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.
‘We are facing a learning crisis’, UN chief warns on International Youth Day
Aug 12, 2019, at 10:17 am
New York, Aug 12 (IBNS): Schools are “not equipping young people with the skills they need to navigate the technological revolution”, UN Secretary-General António Guterres warned, in a message released to mark the UN’s International Youth Day.
Arab league chief condemns Benghazi car bomb attack
Aug 11, 2019, at 06:59 pm
Cairo, Aug 11 (Sputnik/UNI) The secretary-general of the Arab League (LAS), Ahmed Aboul Gheit, on Sunday condemned the recent attack in the Libyan city of Benghazi, which resulted in the deaths of at least three UN employees.
Eleven injured in Taiwan tour bus accident
Aug 11, 2019, at 06:45 pm
Taipei, Aug 11 (Xinhua/UNI) A total of 11 people, including five tourists from the Chinese mainland, were injured Sunday as a tour bus collided with a sport utility vehicle (SUV) in Ali Mountain, a famous tourist destination in central south Taiwan, authorities said.
Oslo mosque shooting investigated as terror attack attempt: police
Aug 11, 2019, at 06:20 pm
Oslo, Aug 11 (Xinhua/UNI) The police were investigating the mosque shooting near Oslo on Saturday as an attempted terrorist attack, it was announced at a press conference on Sunday.
Aug 11, 2019, at 02:55 pm
New York, Aug 11 (IBNS): Secretary-General António Guterres on Saturday condemned a car bomb attack in front of a shopping mall in the Libyan city of Benghazi, which left three UN workers dead, and three others injured, with dozens of civilians also wounded.
Norway: One hurt in shooting at Oslo mosque
Aug 10, 2019, at 11:08 pm
Oslo, Aug 10 (IBNS): At least one person was injured in a shooting incident in a mosque in Norway on Saturday, media reports said.
Explosion hits police station in Copenhagen, no injuries
Aug 10, 2019, at 05:49 pm
Copenhagen, Aug 10 (IBNS): An explosion occurred at a police station in Denmark's capital Copenhagen on Saturday, media reports said.
North Korea fires 'short-range ballistic missiles'
Aug 10, 2019, at 04:00 pm
Seoul, Aug 10 (IBNS): In fifth such launch in recent weeks, North Korea has fired two missiles into the sea, media reports said.
Turkish and Greek Cypriot leaders ready for talks with UN chief on improved relations
Aug 10, 2019, at 10:30 am
New York, Aug 10 (IBNS): Leaders of the Greek and Turkish parts of the divided island of Cyprus have agreed to meet with the UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, in order to “plan the way forward”, and improve the daily lives of all Cypriots, a statement from the UN Mission in Cyprus, declared on Friday.
UN food aid to Yemen will fully resume after two-month break, as Houthis ‘guarantee’ delivery
Aug 10, 2019, at 10:22 am
New York, Aug 10 (IBNS): Life-saving food aid distribution is set to resume to 850,000 people in the Yemeni capital, Sana’a, following guarantees by Houthi opposition forces that the supplies will reach those who need them most, the World Food Programme (WFP) said on Friday.
Drugs, weapons seized in Myanmar's western state
Aug 09, 2019, at 05:22 pm
Yangon, Aug 9 (Xinhua/UNI) Drugs and weapons were seized from a village administrator's house in Myanmar's Rakhine state, a statement from the Myanmar Police Force said on Friday.
Myanmar parliament approves constitution amendment report
Aug 09, 2019, at 04:57 pm
Naypyitaw, Aug 9 (Xinhua/UNI) Myanmar parliament on Friday approved a report submitted by the Constitution Amendment Joint Committee.
UN rights chief bemoans unilateral sanctions on Venezuela, fearing ‘far-reaching implications’
Aug 09, 2019, at 10:26 am
New York, Aug 9 (IBNS): A new set of unilateral sanctions imposed by the United States on Venezuela this week prompted the concern of the United Nations’ top rights official on Thursday, who said in a statement that she feared they would have a “potentially severe impact” on the human rights of the South American nation’s “long-suffering” people.
In wake of ‘collapsed’ agreement, new wave of violence threatens millions in Syria’s Idlib
Aug 09, 2019, at 10:17 am
New York, Aug 9 (IBNS): Following the collapse of the latest truce in Idlib at the start of this week, the Senior Humanitarian Adviser to the UN’s Syria Envoy urged Member States on Thursday to increase their support for “critical humanitarian needs” in the country’s last opposition-held enclave.
Steps taken to end Saudi ‘guardianship’ system for women, ‘encouraging’ start
Aug 09, 2019, at 10:10 am
New York, Aug 9 (IBNS): Allowing Saudi women to apply for passports and travel without their guardians’ permission is “an encouraging move” towards the “complete abolition of the ‘guardianship’ system,” independent United Nations rights experts said on Thursday, but more action is needed to fully dismantle these restrictions.
Aug 09, 2019, at 10:06 am
New York, Aug 9 (IBNS): More than 500 million people today live in areas affected by erosion linked to climate change, the UN warned on Thursday, before urging all countries to commit to sustainable land use to help limit greenhouse gas emissions before it is too late.
Bigotry makes politicians ‘complicit in the violence that follows’ : UN independent experts
Aug 08, 2019, at 10:02 am
New York, Aug 8 (IBNS): Responding to the mass shootings in Texas and Ohio on Saturday, a group of independent UN experts has called out the “increased use of divisive language”, as well as attempts to marginalise racial, ethnic and religious minorities”, by some politicians and leaders.
Aug 08, 2019, at 09:54 am
New York, Aug 8 (IBNS): The Security Council has “utterly failed Syrian detainees and their families”, Amina Khoulani, Co-founder of Families for Freedom, told the Security Council on Wednesday, during a meeting focussed on those who have been jailed or gone missing across Syria, during years of brutal conflict.
Four in 10 indigenous languages at risk of disappearing, warn UN human rights experts
Aug 08, 2019, at 09:28 am
New York, Aug 8 (IBNS): Of 7,000 indigenous languages spoken today, four in 10 are in danger of disappearing, rights experts said on Wednesday, in a call for a decade of action to reverse the “historic destruction” of age-old dialects.
UN boosts humanitarian appeal to help tackle Zimbabwe’s ‘worst-ever’ hunger crisis
Aug 08, 2019, at 09:17 am
New York, Aug 8 (IBNS): With Zimbabwe now experiencing its “worst-ever hunger crisis”, the UN food relief agency has revised its humanitarian appeal to step up food assistance to people most affected by drought, flooding, and economic stagnation.