Elon Musk's Twitter cutting contract workers following mass layoffs of employees
Nov 14, 2022, at 03:58 am
Washington: Social media company Twitter began firing contract workers as part of mass layoffs the platform has undertaken under its new owner, Elon Musk, Axios news website reported, citing sources.
Turkey: Six die as blast rocks busy street in Istanbul
Nov 14, 2022, at 03:48 am
Istanbul: The blast in Turkey's Istanbul city left six people dead and 53 others hurt on Sunday with country's president Recep Tayyip Erdogan saying it could be a suspected 'act of terrorism'.
Turkey: Four die as blast rocks Istanbul
Nov 14, 2022, at 02:04 am
Istanbul: At least four people died and over 30 others were hurt as a blast rocked Turkish city Istanbul’s Istiklal Avenue on Sunday.
Turkey: Blast rocks Istanbul, 11 people injured
Nov 14, 2022, at 01:16 am
Istanbul: At least 11 people were hurt when a blast rocked Turkish metropolis Istanbul’s Istiklal Street in the Beyoglu district, media reports said on Sunday.
Iranian man, whose life story inspired Spielberg's film The Terminal, dies inside Paris airport
Nov 14, 2022, at 12:14 am
Tehran: An Iranian man, who was the inspiration behind the hit Hollywood movie The Terminal, has died.
Nov 13, 2022, at 06:04 pm
London/IBNS: UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has said he will be cheering for the England cricket team as they take on Pakistan in the T20 World Cup finale on Sunday.
18 killed in minibus crash in northern Egypt
Nov 13, 2022, at 05:51 am
Cairo: At least 18 people were killed and six others sustained injuries after a minibus crashed in the province of Dakahlia in northern Egypt, the country's ministry of social solidarity said on Saturday.
Hollywood star Sean Penn lends Oscar to Zelensky
Nov 13, 2022, at 01:56 am
Kyiv/IBNS: Academy award-winning American actor Sean Penn gave his Oscar to Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky, the latter has promised to keep it "until we win" the war, as per media reports.
ASEAN States ‘well-placed’ to advance human rights, freedoms and a strong global economy
Nov 12, 2022, at 10:53 pm
New York: As “deepening divisions” threaten global peace and security, “dangerous rhetoric” is raising nuclear tensions, the UN chief told a meeting of Asian leaders in Cambodia on Friday.
Liberia: Put people before profit, experts on human rights and business urge
Nov 12, 2022, at 10:43 pm
New York: Authorities in Liberia, as well as businesses operating there, must prioritize people over profits and ensure a responsible corporate environment, UN-appointed human rights experts said on Friday in the capital, Monrovia.
UN Human Rights Council inquiry hears testimonies on Shireen Abu Akleh killing
Nov 12, 2022, at 10:40 pm
New York: A UN Human Rights Council-appointed probe into alleged rights violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT), including East Jerusalem, and Israel, wrapped up a week of public hearings in Geneva on Friday that included testimony on the killing of veteran US-Palestinian journalist Shireen Abu Akleh.
Global food imports on track to reach all-time high: FAO
Nov 12, 2022, at 10:34 pm
New York: Food import costs globally are projected to reach nearly $2 trillion this year, or higher than previously expected, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said in a report published on Friday.
Lift ‘suffocating’ unilateral sanctions against Syrians, urges UN human rights expert
Nov 12, 2022, at 03:52 am
New York: A UN-appointed independent human rights expert on Thursday, urged States to lift unilateral sanctions against Syria, warning that they are perpetuating and exacerbating the destruction and trauma suffered by ordinary citizens since the brutal war began there in 2011.
IAEA ensures nuclear safety and stability amid global crises: General Assembly President
Nov 12, 2022, at 03:23 am
New York: Global events over the past year have had a substantial impact on the work of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), UN General Assembly President Csaba Kőrösi said on Wednesday, as countries met to debate its latest report.
Rights expert urges Saudi authorities to allow family to access jailed activist
Nov 12, 2022, at 03:09 am
New York: The family and lawyers of a jailed Saudi activist, who reportedly is being held incommunicado, must be granted immediate access to him, the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders, Mary Lawlor, said on Wednesday.
Delivering justice for Libya not ‘Mission Impossible’, Security Council hears
Nov 12, 2022, at 02:40 am
New York: Addressing the Security Council from Libyan soil for the first time ever, the International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor acknowledged that while challenges abound, justice for the Libyan people is not “Mission Impossible”.
Russia completes withdrawal of troops from Kherson
Nov 11, 2022, at 11:45 pm
Moscow: Russia's Defence Ministry has said it has completed the withdrawal of troops from the key city of Kherson in Ukraine's south.
World population to reach 8 billion this year, as growth rate slows: Report
Nov 11, 2022, at 02:21 pm
New York: 15 November 2022 is predicted to be the day that the global population reaches eight billion. The projection is revealed in the UN’s World Population Prospects 2022 report, which also shows that India is on course to surpass China as the world’s most populous country in 2023.
China’s Huawei seeks to lead 5G boom in Africa amid ban in Europe, US
Nov 10, 2022, at 06:10 pm
Beijing: Chinese smartphone maker Huawei Technologies Co is trying to further increase its investments for “digital transformation” in Africa, amid bans faced in Europe and the US.
No signs of Russia's pullout from Kherson: Ukraine
Nov 10, 2022, at 03:58 pm
Kyiv/UNI: Ukrainian Presidential Advisor Mykhailo Podolyak said that Kyiv sees no signs that Russia's troops are withdrawing from the southern city of Kherson.
Egypt: Rights chief calls for immediate release of jailed blogger and activist
Nov 09, 2022, at 10:03 pm
New York: UN Human Rights High Commissioner Volker Türk on Tuesday appealed for Egypt to free a prominent blogger and activist whose life is in imminent danger following a seven-month hunger strike, that has escalated with the start of the COP27 climate summit being hosted there.
New milestone in battle against illegal, unregulated fishing
Nov 08, 2022, at 07:14 pm
New York: Global action to fight illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing has intensified, the Food and Agriculture Organization said on Monday, noting that 100 States have now signed on to an international agreement battling the scourge.
Nov 08, 2022, at 07:06 pm
New York: The top UN disarmament official told the Security Council on Monday that “gaps, inconsistencies and discrepancies” identified in Syria’s declaration over its use of chemical weapons, in accordance with the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC). “cannot be considered accurate and complete”.
Like racism and sexism, ‘povertyism’ should be illegal, UN rights expert says
Nov 08, 2022, at 06:58 pm
New York: Although the global cost-of-living crisis will be an obstacle to eradicating poverty by 2030, countries can still make significant progress towards this Sustainable Development Goal (SDG), UN-appointed human rights expert Olivier de Schutter has said.
Mass displacements in eastern DR Congo threaten young lives
Nov 08, 2022, at 06:53 pm
The lives of thousands of children in overcrowded, unsanitary camps for internally displaced people (IDPs) in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) are seriously at risk, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) warned on Monday.
Tanzania: Precision Air flight crashes into Lake Victoria, 19 die
Nov 07, 2022, at 03:25 pm
Dodoma: A Precision Air flight crash-landed in Lake Victoria in Tanzania on Sunday amid bad weather, leaving 19 people dead.
South Korea: Train derailment in Seoul leaves 30 people injured
Nov 07, 2022, at 02:50 am
Seoul: At least 30 passengers were injured when a train, in which they were travelling, derailed in Seoul city of South Korea on Sunday, media reports said.
6.1 magnitude earthquake strikes Indonesia
Nov 06, 2022, at 03:22 pm
Jakarta/UNI: A 6.1-magnitude earthquake jolted North Sulawesi province in central Indonesia on Sunday, but did not trigger a tsunami, the country's meteorology, climatology and geophysics agency said.
UN urges Elon Musk to ensure human rights in Twitter management
Nov 06, 2022, at 03:13 pm
Geneva/UNI: United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk issued an open letter to Elon Musk, Chief Executive Officer of Twitter, saying "ensure human rights are central to the management of Twitter".
'Everyone's really excited', says Rishi Sunak on life in 10 Downing Street: Report
Nov 06, 2022, at 06:13 am
Newly-appointed UK PM Rishi has moved back into the smaller flat above 10 Downing Street, which is usually used as the home of the Chancellor of Exchequer.