May 30, – A fuel tanker captain is missing and four crew members have severe injuries after an explosion aboard a Japanese vessel. After listing heavily for hours, the tanker has now sunk off the Japanese coast. The 998-tonne tanker unloaded its cargo of crude oil last week and was off the coast of Hyogo […]
Apr 29, – At least 34 people across six states were killed in tornadoes unleashed by a vicious storm system that leveled towns and was threatening to cause more mayhem in heavily populated parts of the U.S. South on Tuesday. In Arkansas and Mississippi, the hardest hit states, more than 23 people were killed and […]
Mar 28, – By refusing to allow aid to cross opposition-held border crossings, the Syrian government “is undermining aid deliveries to hundreds of thousands of desperate people,” the group said. Syria has failed to comply with a UN resolution calling for unimpeded humanitarian access to civilians throughout the country, the Human Rights Watch group said […]
Mar 26, – On Monday, a criminal court in Upper Egypt sentenced some 529 people suspected of being “Muslim Brotherhood loyalists” to death over charges of assaulting police stations last year. Earlier the security forces violently dispersed two major pro-Morsi sit-ins, which left about 1,000 people dead and lead to the arrest of thousands more. […]
Mar 14, – President Nicolas Maduro has vowed to take “drastic measures” to quell the student-led protest movement launched on February 4, fueled by public fury over deteriorating living conditions in the oil-rich country. Police in protest-hit Venezuela stepped up a campaign of arrests and raids, as authorities said the death toll from more than […]
July 15, – Seventeen spectators were crushed to death at a boxing match in remote eastern Indonesia after supporters of the loser started a riot, police said Monday. “Seventeen people died in the crush, 12 of whom were women, and another 38 were injured and have been hospitalised for treatment,” Papua provincial police spokesman I […]
July 10, Cairo – Prosecutors in Egypt have ordered the arrest of Muslim Brotherhood leaders for allegedly inciting violence that led to the deaths of over 50 people. Senior figures including Mohamed Badie were among those charged. The announcement on Wednesday from prosecutors in Egypt refers to an incident on Monday when violent clashes erupted […]
July 03, AP – The Interpol-led “Operation Lionfish” targeted maritime drug and gun smugglers across two separate regions. It involved some 34 countries and territories, including 20 Caribbean nations. The international police agency Interpol has seized a 30-ton cache of cocaine, heroin and marijuana valued at $822 million (631 million euros). The operation took place […]
July 02, Mumbai, AP – Sources say the National Investigation Agency or NIA had been tipped off a week ago and had involved the Income Tax department of Mumbai because a huge amount of cash was involved. They look like four regular trucks, covered with tarpaulin, the paint peeling in some parts. But their cargo […]
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Human Rights Observers conference on Women’s rights and Environment
Human Rights Observers an organization in special status with UN ECOSOC has organized conference on Women’s rights and Environmental awareness Speaking on the occasion prominent senior advocate smt. Venkateshwari, stated that Violence against women and girls, a gross human rights violation, devastates lives, causes untold pain, suffering and illness. She has given various examples of […]
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