Zurich/IBNS/UNI: The Danish government called the Quran burning outside the Iraqi embassy in Copenhagen a provocation and condemned the act, saying that the burning of religious texts creates division between religions and cultures.
Bogota/IBNS/UNI: At least 10 people died and about 30 were injured in a bus accident in the municipality of Playon in the northeastern Colombian department of Santander, the regional disaster risk management agency said.
Man was expelled from a bar in San Luis Rio Colorado, Sonora, Mexico, for his inappropriate behavior towards women.
A man, who has stolen 200,000 Cadbury Creme Eggs weeks before Easter in the UK, has been prisoned.
Lahore Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Police, Shariq Jamal, was found dead at his residence located in the Pakistani city's DHA neighbourhood n Saturday.
New York: Access to social protection is a fundamental human right, yet a recent UN human rights report shows that numerous women and girls worldwide are still unable to access provisions such as social security payments and pensions.
New York: The ongoing conflict in Sudan is impacting food security and migration across West and Central Africa, depleting scarce resources, exacerbating inter-communal tensions and putting major stress on the already underfunded humanitarian response, the World Food Programme (WFP) said on Friday.
New York: Russia’s bombardment of Ukrainian ports along the Black Sea could have far-reaching impacts on global food security, UN political affairs chief Rosemary DiCarlo said on Friday in a briefing to the Security Council.
New York: A UN-appointed independent expert expressed deep concern on Friday over the distressing treatment of children being held apparently indefinitely in prison-like conditions in northeast Syria, where they are forcibly separated from their mothers.
Moscow: Russia and China carried out joint artillery firing at a sea target as part of the "North. Interaction-2023" naval exercises organized by Beijing in the Sea of Japan, the Russian Pacific Fleet said on Saturday.
New York: A long-serving staffer with the UN World Food Programme (WFP) has been shot and killed in Yemen.
Pro-war blogger and hardline critic of President Vladimir Putin, Igor Girkin, who earlier criticised Russia's military strategy in Ukraine, has been remanded in custody by a court in Moscow, media reports said.
Taipei: Taiwan's armed forces have detected 26 Chinese aircraft and 7 vessels approaching the island in 24 hours, the Taiwanese Defense Ministry said on Friday.
At least four people were hurt as a blast rocked Geelay area in the Mamund Tehsil of Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa region on Friday, media reports said.
Washington: A massive fire, caused by the explosion of propane tanks, has broken out near the Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport in the US state of Arizona, with over 100 firefighters fighting the flames, the Phoenix fire department said.
Citing the pressure of his job and its impact on family life, OpenAI's head of trust and safety Dave Willner has said he is quitting the company.
Peshawar: As many as four terrorist attacks rocked Khyber Pakhtunkhwa region of Pakistan in the last 48 hours, media reports said.
Wellington: The victims of a deadly shooting in New Zealand's Auckland on Thursday were two men aged in their 40s, New Zealand Police confirmed on Friday.
New York: The United Nations on Thursday held its annual ceremony to honour the life and legacy Nelson Mandela, the first black President of post-apartheid South Africa who died in 2013.
New York: A group of UN independent experts on Thursday expressed grave concern over a discriminatory policy issued by the Libyan Government of National Unity (GNU) which effectively restricts women and girls from travelling abroad without a male guardian.
The High Commission of India and Namaste Yoga Studio in collaboration with the New Amsterdam Prison recently hosted a yoga programme from women inmates, media reports said.
Doha: Qatar's Foreign Ministry said Friday that it summoned Swedish Ambassador Gautam Bhattacharyya to hand him a note of protest over the repeated desecration of the Quran in Sweden.
New York: Current funding for critical aid efforts supporting Rohingya refugees living in camps in southern Bangladesh is simply not enough, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) has said, as dwindling resources have forced the second ration cut in three months.
New York: This year’s High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) concluded in New York on Wednesday, laying the groundwork for the crucial SDG Summit in September.
Kevin Mitnick, who was once considered as one of the world's most wanted computer hackers, has died after fighting against pancreatic cancer for 14 months.
The Iraqi government spokesperson stated on Thursday that due to the permission of a Koran-burning protest in Stockholm, Iraq has directed the Swedish ambassador to leave and has decided to withdraw its envoy from the country.
At least one policeman died and nine others were injured as a blast rocked in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Khyber district on Thursday, media reports said.
Auckland: New Zealand witnessed the deaths of two people after a shooting incident in Auckland occurred hours before the start of the Fifa Women's World Cup in the city.
Life-saving relief programmes should not be held hostage by political interests, the President of the General Assembly said on Wednesday, as Member States gathered to debate the use of the veto by a permanent member of the Security Council, that halted vital cross-border aid last week into northern Syria.
New York: The United Nations family came together on Wednesday to pay tribute to the 77 members of staff who died in the line of duty in 2022.
