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New York, June 1 (JEN): After visiting Julian Assange in a London prison, an independent UN human rights expert expressed urgent concern on Friday, for the Wikileaks co-founder’s well-being, accusing “a group of democratic States” of “ganging up” on the prisoner to “isolate, demonize and abuse” him and warned against extraditing the controversial publisher to the United States. more
US: 11 killed in mass shooting in Virginia Beach

Washington: At least 11 people were killed in a mass shooting incident  in a Virginia Beach city building in the USA on Friday, officials said.

Four people killed as Mi-8 helicopter crashes in Northwestern Ukraine - Military

Moscow (Sputnik/UNI) A Mi-8 transport helicopter crashed in Ukraine's northwestern Rivne region, leaving four crew members killed, the Ukrainian Ground Forces said.

Yemen update: UNICEF chief condemns attack in Taiz that claims lives of seven children

New York, May 28 (JEN): Nowhere is safe in Yemen, the head of the UN Children’s Fund UNICEF said, after an attack in the city of Taiz claimed the lives of 12 civilians, including se ...

Japan: 1 elementary schoolgirl dead, 12 other girls, 3 adults injured in stabbing incident

Tokyo: One elementary school girl was killed and 12 others and three adults were injured in a knife attack incident in Japan's Kawasaki city on Tuesday, media reports said.

Second suspect detained in French Lyon within investigation into Friday blast : Mayor

Paris (Sputnik/UNI) French law enforcement bodies have detained the second person in connection with the investigation into the blast, which left 13 people injured in the French city of L ...

Huawei CEO says against China possibly retaliating to US sanctions by banning Apple

Moscow (Sputnik/UNI) Chinese Huawei telecom giant's chief executive, Ren Zhengfei, said he would be the first to protest if Beijing retaliated against US sanctions by banning US tech ...

Chemical attack claims aimed at curbing Syrian military anti-terrorism Efforts: Damascus

Damascus (Sputnik/UNI) The Syrian Foreign Ministry said on Saturday that the "fabricated" claims about the alleged use of chemical weapons by the country’s military were a ...

Almost 400 hospitals in Yemen destroyed in airstrikes during 4-year war: Health Ministry

Cairo (Sputnik/UNI) Almost 400 hospitals and medical facilities in Yemen have been destroyed during the period of the four-year war as a result of the Saudi-led coalition's airstrikes ...

Chinese-made drones may be stealing data from US customers : Homeland Security Department

Washington (Sputnik/UNI) The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in an alert on Monday warned that Chinese-made drones may be stealing data from American companies and government age ...