48,000 Rohingya babies to be born in camps in 2018
Dhaka More than 48,000 Rohingya babies are expected to be born in Bangladesh this year, beginning their lives in camps and makeshift settlements where families rely on food rations to…
Twitter not to block controversial leaders
WEB DESK Twitter has announced that it will not block the accounts of world leaders even if their statements are controversial. Citing a need to promote a public conversation on…
UN to investigate DR Congo attack on peacekeepers
WEB DESK The United Nations has set up a special investigation of the attack that killed 15 UN peacekeepers and wounded 43 others in the Democratic Republic of Congo last…
US suspends $1 billion security aid to Pakistan
WEB DESK The United States has suspended over 1 billion US dollar security assistance to Pakistan until Islamabad takes decisive action against terror groups, including the Afghan Taliban and the…
Syria: 30 civilians killed in air strikes near Damascus
WEB DESK Nearly 30 civilians, including children, have been killed by airstrikes in the rebel stronghold of Eastern Ghouta, outside the capital, Damascus. The Britain-based watchdog Syrian Observatory for Human…
UN welcomes re-opening of hotline between North and South Korea
UN welcomes re-opening of hotline between North and South Korea The United Nations has welcomed the re-opening of a hotline between North and South Korea. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres voiced…
11 killed in suicide attack at mosque in Nigeria
AMN A suicide bomb attack on a mosque in northeastern Nigeria has killed at least 11 people. According to reports, the incident took place in the town of Gamboru, in…
51 KILLED IN PERU BUS MISHAP
AMN The death toll in a catastrophic bus crash in Peru has risen to 51, making it one of the deadliest vehicle accidents in the nation’s history. Peru’s Health Ministry…
North Korea reopens cross-border hotline with South Korea
AMN North Korea reopened a border hotline with South Korea yesterday restoring a channel of direct dialogue and signaling a possible thaw in relations between the two rivals after months…
UN rights chief urges probe into violence in Iran
United Nations The top United Nations human rights official has urged the Iranian authorities to handle the protests that have taken place around the country “with great care” so as…