Islamic State claims responsibility for Shia mosque attack in Pakistan; death toll rises to 62

Peshawar, Mar 5 (PTI) Pakistan's Interior Minister on Saturday vowed to arrest the masterminds behind a deadly suicide attack claimed by the Islamic State terror group on a crowded Shia…

Myanmar death toll exceeds 1,500 with nearly 8,800 in custody – UN

GENEVA (Reuters) - At least 1,500 people are known to have been killed in year-long protests against the coup in Myanmar, with thousands more possibly killed in the armed conflict,…

U.N. issues new Syria war death toll, says 350,000 is an ‘undercount’

By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA (Reuters) - At least 350,209 people have been killed in the decade-old war in Syria, the United Nations human rights office said on Friday in its…