Typhoon Haiyan Aid 'Must Reach Victims Faster'

United Nations humanitarian chief Valerie Amos has said aid must reach Typhoon Haiyan survivors more quickly. Ms Amos spoke out amid reports of widespread hunger and thirst and as a mayor of one of the affected areas said he would not be able to maintain...

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Tamil 'Tortured And Raped By Sri Lankan Army'

By Lisa Holland, Foreign Affairs Correspondent Navaneethan Subramaniam is not allowed out of the London mental health unit where he is being treated unless he is accompanied. He arrived in August after smuggling himself illegally into Britain via...

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Sri Lanka: Cameron Urged To Raise Atrocities

Tamil: I Was Tortured And Raped Updated: 7:24am UK, Thursday 14 November 2013 By Lisa Holland, Foreign Affairs Correspondent Navaneethan Subramaniam is not allowed out of the London mental health unit where he is being treated unless he is accompanied....

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Super Typhoon Haiyan: Miracle Baby Born

The birth of a baby girl amid the devastation of Super Typhoon Haiyan has provided a rare moment of joy for survivors. Bea Joy Sagales was born at the airport in Tacloban, the city where officials fear at least 10,000 people have perished. Her mother...

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Syria Opposition Agrees To Join Peace Talks

Syria's Western-backed opposition has agreed to take part in international peace talks in Geneva, if conditions are met. The decision to try to end more than two years of civil war was reached after two days of talks by the Syrian National Coalition....

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Super Typhoon Haiyan: Struggle For Aid Workers

Survivors Scavenging For Food Updated: 3:31pm UK, Sunday 10 November 2013 Survivors of the super typhoon that has devastated several islands in the Philippines have begun scavenging for food and looting shops in order to stay alive, witnesses say....

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Super Typhoon Haiyan: '10,000 Could Be Dead'

At least 10,000 people in the central Philippine province of Leyte could have been killed by Typhoon Haiyan, according to a police chief. The national government and disaster agency have yet to confirm the fatalities, a sharp increase from initial estimates...

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UN Expected To Elect China To Rights Council

By Mark Stone, Asia Correspondent in Beijing China is almost certain to be elected to the United Nations Human Rights Council despite evidence of a worsening human rights record across the country. On Tuesday, the UN General Assembly will elect...

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Iran 'Will Not Halt Uranium Enrichment'

Iran's president has said his country will not abandon its nuclear rights after talks with world powers ended without agreement. "There are red lines that must not be crossed," Hassan Rouhani told the conservative-dominated parliament in remarks quoted...

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