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UN rights office warns over violent escalation in Yemen and beyond

Posted on January 19, 2022 by News Desk

UNITED NATIONS, Jan 19 (APP): Escalating conflict in Yemen has seen an alarming number of air and drone strikes already this year, notably against civilians and non-military targets, the UN rights office, OHCHR, said Tuesday. “We are deeply concerned by the continuing escalation of the […]

Anti-abortion lawmaker poised to become new EU parliament chief

Posted on January 18, 2022 by Tuba Zafar

Strasbourg, France, Jan 18 (AFP/APP):Lawmakers in the European Parliament voted Tuesday for a new speaker, with centre-right Maltese politician Roberta Metsola favourite to win despite controversy over her anti-abortion stance. The election comes a week after the shock death of outgoing centre-left parliament president David […]

US court awards Warmbier family $240,000 seized from North Korea

Posted on January 18, 2022 by Tuba Zafar

Seoul, Jan 18 (AFP/APP):A United States court has awarded the family of Otto Warmbier, the American student who died after being jailed by Pyongyang, $240,000 seized from a North Korean bank, court records showed. The 22-year-old Warmbier, who was detained in North Korea for allegedly […]

Chinese vice premier stresses stable vegetable supply during Spring Festival

Posted on January 18, 2022 by Tuba Zafar

JINAN, Jan 18 (XINHUA/APP):Chinese Vice Premier Hu Chunhua called for efforts to ensure stable vegetable production and supply during the Spring Festival. Hu, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, made the remarks during an inspection tour […]

UN chief slams Houthi attack in Abu Dhabi in which a Pakistani was among killed

Posted on January 18, 2022 by News Desk

UNITED NATIONS, Jan 17 (APP):UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres “condemns” today’s attacks on Abu Dhabi’s airport and the nearby industrial Musaffah area causing three civilian deaths, including one Pakistani man, that were claimed by Yemeni rebels — Houthis — saying the action violated international law. “Attacks […]

Germany ‘to do all’ to ensure Ukraine’s security: Baerbock

Posted on January 18, 2022 by News Desk

Kyiv, Jan 17 (AFP/APP):Germany will do everything in its power to guarantee Ukraine’s security, Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said Monday on her first visit to Ukraine, amid rising fears of a Russian invasion. “We will do our all to guarantee Ukraine’s security. We will do […]

Texas rabbi describes moment he threw a chair at gunman in hostage stand-off

Posted on January 18, 2022 by News Desk

Washington, Jan 17 (AFP/APP):The rabbi of a Texas synagogue that was the scene of a hostage stand-off recounted Monday how he threw a chair at the gunman, allowing those being held to escape. During the “last hour” of the 10-hour ordeal Saturday their captor “wasn’t […]

Iranian-Swedish dissident’s ‘terrorist’ trial to open

Posted on January 18, 2022 by News Desk

Tehran, Jan 17 (AFP/APP):The trial of an Iranian-Swedish dissident held in Iran for over a year accused of carrying out “bomb attacks” for an Arab separatist group opens Tuesday, the judiciary said. Habib Chaab disappeared during a visit to Turkey in October 2020 and a […]

Credit Suisse chief quits over Covid rules breach

Posted on January 18, 2022 by News Desk

Zurich, Jan 17 (AFP/APP):The chairman of Credit Suisse resigned Monday over Covid quarantine violations, leaving the bank’s new risk committee chief holding the reins and tasked with trying to stabilise the scandal-hit institution. Antonio Horta-Osorio, who joined Switzerland’s second-largest bank less than a year ago, […]

UN ready to assist Tonga after volcano eruption, tsunami

Posted on January 17, 2022 by News Desk

Washington-January 16 (Online): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has expressed deep concern over the reports of a tsunami, affecting Tonga following the eruption of an undersea volcano near the Pacific nation. In a statement, Deputy Spokesman for the Secretary-General Farhan Haq said that the United Nations […]

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UN rights office warns over violent escalation in Yemen and beyond

Anti-abortion lawmaker poised to become new EU parliament chief

US court awards Warmbier family $240,000 seized from North Korea

Chinese vice premier stresses stable vegetable supply during Spring Festival

UN chief slams Houthi attack in Abu Dhabi in which a Pakistani was among killed

Germany ‘to do all’ to ensure Ukraine’s security: Baerbock

Texas rabbi describes moment he threw a chair at gunman in hostage stand-off

Iranian-Swedish dissident’s ‘terrorist’ trial to open

Credit Suisse chief quits over Covid rules breach

UN ready to assist Tonga after volcano eruption, tsunami

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