Washington: US President Donald Trump on Tuesday sacked Secretary of State Rex Tillerson as the nation’s chief diplomat. CIA Director Mike Pompeo will take over the top position.

United Nations: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday deplored the failure to implement a Security Council resolution that demands cease-fire in Syria.

Geneva: The UN human rights experts have blamed Facebook for playing a key role in spreading hate speech against the Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar.

Islamabad: Krishna Kumari Kolhi on Monday scripted history when she was sworn-in as Pakistan’s first-ever Hindu Dalit woman Senator.

United Nations: Under-Secretary-General Jeffrey Feltman has condemned the violence against Muslims in Sri Lanka and urged the government to bring those behind the attacks and hate speech to justice.

Nay Pyi Taw: Amnesty International released a report on Monday condemning the escalating militarisation in Myanmar's Rakhine state, from which at least 688,000 people from the Rohingya Muslim minority have fled to neighbouring Bangladesh.

London: London Mayor Sadiq Khan on Friday published his strategy to tackle violence against women and girls in the British capital, as he promised a record $61.03 million investment up to 2020.

Washington: A rare signed photo Mahatma Gandhi fetched nearly $42,000 at an auction in US.