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UN agency removes cannabis from strictest drug category

The UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs has voted to remove cannabis and cannabis resin from a category of the world’s most dangerous drugs, which...

UN allowed humanitarian access to conflict-hit region of Ethiopia

The United Nations has signed a deal with Ethiopia’s government to allow “unimpeded” humanitarian access to the embattled Tigray region – at least the...

China probe lands on moon in bid to return lunar rocks to Earth

A Chinese robot probe sent to return lunar rocks to Earth for the first time since the 1970s landed on the moon, the government...

UN says pandemic to fan surge in humanitarian needs in 2021

The UN humanitarian office says needs for assistance have ballooned to unprecedented levels this year because of Covid-19, projecting that a staggering 235 million...

Court orders 33 European nations to respond to climate change complaint

The European Court of Human Rights is requiring a prompt response from 33 countries, including the UK, to an ambitious climate change case brought...

UK pathologist ‘cannot exclude sex assault’ of Nora Quoirin in Malaysia

A British pathologist has said there was no positive evidence that a French-Irish teenager found dead last year near a Malaysian jungle resort was...

Police search Maradona doctor’s home and office

Argentine police have searched the home and office of one of Diego Maradona’s doctors, taking away medical records as part of investigations into the...

‘World’s loneliest elephant’ ready to fly to new home

An elephant dubbed the “world’s loneliest” after languishing alone for years at a zoo in Pakistan has been readied for his flight to a...

Hong Kong to close schools amid virus surge

Hong Kong has reported 115 new coronavirus infections, the first time it has seen cases reach triple digits since August 2. The government has also...

London protests escalate to 60 arrests made

Protesters took to the London streets Saturday with demonstrations leading to several altercations with the police. Officers have made over 60 arrests due to a...

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