New York: With six in 10 people expected to be living in cities by the end of the decade, the UN General Assembly met on Thursday to examine progress towards implementing a 2016 framework ...

New York: The COVID-19 pandemic has shown how effective dialogue between employers, workers and governments, is the best way to strengthen safety and health at work, the International Lab ...

New York: UN Secretary-General António Guterres visited sites of suspected war crimes in Ukraine on Thursday, where he condemned the “evil” acts committed against civil ...

Beijing: Chinese portal Duowei News, known for its Chinese political news and commentary, has shut down its website, ending its 23-year-old run, media reports said.

New York: The UN published promising news in the global fight for gender equality and opportunity on Wednesday, showing that when it comes to mathematics, girls are now performing as stro ...

New York: Keeping the peace has become more important but also more complex in a world of proliferating conflicts, that are becoming more “intertwined”, the UN’s policy ...

Lhasa: Chinese officials in rural areas of Tibet are trying to impose new limitations on village leaders as they are forcing them to speak in Chinese.

Singapore:  A man with intellectual disabilities was executed in Singapore on Wednesday.

Islamabad/Karachi/Beijing: China has 'strongly condemned' on Wednesday over the suicide attack outside the University of Karachi's (KU) Confucius Institute which left four peo ...