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DORTMUND, Germany (AP) -- The Latest on the explosions near the bus carrying German soccer team Borussia Dortmund (all times local):...
WASHINGTON (AP) -- White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer said Tuesday that Adolf Hitler "didn't even sink to using chemical weapons" - a comment at odds with Hitler's use of gas chambers to exterminate Jews during the Holocaust....
CHICAGO (AP) -- Oscar Munoz, CEO of United Airlines' parent company, sent employees a letter Tuesday that was more contrite than his statement a day earlier about a passenger being dragged from a plane at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport....
CHICAGO (AP) -- Oscar Munoz, CEO of United Airlines' parent company, has released three written statements in response to the backlash against the company since a customer was dragged from an oversold flight Sunday evening at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport....
BEIRUT (AP) -- The statement by U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson that the reign of President Bashar Assad's family "is coming to an end" suggests the U.S. is taking a much more aggressive approach about the Syrian leader....
CHICAGO (AP) -- The man dragged from a full United Express flight by airport police in Chicago is a Kentucky physician who was convicted more than a decade ago of felony charges involving his prescribing of drugs....
United is getting pummeled on late-night TV. Online, jokers are proposing new corporate slogans such as "We'll drag you all over the world" and "We have red eye and black eye flights available." On Wall Street, the airline briefly lost nearly $1 billion in market value before its stock regained much of the loss....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Latest on U.S. response to recent chemical weapons attack in Syria (all times local):...
Pakistan’s teenage Nobel Prize winner and children and girl’s rights activist, Malala Yousafzai on Monday was named the youngest ever United Nations Messenger of Peace, with a special focus on girls' education. “[You are a] symbol of perhaps the most important thing in the world, education for all,” UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on April 10 at a ceremony at the UN Headquarters in New York. "It is an enormous pleasure to have you as our Messenger of Peace," he said, praising her "courageous defense of the rights of all people, including women and girls, to education and equality" and her "unwavering commitment to peace."Yousafzai, who was shot in 2012 by the Taliban for attending classes, is the youngest-ever UN Messenger of Peace and the first one to be designated by Secretary-General Guterres since he assumed office in January this year. Accepting the accolade, the 19-year old un...
Pakistan’s teenage Nobel Prize winner and children and girl’s rights activist, Malala Yousafzai on Monday was named the youngest ever United Nations Messenger of Peace, with a special focus on girls' education. “[You are a] symbol of perhaps the most important thing in the world, education for all,” UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on April 10 at a ceremony at the UN Headquarters in New York. "It is an enormous pleasure to have you as our Messenger of Peace," he said, praising her "courageous defense of the rights of all people, including women and girls, to education and equality" and her "unwavering commitment to peace."
Yousafzai, who was shot in 2012 by the Taliban for attending classes, is the youngest-ever UN Messenger of Peace and the first one to be designated by Secretary-General Guterres since he assumed office in January this year. Accepting the accolade, the 19-year old underscored the importance of education, especially education of girls, for advancing communities and societies. “[Bringing change] starts with us and it should start now,” she said, adding: “If you want to see your future bright, you have to start working now [and] not wait for anyone else.”
UN Messengers of Peace are distinguished individuals, carefully selected from the fields of art, literature, science, entertainment, sports or other fields of public life, who have agreed to help focus worldwide attention on the work of the UN. Backed by the highest honour bestowed by the Secretary-General on a global citizen, these prominent personalities volunteer their time, talent and passion to raise awareness of UN’s efforts to improve the lives of billions of people everywhere.
Calling herself a proud Muslim, Malala stressed that Islam means peace, and expressed great disappointment that the media refers every day to ``Islamic terrorists and Islamic jihadists'' fighting in the name of Islam. ``And then people blame the whole Islam,'' she said. ``People should look at me and the Muslims who are living in peace and believe in peace rather than looking at the few terrorists,'' Malala said. She said that Muslims also need to unite and stand strongly against the extremists and terrorists and say that they are not us. We don't believe in anything that they're doing,'' she added.
Malala now lives in Britain, where she received medical treatment after she was shot. After finishing her secondary school in June, she plans to study philosophy, politics and economics at university.
The United Nations children's fund (UNICEF) has sought the release of Rohingya children detained in a Myanmar army crackdown last year on the Muslim minority. Children as young as 10 were among hundreds of Rohingya detained on charges of their association with insurgents, Reuters revealed last month, citing a previously unreleased police document.Thirteen juveniles were among more than 400 arrested since Oct. 9, when insurgents attacked three police border posts in northern Rakhine State near the frontier with Bangladesh, according to the March 7 document. The attacks by a previously unknown insurgent group ignited the biggest crisis of State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi's government, prompting more than 75,000 Rohingya to flee the ensuing army crackdown to Bangladesh.Bertrand Bainvel, the UNICEF representative to Myanmar said on April 10, “The issue was discussed in high-level meetings and UNICEF felt encouraged that the issue was known to auth...
The United Nations children's fund (UNICEF) has sought the release of Rohingya children detained in a Myanmar army crackdown last year on the Muslim minority. Children as young as 10 were among hundreds of Rohingya detained on charges of their association with insurgents, Reuters revealed last month, citing a previously unreleased police document.
Thirteen juveniles were among more than 400 arrested since Oct. 9, when insurgents attacked three police border posts in northern Rakhine State near the frontier with Bangladesh, according to the March 7 document. The attacks by a previously unknown insurgent group ignited the biggest crisis of State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi's government, prompting more than 75,000 Rohingya to flee the ensuing army crackdown to Bangladesh.
Bertrand Bainvel, the UNICEF representative to Myanmar said on April 10, “The issue was discussed in high-level meetings and UNICEF felt encouraged that the issue was known to authorities, who spontaneously shared their concerns and willingness to take action.” UNICEF deputy executive director, Justin Forsyth, discussed the children with Suu Kyi and army chief Min Aung Hlaing during his recent visit to the country. There was no clear information on whether or when the children were likely to be released.
A United Nations report issued earlier this year said Myanmar's security forces had committed mass killings and gang rapes against Rohingya during their campaign against the insurgents, which may amount to crimes against humanity. The military has denied the accusations, saying it was engaged in a legitimate counterinsurgency operation. The U.N. Human Rights Council agreed last month to send an international fact-finding mission to investigate the allegations in troubled Rakhine state, a move Myanmar has opposed. In a briefing on April 11 to foreign diplomats and representatives of U.N. agencies in Yangon, National Security Adviser U Thaung Tun said the probe is unwanted and unconstructive. He said the UNHRC failed to recognize Myanmar's efforts to deal with the situation and address its root causes.
The Southeast Asian nation has ratified international conventions that require additional protections for children accused of crimes. Reuters was unable to establish whether all those provisions, such whether they have been able to communicate with their families or have legal representation, were being followed. Domestic law says children between seven and 12 are only criminally responsible if mature enough to understand the consequences of their actions. Two listed detainees are under 12, while two are 13. (Source: Reuters/AP)
