International
Violence against aid workers shows no respite: UN
AFP :A total of 62 humanitarian aid workers have died this year around the world, the United Nations said Thursday as it prepared to mark...
India rain death toll rises to 74
Hindustan Times :The death toll in India’s Himachal Pradesh rain-related incidents has jumped to 74 amid reports of fresh flash floods and landslides. Among those...
Taiwan vice president returns from sensitive visit to US
Reuters :Taiwan Vice President William Lai returned on Friday from a sensitive visit to the United States, a trip China has condemned and which has...
UN says forced to cut Yemen rations, compounding food crisis
Reuters :More than four million Yemenis will receive less food assistance as a result of funding shortages, compounding one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises,...
Belarus not to join Russia-Ukraine conflict unless attacked
Reuters :Belarus will not participate in the armed hostilities in Ukraine unless Ukrainians cross the state border, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said on Thursday. “If...
Rohingya refugees fled Myanmar only to ‘live in fear’ in India
Al Jazeera : Nuh, India – Abdul Jabbar, a Rohingya refugee living in a camp 80km (50 miles) from New Delhi, went to a nearby...
10 killed in light plane crash on street in Malaysia
AFP : A light plane crashed into a street in Malaysia’s central Selangor state on Thursday, killing eight people on board and two motorists on...
WHO holds first traditional medicine summit
AFP : The World Health Organization holds its first summit on traditional medicine on Thursday, with warnings that treatments rooted in natural products can be...