An independent UN expert expressed grave concern on Thursday over the human rights situation in the Central African Republic (CAR), calling for political dialogue and a new “climate of trust”.
Japan has begun discharging treated radioactive wastewater from the disabled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station into the Pacific Ocean, 12 years on from the major meltdown there, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) confirmed on Thursday.
UN human rights chief Volker Türk, on Thursday, reiterated the call for accountability and justice for the hundreds of thousands of Rohingya driven from their homes in Myanmar by security forces in 2017, in what has been described as “textbook” ethnic cleansing.
In a deeply concerning development, Jathedar Harpreet Singh of Takht Sri Damdama Sahib has strongly condemned the threatening letters recently dispatched to Sikhs residing in Rawalpindi, Pakistan.
One year after historic floods devastated Pakistan and a national state of emergency was declared, millions of children continue to need humanitarian assistance and access to essential services, UNICEF warned today. Recovery and rehabilitation efforts remain underfunded.
The only path out of the war in Syria is a political process, which would also help to address the many crises affecting the country, UN Special Envoy Geir Pedersen told the Security Council on Wednesday.
Russian strikes on at least 10 regions in Ukraine have left a path of death and destruction over the past 24 hours, the UN Humanitarian Coordinator in the country said on Wednesday.
Wastewater, long seen as an environmental and health hazard, possesses untapped potential as an alternative energy and clean water source to offset fertilizer use, the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) said on Wednesday.
Greece must adopt “safe and impartial” border policies and practices and hold its law enforcement officers accountable for abuses, a group of UN Human Rights Council-appointed experts said in a statement on Wednesday.
A female Youtuber has been killed in Afghanistan's Kabul city, the Taliban confirmed on Thursday.
Former US President Donald Trump has surrendered in Georgia on charges of plotting to overturn the state's election results in 2020.
Moscow: Yevgeny Prigozhin, the leader of the Wagner private military group, who led an armed mutiny against the military leadership in Moscow in June, was killed in a plane crash in Russia’s Tver Region on Wednesday, AFP reported.
Dhaka/UNI: The bilateral meeting between Chinese President Xi Jinping and Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was held in Johannesburg on Wednesday, according to the Mofa statement.
Johannesburg/UNI: Chinese President Xi Jinping, during his address at the 15th BRICS Summit held on Wednesday, called upon the member countries to enhance global governance, emphasizing the importance of fairness and justice.
Hawaii/UNI: A distressing number of individuals, reaching between 1,000 to 1,100, remain unaccounted for in the aftermath of the unprecedented wildfires that ravaged the island of Maui in Hawaii.
Moscow/UNI: Russian President Vladimir Putin conveyed his congratulations to Indian President Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the successful landing of the Indian lunar mission at the South Pole of the Moon, stated the Kremlin.
Pakistani Christians demonstrated outside the country's High Commission in London recently against the violence in Jaranwala region when attackers set several churches on fire.
New York: The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is grappling with a dire humanitarian crisis fuelled by ongoing political instability and armed conflicts, severely impacting the entire food supply, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) said on Tuesday.
The UN refugee agency, UNHCR, is calling on the international community to renew its commitment to the nearly one million Rohingya refugees who have fled persecution in Myanmar for neighbouring Bangladesh.
Most Sikhs settled in Canada are not interested in buying anything from the shops opened by the Khalistanis, who are failing to find sufficient ground to push forward their separatist agenda.
Recent deadly clashes between two largest armed groups in the Libyan capital, Tripoli, underscore the dire security situation there and are undermining preparations for elections slated for later this year, the top UN envoy for the country said on Tuesday.
New York: In Afghanistan, hundreds of former government officials and members of the armed forces have allegedly been killed despite assurances from the Taliban of an amnesty, the UN human rights office (OHCHR) said on Tuesday.
Praising India's 'Chandrayaan-3' mission, former Pakistan Minister Fawad Chaudhry has said his country's media should broadcast the moon landing live, in a statement which might raise eyebrows of many considering the hostile relation between the two bordering nations.
In a resolute commitment to justice and unity, Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Umar Atta Bandial has assured that proper investigations will be conducted before any action is taken in cases, particularly those involving blasphemy charges against minority communities.
A drone has hit an under-construction building in Russia's Moscow city, said Mayor Sergey Sobyanin on Telegram.
A drone has hit an under-construction building in Russia's Moscow city, said Mayor Sergey Sobyanin on Telegram.
All eight passengers, who were trapped in a cable car in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa region, have been rescued, officials said on Tuesday.
Islamabad: Six soldiers and four terrorists were killed in a clash in Pakistan's northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Tuesday, a military statement said.
Police booked and arrested a Christian youth under the blasphemy law and Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (PECA) 2016 for allegedly reposting and resharing hate material (letter) that had contributed to the spread of violence against the Christian community in Jaranwala.
Lahore police have arrested eight members of the Ahmadi community for allegedly preaching their beliefs in the Badami Bagh area of the Pakistani city.
