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New York/IBNS/UNI: A gunman riding a scooter without a license plate opened fire in New York's Queens and Brooklyn districts at four people, killing an 87-year-old man and injuring three others, the New York Police Department (NYPD) has said.
Rio De Janeiro/IBNS/UNI: The death toll from a building collapse in Recife, capital of Pernambuco in northeastern Brazil, rose to 11 on Saturday, while three people were still missing, authorities said on Sunday.
Islamabad/IBNS/UNI: At least seven people were burnt to death and 14 others injured after a passenger van caught fire in Pakistan's eastern Punjab province on Saturday, police officials said Sunday.
A drone, which was carrying drugs worth millions of rupees, crashed in Lahore's Halloki area on Friday.
Islamabad: Sixty-seven people died and 125 others injured in separate rain-related accidents in Pakistan since the start of the pre-monsoon season in the country, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) of Pakistan said on Saturday.
Tehran: Two policemen and four "terrorists" were killed on Saturday in an armed "terrorist attack" on a police station in the southeastern Iranian province of Sistan and Baluchestan, Iran's semi-official Tasnim news agency reported.
A former Afghan interpreter, who immigrated with his family to America in 2021 to escape the Taliban, was shot dead in Washington recently, media reports said.
New York: The food and fertilizer export deals brokered by the UN last year with Ukraine and Russia have played an “indispensable role” in supporting global food security and must continue, the UN Secretary-General said on Friday.
New York: The UN human rights office (OHCHR) has urged authorities in Honduras to reinforce the “internal and external oversight of military operations” in the country, following the extending of a national state of emergency.
A group of independent UN-appointed human rights experts said on Friday they were appalled by the violent and clearly planned attack carried out on an award-winning Russian journalist and human rights lawyer while the pair were visiting Chechnya earlier in the week.
New York: The UN deplored the horrendous civilian cost of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, which reached the 500-day mark on Friday.
A Mexican man has allegedly eaten his wife's brain in tacos and even used her skull as an ashtray after killing her, media reports said.
American lawmakers have unequivocally condemned a recent incident of attempted arson at the Indian Consulate in San Francisco, labeling it a “criminal act”. The attack, carried out by Khalistan supporters, as displayed in a video posted on Twitter, has been vehemently criticized, with calls for swift justice against those responsible.
India is going to be part of Uzbekistan’s July 9 celebration of democracy. A 20-strong delegation from India made up of well-known public figures, senior diplomats, and experts are already in Uzbekistan to take part in the Presidential elections as observers.
Milan: At least six people died and 81 others were admitted to hospital as a fire broke out at a residential care home for the elderly in Milan, media reports said on Saturday.
Brasilia: At least three people were killed Friday and 10 were missing, including children, after the collapse of a building in the Brazilian city of Recife, capital of the state of Pernambuco, the Civil Defense and Fire Department reported.
New York: The UN chief addressed the escalating loss of life in Israel and Palestine on Thursday, voicing strong condemnation for all acts of violence against civilians, including acts of terror.
Dhaka: Protesters demonstrated in different corners of Bangladesh on Wednesday to commemorate the Urumqi Massacre and express solidarity with the victims and their families.
The members of Stop Uyghur Genocide, a UK-based campaign to defend Uyghurs and other Turkic Muslims in China, recently protested outside the Chinese Embassy in London to mark the 14th anniversary of Urumqi Massacre, media reports said.
Chinese authorities have allegedly arrested four Tibetan students as they attempted to flee to India.
New York: The world must act now to stem the violence and instability in Haiti, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Thursday, appealing for simultaneous action on the humanitarian, security, and political fronts.
Women and girls are primarily responsible for water collection in seven out of 10 households that lack supply, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the World Health Organization (WHO) said in a new report published on Thursday.
New York: The Myanmar regime’s brutal violence against civilians and its denial of life-saving humanitarian aid reflect “utter contempt for humanity”, UN rights chief Volker Türk told the Human Rights Council on Thursday.
The development of artificial intelligence, or AI, “for the good of all” requires guardrails grounded in human rights, transparency, and accountability, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Thursday.
New York: The UN’s top humanitarian officials on Wednesday voiced shock and condemnation over increasing reports of gender-based violence in Sudan as the military power struggle there continues.
Islamabad: Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa region is witnessing a surge in crime in recent times, as per a report published by the Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) .
Three Pakistani soldiers died and three civilians were injured when a suicide bomber exploded himself in the general area of Miran Shah in Pakistan's North Waziristan District, media reports said on Friday.
Several Catholic Church leaders in Pakistan have demanded protection after a banned Islamist outfit threatened in the wake of the Quran burning incident in Sweden.
Thimphu: Construction of check dams along the Gelephu-Zhemgang Highway at Aieslip has proved to be successful in preventing flooding, giving relief to people of Bhutan.
The UN Office on Genocide Prevention and the Responsibility to Protect launched a new policy paper on Wednesday aimed at countering and addressing hate speech online.
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