UN watchdog accuses top human rights official of ‘harassment, censorship and discrimination’
The United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) allegedly worked to limit a watchdog group’s access to officials and press conferences […]
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Child malnutrition ravages Central Somalia with nation on brink of famine
Acute malnutrition is surging among children displaced by drought and conflict in a part of central Somalia teetering on the
Syria digs up ‘rare’ Roman mosaic in former rebel stronghold
Syria uncovered a large intact mosaic that dates back to the Roman era, describing it Wednesday as the most important
Spain announces $2.9 billion in new subsidies for households battling energy inflation
Spanish Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez on Thursday announced a $2.9 billion package in new subsidies to help people weather
Palestinian president, in front of Putin, rules out US as Mideast peace mediator during speech
The Palestinian president on Thursday used an audience with Vladimir Putin to denounce the United States, telling the Russian leader
Indonesia leaders launch country’s first homegrown COVID-19 vaccine
Indonesia’s leader launched the country’s first home-grown COVID-19 shot Thursday to help reduce the world’s fourth most populous nation’s dependency
Germany plans to introduce global public transit pass
Germany wants to introduce a public transit pass that costs $47 a month and will be valid nationwide — if
India’s top court split on banning Muslim headscarves in schools
Two judges on India’s top court on Thursday differed over a ban on the wearing of the hijab, a headscarf
Pakistan bus fire kills 18 flood survivors
At least 18 Pakistani flood survivors, including eight children and nine women, were killed when the bus they were traveling
Photos: Kim Jong Un’s changing looks through the years
Kim Jong Un, North Korea’s leader, prepares for his departure to North Korea at the railway station in Vladivostok, Russia,