Yangon — Myanmar’s junta on Wednesday denied a request by former Cambodian leader Hun Sen for talks with democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, who has been detained since a 2021 coup. Suu Kyi...
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is set to tighten access to asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border via a new regulation that could be issued as soon as Thursday, three sources familiar with the matter...
ISLAMABAD — Human rights in Pakistan took a nosedive and civic spaces contracted to an extraordinary degree in 2023 in the wake of violent political protests, the independent Human Rights Commission of Pakistan said...
Police in Washington cleared out a pro-Palestinian encampment protest at George Washington University early Wednesday, arresting 33 people, authorities said. Arrests were made for assault on a police officer and unlawful entry, the District...
NAIROBI — Kenyan public hospital doctors on Wednesday signed a return to work agreement with the government meant to end a strike that started in mid-March, union and government officials said. The Kenya Medical...
Chinese President Xi Jinping was given a red carpet welcome when he arrived in the Serbian capital, Belgrade, Wednesday for talks with President Aleksandar Vucic. “We are writing history today,” Vucic told Xi as...
Hong Kong’s appeals court has ruled that a protest song is illegal to sing or play in the city. “Glory to Hong Kong” emerged as an anthem for protesters during the massive anti-government protests...
OTTAWA — Canadian police on Friday arrested and charged three Indian men with the murder of Sikh separatist leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar last year and said they were probing whether the men had ties...
The Boy Scouts of America announced Tuesday it will change its name to Scouting America as it struggles to recover from a sexual abuse scandal involving its adult scout leaders. The organization said the...
Blantyre, malawi — Malawi’s Vice President Saulos Chilima was arrested in November of 2022 after being named among 84 individuals suspected to have received bribes from a U.K.-based businessman, Zuneth Sattar. Malawi’s Anti-Corruption Bureau...