The United Nations human rights investigator on Myanmar has expressed alarm over the "pervasive nature of hate speech" in the country, including material in textbooks that reportedly teach fourth-grade students to "loathe those of

Algiers, Algeria - Thousands of university students have marched in Algeria's capital, as peaceful rallies against President Abdelaziz Bouteflika's bid to seek a fifth term continued for a second week. Like their peers who held

Venezuela has plunged into a major political crisis amid a growing row over President Nicolas Maduro's future as the country's leader.  Maduro started a second term on January 10, following a widely boycotted election

TUNIS: Algeria’s army will guarantee security and not allow a return to an era of bloodshed, its chief of staff said on Tuesday. Gaed Salah said there were some parties he did not name which

BEIRUT: The Syrian military has mounted air strikes against Daesh militants and clashed with the militants in central Syria, the pro-Damascus Al-Watan newspaper reported on Tuesday.The flare-up in the area of Al-Sukhna, between Palymra

DUBAI: Qatari officials have complained about a protest by Al-Ghufran tribe activists outside Geneva’s UN Building hosting the Silatech conference Staff at the Geneva International Conference Center said Sheikha Moza Al-Missned insisted on staying inside

Venezuela has plunged into a major political crisis amid a growing row over President Nicolas Maduro's future as the country's leader.  Maduro started a second term on January 10, following a widely boycotted election

Official results of tests to find out more details about the bodies found in Sri Lanka’s biggest mass grave are expected to be revealed soon. The remains of more than 300 people were discovered

Bags, bottles, straws and plates - about half of the plastic used every day is used only once and then thrown away. This disposal after a single use is causing widespread damage to oceans,

The United Nations investigator on religious freedom has asked China to let him visit its Xinjiang region where some one million ethnic Uighurs and other Muslims are in facilities activists call mass detention camps.