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UN ‘alarmed’ by reports of civilian casualties in Myanmar air attacks
Continuing air raids in the restive country's Rakhine state are reported to have killed dozens.
Police fire pepper spray on food crisis protesters in Argentina
Argentinian police used pepper spray to disperse protesters marching against government cuts to community food kitchens.
Haitian gangs unleash new attacks on upscale Port-au-Prince
Armed gangs attacked two upscale neighborhoods in the capital in a rampage that left at least a dozen people dead.
The Gambia votes to reverse landmark ban on female genital mutilation
Rights groups say proposed rollback of 2015 law will overturn women’s rights across the region as a whole.
Harsh Mongolian winter leaves 4.7m animals dead; Red Cross issues appeal
Mongolian herders are experience extreme 'dzud' cold waves more often with little time to recover in between the UN says
Israel’s war on Gaza: List of key events, day 165
Twenty Palestinians were killed in the early hours of Tuesday in Rafah, while UN warns Gaza heading towards famine.
Can India’s Rahul Gandhi defeat Narendra Modi with ‘unity marches’?
The opposition launches its 2024 election campaign amid hope among supporters and cynicism from critics.
Bank of Japan scraps negative interest rate in first hike in 17 years
Japan's central bank begins unwinding one of the world's most aggressive monetary easing programmes.
British government to introduce independent football regulator
The regulator will have the power to fine clubs up to 10 percent of their turnover for noncompliance with regulations.
Elon Musk defends using prescribed ketamine for ‘negative frame of mind’
Tesla CEO dismisses suggestion his drug use could influence the perceptions of investors.