U.N. rights panel says Myanmar commander-in-chief should step down

2018/08/27 16:41:40

A United Nations human rights panel said on Monday that Myanmar's commander-in-chief Min Aung Hlaing...

Britain says 'appalling' violations against Rohingya must be punished

2018/08/27 16:41:40

Those responsible for mass killings and gang rapes of Muslim Rohingya must not escape punishment, Br...

Qatar to expand air base hosting major U.S. military facility

2018/08/27 16:33:31

Qatar will expand two air bases including Udeid, which hosts the largest U.S. military facility in t...

Russia postpones peace talks with Taliban: Afghan President

2018/08/27 15:59:05

Russia has agreed to postpone multilateral peace talks with the Taliban, a week after the insurgents...

Ethiopia arrests disgraced regional boss accused of rights abuses

2018/08/27 15:55:56

Police in Ethiopia arrested the disgraced former head of the eastern Somali region on Monday on char...

EU disagrees with Russia that Syrian refugees can go back

2018/08/27 15:29:47

The European Union does not believe Syria is safe for refugees to go back, officials in Brussels sai...

Italy disembarks stranded migrants, Salvini under investigation

2018/08/25 23:49:25

Italy on Sunday disembarked all 150 migrants from a rescue ship that had been docked for five days i...

Magnitude 6.1 quake hits Iran, felt in Baghdad: USGS

2018/08/25 22:58:22

A shallow, magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck about 55 miles (88 km) west-northwest of Kermanshah, in w...

EU executive to hold meeting this week on U.N. Myanmar report

2018/08/27 16:41:40

The European Union's executive in Brussels will hold a meeting this week with the authors of the U.N...

Tarnished by bailout, Greek PM eyes reshuffle before election

2018/08/27 16:35:54

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras tipped his interior minister to take up a key post in his leftis...

Attackers beat, injure Bosnian Serb journalist reporting on suspicious death

2018/08/27 16:00:07

A Bosnian Serb journalist who reported on the suspicious death of a young man was severely beaten la...

Russian court jails Kremlin critic Navalny over protest

2018/08/27 15:57:03

A Russian court sentenced opposition leader Alexei Navalny to 30 days in jail on Monday after convic...

Russia postpones peace talks with Taliban - Afghan President

2018/08/27 15:46:30

Russia has agreed to postpone multilateral peace talks with the Taliban, a week after the insurgents...

Strong quake hits northwest Iran, killing one and wounding 58: Tasnim

2018/08/25 23:57:55

A magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck near the Iranian city of Kermanshah, killing one and wounding 58, ...

Didi woman passenger killed amid China ride-hailing safety concerns

2018/08/25 23:00:44

A ride-sharing passenger in the eastern Chinese city of Wenzhou was raped and killed by a driver for...