U.N. Human Rights Chief: Aung San Suu Kyi Could Be Culpable For Genocide
Amid her country's brutal treatment of the Rohingya, Myanmar civilian leader Suu Kyi's once-saintlike reputation has taken a steep dive.
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'Panic And Confusion' As Pakistan Orders Foreign Aid Groups To Shut Down
Aid workers warn that the move will upend services to the country's neediest people and threaten hundreds of jobs. What's behind the government's decision?
Noodle In China Measures Just Under 2 Miles
The Guinness record people verify that a Chinese food company cooked the longest noodle in the word. In the end, the extremely long noodle was divided up and eaten.
In Interviews With 122 Rapists, Student Pursues Not-So-Simple Question: Why?
Shattered by the rape and subsequent death of a student in Delhi in 2012, a graduate student in psychology wanted to know why they did it — and if they felt remorse.
China's Import Policies Are Affecting U.S. Recycling Companies
China is the biggest importer of U.S. recyclables, but recent policy changes by the country mean it may not be much longer.
Are These Condom Ads Too Sexy For TV?
India's government has banned condom ads between 6 a.m. and 10 p.m. to protect children from seeing them on TV. Some citizens are outraged by the censorship.
Catholic Church Singled Out In Australian Sex Abuse Report
A royal commission recommends that the Australian Catholic Church ask the Vatican to lift its celibacy requirement for clergy and require that evidence of abuse revealed in confession be reported.
Tillerson Travels To U.N. To Discuss Issues Involving North Korea
The secretary of state goes to the U.N. on Friday, just days after he offered to talk to North Korea with no preconditions. That would represent a change in approach for the Trump administration.
At Least 6,700 Myanmar Rohingya Killed In Single Month, Aid Group Says
Doctors Without Borders conducted field studies in neighboring Bangladesh, where Rohingya Muslims have fled since the beginning of what the U.N. describes as "ethnic cleansing."
Concern Grows In Pakistan Over Cases Of Disappearance
The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan counted more than 700 alleged disappearances last year. Since 2001, the group estimates that as many as 10,000 people have gone missing.