Madagascar: Emergency teams deploy to areas hit hard by deadly cyclone
Feb 11, 2022, at 11:46 pm
New York: Humanitarians are continuing to support Madagascar in the wake of Cyclone Batsirai which hammered the island nation this past weekend, the UN said on Thursday.
IAEA charts Amazon waters, boosting access to life-saving cancer screening
Feb 11, 2022, at 11:27 pm
New York: Women living in Amazon River communities now have increased access to breast cancer screening along even its most remote banks, thanks to two new mammography units installed on Brazilian navy ships.
Iraq makes final reparation payment to Kuwait for 1990 invasion
Feb 11, 2022, at 09:13 pm
New York: More than 30 years after the UN Compensation Commission (UNCC) was created to ensure restitution for Kuwait following the Iraqi invasion of 1990, the reparations body announced on Wednesday that it had processed its final claim, amounting to $52.4 billion in total.
UN’s top court orders Uganda to pay $325 million to DR Congo
Feb 11, 2022, at 09:09 pm
New York: Uganda must pay the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) $325 million in reparations related to the brutal conflict between the two nations from 1998 to 2003, the UN’s highest court ruled on Wednesday.
London police chief Cressida Dick resigns amid reports of racism, sexism at agency
Feb 11, 2022, at 02:31 pm
London/UNI/Sputnik: The head of the London Metropolitan Police, Cressida Dick, resigned on Thursday amid numerous scandals surrounding the agency's officers accused of murder, sexual harassment, discrimination and racism.
Prince Charles tests COVID-19 positive for second time
Feb 11, 2022, at 02:08 am
London/IBNS: The heir to the British throne, Prince Charles, has tested positive for COVID-19 for the second time and is currently in home isolation.
UN rights office warns of risk of further attacks on displaced camps in DR Congo
Feb 10, 2022, at 12:18 am
New York: Authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) must ensure civilian protection in the wake of recent deadly raids on camps for internally displaced persons (IDPs), the UN human rights office, OHCHR, said on Tuesday.
Feb 10, 2022, at 12:00 am
Canberra: Australian Defence Minister Peter Dutton has warned that Australia and its allies will “lose the next decade” unless it stands up to China in the South China Sea.
Iraq: Four, including three soldiers, die explosion
Feb 09, 2022, at 11:16 pm
Baghdad/UNI/Xinhua: Three Iraqi soldiers and a civilian were killed on Wednesday in a roadside bomb explosion in Iraq's western province of Anbar, a security source said.
Japanese princess Yoko suffers pneumonia
Feb 09, 2022, at 10:03 pm
Tokyo/UNI/Xinhua: Japan's Imperial Household Agency said on Wednesday that 38-year-old Princess Yoko who has tested positive for Covid-19 is suffering from pneumonia.
Three students sue Harvard over sexual harassment
Feb 09, 2022, at 09:09 pm
Washington/UNI/Sputnik: Three female post-graduate students at Harvard University have filed a lawsuit, claiming that the educational institution for years ignored sexual harassment and intimidation by an anthropology professor, media reported.
Syria: 1 killed in Israeli attack
Feb 09, 2022, at 03:24 pm
Damascus/UNI/Sputnik: One soldier was killed and five others wounded in an Israeli attack in Syria, the Syrian Armed Forces command said in a statement.
US Embassy alerts about possible strike over Abu Dhabi
Feb 09, 2022, at 02:10 pm
Washinhton/UNI/Sputnik: The US Mission in the United Arab Emirates issued an alert warning Americans in the country about reports of a possible new missile or drone attack that may have occurred in Abu Dhabi.
'Emmanuel Macron's visit to Russia needed amid Ukraine tension'
Feb 08, 2022, at 11:32 pm
Paris/UNI/Sputnik: French President Emmanuel Macron's visit to Moscow was necessary, as Paris seeks to avoid economic consequences of the escalation around Ukraine, especially spike in gas prices, French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said on Tuesday.
Ukraine fulfilled its Donbas Resolution pledge
Feb 08, 2022, at 11:03 pm
Kiev/UNI/Sputnik: Ukraine has fulfilled all the obligations it assumed at the negotiations on the resolution of the conflict in the breakaway region of Donbas, held in Paris in 2019, Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said, commenting on the controversy around Kiev's implementation of the Minsk agreements.
More support needed for women and girls in super typhoon-ravaged Philippines
Feb 08, 2022, at 06:13 pm
New York: As the debris clears, the scale of destruction is laid bare. When Super Typhoon Rai - Odette as it’s known locally - barrelled down on the Philippines on 16 December, its 195km/h winds and torrential rain tore through hundreds of thousands of homes, businesses and vital infrastructure, putting millions of lives in peril.
Vladimir Putin disagrees with Emmanuel Macron on Ukraine issue
Feb 08, 2022, at 03:19 pm
Moscow/UNI/Sputnik: Russian President Vladimir Putin disagreed with the position of French leader Emmanuel Macron that Russia violated the territorial integrity of Ukraine.
Saudi Arabia: Over 1,000 participate in first yoga festival
Feb 08, 2022, at 01:43 am
Jeddah: Over 1,000 people participated in Saudi Arabia’s first yoga festival recently.
Australia to reopen international borders
Feb 07, 2022, at 03:58 pm
Canberra/UNI/Sputnik: Australia's international borders will reopen to tourists starting from February 21, provided that the arriving individuals are double vaccinated, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced on Monday.
Belarus, Russia to give joint response to possible war in Donbas : Alexander Lukashenko
Feb 07, 2022, at 01:39 am
Minsk/UNI/Sputnik: Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said on Sunday that his country would coordinate a joint response with Russia if Ukraine started a war against Donbas.
Indonesia: Bus accident leaves 13 people dead in Yogyakarta
Feb 07, 2022, at 12:11 am
Yogyakarta: A bus accident in Indonesia's Yogyakarta area on Sunday left thirteen people dead, media reports said.
Ethiopia: UNHCR rushing aid to 20,000 refugees fleeing clashes
Feb 06, 2022, at 12:43 am
New York: UNHCR, the UN refugee agency, and partners are rushing life-saving aid to more than 20,000 refugees after they fled clashes in Ethiopia’s Benishangul Gumuz region, bordering Sudan and South Sudan.
Burkina Faso: Rising displacement adds to Sahel crises
Feb 06, 2022, at 12:00 am
New York: Insecurity in Burkina Faso, particularly in the region bordering Côte d’Ivoire, is pushing more people to seek safety both within and outside the country, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, reported on Friday.
Guterres: 'Let us build bridges between the faiths'
Feb 05, 2022, at 10:58 pm
New York: Marking the International Day of Human Fraternity on Friday, the United Nations’ Secretary-General issued a stark warning over rising hate speech, intolerance, discrimination and physical violence.
Olympic spirit needed now more than ever: UN chief
Feb 05, 2022, at 10:32 pm
New York: The qualities of fair play and solidarity that characterize the Olympics must shine throughout the games and beyond, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said in a video message to the opening of the Winter Olympics in Beijing, China, on Friday.
Former British-Pakistani parliamentarian Lord Nazir Ahmed jailed for child sex offence
Feb 05, 2022, at 09:04 pm
London: Former British-Pakistani parliamentarian Lord Nazir Ahmed has been jailed for five and a half years for sexually abusing two children in the 1970s.
Plane with tourists crashes in Nazca Desert in Peru
Feb 05, 2022, at 04:57 pm
Buenos Aires/UNI/Sputnik: Seven people have died as a plane with tourists crashed in the Nazca desert in Peru, media reports said.
Feb 05, 2022, at 01:47 am
Abuja, Nigeria: The Nigerian government has approached the Standard Chartered Bank for the funding of two rail projects in the country following delay by Chinese lenders.
DR Congo: More peacekeepers deployed in wake of deadly camp attack
Feb 04, 2022, at 09:12 pm
New York: Peacekeepers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have stepped up their presence in the area around a camp for displaced people in Ituri province following a deadly attack this week, the United Nations said on Thursday.
Pandemic threatens push to end Female Genital Mutilation
Feb 04, 2022, at 09:06 pm
The COVID-19 pandemic could reverse decades of global progress in stamping out female genital mutilation (FGM), UN agencies warn ahead of the International Day to eliminate the harmful practice.