A number of human rights and aid organizations have urged the United Nations to deprive Russia of its seat on the UN’s Human Rights Council (UNHRC), AFP reported on Monday. More than 80 international organizations have signed the appeal, with such groups as Human Rights Watch, CARE International and Refugees International among them, AFP says. […]
A prominent Iranian Koran reciter and teacher is facing allegations of sexual abuse lodged against him by several of his students, who claim that he sexually assaulted them several years ago. Saeed Tusi who is known for reciting the Koran at state events attended by senior officials, including Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has denied […]
Saudi Arabia has executed a member of its royal family for the first time in four decades. The prince was sentenced to death after being convicted of shooting and killing another man in a fight, the country’s Interior Ministry announced. Prince Turki bin Saud al-Kabir was put to death in Riyadh for killing Adel al-Mahemid […]
Images have emerged of a young woman crying out in pain while she is caned 23 times in front of a cheering crowd in the Indonesian province of Aceh. She was accused of standing too close to her boyfriend. A total of 13 people, including seven men and six women between the ages of 21 […]
Russia says the Russian and Syrian air forces are halting air strikes on the northern city of Aleppo. Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said on October 18 that strikes were suspended starting from 10 a.m. local time to allow time for civilians and rebels to prepare to leave the besieged city. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov later […]
A 6.4 magnitude earthquake has shaken the Himalayan region of Tibet, China, the US Geological Survey reported, adding that the depth of the quake was about 32km. The tremor took place 17km from the Chinese town of Aduo and 294 km from the city of Chamdo, the USGS reported. The quake’s epicenter was about 509km […]
A level three warning signal has been issued by Hong Kong Observatory on Mondaн amid tropical cyclone Sarika. MOSCOW (Sputnik) — A level three warning signal has been issued by Hong Kong Observatory on Monday, as tropical cyclone Sarika was estimates to be at a distance of some 500 kilometers (310-miles) away from the autonomous […]
MOSCOW (Sputnik) – At least four people died and dozens were injured as a fast boat caught fire and capsized in the eastern part of Indonesia, media reported Sunday, citing the National Office of Search and Rescue Operations. “The rescue operation on search for the missing persons is now under way,” Marsudi, the spokesman for […]
