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GENEVA — The UN human rights office, OHCHR, on Friday raised alarm over the situation in northern Burkina Faso, where several hundred civilians, including children, were reportedly killed amidst fighting between security forces and armed groups.According to media reports, over 220 civilians, including 56 children, were killed in attacks reportedly carried out by the military in two villages on a single day in late February.Furthermore, at least two international media outlets — the BBC and Voice of America — have been “temporarily suspended” in the past few days following their reporting of the deadly attacks.OHCHR spokesperson Marta Hurtado called for an immediate end to restrictions on media freedom and civic space.“Freedom of expression, including the right of access to...
April 28, 2024
Burkina Faso: UN rights office deeply alarmed at reported killing of 220 villagers
April 28, 2024
Ship with 400 tons of food aid destined for Gaza has left Cyprus
April 28, 2024
Iraqi TikTok star Umm Fahad shot dead in Baghdad
BEIJING — At least five people were killed and 33 injured in a tornado Saturday that struck Guangzhou, a city of 19 million people in southern China, according to Chinese state media.Authorities say 141 factory buildings were damaged but no residential houses collapsed, according to the Xinhua news agency. It said a preliminary assessment put the tornado at level-three intensity, two below the highest level of five.Guangzhou, about 80 miles (130 kilometers) from Hong Kong, is the capital city of Guangdong province.A weather station in Liangtian Village, Baiyun District, about 1.7 miles from where the tornado hit, registered a maximum wind gust of 20.6 meters per second, Xinhua reported.As of 10 p.m. local time, search and rescue operations had ended.The tornado follows multiple days of...
April 28, 2024
Tornado kills at least 5, injures 33, in Chinese metropolis as region battles deadly floods
April 27, 2024
UK forces may be deployed on the ground in Gaza to help deliver aid
April 27, 2024
Police raid on Columbia protest ignited campus movement
April 27, 2024
Mount Fuji: Iconic view to be blocked to deter tourists
April 27, 2024
Power restored to Sierra Leone as minister quits
April 27, 2024
Conservative MP and ex-minister Daniel Poulter defects to Labour
April 27, 2024
Pentagon to 'rush' Patriot missiles to Ukraine in $6bn package