More funds needed to counter ‘persistent and multi-faceted humanitarian problems’ in Ethiopia

Sep 11, 2019, at 10:13 am

New York: Ethiopia is beset by “persistent and multi-faceted humanitarian problems”, the United Nations relief chief said on Tuesday, calling for more international funding as well as support for the Government-led response to the country’s displacement crisis.

‘Whole spectrum of Afghan society’ must get behind peace talks, UN envoy tells Security Council

Sep 11, 2019, at 10:10 am

New York: The long Afghan conflict can only be resolved by “direct talks” between its own people, the chief of the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) told the Security Council on Tuesday, underscoring that they must be inclusive and represent “the whole spectrum of Afghan society”.

Nicaragua ‘crisis’ still cause for concern amid murder, torture allegations: Bachelet

Sep 11, 2019, at 10:05 am

New York, Sept 11 (IBNS): Nicaragua’s on-going human rights crisis can be resolved peacefully through dialogue, the UN’s top rights official said on Tuesday, before expressing concern about allegations of torture and murder of protesters involved in last year’s anti-Government demonstrations.

Israeli army drone crashes in Gaza

Sep 10, 2019, at 05:20 pm

Jerusalem, Sep 10 (Xinhua/UNI) The Israeli army confirmed on Tuesday that one of its military drones had fallen over the Gaza Strip earlier in the morning.

Landslides claim two lives in Cox's Bazaar

Sep 10, 2019, at 03:50 pm

Dhaka, Sept 10 (IBNS): In separate incidents of landslides, which were triggered by heavy rainfall, at least two children lost their lives in Bangladesh's Cox's Bazaar area, media reports said.

Pakistan: Sikh man from Imran Khan's PTI cites atrocities on minorities, seeks asylum in India

Sep 10, 2019, at 10:58 am

Islamabad: At a time Imran Khan is raising concerns over the alleged human rights violations in the Indian Kashmir, a Sikh man from his own party Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) sought an asylum in India citing atrocities against the minorities in the South Asian nation, media reports said.

Scourge of slavery still claims 40 million victims worldwide, ‘must serve as a wakeup call’

Sep 10, 2019, at 10:31 am

New York: Incidents of modern-day slavery are “only likely to increase” as a result of some of biggest challenges facing the world today, a UN expert outlined in a report for the Human Rights Council in Geneva on Monday.

Nuclear testing has ‘disastrous consequences’ for people and planet, General Assembly told

Sep 10, 2019, at 10:26 am

New York: Events commemorating the recent International Day against Nuclear Tests serve as an “important and stark reminder…of the disastrous consequences of nuclear testing on human health and the environment”, a top UN official told the General Assembly on Monday.

Political solutions ‘prerequisite to sustainable peace’, Lacroix tells Security Council

Sep 10, 2019, at 10:04 am

New York: While peacekeeping is an “essential tool” for preventing conflict and reducing the risk of relapse, “political solutions are a prerequisite to sustainable peace”, the United Nations peacekeeping chief told the Security Council on Monday.

One person dies by suicide every 40 seconds: new UN health agency report

Sep 10, 2019, at 09:51 am

New York: Despite progress in national prevention strategies, one person dies by suicide every 40 seconds, the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Director-General lamented on Monday, highlighting key findings of the agency’s latest report on global suicide estimates.

North Korea fires projectiles amid readiness for talks with US: South Korean Military

Sep 10, 2019, at 09:24 am

Moscow, Sept 10 (Sputnik/UNI ) North Korea fired two unidentified projectiles in the direction of the Sea of Japan early on Tuesday, South Korea’s military said just a day after Pyongyang expressed readiness to resume negotiations with the United States.

UK parliament suspended until Oct 14 after Johnson's early elections bid turned down

Sep 10, 2019, at 09:21 am

Moscow, Sep 10 (Sputnik/UNI) The British parliament was suspended until October 14 in the early hours of Tuesday, right after the proposal of Prime Minister Boris Johnson to hold early parliamentary elections was rejected.

Afghanistan: Bomb blast in Kabul city leaves 3 civilians hurt

Sep 09, 2019, at 05:48 pm

Kabul, Sept 9 (IBNS): A bomb blast in Afghanistan's Kabul city on Monday left at least three people hurt, media reports said.

Johnson meets with Irish PM before asking MPs to vote on his election bid again

Sep 09, 2019, at 05:26 pm

London, Sep 9 (Xinhua/UNI) British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Monday has a tight schedule: met with his Irish counterpart, Leo Varadkar, in Dublin in the morning before making a second bid in parliament in London in the evening for Oct. 15 election, a motion already rejected last week by the House of Commons.

British parliament to be prorogued Monday night: Downing Street

Sep 09, 2019, at 05:24 pm

London, Sep 9 (Xinhua/UNI) The British parliament will be prorogued at the close of business on Monday night until Oct 14, Downing Street confirmed.

British GDP rises by 0.3 pct in July

Sep 09, 2019, at 05:23 pm

London, Sep 9 (Xinhua/UNI) British gross domestic product (GDP) rose by 0.3 per cent in July 2019 from the previous month, with all components expanding except agriculture, according to a survey released on Monday by the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

At least one killed, 2 injured in Mogadishu explosion

Sep 09, 2019, at 05:18 pm

Mogadishu, Sep 9 (Xinhua/UNI) At least one person was killed and two others injured in a blast in Somalia's capital Mogadishu on Monday, the police and witnesses confirmed.

IDF says Iran-backed militias in Syria launched rockets toward Israel

Sep 09, 2019, at 05:16 pm

Cairo, Sept 9 (UNI) Iran-supported Shiite militias in Syria have launched several rockets toward Israel, but they failed to strike the Israeli territory, the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) said on Monday.

Two children killed in bomb blast in Southwestern Yemen - Source

Sep 09, 2019, at 05:11 pm

Cairo, Sept 9 (Sputnik/UNI) Two children were killed and three other people were injured as a result of a bomb explosion in the Lahij governorate in southwestern Yemen, a local government source told Sputnik on Monday.

Netanyahu to reveal new intelligence details about Iran’s nuclear program Mon – Reports

Sep 09, 2019, at 05:04 pm

Jerusalem, Sep 9 (Sputnik/UNI) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu plans to reveal new intelligence data related to the Iranian nuclear program based on Mossad's findings later in the day, media reported on Monday, citing sources in the government.

Pakistan releases Jaish-e-Mohammed chief Maulana Masood Azhar from custody

Sep 09, 2019, at 11:46 am

Islamabad: Amid heightened tension between India and Pakistan over Kashmir, Pakistan has released Jaish-e-Mohammed chief Maulana Masood Azhar from protective custody, media reports said.

UN chief welcomes prisoner exchange between the Russia and Ukraine

Sep 09, 2019, at 10:23 am

New York, Sept 9 (IBNS): United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres welcomed on Sunday, yesterday’s exchange of prisoners and detainees between Russia and Ukraine.

UNICEF backpacks used as a haunting symbol to call for greater protection of children living in conflict

Sep 09, 2019, at 10:13 am

New York, Sept 9 (IBNS): As children in many parts of the world return to school, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) launched a haunting installation on Sunday that displays 3,758 school backpacks as headstones to illustrate the grave scale of child deaths in conflict in 2018 and call for greater protection of children living in conflict.

Bahamas: ‘Clock is ticking’ to help those who lost everything in Hurricane Dorian, says UN

Sep 09, 2019, at 10:08 am

New York, Sept 9 (IBNS): “The clock is ticking” for Hurricane Dorian survivors in the Bahamas to receive humanitarian assistance, the top United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) official in the region said on Sunday.

Pakistan awaits IMF team to fix collapsing economy amid sparring over Kashmir

Sep 09, 2019, at 01:33 am

Islamabad, Sept 8 (IBNS): Even as Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan keeps their anti-India rant over Kashmir situation raging, experts say he is facing a tough challenge from the crippling economy of the Islamic nation and perhaps the brouhaha over J&K gives him a temporary tool to divert attention of his people.

Radio Pakistan's website hacked briefly, restored later

Sep 08, 2019, at 11:37 pm

Islamabad, Sept 8 (IBNS): National broadcaster Radio Pakistan's website was briefly hacked on Sunday, media reports said.

Gas cylinder explosion in Bangladesh hotel leaves 18 hurt

Sep 08, 2019, at 05:41 pm

Dhaka, Sept 8 (IBNS): At least 18 people were injured as a gas cylinder exploded at a hotel in Board Bazar area of Bangladesh's Gazipur area on Sunday, media reports said.

Afghanistan: Suspected terrorists kidnap six journalists

Sep 08, 2019, at 03:35 pm

Kabul, Sept 8 (IBNS): Suspected terrorists have kidnapped a group of six journalists in South-eastern Paktiya province of Afghanistan, media reports said on Sunday.

Storm Dorian makes landfall in Canada

Sep 08, 2019, at 02:10 pm

Ottawa, Sep 8 (UNI) Storm Dorian has made landfall in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia as a post-tropical cyclone.

Almost 20 people hospitalised after protests in Hong Kong: Reports

Sep 08, 2019, at 01:38 pm

Beijing, Sep 8 (Sputnik): Nineteen people have been hospitalized in Hong Kong following the Saturday clashes between the police and the opposition, local media reported on Sunday.