Duterte critic Leila de Lima granted bail after six years in jail
Former senator Leila de Lima has long fought what she describes as trumped up drug charges.
2023-11-13 15:52
Iran: French tourist Louis Arnaud jailed for five years
Louis Arnaud's family says his conviction on national security charges is an attack on human rights.
2023-11-09 00:55
Jailed Iranian women's activist smuggles out letter of thanks for Nobel Peace Prize
STOCKHOLM Jailed Iranian women's rights activist Narges Mohammadi has smuggled out a letter of thanks for her Nobel
2023-11-01 02:53
South China Sea: Biden says US will defend the Philippines if China attacks
Biden's statement comes days after collisions between Filipino and Chinese ships in the South China Sea.
2023-10-26 14:20
Second American journalist Alsu Kurmasheva arrested in Russia
Alsu Kurmasheva's detention comes after the arrest of Evan Gershkovich earlier this year.
2023-10-19 19:59
Gender gap pioneer Goldin wins Nobel economics prize
By Johan Ahlander and Simon Johnson STOCKHOLM Harvard economic historian Claudia Goldin won the 2023 Nobel economics prize
2023-10-09 22:53
Nobel Prize for Iranian activist highlights plight of Iran's women -Zaghari-Ratcliffe
LONDON The award of the Nobel Peace Prize to imprisoned Iranian women's rights advocate Narges Mohammadi will help
2023-10-08 00:49
Iranian Peace laureate Mohammadi: 'lioness' locked up for challenging Tehran
Jailed Iranian rights campaigner Narges Mohammadi, who won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday, has sacrificed her freedom
2023-10-07 00:21
Nobel Prize in literature goes to Jon Fosse for 'innovative' works that 'give voice to the unsayable'
The 2023 Nobel Prize in literature has been awarded to Jon Fosse for "his innovative plays and prose which give voice to the unsayable," the Swedish Academy announced in Stockholm on Thursday.
2023-10-05 19:51
Can Xue: The Chinese author who could win a Nobel prize
Denied an education in the Cultural Revolution, Can Xue has since published several award-winning novels.
2023-10-05 14:28
Nobel Prize awarded for discovery of quantum dots that changed everything from TV displays to cancer imaging
The 2023 Nobel Prize in chemistry has been awarded to a trio of scientists who worked to discover and develop quantum dots, used in LED lights and TV screens, as well as by surgeons when removing cancer tissue.
2023-10-04 18:24
Nobel Chemistry prize awarded for discovery of quantum dots that bring colour to LED lights
By Niklas Pollard and Ludwig Burger STOCKHOLM (Reuters) -Scientists Moungi Bawendi, Louis Brus and Alexei Ekimov won the 2023 Nobel
2023-10-04 18:22