Myanmar: 3 million in need of humanitarian aid, ‘world is watching’ UN relief chief warns generals
Nov 09, 2021, at 04:50 pm
New York: Growing conflict, insecurity, COVID-19, and a failing economy, has rendered some three million Burmese in in need of life-saving humanitarian assistance across Myanmar, the UN Emergency Relief Coordinator said on Monday.
Rights experts urge Singapore to halt execution of man with mental disability
Nov 09, 2021, at 04:46 pm
New York: A group of UN human rights experts appealed on Monday for Singapore to halt the execution of a Malaysian man who has intellectual disabilities.
Change of guard at Buckingham Palace, Prince Charles' wife Camilla takes up responsibilities
Nov 07, 2021, at 06:34 pm
London/IBNS: A gradual change of guards will take place at the head of Britain's royal family, as Queen Elizabeth II will step back from public engagements due to her advanced age and health.
Nov 07, 2021, at 04:18 pm
Baghdad/IBNS: A drone laden with explosives targeted Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi's house in Baghdad early on Sunday in what the country's military called an attempted assassination, said reports.
Almost 20 people dead in Mexico after truck rams several cars: Reports
Nov 07, 2021, at 02:40 pm
Buenos Aires/UNI/Sputnik: Nearly 20 people were killed as a result of a major accident on a highway in Mexico, the country’s federal highway authority, CAPUFE, informed.
Rocket strikes house of Iraqi Prime Minister: Reports
Nov 07, 2021, at 02:26 pm
Baghdad/UNI/Sputnik: A rocket has struck the house of Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi during a drone attack, Al Arabiya reports.
Iran to consider experience of past nuclear deal talks in Vienna: FM
Nov 07, 2021, at 04:00 am
Tehran/Sputnik: Tehran will take into account the experience of the previous rounds of nuclear deal talks to promote its interests in the upcoming negotiations in Vienna, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian said on Saturday.
Sierra Leone: Tanker explosion close to Freetown leaves 91 people dead
Nov 06, 2021, at 10:02 pm
Freetown: As many as 91 people died due to a tanker explosion in the Freetown suburbs in Sierra Leone on Friday.
Security Council ‘deeply concerned’ by expanding clashes in northern Ethiopia
Nov 06, 2021, at 09:54 pm
New York: The Members of the United Nations Security Council expressed “deep concern” about the expansion and intensification of military clashes in northern Ethiopia.
Sudan coup: Human Rights Council hears calls for return to democratic rule
Nov 06, 2021, at 09:02 pm
New York: International calls for the restoration of democratic government in Sudan continued on Friday, as the Human Rights Council met in special session in Geneva to discuss the recent military coup.
Veteran Australian judge Hilary Charlesworth elected to the International Court of Justice
Nov 06, 2021, at 08:55 pm
New York: The United Nations General Assembly and Security Council elected a new judge this Friday to sit on the International Court of Justice (ICJ), the principal judicial organ of the UN.
Spare no effort in probe into attack against blue helmets in CAR: Antonio Guterres
Nov 06, 2021, at 06:37 pm
New York: UN Secretary-General António Guterres has urged authorities in the Central African Republic (CAR) to spare no effort in investigating the “unacceptable attack” earlier this week by the presidential guard against a vehicle from the UN mission in the country, MINUSCA.
Japanese Prime Minister Kishida may visit US in November: Reports
Nov 05, 2021, at 09:40 pm
Tokyo/UNI/Sputnik: Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida may make an official visit to the United States in November, media reported on Friday.
First ever event: New York's World Trade Centre lit up for Diwali
Nov 05, 2021, at 09:22 pm
New York: The World Trade Centre in New York city was lit up by Diwali animated lights for the first time, surely touching Indians and people of the diaspora all across the world.
By 2030, half world’s population will be exposed to flooding, storms, tsunamis
Nov 05, 2021, at 07:49 pm
New York: By the year 2030, an estimated 50 per cent of the world's population will live in coastal areas which are exposed to flooding, storms and tsunamis.
World food prices reach highest level in more than a decade
Nov 05, 2021, at 07:44 pm
New York: The UN barometer of world food prices has surged to a new peak, reaching its highest level since July 2011, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) announced this Thursday.
Yemen: Four children killed or maimed a day, as war grinds on
Nov 05, 2021, at 06:34 pm
New York: At least 8 children have reportedly been killed or injured in escalating violence in Yemen in the past five days.
Israel settlement expansion ‘tramples’ on human rights law, experts contend
Nov 05, 2021, at 06:16 pm
New York: Israel’s plan to build thousands of new homes for Jewish settlers in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem has drawn strong condemnation from two independent experts appointed by the UN Human Rights Council.
UK's Royal Mint launches commemorative Mahatma Gandhi coin on Diwali
Nov 05, 2021, at 06:47 am
London/IBNS: UK on Thursday unveiled a new commemorative coin on Diwali, celebrating the life and legacy of Indian independence leader Mahatma Gandhi.
Nov 05, 2021, at 05:56 am
Washington/IBNS: US President Joe Biden and Vice-President Kamala Harris on Thursday wished people celebrating Diwali. Yesterday, US lawmakers had introduced legislation to make Diwali a federal holiday.
Turkey, US to create working group to settle differences on S-400: Cavusoglu
Nov 05, 2021, at 12:31 am
Ankara/Sputnik: Turkey and the United States will create a working group to resolve a number of issues, including the situation with the Russian-made S-400 air defence systems, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Thursday.
Germany detects highest number of New Covid infections since start of Pandemic
Nov 05, 2021, at 12:20 am
Berlin/UNI/Sputnik: Germany recorded 33,949 new Covid-19 infections on Thursday, which marks the highest daily number since the beginning of the pandemic, according to the Robert Koch Institute, the country's health body in charge of coronavirus statistics.
EU concerned over Ethiopia's possible further fragmentation, aggravation of armed conflict
Nov 05, 2021, at 12:00 am
Brussels/Sputnik: EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell expressed concerns over the recent escalation of fighting in Ethiopia, pointing to risks of further fragmentation of the country and spreading of the armed conflict, and also reiterated calls for the withdrawal of Eritrean troops.
Ethiopian Parliament approves state of emergency as Tigrayan Rebels advance: Reports
Nov 04, 2021, at 11:27 pm
Addis Ababa/UNI/Sputnik: The lower house of the Ethiopian parliament has approved imposing a state of emergency in the country in the last ditch effort to protect the population from the advancing rebels of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Tigray (PNLF), Fana Broadcasting Corporation reported on Thursday.
'Unprecedented new low': France flays Australia over leaked Macron text to Morrison
Nov 04, 2021, at 02:21 am
Sydney/IBNS: After the leak of French President Emannuel Macron's text message to Australia's Prime Minister Scott Morrison, France's ambassador to Canberra said the collapse of the submarine deal reached an "unprecedented new low", according to media reports.
UN chief extremely concerned by escalation of violence in Ethiopia
Nov 03, 2021, at 09:01 pm
New York: The UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, is extremely concerned by the escalation of violence in Ethiopia and the recent declaration of a state of emergency.
10 blue helmets injured during attack in Central African Republic
Nov 03, 2021, at 04:58 pm
New York: Ten unarmed Egyptian peacekeepers from the UN Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) were shot and wounded on Monday.
In Madagascar, pockets of famine as risks grow for children, warns WFP
Nov 03, 2021, at 04:54 pm
New York: “Pockets of famine” have now been reported in Southern Madagascar, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) said on Tuesday.
Act now to stamp out child labour by 2025: FAO chief
Nov 03, 2021, at 04:47 pm
New York: Effective action and strong leadership are essential to end child labour by 2025, the head of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said on Tuesday.
62 journalists killed in 2020, just for doing their jobs: UNESCO
Nov 02, 2021, at 11:23 pm
New York: In 2020 alone, according to UN cultural agency UNESCO, which works to protect media workers, 62 journalists were killed just for doing their jobs. Between 2006 and 2020, over 1,200 professionals lost their lives the same way. In nine out of ten cases the killers go unpunished.