UN human rights expert alarmed at rise in Cambodia arrests
Nov 09, 2019, at 08:59 am
New York/IBNS: A UN human rights expert is calling on the Cambodian Government to respect its citizens’ rights of freedom of opinion, expression and assembly, amid concerns over escalating tensions and a political crackdown across the country.
60,000 young refugees and migrants who arrived in Italy alone lack support
Nov 09, 2019, at 08:52 am
New York/IBNS: United Nations agencies on Friday highlighted the dire needs of thousands of unaccompanied and separated children who have arrived in Italy as refugees, lacking the proper support to transition through to adulthood.
Nov 09, 2019, at 08:45 am
New York/IBNS: A group of independent UN human rights experts said on Friday that there was “credible evidence” that inadequate prison conditions in which former Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi was held may have led “directly” to his death in June, and thousands of other detainees may be at “severe risk”.
Speaking truth to power: the UN experts fighting for global human rights
Nov 09, 2019, at 08:40 am
New York/IBNS: Fearless. Plain-speaking. Critical. Courageous. Unflinching. Unfair. Biased. Manipulative. These are some of the adjectives used to describe the Human Rights Council experts who fan out across the world to research, hold consultations and gather information on a vast range of human rights violations.
6 killed in Uganda lightning strike
Nov 09, 2019, at 08:31 am
Kampala/Xinhua/UNI: Six people were killed and 11 others critically injured when lightning struck Thursday the northern Ugandan district of Pader.
UK police name 39 Vietnamese victims found in Essex lorry
Nov 09, 2019, at 08:27 am
London/Xinhua/UNI: Two 15-year-old boys were among the 39 people who died in a lorry container in Essex last month, the United Kingdom (UK) police said on Friday.
Hong Kong police fire tear gas at protesters commemorating fellow demonstrator - Reports
Nov 09, 2019, at 08:18 am
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: The Hong Kong police used tear gas to disperse protesters who took to the streets to honor the memory of a student who had died during the unrest, media reported on Friday.
Donald Trump says not concerned about impeachment testimonies
Nov 09, 2019, at 08:10 am
Washington/Sputnik/UNI: US President Donald Trump told reporters at the White House on Friday that he is not concerned about the testimonies that have come to light in the impeachment inquiry against him.
Moody's downgrades outlook on UK's rating over Brexit-Related institutional weakness
Nov 09, 2019, at 08:06 am
London/Sputnik/UNI: Credit rating agency Moody's has downgraded the outlook on the UK government's Aa2 rating from stable to negative, citing erosion of institutional strength caused by Brexit among reasons for the move.
Rockets land near Iraqi base hosting US troops – Military
Nov 09, 2019, at 07:54 am
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: At least 17 rockets landed Friday near Iraq’s al-Qayyarah Air Base housing US troops, the Iraqi military said.
Polish prime minister announces new government
Nov 09, 2019, at 07:51 am
Warsaw/Xinhua/UNI: Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki announced the new structure of the government on Friday night, following the victory of governing Law and Justice (PiS) in parliamentary elections on Oct. 13.
Brazil's ex-president Lula released from prison
Nov 09, 2019, at 07:47 am
Rio De Janeiro/Xinhua/UNI: Former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was released from prison in Curitiba, southern Brazil, on Friday afternoon.
US Billionaire Bloomberg meets deadline to enter Democratic Presidential primary race
Nov 09, 2019, at 07:43 am
Washington/Sputnik/UNI: Former New York Mayor and billionaire Michael Bloomberg officially joined the 2020 Democratic presidential contest by meeting the registration deadline for the US state of Alabama primary, the party’s local website revealed.
Afghanistan: Remote-controlled bomb defused in Kabul city
Nov 09, 2019, at 07:32 am
Kabul/IBNS: The Afghanistan security forces have defused a remote-controlled bomb in Kabul city on Friday, media reports said.
UK university to mark 550 years of the Sikh religion
Nov 08, 2019, at 06:15 pm
Birmingham/IBNS: A UK university will be marking 550 years since the founding of the Sikh religion by serving up a major free meal to hundreds of students, staff and members of the public.
Antisemitism, intolerance, can be unlearned, Guterres tells New York commemoration
Nov 08, 2019, at 10:35 am
New York/IBNS: Since nobody is born to hate, intolerance can be prevented and unlearned, the UN Secretary-General said on Thursday, in a speech underlining his continued fight to stamp out antisemitism, racism and other forms of hatred.
Mexican Security Ministry says rescued 100 migrants transported inside truck
Nov 08, 2019, at 10:27 am
Mexico City/ Sputnik/UNI: Mexico’s Secretariat of Security and Civilian Protection, which is the country’s public security ministry, said that it had rescued 100 migrants from Guatemala, El Salvador and Colombia, which were being transported inside a truck in the southeastern state of Veracruz.
Guterres says justice must be done following deadly Burkina Faso convoy attack
Nov 08, 2019, at 10:20 am
New York/IBNS: Authorities in Burkina Faso must “do everything in their power” to bring to justice the perpetrators of an attack on a mining company convoy in the West African nation on Wednesday, which killed dozens and left scores more injured, the UN chief said on Thursday.
UN Member States overwhelmingly support end of US embargo against Cuba
Nov 08, 2019, at 10:16 am
New York/IBNS: For the 28th consecutive year, the UN General Assembly has adopted a resolution calling for an end to the economic, commercial and financial embargo imposed by the United States against Cuba.
UN peacekeepers warn of increasing global challenges
Nov 08, 2019, at 10:09 am
New York/IBNS: Organized crime, breakdowns in law and order, and attacks by extremists, are examples of the challenges faced by UN peacekeepers, the Security Council was told on Wednesday, during a briefing by senior UN Police Commissioners, and UN Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, Jean-Pierre Lacroix.
‘Terminator’ warlord Bosco Ntaganda sentenced to 30 years in prison for DR Congo atrocities
Nov 08, 2019, at 09:58 am
New York/IBNS: The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Thursday handed down a maximum 30-year prison sentence for mass murder and numerous other atrocities, to Bosco Ntaganda, the heaviest sanction yet imposed by judges at The Hague, in the Netherlands.
Taliban terrorists kill Afghanistan scholar Aziz Ahmad Panjshiri
Nov 08, 2019, at 09:31 am
Kabul/IBNS: Suspected Taliban terrorists have killed a scholar from Afghanistan while he was travelling from Baghlan to northern Kunduz province, media reports said.
Afghanistan: ISIS fighters disguised as women arrested
Nov 08, 2019, at 09:20 am
Kabul/IBNS: Security forces in Afghanistan have arrested four ISIS Khurasan militants who had disguised as women and were attempting to escape the operations in Nangarhar province in the country, media report said on Thursday.
‘Everyone needs to do more’ to help suffering Venezuelans, says UN Emergency Relief Coordinator
Nov 07, 2019, at 01:21 pm
New York/IBNS; “Ordinary women, men and children face overwhelming challenges” just to survive in Venezuela today, UN Emergency Relief Coordinator Mark Lowcock said on Wednesday in the capital, Caracas.
Palestine refugee agency chief resigns amidst mismanagement probe
Nov 07, 2019, at 01:18 pm
New York/IBNS:The Commissioner-General for the UN relief and works agency serving Palestine refugees, UNRWA, resigned on Wednesday, hours after the UN announced preliminary findings of an investigation into misconduct allegations.
Nov 07, 2019, at 01:04 pm
New York/IBNS: Libya remains entangled in a “cycle of violence, atrocities and impunity”, International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda told the UN Security Council on Wednesday, nearly a decade since the Court began its work in the country.
Step up action to protect the planet during wartime: UN environment chief
Nov 07, 2019, at 12:58 pm
New York/IBNS: Greater action is needed to protect the environment during wartime if the world is to realize the goal of a more sustainable future for all people and the planet, the head of the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) warned on Wednesday.
One killed in militant shelling of Syria's northwestern city of Aleppo - Reports
Nov 07, 2019, at 08:51 am
Damascus/Sputnik/UNI: Militants have shelled several districts of Syria's northwestern city of Aleppo, national media reported, adding that one civilian was killed and several others were injured in the attack.
IS militants detained in Tajikistan admit preparing terror attacks - Security Committee
Nov 06, 2019, at 06:18 pm
Dushanbe/Sputnik/UNI: The people who have staged at attack on the border crossing checkpoint at the Tajik-Uzbek border are members of the Islamic State terrorist group (IS, banned in Russia), and they have admitted preparing to stage terror attacks, a representative of the Tajik State Committee for National Security told Sputnik on Wednesday.
Bangladesh: M Morshed Khan quits BNP
Nov 06, 2019, at 05:09 pm
Dhaka/IBNS: Citing personal reasons, former foreign minister of Bangladesh M Morshed Khan has quit Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) party.