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‘Flight Shaming:’ Can Air Travel be Part of a More Sustainable Future?
Air travel accounts for a substantial portion of carbon emissions, but advancements in greener flight technology are decades away, at...
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UN Warns Climate Change Has Dire Human Rights Consequences
U.N. rights chief Michelle Bachelet cited the civil wars sparked by a warming planet and the plight of indigenous people...
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Kremlin Suffers Losses in Moscow City Vote After Protests
The shake-up in the city parliament comes amid a stagnating economy, declining living standards and a fall in Putin's approval...
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New Report Paints ‘Grim and Despairing’ Picture of Kashmir Media Crackdown
The study said reporters were being subjected to surveillance, informal investigations and harassment for publishing reports considered adverse to the...
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Morocco Cracks Down on Migrants as Spain and EU Pay Out
While Madrid praises its cooperation with Rabat, human rights groups accuse Morocco of forcibly preventing migrants form boarding boats to...
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MSF Condemns EU Policy Causing ‘Unacceptable’ Conditions for Migrants on Greek Islands
MFS’s pediatric mental health teams working on Lesbos said that in the months of July and August, of the 73...
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Bangladesh Bans Two Aid Agencies from Rohingya Refugee Camps
Other humanitarian agencies including Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International have also consistently expressed concerns over the repatriation efforts.
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Greek Police Fire Teargas as Child Migrants Protest Conditions in Camps
"We left Moria hoping for something better," said Sazan, a 20-year-old Afghan, referring to the main camp on Lesbos. "And...
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UK’s Johnson Defeated in Key Brexit Vote, Setting Up Potential Election
Just six weeks after taking office, the Conservative leader was hit by a huge rebellion among his own MPs that...
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South Africa Vows Crackdown on Xenophobic Attacks After Five Die
Sporadic violence against foreign-owned stores and enterprises has a long history in South Africa, where many locals blame immigrants for...
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UN Warns US, UK, France of Complicity in Yemen War Crimes
The U.N investigators reported that the Saudi-led coalition "may have conducted airstrikes in violation of the principles of distinction, proportionality...
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Hundreds of Migrants Moved From ‘Hell’ of Overcrowded Greek Island
Greek officials and U.N. workers began evacuating hundreds of migrants from the Greek island of Lesbos Monday.
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2 Million Face Statelessness as India Publishes Citizenship List
Two million people in India were left facing statelessness after the Assam state published a citizenship list aimed at weeding...
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UN to ‘Facilitate’ Evacuations from ‘Abysmal’ Syrian Desert Camp
"The situation is desperate," Moumtzis said, describing Rukban as one of the hardest places to reach in Syria for humanitarian...
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Venezuela’s Political Crisis Talks ‘Not Working,’ Guaido Says
The two sides are deadlocked with Guaido demanding Maduro's resignation and the government insisting the United States lift sanctions that...
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Italy’s Far-Right Salvini Out of Power Following New Coalition Deal
Conte said his new coalition would lead a "more united, inclusive" country after a deal that cuts the anti-immigrant far-right...
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UK PM Sparks Outrage with Parliament Suspension in Run-Up to Brexit
Corbyn called it "an outrage" and a "smash-and-grab on our democracy in order to force through a no-deal exit," while...
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Foreign Firms Unprepared for China’s ‘Life-or-Death’ Rating System: Chamber
Under this new system for ranking businesses, both foreign and domestic companies will be required to install surveillance cameras in...
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Venezuela Nurses Turn to Side Jobs to Survive Economic Crisis
Nurses have to to deal with the scarcity of hospital supplies - up to 80 percent in some sectors, according...
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Lebanon ‘Forcibly Deported’ Nearly 2,500 Syrian Refugees: Amnesty
Earlier this month, the army destroyed a further 350 structures in the north of the country and arrested dozens of...
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