Bosnia’s peace envoy imposes ban on genocide denial
Valentin Inzko has set jail terms to counter attempts by Bosnian Serbs to deny genocide in Srebrenica.
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China’s Xi urges people in Tibet to ‘follow party’ in rare visit
President's visit comes as China faces increased security concerns due to clashes with India, US withdrawal from Kabul.
Prince Harry is producing a memoir – but is he writing it?
Ghostwriters may not have their names on book covers, but their presence is likely found all over the bestseller list.
As Olympics begin, Japan rolls out red carpet for Pfizer CEO
Japan's prime minister met with Pfizer's CEO to ensure the drugmaker delivers COVID-19 vaccines as supply dwindles.
Azerbaijan jails 13 Armenian military personnel for six years
Azerbaijan's serious crimes court says those sentenced will be deported after serving their prison terms.
Sixteen civilians killed in eastern DRC ambush
One child among those killed as they were returning from a weekly market in North Kivu province.
Landslides in western India kill dozens, more trapped in floods
At least 36 people dead and 1,000 others trapped by floodwaters as monsoon rains pound Maharashtra state.
COVID-positive man boards Indonesia flight disguised as wife
Wearing a full-face veil, a COVID-positive man disguised himself as his wife to board a domestic flight.
Israel granted official observer status at the African Union
Israeli ambassador presents credentials to African Union Commission chairman at bloc's headquarters in Addis Ababa.
Fresh floods in central China as typhoon heads towards east coast
Clean-up continues in Zhengzhou as firefighters pump water from flooded streets and underground rail system.
French person among 6 held over plot to kill Madagascar president
Public security minister says those arrested also included two Malagasy and two Malagasy and French bi-nationals.
‘Nothing left’: A catastrophe in Madagascar’s famine-hit south
More than one million people need emergency food and nutrition aid, with 14,000 already in 'catastrophic conditions'.
El Salvador orders graft arrest of ex-President Sanchez Ceren
Investigators say they will seek international help to locate and detain the former president and other officials.
India’s DNA data law could harm minorities, hurt privacy: Experts
Privacy advocates fear the sensitive data can be misused for caste-based or community profiling.
Taliban: ‘No one wants a civil war’ in Afghanistan
Taliban spokesman lays out the group's stance on what should come next in a country on the precipice.
Sydney’s crafty cockatoos master suburban bin diving
Researchers in Australia found that the extremely gregarious birds learned new behaviours by observing their peers.
Death toll from two prison riots in Ecuador climbs to 22
President Guillermo Lasso declares a state of emergency in the country's jail system as a new wave of violence erupts.
In Herat, ex-Mujahideen commander leads efforts to resist Taliban
In western Afghanistan’s biggest city, Taliban gains are causing economic distress and forcing people to pick up arms.
Indonesia: Raging pandemic offers fertile ground for new variants
Experts keeping a close eye on developments as double-digit test positivity rate suggests outbreak out of control.
The Director Of The Olympics Opening Ceremony Has Been Fired For A Holocaust “Joke” He Made In 1998
“I understand that my foolish choice of words at the time was a mistake, and I regret it.”
