closure to June 15
Jun 01, 2023, at 04:59 pm
Khartoum/UNI: Sudan's Civil Aviation Authority on Wednesday extended the closure of the country's airspace to June 15 amid continued armed conflict between the Sudanese Army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces.
Russia temporarily bans export of cartridges
Jun 01, 2023, at 04:50 pm
Moscow/UNI: Russia has imposed a temporary ban on the export of firearms cartridges and cartridge cases, the cabinet said.
Gunmen kill 6 people in southern Nigeria
Jun 01, 2023, at 04:47 pm
Lagos/UNI: At least six people were killed by unidentified gunmen who attacked two communities in southern Nigeria, according to the police.
Russia: 2 wounded in shelling of Belgorod
Jun 01, 2023, at 04:43 pm
Moscow/UNI: Two people were injured in Ukrainian shelling of the Shebekino town in Russia's Belgorod region overnight, Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said.
Ex-Brazilian president Collor sentenced to over 8 yrs in prison
Jun 01, 2023, at 04:33 pm
Mexico City/UNI: The Supreme Federal Court of Brazil has sentenced Former President and Senator Fernando Affonso Collor de Mello to eight years and ten months in prison for passive corruption and money laundering in 2010-2014, local media reported on Wednesday.