New York: A "perfect storm" of overlapping crises forced tens of millions to flee within their own country last year, sending the number of internally displaced people to a record high, monitors said on Thursday. An unprecedented 71.1 million internally displaced people (IDPs) were registered in
Labuan Bajo, Indonesia: Southeast Asian nations have made “no significant progress” on implementing a peace plan aimed at ending bloodshed in Myanmar, Indonesian President Joko Widodo said Thursday, on the final day of a summit. Escalating violence in junta-ruled Myanmar has dominated the three-day meeting of
Churachandpur, India: Houses in a remote village in the restive northeastern Indian state of Manipur daubed with "Don't Burn" notices stand untouched while many unmarked buildings are in ruins, their Meitei owners having fled. "It all started with an attack on two houses
Hong Kong: A wristwatch once owned by China's last emperor, Aisin-Gioro Puyi, is expected to fetch over $3 million when it goes on sale in Hong Kong this month. The eye-watering valuation is partly due to the rarity of the Patek Philippe Reference 96 Quantieme Lune,
Beijing: China on Wednesday called on Afghanistan to reform its radical policies excluding women from education and public life and “adopt a more resolute attitude in combating terrorism.” The comments from Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin came on the heels of a Pakistan-hosted mini-summit of China,
Ankara: Foreign ministers for Turkey, Syria, Russia and Iran met on Wednesday in Moscow, marking the highest-level talks so far on rebuilding ties between Ankara and Damascus after years of animosity during Syria's civil war. Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said in a tweet that he
Metema, Ethiopia: After a perilous three-day journey from conflict-torn Sudan, Muhamad Yusuf reached the Ethiopian border town of Metema. But like so many who had fled the deadly chaos, his relief was clouded by anxiety. His immediate prospects were limited to a seemingly interminable wait in a
London: Amnesty International UK has written to the House of Lords urging its members to reject a bill on illegal immigration which it slammed as “racist and xenophobic.” The letter was sent ahead of the second reading of the bill on Wednesday. The organization’s UK chief executive
Shakahola, Kenya: Investigators have revealed to the court that 21 bodies found in the latest exhumation have missing organs. They are expecting more bodies to be found in the coming days. It has also raised doubts that there may be forced removal of the organs from
London: Britain is set to formally classify Russian mercenary force Wagner Group as a terrorist organisation, which would impose financial sanctions and other penalties, as a way of increasing pressure on Russia, The Times newspaper reported. Wagner mercenaries have spearheaded Russia's months-long assault on the Ukrainian