NEW YORK: The Taliban have waged a systematic assault on the freedom of Afghanistan’s people, including women and girls experiencing “immeasurably cruel” oppression, the U.N.'s human rights chief said Tuesday. United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk said that human rights are in a
LONDON: Britain's government and water regulator may have failed to comply with environmental law over the regulation of untreated sewage releases, the country's environmental protection watchdog said on Tuesday. The Office for Environmental Protection (OEP) said it believed the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
TRIPOLI: At least 2,300 people have died, and 10,000 are missing after Storm Daniel dumped devastating rain on Libya’s northeast, reportedly bursting two major dams and over-flooding the already heavily inundated areas of the country. Tamer Ramadan, head of the International Federation of Red Cross and
TAMIL NADU: In a Tamil Nadu school, 15 students refused to avail CM's breakfast scheme as the food was prepared by a Dalit woman. The district collector visited the school and warned the parents of legal action for caste discrimination. Students of a school in Tamil
SAN FRANCISCO: Sleep can be a lifeline for teens, especially the ones battling depression who often lose sleep or have irregular sleep patterns that ultimately affect their physical and intellectual health. The study suggests that promoting proper sleep patterns in teenagers can aid their educational needs,
NEW YORK: US citizens are commemorating the 22nd anniversary of 9/11 by gathering and remembering the victims at memorials, firehouses, and city halls across the country on Monday. The horrific event, that claimed over 2,000 lives after hijacked aeroplanes deliberately crashed into the World Trade Center,
NEW DELHI: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi Monday raised significant concerns regarding Sikh protests in Canada during a conversation with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on the sidelines of the G20 summit in New Delhi, a statement from the Indian government said. New Delhi has been
SINGAPORE: Nearly all of the world's population experienced higher temperatures from June to August as a result of human-induced climate change, according to a peer-reviewed research report. The northern hemisphere summer of 2023 has been the hottest since records began, with prolonged heatwaves in North America
LONDON: Britain's Metropolitan Police has said that searches taking place in London's Richmond Park were linked to the hunt for a former army soldier suspected of terrorism offences. Daniel Abed Khalife, 21, is believed to have escaped from London's HMP Wandsworth on Wednesday morning by slipping
TEHRAN: Countries in the Middle East, Africa and Asia must work together to combat sand and dust storms made increasingly severe by climate change, the United Nations and Iran said Saturday. “Cooperation is key. I urge you to use your time in Tehran to build partnerships,