More than 800 people have been reportedly killed by armed groups in Ardamata, West Darfur, an area which has so far been less affected by the conflict that erupted in April. Ardamata also housed a camp for internally displaced people, Close to 100 shelters have been razed to the ground, while extensive looting – including…
Paulo Pinheiro spoke to UN News this week after presenting his latest report to the UN General Assembly’s Third Committee, which examines a range of social, humanitarian affairs and human rights issues. The Syrian war, which began in March 2011, is at its “worst point” in four years, he said, while stressing that the escalating…
That figure translates to an alarming average of 20,000 children uprooted every day. The findings are contained in UNICEF’s latest report, Children Displaced in a Changing Climate, the first ever global analysis of child displacements caused by floods, storms, droughts and wildfires. It also projects future trends for the next three decades. Catherine Russell, UNICEF…
Another incident of live-in relationship murder in India, Photo: File Bangalore: In the Indian state of Karnataka, 29-year-old Vishnu brutally killed his partner, 24-year-old Deva. Both were living together for 2 years. According to Indian media, this couple from Kerala had been living in a rented house in Karnataka for two years without getting married….
File photo Dr. Muhammad Masood, a Pakistani living in the American state of Minnesota, was sentenced to 18 years in prison on charges of terrorism. According to the American media, a 31-year-old Pakistani doctor has admitted his intention to work for the terrorist organization ISIS. Pakistani Dr. Muhammad Masood was working for a Minnesota medical…
Yesterday was the hottest day since 1763 in the northern Italian city of Milan, with an average temperature of 33 degrees Celsius. According to the Regional Environmental Protection Agency (ARPA), Milan is experiencing a heat wave that began in mid-August. In 1763, the Milano Brera meteorological station began recording temperatures. ARPA says August 23 and…
In America, a 35-year-old man killed his 47-year-old girlfriend in a hotel, Photo: File A 35-year-old suspect who killed his 47-year-old life partner with a sharp knife in the American state of Texas has been sentenced to 60 years in prison. According to the American Broadcasting Corporation, McNeil, a 35-year-old man, brutally killed his 47-year-old…
Desecration of Holy Quran will be punishable by 2 years imprisonment and fine, Photo: File Beijing/Copenhagen: Denmark has passed new legislation that aims to make burning and desecrating the Holy Quran in public places illegal and a punishable offence. According to the World News Agency, the Minister of Justice of Denmark Peter Himmelgaard said in…
Melbourne: A court sentenced the former principal of a Jewish community school in Melbourne, Australia, to 15 years in prison after being found guilty of sexually harassing two student sisters. According to the international media, according to the evidence submitted to the court, the 56-year-old former principal of Addas Israel School, Malika Lefer, studied at…
Friday, 25 August, marks the sixth anniversary of the start of a massive offensive by Myanmar’s military against the mainly Muslim minority in Rakhine state. Some 10,000 Rohingya men, women, children and newborns were killed, more than 300 villages burnt to the ground, and over 700,000 forced to flee to Bangladesh in search of safety,…
