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London: The funeral service to remember Britain's longest-reigning monarch, Queen Elizabeth II, began at Westminster Abbey on Monday. more
Two die as typhoon Nanmadol hits Japan

Tokyo: Two people were reported dead and another missing on Monday after powerful typhoon Nanmadol landed in Japan's southwestern region of Kyushu, bringing rain and gales, local medi ...

15 arrested after violence in UK's East Leicester: Police

Leicester, England: Leicestershire Police on Monday said at least 15 people have been arrested in the East Leicester area of the UK on Sunday after a clash erupted when groups of young me ...

China: COVID-19 quarantine bus overturns in Guizhou, 27 die

A bus, which was transferring dozens of people to a Covid-19 quarantine facility in China's southwestern province of Guizhou, overturned in a ravine on Sunday that left 27 people dead ...

Queen Elizabeth's funeral to be held today

London: The hour-long state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II will be held on Monday.

Building peace, preventing violence, and supporting community resilience in Haiti

A fund set up by the United Nations to build peace, prevent violence, reinforce justice, strengthen the rule of law and security institutions, and boost resilience amongst Haiti’s m ...

Burundi must engage in ‘credible and inclusive’ move towards democratic rule

New York: Burundi must engage more effectively in the rule of law and fight against impunity for violations and abuses committed since 2015, when the political system was thrown into turm ...

Beware the ‘poison of war’ says Guterres, championing a ‘call for peace’

New York: The UN chief commemorated the International Day of Peace on Friday with the annual ringing of the Peace Bell ceremony followed by a minute of silence at the UN Peace Garden in N ...

Ukraine: UN rights office set to probe ‘mass graves’ in newly liberated east

New York: Reports that mass graves have been discovered in the Ukrainian city of Izyum are to be investigated by UN rights monitors, it’s been announced.

Easter Sunday attacks: Former Sri Lankan President Sirisena named suspect

Colombo:A SriLankan court on Friday named  former President Maithripala Sirisena as a suspect in a case related to the Easter Bombing of 2019.