France: Ten dies in Lyon apartment fire
Dec 16, 2022, at 09:02 pm
Lyon: At least 10 people, including five children, died as a fire broke out at an apartment in Lyon city of France, media reports said.
UN rights chief reports on intensified ‘climate of oppression’ in Nicaragua
Dec 16, 2022, at 06:20 pm
New York: The “climate of oppression” in Nicaragua has only intensified in recent months, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, said on Thursday.
Security Council examines rising terrorism threat globally
Dec 16, 2022, at 06:10 pm
New York: A UN Security Council meeting on Thursday focused on terrorism began with a sobering reminder of the danger posed by this persistent threat to international peace.
Rights experts urge UK to redraft controversial Northern Ireland bill
Dec 16, 2022, at 06:03 pm
New York: The United Kingdom should rewrite proposed legislation covering the 30-year conflict in Northern Ireland, known as the “Troubles”, because it fails to comply with the obligation to investigate serious violations and denies truth and remedy for the victims, two UN human rights experts said on Thursday.
UN emergency relief chief ends Ukraine visit, pledging solidarity
Dec 16, 2022, at 05:59 pm
New York: In Ukraine, the UN’s top emergency relief official on Thursday pledged solidarity with the embattled country and its people, as they try to rebuild their lives amid the ongoing war.
Iran removed from UN Commission on the Status of Women
Dec 16, 2022, at 05:49 pm
New York: The 54-member UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) on Wednesday adopted a resolution to remove Iran from the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) for the remainder of its four-year term ending in 2026.
UN chief ‘deeply saddened’ by deaths amid floods in DR Congo
Dec 16, 2022, at 05:44 pm
New York: The UN chief is “deeply saddened” by the loss of life and heavy damage triggered in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) during the worst floods to hit the country since 2019, his spokesperson said on Wednesday.
Ukraine: Winter’s downward spiral documented by UN agencies
Dec 16, 2022, at 05:39 pm
New York: Nine months after Russia invaded Ukraine, rural households are increasingly forced to scale down or abandon agricultural activities, according to a new survey released on Wednesday by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).
South Sudan: UN rights chief appeals for end to ‘senseless violence’ in Upper Nile state
Dec 16, 2022, at 05:31 pm
Perpetrators behind deadly violence in South Sudan’s Upper Nile state must be brought to justice, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, said on Wednesday.
‘Dramatically’ evolving conflict highlights importance of multilateralism, Security Council hears
Dec 16, 2022, at 05:17 pm
New York: Inter-State wars, terrorism, divided collective security, and peacekeeping limitations remain the same challenges facing multilateralism as when the UN was founded 76 years ago, Secretary-General António Guterres told the Security Council on Wednesday.
Step up investment to ensure water and sanitation access for all
Dec 16, 2022, at 05:11 pm
Countries must ramp up investments to provide safe drinking water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) to all people by 2030, the World Health Organization (WHO) and partners said on Wednesday in a bid to save more lives.
Irish soldier on UN peacekeeping duty dies in Lebanon gun attack
Dec 16, 2022, at 03:28 pm
Beirut: An Irish soldier on UN peacekeeping duty has died in a gun attack in Lebanon, officials said.
Malaysia: Landslide leaves two people dead
Dec 16, 2022, at 02:37 pm
Kuala Lumpur: A landslide hit a camping site in Malaysia's Selangor state has left at least two people dead and several others missing, media reports said.
Amid a flu breakout in Kremlin, Vladimir Putin likely to isolate in bunker: Report
Dec 15, 2022, at 11:36 pm
Russian President Vladimir Putin could be isolated in a bunker after several Kremlin officials were affected by a major flu breakout, media reports said.
Chinese micro-chip export ban includes Russia: Reports
Dec 15, 2022, at 05:32 am
Beijing: Chinese computer processors using original technology developed by its producers will not be exported to other nations which include Russia, media reports said.
Dhaka: Two oil tankers gutted at airport
Dec 14, 2022, at 10:34 pm
Dhaka: At least two fire tankers were gutted at a construction site in Bangladesh capital Dhaka's Shahjalal International Airport.
South Sudan: Security Council urged to support implementation of roadmap to transition
Dec 14, 2022, at 10:22 pm
New York: There has been noticeable progress towards realizing the peace deal in South Sudan over the past three months, but more action is still needed under a new roadmap to transition, the Security Council heard on Tuesday.
Ukraine: Countries must support resilient recovery to prevent ‘cascade’ of poverty, hunger
Dec 14, 2022, at 10:17 pm
The war in Ukraine is a “relentless humanitarian nightmare” said the UN chief on Tuesday, warning that the death and destruction afflicting civilians there will take years to overcome, and rebuild.
Somalia: Famine narrowly averted – so far, warn UN humanitarians
Dec 14, 2022, at 10:07 pm
New York: In Somalia, a full-blown famine has been narrowly averted for now, but the hunger emergency has not gone away, UN humanitarians said on Tuesday.
Global trade growth turns negative after record year: UNCTAD
Dec 14, 2022, at 10:03 pm
Global trade is set to reach almost $32 trillion this year, but inflation has reversed some of the gains made in recent months.
UN reproductive health agency appeals for $1.2 billion to support crisis-affected women and girls
Dec 14, 2022, at 09:51 pm
New York: Amid rising humanitarian needs worldwide, the UN’s sexual and reproductive health agency, UNFPA, on Tuesday launched a $1.2 billion appeal to support 66 million women, girls and young people in 65 countries affected by crisis.
US President Joe Biden signs bill on same-sex marriage
Dec 14, 2022, at 08:12 pm
Washington/UNI: US President Joe Biden signed a bill codifying federal protections for same-sex marriage.
US announces breakthrough on nuclear fusion energy
Dec 14, 2022, at 03:11 pm
Los Angeles: The US Department of Energy (DOE) announced breakthrough on nuclear fusion energy.
China bans Taiwanese grouper fish and citrus fruits
Dec 14, 2022, at 04:43 am
Beijing/Taipei: China has expanded its list of banned foods from Taiwan and now Beijing has restricted the movement of grouper fish and citrus fruits from the region.
Pakistan: 49% people frustrated with inflation, survey shows
Dec 14, 2022, at 04:39 am
Islamabad: A survey has found that most Pakistani citizens are currently frustrated with the growing inflation trouble in the country.
Pakistan: Minaret of Ahmadi place of worship removed in Baghbanpura
Dec 14, 2022, at 04:35 am
Gujrat, Pakistan: Authorities have directed to remove the minaret of an Ahmadi place of worship in Pakistan's Baghbanpura area, media reports said.
Five Pak journalists among 67 media personnel killed this year: Report
Dec 14, 2022, at 04:28 am
Islamabad: Figures released by the International Federation of Journalists have shown that five Pakistani journalists are among the 67 media personnel killed so far during 2022 in the line of duty.
US SEC charges Samuel Bankman-Fried with defrauding investors in crypto asset trading platform FTX
Dec 13, 2022, at 11:38 pm
Washington: The US Securities and Exchange Commission today charged Samuel Bankman-Fried with orchestrating a scheme to defraud equity investors in FTX Trading Ltd. (FTX), the crypto trading platform of which he was the CEO and co-founder.
Pakistan: Report shows 100 Christians faced faith conversion, child marriage in three years
Dec 13, 2022, at 11:14 pm
Islamabad: A report published by the Voice for Justice (VFJ) and Jubilee Campaign has shown as many as 100 cases of abduction, forced faith conversion, and forced and child marriage of girls and women belonging to the Christian community have been reported since January 2019 to October 2022 in Pakistan.
Afghanistan: Three terrorists die as Kabul hotel attack ends, China calls incident as 'shocked'
Dec 13, 2022, at 10:55 pm
Kabul: At least three attackers, who targeted a hotel in Afghanistan capital Kabul city, have died after Taliban's security forces responded to the incident on Monday, media reports said.