Human Rights

UNITED NATIONS - Women are making gains globally in several areas, but 25 years after demanding action at a landmark conference in Beijing, the United Nations says progress has been slow and uneven and could even be reversed.

In a report released ahead of International Women's Day, which is Sunday, …

UNITED NATIONS - Women are making gains globally in several areas, but 25 years after demanding action at a landmark conference in Beijing, the United Nations says progress has been slow and uneven and could even be reversed.

In a report released ahead of International Women's Day, which is Sunday, …

Following the closure of the St Helena Fisheries Corporation on 31 January 2020, commercially licensed boats licensed under the Fish and Fish Products Ordinance are able to sell whole unprocessed fish directly from the boat or from the designated landing site to consumers for their own use.

The commercial sale …

Following the closure of the St Helena Fisheries Corporation on 31 January 2020, commercially licensed boats licensed under the Fish and Fish Products Ordinance are able to sell whole unprocessed fish directly from the boat or from the designated landing site to consumers for their own use.

The commercial sale …

Cyprus health authorities will step up measures against novel coronavirus by widening screening of passengers arriving at ports and airports from infected countries Italy, South Korea, Japan and Iran.

Health Minister Constantinos Ioannou told reporters on Tuesday that officials will be screening passengers arriving at Cyprus entry points from northern …

WASHINGTON - Tourists walk through an old Victorian-style row house in Washington's most historic African American neighborhood. As they move through rooms and up narrow stairwells, many are unaware the man who lived and worked here established the first black history observance.

The home of Carter G. Woodson stands as …