Gaza’s new terror: booby-trapped cans of food for the unwary
“A 14-year-old boy was seriously injured and sustained limb amputations after opening a booby-trapped can of food found while looking for his belongings in his house that had been shelled…
Haitians ‘cannot wait’ for reign of terror by gangs to end: Rights chief
“The Haitian population cannot wait any longer,” Volker Türk said in a video statement to the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, part of an interactive dialogue on his most…
Armed groups continue terror campaign across Burkina Faso
High Commissioner Volker Türk said, from the capital Ouagadougou, that his local office had been “engaging intensely with the authorities, civil society actors, human rights defenders, UN partners and others…
Security Council condemns deadly terror attack on Iran police station
The attack on the Rasak police station in the southeastern Sistan and Baluchistan province, which is prone to unrest, was claimed by “Jaish al-Adl,” a Sunni islamist organization active in…
UN’s Türk urges probe into alleged sexual violence during Hamas terror attacks
The High Commissioner also rejected allegations of double standards regarding the UN’s position on the crisis in Gaza, noting that he had been made aware of allegations of sexual violence…
Shock and terror in Gaza as bombardment of shattered enclave resumes
The sound of shells exploding shortly after 7am Gaza time was clearly audible at Nasser hospital in the south, where terrified and traumatised youngsters immediately reacted by clinging to their…
‘Six days of terror’ in West Darfur: Ethnically-based attacks on the rise
Hundreds of ethnic Masalit civilians were reportedly killed earlier this month in Ardamata town, West Darfur, by the RSF and their allied Arab militia. The RSF has its roots in…
UN chief hits back at ‘false’ claim he justified Hamas terror attacks
Addressing Tuesday’s debate in the Council on the worsening crisis in Israel and Palestine, the UN chief said that although nothing could justify the “appalling” attacks by Hamas of 7…
Israel-Palestine: UN chief strongly condemns mounting violence, acts of terror
“Israel’s airstrikes and ground operations in a crowded refugee camp were the worst violence in the West Bank in many years,” said António Guterres, referring to the two day long…
Amarnath Yatra, stricter restrictions in the guise of security, fear and terror in the valley
Image Courtesy: ANI Restrictions for Amarnath Yatra in Occupied Kashmir have been tightened in the guise of security. According to the Kashmir Media Service (KMS) from Srinagar, another 60,000 personnel…