Protesters hold an image of land-rights activist Tep Vanny as they demonstrate in support her, in front of the Phnom penh Municipal Court during her verdict in central Phnom Penh, Cambodia, February 23, 2017. REUTERS/Samrang Pring A Cambodian court convicted a... More »
Transgender activists and supporters protest potential changes by the Trump administration in federal guidelines issued to public schools in defense of transgender student rights, near the White House in Washington, U.S. February 22, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Ern... More »
People participate in a protest march calling for human rights and dignity for immigrants, in Los Angeles, February 18, 2017. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson The White House has pushed back the release of a new executive order to replace its directive suspending travel... More »
Britain’s Prime Minister Theresa May speaks during a high-level meeting on addressing large movements of refugees and migrants at the United Nations General Assembly in Manhattan, New York, U.S., September 19, 2016. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson – RTSOHBK Britain’s to... More »
U.S. President Donald Trump pauses at the Dr. Ben Carson exhibit at the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, U.S., February 21, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst Amnesty International said on Wednesday U.S. President Donald Trump’s... More »
South Africa’s government still plans to withdraw from the International Criminal Court (ICC), Justice Minister Michael Masutha said on Wednesday, after a court ruled that it was unconstitutional to do so. More »
U.S. President Donald Trump announces his new National Security Adviser will be Army Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida U.S. February 20, 2017. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque President Donald Trump’s administration plans to consider... More »
Local and national media report on more than 170 toppled Jewish headstones after a weekend vandalism attack on Chesed Shel Emeth Cemetery in University City, a suburb of St Louis, Missouri, U.S. February 21, 2017. REUTERS/Tom Gannam U.S. President Donald Trump... More »
FILE PHOTO — Democratic nominee for Virginia governor Terry McAuliffe stands onstage during a campaign rally in Dale City, Virginia, October 27, 2013. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe on Tuesday vetoed a bill that would have ... More »
FILE PHOTO: Darren Clarke of Northern Ireland kisses the Claret Jug trophy on the 18th bunker after winning the British Open golf championship at Royal St George’s in Sandwich, southern England July 18, 2011. REUTERS/Kieran Doherty The British Open will be hel... More »
Haitian filmmaker Raoul Peck, director of Oscar-nominated documentary ‘I Am Not Your Negro,’ poses for a portrait at the 89th Oscars Nominee Luncheon in Beverly Hills, California, U.S., February 6, 2017. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni Roy More »
Five of the seven police officers (L-R) Chief Inspector Wong Cho-sing, Police Constable Chan Siu-tan, Police Constable Kwan Ka-ho, Sergeant Pak Wing-bun and Senior Inspector Lau Cheuk-ngai, charged in connection with the beating of a protester during Occupy Ce... More »
Demonstrators march during the ‘Day Without Immigrants’ protest in Washington, DC, U.S., February 16, 2017. REUTERS/Aaron P. Bernstein Businesses shut their doors, students skipped class and thousands of demonstrators took to the streets in cities across the U... More »
A general view of the U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington, U.S., November 15, 2016. REUTERS/Carlos Barria The U.S. Supreme Court will decide three cases in coming months that could help or hinder President Donald Trump’s efforts to ramp up border securit... More »
Syrian refugee Baraa Haj Khalaf (L) reacts as her mother Fattoum (C) cries and her father Khaled (R) looks on after arriving at O’Hare International Airport in Chicago, Illinois, U.S. February 7, 2017. REUTERS/Kamil Krzaczynski A U.S. appeals court on Thursday... More »
A DNA double helix is seen in an undated artist’s illustration released by the National Human Genome Research Institute to Reuters on May 15, 2012. REUTERS/National Human Genome Research Institute/Handout Powerful gene editing tools may one day be used on huma... More »
U.S. Admiral Harry Harris, commander of the Pacific Command, and Thailand Chief of Defence Forces General Surapong Suwana-Adth review troops during the opening ceremony of the Asia-Pacific multilateral military exercise known as Cobra Gold, at Sattahip Royal T... More »
The Syrian government is prepared to swap prisoners in its jails for people “kidnapped by terrorist groups”, state television reported on Monday, citing an official source. More »
Myanmar is to investigate whether police have committed abuses against Rohingya Muslims, the government has said, after officials promised that allegations of atrocities against members of the Muslim minority would be looked into. More »
Senior White House Advisor Stephen Miller waits to go on the air in the White House Briefing Room in Washington, U.S., February 12, 2017. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts A White House official on Sunday attacked a U.S. court ruling that blocked President Donald Trump’s... More »
Planned Parenthood supporters hold signs at a protest in downtown Denver February 11, 2017. REUTERS/Rick Wilking Anti-abortion protesters rallied at scores of Planned Parenthood clinics on Saturday to urge Congress and President Donald Trump to strip the healt... More »
Shanez Tabarsi is greeted by her daughter Negin after traveling to the U.S. from Iran following a federal court’s temporary stay of President Trump’s executive order travel ban at Logan Airport in Boston. REUTERS/Brian Snyder Three of the 19 Democratic state a... More »
Lawyer Amal Clooney sits with Mohamed Nasheed during a news conference in central London, Britain January 25, 2016. REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth Exiled Maldivian leader Mohamed Nasheed said on Thursday he would return to the troubled Indian Ocean archipelago to cont... More »
Rebel fighters stand with their weapons on the outskirts of the northern Syrian town of al-Bab, Syria February 8, 2017. REUTERS/Khalil Ashawi Turkish-backed Syrian opposition fighters resumed a major offensive inside the Islamic State-held city of al-Bab on Th... More »
FILE PHOTO: A protester holding a placard shouts slogans at a rally to call for visa grants for asylum seekers in Japan, in central Tokyo, September 9, 2015. REUTERS/Yuya Shino/File Photo Japan accepted just 28 refugees last year when a record number applied f... More »
FILE PHOTO: Supreme Court Nominee Judge Neil Gorsuch arrives for a meeting with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and U.S. Vice President Mike Pence on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., February 1, 2017. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts/File Photo Donald Tru... More »
Girls stand at the entrance to their tent at a camp for internally displaced people in the northwestern city of Saada, Yemen January 30, 2017. REUTERS/Naif Rahma The United Nations said on Wednesday that 12 million people in Yemen faced the threat of famine br... More »
Shanez Tabarsi (L) is greeted by her daughter Negin after traveling to the U.S. from Iran following a federal court’s temporary stay of U.S. President Donald Trump’s executive order travel ban at Logan Airport in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. February 6, 2017. R... More »
Najmia Abdishakur (center R), a Somali national who was delayed entry to the U.S. because of the recent travel ban, is greeted by her mother Zahra Warsma at Washington Dulles International Airport in Chantilly, Virginia, U.S. February 6, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan... More »
Girls stand at the entrance to their tent at a camp for internally displaced people in the northwestern city of Saada, Yemen January 30, 2017. REUTERS/Naif Rahma The United Nations appealed on Wednesday for $2.1 billion to provide food and other life-saving as... More »
Police searched homes and other properties in Britain and the German state of North-Rhine Westphalia on Wednesday for evidence on two suspects believed to have supported Islamist group Jabhat al-Nusra, Germany’s chief federal prosecutor’s office said. More »
Pope Francis leads his Wednesday general audience at the Paul VI audience hall in Vatican City February 8, 2017. REUTERS/Tony Gentile Pope Francis issued a stinging criticism of atrocities against Myanmar’s Rohingya minority on Wednesday, saying they had been ... More »
Free Syrian Army fighters carry their weapons as they stand on the outskirts of the Islamic State-controlled northern Syrian town of al-Bab, Syria February 4, 2017. Picture taken February 4, 2017. REUTERS/Khalil Ashawi Syrian rebels supported by Turkish armed ... More »
FILE PHOTO – Then Deputy Health Minister Huang Jiefu speaks during a group session of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) in Beijing March 10, 2011. REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo Beijing’s top official on transplants said on Tuesday Be... More »
Kailash Satyarthi, 2014 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, takes part in a panel during the Clinton Global Initiative’s annual meeting in New York, September 27, 2015. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson Thieves broke into the New Delhi home of India’s 2014 Nobel Peace laureate Ka... More »
Iranian citizen and U.S green card holder Cyrus Khosravi (C) greets his brother, Hamidreza Khosravi (L), and niece, Dena Khosravi (R), 2, after they were detained for additional screening following their arrival to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to visit... More »
File Photo: Demonstrators in support of the immigration rules implemented by U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration, rally at Los Angeles international airport in Los Angeles, California, U.S., February 4, 2017. REUTERS/Ringo Chiu/File Photo California l... More »
People hold protest signs during Friday prayers to show solidarity with the Muslim community at the Islamic Center of Southern California in Los Angeles, California, U.S. February 3, 2017. REUTERS/Kevork Djansezian More than 100 companies, including most of hi... More »
12-year old Eman Ali of Yemen, is reunited with her sister Salma (R) at San Francisco International Airport in San Francisco, California, February 5, 2017. REUTERS/Kate Munsch President Donald Trump’s temporary immigration ban faced on Monday the first of seve... More »
The man who served as interior minister under ousted Gambian leader Yahya Jammeh could face charges of crimes against humanity, Swiss authorities said on Monday, after a legal group filed a criminal complaint against him. More »
REFILE – CLARIFYING CAPTION A man rides his tricycle with placards as he takes part in a rally to show support for Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari in Abuja, Nigeria Febuary 6, 2017. REUTERS/Afolabi Sotunde Hundreds of Nigerians called for a change of gove... More »
The Facebook logo is pictured in the Facebook headquarters in Menlo Park, California January 29, 2013. REUTERS/Robert Galbraith Several technology companies plan to send a letter to U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday urging his administration to follow thro... More »
Demonstrators in support of the immigration rules implemented by U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration, rally at Los Angeles international airport in Los Angeles, California, U.S., February 4, 2017. REUTERS/Ringo Chiu President Donald Trump on Sunday ra... More »
U.S. Judge James Robart emerged from relative obscurity on Saturday as the first jurist to come under fire from the president since he took office after his temporary order to lift Donald Trump’s immigration ban. More »
Iraq is satisfied with a U.S. appeals court ruling against a travel ban imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump, a government spokesman said on Sunday. More »
Two military helicopters crashed in a strife-torn part of eastern Democratic Republic of Congo with at least four crew members on board, authorities said on Monday. More »
Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau along with Jody Wilson-Raybould, Minister of Justice and Harjit Sajjan, Minister of National Defence, wave to the crowd at a Chinese New Year parade in Vancouver, B.C., Canada January 29, 2017. REUTERS/Ben Nelms Canada wi... More »
The Bay family is reunited after Hamed Bay was separated from other passengers and questioned as a result of U.S. Donald Trump’s executive order travel ban, at Logan Airport in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. January 28, 2017. Hamed Bay was traveling back to the U... More »
Activists gather outside the White House to protest President Donald Trump’s executive actions on immigration in Washington January 29, 2017. REUTERS/Aaron P. Bernstein President Donald Trump’s administration on Sunday tempered a key element of his move to ban... More »
Japan Airlines Co (9201.T) said on Monday it has begun screening passengers from the seven Muslim-majority countries affected by the President Donald Trump’s travel ban before their departure for the United States. More »
U.S. President Donald Trump (R) and Vice President Mike Pence (C) attend a ceremonial swearing-in for U.S. Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly (L) at Homeland Security headquarters in Washington, U.S., January 25, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst Aides to U.S. ... More »
Jan 29 (Reuters) – Highlights of the day for U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration on Sunday: More »
2016 Rio Olympics – Athletics – Victory Ceremony – Men’s 5000m Victory Ceremony – Olympic Stadium – Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – 20/08/2016. Gold medalist Mo Farah (GBR) of Britain on the podium. REUTERS/Stoyan Nenov British Olympic champion Mo Farah said he was r... More »
The Netherlands has committed $10 million for an initiative to replace funding for abortion services in developing countries that will be lost due to U.S. President Donald Trump’s ban on financing foreign groups that provide abortions. More »
A car is parked in front of Rixos President Hotel, the venue that hosts Syria peace talks, in Astana, Kazakhstan, January 23, 2017. REUTERS/Mukhtar Kholdorbekov Khalidi More »
U.S. entertainer Bruce Springsteen speaks during a media conference ahead of his first Australian show in Perth, Australia, January 22, 2017. Picture taken January 22, 2017. AAP/Angie Raphael/via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS – THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD P... More »
Madonna performs at the Women’s March in Washington U.S., January 21, 2017. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton Pop singer Madonna, who said in a profanity-laced speech at Saturday’s Women’s March in Washington, D.C., that she had thought about “blowing up the White Hou... More »
A combination of photos taken at the National Mall shows the crowds attending the inauguration ceremonies to swear in U.S. President Donald Trump at 12:01pm (L) on January 20, 2017 and President Barack Obama on January 20, 2009, in Washington, DC, U.S. REUTERS... More »
Britain’s police watchdog is to hold an investigation after officers were filmed firing a stun-gun at their own local black race relations adviser who they apparently mistook for a wanted suspect, the force involved said on Friday. More »
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump greets Vice President-elect Mike Pence during a news conference in the lobby of Trump Tower in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., January 11, 2017. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson Donald Trump’s vice president and top aides on Sunday joine... More »
FILE PHOTO: Mass killer Anders Behring Breivik raises his arm in a Nazi salute as he enters the court room in Skien prison, Norway March 15, 2016. REUTERS/Gwladys Fouche/File Photo Norway will appeal on Tuesday against a court ruling that it violated the human... More »
U.S. Supreme Court is seen in Washington, U.S., October 3, 2016. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas/File Photo The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday boosted one of the tech industry’s go-to defenses in suits to hold websites liable for content posted by others, rebuffing an appea... More »
Texas Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick speaks at a news conference on the introduction of a bill that would limit access to bathrooms and other facilities for transgender people at the State Capitol in Austin, Texas, U.S., January 5, 2017. REUTERS/Jon Herskovit... More »
By Ellen WulfhorstNEW YORK (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Women’s rights face enormous challenges worldwide in 2017 with campaigners expecting fights More »
Malaysia Foreign Minister Anifah Aman (L) arrives to attend ASEAN Foreign Minister Meeting for Rohingya issue in Sedona hotel at Yangon, Myanmar December 19, 2016. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun Malaysia said on Monday the plight of Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar was a reg... More »
Smoke and flames rise after air strikes on rebel-controlled besieged area of Aleppo, as seen from a government-held side, in Syria December 11, 2016. REUTERS/Omar Sanadiki The Syrian army and its allies made sweeping advances in Aleppo overnight, subjecting re... More »
Air strikes killed at least 73 people in rebel-held Idlib province, including 38 in the city of Maarat al-Numan, on Sunday, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a Britain-based group monitoring the war, reported. More »
Pro-democracy group ”Bersih” (Clean) chairwoman Maria Chin Abdullah (C) rallies supporters as they prepare to march towards Dataran Merdeka in Malaysia’s capital city of Kuala Lumpur August 29, 2015. REUTERS/Edgar Su The leader of Malaysian pro-democracy group... More »
Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and his Ukrainian counterpart Pavlo Klimkin gather for talks on the crisis in eastern Ukraine, in Minsk, Belarus, November 29, 2016. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said there had been no ... More »
New York state Governor Andrew Cuomo speaks on the final night of the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. July 28, 2016. REUTERS/Mike Segar/File Photo New York Governor Andrew Cuomo on Sunday launched an initiative to combat hate... More »
Gabor Vona, chairman of the far right Jobbik party, speaks during an interview with Reuters in Budapest, April 14, 2015. REUTERS/Bernadett Szabo The Hungarian nationalist opposition party Jobbik said on Monday it would resubmit to parliament a constitutional a... More »
A boy holds a sign during a protest against U.S. President-elect Donald Trump in Manhattan, New York, U.S., November 13, 2016. REUTERS/Bria Webb Demonstrators in major U.S. cities took to the streets on Sunday for a fifth straight day to protest President-elec... More »
Hong Kong Chief Justice Geoffrey Ma speaks to the media during a media tour of the Court of Final Appeal (CFA), after it officially moved to the former Legislative Council Building at Central, in Hong Kong, China September 18, 2015. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu/File Pho... More »
Former FIFA referee Hamdi Al Kadri conducts a German 9th division soccer match between TSV Pyrbaum and FC Altdorf in Pyrbaum, southern Germany, November 6, 2016. Picture taken November 6, 2016. Syrian migrant Al-Kadri was member of the referee team at high lev... More »
By Beh Lih YiJAKARTA (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Cyril Goliava cut an elegant figure in her yellow evening gown as she won a beauty pageant in Hon More »
Human rights activists on Monday called on Thailand’s junta to drop sedition charges against a rights lawyer in the first such case against an attorney since the military took power in a 2014 coup. More »
Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn attends the opening ceremony of the 26th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union (AU) at the AU headquarters in Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa, January 30, 2016. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri Ethiopian Prime ... More »
Vietnamese police have detained a prominent blogger for posting anti-state reports, including one about civilians dying in police custody, which they said undermined trust in the ruling Communist Party. More »
Scientists in Britain have managed to teach bumblebees to pull strings to get to food and then pass on what they have learned to others in their colony – showing a high level of intelligence despite their tiny brains. More »
By Beh Lih YiJAKARTA (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Growing anti-gay sentiment in Indonesia could hamper efforts to combat fast-rising HIV infections More »
A woman carrying her daughter casts her vote in a referendum on a peace deal between the government and Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) rebels in Medellin, Colombia, October 2, 2016. REUTERS/Fredy Builes Colombians narrowly rejected a peace deal ... More »
Members of Khon Kaen Slum Network community group hold a banner during a rally outside the United Nations building in Bangkok, Thailand, October 3, 2016. REUTERS/Chaiwat Subprasom Hundreds of protesters took to the streets of the Thai capital on Monday calling... More »
Supporters of ‘No’ vote celebrate after the nation voted ‘No’ in a referendum on a peace deal between the government and Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) rebels,in Bogota, Colombia, October 2, 2016. REUTERS/John Vizcaino Colombia’s government and ... More »
A court in Oman on Monday ordered the permanent closure of a newspaper which had reported on alleged corruption within the judiciary, and jailed three of its journalists on charges that included undermining the prestige of the state. More »
A man walks on the rubble of damaged buildings after an airstrike on the rebel held al-Qaterji neighbourhood of Aleppo, Syria September 25, 2016. REUTERS/Abdalrhman Ismail Dozens of air strikes hit rebel-held areas of the northern Syrian city of Aleppo overnig... More »
Demonstrators take part in a protest to urge the Irish Government to repeal the 8th amendment to the constitution, which enforces strict limitations to a woman’s right to an abortion, in Dublin, Ireland September 24, 2016. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne Thousands of... More »
Minister of Foreign Affairs Yun Byung-se of South Korea (L), Minister of Foreign Affairs Fumio Kishida of Japan, and U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry (R) join hands during a meeting between the three leaders in New York, U.S. September 18, 2016. REUTERS/Kevi... More »
A general view shows Castello road in Aleppo, Syria September 16, 2016. REUTERS/Abdalrhman Ismail Moscow stepped up its war of words with Washington on Sunday, saying air strikes by a U.S.-led coalition on the Syrian army threatened the implementation of a U.S... More »
A Baltimore commission has urged the removal of two city-owned Confederate monuments, including one to a Supreme Court justice notorious for a 19th century ruling against black Americans, the mayor said on Wednesday. More »
Sep 18, 2016- Denver, CO, USA- Denver Broncos inside linebacker Brandon Marshall (54) kneels during the National Anthem prior to the game against the Indianapolis Colts at Sports Authority Field at Mile High. Mandatory Credit: Isaiah J. Downing-USA TODAY Sport... More »
A woman, who underwent sterilization surgery at a government mass sterilisation ”camp”, walks to sit in a hospital bed at a district hospital in Bilaspur, in the eastern Indian state of Chhattisgarh, November 13, 2014. REUTERS/Anindito Mukherjee By Suchitra Mo... More »
A riot police officer stands guard in front of Sur municipality office, following the removal of the local mayor from office after he was deemed to support Kurdish militants, in Diyarbakir, Turkey, September 11, 2016. REUTERS/Sertac Kayar Turkey appointed new ... More »
Sep 11, 2016- Kansas City, MO, USA- Players stand for the national anthem before the game between the Kansas City Chiefs and San Diego Chargers in the first half at Arrowhead Stadium. Mandatory Credit: John Rieger-USA TODAY Sports Kansas City Chiefs cornerback... More »
Shadows of journalists are reflected on a wall next to WHO’s logo at a news conference in Beijing, China, March 29, 2016. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon By Nita BhallaNEW DELHI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Eleven countries in South and East Asia on Friday agreed to ... More »
Student leader Nathan Law (C) celebrates on the podium after his win in the Legislative Council election in Hong Kong, China September 5, 2016. REUTERS/Bobby Yip Several pro-independence candidates won seats in Hong Kong’s legislative election which saw a reco... More »
By Yasin KakandeKAMPALA (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Ida, 29, was six months pregnant when she suddenly felt abdominal pains and went to a governme More »
Turkish armoured personnel carriers drive towards the border in Karkamis on the Turkish-Syrian border in the southeastern Gaziantep province, Turkey, August 27, 2016. REUTERS/Umit Bektas Turkey’s army and its allies thrust deeper into Syria on Sunday, seizing ... More »
A cartoon by Ali, an Iranian refugee held at Papua New Guinea’s Manus Island detention centre whose pen name is Eaten Fish, is seen in this image supplied to Reuters on August 27, 2016. Eaten Fish/Handout via REUTERS An Iranian refugee held at an Australian-fu... More »
Asylum seekers look at the media from behind a fence at the Manus Island detention centre, Papua New Guinea in this picture taken March 21, 2014. This is image is supplied from source with faces digitally blurred. AAP/Eoin Blackwell/via REUTERS Australia and P... More »
BEIRUT A suicide bomber detonated an explosive vest on a bus in Syria near the Atmeh border crossing with Turkey late on Sunday, killing at least 32 people, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. The bus was carrying fighters from foreign-backed rebel f... More »
