Volker Türk said he had been “following developments closely” in Israel, where parliamentarians supporting the hard-line nationalist Government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu passed a bill on Monday which in effect strips the Supreme Court of its power to block Government decisions. Opposition parties boycotted the vote which came after seven months of protests which…
Image courtesy: France 24. 8 people have been found guilty of murder in connection with the bombings in Brussels, the capital of Belgium in Western Europe. According to the news agency, the criminals include French citizen Saleh Abdeslam and Moroccan-born Belgian citizen Mohamed Abrini. According to the news agency, Saleh Abdul Salam and Mohammad Abrini…
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…
Image Courtesy: EuroNews.com In the northern regions of Italy, after the intense heat, the roads turned into rivers due to heavy rains, and more than a hundred people were injured in various accidents. On the other hand, Pope Francis says that climate change is an urgent challenge, it cannot be stopped, Pope Francis has appealed…
Photo Courtesy: NDTV. A flood situation has arisen in the central regions of Afghanistan after heavy rains. According to the Afghan media from Kabul, 31 people have been killed, 74 injured and 41 missing due to the flood during 3 days. Afghan government spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said on Sunday that floods have wreaked havoc in…
Moscow: 4 people died after a hot water pipe burst in a shopping mall in the capital of Russia. A hot water pipe burst in a shopping mall in western Moscow on Saturday, killing four people and injuring 10, according to foreign media reports. The city’s mayor, Sergei Sobyanin, described the incident as a tragedy,…
The Nigerian government announced good news to the people suffering from inflation, free grain and increase in salaries from the government. A foreign news agency According to the report Nigeria, an African country rich in petroleum and natural gas reserves, will provide facilities to its people to overcome the economic crisis and reduce the impact…
Vrimena Gowda shopping mall where the blast took place, file photo A hot water pipe burst in a shopping mall in western Moscow, killing four people and injuring several others. The mayor of Moscow, Sergei Sobyanin, said that the injured people were burned due to the explosion. He said that emergency services are working at…
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…
The Thai authorities are working alongside UN agencies to not just improve the availability of services following the change in the way people are sentenced for drugs crimes, but also reduce the stigmatization of people who use drugs and ensure they have access to services where they feel comfortable. UN News spoke with the UNAIDS Country…
