South Sudan: ‘Raw violence’ displaces thousands during ‘ruthless conflict’, UNHCR says
Dec 09, 2022, at 05:59 pm
New York: Throughout South Sudan’s Greater Upper Nile Region “desperation is rising” as escalating armed conflict, which has displaced at least 20,000 people since August, have forced some to run for their lives up to four times, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, said on Wednesday.
Ukraine’s suffering must not become new normal, declares UN rights chief
Dec 09, 2022, at 05:52 pm
New York: The suffering being experienced by millions of civilians across Ukraine must not become the new normal, the UN human rights chief said on Wednesday.
Prisoners swap: Russian citizen Viktor Bout exchanged for US basketball player Brittney Griner
Dec 09, 2022, at 03:10 pm
Moscow: Russian citizen Viktor Bout was exchanged for US basketball player Brittney Griner at the Abu Dhabi airport, the Russian Foreign Ministry announced.
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky is TIME's 'Person of the Year' 2022
Dec 08, 2022, at 04:19 am
Volodymyr Zelensky, the president of the worn-torn country Ukraine, and “the spirit of Ukraine" have been declared as TIME's 'Person of the Year' 2022 on Wednesday.
Australia starts operating security apparatus after India warns over growing Khalistani activities
Dec 08, 2022, at 12:56 am
Canberra: A core group of the Australian security agency is currently looking into the concerns raised by the Indian government over the growing Khalistani divisive activities in multiple capital cities.
Indonesia: Suicide bombing in Bandung leaves two dead, nine hurt
Dec 07, 2022, at 11:53 pm
Jakarta: Two people were killed and nine others injured after a suicide bombing occurred at a police station in Bandung city, the capital of Indonesia's West Java province, on Wednesday morning, police said.
Spanish train collision outside Barcelona, over 150 hurt
Dec 07, 2022, at 10:52 pm
Barcelona: At least 155 people were hurt when two trains collided close to Barcelona city of Spain, media reports said on Wednesday.
Indonesia: 3 police injured in suicide bomb attack
Dec 07, 2022, at 10:36 pm
Jakarta: A suicide bombing occurred at a police station in Bandung, the capital city of Indonesia's West Java province, on Wednesday morning, killing the bomber and leaving three policemen injured, police said.
Indonesia: 3 police injured in possible condemnation of new criminal code
Dec 07, 2022, at 07:16 pm
Bandung/IBNS: A suicide bombing occurred at a police station in Bandung, the capital city of Indonesia's West Java province, on Wednesday morning, killing the bomber and leaving three policemen injured, police said.
Argentine VP Cristina Fernandez sentenced to six years in jail for corruption
Dec 07, 2022, at 07:12 pm
Buenos Aires/UNI: Argentine Vice President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner has been sentenced to six years in jail for corruption and a lifetime ban from holding public office.
Drought, conflict force 80,000 Somalis to shelter in Kenya’s Dadaab refugee camps
Dec 07, 2022, at 05:55 pm
New York: Tens of thousands of people have sought shelter in recent weeks at Kenya’s Dadaab camps, forced from their homes by extremist violence in neighbouring Somalia and an “unrelenting” drought, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, said on Tuesday.
Ukraine: ‘Senseless war’ has triggered ‘colossal torment’: Griffiths to Security Council
Dec 07, 2022, at 05:49 pm
New York: The torment being unleashed by Russia’s “senseless war”, on the people of Ukraine and beyond, is “colossal”, the UN Emergency Relief Coordinator told the Security Council on Tuesday.
Developing countries face ‘impossible trade-off’ on debt: UNCTAD chief
Dec 07, 2022, at 05:43 pm
New York: Spiralling debt in low and middle-income countries has compromised their chances of sustainable development, the head of UN trade facilitation agency UNCTAD has warned.
Fighter jet crashes in Croatia, pilots survive
Dec 07, 2022, at 04:45 am
Zagreb/UNI: A Croatian MIG-21 fighter jet crashed in northeastern Croatia at around 2 PM on Tuesday.
Thailand: Railway explosion leaves three dead
Dec 06, 2022, at 08:23 pm
Songkhla: A bomb blast in Thailand's Sadao district left three railway workers dead and four of their colleagues hurt, media reports said on Tuesday.
Four million doses of China-donated vaccines may never be used in Nepal
Dec 06, 2022, at 07:36 pm
Kathmandu: Four million doses of Sinovac-CoronaVac Covid-19 vaccine doses, which were supplied to Nepal by China some 10 months ago, may not be rolled out ever, media reports said on Tuesday.
Iraq: Investigative team reaches ‘next level’ in bid to bring ISIL terrorists to justice
Dec 06, 2022, at 07:20 pm
New York: Providing justice for the communities impacted by the ISIL terror network in Iraq remains the key focus of the UN investigative team there, Special Adviser Christian Ritscher told the Security Council on Monday.
Sudan: UN welcomes ‘courageous’ military-civilian pact towards democratic future
Dec 06, 2022, at 07:10 pm
New York: Senior UN officials have welcomed an agreement signed on Monday between military and civilian leaders in Sudan as a “courageous” step forward towards the establishment of democratic rule.
More than 1 in 5 worldwide suffering from violence at work: ILO
Dec 06, 2022, at 06:52 pm
New York: More than one in five people employed – almost 23 per cent - have experienced violence and harassment in the workplace, whether physical, psychological or sexual, according to the first ever joint analysis of data worldwide carried out by the UN International Labour Organization (ILO), the independent global charity Lloyd’s Register Foundation (LRF) and analytics and polling company, Gallup.
Fighting conflict-related sexual violence in Ukraine
Dec 05, 2022, at 02:58 pm
New York: Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has been described as a crisis for women and girls, with cases of conflict-related sexual violence on the rise. Hrystyna Kit, co-founder of JurFem, the Ukrainian Women Lawyers Association, has found herself pushing forward against a rising tide of gender-based violence.
Japan: Three nursery school teachers arrested over abuse of school children
Dec 04, 2022, at 11:53 pm
Tokyo: At least three female teachers, who worked at a nursery school in Japan, have been arrested on suspicion of repeatedly abusing toddlers in their care, media reports said on Sunday.
Historic St Edward's Crown to be modified for King Charles's coronation in May
Dec 04, 2022, at 07:26 pm
London/IBNS: The historic St Edward's Crown has been removed from the Tower of London to be modified for the coronation of King Charles III next May, Buckingham Palace said.
Israel strikes Gaza in response to rocket firing
Dec 04, 2022, at 04:12 pm
Gaza: Israeli fighter jets carried out a series of airstrikes on facilities belonging to militant groups in the Gaza Strip in response to rockets fired from the coastal enclave, Palestinian eyewitnesses said.
Dec 04, 2022, at 05:11 am
London: A local council in Britain has rejected a planning application to relocate the Chinese embassy to a historic site in East London near the Tower of London, media reports said on Saturday.
Train with US military equipment derails in northern Greece
Dec 03, 2022, at 11:46 pm
Athens: A train with military equipment for US troops went off the rails near a port in the city of Alexandroupolis in northern Greece, the Greek Communist Party's (KKE) news portal 902.gr reported.
Myanmar: Secretive military courts sentence scores of people to death
Dec 03, 2022, at 06:48 pm
New York: Since last year’s military coup in Myanmar, military courts have sentenced more than 130 people to death behind closed doors, the UN human rights chief said on Friday, following the latest convictions announced this week.
Ukraine rights probe condemns 'multiplying' impact of war on children
Dec 03, 2022, at 06:41 pm
New York: A top UN Human Rights Council-appointed probe into potential rights abuses linked to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, outlined on Friday the “devastating” impact of the war on the country’s children.
UN health agency outlines ‘clear direction’ for reducing online violence against children
Dec 03, 2022, at 06:17 pm
New York: The World Health Organization (WHO) published a report on Friday aimed at helping stakeholders worldwide end the growing scourge of violence online against children.
European Union reaches agreement on price cap on oil from at $60 per barrel
Dec 03, 2022, at 03:25 pm
Moscow: The European Union has reached an agreement on a $60 a barrel price cap for Russian oil after Poland dropped its objections.
Legacy of slavery still scars society, blocks progress says UN chief
Dec 02, 2022, at 10:24 pm
New York: The legacy of the transatlantic slave trade “reverberates to this day”, just as modern-day enslavement is growing, UN Secretary-General António Guterres has said.