Remembrance Day

Sri Lanka bans remembrance of dead Tamil rebels

Main Tamil political party protests "Heroes' Day" ceremony ban, accusing Sri Lanka of discrimination.

Australia and New Zealand mark WWI armistice centenary

There were cheers and emotions as huge crowds paid tribute to the servicemen and women who gave their lives in the Great War.

Rohingya fate remains unchanged as UN decries 'genocidal intent' in Myanmar

A UN fact-finding mission has called for the prosecution of Myanmar officials to the full extent of the law for the first time, but unfortunately, the Rohingya are no closer to returning home.

Netanyahu slams top general over Nazi comments

Israeli prime minister rebukes top general Yair Golan over his comments implicitly comparing Israeli society to Nazi Germany