Genocide

Alain (whose name has been changed to protect his identity) is from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). But last autumn, he was sitting in the office of the Refugee Law Project in the Ugandan capital, Kampala, as he calmly recounted his story. He described the night in May…

The acclaimed Fleet Street photographer John Downing MBE, who survived interrogation by Idi Amin's special forces and documented war zones around the world, has died aged 79.Downing visited more than 100 countries including Afghanistan, Bosnia, Rwanda and Uganda during a distinguished career, bringing harrowing images of conflict to newspaper front…

Today is the 97th day of 2020. There are 269 days left in the year. TODAY'S HIGHLIGHT2009: Rescue workers using bare hands and buckets search frantically for students believed buried after Italy's deadliest earthquake in nearly three decades strikes the central city of L'Aquila, killing more than 150 people, injuring…

Muslims gather with flags in Trafalgar Square following the annual Ashura march. PHOTO: GETTY This article is the first in a two part series which explores the history, current status and future of Muslims in Europe. Read Part II here. ~ Is Muslim integration in secular European societies possible? This question is…

27 March 2020Author: Ramesh Thakur, ANUIndia’s slide into illiberalism began before the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) came into power in 2014 under Prime Minister Narendra Modi. In his book The Intolerant Indian, Gautam Adhikari contends that extremist religious ideologies and the violent politics of left and right forces alike have…

Brenton Tarrant this morning unexpectedly pleaded guilty to the murder of 51 people in Christchurch on March 15. Born in Australia, Tarrant's pathway to New Zealand's darkest day took him around the world, and through the ugliest parts of the internet. He slipped into the country and lived a hermit's…

DISNEY +The Mandalorian‘Is it true that you guys never take off your helmets?’ a prisoner asks his captor, the eponymous Mandalorian in the first episode of this eight-episode Star Wars spin-off. ‘Is it true that you guys never take off your helmets?’ a prisoner asks his captor, the eponymous Mandalorian in…

By Amy Graff, SFGATE Updated 10:08 am PDT, Thursday, March 19, 2020 Senijad Felic, left, and Hasim Zecic, right, the owners of SF Grill in Noe Valley, are selling at-cost meals for $5.50 cash to help the community and especially seniors. Senijad Felic, left, and Hasim Zecic, right, the owners of…

ASEAN Beat | Diplomacy | Politics | Society | South Asia | Southeast Asia Beyond refocusing the attention on the Rohingya crisis, the ruling raising questions about whether it might be an effective route for pursuing accountability. A Rohingya refugee camp near Cox’s Bazar. Credit: Flickr/DFIDThe International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruling on the genocide case against Myanmar in January is refocusing…

The Queen was seen today at a private audience at Buckingham Palace for her last official engagement before decamping to Windsor for weeks of self-isolation due to the coronavirus pandemic. The 93-year-old head of state greeted Captain Angus Essenhigh, the new Commanding Officer of the Royal Navy warship HMS Queen Elizabeth,…