Some 185,000 children were taken away for adoption between 1949 and 1976 in England and Wales, the report by parliament's Joint Committee on Human Rights estimated. The committee's chairwoman, Labour MP Harriet Harman, said the bond between mothers...

Sunday's vote in Punjab is seen as a possible bellwether for national elections that must be held by October next year, although Khan has campaigned across the country for an earlier poll since being dismissed by a no-confidence vote in April. Twen...

The United States and lawmakers in other Western countries have labelled China's actions in Xinjiang a "genocide", imposing sanctions over the alleged human rights abuses. Beijing has denied the allegations, calling them the "lie of the century" an...

Eddie Jones's men pinned Australia back so successfully in Brisbane last weekend that they raced a 19-0 lead before Australia clawed back into a game they ultimately lost 25-17. It followed a nervewracking 30-28 first test win for the home side in ...

The federal government rushed a multi-disciplinary team to the southern state of Kerala in view of the confirmed case of monkeypox there, according to an official statement. The man, who travelled from the United Arab Emirates to Kerala on Tuesday,...

The two-day meeting on the resort island of Bali started under the shadow of a war that has roiled markets, spiked food prices and stoked breakneck inflation, a week after Moscow's top diplomat walked out of talks with the forum's foreign ministers....

The former New Zealand rugby league captain is among the replacements for Saturday's third Test in Wellington -- an unforeseen selection given that it has been less than a year since his headline-grabbing exit from the 13-man code. Coach Ian Foster...

The formal declaration makes Gotabaya Rajapaksa -- once known as 'The Terminator' for his ruthless crushing of Tamil rebels -- the first Sri Lankan head of state to resign since it adopted an executive presidency in 1978. He emailed in his resignat...

Wu, 40, faced a torrent of criticism in 2019 over remarks she made on Twitter about the sitcom "Fresh Off the Boat," which she starred in. After online shaming from users who called the remarks disparaging, and a message from another Asian American...

The fires, fanned by strong winds in the four areas, have not resulted in any casualties so far, but nearly 500 families were evacuated "as a precaution" in the provinces of Larache and Taza, according to official statements. Several villages that ...

A hacker last month put on sale what they claimed was the personal information of hundreds of millions of Chinese citizens -- which, if true, would make it one of the biggest data heists in history. Cybersecurity analysts subsequently confirmed tha...

Victory in Saturday's third and deciding Test in Wellington will hand the tourists a 2-1 triumph, the first for any side in New Zealand since the French prevailed 2-0 in 1994 -- and just the sixth occasion in history. The scenario seemed beyond Far...

Emergency curfews, tear gas plumes and the sudden departure and resignation of the president have all failed to budge the long vehicle queues snaking out of Colombo's empty petrol stations. Chronic fuel shortages have been a source of frustration f...

Below-par earnings from Wall Street titans JP Morgan and Morgan Stanley compounded worries that companies' bottom lines would be hit by the economic fallout from a series of issues including rising prices, monetary policy tightening and the war in U...

Resolving the tricky status that stems from their location and turbulent history would help build trust between Israel and Saudi Arabia, two US allies now taking gradual steps that Washington hopes could one day lead to diplomatic ties. For now, th...