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Michelle Bachelet urged the Geneva forum to set up a mechanism to closely monitor Taliban actions.

UN 'deeply concerned at continuing pressure on those seeking to exercise their rights to freedom of expression'.

Hundreds of Pakistani women who married former Kashmiri rebels now find themselves without a state.

The NRF is the most prominent Afghan opposition group to emerge since the Taliban captured Kabul nine days ago.

Nema Fathi says her choir group is determined to challenge taboos about women singing religious songs in public.

When we do not take into account a woman's reason for choosing an abortion, we strip her of her agency and voice.

A Chinese filmmaker ventures into Wuhan and discovers unseen psychological trauma in the aftermath of lockdown.

In the summers, women rappel down the well in Nashik and spend hours waiting for water to seep into ditches at bottom.

Videos show beatings, neglect, and an unbearably small solitary cell in Tehran’s notorious Evin Prison.

US had its biggest day of evacuation flights on Monday, as Taliban said foreign troop pullout deadline is a 'red line'.

Some five million people are facing imminent famine and disease as the war drags on, the UN says.

Imad Khaled Saleh Hashash, 15, died after sustaining a gunshot wound to the head by Israeli soldiers.

Michelle Bachelet says there are credible reports of summary executions and serious violations by the Taliban.

Critics say Philippine president is seeking the second-highest position to stay in power beyond his term.

Israel began administering a third dose of the Pfizer-BioNtech vaccine to people more than 60, the first country to do so.

US Vice President says Washington's partnerships in Southeast Asia and Indo-Pacific 'are a top priority'.

Coffins initially used mostly for COVID victims but have become more popular among those concerned about environment.

If investors walk away, Afghanistan faces economic collapse without the billions of dollars it gets in aid money.

Scientists say climate change could destabilise water supplies and cause frequent disasters in the Tibet plateau.

India's stock market has more than doubled since March 2020 despite severe virus outbreaks and strict lockdowns.

Shortages and hesitancy driven by distrust of authorities and China hobble vaccination campaigns in Southeast Asia.

It's a step to create investor awareness of the risks involved including of Chinese gov't interference, Reuters said.

Twelve children have been killed in the Israeli-occupied West Bank this year as well as 67 in the May attack on Gaza.

Majority of 41 new confirmed COVID-19 cases are of Samoan ethnicity linked to the Samoan Assembly Of God Church.

Para athletes say sport organisations must set higher standards for accessibility.

Taliban told Iran to continue exports of petroleum products which the latter had paused over safety concerns.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison says 'forever' lockdowns will do more harm than good to the country.

Saied also extended the suspension of immunity of members of parliament a month after he dismissed prime minister.

Palestinians say the balloons aim to pressure Israel to ease restrictions on besieged territory under Israeli blockade.

'Ultimately, it will be the president’s decision how this proceeds; no one else’s,' top US official says.

Enrique Tarrio was arrested in Washington, DC, just prior to the January 6 riot at the US Capitol.

Poland says allowing the migrants to enter Polish territory would encourage further irregular migration.

The experiments on the latest SpaceX supply mission probe everything from bone and eye health to robot dexterity.

Democrat Kathy Hochul will be sworn in at midnight as NY's next governor, promises to 'get the job done'.

Samia Suluhu Hassan under fire for suggesting that women footballers would not be attractive candidates for marriage.

Vincent Lurquin deported on Saturday for working without a permit, Rwanda's immigration service said.

Volodymyr Zelenskyy urges international forum to back Kyiv in its bid to overturn 2014 seizure of Black Sea peninsula.

The German chancellor has warned Russia not to use a new pipeline as a potential weapon against Ukraine.

The reverse merger with NextGen Acquisition Corp II will value the satellite-launch company at $3.2bn.

Kilometres of land near airport starting to resemble refugee camps as people desperate to flee Taliban continue to mass.

Landlords argue the ban is illegal and renew request the US high court toss out Biden's order.

Amid humanitarian crises, Rashida Tlaib and Debbie Dingell are circulating letter urging protection for Lebanese citizen

The Treasury Department blacklisted General Filipos Woldeyohannes, the chief of staff of the Eritrean Defense Forces.

Qatar assisting thousands of Afghan refugees in two separate evacuation processes after Taliban takes over Afghanistan.

FDA decision paves the way for wider distribution of jabs and vaccine's legal mandates in the US.

Russian and Syrian government forces have stepped up attacks in the rebel stronghold, with civilians suffering most.

Protests by rival far-right and left-wing groups in Portland descended into violence on Sunday.

After promising democracy and delivering mayhem, the US leaves behind unshaven 'Proud Boys' to rule over Afghans.

Rafah closure linked to Cairo's efforts to broker long-term ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, Egyptian officials say.

Decision comes after government accused Facebook of deleting accounts 'disseminating the true reality about Ethiopia'.