At least 13 people injured in fireworks explosion in southern France - Reports
Aug 17, 2019, at 04:49 pm
Moscow, Aug 17 (Sputnik/UNI) At least 13 people have been injured, two of them seriously, in a fireworks explosion during a fireworks show in the town of Collioure in southern France, local media reported on Saturday.
Aug 17, 2019, at 08:43 am
New York, Aug 17 (IBNS): Decades-long prison sentences handed down to three women protesting the strictly enforced wearing of veils in Iran, have drawn alarm and condemnation from six United Nations independent human rights experts.
Displaced by DR Congo violence, survivors’ testimonies highlight brutality of armed militia
Aug 17, 2019, at 07:52 am
New York, Aug 17 (IBNS): Two months since hundreds of thousands of people fled violence in north-eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), UN humanitarians warned on Friday that armed militia continue to make their safe return impossible.
Two years after exodus, Myanmar’s ‘desperate’ Rohingya youth need education, skills: UNICEF
Aug 17, 2019, at 07:46 am
New York, Aug 17 (IBNS): The daily struggle to survive for Myanmar’s Rohingya people in one of the world’s largest refugee settlements, has caused “overwhelming” despair and jeopardized the hopes of an entire generation, the head of the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF), Henrietta Fore, said on Friday.
Israel approves US congresswoman's entry
Aug 16, 2019, at 07:09 pm
Jerusalem, Aug 16 (Xinhua/UNI) Israel approved on Friday a request by US congresswoman Rashida Tlaib to enter the country for a family visit after her entry was banned one day before.
Ten people arrested after police killed in UK
Aug 16, 2019, at 07:01 pm
London, Aug 16 (Xinhua/UNI) Ten people have been arrested on suspicion of murder after a police officer was killed Thursday in Berkshire, a county in southeast England.
Hong Kong Protests: #BoycottMulan trends after Disney actress Liu Yifei supports police action
Aug 16, 2019, at 05:06 pm
Los Angeles, Aug 16 (IBNS): Liu Yifei, the actress starring in Disney's upcoming live-action "Mulan" remake, landed herself in a controversy after she supported the police whom the anti-government protesters in Hong Kong accused of using excessive force to quell the unrest.
Israeli police shoot two knife-men after attack on officer in Jerusalem
Aug 16, 2019, at 10:25 am
Tel Aviv, Aug 15 (Sputnik/UNI) Two men were shot in Jerusalem’s Old City on Thursday after launching a stabbing attack on an officer, the Israeli police said.
Uzbek national pleads guilty in US Court for conspiring to help IS in Syria: Justice Dept
Aug 16, 2019, at 10:18 am
Washington, Aug 16 (Sputnik/UNI) An Uzbek national pleaded guilty in a US court to conspiring to support the Islamic State terrorist group (IS, banned in Russia) in Syria, the Justice Department said in a press release.
Syrian military liberates two Idlib villages after clashes with militants: Military Official
Aug 16, 2019, at 10:12 am
Damascus, Aug 16 (Sputnik/UNI) The Syrian military has liberated two villages in the south of the northwestern Idlib province after clashing with terrorists, a brigadier general of the Syrian Armed Forces told Sputnik.
Children’s lives in Mediterranean Sea must take priority over politics, says UNICEF
Aug 16, 2019, at 10:02 am
New York, Aug 16 (IBNS): The fate of 130 children on board two rescue ships in the Mediterranean Sea should not be put at risk by political point-scoring, the UN said on Thursday, amid ongoing uncertainty about whether the vessels will be allowed to dock in Italy.
Three more humanitarian workers killed in Syria, with civilian death toll ‘rising every day’
Aug 16, 2019, at 09:51 am
New York, Aug 16 (IBNS): An attack in the south of Syria’s restive Idlib province that led to the deaths of a paramedic, an ambulance driver and a rescue worker, were added to the grim total on Thursday of more than 500 civilian fatalities documented in the country by the United Nations, over the past three and a half months alone.
Terrorism survivors: Forced to farm, fish, fight, ‘they slaughtered three of my friends’
Aug 16, 2019, at 09:45 am
New York, Aug 16 (IBNS): To mark next week’s International Day of Remembrance of and Tribute to the Victims of Terrorism, UN News travelled to Chad and the Far North region of Cameroon in West Africa earlier in the year, to interview people who have personal stories to tell about how terrorism has shattered their lives.
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Typhoon Krosa makes landfall in Japan, 16 injured
Aug 15, 2019, at 09:03 pm
Tokyo, Aug 15 (UNI) Japan's weather agency said Typhoon Krosa made landfall near Kure City in Hiroshima Prefecture on Thursday.
Winnie Byanyima ‘honoured to be joining UNAIDS’ as next Executive Director
Aug 15, 2019, at 12:31 pm
New York, Aug 15 (IBNS): The UN programme dedicated to the elimination of AIDS as a public health threat by 2030, has warmly welcomed the appointment of Winnie Byanyima as its new Executive Director.
Humanitarian assistance to be scaled-up for millions of Venezuelans in need
Aug 15, 2019, at 12:02 pm
New York, Aug 15 (IBNS): The United Nations humanitarian wing launched a new Response Plan (HRP) on Wednesday, that aims to help around 2.6 million people in Venezuela through to the end of the year, almost half of whom are youth.
Aug 15, 2019, at 11:49 am
New York, Aug 15 (IBNS): A UN call for a humanitarian truce over this week’s Eid al-Adha religious holiday led to a “palpable reduction” of violence around the embattled capital of Tripoli, the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) said in a statement released on Wednesday.
Terrorism survivors: ‘The terrorists killed many people in front of us’
Aug 15, 2019, at 11:42 am
New York, Aug 15 (IBNS): To mark the International Day of Remembrance of and Tribute to the Victims of Terrorism, on 21 August, UN News travelled to Chad and the Far North region of Cameroon in West Africa earlier this year, to interview people who have personal stories to tell, about how terrorism has shattered their lives.
Gender equality, education and the environment at the forefront of new SDG Advocate campaigns
Aug 15, 2019, at 11:02 am
New York, Aug 15 (IBNS): Back in May, six innovative public figures joined the battle to push the world towards reaching the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030. Each of the new official SDG Advocates committed themselves to pursue the 17 goals on behalf of “peace, prosperity, people, planet, and partnerships.”
Court issues order to remove protesters from Hong Kong Int'l Airport - Reports
Aug 14, 2019, at 10:18 am
Moscow, Aug 14 (Sputnik/UNI) A court has issued an injunction order to remove demonstrators from Hong Kong International Airport after they were engaged with violent confrontations with police, local media reported on Wednesday.
Aug 14, 2019, at 10:14 am
New York, Aug 14 (IBNS): After two consecutive days of chaos at Hong Kong International Airport, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) Michelle Bachelet expressed her concern and condemned “any form” of violence or destruction of property and urged the demonstrators to “express their views in a peaceful way”.
Hong Kong Police arrests five amid protests at Hong Kong Int'l Airport
Aug 14, 2019, at 10:08 am
Moscow, Aug 14 (Sputnik/UNI) Hong Kong police said on Wednesday that they arrested five people for possession of offensive weapons and assaulting officers amid protests at Hong Kong International Airport.
UN warns of spike in grave violations against children in Mali as ‘the new normal’
Aug 14, 2019, at 10:04 am
New York, Aug 14 (IBNS): Voicing great concern over a sharp increase in the killing and maiming of children in Mali due to ongoing fighting and instability, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and partners on Tuesday, called on all warring parties to stop attacks and “keep them out of harm’s way”.
Kyrgyzstan's former president charged with murder
Aug 13, 2019, at 05:38 pm
Bishkek, Aug 13 (Xinhua/UNI) A number of criminal cases were initiated against the associates of former President Almazbek Atambayev and himself, Prosecutor General of Kyrgyzstan Otkurbek Dzhamshitov told reporters here on Tuesday.
AU to enhance joint military operations against al-Shabab
Aug 13, 2019, at 05:33 pm
Mogadishu, Aug 13 (Xinhua/UNI) The African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) and the Somali security forces will intensify joint military operations to liberate regions still under the control of al-Shabab, the AU senior envoy said on Monday evening.
Protest disrupts normal operations in Hong Kong International Airport
Aug 13, 2019, at 04:24 pm
Hong Kong, Aug 13 (IBNS): Amid anti-government protests, flight check-in has been suspended at Hong Kong International Airport on Tuesday, media reports said.
5 IS militants killed in 2 attacks in eastern Iraq
Aug 13, 2019, at 10:20 am
Baghdad, Aug 12 (Xinhua/UNI) A total of five Islamic State (IS) militants were killed on Monday in two incidents in Iraq's eastern province of Diyala, a provincial security official said.
Intelligence chiefs from North, South Koreas met after Trump-Kim summit in Hanoi: Reports
Aug 13, 2019, at 10:17 am
Moscow, Aug 13 (Sputnik/UNI) The intelligence chiefs from North and South Koreas held a secret meeting in April after the no-deal summit between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Hanoi in February, local media reported on Tuesday.
Twelve killed in gunfight between Nigerian troops, Boko Haram militants
Aug 12, 2019, at 05:09 pm
Abuja, Aug 12 (Xinhua/UNI) Eight Boko Haram militants and two Nigerian soldiers were killed following a gunfight between troops and the terror group in the troubled northeastern state of Borno, according to military sources on Monday.
Hong Kong airport cancels flights as protests in terminal enter fourth day
Aug 12, 2019, at 04:25 pm
Hong Kong City, Aug 12 (IBNS): As anti-government pro-democracy agitation continued for the fourth continuous day at its terminal, the Hong Kong International Airport on Monday cancelled all its departing flights, media reports.