Iraq: Bomb and gun attack in Kirkuk leaves seven police officers dead
Dec 19, 2022, at 12:02 am
Kirkuk: A bomb and gun attack in Iraq's northern province of Kirkuk city on Sunday left at least seven police officers dead, media reports said.
Iran: Oscar-winning movie actor Taraneh Alidoosti arrested over anti-hijab protests
Dec 18, 2022, at 08:26 pm
Tehran/IBNS: Taraneh Alidoosti, who acted in the 2016 Oscar-winning film "The Salesman", was arrested for supporting the anti-hijab protest in Iran, AFP reported citing Tasnim news agency.
IMF approves 3-bn-USD loan to Egypt
Dec 18, 2022, at 05:43 pm
Cairo: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said that its executive board has approved a loan to Egypt of about 3 billion US dollars over 46 months.
Leo Varadkar elected as new PM of Ireland
Dec 18, 2022, at 05:20 pm
Dublin: Leo Varadkar has been elected as the new prime minister of Ireland after a vote in the lower house of the Irish parliament.
FIFA rejects Ukraine Prez Zelensky’s request to speak on world peace at World Cup final: Report
Dec 18, 2022, at 04:23 pm
Doha: Soccer World Cup organiser FIFA rejected Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky’s request to deliver a message of world peace ahead of the tournament's final in Qatar on Sunday, CNN reported.
Elon Musk to ‘immediately’ restore suspended Twitter handles of US journalists
Dec 17, 2022, at 11:13 pm
Washington/UNI: US billionaire and Twitter owner Elon Musk announced on Saturday that he would immediately restore the suspended accounts of journalists from leading American news outlets on the social network after the majority of survey respondents voted for this option.
Mali: UN chief condemns attack against UN peacekeepers
Dec 17, 2022, at 11:06 pm
New Delhi/UNI: United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres strongly condemned the attack against a police patrol of the UN mission in Mali on Friday, which killed two Nigerian peacekeepers and injured four others.
Libya: Help make 2023 the year of ‘free and fair elections’, Security Council urged
Dec 17, 2022, at 08:43 pm
New York: The first step to legitimacy and security in Libya is to allow registered voters to cast their ballot in fresh elections, UN Special Representative Abdoulaye Bathily told the Security Council on Friday.
UN launches 10-year survival plan for endangered indigenous languages
Dec 17, 2022, at 05:58 pm
New York: From Arctic communities desiring to receive public services in their own languages, to the Arhuaco people in Colombia who still speak Ika, indigenous people across the world are determined to keep their mother tongues alive.
Scottish Parliament urged to adopt gender recognition reform
Dec 17, 2022, at 05:26 pm
New York: A top UN-appointed independent human rights expert has urged the Scottish Government to pass a new law offering legal protection to people based on their gender identity, including trans women.
New UN report warns against ‘dehumanizing’ migrants looking for work
Dec 17, 2022, at 05:18 pm
New York: No one should have to surrender their human right to migrate in order to find a living wage, the UN human rights office, OHCHR said in a new report published on Friday, highlighting the importance of temporary migratory labour programmes.
Germany: Giant aquarium explodes in Berlin, 2 hurt
Dec 17, 2022, at 02:38 pm
Berlin: A giant aquarium, which was located in the Radisson Blu in Berlin, exploded on Friday morning, leaving two people hurt, media reports said.
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.
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.