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The United Nations main human rights body is set to consider a resolution on Friday, drafted by Britain and the European Union, that would condemn the military coup in Myanmar and demand urgent access to the country, a text seen by Reuters shows.

Four blasts rocked Afghanistan's capital on Wednesday, killing two people, including a police chief who had been attempting to crack down on the city's growing insecurity, marked by almost daily assassinations.

The Lunar New Year holiday that begins on Friday will be tinged with sorrow for Deng Wei, a 26yearold resident of China's central city of Wuhan.

The probe will help scientists get a clear picture about Mars atmosphere, all through a 687-day long Martian year. It, however, will not land on Mars surface.

South Korea on Wednesday said it would grant its first approval for a coronavirus vaccine to AstraZeneca, and will allow use in people 65 years or older, despite advisory panels' warning of a lack of data on its efficacy for the elderly

Donald Trump will stand trial for impeachment after the Senate rejected arguments from the former president's lawyers Tuesday that the chamber cannot move forward because he is no longer in office.

The activists had broken traditional taboos by criticising King Maha Vajiralongkorn, risking prosecution under a law that makes insulting or defaming the royal family a crime punishable by up to 15 years in prison.

Donald Trumps historic second impeachment trial is an undertaking like no other in U.S. history, the defeated former president charged by the House with inciting the violent mob attack on the U.S. Capitol to overturn the election in what prosecutors argu...

An ally of jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny on Tuesday announced plans to stage some kind of new antiKremlin protest action this Sunday, saying the format for the event would be different from recent rallies, the MBKh media outlet reported.

North Korea maintained and developed its nuclear and ballistic missile programs throughout 2020 in violation of international sanctions, helping fund them with some $300 million stolen through cyber hacks, according to a confidential United Nations report...

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg will quarantine for 14 days after a member of his security detail tested positive Monday for the coronavirus.

Tensions between Australia and China have been high for the past year after Canberra called for an international investigation into the source of the coronavirus pandemic and Beijing responded with trade reprisals.

The Biden administration is set to announce this week that it will reengage with the muchmaligned U.N. Human Rights Council that former President Donald Trump withdrew from almost three years ago, U.S. officials said Sunday. The decision reverses another...

Tens of thousands of people marched for a second day in Myanmar’s biggest city on Sunday, and thousands more assembled across the country to protest against the military junta's coup and detention of elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi last week.

Australia reported no new local coronavirus cases for a third day on Sunday, as tennis players geared up for the first Grand Slam of the year in Melbourne on Monday.

Mohammad Javad Zarif also referred to elections in Iran in June. If a hardline president is elected, this could further jeopardize the deal.