151 dead, over 100 injured in South Korea's deadly stampede; Govt vows 'thorough investigation'
Oct 30, 2022, at 04:55 pm
At least 151 people died and over 100 were injured in Saturday's stampede that resulted after a massive crowd poured into a prominent market in Seoul's Itaewon district for Halloween festivities.
Tanker explosion in Baghdad kills 8
Oct 30, 2022, at 04:24 pm
Baghdad/UNI: A tanker truck explosion in northeastern Baghdad on Saturday killed at least eight people and wounded another 18, Iraqi security sources have said.
South Korea: 146 dead, over 150 injured in stampede at Halloween event in Seoul
Oct 30, 2022, at 05:14 am
At least 146 people died and over 150 were injured in a stampede in South Korea's capital Seoul where a huge crowd poured into a prominent market for Halloween celebrations, media reports said citing officials.
UN Resident Coordinators a key link in achieving development goals
Oct 30, 2022, at 12:44 am
As governments grapple with cascading crises involving food, finance, energy, climate and recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, UN staff on the ground have been stepping up to help them address these threats to sustainable development for all.
Israel and Palestine must take steps to ‘restore calm’ in occupied West Bank
Oct 30, 2022, at 12:38 am
New York: With daily violence spiralling out of control in the occupied West Bank, leaders in both Israel and Palestine need to take steps to restore calm as best they can, “with the full support of the international community”, said the UN’s top official in the region on Friday.
China accused of establishing illegal police stations in the Netherlands
Oct 29, 2022, at 05:28 am
Beijing: The Chinese government has been accused of establishing two undeclared "police stations" in the Netherlands, media reports said on Friday.
Israel’s illegal occupation of Palestinian territory, tantamount to ‘settler-colonialism’: UN expert
Oct 29, 2022, at 01:19 am
New York: Israel’s occupation is illegal and indistinguishable from a “settler-colonial” situation, which must end, as a pre-condition for Palestinians to exercise their right to self-determination, the UN’s independent expert on the occupied Palestinian territory said on Thursday.
Time for ‘concrete action’ by international community to hold Iran’s security forces to account
Oct 29, 2022, at 01:15 am
New York: Condemnation of the brutal and on-going crackdown of protests in Iran is “not enough”, said the UN independent human rights expert for the country on Thursday, calling for the establishment of an international investigative mechanism.
Security Council counter-terrorism body to review growing threat posed by new technologies
Oct 29, 2022, at 12:28 am
New York: The United Nations Security Council Counter-Terrorism Committee holds a special meeting in Mumbai and New Delhi beginning on Friday, focused on the growing threat posed by new and emerging technologies.
World facing most dangerous decade: Putin
Oct 28, 2022, at 08:34 pm
Moscow/UNI: The world faces "probably the most dangerous" decade since the end of World War II, Russian President Vladimir Putin warned.
EU to provide Albania with 80 mln euros to tackle energy crisis
Oct 28, 2022, at 07:20 pm
Tirana/UNI: The European Union (EU) will provide 80 million euros (79.7 million US dollars) in grants to Albania to tackle the energy crisis, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said.
Iraq’s parliament approves al-Sudani's new cabinet lineup
Oct 28, 2022, at 07:17 pm
Baghdad/UNI: The Iraqi parliament has approved the new cabinet lineup and the government program presented by Prime Minister-designate Mohammed Shia' al-Sudani.
North Korea fires ballistic missile off east coast: Reports
Oct 28, 2022, at 03:08 pm
Pyongyang: North Korea has fired at least one ballistic missile into waters off the east coast of the Korean Peninsula on Friday, media reports said.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk takes charge of Twitter, removes CEO Parag Agrawal: Reports
Oct 28, 2022, at 02:52 pm
San Francisco: Tesla CEO Elon Musk has finally taken charge of popular micro-blogging site Twitter, media reports said on Friday, adding that Twitter's Indian origin chief executive Parag Agrawal has been fired.
King Charles III plans to sideline Prince Harry, Andrew as royal stand-ins: Report
Oct 28, 2022, at 04:11 am
London/IBNS: British King Charles III is planning to extend the pool of royals allowed to act for him in his absence, however, sidelining non-working royals Prince Harry and the Duke of York Prince Andrew, media reports said Thursday.
Italy's new cabinet wins final confidence vote
Oct 27, 2022, at 08:59 pm
Rome/UNI: The new Italian cabinet led by Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni won a confidence vote in the upper house of Italy's parliament by a comfortable margin.
Ukrainian Prez calls Russian tactics on eastern front 'crazy'
Oct 27, 2022, at 08:49 pm
Kyiv/UNI: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has called Russian commanders' tactics to capture the eastern town of Bakhmut as "craziness".
Swedish Navy inspects Nord Stream pipeline leak site
Oct 27, 2022, at 05:58 pm
Stockholm/UNI: The Swedish Navy said that it had deployed two vessels to conduct further investigations into the Nord Stream pipeline leaks in the Baltic Sea.
Rishi Sunak slammed over picking Indian-origin Suella Braverman as home secretary
Oct 27, 2022, at 04:18 am
London/IBNS: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak Wednesday defended the reappointment of Indian-origin Suella Braverman as the Home Secretary saying the latter will be focused to crack down on criminals and defend the country's borders.
Ukraine war: Russia launches ballistic missile as part of nuclear drills
Oct 27, 2022, at 02:45 am
Moscow/IBNS: Russian President Vladimir Putin Wednesday surveyed drills carried out by his nuclear-capable forces as Moscow raised "unverified" claims to India and China that Ukraine was developing a "dirty bomb."
Iran: 'World's dirtiest man' Amou Haji dies
Oct 27, 2022, at 12:29 am
An Iranian hermit, who had not taken bath for half a century and was even dubbed by the media as the “world’s dirtiest man”, has died. He was 94.
UNDP to support refurbishment of damaged public buildings in Ukraine
Oct 26, 2022, at 09:52 pm
New York: A €2 million agreement between the European Investment Bank (EIB) and the UNDP Development Programme (UNDP), announced on Tuesday, will help restore damaged public buildings in Ukraine and contribute to recovery and reconstruction that is green, resilient, and inclusive.
Sudan: Justice for protesters against coup, key to ending cycle of violence
Oct 26, 2022, at 09:47 pm
New York: UN independent human rights experts on Tuesday demanded real accountability for the year-long brutal crackdown on peaceful protests against the October 2021 military coup in Sudan.
Political solution still the only path to peace in Syria: UN Special Envoy
Oct 26, 2022, at 09:39 pm
New York: With peace in Syria still an elusive goal, UN Special Envoy Geir Pedersen appealed on Tuesday for the Security Council to support his efforts to move the parties closer towards a negotiated political solution to end the brutal 11-year conflict.
Malaysia’s forced return of Myanmar’s most vulnerable must stop: UNHCR
Oct 26, 2022, at 09:22 pm
New York: Malaysia’s forced return of asylum-seekers to Myanmar has meant that hundreds of Myanmar nationals have been “sent back against their will” to the troubled country in the last two months, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, said on Tuesday.
Rishi Sunak sacks several ministers of Liz Truss team, appoints Dominic Raab as Deputy PM
Oct 26, 2022, at 03:23 am
London/IBNS: New British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak commenced work within an hour of his meeting with King Charles II on Tuesday.
British PM Rishi Sunak sports Hindu thread as he enters 10 Downing Street
Oct 26, 2022, at 02:43 am
London/IBNS: Rishi Sunak, the Indian-origin British politician who has taken over as the next UK Prime Minister creating history after his predecessor Liz Truss stepped down, was seen wearing the sacred red Hindu 'Kalawa' thread during his first speech at 10 Downing Street.
British PM Rishi Sunak determined to 'fix mistakes' made by his predecessor
Oct 25, 2022, at 10:29 pm
London: British PM Rishi Sunak on Tuesday met King Charles III and accepted his invitation to form the government of the country.
Libya: ‘Political deadlock persists with no clear end in sight’- UN envoy
Oct 25, 2022, at 09:47 pm
New York: The political stalemate continues in Libya and prospects for elections are dim, the head of the UN Mission there, UNSMIL, said on Monday in his first briefing to the Security Council.
Oct 25, 2022, at 08:32 pm
New York: Shares of Chinese firms listed in the US have slumped on concerns that President Xi Jinping will continue with his ideology-driven approach at the cost of economic growth.