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If pathological optimists still think the U.N. Human Rights Council cares about human rights, they might want to note events last week. A motion was made in Geneva to debate China’s abuses against the Uyghurs in Xinjiang province, and the council voted 19-17 not even to discuss it.Siding with ...

Editor’s Note: This article is part of CNN’s Undivided series, which chronicles how Americans of very different backgrounds have found common ground. In this series, which runs through the midterm elections, we profile unlikely friendships between people of differing ages, races, religions and cultures. CNN  —  As soon as ...

Editor’s Note: A version of this story originally appeared in ‘Inside CNN.’ Create a free CNN account to access this newsletter and more. CNN  —  Oleksandr Urazov and his family escaped war-torn Ukraine, thanks to his childhood friend, Alex Velychko, who now lives in New York. Shortly after arriving, ...

Editor’s Note: Joseph Romm, a former Acting Assistant Secretary of Energy for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy during the Clinton administration, has written eight books on climate and clean technology, most recently, “Climate change: What everyone needs to know.” He holds a doctorate in physics from the Massachusetts Institute ...

Islamabad, Pakistan CNN  —  Authorities in Pakistan have warned it could take up to six months for deadly flood waters to recede in the country’s hardest-hit areas, as fears rise over the threat posed by waterborne diseases including cholera and dengue. Floods caused by record monsoon rains and melting ...

Principal Secretary to LG Nitishwar Kumar chairing a meeting in Srinagar. Representatives of Business/Trade Federations call on Nitishwar*Trade bodies demand extension to Industrial/Commercial SectorExcelsior CorrespondentSRINAGAR, Sept 10: In the backdrop of one time amnesty scheme launched by the Government for domestic power consumers, representatives of several Trade Associations today ...

Representatives of Business/Trade Federations call on Nitishwar Kumar Trade bodies demand extension of Amnesty Scheme to Industrial/Commercial Sector SRINAGAR SEPTEMBER 10:- In the backdrop of one time amnesty scheme launched by the Government for domestic power consumers on Thursday, representatives of several Trade Associations Saturday called on Principal Secretary ...

CNN  —  More than one third of Pakistan is underwater, according to satellite images from the European Space Agency (ESA), as deadly floodwaters threaten to create secondary disasters. See volunteers use bedframe to rescue people from deadly floods Food is in short supply after water covered millions of acres ...

BEIJING, Aug. 24 (Xinhua) -- China has decided to provide another batch of emergency humanitarian supplies to flood-hit Pakistan, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said Wednesday. According to reports, flash floods caused by heavy monsoon rains have killed over 700 people and displaced more than 300,000 in Baluchistan, Sindh ...

Authors around the world have emphasised the importance of freedom of speech after the attack on Salman Rushdie on stage at an event in New York on Friday.Rushdie, now 75, became a figurehead of free speech after his writings, particularly his novel The Satanic Verses, were considered by some ...