US jury orders former Haiti mayor to pay $15.5m for rights abuses
A US lawsuit accuses the erstwhile mayor of a rural Haitian town of murder, attempted killings and torture.
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Ramadan to begin on Thursday in Saudi Arabia, Qatar
Authorities in several Muslim-majority countries, including Saudi Arabia, declare Thursday as the first day of Ramadan.
US targets Iranian drone industry in latest round of sanctions
Sanctions target firms and individuals accused of buying drone parts on behalf of the Iranian government.
Iran’s Khamenei says US wants to keep Ukraine war going
The supreme leader accuses Washington of starting the war, saying it benefits US weapons manufacturers.
India arrests Kashmir journalist Irfan Mehraj on ‘terror’ charges
Irfan Mehraj, who worked with a prominent human rights organisation, was accused of funding 'terror' activities.
At least 13 dead after earthquake jolts Afghanistan, Pakistan
At least 13 dead and hundreds injured after earthquake rocks Afghanistan and Pakistan, with tremors felt in India.
Tens of thousands of US education workers launch strike
Workers in Los Angeles-area school district, second-largest in US, say wages are not enough to meet high living costs.
UN: 10 million lack safe water six months after Pakistan floods
Families in flood-hit areas have 'no alternative but to drink and use potentially disease-ridden water', UNICEF says.
War-weary Yemenis greet Saudi-Iran deal with caution
Riyadh and Tehran may have moved to bury some of their differences, but it is unclear whether same will happen in Yemen.
Greek parties bleed votes between a train disaster and election
Dozens were killed when a passenger train collided with a freight train in Greece’s worst-ever train accident.
What is Nowruz and how is the Persian New Year celebrated?
Some 300 million people celebrate Nowruz, which has been observed for more than 3,000 years in different regions.
World premiere play spotlights US Assyrian diaspora community
Martin Yousif Zebari unveils his first play, a look at family dynamics in the aftermath of the 2003 US invasion of Iraq.
Italian anarchist in solitary confinement warns of his death
Alfredo Cospito's hunger strike began last October in protest against a harsh and controversial regime known as 41-bis.
Activists do Bamako-Ouagadougou walk to urge Mali-Burkina union
The prime ministers of Mali and Burkina Faso say they will examine the idea of creating a federation.
Nigeria’s Obi petitions court over disputed presidential election
Labour Party candidate heads to Supreme Court to challenge ruling party candidate's victory in February poll.
Greta Thunberg, climate activists greenlighted to sue Sweden
Sweden needs to cut emissions by at least 6.5 to 9.4 million tonnes of CO2 per year starting from 2019, lawsuit says.
Saudi Arabia releases US national Almadi from prison: Family
Almadi was jailed for 19 years for posts on Twitter criticising the government after landing in Riyadh in 2021.
Sri Lanka to get first tranche of $2.9bn bailout in two days: IMF
Global lender says island nation battling its worst economic crisis in seven decades will get $330m in next two days.
Arab states condemn Israeli minister’s ‘no Palestinians’ remark
Israel's far-right National Security Minister Bezalel Smotrich says there 'isn't a Palestinian people'.
Ethiopia says US war crime allegations ‘inflammatory’
Antony Blinken, who was in Ethiopia last week, had called for accountability for the horrors of the two-year war.