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Security Council LIVE: Attacks against Ukrainian civilians unacceptable, un...

Security Council LIVE: Attacks against Ukrainian civilians unacceptable, unjustifiable and must stop, says UN **Title: Security Council Convenes Emergency Session to Address Escalating Attacks on Ukrainian Civilians** The United Nations Security Council convened an emergency session in New York... read more »

Beyond GDP economists push for clearer m...

Beyond GDP economists push for clearer metrics on wellbeing, sustainability

Beyond GDP economists push for clearer metrics on wellbeing, sustainability **Rethinking Progress: Experts Advocate for Holistic Economic Metrics at UN Geneva** **Geneva, Switzerland** – A gathering of leading economists and financial specialists convened at the United Nations in Geneva this... read more »

World News in Brief: Ending famine, refu...

World News in Brief: Ending famine, refugee solidarity in Kenya, Ukraine ci...

World News in Brief: Ending famine, refugee solidarity in Kenya, Ukraine civilian casualties update **Global Humanitarian Crisis Demands End to Conflict-Driven Famine** The international community faces a stark challenge: addressing the escalating global food crisis exacerbated by conflict and... read more »

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Gaza: Storms worsen already dire humanit...

Gaza: Storms worsen already dire humanitarian situation, UN warns

Gaza: Storms worsen already dire humanitarian situation, UN warns **Gaza Faces Heightened Humanitarian Crisis as Winter Storms Disrupt Aid Efforts** The Gaza Strip is grappling with a deepening humanitarian crisis, exacerbated by severe winter weather that threatens to undermine recent progress in... read more »

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13 killed as rain wreaks havoc in Pakistan

At least 13 people were killed Thursday in rain related incidents across Pakistan’s Punjab province. Six members of a family were killed when the roof of their residence collapsed in Lahore’s... read more »

11 killed in Pakistan building collapse

At least 11 people, including two women and two children, were killed and 18 others injured when a three-storey building collapsed in Pakistan’s... read more »

910 militants killed since June, Pakistan military says

Pakistan’s military on Wednesday said it has killed 910 suspected militants and lost 82 soldiers in a major offensive launched in June in a restive tribal... read more »

Abe praises Indian judge, tells Modi every Japanese kno...

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told Narendra Modi that Japan still honours a dissenting Indian judge from a World War II military tribunal, a report said... read more »

US jets again strike jihadists around Iraqi dam

WASHINGTON: The United States carried out another round of air strikes on Monday against militants from the so-called Islamic States battling Iraqi and Kurdish... read more »

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World powers prepare for Syria peace talks

World powers prepare for Syria peace talks

Geneva – Delegates from the UN, Russia and the US arrived here Tuesday for a trilateral meeting to prepare for the long-delayed peace talks on Syria. Participants include UN-Arab League Joint... read more »

Egypt court adjourns trial after defiant Morsi rejects `illegal` proceedings

Egypt court adjourns trial after defiant Morsi rej...

Sydney – The Egyptian court conducting ousted President Mohammed Morsi’s trial has reportedly adjourned the hearings to January 8, after the... read more »

40 percent of Syrians need humanitarian aid: UN

40 percent of Syrians need humanitarian aid: UN

United Nations – The United Nations estimates that around 9.3 million people in Syria or about 40 percent of the population need humanitarian assistance... read more »

Egypt court adjourns Mohamed Morsi trial to January 8

Egypt court adjourns Mohamed Morsi trial to January 8

Cairo – An Egyptian court on Monday adjourned to January 8 the trial of ousted president Mohamed Morsi over his alleged involvement in the death of... read more »

John Kerry arrives in Middle East to fix ties

John Kerry arrives in Middle East to fix ties

London – US Secretary of State John Kerry has reportedly arrived in the Middle East to repair ties with the nation’s long-standing ally. The US... read more »

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Pak accountability court re-opens six corruption cases against Zardari

Pak accountability court re-opens six corruption cases against Za...

Islamabad – A Pakistani Accountability Court (AC) has re-opened six pending corruption cases against former President Asif Ali Zardari. The AC-1 Islamabad Judge Bashir Ahmed ordered the... read more »

Nepal to continue contributing troops to UN

Nepal to continue contributing troops to UN

Kathmandu – Nepal would like to continue contributing troops to the UN peacekeeping missions, the government said Tuesday. Speaking on the... read more »

Nawaz says nobody can dictate to Pakistan

Nawaz says nobody can dictate to Pakistan

Islamabad – Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has said nobody could dictate to the country. He added that Pakistan has the prerogative to take its own... read more »

Clashes continue in Bangladesh for second day, toll rea...

Clashes continue in Bangladesh for second day, toll reaches eight

At least four people were killed in fresh clashes in Bangladesh on Monday on the second day of a 60-hour Opposition strike, police said, bringing to eight the... read more »

PML-N member from National Assembly disqualified

PML-N member from National Assembly disqualified

Islamabad – The Supreme Court of Pakistan Monday disqualified Sumaira Malik as the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) member of the National Assembly... read more »

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Swiss fire disaster bar owners given home police guard amid rising anger

Swiss fire disaster bar owners given home police guard amid rising anger **Title: Security Detail Assigned to Bar Owners Following Memorial for Swiss Fire Victims** The aftermath of the... read more »

Coast Guard prepares for influx of seized ghost fleet oil tankers

Coast Guard prepares for influx of seized ghost fleet oil tankers **Title:** U.S. Maritime Authorities Grapple with Logistical Challenges Posed by Seized Oil Tankers United States maritime... read more »

Khamenei says Iran wontback down amid mass protests and Trump threat

Khamenei says Iran wontback down amid mass protests and Trump threat **Iran’s Supreme Leader Dismisses Protests as Vandalism Amidst Rising Tensions** Tehran, Iran – Amidst ongoing... read more »

Iran: UN human rights chief deeply disturbed by protest-related violence

Iran: UN human rights chief deeply disturbed by protest-related violence **Title: International Pressure Mounts on Iran Amidst Protest Crackdown** Geneva – The United Nations High... read more »

Ukraine: Massive overnight attack leaves millions in the dark

Ukraine: Massive overnight attack leaves millions in the dark **Ukraine Grapples with Energy Crisis Following Extensive Overnight Assault** Kyiv, Ukraine – A significant overnight attack has... read more »