Christine Blasey Ford, who has accused Supreme Court nominee, Brett Kavanaugh, of sexual assault, will not testify in front of a Senate panel on Monday, but is willing to appear sometime next week if

Puerto Ricans gathered in the US territory's capital, San Juan, on Thursday to remember the thousands who died in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria one year ago. Religious leaders and government officials recalled how

The campaign to drive rebels from Yemen's main port city of Hodeidah will not be stopped again until it is captured from the Houthis, a militia commander said. Aidarous al-Zubaidi's remarks on Thursday came

Koh Kong, Cambodia - "I'm Cambodian, I'm not illegal here," said Se Say Hieng, one of the last remaining villagers who refuses to leave land that now belongs to China's Union Development Group. Construction on a port

The deal to avoid a Syrian regime offensive on Idlib province is still being worked out by Russia and Turkey, the UN said on Thursday, stressing that the threat to civilians remained high. “This

The deal to avoid a Syrian regime offensive on Idlib province is still being worked out by Russia and Turkey, the UN said on Thursday, stressing that the threat to civilians remained high. “This

GENEVA: Members of a prominent tribe told an audience in Geneva on Thursday how they were stripped of their nationality and suffered torture, forced displacement and deportation in a 22-year campaign of systematic persecution

South Korean President Moon Jae-in announced North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has requested to hold another summit with US President Donald Trump soon in order to move along Pyongyang's process of denuclearisation. So what

European leaders agreed to enter talks with Egypt in a bid to reduce the number of migrants entering the European Union from Africa. The move raised eyebrows among human rights campaigners because of Egypt's

There has been a fall by almost one-quarter in the number of attacks by armed groups worldwide last year. That is one of the conclusions of the US State Department's latest annual survey of