New York: India abstained from voting on a contentious resolution at the 46th UNHRC session that sought to fix responsibility for war crimes and human rights violations by Sri Lankan authorities. The 47-member UNHRC adopted a resolution, sponsored by a group of countries that includes the

Warsaw: The world should be back to normal by the end of 2022 thanks to COVID-19 vaccines, Bill Gates said in an interview for Polish newspaper Gazeta Wyborcza and television broadcaster TVN24. “This is an incredible tragedy,” the Microsoft co-founder said on the pandemic, adding that

Moscow: Russia's military said that it had agreed with Turkey to open two crossing points in the Idlib de-escalation zone in Syria and one near Aleppo, the Interfax news agency reported. Russia on Tuesday proposed that Turkey reopen these three crossing points due to the difficult

Yangon: Myanmar’s security forces have killed more than 300 people in attempts to crush opposition to a Feb. 1 coup, with nearly 90% of victims shot dead and a quarter of them shot in the head, according to data from an advocacy group and local

Dhaka: Bangladesh police fired rubber bullets and tear gas at hundreds of mainly student demonstrators who were protesting against an upcoming visit by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Police said the protest got out of hand as demonstrators marched in the capital Dhaka, with many throwing

Beirut: The government of war-torn Syria said it will send emergency oxygen supplies to neighboring Lebanon, which has experienced shortages amid a surge of coronavirus infections in both countries. The gesture comes as the health care sectors of the neighboring countries face serious challenges compounded by

Hanoi: The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) held a videoconference to look into the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian issue. Tor Wennesland, UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, said there remain concerns about the implementation of the council’s Resolution 2334