A former Minneapolis police officer who knelt on George Floyd's back has been sentenced to three-and-a-half years in prison for his role in the latter's murder in 2020.
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High levels of antibiotic resistance in bacteria are causing life-threatening bloodstream infections, according to the latest report released by the WHO. Geneva, December 10 (IANS): High levels o
More than 25,000 people were hospitalised due to flu in the US in the week ending December 3, according to data released by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Los Angeles, D
On the eve of Human Rights Day, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Turk has highlighted some of the human rights crises that failed to attract enough international attention. Geneva, D
The UN Security Council has adopted a resolution on establishing a standing humanitarian exemption to the asset freeze measures imposed by the UN. United Nations, December 10 (IANS): The UN Secur
The Iranian nuclear chief has said that his country would uphold its commitments under the 2015 nuclear deal if the anti-Iran sanctions are removed. Tehran, December 10 (IANS): The Iranian nuclea
Three soldiers of the Yemeni government forces were killed and eight others injured by unidentified gunmen, who ambushed their convoy in the country's southeastern province of Hadramout. Ad
New York, December 9 (IANS): Former US President Donald Trump's legal woes seem to be mounting by the day with the latest blow coming from a jury in New York in lower Manhattan that has found two of his org
United Nations, December 9 (IANS): As the ocean is "in dire straits," the landmark UN Convention on the Law of the Sea adopted 40 years ago is more relevant than ever, UN Secretary-General Antonio Gut
Jakarta, December 9 (IANS): A coal mine explosion in Indonesia's West Sumatra province on Friday, leaving nine workers dead, two others injured and one missing, an official said. The explosion in the min
United Nations, December 9 (IANS): The UN Security Council has welcomed the signing of a framework deal in Sudan to end political stalemate, and called on key political forces in the country to join the po
United Nations, December 9 (IANS): In eastern Congo last week, M23 rebels killed at least 131 civilians, including 17 women and 12 children, a UN spokesman said. "An additional 8 people were shot and wo
San Francisco, December 8 (IANS): Ending the bitter Cloud war, the Pentagon has awarded its multi-billion dollar Cloud-computing contract to all the major players -- Amazon, Google, Microsoft and Oracle - that
Tehran, December 8 (IANS): Iran on Thursday announced the first execution of a protester convicted over the recent anti-government unrest. Mohsen Shekari was hanged on Thursday morning after being found guil
Lima, December 8 (IANS): Peru's Vice President Dina Boluarte has become the country's first female President after she was sworn in following the impeachment of former President Pedro Castillo for alleg
Moscow, December 8 (IANS): Russian President Vladimir Putin has said the threat of a nuclear war was rising, but insisted Moscow had not "gone mad" and would not use its nuclear weapons first. Spea
Washington, December 7 (IANS): State security police across China have been questioning lawyers who volunteered to help people arrested during the recent anti-lockdown protests, with some withdrawing from the s
San Francisco, December 7 (IANS): Elon Musk-run SpaceX has announced a new government-focused satellite internet service called Starshield with a focus on "national security". Starshield leverages
Dhaka, December 7 (IANS): "Friendship to all, malice towards none," the historic quote from Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, has been incorporated in a UN General Assembly (UNGA) resolution. The
Geneva, December 6 (IANS): More than one in five people (almost 23 per cent) in employment worldwide have experienced violence and harassment at work, whether physical, psychological or sexual, according to a r
