Zeid Calls On Business Leaders to Stand Up for Human Rights
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein on Friday called on business leaders gathering at the World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting in Davos next week to use…
Refugee Girls Forced into Prostitution in Libya
Some 25,800 unaccompanied or separated children arrived in Italy by sea in 2016 – that’s more than double the 12,360 who arrived during the previous year. These children account for…
Punjab Election: Empty Chairs Welcome Arvind Kejriwal
Instead of focusing on the work in Delhi where people had reposed trust in him and elected his party, Arvind Kejriwal is deserting the Delhi voters and loitering in Punjab.…
Poverty in India: Woman Sells Child for Rs. 2000
A homeless tribal woman, deserted by her husband, was forced to sell her newly born male child to one of her neighbours, for a sum of Rs. 2000 (approximately US$…
U.S. Changes Cuban Immigration Policy: Wet Foot, Dry Foot
The United States (U.S.) has decided to take more steps to normalize relations with Cuba and to bring greater consistency to its immigration policy. According to a White House statement…
Global Unemployment Expected to Rise in 2017: Report
The global unemployment rate is expected to rise modestly from 5.7 to 5.8 per cent in 2017 representing an increase of 3.4 million in the number of jobless people, a…