in Africa Growing risk of ‘mass’ starvation deaths
Geneva: The United Nations warned on Tuesday that “the risk of mass deaths from starvation ... Is growing” among people in conflict and drought-hit areas of the Horn of Africa, Yemen and Nigeria.
‘China remains world’s biggest executioner’
Beijing: China is the world’s biggest executioner with the communist giant executing more people last year than the rest of the world combined, Amnesty International said in its report on Tuesday, describing the country a “complete outlier” when it comes to death penalty.
French fire leaves 600 migrant evacuees missing
Paris: Doctors Without Borders says 600 migrants are missing after they were evacuated from northern French camp that was ravaged by a blaze.
Russia: Ties with US worst since Cold War
Moscow: Relations between Russia and the US are at “their worst” since the Cold War ended, Russia’s Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday. The ministry gave this assessment in a statement released hours before US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson was scheduled to visit Moscow on Tuesday.
Building collapses in Mexico City, 6 dead
Mexico City: Part of a building under construction collapsed in Mexico City on Tuesday, trapping workers underneath concrete slabs and leaving at least six people dead and nine injured.
Malala receives highest UN honour
United Nations: United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres appointed Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai a UN Messenger of Peace to promote girls education. Yousafzai is the youngest Messenger of Peace, the highest honour given by the UN for an initial period of two years.
Hasina hopeful of getting Teesta waters
Dhaka: No one could block the flow of Teesta waters,
Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday said, expressing confidence over signing of the long-pending water-sharing deal with India soon.
UN probe of Rakhine crisis unwanted: Myanmar
Yangon: A top Myanmar official said on Tuesday that a UN agency’s resolution to have an international mission probe into alleged human rights abuses by Government security forces in the troubled Rakhine state is unwanted and unconstructive.