Tens of thousands of Sudanese protesters have taken to the streets calling for reforms and demanding justice for those killed in anti-government demonstrations that ousted President Omar al-Bashir last year.
Several journalists and human rights advocates have been arrested in a new campaign targeting those speaking out against the government. Human rights officials have called on Germany and the EU to act decisively.
Many meat processing companies in EU member states like Belgium, France, Ireland, Spain, Poland and the Netherlands have seen coronavirus outbreaks at their plants since April 2020.
The German Cabinet came to the agreement after months of speculation and the ban will mean the country falls in line with an EU directive to reduce waste. The prohibition will come into effect from July 2021.
Russia is voting on changes that would allow President Vladimir Putin to stay in power until 2036. But what other changes are being proposed? Here is an overview.
More than a quarter of a billion children have no access to schooling, a United Nations agency has found. The coronavirus pandemic is only making matters worse.
Two of the victims in the Reading park stabbing were identified, one of them was a US national. The suspected attacker had prior convictions and had been flagged by MI5.
Prosecutors accused the two men of plotting an armed uprising and attacks during the 2018 football World Cup on behalf of the "Network" terrorist group. The sentences have sparked protests and from human rights groups.
The Fugaku supercomputer topped the world rankings at once for the first time in history. It has been put to work creating models to fight the coronavirus pandemic, but its designers now have bigger plans for it.
The island nation has experienced increased seismic activity in the past month. Authorities warn that its Grimsvotn volcano, Iceland's most active, could erupt soon.
Indonesia's most active volcano erupted twice on Sunday, spewing ash thousands of meters in the air. The last eruption of Mount Merapi in 2019 killed more than 300 people.
A UN report registered a dozen attacks on health workers at the height of Afghanistan's coronavirus outbreak. Targeting the health care system during the pandemic was ''particularly reprehensible,'' the world body said.
Starting July 1, Egypt will reopen select resorts and archaeological sites to foreign tourists. But, with a vaccine for the new coronavirus still far off, the country's crippled tourism sector faces a long road.
Large crowds have turned out in several British cities to protest against racism and police violence. Activists are demanding the country faces up to its own history of slave trading, colonialism and inequality.
German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said US troops in Germany is central to transatlantic and European security. Defense Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer said that security was "not a commodity."
Despite a legal ban on caste-based discrimination, experts say that prejudice is still rampant in Nepalese society. Two fatal attacks on members of the Dalit caste have sparked a new wave of protests.
Nearly all of Europe's borders have reopened, and airlines are once again back in business. If you plan to take a flight any time soon, here's what to expect.
Journalists Maria Ressa and Rey Santos Jr. have been found guilty of cyber libel. Activists say the verdict is an attack on press freedom by President Duterte's administration. Ana P. Santos reports from Manila.
Last June, Hong Kong protesters took to the streets against a proposed extradition bill and started a yearlong protest movement. Now they are fighting against another law, but with different strategies.
A newly constructed church has become the pinnacle of Russia's 75th anniversary celebration of the end of WWII. The installation of a grandiose mosaic depicting the leader was called off after criticism of the idea.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced plans for the controversial settlement in the Golan Heights last year. Now Israel's government has approved it.
