Myanmar takes legal action against protesters
Myanmar police have begun legal action against five protesters over a weekend rally intended to promote religious tolerance. The move came as rights g
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Wildfire: Canada oil workers urged to flee blaze
Around 12,000 people have been urged to leave Canada’s oil sands camps near the fire-hit town of Fort McMurray as a resurgent wildfire heads tow
Police accused of ”gruesome violence” in Nairobi
A leading rights group has accused Kenyan police of using “gruesome violence” to break up an opposition protest in the capital on Monday.
Central bank says must comply with U.S. Hezbollah law
Lebanon’s central bank governor said on Tuesday Lebanese banks must comply with a new U.S. law targeting Shi’ite group Hezbollah’s f
President backs French proposal for Mideast talks
President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi said Tuesday that Egypt’s relations with Israel, rooted in a landmark 1979 peace treaty, can only be “warm