WHO chief vows ‘profound transformation’ of agency
BSS :The World Health Organization’s chief on Thursday promised a “profound transformation” of the global body following allegations of rape and other sexual abuse by...


BSS :The World Health Organization’s chief on Thursday promised a “profound transformation” of the global body following allegations of rape and other sexual abuse by...
BSS :Seven people died and nine were missing after a fire on Friday at an industrial explosives factory southeast of the Russian capital, the emergencies...
BSS :Melbourne reopened Friday after enduring one of the world’s most prolonged series of lockdowns, with relieved residents toasting their freedom in bars and restaurants...
AFP :Barbados has elected its first president, a key step in preparations to become a republic and remove Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II as head of...
Reuters :President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that the Western-backed military development of Ukraine posed a serious threat to Russia, two days after the US...
Reuters :Myanmar has spiraled into civil war following a military coup, the outgoing UN special envoy on Myanmar said on Thursday, warning that the chance...
Al Jazeera :Supporters of Sudan’s transitional government have begun gathering in the capital, Khartoum, with pro-military protesters also keeping up a sit-in outside the presidential...
Al Jazeera :Libya’s fragile unity government is hosting senior foreign officials to drum up support on spiky transitional issues as the war-torn country gears up...
BSS :Social justice advocate Dame Cindy Kiro was sworn in Thursday as New Zealand’s governor-general, becoming the firstMaori woman to hold the largely ceremonial role....
BSS :The US capital Washington’s much- criticized metro network, the second busiest in the country, abruptly pulled more than half of its trains from service...
BSS :Iraq’s October 10 elections reinforced the parliamentary strength of mercurial Shiite preacher Moqtada Sadr and saw a harp decline in that of his adversaries,...
AFP :Myanmar will release more than 5,000 people jailed for protesting against a February coup which ousted the civilian government, the country’s junta chief said...