At least 10 people are feared dead after a portion of an under-construction overpass collapsed in a congested area of the eastern Indian city of Kolkata, police said. Many people were still trapped under the debris in the Girish Park area of Kolkata and efforts were underway to rescue those,[…]
France’s minister for women’s rights has compared Muslim women who wear the veil to American “Negroes” who accepted slavery, in an interview with French media. Laurence Rossignol made the comments to RMC radio and BFM TV, igniting accusations of racism on Wednesday across social media as a petition was launched[…]
Workers in Qatar renovating a stadium for the 2022 World Cup have suffered rights abuses two years after the tournament’s organisers drafted worker welfare standards in the wake of criticism, Amnesty International said. According to a report released on Thursday, dozens of construction workers from Nepal and India were housed[…]
Members of Libya’s UN-backed Government of National Accord arrived in Tripoli on Wednesday, defying threats by rival factions that it was not welcome in the capital. Reports of sporadic gunfire and road blocks leading into Tripoli later emerged, with questions raised whether violence would erupt, or a peaceful transition of[…]
The United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) today said West Africa’s Ebola outbreak no longer constitutes an international public health threat, declaring that the 20-month global emergency response is over but stressing that a “high level of vigilance” must be maintained. The Emergency Committee convened by WHO Director-General Margaret Chan[…]
No country has provided evidence that the missiles Iran is testing are designed to carry a nuclear warhead, a senior Russian diplomat says, adding that Iran’s ballistic missile tests “don’t violate a United Nations Security Council resolution” in any way. “We do not think these launches violate Resolution 2231, because[…]
Iran’s top leader on Wednesday said missiles were key to the Islamic Republic’s future, offering support to the hardline Revolutionary Guards that have drawn criticism from the West for testing ballistic missiles. Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei supported last year’s nuclear deal with world powers but has since called for[…]
Members of Libya’s UN-backed unity government reportedly arrived in the capital Tripoli on Wednesday, defying warnings by rival factions that it should not move there. The Presidential Council was formed under a UN-mediated peace deal late last year in an effort to end the political chaos and conflict that has[…]
Palestinians both inside Palestine and in the diaspora are commemorating Land Day today in order to stress their commitment to their right to the land and their ownership of it. Land Day dates back to March1976 when the Israeli authorities seized thousands of acres of privately owned land in areas[…]
Thousands of anti-war protesters gathered outside the Japanese parliament in Tokyo to protest against a new security bill that allows its military to engage in conflicts abroad for reasons other than self-defense. More than 37,000 protesters, including members of four opposition parties, reportedly joined the rally on Tuesday. Footage from[…]
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