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US: NYPD launches drones amid surveillance concern

The nation’s largest police force unveiled a newly acquired fleet of drones as part of a program to help officers in an array of different settings. The New York Police Department (NYPD) said Tuesday the drones would be used for search and rescue missions, collision and crime scene...

Int'l court prosecutor reports progress in Palestinian probe

International Criminal Court prosecutors intend to complete "as early as possible" a long-running preliminary investigation into allegations of crimes in Palestine, according to a report issued Wednesday. The annual report by ICC prosecutors on progress in nine so-called preliminary...

Libya to launch vaccine campaign after shortages

Libya is set to launch a campaign overseen by the World Health Organization to vaccinate more than 2.7 million children after months of shortages, the Health Ministry said Wednesday. The "national immunization campaign", organized with the United Nations children fund UNICEF, is...

UN urges international inquiry on Khashoggi killing

The Oct. 2 killing in Istanbul of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi should face an international probe, just not one by the UN, said the UN human rights chief on Wednesday. “We urged an international probe on the Khashoggi case. But we don't have jurisdiction for a criminal...