As the U.S.-led offensive against ISIS in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul continues, officials are now turning their attention to taking back the city of Raqqa, in Syria – the last of ISIS’s...
Thailand is observing a year of mourning to mark the death of King Bhumibol Adulyadej. The world’s longest serving monarch, King Bhumibol had spent 70 years on the Thai throne when he died last...
The U.S. has announced it’s lifting all trade sanctions against Myanmar – including those restricting the country’s jade industry. President Obama announced the move as Myanmar’s democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi paid a...
The reputation of UN peacekeepers reputation suffered another blow with blue helmets in South Sudan failing to protect foreign aid-workers in a recent attack. The United Nations says it’s investigating the incident which it...
The United Nations is marking “World Humanitarian Day” today. A celebrity-laden event at its headquarters in New York is intended to highlight the dangers faced by humanitarian workers around the world, who dedicate their...
The United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon is leaving office in January 2017 and the process to find his successor is underway. In the past, that process has taken place behind closed doors, with...
In Myanmar, the political party led by democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi is claiming a historic win in parliamentary elections held Sunday. The vote tally is slow, but President Thein Sein has sent...
Early results from historic parliamentary elections in Myanmar, also known as Burma, suggest a significant victory for the party led by democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi. It’s the first time the country has...
Burmese democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi says she will rule the country in a position higher than that of president if her party wins parliamentary elections on Sunday. The historic polls are part...
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