
In surprise vote, Interpol picks South Korean for next president
The world's largest international police organization had been expected to elevate a senior Russian official to the top job.
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The world's largest international police organization had been expected to elevate a senior Russian official to the top job.
Interpol's general assembly meeting in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, was expected to select a Russian frontrunner.
The murder of Jamal Khashoggi overshadowed the U.N. examination of Saudi Arabia's troubled human rights record.
Protesters urged more attention to global weapons sales in the wake of a journalist's murder in a Saudi consulate at Istanbul.
The U.N. chief faces calls to order an independent investigation into journalist Jamal Khashoggi's murder.
The losses from 1970 to 2015 threaten the 'world's most valuable ecosystem' with a huge amount of biodiversity.
A report says the possible war crimes include rape, torture, disappearances and 'deprivation of the right to life.'
IRENA says 200 companies reported more than half the electricity they consumed came from renewables.