Turkish Refugee Camp

Women who descended on the streets to celebrate International Women’s Day around the world have been attacked by men and subjected to heavy-handed police tactics, campaigners said. Concerns were raised after violent attacks on female protesters by counter-demonstrators and police brutality “cast a dark shadow” over celebrations. In Mexico City, male anti-abortion…

Turkey, Uganda and Brazil are all bound by their commitments under the 1951 Refugee Convention. Unlike India, they can be held accountable under international standards In many ways, the Turkish and Ugandan policies illustrate the indicative nature of the Convention and its protocol, in both cases, policies have been framed…

A 14-year-old girl in Georgia with developmental disabilities was sexually abused for several consecutive days and raped by students on her school bus without intervention by the driver, according to a lawsuit filed last week. The girl, who was referred to in the lawsuit as “Jane Doe”, was on the…

An annual sports festival named after Arnold Schwarzenegger have donated thousands of meals meant for festival goers to first responders working with tornado victims in Nashville. The Arnold Sports Festival in Columbus, Ohio, was prohibited from allowing general spectators to contain the spread of coronavirus, which has infected over 400…

Two senior princes in Saudi Arabia have been arrested for not supporting the crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman, sources close to the royal family have said. Prince Ahmed bin Abdulaziz​, King Salman’s younger brother, and Prince Mohammed bin Nayef, the king’s nephew and former counterterrorism tsar, were arrested on Friday after…

Urban rats are affected by the pressures of city living in ways similar to humans, a study has found. Like their human neighbours, rats living in higher densities in cities such as New York are more exposed to disease and health problems due to urban human diets and pollution. Researchers…

On land and at sea, one thing is clear along Greece’s meandering border with Turkey: This is not 2015 anymore. Then, while much of Europe was convulsed with anger and fear as more than 1 million asylum-seekers poured in from distant wars, Greeks helped rescue refugees at sea, or greeted them…

Russia requested the UN Security Council endorse a ceasefire for Syria, but the United States, a veto-wielding power, refused and called the truce "premature." Questions remain on how the ceasefire will be enforced. Russia and Turkey agreed on a ceasefire for Syria, but the agreement failed to get the backing…

At a children's hospital in Idlib, Syria, it's important to know the three warning lights: flashing yellow means warplanes are nearby, red signals active bombing in the area, and blue alerts staff that casualties are on their way.Because in Idlib, nowhere is safe.A province in Syria's northwest, Idlib is the…

A dog walker wrestled a wanted man fleeing from police to the ground and then high-fived the pursuing officers. Footage captured by Queensland Police shows the moment the quick-thinking bystander floored the fugitive with a “coat hanger” tackle as he attempted to outrun police. The dog walker, named only as Ian in…