Geneva, February 11 (AP): An annual report from the United Nations labour agency Friday highlighted the work conditions of Uyghurs and other Muslim minorities in China's western Xinjiang region, noting sign
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Hassakeh (Syria), February 11 (AP): The Islamic State is a growing threat to northeast Syria, and the group will again flourish unless immediate action is taken, the Kurdish-led region's security chief said
Paris, February 11 (AP): French researcher Luc Montagnier, who won a Nobel Prize in 2008 for discovering the HIV virus and more recently spread false claims about the coronavirus, has died at age 89, accor
Canberra, February 11 (AP): Confrontation with China is not inevitable, but the United States must stand up with its allies for a rules-based system threatened by Chinese aggression, Secretary of State Antony B
Tehran, February 11 (AP): Thousands of cars and motorbikes paraded in celebration of the 43rd anniversary of Iran's 1979 Islamic Revolution on Friday, although fewer pedestrians were out for a second straig
Hong Kong, February 10 (AP): Hong Kong residents expressed growing frustration Thursday after new, tighter coronavirus restrictions went into effect, imposed by city leaders in line with Beijing's zero-COVI
London, February 10 (AP): Britain's Prince Charles has tested positive for COVID-19 and is self-isolating, his office said Thursday. A message on his official Twitter page said Charles tested positive on
Seoul, February 10 (AP): South Korean President Moon Jae-in, in his final months in office, has expressed concern over North Korea's expanding weapons program and the possibility it could resume nuclear and
Los Altos (US), February 10 (AP): Two freelance journalists have been awarded the 2022 American Mosaic Journalism Prize for their work reporting on underrepresented or misrepresented groups in the United States
Bangkok, February 10 (AP): An award-winning film director in Myanmar has been arrested almost a year after he was put on a wanted list for encouraging government employees to join in protests against military r
Rome, February 9 (AP): Retired Pope Benedict XVI asked forgiveness on Tuesday for any grievous faults" in his handling of clergy sex abuse cases, but admitted to no personal or specific wrongdoing after an
Geneva, February 9 (PTI): Describing the new COVID-19 variants as the "wild card", a top World Health Organisation official has warned that the Omicron will not be the last one and the possibility of
Cairo, February 9 (AP): Egypt's president on Wednesday swore in the first-ever Coptic Christian to head the country's highest court. Judge Boulos Fahmy is the 19th person to preside over the Supreme
Kabul, February 9 (AP): Only five hospitals in Afghanistan still offer COVID-19 treatment, with 33 others having been forced to close in recent months for lack of doctors, medicines and even heat. This comes as
Tehran, February 9 (AP): Iran unveiled a new missile on Wednesday with a reported range that would allow it to reach both US bases in the region as well as targets inside its archfoe Israel. State TV reporte
United Nations, February 8 (AP): The United States and its allies clashed with Russia and China in the UN Security Council on Monday over the usefulness and impact of UN sanctions, which are currently imposed o-
United Nations, February 8 (AP): Al-Qaida's past ties to the recently empowered Taliban have the potential of making Afghanistan a safe haven for extremists, and terrorist groups enjoy greater freedom
Washington, February 8 (AP): In a flurry of diplomacy across two continents, President Joe Biden met with Germany's new leader Monday and vowed the crucial Nord Stream 2 Russia-to-Germany gas pipeline will
Moscow, February 7 (AP): International efforts to defuse the standoff over Ukraine intensified Monday, with French President Emmanuel Macron set to hold talks in Moscow and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in Wash
Singapore, February 7 (AP): Many Asian countries are facing a spike in COVID-19 infections after the widely-celebrated Lunar New Year holidays, as health officials grapple with the highly-transmissible omicron
