University of British Columbia: Greta Thunberg, Dr. Bonnie Henry to receive honorary degrees from UBC
B.C. Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry and internationally renowned climate activist Greta Thunberg will receive honorary degrees from UBC this spring. Dr. Henry will receive her honorary degree from…
World Council of Churches condemns bombing of Makassar church in Indonesia
World Council of Churches acting general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Ioan Sauca condemned a bomb attack outside a Catholic church on Palm Sunday in the Indonesian city of Makassar that…
Lithuanian Customs 2020: largest number of smuggled cigarettes in the institution’s history was seized last year
Customs 2020: largest number of smuggled cigarettes in the institution’s history was seized last year Even the old-timers of the Lithuanian Customs do not remember such a tense year. In…
UN releases US$14 million for Rohingya refugees left homeless by camp fire in Bangladesh
Kutupalong camp, Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh. © IOM Bangladesh UN humanitarian chief Mark Lowcock today released US$14 million from the United Nations Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) to provide urgent shelter…
Turkish driver charged after 17 migrants found in M25 lorry
A Turkish lorry driver has been arrested on suspicion of people smuggling offences on a motorway slip road, as part of a National Crime Agency investigation. Hakan Zengin, 36, was…
10 people killed after gunman opens fire at Boulder, Colorado, grocery store – Suspect identified by police
The suspect has been identified as Ahmad Al Aliwi Alissa, 21, of Arvada At approximately 2:40 p.m. on Monday, March 22, officers were dispatched to the King Soopers at 3600…
Massive Fire Devastates Rohingya Refugee Camps in Cox’s Bazar
A massive fire damaged more than 10,000 homes in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh yesterday. Photo: IOM Cox’s Bazar – A massive fire swept through three IOM-managed sites yesterday displacing roughly 45,000…
Yemen conflict six years: Close to 700,000 people forecast to flee their homes this year
Photo: Khaled Al-Banna/NRC As the world’s worst humanitarian crisis enters its seventh year, another 672,000 people could be displaced by the end of 2021 if current levels of violence continue,…
Covid: Arrests during anti-lockdown protests in London
Thirty six arrests were made by officers policing the protest gatherings in and around central London today (Saturday, 20 March). A significant number of officers from across the Met were…
FBI releases videos of ‘most egregious’ assaults on officers at Capitol riot
FBI Washington Field Office Releases Videos of Assaults on Officers at U.S. Capitol, Seeks Public’s Help to Identify Suspects The FBI’s Washington Field Office has released new information and videos…