Israel punishes officers in death of elderly Palestinian man
Death of Omar Asaad, 78, had sparked calls for a probe from the US State Department and from members of Congress.
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US using Ukraine as ‘tool’ to contain Russia: Putin
The Russian president says the response from Washington and NATO to Moscow's security demands was far from adequate.
Advocacy group calls on Sri Lanka to repeal ‘anti-terror’ law
International Commission of Jurists says proposed amendments to 'anti-terror' law 'woefully inadequate'.
OPEC barely increased output last month amid chronic struggles
Oil prices soared to a 7-year high above $90 a barrel last month, stirring expectations of a return to triple digits.
Norway court rejects mass killer Breivik’s parole request
Anders Breivik, an anti-Muslim neo-Nazi, killed 77 people in Norway's worst peacetime atrocity in July 2011.
Stocks get wobbly start to new month after volatile January
Stocks have been in a slump so far this year as investors get hit with a long list of threats to economic growth.
Canada: Indigenous leaders to meet pope in Rome at end of March
Visit comes after unmarked graves uncovered at 'residential schools', many of which were run by Catholic Church.
Texas electricity prices spike with cold front set to test grid
Demand on the grid operated by Texas's Electric Reliability Council is forecast to peak at 71,806 megawatts on Feb 4.
Heavy gunfire heard near presidential palace in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau president calls it a 'failed attack against democracy' while West African bloc dubs it a 'coup attempt'.
Historically Black colleges receive threats second day in a row
The bomb scares come at the start of US Black History Month and a day after half a dozen universities received threats.
US job openings edge up, while fewer Americans quit
The number of Americans telling their bosses 'I quit' edged down in December after November's record high.
‘Watershed’: Dalits hail US university’s caste discrimination ban
Activists behind ban by California State University system say it will boost US civil rights movement for caste equity.
Two babies freeze to death in IDP camps in Syria’s Idlib
Freezing cold weather over the past two weeks has swept Idlib, home to almost two million displaced Syrians.
All US federal prisons on lockdown after deadly Texas brawl
Authorities say the move was taken out of an 'abundance of caution' after two inmates killed at facility in Beaumont.
Top US, Russia diplomats to hold talks on Ukraine: Live news
Following a tense UNSC meeting on Ukraine, Blinken and Lavrov will make another attempt at diplomacy.
In India’s capital, the homeless are suffering a record winter
The unusually harsh bout of winter cold in India's capital city is blamed for killing nearly 200 homeless people.
Lightning bolt extending across 3 US states sets global record
Bolt of lightning stretching for 768km across Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi in 2020 is new world record holder: WMO.
Israel imposing ‘apartheid’ on Palestinians: Amnesty
Israel must be held accountable for enforcing a system of oppression, domination against Palestinians, Amnesty says.
Japan says missing F-15 fighter probably crashed, crew missing
Two crew members remain unaccounted for as search and rescue team recover part of the fighter jet's fuselage.
Myanmar coup: Military repeats election promise, people strike
A year since seizing power Senior General Min Aung Hlaing repeats promises of an election when state of emergency ends.