7 June 2016
A United Nations human rights expert today expressed dismay at the lengthy sentences imposed last week on the leadership of the Islamic Renaissance Party of Tajikistan (IRPT).
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Photo:A child wanders in the refugee camp of Assaga, near Diffa, Niger. More than 135 displacement sites have been noted along the border with Nigeria, where there has been increased acts of violence conducted by Boko Haram.
4 June 2016
An operation conducted by the Australian Federal Police (AFP) and the Australian Border Force (ABF) has resulted in the seizure of around 140 kilograms of methamphetamine and four people being arrested for drug importation offences.
Photo:Muhammad Ali (centre), UN Messengers of Peace and former three-time World Heavyweight Champion boxer, at a 2004 ceremony to mark the International Day of Peace at UN Headquarters.
June 02, 2016
pecial agents from the FBI returned a recovered Charles Darwin letter to the Smithsonian Institution Archives, the FBI Washington Field Office announced.
Photo:Children collect water at the Al-Riad shelter, Aleppo, Syria.
Photo: A group photo with participants attending the conference meeting on the Middle East Peace Process.
Photo: Sudanese refugee Amal Bakith cooks the first breakfast for her children a day after arriving in Ajuong Thok camp, South Sudan. During their long journey from South Kordofan, they had only rotten food to eat.