Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed on Thursday appointed a political newcomer to become prime minister, nearly two months after the ...

With Belarus facing a shaky future after a disputed election sparked a wave of protests and a brutal crackdown by ...

The Netherlands launched a bid Friday to hold Syria responsible under international law for "gross human rights violations", in a ...

ABUJA, NIGERIA - The United Nations Children's Agency, UNICEF, has condemned a Nigerian court for upholding a 10-year prison sentence ...

Poonch (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], September 18 (ANI): One civilian injured in ceasefire violation in the Balakot sector of Poonch ...

New Delhi [India], September 18 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday greeted his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu on the ...

With the 2020/21 cricket season looming , Proteas fielding coach Justin Ontong has stressed the importance of his area of ...

Hong Kong, September 18 (ANI): UN Human Rights Office on Friday urged Chinese authorities to ensure due process rights to ...

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Commerce Department said it will issue an order Friday that will bar people in the United ...

The US will ban some transactions over the Chinese-owned WeChat app while freezing TikTok's app starting Sunday, Commerce Secretary Wilbur ...

President Donald Trump's rhetoric is often referred to as "dog whistle politics."In politician speak, a dog whistle is language that ...

Poonch (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], September 18 (ANI): Pakistan on Friday violated the ceasefire along the Line of Control in ...

Bandipora (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], September 18 (ANI): Pakistan on Friday initiated an unprovoked ceasefire along the Line of Control ...

China said Friday it was conducting military exercises near the Taiwan Strait, as a top U.S. diplomat visits the self-ruled ...

TheCaptain Kohli will be key to Royal Challengers Bangalore's hopes in the 13th edition of the tournament.The star batsman hasn't ...

Gorkha [Nepal], September 18 (ANI): Radha Ramtel, once a mason during the Nepal Housing Reconstruction Project in Gorkha district, now ...

Brussels [Belgium], September 18 (ANI): As human rights violations in China continues to aggravate, the Members of the European Parliament ...

Geneva [Switzerland], September 18 (ANI): Highlighting the atrocities comitted by Pakistan in Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK), Amjad Ayub Mirza, an ...

White House chief of staff Mark Meadows said President Donald Trump will not attend the United Nations General Assembly next ...

Kabul [Afghanistan], September 18 (ANI/Sputnik): The US Embassy in Afghanistan has issued a security alert for its citizens, warning about ...

BEIJING, Sept. 18 (Xinhua) -- The world in the past 24hrs. A selection of the best daily press photos from ...

TAIPEI, TAIWAN - Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's office Wednesday denied a claim made this month by the international rights group ...

SAGINAW, MICHIGAN - Amid a sea of flags flying in a strong breeze, all of them emblazoned with "Trump" and ...

WHITE HOUSE - U.S. President Donald Trump and his election challenger, former Vice President Joe Biden, on Thursday accused each ...

Belarus opposition leader Svyatlana Tsikhanouskaya will address the UN Human Rights Council by video on September 18 during an urgent ...

A Palestinian artist paints a mural in the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah, on Sept. 13, 2020. (Photo by ...

Washington [US], September 18 (ANI/Sputnik): US President Donald Trump has abandoned his plans to deliver a speech at the United ...

Islamabad [Pakistan], September 17 (ANI): Weeks after releasing a political map that laid untenable claims to Indian territories, Pakistan has ...

Photo taken on Sept. 14, 2020 shows the outside view of the United Nations headquarters in New York, the United ...

Sydney [Australia], September 18 (ANI): Defending Big Bash League (BBL) champions Sydney Sixers on Friday signed Australian all-rounder Dan Christian ...

Chinese peacekeepers perform martial arts during celebrations of the International Day of UN Peacekeepers held by the United Nations African ...

Birds are silhouetted against the sky during sunrise in Islamabad, capital of Pakistan on Sept. 17, 2020. (Xinhua/Ahmad Kamal)ISLAMABAD, Sept. ...

A health worker checks medical supply at the camp site of the Chinese peacekeeping troops to Lebanon in southern Lebanon, ...

People wearing face masks walk on the Trocadero Place near the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France, Sept. 16, 2020. (Xinhua/Gao ...

SEATTLE, WASHINGTON - A U.S. judge on Thursday blocked controversial Postal Service changes that have slowed mail nationwide, calling them ...

Washington [US], September 18 (ANI): US President Donald Trump on Thursday (local time) wished Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his ...

In a private call with federal prosecutors across the country, Attorney General William Barr's message was clear: Aggressively go after ...

Romania's military received its first shipment of U.S. Patriot surface-to-air missiles on September 16, part of efforts to upgrade the ...

The World Health Organization warned Thursday that the coronavirus has started to spread again across Europe at "alarming rates" and ...

When Americans go to the polls on Nov. 3, they will either re-elect President Donald Trump or vote in the ...