Payam Akhavan, a lawyer for The Gambia, tells the International Court of Justice that the Rohingya genocide is still going on in Myanmar.

The Gambia accuses Myanmar of breaching the 1948 genocide convention and urged the UN top court to order Myanmar to stop genocide against the Rohingya minority.

Indian Home Minister Amit Shah has expressed his gratitude that not a single incident of atrocities on religious minorities in Bangladesh took place as long as Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was alive.

New Zealand police say they are opening a criminal investigation into the deaths of tourists on a volcanic island.

Four out of 10 young people view climate change as one of the most important issues facing the world, an Amnesty International survey on the state of human rights shows.

Chile's air force has lost radio contact with a transport plane carrying 38 people on a flight to the country's base in Antarctica.

Canada and the Netherlands express their intention to jointly assist Gambia at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on the alleged acts of genocide committed against Rohingyas by Myanmar.

President Donald Trump warned Sunday that North Korea’s Kim Jong Un had “everything” to lose through hostility towards the United States, after Pyongyang said it had carried out a major new weapons test.

France’s transport chaos deepened yesterday on the fifth day of a nationwide strike over pension reforms, ramping up tensions at the

Finland’s Social Democrats elected a 34-year-old former transport minister to the post of prime minister on Sunday, making her the

Finland’s Social Democrats elected a 34-year-old former transport minister to the post of prime minister on Sunday, making her the

Concerned over growing incidents of crime against women in various parts of India, Congress President Sonia Gandhi yesteray spent a

Restaurants and cafes in Saudi Arabia are no longer required to have gender-segregated entrances, officials said, in a further easing of

Restaurants and cafes in Saudi Arabia are no longer required to have gender-segregated entrances, officials said, in a further easing of

Miss South Africa was crowned Miss Universe on Sunday in Atlanta after a lavish ceremony filled with glitter and heartfelt speeches about

Sri Lanka has for the first time named a military officer to head the country’s main intelligence agency, which was blamed for failing to prevent Islamist extremist bombings in April that killed 259 people.

The impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump in a sharply divided US Congress were set to enter a new phase yesterday when the House Judiciary Committee convenes a hearing expected to result in specific charges against the Republican leader.

Indian police yesterday deployed round-the-clock protection and promised a weapons licence to the family of an alleged rape victim who died after being set on fire on the way to testify in court.

Britain’s election campaign entered its frenetic final stretch yesterday with Prime Minister Boris Johnson trying to lock in the votes needed to draw a line under years of arguments and paralysis over European Union membership.

People held in camps in China’s Xinjiang region have now “graduated” and new trainees will have the freedom to come and go, the regional governor said yesterday.