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Most Victims Of Israeli Air Strike In Lebanon Were Women And Children: UN
The UN human rights office said on Tuesday it had received reports that most of the 22 victims of an Israeli air strike on a building in northern Lebanon were women and children.
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Houthi Rebels Take Over Human Rights Offices In Yemen, Says UN
The United Nations said Tuesday their human rights offices in Sanaa had been taken over by Yemen's Houthi rebels, with the UN's rights chief demanding they leave immediately and return all seized assets.
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Who Was Colonel Waibhav Anil Kale, Ex-Indian Army Officer Killed In Gaza
Colonel Waibhav Anil Kale (Retd), the Indian national who was working with the United Nations (UN) as a security service coordinator, was killed after the vehicle he was travelling in came under attack in Gaza's Rafah region.
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Ex Indian Army Officer Working With UN Killed In Gaza Attack
A former Indian Army officer working with the United Nations was killed in Gaza when the vehicle he was travelling in came under attack in strife-torn Rafah, becoming the "first international casualty" for the world body since the Israel-Hamas confli
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Israel Claims It Discovered Hamas Tunnel Under Gaza Office Of UN Agency
The Israeli military claimed on Saturday that they had discovered a Hamas tunnel under the Gaza City headquarters of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA).
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Around 18,000 Civilians Casualties Reported Since Beginning Of Russia-Ukraine War, Says UN Report
As per the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights,18,358 civilian casualties were recorded. This includes 7,031 deaths.
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1,119 Civilians Killed In Ukraine Since Conflict Began: UN
The United Nations human rights office said on Sunday that 1,119 civilians had so far been killed and 1,790 wounded since Russia began its attack on Ukraine.
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Saudi Crown Prince Hacked Jeff Bezos's Phone: Report
Jeff Bezos's mobile phone was hacked following an exchange between the Amazon.com Inc. chief executive officer and Saudi Prince Mohammed bin Salman on encrypted messaging service WhatsApp, according to two people familiar with an analysis of the breach.
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UN Chief "Deeply Concerned At Increase In Tensions" Between India, Pak
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres Tuesday called on India and Pakistan to take "immediate steps" to de-escalate tensions between the two nations following the Pulwama terror attack, reiterating that his good offices are available if both sides ask.
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Pak's Appeal To UN Amid Tension With India Over Pulwama Terror Attack
Pakistan has sought the United Nation's urgent intervention to "defuse tensions" with India, its foreign office said today. The request from Islamabad, which is nervous about how India will respond, came after Pak-based terror group Jaish-e-Mohammed carried out one of the worst terror attacks in Jammu and Kashmir.
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Bangladesh Government Dismisses Reports About Plot To Kill PM Sheikh Hasina
The Bangladesh government today dismissed as "baseless" media reports that some of the bodyguards of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina were plotting to assassinate her last month.
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Attack On United Nations Office In Colombia Injures Police Officer
A police officer was injured Sunday in an attack on a UN mission monitoring the disarming of FARC rebels in Colombia as part of the group's peace deal with the government, authorities said.
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Girls Face Rising Violence in Fight for Education: United Nations
High-profile attacks such as the abduction 300 schoolgirls by Boko Haram in Nigeria and the shooting of Malala Yousafzai in Pakistan are a fraction of what is suffered by girls trying to get an education, the UN human rights office said today.
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World Leaders, Media Groups Condemn 'Barbaric' Paris Attack
Governments lined up to offer their support after masked men armed with Kalashnikov automatic rifles opened fire at the offices of French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, in what French President Francois Hollande said was a "terrorist attack".
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Yemen on Brink of Economic Collapse: United Nations
Yemen, reeling from political instability and insecurity from jihadist attacks, is "on the brink of an economic collapse," a UN humanitarian official said on Wednesday, blaming the mild, but popular, drug khat, for much of the Aden Gulf nation's woes.
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Most Victims Of Israeli Air Strike In Lebanon Were Women And Children: UN
The UN human rights office said on Tuesday it had received reports that most of the 22 victims of an Israeli air strike on a building in northern Lebanon were women and children.
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Houthi Rebels Take Over Human Rights Offices In Yemen, Says UN
The United Nations said Tuesday their human rights offices in Sanaa had been taken over by Yemen's Houthi rebels, with the UN's rights chief demanding they leave immediately and return all seized assets.
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Who Was Colonel Waibhav Anil Kale, Ex-Indian Army Officer Killed In Gaza
Colonel Waibhav Anil Kale (Retd), the Indian national who was working with the United Nations (UN) as a security service coordinator, was killed after the vehicle he was travelling in came under attack in Gaza's Rafah region.
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Ex Indian Army Officer Working With UN Killed In Gaza Attack
A former Indian Army officer working with the United Nations was killed in Gaza when the vehicle he was travelling in came under attack in strife-torn Rafah, becoming the "first international casualty" for the world body since the Israel-Hamas confli
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Israel Claims It Discovered Hamas Tunnel Under Gaza Office Of UN Agency
The Israeli military claimed on Saturday that they had discovered a Hamas tunnel under the Gaza City headquarters of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA).
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Around 18,000 Civilians Casualties Reported Since Beginning Of Russia-Ukraine War, Says UN Report
As per the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights,18,358 civilian casualties were recorded. This includes 7,031 deaths.
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1,119 Civilians Killed In Ukraine Since Conflict Began: UN
The United Nations human rights office said on Sunday that 1,119 civilians had so far been killed and 1,790 wounded since Russia began its attack on Ukraine.
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Saudi Crown Prince Hacked Jeff Bezos's Phone: Report
Jeff Bezos's mobile phone was hacked following an exchange between the Amazon.com Inc. chief executive officer and Saudi Prince Mohammed bin Salman on encrypted messaging service WhatsApp, according to two people familiar with an analysis of the breach.
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UN Chief "Deeply Concerned At Increase In Tensions" Between India, Pak
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres Tuesday called on India and Pakistan to take "immediate steps" to de-escalate tensions between the two nations following the Pulwama terror attack, reiterating that his good offices are available if both sides ask.
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Pak's Appeal To UN Amid Tension With India Over Pulwama Terror Attack
Pakistan has sought the United Nation's urgent intervention to "defuse tensions" with India, its foreign office said today. The request from Islamabad, which is nervous about how India will respond, came after Pak-based terror group Jaish-e-Mohammed carried out one of the worst terror attacks in Jammu and Kashmir.
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Bangladesh Government Dismisses Reports About Plot To Kill PM Sheikh Hasina
The Bangladesh government today dismissed as "baseless" media reports that some of the bodyguards of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina were plotting to assassinate her last month.
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Attack On United Nations Office In Colombia Injures Police Officer
A police officer was injured Sunday in an attack on a UN mission monitoring the disarming of FARC rebels in Colombia as part of the group's peace deal with the government, authorities said.
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Girls Face Rising Violence in Fight for Education: United Nations
High-profile attacks such as the abduction 300 schoolgirls by Boko Haram in Nigeria and the shooting of Malala Yousafzai in Pakistan are a fraction of what is suffered by girls trying to get an education, the UN human rights office said today.
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World Leaders, Media Groups Condemn 'Barbaric' Paris Attack
Governments lined up to offer their support after masked men armed with Kalashnikov automatic rifles opened fire at the offices of French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, in what French President Francois Hollande said was a "terrorist attack".
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Yemen on Brink of Economic Collapse: United Nations
Yemen, reeling from political instability and insecurity from jihadist attacks, is "on the brink of an economic collapse," a UN humanitarian official said on Wednesday, blaming the mild, but popular, drug khat, for much of the Aden Gulf nation's woes.
