Jun 14, 2023, at 02:30 pm
Microsoft will pay $20 million to settle Federal Trade Commission (FTC) charges that it violated the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) by collecting personal information from children who signed up for its Xbox gaming system without notifying their parents or obtaining their parents’ consent, and by illegally retaining children’s personal information.
Ukraine: Kakhovka dam aid effort reaches 180,000 people
Jun 13, 2023, at 11:09 pm
Heavy rains and thunderstorms in the area of the Kakhovka dam disaster in southern Ukraine aggravated the humanitarian situation there on Monday, making evacuations and aid distribution harder.
‘Immense tragedy’ underscores need to address unexploded ordnance danger in Somalia
Jun 13, 2023, at 10:40 pm
Greater efforts are needed to protect civilians in Somalia from unexploded weapons of war, the UN Mine Action Service (UNMAS) said on Monday in the wake of a recent deadly incident in the south of the country.
One in every 10 children works - instead of going to school
Jun 13, 2023, at 10:37 pm
New York: Around the world, some 160 million children work to earn a living, instead of going to school. That’s almost one in every 10 children.
UN chief calls for new era of social media integrity in bid to stem misinformation
Jun 13, 2023, at 10:33 pm
New York: Countries must address the “grave global harm” caused by the proliferation of hate and lies online, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Monday, launching a key report designed to shore up information integrity on digital platforms.
New UN report reveals chronic bias against women over last decade
Jun 13, 2023, at 10:28 pm
A new UN report launched on Monday revealed no improvement in the level of prejudice shown against women over the past decade, with almost nine out of 10 men and women worldwide, still holding such biases.
Three people found dead in Nottingham, one suspect arrested
Jun 13, 2023, at 08:39 pm
Police have arrested a person on suspicion of killing three people in Nottingham city.
France will continue to increase military assistance to Ukraine
Jun 13, 2023, at 03:42 pm
Paris: French President Emmanuel Macron said Paris would continue to increase military assistance to Ukraine.
Former Italian PM and billionaire Berlusconi dies at age 86
Jun 12, 2023, at 09:34 pm
Milan: Former Italian Prime Minister and billionaire media tycoon Silvio Berlusconi, who was hospitalized in Milan's San Raffaele hospital for scheduled follow-up tests for a blood condition last week, died aged 86, the Corriere della Sera newspaper reported on Monday.
WHO strongly condemns deadly attack in Somalia
Jun 12, 2023, at 02:57 pm
New York: The World Health Organization (WHO) on Sunday condemned in the strongest possible terms the deadly attack on the Pearl Beach Hotel and Restaurant in Mogadishu, Somalia, that left 16 dead, including a staff member.
Australia: 10 die as wedding bus crashes in New South Wales
Jun 12, 2023, at 02:46 pm
Sydney: At least 10 people died and over 20 others were injured as a wedding bus crashed in Australia on Sunday, media reports said.
Unabomber Ted Kaczynski dies at 81
Jun 11, 2023, at 07:53 pm
Washington: Theodore “Ted” Kaczynski, the Harvard-trained math professor who unleashed a deadly bombing campaign from a shack in rural Montana and became known as the “Unabomber,” has died, media reports said.
2 killed after small plane crashes in US mountain area
Jun 11, 2023, at 02:58 pm
Los Angeles/IBNS/UNI: Two people were killed on Saturday when a small plane crashed in a mountain area east of Phoenix, the capital of the southwestern US state of Arizona, officials said.
Colombia air crash miracle: 4 children found alive after 40 days
Jun 10, 2023, at 11:59 pm
Bogota: Four Colombian children, who went missing after their plane crashed on May 1, have been rescued after 40 days from the Amazon jungle.
Al-Shabab terrorists attack hotel in Mogadishu, six die
Jun 10, 2023, at 09:41 pm
Al-Shabab terrorists attacked a beachside hotel in Mogadishu city of Somalia on Friday and left at least six civilians dead, media reports said on Saturday.
Colombia plane crash: Children rescued from Amazon jungle after 40 days
Jun 10, 2023, at 07:23 pm
Bogota: Four children, who were missing after a plane crash 40 days ago, have been found in Colombia's Amazon jungle, media reports said.
Tokyo: Two airplanes collide at Haneda airport
Jun 10, 2023, at 05:28 pm
Tokyo/UNI: Two passenger jets appeared to have collided near a taxiway in Tokyo's Haneda Airport on Saturday, according to Japan's transport ministry.
Central African Republic: Tanzanian peacekeepers to be repatriated following abuse allegations
Jun 10, 2023, at 05:06 pm
The UN on Friday announced that following serious allegations of sexual exploitation and abuse, an entire unit of 60 peacekeepers from Tanzania formerly based in the western part of the Central African Republic (CAR), is to be repatriated.
UN strongly condemns attack on peacekeepers in Mali, which leaves one dead
Jun 10, 2023, at 05:02 pm
The UN has strongly condemned an attack on a peacekeeping patrol in Mali which left one ‘blue helmet’ from Burkina Faso dead and eight others with serious injuries.
UN suspends food assistance as Ethiopia wrestles with aid diversions
Jun 10, 2023, at 04:56 pm
New York: Amid media reports of widespread theft of aid deliveries in Ethiopia, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) announced on Friday the immediate temporary suspension of food assistance to the country.
Ukraine flood disaster: needs grow as long-term impacts loom
Jun 10, 2023, at 04:51 pm
New York: The humanitarian situation following the destruction of the Kakhovka dam in Ukraine is still a “moving target”, immediate needs are “huge”, and concerns are rising for what the future holds, according to the UN’s top official in the country, Denise Brown.
Former UK PM Boris Johnson resigns as MP
Jun 10, 2023, at 03:02 pm
London: Former British PM Boris Johnson has resigned as the Tory MP and even claimed that he was 'forced out of Parliament' over Partygate, media reports said.
Canada records 10 new wildfires
Jun 10, 2023, at 02:39 pm
Ottawa: There were ten new wildfires burning in Canada on Friday, bringing the total number of wildfires in the country so far this year to 2,405, the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre said.
UN investigative team outlines findings around ISIL chemical weapons use
Jun 09, 2023, at 10:26 pm
During their nearly four-year reign of terror in Iraq, ISIL extremists developed at least eight chemical agents, tested them on humans, and carried out at least 13 attacks, UN experts reported on Thursday.
Egypt: Russian tourist killed in shark attack
Jun 09, 2023, at 10:13 pm
Cairo: A Russian tourist was killed in a shark attack in the Red Sea resort city of Hurghada in southeastern Egypt on Thursday, local media reported.
Dam disaster: UN ‘committed to reaching all Ukrainians in need’, says top aid official
Jun 09, 2023, at 09:54 pm
New York: The UN’s top official in Ukraine reassured the country’s Foreign Minister on Thursday that the Organization has been working to provide support and aid to civilians affected by the destruction of the Kakhovka Dam since the first hours of the disaster.
Draft NY state law a ‘golden opportunity’ to ensure fair debt relief
Jun 09, 2023, at 09:40 pm
New York: Proposed legislation in New York state, in the northeast United States, could provide effective and fair relief for developing countries crippled by debt, two experts appointed by the UN Human Rights Council said on Thursday.
Admissible evidence, competent courts, critical to ensuring justice for ISIL victims in Iraq
Jun 09, 2023, at 07:14 pm
New York: Competent courts, admissible and reliable evidence, and an appropriate legal framework are needed to ensure that ISIL extremist militants can be prosecuted for the atrocities they committed during their reign of terror in Iraq, the UN Security Council heard on Wednesday.
Paris: Nursery students stabbed while playing in park
Jun 09, 2023, at 03:14 pm
Paris: A man on Thursday stabbed people with a knife in a park in the city of Annecy, southeast France, injuring several of them, including nursery children, French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin confirmed.
Seven, including 6 children, injured in mass stabbing in France
Jun 08, 2023, at 09:36 pm
Paris (France): Seven people, six of them children, sustained gruesome injuries in a mass stabbing attack in the town of Annecy in the French Alps on Thursday, security sources told AFP.