The Myanmar government under Aung San Suu Kyi has continued using oppressive, military rule-era laws to prosecute peaceful critics, quashing hopes the country's first democratic leader in decades would safeguard free speech, according to a damning new report by a prominent rights group.

US federal immigration officials are force-feeding six hunger-striking immigrants through plastic nasal tubes inside a Texas detention facility, The Associated Press news agency reported on Thursday.

The UN’s top court will deliver its verdict on the preliminary objections raised by the US in the case concerning frozen Iranian assets on Wednesday.

Head of the Jewish community of Tehran Rabbi Yunes Hamami hailed the status of religious minorities in Iran, underlining that the Islamic Revolution laid the ground for coexistence among different religions and ethnicities.

The brother of jailed Saudi activist Loujain Alhathloul has detailed the abuse his sister has endured in a Saudi prison.

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) confirmed again Iran's compliance with the contents of the 2015 nuclear deal.

A UN official on Wednesday condemned Israel's expansion of settlements and deadly violation in the occupied West Bank.

The British army’s controversial recruitment policy sparked fresh criticism as minor children interested in video games have been encouraged to join the military, according to a report.

United Nations officials on Wednesday expressed deep concern by rise in ongoing Israeli interference in Palestinian schools.

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in a message criticized the US for another illegal withdrawal, saying any deal with the US administration does not worth the ink, IRNA reported.