Several prisons denied claims about deteriorating conditions or did not respond to requests for comment

Observers say deaths show how rampant and dangerous illegal mining has become in the country

The children are among thousands of people being held in dangerously overcrowded conditions at a closed airport serving as a processing center for migrants who recently arrived on British shores after crossing the English Channel in small boats. The situa...

The committee, which monitors the implementation of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, issued its final observations this week. The 18-member panel called for investigations into allegations of widespread human rights violations aga...

The Islamist group touts the return of peace and stability to the South Asian nation since its takeover in August 2021

This year, despite recent deadly terrorist attacks in Somalia and the fight against al-Shabab, the U.S. midterm election has been a topic of interest and under discussion for the community at restaurants, mosques, community markets and on social media pla...

Iranian leader says country's cities are 'safe and sound' after what he called a failed attempt by the US to instigate a repeat the 2011 Arab uprisings in the Islamic Republic

Nearly 1,100 rescued migrants are in aboard four European charity ships stranded in the Mediterranean Sea, some with people rescued on board two weeks ago amid deteriorating conditions.

A U.S Africa Command statement on Saturday described the airstrike as carried out Thursday in "collective self-defense" and at the request of the Somali National Army near the town of Cadale in the Middle Shabelle region.

This applies only to the time required to look for emergencies, health or otherwise, on board the, Piantedosi said. According to the Italian press agency Adnkronos. Piantedosi said that children, pregnant women and people with health problems should be a...

Ankara has accused the two Nordic nations of providing a safe haven for outlaw Kurdish militants it considers "terrorists" and has refrained from ratifying NATO membership despite a deal in June.

On the occasion of Russian Unity Day on November 4, the Russian President praised India as having great potential. Folks: That's potential," he said, according to Putin's translated speech, originally delivered in Russian.

Also, meeting on the sidelines of the Group of Seven foreign ministers' meeting in Germany, Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken reaffirmed close bilateral cooperation on North Korea's denuclearization in a...

Scholz has agreed with Chinese President Xi Jinping and outgoing Prime Minister Li Keqiang that the countries will work more closely together to fight the corona virus, he said. "This includes a approval of the BioNTech vaccine for expatriates in China,"...

The United States said during a session that 13 of the council's 15 members had taken punitive action against North Korea, which continues to test ballistic missiles despite previous council resolutions.