A picture shows a general view of the Israeli settlement of Givat Zeev, near the Palestinian city of Ramallah in the occupied West Bank, on Feb 3, 2023. Egypt has stepped up mediation between Israel and the Palestinians in a bid to tamp down violence in Jerusalem and the occupied West Bank and to prevent […]
A security guard looks at damages inside the Supreme Court building in Brasilia on Jan 10, 2023, two days after thousands of supporters of Brazil's ex-president Jair Bolsonaro raided federal buildings. (CARL DE SOUZA / AFP) WASHINGTON/BRASILIA – US and Brazilian lawmakers are looking for ways to cooperate on an investigation into violent protests that […]
A security guard looks at damages inside the Supreme Court building in Brasilia on Jan 10, 2023, two days after thousands of supporters of Brazil's ex-president Jair Bolsonaro raided federal buildings. (CARL DE SOUZA / AFP) WASHINGTON/BRASILIA – US and Brazilian lawmakers are looking for ways to cooperate on an investigation into violent protests that […]
Garment factory workers wear face masks as they walk out at the end of their work shift near Phnom Penh, Cambodia, March 11, 2021. (HENG SINITH / AP) GENEVA – Almost 23 percent of people in employment worldwide have experienced violence and harassment at work, whether physical, psychological or sexual, according to a recent survey […]
People gather during a rally decrying rising gun violence while urging politicians to take action in Washington, D.C., the United States, June 11, 2022. (XIAO XIAO/XINHUA) NEW YORK – Each day, 28 US children and teens, the equivalent of a high school classroom, die from gun violence, making it the No. 1 killer of youth […]
Activists prepare mannequins during a public campaign on violence against women, in front of the parliament building in Jakarta on Dec 8, 2020. (BAY ISMOYO / AFP) NAIROBI – Violence against women and girls has escalated in low-income countries against a backdrop of climate emergencies, COVID-19-related disruptions, and civil strife, international health campaigners said Monday. […]
Handout photo released by the Ecuadorean Police of a police operation at the Bellavista prison in Santo Domingo de los Colorados, Ecuador, on May 11, 2022. (STAFF / AFP) QUITO – Thirteen prisoners were killed at a prison in the Ecuadorean city of on Monday, Ecuador's prison agency said, the latest incident of deadly jail […]
A sales associate arranges guns on display at Burbank Ammo & Guns in Burbank, California, June 23, 2022. (JAE C. HONG / AP) WASHINGTON – The US Congress sent a gun bill to the White House on Friday after the House of Representatives voted 234-193 to pass the legislation. The bill, approved by the Senate the day […]