Child labour at 'critical moment' as more pushed into work: ILO

The head of the UN agency says the world needs to act fast to get children out of exploitative work.

2023-09-04 07:26

Debt ceiling deal: The sticking points holding things up

President Biden and US lawmakers are trying to hash out a deal ahead of a 1 June debt ceiling deadline.

2023-05-23 05:17

Kosovo court remands suspects in police ambush, standoff

A Kosovo court on Tuesday remanded two suspected gunmen into custody after they were arrested at the weekend during a firefight and standoff with police...

2023-09-26 20:54

Supreme Court voting rights ruling stuns minority voters, who hope it expands their representation

This week’s Supreme Court decision ordering Alabama to redraw its congressional maps was seen by many minority lawmakers and voting rights activists as a stunning victory with the potential to become a major stepping stone for undoing gerrymandered political maps that dilute the political strength of communities of color

2023-06-09 12:50

'Must act with urgency': Las Vegas middle school goes into 'hard lockdown' after male staff member shot, suspect still at large

Authorities are currently searching for the suspect who remains at large but have reassured the public that there is no immediate danger

2023-05-09 11:26

U.S. Supreme Court tosses former Cuomo aide's bribery conviction

By Nate Raymond and Andrew Chung (Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday overturned the bribery conviction of Joseph Percoco,

2023-05-12 02:50

Mendy comes on for Lorient, first match in two years after sex trial acquittal

Benjamin Mendy, acquitted in a sex offences trial in England in July, came on for Lorient on Sunday for his...

2023-09-17 21:56

Thai Election Winner Holds Coalition Talks Amid Senate Stalemate

Thailand’s Move Forward Party, which has staked claim to lead a government after emerging as the single-largest party

2023-05-17 13:52

Biden to press US role in primetime address on Ukraine, Israel

WASHINGTON President Joe Biden will address the nation on Thursday to discuss the U.S. response to the Israeli-Gaza

2023-10-19 21:55

Cars set on fire in Welsh capital as police face 'large scale disorder'

At least two cars were set ablaze and objects were hurled at police after a traffic accident Monday night in the Welsh capital Cardiff grew into what officials described as “large scale disorder.”

2023-05-23 12:53

Trevor Reed, Marine veteran freed from Russia in 2022, is injured while fighting in Ukraine, US says

The State Department says a former U.S. Marine who was released from Russia in a prisoner swap last year has been injured while fighting in Ukraine

2023-07-26 04:49

Murderer 'driven by hostility to homosexuality'

Yousef Palani has admitted murdering two men in Sligo and says he heard voices telling him to do it.

2023-10-23 22:28