Police say arrested 104 participants of anti-lockdown protests in London
Nov 06, 2020, at 01:47 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: The Metropolitan Police said 104 participants of the rally against the coronavirus-linked lockdown in London had been arrested over the breach of restrictions.
French court jails Algerian for life on terror plot, murder charges: Reports
Nov 06, 2020, at 01:07 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: A 29-year-old Algerian man was sentenced to life in prison on Thursday for killing a woman and plotting a terror attack on a church in a Paris suburb in April 2015, media said.
Covid-19: Greece announces three-week nationwide lockdown
Nov 05, 2020, at 10:22 pm
Athens/UNI: Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos on Thursday announced a three-week nationawide lockdown because of the novel Coronavirus.
Belarus targets women human rights defenders after disputed August elections
Nov 04, 2020, at 03:57 pm
New York: Independent UN experts criticized Belarus on Tuesday for persecuting women human rights defenders, who have been involved in the mass protests underway in the country since August’s controversial presidential election.
‘Take urgent steps’ to calm intercommunal violence in Ethiopia: Guterres
Nov 04, 2020, at 03:51 pm
New York: Inclusive dialogue is crucial to diffuse tensions across Ethiopia, said the UN Secretary-General on Tuesday, following reports of dozens killed and injured during brutal attacks in the west of the country over the weekend.
South Sudan rape convictions reaffirm commitment to zero tolerance
Nov 04, 2020, at 03:46 pm
New York: The top UN official working to end rape during wartime said she was encouraged by recent “positive steps” taken by the South Sudanese army to bring perpetrators to justice, thereby underscoring the Government’s commitment to zero tolerance.
Nigerians need justice, UN rights experts say, in call for inquiry into protestor killings
Nov 04, 2020, at 03:41 pm
New York: The Nigerian Government must establish a credible, independent inquiry into the recent killing of at least 12 peaceful protestors by soldiers, a group of independent UN human rights experts said on Tuesday, as demonstrations against a discredited police unit continue across the country.
Côte d'Ivoire: UN reports 3,000 flee abroad amid electoral violence
Nov 04, 2020, at 03:38 pm
New York: Several thousand people have fled from election-related violence in Côte d'Ivoire to seek sanctuary in neighbouring Liberia, Ghana and Togo, fearing a repeat of the major conflict that followed the election in 2011, the UN refugee agency UNHCR said on Tuesday.
Terrorist threat in Switzerland high, no data about possible attacks: Intelligence Service
Nov 04, 2020, at 03:05 pm
Geneva/Sputnik: The terrorist threat in Switzerland remains high, but there is no information about impending attacks, Isabelle Graber, spokeswoman for the country's Federal Intelligence Service (FIS), told Sputnik.
UK increases terror threat level to 'severe' after attacks in France, Vienna
Nov 04, 2020, at 02:48 pm
London: The British government has upgraded the terrorism threat level of the country from "substantial" to "severe".
Two persons arrested in Switzerland in connection with terrorist attack in Vienna: Police
Nov 04, 2020, at 01:50 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: Two persons were arrested in the Swiss canton of Zurich in connection with the terrorist attack in Vienna, the police of the city of Winterthur said.
Austrian Interior Minister confirms that 4 civilians died in Vienna attack
Nov 03, 2020, at 10:42 pm
Vienna/Sputnik: Austrian Interior Minister Karl Nehammer on Tuesday confirmed that four people died as a result of a terrorist attack in Vienna on Monday night.
Austria: 'Terror attack' in Vienna leaves three dead, 15 injured
Nov 03, 2020, at 05:47 pm
Vienna/IBNS: Shootings at multiple locations in the capital city of Austria, Vienna, left three people dead and 15 "severely injured" on Monday night.
Protect children and relief workers caught up in conflict, urges UN rights envoy
Nov 03, 2020, at 03:55 pm
New York: Indiscriminate attacks on education and health facilities during armed conflict is having a “dramatic impact” on children and humanitarian personnel, the UN envoy for Children and Armed Conflict said on Monday.
Member States urged to step up funding for UN peacebuilding initiatives
Nov 03, 2020, at 03:50 pm
New York: As the COVID-19 pandemic continues its relentless global assault, the UN Secretary-General has urged countries not to let up on their support for peace efforts in conflict-affected countries.
Death toll in Vienna shooting rises to two: Mayor
Nov 03, 2020, at 03:44 pm
Vienna/Sputnik: The death toll in the Vienna shooting has risen to two as a woman injured in the attack in the Austrian capital has died, city mayor Michael Ludwig said.
‘If we invest in health systems, we can bring this virus under control’: WHO chief
Nov 03, 2020, at 03:18 pm
New York: Health systems and global preparedness are not only an investment in the future but “the foundation of our response” to today’s COVID-19 health crisis, the head of the UN’s health agency said on Monday.
UN rights chief warns of possible war crimes in Nagorno-Karabakh conflict
Nov 03, 2020, at 03:08 pm
New York: The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights has warned of possible war crimes in the ongoing fighting between Armenia and Azerbaijan in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict zone.
Vast majority of crimes against journalists yet to be resolved: UNESCO
Nov 03, 2020, at 03:01 pm
New York: Even though 2020 saw a “slight decrease” in the rate of impunity for crimes against journalists, 87 per cent of such cases worldwide were still not resolved, UNESCO, the UN agency tasked with defending press freedom, has reported.
Philippines: Humanitarians respond as millions caught in wake of devastating ‘super typhoon’
Nov 03, 2020, at 02:46 pm
New York: UN agencies and humanitarian actors in the Philippines are mobilizing to support communities hit by super Typhoon Goni, which has barrelled across the country, leaving massive devastation in its wake.
Targeting journalists takes a toll on ‘societies as a whole’: Antonio Guterres
Nov 03, 2020, at 02:37 pm
New York: When journalists are targeted, “societies as a whole pay a price”, the UN chief said on Monday, the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists.
Austria: One killed, several injured in Vienna attacks carried out at 6 locations
Nov 03, 2020, at 02:22 pm
Vienna: At least one person was killed as gunmen opened fire in six different locations in central Vienna on Monday, media reports said.
Nov 03, 2020, at 12:49 am
Wellington/IBNS: New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, who was voted back to power last month, on Monday unveiled a diverse cabinet by appointing an indigenous female Foreign Minister, an openly-gay Deputy PM and an Indian origin minister.
New Zealand: Indian-origin Priyanca Radhakrishnan joins Cabinet
Nov 02, 2020, at 10:21 pm
Wellington/UNI: Priyanca Radhakrishnan on Monday became the first Indian origin person to be sworn in as a minister in Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern new cabinet, Gulf News reported.
French government firm on keeping non-essential businesses closed to curb virus
Nov 02, 2020, at 09:33 pm
Paris/Sputnik: French Prime Minister Jean Castex said Monday that non-essential businesses would have to comply with the state-imposed measures and remain closed for at least a month in the wake of a coronavirus surge, amid discontent among crisis-stricken business owners.
Nigeria: At least 13 people dead, 6 abducted in Islamist attack
Nov 02, 2020, at 09:30 pm
Abuja/Sputnik: At least 13 people died and another six were abducted in an attack by the Boko Haram Islamist group in northeastern Nigeria, the local Daily Trust newspaper reported on Monday, citing its sources.
Holy mass dedicated to victims of Nice attack held on All Saints’ Day
Nov 02, 2020, at 02:54 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: A Holy Mass dedicated to the three victims of the attack in the Basilica of Notre-Dame in Nice was held on All Saints’ day.
Guterres urges continued dialogue between Armenia and Azerbaijan
Nov 02, 2020, at 02:43 pm
New York: The UN chief remains “deeply concerned” over reports that hostilities in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict zone are continuing to affect civilians, his spokesperson said on Saturday.
Pope Francis calls for dialogue among sides in Karabakh Conflict
Nov 02, 2020, at 02:14 am
Vatican city/Sputnik: Pope Francis on Sunday once again urged the sides of the conflict in the breakaway republic of Nagorno Karabakh to engage in dialogue under the auspices of the international community.
Belarusian Police arrest several protesters in Minsk
Nov 02, 2020, at 12:44 am
Minsk/Sputnik: Belarusian police arrested several people for taking part in an unauthorized demonstration in the eastern European nation's capital of Minsk on Sunday.