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UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday appointed a veteran Indian Army official as the head of the world bodys observer mission in Yemens port city of Hodeidah. (Photo: Twitter/ @akbaruddinIndia)

UN appoints veteran Indian officer to lead its mission in Yemen

General Guha brings to this position 39 years of national and international military experience.

13 Sept 2019 2:05 PM IST

A Yemeni doctor talks to a patient receiving treatment and lying on a bed at a hospital in Aden, Yemen. (AP)

Yemen's fragile health sector struggles to keep virus spread in check

WHO says its models suggest that half of Yemen's population of 30 million could be infected and more than 40,000 could...

16 May 2020 12:31 PM IST

Police officers stop motorcyclists from entering a restricted area that is sealed off to control the spread of the coronavirus, in Lahore, Pakistan. (AP)

Poor, war-torn countries are the worst affected in this pandemic

While COVID-19 overwhelms the wealthiest nations, one could imagine its effects on countries that were struggling even...

29 Jun 2020 4:01 PM IST

This can help assist policymakers in designing better interventions to fight poverty. (Photo: Pixabay)

1.2 billion children threatened by war, poverty, discrimination: study

More than 575 million girls live in countries "where gender bias is a serious issue".

31 May 2018 5:21 PM IST

World Health Organisation (WHO) estimated that in Yemen alone there have been a million cases of cholera. (Photo: Pixabay)

Cholera vaccination campaign starts in Yemen after year delay: WHO

There have been more than one million suspected cases of cholera in Yemen, and 2,275 recorded deaths since Nov 2016, the...

9 May 2018 9:04 AM IST

The Riyadh agreement had been hailed as a possible stepping stone towards ending the wider conflict in Yemen, but the cracks soon emerged. (AFP)

Separatists declare self-governance as peace deal with government...

Southern Transitional Council (STC) accused the government of failing to perform its duties and of "conspiring" against...

26 April 2020 12:55 PM IST

Iraqi men carry the body of a man killed at the site of twin bomb attacks at a busy market in Baghdads central al-Sinek neighborhood on Saturday. (Photo: AP)

Virtual reality brings home horror of hospital attacks

The Doctors Without Borders group is launching the film to counter surging attacks on medical facilities and workers in...

22 March 2017 6:20 PM IST

Indian priest held by ISIS seeks help

MEA says rescue efforts on, govt in touch with Yemen.

27 Dec 2016 2:33 AM IST

Bullet lodged near brain of Yemen citizen removed

Naseer suffered the injury when Houthi rebels stormed his house in Yemen.

2 April 2017 2:32 AM IST

Dozens of the endangered creatures need rescuing every year around Watamu, where plastic litter accumulates in Indian Ocean. (Photo: Pixabay)

Sea turtles' sad fate: from restaurant menus to plastic 'soup'

Turtles confuse these items, bobbing and fluttering about in the ocean currents, for jellyfish or other prey.

4 Dec 2017 1:37 PM IST

World Health Organisation (WHO) estimated that in Yemen alone there have been a million cases of cholera. (Photo: Pixabay)

Single-dose vaccine may control cholera outbreaks: study

Cholera transmission is endemic in many areas of Africa, Asia and the Caribbean.

12 Dec 2017 3:20 PM IST