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New York: Carlos Ruiz Massieu, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the UN Verification Mission in Colombia, briefed ambassadors on latest developments under the accord that ended five decades of fighting between the Government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC-EP). The peace
Madrid: Countries across Asia, Americas and Africa are seeing a resurgence in COVID-19 cases, forcing them to bring back or extend stringent lockdowns and hampering drives to vaccinate their population. EUROPE * Spain surpassed 4 million coronavirus cases since the pandemic began after adding 43,960 new cases,
Geneva: The UN Human Rights Council called for those behind “massive scale” enforced disappearances in Syria over the past decade of conflict to be held accountable. The resolution, presented by Britain and a number of European countries, along with the US, Turkey and Qatar, decried that
Following are the correct figures of human rights violations committed by Indian forces in Indian administered Kashmir Total Killings 95,806 Custodial Killings 7,178 Arrested 161,878 Arson (Houses, Shops, etc.) 110,413 Women widowed 22,928 Children orphaned 107,824 Women gang-raped /
Tunis: The House of People's Representatives (ARP) approved the decision to deploy a military unit in the Central African Republic under the UN banner, with 105 votes in favour, 0 against and 4 abstentions. It is the Light Quick Reaction Force (LQRF) whose deployment in
Srinagar: Heavy security was deployed around a Srinagar graveyard today to prevent political leaders and others from paying their respects on Martyrs' Day - a day traditionally observed as an assertion of the people's fight for democracy and remembered for the killing of 22 people
Brussels: Participants of a protest camp in Brussels called upon the European Parliament to play its role in ending the atrocities committed by the Indian forces in the Indian Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IOJK), especially violence against the Kashmiri children. The protesters handed over a petition
Firozabad: In a shocking incident, a Dalit youth was allegedly beaten up by upper caste men when he tried to stop one of them from rashly driving a tractor in an inebriated condition in Uttar Pradeshs Firozabad district. A video clip of the incident went viral
As China celebrated 100 years of the ruling Communist Party of China (CPC) it was also celebrating the nation’s rise from a humiliated colony subjugated by Western imperialism to a global power. In just the last 21 years of the 21st century, China has transformed from
Nayantara Sahgal Father Stan Swamy did not die in the normal course. He was killed. Here is how the story as we know it goes: His house is raided for evidence of sedition and subversion. No evidence of any wrongdoing is found. Next, this frail Jesuit
London: An international climate change summit will demand that the Government gives local and regional authorities more power in order to achieve a net-zero UK. The International Net Zero Local Leadership Summit will see 32 cross-party mayors and local leaders from across the UK call for
New York: The Covid pandemic caused an estimated 18 percent increase in the number of people facing hunger, a UN report finds, dealing a massive setback to efforts to ensure everyone has access to food. - ´Freedom Day´ - Britain´s government confirms it will press ahead with