There are calls for a UN-backed inquiry into mounting civilian casualties in Afghanistan after bomb blasts killed dozens of people – mostly children – outside a Kabul school.Rights groups say girls were the clear target of the 8 May violence, when a se…
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About 120 Ex-peacekeepers from Ethiopia Seek Asylum in Sudan, UN says
Around 120 former peacekeepers from Ethiopia, where several regions including northern Tigray are hard-hit by inter-ethnic conflict, have sought asylum in Sudan, the United Nations said Sunday. The personnel were set to be repatriated as part of the ph…
More Than 1,200 Migrants Reach Italian Island in Boats in 12 Hours
More than 1,200 migrants in several decrepit, overcrowded fishing boats on Sunday reached a tiny Italian island in a span of 12 hours, as human traffickers exploited calm seas and warm weather to launch multiple vessels, the mayor said. The first of th…
UN Condemns Ugandan Bill to Criminalize Same-Sex Relations
The United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights is calling on Uganda to amend a bill to ban same-sex relations that it says would violate human rights standards and undermine public health.The bill passed by the Ugandan Parliament t…
Chad Military Claims Victory Over Rebels in North
Chad’s military claimed victory on Sunday in its weeks-long battle with northern rebels that led to the death of President Idriss Deby on the battlefield. The rebel group Front for Change and Concord in Chad (FACT) did not respond to a request for com…
Ethiopian Orthodox Church Patriarch Blasts Tigray ‘Genocide’
The head of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church in his first public comments on the war in the country’s Tigray region is sharply criticizing Ethiopia’s actions, saying he believes it is genocide: “They want to destroy the people of Tigray.” In a video shot …