A Bangkok criminal court’s dismissal of charges against former Thai leaders for their role in the violent crackdown on protesters in May 2010 is a serious setback for accountability efforts in Thailand, Human Rights Watch said.
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Three million Syrians will have registered as refugees outside of their country today, the UN refugee agency reported, amid accounts of increasingly horrifying conditions inside their homeland – cities where populations are surrounded, people are going hungry and civilians are being targeted or i
Public corruption arrests and convictions in major metropolitan areas usually garner a great deal of national attention. But big cities don’t have a monopoly on crooked politicians—they can be found anywhere.
Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah said terrorism would soon spread to Europe and the United States unless it is quickly dealt with in the Middle East, the Saudi state news agency reported late on Friday.
The king made the statement during a reception for foreign ambassadors held in Jeddah.
(GPDN)-The 65th Annual UN DPI/NGO Conference officially kicked off with an opening session on August 27th, 2014.
(GPDN)-The 65th Annual UN DPI/NGO Conference officially kicked off with an opening session on August 27th, 2014.
(GPDN)-The 65th Annual UN DPI/NGO Conference is held on Aug.
(GPDN)-The 65th Annual UN DPI/NGO Conference is held on Aug.
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said Tehran hoped to reach a "positive result" in talks with world powers on its nuclear programme ahead of a November deadline, thanks in part to support from Russia.
(GPDN)-Wall Street is the center of financial trades in the world. On days around August 25, passengers passing by Wall Street in a hurry were attracted to the music and dancing performance of a flash mob. This group of youth combined energetic forms of martial arts with brisk music and dancing.