Member countries of the International Criminal Court (ICC) should protect the court’s ability to fully and fairly provide justice for the worst international crimes, Human Rights Watch said today. Recent withdrawals from the court by three African countries raise concerns…
Robert J. Burrowes In early 2011, as the Arab Spring was moving across North Africa and the Middle East, small groups of nonviolent activists in Syria, which has been under martial law since 1963, started protesting against the brutal dictatorship…
Washington – A California senator introduced legislation Tuesday to rid the United States of its electoral college, the system that allowed Donald Trump to win the presidency despite Hillary Clinton’s lead of nearly one million votes, says a report released…
President-elect Donald Trump is considering an oil billionaire and a North Dakota lawmaker for top posts as he moves to roll back President Barack Obama’s environmental and energy policies and allow unfettered production of oil, coal and natural gas.
A document said to be leaked from the Cabinet Office says that the UK’s plans for leaving the EU might not be agreed for another six months. Divisions in Prime Minister Theresa May’s government were blamed for the delay.Titled “Brexit…
An Egyptian court has struck down a death sentence passed by a lower tribunal against an ousted Islamist president for his part in a mass prison break during the 2011 uprising.The Court of Cassation’s Tuesday ruling means that Mohammed Morsi…
Hate crimes against Muslims in the U.S. surged in 2015 in the biggest increase since 9/11, according to FBI data released Monday. The increase from 2014 to 2015, as a racially charged presidential campaign got under way, was second only…
(CNN)Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke by telephone with US President-elect Donald Trump Monday, according to statements from the Trump transition team and the Kremlin. Putin “called to offer his congratulations on winning a historic election,” according to a Trump statement.…
By Matt McGrath, BBC Environment correspondent, Marrakech The Paris climate agreement will survive a Trump presidency says the US special envoy on climate change Dr Jonathan Pershing. He was speaking before the arrival of ministers and some heads of state…
Donald Trump made the first major appointments of his administration on Sunday, selecting Republican National Committee chairman Reince Priebus as his White House chief of staff, the top employee in the administration. He also named Stephen Bannon, his campaign CEO…
Dhaka – The election in Narayanganj City Corporation (NCC) will be held on December 22 along party line, the first such polls in any city corporation of the country. Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Rakibuddin Ahmad on Monday announced the election…
Seven Pakistani soldiers have been killed by Indian shelling in disputed Kashmir, the Pakistani military says.The troops died in “unprovoked” firing overnight in the Bhimber sector on the Line of Control (LoC). India blamed Pakistan for starting the clash.It is…
Myanmar’s military has killed about 30 members of what it has described as a Rohingya Muslim militant group, state media said on Monday, marking the largest escalation of the conflict since fighting erupted in the northwest a month ago.The weekend’s…
US President-elect Donald Trump made the first top appointments of his new administration Sunday, naming Reince Priebus his White House chief and Steve Bannon as his chief strategist and senior counselor.”I am thrilled to have my very successful team continue…
Less insouciant, more policed — France is a changed place since Islamic State extremists killed 130 people in the country’s deadliest attacks a year ago. Fearing it’s becoming more divided, too, survivors and victims’ families marked Sunday’s anniversary of the…
The editor’s farewell piece from ‘Fact and Fiction’ the last issue of Himal in its current incarnation. AUNOHITA MOJUMDAR reiterates the idea of Himal Southasian This may well be the last issue of Himal Southasian in its current incarnation that…
An earthquake measuring 6.3 in magnitude has hit New Zealand’s South Island, hours after an initial quake killed two people. The new tremor struck at 13:45pm local time (00:45 GMT) at a depth of 10km (6 miles), northeast of Christchurch.…
Dhaka – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina left Dhaka for Morocco on Monday morning on a three-day official visit to attend two high-level segments of the Conference of the Parties (COP-22).
Dhaka – A three-day long international seminar of Regional Network on Poverty Eradication (RENPER) held yesterday with a theme of “Advancement in technology for poverty reduction: opportunity and challenges’’ on Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU) in Mymansingh at the at Syed…
Dhaka – US Ambassador in Dhaka Marcia Bernicat on Sunday said Bangladesh is a focus country for the US government’s key development efforts on global health and they count on icddr,b’s research and innovation. “We all have an important role…
A large earthquake with a magnitude of 6.2 has struck northeastern Argentina, but there are no immediate reports of damage or injuries.
Dhaka – An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.8 has struck central New Zealand, the US Geological Survey says, causing widespread damage and generating a tsunami. New Zealand’s Ministry of Civil Defence and Emergency Management has warned of the risk…
New York – Donald Trump’s presidential upset win sparked a fourth day of protests across the United States, with tens of thousands of protesters marching and railing against him. Saturday protests – held in big cities such as Los Angeles,…
A Bay Area history teacher was suspended from teaching on Thursday over a lesson in which he examined parallels between the rise of Trump and German fascist dictator Adolf Hitler. The Monterey Herald said that Mountain View High School placed…
Wellington- A powerful earthquake struck New Zealand’s South Island early Monday, shaking awake residents, causing damage to buildings and prompting emergency services to warn people along the coast to move to higher ground to avoid tsunami waves. The magnitude-7.8 earthquake…
ISIL mortars, RPGs, and suicide car bombs target Iraqi forces as urban push meets stiff resistance. ISIL fighters have launched several fierce counterattacks on Iraqi forces in Mosul city, underscoring the intense battle ahead as government troops and their allies…
Hillary Clinton won popular vote, but Donald Trump won election because electoral system doesn’t treat each vote equally William Howell: Trump decried political system as “rigged,” but the system that distorts vote delivered him presidency (CNN)For the past year, Donald…
Hillary Clinton has blamed her defeat in the US presidential election on interventions by the FBI director. James Comey’s announcement of a new inquiry into her use of email while secretary of state shortly before election day had stopped her…
At least 30 people were killed and 100 were injured on Saturday evening in an explosion at the shrine of Shah Norani in Khuzdar district of Balochistan, reports DawnNews.
US President-elect Donald Trump has said he is open to leaving intact key parts of President Barack Obama’s healthcare bill. Mr Trump, who has pledged to repeal the 2010 law, said he will keep the ban on insurers denying coverage…