Mali’s ‘self-defence’ groups must face justice, after deadly intercommunal attacks
Mar 27, 2019, at 09:09 am
New York, Mar 27 (IBNS): Mali’s authorities have been urged by the UN to provide justice for the victims and survivors of attacks by so-called self-defence groups, responsible for horrific intercommunal violence in central Mali, after a weekend assault that claimed the lives of more than 150 people, including some 50 children.
‘Provocative actions and inflammatory rhetoric’ destabilizing Middle East, warns top UN official
Mar 27, 2019, at 09:03 am
New York, Mar 27 (IBNS): Against a backdrop of rising tensions in Israel and Palestine, the UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East, painted a bleak picture once again in the Security Council on Tuesday, cataloguing further terrorist acts, attacks against civilians, reprisals against demonstrators, unlawful demolitions and settlement expansions, and a funding crisis which could have dramatic consequences for the stability of an already volatile region.
UN expert condemns new sentence for jailed Venezuelan judge as ‘another instance of reprisal’
Mar 27, 2019, at 08:50 am
New York, Mar 27 (IBNS): Maria Lourdes Afiuni, a jailed Venezuelan judge arrested ten years ago, has been slapped with a further five-year sentence, prompting a UN human rights expert to express his “grave concern”, describing the further punishment as an act of “reprisal against her”.
Tenants ‘forced out their homes’ by global investment firms, say UN experts
Mar 27, 2019, at 08:46 am
New York, Mar 27 (IBNS): UN human rights experts have condemned the ‘egregious’ business practices of global private equity and investment firms which, they say, have transformed the global housing landscape by raising rents and forcing some tenants out of their homes.
Mar 27, 2019, at 08:42 am
New York, Mar 27 (IBNS): Cyclone Idai and the mounting death toll is “yet another alarm bell about the dangers of climate change” UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Tuesday, warning that vulnerable countries like Mozambique, would be hit the hardest unless urgent action is taken by nations across the world.
Facebook removes 2,632 pages, groups, accounts for 'coordinated inauthentic behaviour'
Mar 26, 2019, at 08:08 pm
California, Mar 26 (UNI): Facebook on Tuesday announced that it has removed over 2,600 pages, groups and accounts from both Facebook and Instagram for misrepresenting themselves and misleading users about their activities.
Administration buildings evacuated in several German cities over bomb threats
Mar 26, 2019, at 06:43 pm
Moscow, Mar 26 (Sputnik/UNI) Administration buildings were evacuated on Tuesday in Augsburg in Bavaria and several other German cities, local media reported.
British Airways flight to Germany lands in Scotland by mistake
Mar 26, 2019, at 06:22 pm
London, Mar 26 (Xinhua/UNI) A British Airways (BA) flight destined for Dusseldorf in Germany has mistakenly landed in Edinburgh, Scotland, after flight plan paperwork was submitted incorrectly.
Former senior official handed 14-year jail term for bribery
Mar 26, 2019, at 05:12 pm
Hangzhou, Mar 26 (Xinhua/UNI) Lu Wei, former deputy head of the Publicity Department of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, was handed a 14-year jail term plus a fine of 3 million yuan (about 450,000 US dollars) for taking bribes, the Ningbo Municipal Intermediate People's Court ruled on Tuesday.
On International Day, UN stands in solidarity with some 20 detained staff
Mar 26, 2019, at 09:50 am
New York, Mar 26 (IBNS): Marking International Day of Solidarity with Detained and Missing Staff Members, UN Secretary-General António Guterres paid tribute to UN personnel abducted, detained or missing while serving.
Syria condemns Trump's recognition of Israeli sovereignty over disputed Golan Heights
Mar 26, 2019, at 09:41 am
Damascus, Mar 25 (Xinhua/UNI) The Syrian Foreign Ministry on Monday condemned US President Donald Trump's recognition of the Syrian Golan Heights as Israeli territory, the state news agency SANA reported.
UN urges ‘maximum restraint’ as Israel-Hamas tensions rise over rocket attack
Mar 26, 2019, at 09:37 am
New York, Mar 26 (IBNS): The UN Secretary-General said he was “gravely concerned” by the firing of a rocket from Gaza deep into Israel on Monday which reportedly injured seven people, including three children, north of the capital Tel Aviv.
‘Uphold human dignity’, dismantle ‘specious notion of racial superiority’ urges UN chief
Mar 26, 2019, at 09:30 am
New York, Mar 26 (IBNS): Raise awareness of the dangers of racism and “stand up against old and new forms of slavery” was the resounding message of United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Monday during a special event marking the International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade.
Autonomous weapons that kill must be banned, insists UN chief
Mar 26, 2019, at 09:23 am
New York, Mar 26 (IBNS): UN Secretary-General António Guterres urged artificial intelligence (AI) experts meeting in Geneva on Monday to push ahead with their work to restrict the development of lethal autonomous weapons systems, or LAWS, as they are also known.
UN launches drive to highlight environmental cost of staying fashionable
Mar 26, 2019, at 09:22 am
New York, Mar 26 (IBNS): It takes around 7,500 litres of water to make a single pair of jeans, equivalent to the amount of water the average person drinks over a period of seven years. That’s just one of the many startling facts to emerge from recent environmental research, which show that the cost of staying fashionable is a lot more than just the price tag.
Ukraine measles outbreak kills 14, infects over 32,000
Mar 26, 2019, at 09:20 am
Kiev, Mar 26 (Xinhua/UNI) At least 14 people died and more than 32,000 were infected in a major measles outbreak in Ukraine in the past three months, the country's Health Ministry said on Monday.
‘Ticking bomb’ health warning over deteriorating conditions facing Cyclone Idai victims
Mar 26, 2019, at 08:51 am
New York, Mar 26 (IBNS): Efforts are continuing to reach all victims of Cyclone Idai in southern Africa where a senior relief chief has warned of a “water, sanitation and hygiene ticking bomb”, as the scale of the emergency continues to unfold, and the official death toll rises.
69 girls sexually assaulted in Mongolia in first two months of 2019
Mar 25, 2019, at 04:57 pm
Ulan Bator, March 25 (Xinhua) A total of 69 girls have been sexually assaulted in Mongolia in the first two months of 2019, the Mongolian Women's Federation (MWF) said Monday.
About 30 firms estimated to first enter China's new tech board
Mar 25, 2019, at 04:53 pm
Beijing, Mar 25 (Xinhua) An industry report predicted that around 30 firms with total market value of about 178 billion yuan (26.5 billion US dollars) will become the first batch of enterprises be listed on China's new science and technology innovation board.
Israel's army boosts forces following Gaza rocket attack
Mar 25, 2019, at 04:25 pm
Jerusalem, Mar 25 (Xinhua) Israel's army mobilized forces on Monday morning, reinforcing troops along the Gaza border and at Iron Dome anti-rocket system batteries after a Gaza rocket hit an Israeli home.
Schools reopen after chemical plant blast in E China
Mar 25, 2019, at 03:40 pm
Xiangshui, Jiangsu, Mar 25 (Xinhua/UNI) All 10 schools temporarily closed after a chemical plant blast in east China's Jiangsu Province have been repaired and reopened on Monday.
Golan Heights: Israeli PM Netanyahu to visit US and meet President Trump today
Mar 25, 2019, at 11:14 am
Jerusalem, Mar 25 (UNI): Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is set to start his two-day visit to Washington on Monday to meet US President Donald Trump at the White House just a few days after Trump's controversial remarks about the disputed Golan Heights, local media reported.
Turkey president says to file issue of Golan Heights to UN
Mar 25, 2019, at 10:02 am
Ankara, Mar 24 (Xinhua/UNI) Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that Turkey will take the issue of US recognition of Israeli sovereignty over Golan Heights to the United Nations.
Botswana pilot kills himself in aircraft crash
Mar 25, 2019, at 09:50 am
Gaborone, Mar 25 (Xinhua/UNI) A pilot allegedly killed himself in a aircraft crash early at Matsieng Aerodrome, some 30km north of Gaborone, the capital city of Botswana.
Xi meets Macron on maintaining sound China-France ties
Mar 25, 2019, at 09:41 am
Nice, France, Mar 24 (Xinhua/UNI) Chinese President Xi Jinping on Sunday stressed the importance of maintaining a sound China-France relationship to both countries' long-term development and its potential impact on the world.
It’s ‘time to #EndTB’, says UN on World Tuberculosis Day
Mar 25, 2019, at 09:32 am
New York, Mar 25 (IBNS): Tuberculosis, or TB, is not only the world's top infectious killer, it is also the leading cause of deaths among people with HIV and a major cause of antimicrobial resistance-related deaths, the United Nations health agency said on Sunday, World Tuberculosis Day.
May calls closed-door Brexit meet amid oust plot murmurs
Mar 24, 2019, at 10:12 pm
London, Mar 24 (Sputnik): UK Prime Minister Theresa May is holding an emergency meeting at her Chequers country residence to discuss the Brexit crisis, a source close to the situation told Sputnik.
UK chancellor says ousting Prime Minister may sot solution in Brexit crisis
Mar 24, 2019, at 06:57 pm
Moscow, Mar 24 (Sputnik/UNI) UK Chancellor Philip Hammond said on Sunday that ousting UK Prime Minister Theresa May would not solve the Brexit problem at hand.
Eight children killed in explosion in Sudan's Omdurman city
Mar 24, 2019, at 06:52 pm
Khartoum, Mar 24 (Xinhua/UNI) Sudanese police announced that eight children were killed on Saturday due to the explosion of "a strange object" in Sudan's Omdurman city, Sudan's Ashorooq TV channel reported.
Britons, Spaniards rally against Brexit in Madrid
Mar 24, 2019, at 06:48 pm
Madrid, Mar 24 (Sputnik/UNI) A hundred Spaniards and British expatriates staged an anti-Brexit rally on Saturday in the square in Madrid named after late UK Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher.