Report: Venezuela security forces continue killings, torture
CARACAS, Venezuela — Venezuelan security forces carried out fewer extra-judicial killings in the 12 months through April, a U.N. report said Monday, but it...
Iran’s sole nuclear power plant up and running after closure
TEHRAN, Iran — Iran’s sole nuclear power plant is back online following an emergency shutdown two weeks ago, state TV reported Saturday.
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Ethiopia denies it’s trying to ‘suffocate’ Tigray region
NAIROBI, Kenya — Ethiopia’s government on Friday rejected accusations that it’s trying to “suffocate the Tigray people” by denying them urgently needed food and...
Driven by delta variant, COVID-19 surges across Africa
JOHANNESBURG — Driven by the delta variant, a new wave of COVID-19 is sweeping across the African continent where new cases, hospital admissions, and...
UN documents prisoners’ torture, abuse in Ukrainian conflict
KYIV, Ukraine — Prisoners taken by the warring parties in the separatist conflict in eastern Ukraine have endured systematic torture, sexual violence and other...
Experts question if WHO should lead pandemic origins probe
BEIJING — As the World Health Organization draws up plans for the next phase of its probe of how the coronavirus pandemic started, an...
Russia rejects renewing aid from Iraq to Syria’s northeast
UNITED NATIONS — Russia’s U.N. ambassador on Wednesday called a proposal to reopen a border crossing from Iraq to Syria’s northeast for delivering humanitarian...
US and Iran show no move to put nuclear deal back on track
UNITED NATIONS — The United Nations, European Union and many Security Council members urged the United States and Iran on Wednesday to quickly put...
UN says it’s `imperative’ Mali holds elections next February
UNITED NATIONS — The Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution Tuesday extending the U.N. peacekeeping mission in crisis-wracked Mali and said it’s “imperative” the...
$40 billion pledged at Paris conference for gender equality
PARIS — World leaders, philanthropists and organizations have pledged at least $40 billion at an international conference in Paris to boost gender equality, as...