by Our Special Correspondent in Jaffna An interim archaeological investigation at Chemmani in Sri Lanka’s northern Jaffna district has recovered 574 minimum-number-of-individuals human skeletons, documented 51 accumulations of disarticulated bones and registered
Kim Aris, the youngest son of Myanmar’s imprisoned former leader Aung San Suu Kyi, has spoken to his mother for the first time in five years, in a development that has provided rare information about her condition and renewed attention
Thousands of people demonstrated across Poland to demand abortion rights, accusing Prime Minister Donald Tusk’s government of failing to deliver on its election promise
Alleged irregularities in medical procurement in Delhi, Chhattisgarh and Uttar Pradesh have exposed vulnerabilities in public purchasing, including suspected price inflation, manipulated tenders and
Ninety percent of Indian workers are in the unorganised sector. This does not mean that they are outside trade union structures, but only that most workers must fight very hard to form
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The BBC has admitted to breaching its editorial standards during coverage of Prince Harry’s recent interview regarding his ongoing dispute over UK security arrangements. In a rare public mea culpa, the broadcaster
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Former First Lady Michelle Obama has opened up about undergoing therapy as she navigates a major life transition, addressing recent speculation about her marriage to former President Barack Obama. Speaking candidly on
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The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has dismissed a high-profile case brought by Sudan against the United Arab Emirates (UAE), which sought to hold the UAE accountable for allegedly arming and financing
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Mia Shem, a 23-year-old French-Israeli woman who was held hostage by Hamas in Gaza last year, has alleged that she was drugged and raped in her own home by a well-known personal
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In a video message delivered for World Press Freedom Day, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, addressed the critical role of a free and independent media in an increasingly
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India has approved the inclusion of caste data in the upcoming national population census, a move that brings the long-delayed exercise closer to fruition. The Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs, led by
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Imagine you are a low-income country. You suffer from a heavy debt burden. You’ve been trying to catch up to the more affluent countries for decades, but you’ve been unsuccessful, mainly because
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In a world where sexual boundaries are increasingly blurred by the digital age, Lily Phillips has become both a lightning rod and a mirror — reflecting the generational divide over porn, empowerment,
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Members of the Laotian diaspora in the United States, many of whom arrived as refugees after surviving a CIA-led “secret war,” are now facing a fresh crisis—detention and deportation with little warning,
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Virginia Giuffre, whose allegations of sexual abuse helped expose the vast criminal network surrounding financier Jeffrey Epstein and implicated Britain’s Prince Andrew, has died by suicide at the age of 41, her
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A surge of violent attacks against prison guards and their families is exposing the deep crisis within France’s penitentiary system, where organized crime networks, operating from inside prison walls, are challenging the
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Adidas is facing a legal challenge from April Burton, a former employee, who has filed a lawsuit against the German sportswear giant. Burton, who worked on the now-defunct Ivy Park collaboration with
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The sexual abuse crisis continues to cast a long shadow over the Catholic Church, with new cases still emerging, particularly in Africa and Asia, and the potential to impact future papacies. Despite
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A recent statement by a Belgian Catholic scholar has prompted renewed discussion within the Roman Catholic Church, as it faces a pivotal moment following the death of Pope Francis. Rik Torfs, a
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