UN says 758 allegations of sexual exploitation and abuse registered in 2023
The UN received 758 allegations of sexual exploitation and abuse committed by staff last year, together with related personnel and partners, according to its latest report on the issue.
UN migration agency says 60 per cent of migrant deaths were linked to drowning in 2023
One in three migrant deaths happens while people flee conflict, the UN migration agency, IOM, said on Tuesday. More than two in three migrants whose deaths have been documented remain unidentified.
US should drop 'shameful' case against Julian Assange, says his wife
Washington: The United States should drop its “shameful” case against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange instead of issuing some “assurances” to him, Julian’s wife Stella said on Tuesday.
Israel’s statement that UNSC resolution hampered talks with Hamas inaccurate: US
Washington/IBNS/UNI: The statement by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office saying that the UN resolution on a Gaza ceasefire has emboldened Hamas to reject a compromise hostage deal proposal is "inaccurate in almost every respect," US State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said on Tuesday.
Canada's first attempt to airlift citizens out of Haiti grounded by poor weather conditions
Toronto/IBNS: Efforts to bring 18 Canadians out of Haiti by helicopter flights were postponed Monday due to poor weather conditions in the Dominican Republic, Canada's ambassador André François Giroux said.
US: Baltimore bridge collapses after cargo ship, losing power, rams into it; 6 people missing
Baltimore/IBNS: A container ship lost power and rammed into a major bridge's support column in Baltimore in the United States early Tuesday, plunging a construction crew and several vehicles into the dangerously cold waters.
Pakistan's Sindh witnesses disappearance of 47,000 wheat sacks
As many as 47,000 wheat sacks went missing from a Pakistani government's warehouse in Sindh, media reports said.
Islamabad residents to stage protests, approach court against spike in property tax
Islamabad residents, including the traders community, have threatened to stage a protest and contest the decision in court after the local administration made an exorbitant increase in property taxes.
Taiwan detects 13 Chinese military aircraft and seven naval vessels around its region
Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense has said 13 Chinese military aircraft and seven naval vessels were tracked around the region between Monday and Tuesday.
UN pays tribute to victims of the Transatlantic Slave Trade
Top UN officials, including the Secretary-General and the President of the General Assembly on Monday paid tribute to the millions of men, women and children who suffered as a result of the Transatlantic Slave Trade, one of most devastating chapters in human history.
Fire in Myanamr's Ayeyarwady region leaves 26 houses destroyed
A fire engulfed 26 houses in southern Myanmar's Ayeyarwady region, an official from the Labutta Township Fire Station told Xinhua on Tuesday.
Five Chinese nationals were among six killed after their convoy targeted in Pakistan
At least six Chinese nationals and a Pakistani were killed after their convoy was attacked in Bisham region of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Shangla region on Tuesday.
Russian authorities detain three more suspects in Moscow concert hall attack
The Moscow Basman District Court on Monday approved the detention of three more people involved in Friday's terrorist attack at a concert hall in the suburbs of Moscow.
Baltimore bridge collapses in US after hit by ship, search to recover seven people ongoing
Rescue crews are currently searching for seven people in Patapsco River after multiple vehicles collapsed in it following the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge.
Two robbers killed during 'encounter' in Pakistan, relatives stage protest
Security officials of Pakistan's Korangi region killed two suspected robbers in an alleged encounter on Sunday.