A small story that was published on the Egyptian website Sut El Umma at the start of September has created a huge stir in the country’s media circles. The story…

An extremely rare, nearly 2000-year-old silver coin from the period of the Great Jewish Revolt against the Romans was returned to Israeli officials on Monday following a joint operation by…

GENEVA (Reuters) - The number of people forced to work or in a marriage against their will has surged in recent years to around 50 million on any given day,…

António Guterres calls for ‘massive financial support’ in wake of disaster that has killed at least 1,391 people The United Nations secretary general, António Guterres, has visited several areas of…

The United Nations says it is “confident” that it will soon raise enough money to mount a rescue operation for a decaying oil tanker moored off the Yemeni coast which…

Faced with allegations of grave violations in China and Russia, the UN body created to address rights abuses seems paralysed by uncertainty on how to respond. The UN Human Rights…

Ending a 12-day visit to the country, Claudia Mahler, the Independent Expert on the enjoyment of all human rights for older persons, said that as well as ageism and age-discrimination, even…

In a special report on the situation of people with disabilities in Ukraine, Jonas Ruskus, Vice-Chair of the committee said he was “gravely concerned” about the situation of people with disabilities in…

by Jenée Desmond-Harris Dear Prudence is online weekly to chat live with readers. Here’s an edited transcript of this week’s chat. Q. Audience of One: My spouse and I are…

The Interior Department announced Thursday that it has completed the removal of a slur for Native American women from federal place names after announcing a review in November.  In the…