About 15,000 nurses in state of Minnesota begin three-day strike, one of the largest of its kind in US history.
The pandemic, armed conflicts, climate change have exacerbated conditions, trapping people in forced labour or marriage.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says 'buzzwords, dog whistles and careless attacks don't add up to a plan for Canadians'.
Danish authorities had requested the extradition of Sanjay Shah, who was arrested in Dubai in June.
The refugees, including two infants and a child, 'died of thirst, hunger and severe burns', the UNHCR has said.
Alaa Abdel Fattah, icon of Egypt's 2011 revolt, has been on hunger strike for nearly six months, protesting detention.
Massive Oregon blaze threatens more than 2,000 homes as drought, extreme heat spark fires across western United States.
Eskom, which generates more than 90 percent of South Africa’s power, has struggled to meet energy demands for a decade.
Former US president's legal team says court freeze on government review of records seized at Mar-a-Lago should persist.
UN expert warns attacks against Hazaras, other Shia Muslims in Afghanistan bear 'hallmarks of international crimes'.
A new recommendation to ban Muslim headscarves in Danish elementary schools has been met with a backlash in Denmark.
Large crowds gather in Scotland's capital as Queen Elizabeth's coffin travels to St Giles' Cathedral.
Construction of multibillion-dollar plant threatens Indigenous land rights and the natural environment, critics say.
Qatari authorities are investigating the incident, with the girl reportedly dying from exposure to high temperatures.
Accession of King Charles III has led to renewed calls in Caribbean nations to remove the monarch as head of state.
The defendants, including former president of the Cypriot parliament, were exposed by Al Jazeera's Investigative Unit.
Court rejects Muslim organisation's plea challenging request by Hindu women to pray at 17th-century Gyanvapi Mosque.
The International Court of Justice asked Uganda to pay reparations for its troops' occupation of DRC back in the 1990s.
Namibia, home to the power plant, currently imports more than a third of its power from neighbouring South Africa.
For some, the royal family is an outdated relic of vanity and a reminder of Britain’s horrific colonial past.
Prosecutors allege that Babis illegally tapped the EU subsidy to build a conference centre near Prague.
The central bank decision means black market exchange rates have to be used, as the country's economic crisis continues.
Chad's nomad population make up almost tenth of the country and many children in the community hardly get an education.
PM Mishustin would become acting president and elections would be held.
While Israel has never admitted to any attacks, it has been accused of engaging in a shadow war with Iran for years.
