Saudi Arabia releases 3 detained journalists amid international pressure - Rights Group
Nov 29, 2019, at 10:40 am
Doha/Sputnik/UNI: Saudi authorities have released three detained activists amid international pressure and media coverage of recent arrests, local human rights organization ALQST said on Thursday.
At Least 27 protesters shot dead, 152 others wounded in escalating Iraqi unrest - Reports
Nov 29, 2019, at 10:35 am
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: At least 27 demonstrators have been shot dead and 152 others had been injured amid increasing protest violence in the south of Iraq and the country’s capital of Baghdad, media reported, citing sources.
Turkey to deport 11 French IS suspects: minister
Nov 29, 2019, at 10:30 am
Ankara/Xinhua/UNI: Turkey will deport 11 French national Islamic State (IS) suspects to their home country next month, said Turkish Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu on Thursday.
Armed groups kill Ebola health workers in eastern DR Congo
Nov 29, 2019, at 09:56 am
New York/IBNS: Deadly night-time attacks by armed groups have once again claimed the lives of frontline healthworkers helping to confront the deadly Ebola virus in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday.
Zimbabwe facing man-made starvation, says UN expert
Nov 29, 2019, at 09:41 am
New York/IBNS: Man-made starvation is “slowly making its way into Zimbabwe” and most households in the country are unable to obtain enough food to meet their basic needs, Hilal Elver, Special Rapporteur on the right to food, declared on Thursday.
WHO working to save lives following powerful earthquake in Albania
Nov 28, 2019, at 06:03 pm
New York/IBNS: Staff from the World Health Organization (WHO) are assisting authorities in Albania following an earthquake which killed at least 25 people and left more than 650 injured.
Internet Forum: Prioritize technologies most needed for sustainable development
Nov 28, 2019, at 06:02 pm
New York/IBNS: It is “critical” to prioritize technologies that are most needed for sustainable development, a high-level UN official told the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) on Wednesday in Berlin.
270 million people are migrants, who send home a staggering $689 billion
Nov 28, 2019, at 06:01 pm
New York/IBNS: The number of international migrants in 2019 is now estimated at 270 million and the top destination remains the United States, at nearly 51 million, the UN migration agency said on Wednesday.
UN commemorates International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People
Nov 28, 2019, at 05:59 pm
New York/IBNS: The United Nations has underlined its unwavering commitment to the Palestinian people in their ongoing struggle to achieve self-determination, independence and sovereignty.
Trump signs bill to ban export of crowd control weapons to Hong Kong Police - White House
Nov 28, 2019, at 11:36 am
Washington/Sputnik/UNI: US President Donald Trump signed into law legislation that bans the export of crowd control weapons to Hong Kong police and supports human rights in the city, the White House said in a statement.
TikTok reinstates US teenager's account banned for speaking on Uighurs
Nov 28, 2019, at 11:31 am
Beijing/UNI: China based social media video app TikTok on Thursday apologised to a US teenager after the user's clip criticising the country's treatment of its minority ethnic group--Uighur Muslims went viral on internet.
Chinese Foreign Ministry threatens to retaliate against US over Hong Kong rights act
Nov 28, 2019, at 11:28 am
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: China’s Foreign Ministry on Thursday threatened it would retaliate against the United States in the wake of US President Donald Trump’s move to sign into law a bill that supports human rights amid mass protests in China’s Hong Kong special administrative region.
Twenty-six Palestinians injured in clashes with Israeli forces in West Bank - Red Crescent
Nov 27, 2019, at 05:08 pm
Gaza/Tel Aviv/Sputnik/UNI: Twenty-six Palestinians were injured in the early hours of Wednesday during clashes with the Israeli armed forces near Joseph’s Tomb, located on the outskirts of the northern West Bank city of Nablus, Palestine Red Crescent’s spokeswoman, Erab Al Fuqaha said.
UN working to prevent attacks on civilians in eastern DR Congo
Nov 27, 2019, at 10:42 am
New York/IBNS:Peacekeepers from the UN Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) were conducting extensive patrols in the east of the country on Tuesday, one day after demonstrators set fire to buildings to protest lack of civilian protection in the face of attacks by armed groups.
Seventeen civilians killed in car explosion near Syrian city of Ras Al-Ayn - Ankara
Nov 27, 2019, at 10:36 am
Ankara/Sputnik: The Turkish Defense Ministry said on Tuesday that 17 civilians were killed with over 20 others injured in a car explosion staged by Kurdish fighters, considered as terrorists by Ankara, near the city of Ras al-Ayn in northeastern Syria.
Seven Russians in grave condition after bus collides with truck in Dominican Republic –Reports
Nov 27, 2019, at 10:20 am
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: Seven of the Russian tourists injured in the road accident in the Dominican Republic that occurred when a bus collided with a truck are in grave condition, the Dominican Listin Diario reports.
Courage of terrorism survivors underlines ‘urgency’ of UN Investigative Team’s work in Iraq
Nov 27, 2019, at 10:10 am
New York/IBNS: The leader of the special UN Investigation Team probing crimes committed by ISIL terrorists in Iraq, said on Tuesday that the courage being demonstrated by survivors coming forward “serves to underline the urgency” they need to carry on with their work.
Guterres underscores UN role in achieving a free, secure Internet
Nov 27, 2019, at 10:02 am
New York/IBNS: Unless countries work together to address gaps in digital access, as well as related social and political divisions, this generation will be remembered as the one that “ruined the early promise of the Internet”, the UN Secretary-General has warned.
UN chief hails ‘positive developments’ towards ending political crisis in Bolivia
Nov 27, 2019, at 09:24 am
New York/IBNS: UN Secretary-General António Guterres has welcomed recent steps towards a peaceful resolution to the political turmoil in Bolivia.
Shia party supporters attack demonstrators, burn tents in Southern Lebanon - Eyewitnesses
Nov 26, 2019, at 12:12 pm
Beirut/Sputnik/UNI: Supporters of the Amal Movement, a Shia-affiliated political party in Lebanon, have attacked anti-government demonstrators in the southern Lebanese city of Tyre, burning their tents, eyewitnesses told Sputnik.
Another man arrested on suspicion of manslaughter in deadly truck case – Essex Police
Nov 26, 2019, at 12:01 pm
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: British police have detained yet another suspect in the case involving the death of 39 Vietnamese nationals, whose frozen bodies were found in a truck in southeast England, the law enforcement of the county of Essex said in a statement.
Russian Defence Ministry says militants in Syria planning to stage airstrike in Idlib
Nov 26, 2019, at 11:30 am
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: Militants from the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham [formerly known as the Nusra Front, banned in Russia] are planning, jointly with the White Helmets organization, to make a provocation with the staging of airstrikes and usage of chemical weapons in Syria's northwestern Idlib de-escalation zone, Russia's Defense Ministry said on Tuesday.
Guterres holds ‘focused and frank’ informal discussions over future of Cyprus
Nov 26, 2019, at 11:17 am
New York/IBNS: The UN Secretary-General held “focused and frank” informal talks with the leaders of the Greek and Turkish Cypriot communities on Monday in order to “take stock of efforts” to finally reach a settlement over the divided Mediterranean island.
UN mission in DR Congo appeals for calm as violent protests continue
Nov 26, 2019, at 11:00 am
New York/IBNS: The head of the UN peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has met with national authorities in the wake of an attack against its headquarters in Beni on Monday, which left the building badly damaged.
Violence against women a barrier to peaceful future for all
Nov 26, 2019, at 10:28 am
New York/IBNS: Senior officials from across the United Nations on Wednesday stood in solidarity with survivors of violence against women and activists working to end the all-too common human rights violation.
UN Mission, community leaders, condemn South Sudan violence which left two dead at camp
Nov 26, 2019, at 10:11 am
New York/IBNS: Community leaders issued an apology on Monday after rioting on 21 November by “drunken youth” within a UN Protection of Civilians site run by UNMISS in South Sudan, left two dead and eight UN personnel injured, including five police officers.
Investigation reveals China brainwashing Uighurs
Nov 25, 2019, at 05:14 pm
Xinjiang/UNI: An investigation has dismissed China's claim that detention camps built across Turkic Muslim, also known as Uighurs, majority region Xinjiang are built for re-education purposes to counter extremism.
British PM vows to table "Get Brexit Done" deal before Christmas
Nov 25, 2019, at 10:26 am
London/Xinhua/UNI: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson launched the Conservative Party's election manifesto Sunday, promising to put his "Get Brexit Done" deal before parliament ahead of Christmas recess.
UK Prime Minister denies reported plans to slash Army numbers
Nov 25, 2019, at 10:22 am
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson refuted on Sunday media reports about the planned cuts in the size of the British army.
Landmine explosion kills 5 children in eastern Syria
Nov 25, 2019, at 10:20 am
Damascus/Xinhua/UNI: At least five children were killed on Sunday when a landmine exploded inside a school in the eastern province of Deir al-Zour, a war monitor reported.