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…
—Photo: Reuters Srinagar: The Indian government released Kashmiri leader and Hurriyat leader Mirwaiz Umar Farooq after more than four years of house arrest. According to international media, the 50-year-old was detained along with other political leaders and thousands of residents after the government revoked the constitutional autonomy of Occupied Kashmir. Most of the detainees were…
Photo: Express Lahore: The Indian government has released the Pakistani youth who crossed the border by mistake from the Narwal area of Punjab after two and a half years. A young man named Shahbaz Ahmad reached back to Pakistan via Wagah border. The spokesperson of the Pakistani High Commission in New Delhi said that Shahbaz…
A city in China has announced that it will pay $137 per person for brides aged 25 and over. Photo: File Beijing: The trend of marriage in China has decreased, which has been reflected in the decline in population. Now the administration of a Chinese city has announced that a girl up to the age…
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…
