One dies after bridge collapses in France
Mar 05, 2024, at 11:33 pm
The deck of a bridge under construction on the metro line of Toulouse, a city in southern France, collapsed on Monday afternoon, leaving one person dead and several injured, reported local media.
Five killed in a highway accident in Vietnam's Tuyen Quang province
Mar 05, 2024, at 11:30 pm
Five people were killed on the spot in a collision between a sleeper bus and a container truck on the national highway running through Vietnam's northern Tuyen Quang province early Tuesday morning, Vietnam News Agency reported.
Bus explosion in Cambodia leaves two injured
Mar 05, 2024, at 11:28 pm
At least two people were injured in a bus explosion at a parking lot in front of the famed Angkor Wat temple in northwest Cambodia's Siem Reap province on Tuesday, a police chief said.
Small plane crashes in US, several die
Mar 05, 2024, at 10:19 pm
Several people were killed after a single-engine plane crashed in Nashville in the southern U.S. state of Tennessee on Monday night, authorities said.
Egypt, Qatar ask Hamas to provide a list of hostages for release
Mar 05, 2024, at 10:13 pm
Egyptian and Qatari officials are calling on Palestinian movement Hamas to provide a list of hostages who will be released in the first stage of a phased ceasefire agreement with Israel, The Guardian newspaper reported, citing officials.
Gaza war may fuel much wider Middle East crisis, warns UN rights chief
Mar 05, 2024, at 09:57 pm
Negotiations for a ceasefire in Gaza continued in Egypt for a second day on Monday as the UN’s top rights official warned that the war there risked morphing into a much “wider conflagration” enveloping every country in the Middle East and beyond.
Mar 05, 2024, at 04:21 pm
Following a 17-day visit to Israel, the UN Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict reported on Monday (March 4, 2024) that she and a team of experts had found “clear and convincing information” of rape and sexualized torture being committed against hostages seized during the 7 October terror attacks.
France becomes first country to make abortion a constitutional right
Mar 05, 2024, at 06:06 am
Versailles/IBNS: France on Monday made abortion a constitutional right, becoming the world's first country to do so.
European Commission fines Apple over USD 2 billion over music streaming
Mar 05, 2024, at 01:16 am
The European Commission has fined Apple over €1.8 billion ($2 billion) for abusing its dominant position on the market for the distribution of music streaming apps to iPhone and iPad users (‘iOS users') through its App Store.
Fuel tanker explosion in Istanbul leaves one dead, three hurt
Mar 04, 2024, at 11:08 pm
A fuel tanker explosion killed one and injured three in Istanbul on Monday, local authorities announced.
Mar 04, 2024, at 04:13 pm
The UK government is planning to bar hate preachers from countries like Pakistan, Afghanistan and Indonesia from entering the country.
UN claims roughly 9,000 women killed so far in Gaza conflict
Mar 04, 2024, at 05:18 am
The Gaza conflict “is also a war on women”, who continue to suffer its devastating impacts, the UN agency championing gender equality has said.
Security Council reiterates call for immediate and safe aid delivery to conflict-hitGaza
Mar 03, 2024, at 11:21 pm
The UN Security Council has underscored the need to protect civilians in Gaza in the wake of the deadly incident at an aid convoy on Thursday.
At least 8 killed in drone attack on Ukraine's Odesa
Mar 03, 2024, at 04:52 pm
Kyiv/IBNS/UNI: At least eight people were killed and eight others injured when a drone hit an apartment building in Ukraine's southern port city of Odesa on Saturday morning, the State Service for Emergencies said on Telegram.
3 killed after small plane crashes in Brazilian jungle
Mar 03, 2024, at 03:37 pm
Sao Paulo/IBNS/UNI: A small plane crashed over a jungle region in the northeastern Brazilian state of Bahia on Saturday, killing three people on board, the local fire department reported.
Israeli strike on Rafah kills 11, leaves 50 injured - Gaza Health Ministry
Mar 03, 2024, at 07:07 am
Cairo: Eleven people have been killed and some 50 injured in an Israeli strike outside El Emirati maternity hospital in the city of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, the enclave's Health Ministry said on Saturday.
Road mishap involving 15 cars in UK leaves 34 people hurt
Mar 02, 2024, at 03:42 pm
At least 34 people have been injured in a rush hour road accident involving 15 vehicles at the M23 motorway in the United Kingdom, UK's Sussex Police has said.
India expresses 'deep shock' over Israeli soldiers killing civilians at Gaza aid distribution point
Mar 02, 2024, at 04:44 am
New Delhi/IBNS: India expressed "deep shock' over the deaths of people in Northern Gaza during the delivery of humanitarian assistance on Friday, saying "such loss of civilian lives and the humanitarian situation continue to be a cause of extreme concern".
Nicaragua: Rights experts decry persecution of Government opponents
Mar 01, 2024, at 11:04 pm
The Nicaraguan Government continues to perpetrate “serious systematic human rights violations, tantamount to crimes against humanity,” an expert group appointed by the UN Human Rights Council said on Thursday.
UN chief appalled by ‘tragic human toll’ of ongoing Gaza war
Mar 01, 2024, at 10:29 pm
The UN Secretary-General said on Thursday he was “appalled by the tragic human toll of the conflict in Gaza” where more than 30,000 people have now reportedly been killed and over 70,000 injured.
Gazans eating wild plants to survive, claims UN
Mar 01, 2024, at 09:53 pm
UN News has learned that out of desperation, some Gazans have resorted to selling wild plants with little nutritional value, in the markets of their devastated enclave. In this special report, Ziad Taleb spoke to some of the young people trying to make a living, despite the ever-present dangers.
UN report highlights there is global shortage of teachers
Mar 01, 2024, at 09:48 pm
The world urgently needs 44 million teachers by 2030 in order to make the Sustainable Development Goals a reality, a new report from UNESCO, the UN agency championing education, announced this week.
UN chief 'committed' to Sudan as mission ends
Mar 01, 2024, at 08:21 pm
Antonio Guterres expressed his strong commitment to the people of Sudan on Thursday as the UN assistance mission based there comes to an end, in line with a Security Council resolution ending its mandate.
‘Carnage’ in Gaza must end, UN rights chief tells Human Rights Council
Mar 01, 2024, at 08:14 pm
The “carnage” in Gaza has left more than 30,000 dead and must end immediately, UN rights chief Volker Türk told the Human Rights Council on Thursday, after almost five months of constant Israeli bombardment and mass displacement in the enclave, prompted by Hamas-led attacks.
Israel's military opens fire at Gaza aid distribution point, kills 104
Mar 01, 2024, at 05:18 am
Israeli forces Thursday opened fresh fire on a crowd of Palestinians at an aid distribution point in the war-torn Gaza Strip, killing at least 104 people and wounding over 700 according to Palestinian health officials.
ITU chief says universal connectivity gets a $9 billion private sector boost
Feb 28, 2024, at 02:55 pm
The mobile phone industry has pledged over $9 billion towards the goal of connecting the world, said the chief of the UN International Telecommunication Union (ITU) on Monday, addressing the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.
Three cops injured during Brussels farmer's protest
Feb 27, 2024, at 10:46 pm
At least three Belgian law enforcement officers have been injured in clashes during the agricultural workers' protest on Monday in Brussels, the RTBF TV broadcaster reported, citing the local police.
New Zealand sees a reduction in alcohol available for consumption
Feb 27, 2024, at 10:35 pm
Alcohol available for consumption in New Zealand decreased to 477 million litres in the year ending in December 2023, a fall of 4.3 percent from 2022, the largest fall over the past 15 years, the statistics department at Stats NZ said on Tuesday.
UK,US, alliance member countries conduct strikes against Houthi targets in Yemen
Feb 25, 2024, at 07:41 pm
In response to the Houthis' continued attacks against commercial and naval vessels transiting the Red Sea and surrounding waterways, the militaries of the United States and United Kingdom, with support from Australia, Bahrain, Canada, Denmark, the Netherlands, and New Zealand, conducted an additional round of strikes against several targets in Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen on Saturday (February 23, 2024).
Vladimir Putin's critic Alexei Navalny's body handed over to his family
Feb 25, 2024, at 07:13 pm
Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny's body has been handed over to his mother, his spokesperson said.