
UN seeks World Court opinion on Israel's Palestinian aid obligations
The resolution adopted expresses "grave concern about the dire humanitarian situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory".
Fri Dec 20 2024

At least 100,000 bodies in Syrian mass grave, US advocacy group head says
Hundreds of thousands of Syrians are estimated to have been killed since 2011.
Tue Dec 17 2024

Islamic military counter terrorism coalition launches program in Sahel with Saudi support
Mauritania's defense minister emphasises that terrorism is a real challenge and a grave threat to humanity, particularly in Sahel region.
Tue Dec 03 2024

Gazan family seeks shelter from war among graves
Most of two million people in Gaza have been displaced by Israel's relentless assault on the strip.
Sat Nov 02 2024

Myanmar's acting President hands over power to junta chief due to 'severe illness'
Myanmar's acting President Myint Swe has transferred his duties to the junta chief after falling gravely ill.
Tue Jul 23 2024

Sudan's cemeteries swell with fresh graves as hunger and disease spread
The war has devastated a healthcare system already under strain before the fighting began.
Sat Jun 22 2024

Brother of former Singapore PM ordered to pay $296,000 in defamation suit
Lee Hsien Yang made defamatory allegations against two government ministers "of the gravest kind", wrote Justice Goh Yihan.
Fri May 24 2024

Mass graves in Gaza: What do we know?
A mass grave is a burial site containing multiple bodies, the existence of which could be important in detecting possible war crimes.
Fri Apr 26 2024

Palestinian authorities seek probe into mass graves at Gaza hospitals
Nearly 400 bodies were recovered from mass graves after Israeli soldiers departed a Gaza hospital.
Fri Apr 26 2024

Israel sacks two officers after finding grave errors in strike on aid workers
The inquiry into the killing of seven aid workers in an air strike in Gaza found serious errors and breaches of procedure by the military.
Fri Apr 05 2024

Taib Mahmud laid to rest in full state honours in Demak Jaya
Tun Abdul Taib Mahmud was buried next to the grave of his first wife Datuk Patinggi Puan Sri Laila Taib who died of cancer in 2009.
Thu Feb 22 2024

Karl Marx's London cemetery looks to solve a grave problem
Highgate Cemetery is searching for a new lease of life by reclaiming long-abandoned graves so they can be sold again for fresh burials.
Sun Jan 28 2024

Pope calls for universal ban on surrogate parenting, calls it 'deplorable'
Pope Francis says the practice of surrogate motherhood, "deplorable" and a grave violation of the dignity of the woman and the child.
Tue Jan 09 2024

Too close and too cold, premature babies in grave peril at Gaza's Al Shifa hospital
In the absence of infection control measures, the babies are transmitting viruses to each other and they have no immunity.
Tue Nov 14 2023

Gaza death toll tops 10,000; UN calls it a children's graveyard
Palestinian health authorities said the death toll from Israeli strikes had exceeded 10,000.
Tue Nov 07 2023

China promises Latin America 'trustworthy' ties as Trump lays out demands
Beijing looks to improve its foothold in a region historically under the US sphere of influence.
Thu Feb 20 2025

Major risks loom as Trump upends US Russia policy
Washington's approach changes dramatically with the initial meeting between US and Russian negotiators.
Thu Feb 20 2025

Pope Francis has double pneumonia, complicating his treatment, Vatican says
Doctors say a polymicrobial infection occurs when two or more micro-organisms are involved and can be caused by bacteria, viruses, or fungi.
Thu Feb 20 2025

Philippines' VP Duterte challenges impeachment before Supreme Court
Sara Duterte makes her first legal move to fight the case that could lead to her removal and lead to a lifetime ban from public office.
Wed Feb 19 2025

Motor racing - Hamilton steps out in red at unprecedented 10 team F1 launch
I feel so full of life, so much energy, because everything's new and I'm just focused on what is up ahead, Hamilton says.
Wed Feb 19 2025

UAE tells US' Rubio it rejects displacement of Palestinians
The UAE's stance matters as its one of four Arab nations that normalised ties with Israel during Trumps first term.
Wed Feb 19 2025

Taylor Swift wins recording artist of the year crown for fifth time
The megastar's "The Tortured Poets Department" record also topped four IFPI charts, the IFPI says.
Wed Feb 19 2025

More than $50 billion needed to rebuild Gaza, World Bank joint assessment says
Years of rebuilding work, including clearing unexploded ordinance and millions of tonnes of rubble lie ahead.
Wed Feb 19 2025

Malaysia’s AI data centre development to be impacted by recent US restrictions - Liew
Liew Chin Tong says the restrictions would not affect the development of the domestic data centre ecosystem as a whole.
Wed Feb 19 2025

Sweden's top court rejects Greta Thunberg lawsuit on climate action
A court cannot decide that the parliament or the government must take any specific action, the Supreme Court says.
Wed Feb 19 2025