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GENEVA: The UN rights body on Thursday (Oct 6) renewed the mandate of a UN office to collect and preserve evidence of alleged war-time human rights crimes in Sri Lanka, despite...

The study also found that liver cancer is one of the top three causes of cancer deaths in 46 countries - and is in the top five in nearly 100...

"THE FIGHT GOES ON" The report, which was published on Aug 31 minutes before Bachelet's term ended, highlighted "credible" allegations of widespread torture, arbitrary detention and violations of religious and...

GENEVA: The UN Human Rights Council on Thursday (Oct 6) voted against holding a debate on alleged abuses in China's Xinjiang region in a major setback for Western nations. The United States...

A State Department spokesperson said the United States condemned Thursday's launch as a violation of the United Nations Security Council resolutions and a threat to regional neighbours and the international...

SEOUL: North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missile toward its east coast on Thursday (Oct 6) in the direction of Japan, following joint South Korean and US missile drills and the return of...

SEOUL: North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles into the sea on Thursday (Oct 6) in the direction of Japan, after the return of a US aircraft carrier to the...

MANILA: Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr on Wednesday (Oct 5) said his nation may need to turn to Russia to fulfil its fuel needs amid rising global energy prices, bucking...

WASHINGTON: Taiwan won't rely on others for its defence, President Tsai Ing-wen said on Wednesday (Oct 5), while welcoming a US commitment to the democratically governed island's security amid what...

World Bank President David Malpass said the new Poverty and Shared Prosperity report showed the grim outlook facing tens of millions of people, and called for major policy changes to...