Brussels: The European Union has called the "grave violations" against children in Indian Occupied Kashmir an "important issue" that it has a "keen eye" on. The violations were highlighted recently by the UN chief in the annual report on 'Children and Armed Conflict', which was launched
Geneva: UN-sponsored talks aimed at paving the way for elections in Libya in late December have failed to find common ground, the deputy of the United Nations mission in Libya said after weeklong talks near Geneva. Raisedon Zenenga, assistant secretary-general and mission coordinator of the UN
Kabul: The Taliban outlawed dozens of seemingly innocuous activities and pastimes in Afghanistan during their 1996-2001 rule -- including kite flying, TV soap operas, pigeon racing, fancy haircuts, and even playing music. These have made a comeback in the years since, but fears are growing they
Nicosia: The European Union deployed aerial assistance to help Cyprus contain a huge forest fire raging north of the cities of Limassol and Larnaca, a blaze one official called the worst on record. The blaze, fanned by strong winds, affected at least six communities in the
Washington: President Joe Biden celebrated US Independence Day with an upbeat assessment of a country he said is roaring back to post-pandemic life, even if COVID-19 has yet to be fully "vanquished." Speaking before a festive crowd of 1,000 guests on the White House South Lawn,
Moscow: Russia counted more than 25,000 new daily infections after a week of record death tolls as the highly contagious Delta variant propels a global resurgence of the pandemic. The coronavirus has killed nearly four million people worldwide, forcing numerous nations to reimpose restrictions well over
Vatican City: Pope Francis, 84, was doing well Monday after surgery for an inflamed large colon, but was expected to spend around seven days recovering in hospital, the Vatican said. Francis “is in good general condition, alert and breathing spontaneously”, spokesman Matteo Bruni said in a
Ramallah: Hundreds of Palestinians demanded the resignation of president Mahmud Abbas at a West Bank protest sparked by last month s death of an activist in custody. Relatives of Nizar Banat, who died after security forces stormed his home and violently arrested him, were at the
Yangon: Twenty-five anti-junta fighters and civilians were killed during clashes with the military in central Myanmar, villagers said as locals increasingly take up arms against the regime in the coup-wracked country. Myanmar has been in turmoil since a February coup that ousted Aung San Suu Kyi
