“UNRWA can confirm that one of our schools in the Nuseirat area (Middle Areas) was hit overnight / early morning by Israeli Forces. The school was possibly hit several times,” the UN agency for Palestinian refugees told UN News. “The number of those reported killed is between 35 and 45. Scores others are injured. We…
In a statement released late on Wednesday the UN Secretary-General António Guterres said he had been deeply distressed to hear of the hundreds of lives lost and many others affected by the deluge in Kenya as well as Burundi, Somalia, Tanzania and other parts of East Africa. He extended his condolences to the Governments and…
Filed before the ongoing four-month-old war in Gaza began, the case has triggered heated commentary even before the court’s president, Judge Nawaf Salam, opened the hearings. This recap provides snapshots of the first days of hearings, from 19 to 21 February. The hearings will close on 26 February. Israel chose not to participate. World court…
The alleged massacre happened in Welingara village in the Nara region of central Mali on 26 January. Some 30 civilians were also reportedly killed by unidentified gunmen in the Bandiagara region at the weekend. In his call for impartial investigations into the allegations, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights emphasized the need for justice…
More than 64 people are missing and feared dead after the vessel they were travelling in capsized on Sunday. Approximately 90 migrants, including 60 women, were on board the vessel, which was heading to Yemen from the coast of Djibouti. Twenty-six survivors were rescued by the Yemeni Coast Guard. Global cooperation needed IOM is collaborating…
Normal life was disrupted as flood water entered residential camps and houses (Photo: Social Media). Lahore: The Sutlej River overflowed, inundating dozens of villages and rendering thousands homeless. Due to flood relay, many large settlements, dozens of settlements and mouzas of Punjab were submerged while Mouza Bhattian and Qadir Bakhsh dams were broken. Thousands of…
As a result of a large-scale fire in the forests of Algeria due to the ongoing heat wave in North Africa, 34 people were killed and many people were injured due to burns. According to a foreign media report, 34 people were killed and dozens were injured in a forest fire in Algeria due to…
In the Indian state of Maharashtra, 26 people were killed in a landslide in Raigad district due to heavy rains. Indian officials say that dozens of people are still feared to be buried under the pile of mud. More than 80 people were evacuated safely after the landslide, officials said. 17 houses in the affected…
A 61-year-old German anesthetist doctor’s carelessness caused hepatitis C germs to spread to many patients. According to the report, a 61-year-old German anesthetist was suspended for two years for causing harm to patients by negligently transmitting hepatitis C to patients. The report stated that between February 2017 and April 2018, the German doctor administered anesthetic…
Death toll from heat wave in Mexico exceeds 110: Photo: File The death toll from the heat wave in the US state of Texas has risen to 13, with most of the deaths occurring near the border with Mexico. According to the American news agency, the heat is at its peak in the two major…
