International
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Afghan refugees in Indonesia sew their lips in protest against UNHCR
Jakarta, Dec 7 (UNI): Afghan refugees in Indonesia have sewn their lips shut in an attempt to draw the UN…
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Bangladesh minister resigns over ‘indecent remarks’
Dhaka, Dec 7 (UNI): Bangladesh Minister for Information and Broadcasting Murad Hassan resigned from his post on Tuesday, citing personal…
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Seven Omicron cases detected in Finland
Helsinki, Dec 4 (UNI/Sputnik): Seven cases of the Omicron coronavirus variant have been detected in Finland as of Saturday, the…
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Teenaged Afghan girl on 2021 influential women’s list
Kabul, Dec 4 (UNI): Sotooda Forotan, a 15-year-old Afghan student, has been named among 25 influential girls/women from this year…
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UNHCR decries deadly militant attacks on displaced people in DRC
Geneva, Nov 30 (UNI/Sputnik): The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) is “appalled” by armed attacks on facilities for displaced people in…
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Jailed UK climate activist on hunger strike moved to hospital
London, Nov 29 (UNI/Sputnik): A climate campaigner from the Insulate Britain environmental movement who was sentenced to four months in…
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Banks must make efforts on climate risks management: ECB
Frankfurt, Nov 22 (UNI/Sputnik): Financial institutions in the eurozone must make efforts and adjust their practices to manage climate and…
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Polish defence minister reports continued migrant attempts to storm border
Warsaw, Nov 20 (UNI/Sputnik): Migrants continued trying to storm the Belarusian-Polish border overnight Saturday, Polish Defence Minister Mariusz Blaszczak said.…
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Polish security forces use water cannons, flash grenades to stop migrants
Bruzgi Checkpoint/Minsk, Nov 16 (UNI/Sputnik): Polish security forces used flash and noise grenades and water cannons against migrants attempting to…
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Jailed US journalist freed and deported from Myanmar
Guwahati, Nov 15: Danny Fenster, the American journalist who was jailed in Myanmar, was released on Monday and was deported…
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