US imposes sanctions on leaders in Sudan’s RSF over ‘extensive’ abuses
Washington accuses paramilitary group's deputy commander and top general in West Darfur of human rights violations.
Category Archives: News
WHO sees ‘concerning’ COVID trends before winter as hospitalisations rise
The UN health agency says many countries stopped reporting COVID data and called for more vaccinations and surveillance.
African leaders seek global taxes for climate change at Nairobi summit
The Nairobi Declaration represents a united front for Africa before negotiations for more funding at COP28.
Fierce storm in southern Brazil kills at least 27 people
Governor of Rio Grande do Sul says death toll from extratropical cyclone is state's highest due to a climate event.
Fifty years after Chile’s coup, the search for truth continues
As 1973 coup still reverberates, a man is pushing for full history of US role in Augusto Pinochet's rise and fall.
Torrential rains kill at least 11 people in Greece, Turkey and Bulgaria
Severe rainstorms lash parts of Greece, Turkey and Bulgaria, prompting floods and landslides.
Civilians reported killed as Russia shells outdoor market in east Ukraine
Russia allegedly targeted the city of Kostiantynivka, killing and wounding many, Ukrainian officials say.
Displaced Syrians forced to build hideouts in the caves of Jabal al-Zawiya
Al-Zawiya's caves shelter Syrian families whose homes have been under attack as regime forces hound Idlib.
Amid abaya ban, French school sends girl home for wearing kimono: Lawyer
Human rights lawyer who plans to file complaint says 15-year-old was asked to leave school for wearing Japanese garment.
Climate issues unresolved as recently flooded New Delhi hosts G20 summit
Climate ministers of G20 nations ended last meeting in July without resolving major disagreements on climate policies.
Sri Lanka to probe allegation of intelligence complicity in 2019 bombings
British TV report alleges a top Sri Lankan intelligence official hatched Easter Sunday bombings plot to influence polls.
Tens of thousands evacuated in China amid rain from waning Typhoon Haikui
The rain has broken 12-year-old records in Fuzhou with warnings that 49 reservoirs have exceeded flood limits.
Russian drone raid kills 1 in Ukraine’s Odesa, Kyiv repels missile attack
The night-time attacks on Odesa’s Izmail district lasted three hours, the regional governor said.
Three sailors rescued from shark-bitten catamaran off Australia
Officials said sharks attacked the inflatable catamaran and tore off large chunks of the vessel's hull.
Russian pilot who defected to Ukraine with helicopter gets $500,000 reward
Russian pilot Maxim Kuzminov, 28, defected with a Mi-8 helicopter in an operation planned with Ukrainian intelligence.
UK to declare Russia’s Wagner Group a ‘terrorist’ organisation
Designation of the group, condemned as a 'threat to global security', could be made as early as Wednesday.
Tunisian police arrest two top officials in Ennahda opposition party
Ennahda interim head Mondher Ounissi and Abdel Karim Harouni, leader of the party's Shura Council, have been arrested.
Two people arrested in China for smashing a hole in the Great Wall
Suspects widened a gap in the Great Wall to shorten travel time to a worksite in Shanxi province, state media says.
Myanmar rejects ASEAN statement condemning violence as ‘one-sided’
Generals lash out after 10-member grouping urges 'Myanmar Armed Forces in particular' to end civilian attacks.
At least 5 people killed as rainstorms, floods hit Turkey, Greece, Bulgaria
Four people killed in Turkey and Bulgaria and one killed in Greece following flash flooding with several still missing.