UN adopts ‘historic’ high seas treaty
UNITED NATIONS — The world’s first international treaty to protect the high seas was adopted Monday at the United Nations, creating a landmark environmental accord designed […]
Magnitude 5.6 earthquake strikes south of Tonga —EMSC
An earthquake of magnitude 5.6 struck south of Tonga on Monday, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said. The quake struck at a depth of […]
Singapore says it’s ‘premature’ for ASEAN talks with Myanmar
Singapore Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan said Friday that conditions were not yet right for ASEAN to open high-level talks with Myanmar on the country’s political […]
UN human rights chief urges clamp-down on people smugglers after shipwreck off Greece
GENEVA, Switzerland – The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights called on Friday for countries to clamp down on people smugglers and human traffickers […]