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UN says 10,000 killed in Yemen war, nearly twice other estimates ASIA

UN says 10,000 killed in Yemen war, nearly twice other estimates

At least 10,000 people have been killed in Yemen's 18-month-old civil war, the United Nations on Tuesday, almost double the estimates of more than 6,000 cited by officials and aid workers for much of 2016.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Israel arrests UN Gaza employee 'for aiding Hamas' ASIA

Israel arrests UN Gaza employee 'for aiding Hamas'

Israel said on Tuesday it had arrested a United Nations employee for allegedly providing "material assistance" to the Islamist movement Hamas.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Australia slaps down ex-PM Rudd's bid for top UN job INTERNATIONAL

Australia slaps down ex-PM Rudd's bid for top UN job

Australia refused on Friday to back former prime minister Kevin Rudd's bid to be the next Secretary General of the United Nations, saying he was not suited to the job.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Air raids kill 25 civilians in Syria's Aleppo ASIA

Air raids kill 25 civilians in Syria's Aleppo

Air raids on rebel-held districts of Syria's battleground second city of Aleppo killed at least 25 civilians including children on Saturday, a monitor said.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
US sanctions North Korean leader, others over rights abuses INTERNATIONAL

US sanctions North Korean leader, others over rights abuses

The United States sanctioned top North Korean officials, including leader Kim Jong Un, on Wednesday for what it said were "notorious abuses of human rights."

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Millions stretch and bend for International Yoga Day INTERNATIONAL

Millions stretch and bend for International Yoga Day

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi called yoga a "people's mass movement" as he took to the mat on Tuesday along with millions of others worldwide to celebrate the ancient practice.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
UN sees no formal Syria peace talks for now ASIA

UN sees no formal Syria peace talks for now

The United Nations will not hold another round of Syria peace talks in Geneva until officials on all sides agree the parameters for a political transition deal, which has an August 1 deadline, UN envoy Staffan de Mistura said.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
UN to ask Syria to approve air drops of aid ASIA

UN to ask Syria to approve air drops of aid

The United Nations will ask the Syrian government on Sunday to approve air drops and air lifts of humanitarian aid to besieged areas, UN aid chief Stephen O'Brien told the Security Council, according to diplomats in the closed door meeting on Friday.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Qatar turns spotlight on girls’ right to education in emergency situations ARABIA

Qatar turns spotlight on girls’ right to education in emergency situations

The Permanent Mission of the State of Qatar to the United Nations in collaboration with Portugal, Norway, the Ford Foundation, and the Education Above All foundation held a working session to highlight the “girls’ right to education in emergency situations”.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Global institutions urged to protect journalists and end impunity ARABIA

Global institutions urged to protect journalists and end impunity

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has reiterated that international institutions ought to protect journalists and end impunity everywhere by forcing governments to abide by United Nations (UN) resolutions.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
UN envoy sees staggered start to Syria peace talks ASIA

UN envoy sees staggered start to Syria peace talks

The United Nations Syria envoy expects a staggered start to peace talks next week, with participants arriving over several days for "indirect meetings", he said in an interview with pan-Arab newspaper Al Hayat.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Syrians should decide Assad's fate, says UN envoy ASIA

Syrians should decide Assad's fate, says UN envoy

UN envoy Staffan de Mistura said the Syrian people, not foreigners, should decide the fate of their President Bashar al-Assad.

4:45 AM November 25 2016