The United Nations says a member of its panel of experts monitoring sanctions against Libya has been arrested in Tunisia despite having diplomatic immunity. Moncef Kartas, a Tunisian national, was arrested after arriving at
moreThe White House on Friday warned Russia and other countries backing President Nicolas Maduro against sending troops and military equipment to Venezuela, saying the United States would view such actions as a "direct threat"
morePope Francis has enacted sweeping new laws to prevent child sexual abuse within the Vatican and other Holy See institutions in Rome, as well as by its diplomatic corps around the world. The introduction
moreIt’s a moment art lovers have been waiting for - the world’s largest contemporary art fair opens in Hong Kong. Organisers said that the global art landscape is changing, with Chinnese paintings emerging as
moreThe death toll from a horrific blaze that ripped through a Dhaka high-rise building has climbed to 25, Bangladeshi police said, as government officials vowed tough action to improve lax safety standards. Speaking to reporters
moreCASABLANCA: Migrants at a squalid camp in the Moroccan city of Casablanca have few hopes for the future, after their dreams of a new life in Europe were squashed. Illegal but tolerated, the Oulad
moreGAZA CITY: A year ago, Ezzedine Al-Baz’s decision to skip work and join tens of thousands at the first day of protests along the Gaza-Israel border nearly cost him his life. Baz, then 29,
moreGAZA CITY: Protests are to take place across Gaza City on the anniversary of last year’s series of demonstrations against Israel’s blockade of the Gaza Strip. The protests began on March 30, last year,
moreUS President Donald Trump on Friday threatened to close the US southern border or large sections of it next week if Mexico does not halt undocumented immigrants from reaching the border "immediately". "It could mean
moreAn autopsy has found that a seven-year-old indigenous girl from Guatemala died of a bacterial infection while detained by the US Border Patrol, in a case that drew worldwide attention to the plight of
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