Russia’s policies in Syria may see a setback. It has been ousted from the United Nations Human Rights Council in a General Assembly vote after losing bid for re-election to council membership by just two votes. UN deputy director for Human Rights Watch, Akshaya Kumar, said even though the atrocities […]

After Belgian region endorsed agreement the European Union is reported to be signing a deal on Sunday with Canada. The path was paved by EU ambassadors in Brussels in a meeting on Friday. All the 28 member states of the bloc need to legally ratify it. European Council President Donald […]

Finally, after five long years of negotiations, the Ross Sea in Antarctica has officially become Marine Protected Area. The deal, which is to expire in 25 years, was brokered by the United Nation’s Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources in which 22 nations and European Union have […]

The National Geographic’s iconic green-eyed Afghan girl, now a woman in her 40s, is under arrest in Pakistan. Sharbat Gula was just 12 when photographer Steve McCurry captured her face while she lived in a refugee camp for Afghan nationals in Pakistan’s Peshawar. Also known as Sharbat Bibi, the iconic […]

About 300 people have been killed in two massive earthquakes in central Italy. The first quake struck about 50 miles north of the site of a deadly quake earlier this year in August and the second was at 3.2 kilometers north of Visso and 58 kilometers from Perugia on Wednesday. […]

Most of the Iris people believe Brexit would be bad for the United Kingdom public services. In a latest survey just 19 percent of the respondents from Deloitte say leaving European Union would be good for public services, which is lower than the UK average of 28 percent. It is […]