Myanmar cardinal Charles Maung Bo has called for an immediate end to violence in the war-torn nation in the New Year by ...

The tragic crash of Jeju Air Flight 2216 at Muan International Airport, resulting in 179 fatalities, has cast another harsh ...

Some 31 global leaders in the field of freedom of religion or belief (FoRB) issued a joint statement on Dec 31 titled “A ...

African women face a number of challenges in the context of development. These include the weight of certain traditions, ...

Pope Francis urges prayers for migrants and refugees to access education, for dignity, integration, and a better future ...

Two human rights groups condemned Saudi Arabia's soaring use of the death penalty on Jan. 2 after the kingdom carried out the ...

Consecutive crop failures perpetuate cycles of debt, with some still repaying loans inherited from ancestors, says report ...

Cardinal Stephen Chow of Hong Kong has stressed the need to stop wasting food, saying it aligns with respecting human rights ...

Mary's Meals, which feeds 2.4 million children daily, calls for hope and action to bridge gap between privileged and hungry ...

Myanmar’s military junta has been accused of carrying out arrests to forcibly recruit youths to bolster its depleting ranks, ...

The space in which refugee Shaharzad has to live has shrunk to the small courtyard of a guesthouse in Pakistan's capital, ...

South Korean investigators attempted to arrest impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol at his residence on Jan. 3 over a failed ...