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Vicky Bowman, who served as envoy from 2002 to 2006, was detained for failing to declare she was living at an address different from the one listed on her foreigner's registration certificate
The UN human rights chief said on Thursday that she is still aiming to release a long-anticipated report on China's treatment of its Uyghur minority in Xinjiang by the end of her four-year mandate next week amid "tremendous pressure" from all sides.
South Korea's president Yoon Suk-yeol on Thursday ordered an update of the military's operational plans to address North Korea's growing nuclear and missile threats, his office said.
Former Pakistan PM Khan granted bail by anti-terror court
Facing an unprecedented drought, Portugal's government recommended 43 municipalities temporarily increase water prices for their biggest consumers and suspend street-cleaning and watering in public parks and gardens.
President Joe Biden on Thursday will stage his first political rally in the final stretch to the November midterm congressional elections, looking to give Democrats a boost and prevent Republicans from taking control of Congress.
Americans bearing heavy college debt loads welcomed U.S.
Climate activists will stage a series of colorful protests at the Federal Reserve's annual Jackson Hole central banking conference that starts Thursday, intent on pressing the Fed to address climate change and move the U.S.
Rohingya refugees mark 'Genocide Remembrance Day'
Living in flimsy shelters made of wood and plastic tarp or half-finished concrete buildings, South Sudanese who have returned to Sudan are finding life tougher as their former country's economy tumbles.
Multiple factors could have caused a sinkhole near a copper mine in Chile owned by Canada's Lundin Mining, the president of the miner's local unit said, disagreeing with a government assessment that it was likely responsible for the phenomenon.
Ukraine station strike toll climbs as EU vows accountability
Myanmar Rohingya Muslims protested across refugee camps in neighbouring Bangladesh on Thursday, the fifth anniversary of clashes between Rohingya insurgents and Myanmar security forces that drove hundreds of thousands of Rohingya from their homes.
Ever since Exxon Mobil found vast deposits of oil off Guyana's coastline in 2015, government leaders have pledged that black gold would transform the fortunes of one of South America's poorest countries.
Calls for restraint after fighting returns to Ethiopia
A 24-year-old Kenyan woman died in Canada while livestreaming an afternoon swim on her Facebook page.
A 61-year-old postal carrier died after being attacked by five dogs in Florida on Sunday.
President Joe Biden announced nearly $3 billion in military aid to Kyiv on Wednesday.
Hubble-bubble trouble: Hookah ban leaves Malians divided
Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak's new prison lodgings may be less than an hour's drive from his mansion in Kuala Lumpur's affluent Bukit Tunku neighbourhood, but it is a world away from the luxury he is used to.
Court suspends Thai PM Prayut from office
A team from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) will meet Sri Lanka's president on Wednesday for talks to finalise a bailout package, including restructuring debt of about $29 billion, amid the nation's worst financial crisis in more than seven decades.
President Volodymyr Zelenskiy told Ukrainians in an emotional speech marking 31 years of independence on Wednesday that their country had been "reborn" when Russia invaded and that it would never give up its fight for freedom from Moscow's domination.
Frustrated by what they felt were misperceptions of people with disabilities, Logan Kelble began posting dance videos on TikTok and bold, colorful fashion and makeup looks on Instagram - often with their feeding tube on full display.
Japan eyes nuclear power push to combat energy crunch
For the first time a South Korean general is commanding annual joint drills with American forces, the U.S.
US warns of sanctions against Turkey over Russia ties
Cold winters helped Moscow defeat Napoleon and Hitler.
Pope Francis on Wednesday called for "concrete steps" to end the war in Ukraine and avert the risk of a nuclear disaster at the Zaporizhzhia power plant.