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ISLAMABAD 12 May (Online): The northern “breadbasket” of Afghanistan is battling a potentially devastating outbreak of locusts that threaten to eat their way through up to a quarter of the country’s annual wheat harvest, the UN has warned. After three years of disappointing, drought-afflicted harvests, […]

Barcelona, May 12 (AFP/APP): After eight years running City Hall, Barcelona’s left-wing mayor, Ada Colau, is eyeing a third mandate on May 28, when Spain votes in local and regional elections whose outcome is unclear. A total of 36 million people will cast their ballots […]

Dakar, May 12 (AFP/APP):The Malian army and foreign fighters executed at least 500 people during an anti-militants operation in Mali in March 2022, according to a much-awaited UN report released on Friday. The figures by the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) amount to […]

Rome, May 12 (AFP/APP): Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is expected in Rome on Saturday for talks with political leaders and possibly Pope Francis, in his first visit to Italy since Russia’s invasion. A spokesman for Italian President Sergio Mattarella confirmed to AFP he would meet […]

Kyiv, Ukraine, May 11 (AFP/APP): Ukraine said it needed more time before a highly anticipated counter-offensive against Russian forces, according to an interview published by the BBC Thursday, as the UK pledged to send Storm Shadow missiles to help Kyiv. Britain’s decision will make it […]

UNITED NATIONS, May 11 (APP): UN human rights experts Thursday expressed alarm at a recent announcement by the de facto Supreme Court in Afghanistan sanctioning the use of punishments including stoning, flogging and burying under a wall. “Stoning people to death or burying them under […]

Espoo, Finland, May 11 (AFP/APP): Some 27 young people, mostly children, were injured in Finland on Thursday when a temporary footbridge near a construction site collapsed and they fell several metres onto a road, officials said. The accident occurred at around 9:20 am (0620 GMT) […]

ANKARA 11 May (Online): Foreign ministers for Turkey, Syria, Russia and Iran met on Wednesday in Moscow, marking the highest-level talks so far on rebuilding ties between Ankara and Damascus after years of animosity during Syria’s civil war. Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said in […]

ISLAMABAD, May 11 (Online): UN Secretary General António Guterres has urged to pursue due process in legal proceedings against former Prime Minister Khan “Peaceful protest is staged instead of violence. The authorities should respect rule of law and due process in proceedings brought against former […]

Geneva, May 11 (AFP/APP):The UN rights chief Thursday called on the international community to exert all possible pressure on the fighting sides in Sudan to resolve the conflict and end “the wanton violence”. The fighting has plunged “this much-suffering country into a catastrophe”, United Nations […]