‘Stability of the region’ hangs on Myanmar, declares UN Special Envoy
UN Special Envoy for Myanmar, Christine Schraner Burgener, warned on March 4 that the situation in the country challenges “the stability of the region”...
Macron admits France killed Algerian freedom fighter
President Emmanuel Macron has admitted that French forces ‘tortured and murdered’ Algerian freedom fighter Ali Boumendjel in Algeria’s war for independence. Mr. Macron made the...
UN: 20 migrants die after thrown overboard en route to Yemen
NAIROBI, Kenya—The International Organization for Migration says at least 20 migrants are dead after smugglers threw 80 overboard during a voyage from Djibouti in...
Former Marine gets prison time for smuggling guns to Haiti
RALEIGH, N.C.—A former U.S. Marine found guilty of conspiracy to illegally export and smuggle firearms and controlled equipment from the U.S. to Haiti has...
Virus variant races through Italy, especially among
Nurse Maurizio di Giacobbe tends to a patient in a COVID-19 ICU of the Tor Vergata Polyclinic Hospital, in Rome, Italy, Dec. 13, 2020....
Morocco freezes ties with German Embassy amid Sahara tension
RABAT, Morocco—Morocco’s Foreign Ministry has suspended ties with the German Embassy because of “deep misunderstandings,” notably related to the disputed Western Sahara. The move came...
Migrant workers face dire conditions at South Korean farms
POCHEON, South Korea—“It’s a world of lawlessness,” Rev. Kim Dal-sung muttered over the phone as he drove his tiny KIA over narrow dirt paths...
‘Bad sign from Biden admin.’:Syria slams fatal U.S. raid on Iraq border
Damascus has censured the U.S. air raid against positions of Iraqi counter-terrorism forces on the Iraqi-Syrian border, which killed one and wounded four others,...
UN concerned at surge in civilian casualties as Taliban, govt. resume peace talks in Doha
The United Nations (UN) says civilian casualties in Afghanistan have seen a sharp rise since U.S.-brokered intra-Afghan peace talks began last year. Civilian casualties numbered...
UN rights experts call for U.S. to address on-going violations at ‘Kafkaesque’ Guantánamo military prison
In response to the Biden Administration’s announced review into closing the infamous Guantánamo Bay detention center in Cuba, independent UN human rights experts on Feb....