US workers accused fast-food giant McDonald’s Thursday of systematically stealing wages through illicit practices like forcing them to work off-the-clock and failing to pay overtime. Seven class-action lawsuits were filed Wednesday and Thursday in California…
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The European Parliament backed sanctions on Uganda and Nigeria Thursday in protest at their recent passing of anti-gay laws. MEPs approved a non-binding resolution by a large majority which said that the two countries violated the Cotonou accord on…
Paris authorities said Thursday they would make public transport free for three days to encourage drivers to leave their vehicles behind due to severe pollution caused by unusually warm weather and lack of wind. The French capital has been under maximum…
An Indian guru declared dead has been in a deep freezer in his ashram for nearly six weeks with followers confident he will return to life to lead them, his spokesman said. Devotees placed Ashutosh Maharaj, whom authorities declared clinically dead…
Planes searching an area where Chinese satellites spotted possible debris from a missing Malaysian passenger jet have found no sign of wreckage, officials said Thursday, dimming hopes of a breakthrough in the mystery. China said late Wednesday its satellites…
12 March 2014 – The United Nations said today that in addition to logistical challenges that hindered Assistant Secretary-General for…
11 March 2014 – Senior United Nations official Ivan Šimonovic is meeting with local authorities in Kharkiv, Ukraine, today to…
10 March 2014 – With tensions and mistrust growing in Ukraine, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today urged the international…
7 March 2014 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today emphasized the need for peace and stability in Ukraine’s Crimea region, where…
6 March 2014 – Describing strife-torn Ukraine as “a country on edge”, Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson today called for an…
11 March 2014 – As more and more markets in Pacific Island countries fill their shelves with imported processed foods,…
10 March 2014 – The United Nations today stressed that Governments in Asia and the Pacific – which has more…
10 March 2014 – Noting the positive results of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) response programme in…
10 March 2014 – United Nations Secretary-General today expressed concern about the situation in the Maldives following the decision of…
7 March 2014 – The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) expressed serious concern today…
7 March 2014 – The top United Nations relief official warned today that behind the signs of early recovery in…
9 March 2014 – Violence has again disrupted efforts to deliver aid to a besieged camp on the outskirts of…
7 March 2014 – The United Nations refugee agency reports today that the security situation in Iraq’s Anbar province continues…
ABU DHABI, 6th March 2014 – The 6th Global Financial Markets Forum, organized by the National Bank of Abu Dhabi…
6 March 2014 – A group of independent United Nations human rights experts has asked the Venezuelan Government for prompt…