Amnesty seeks criminal inquiry into Shell over alleged complicity in murder and torture in Nigeria
Rights group publishes full evidence review, including statements alleging Shell managed undercover police unit in 1990s after its operations ended in Ogoniland
Amnesty International is calling for a criminal investigation into the oil giant Shell regarding allegations it was complicit in human rights abuses carried out by the Nigerian military.
A review of thousands of internal company documents and witness statements published on Tuesday points to the Anglo-Dutch organisation’s alleged involvement in the brutal campaign to silence protesters in the oil-producing Ogoniland region in the 1990s
Amnesty is urging the UK, Nigeria and the Netherlands to consider a criminal case against Shell in light of evidence it claims amounts to “complicity in murder, rape and torture” – allegations Shell strongly denies.
Myanmar: Pope Francis to meet Aung San Suu Kyi amid Rohingya crisis
Pope Francis is heading for highly-anticipated talks with Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi amid international censure over a crackdown on Rohingya Muslims. At an interfaith meeting, Francis urged "unity in diversity."
On the second day of his Myanmar tour, Pope Francis is traveling to the capital Naypyitaw for keenly-awaited talks with the nation's leader Aung San Suu Kyi. A former Nobel Peace Prize winner, Suu Kyi has been ostracized by the global human rights community over her reaction to the Rohingya crisis.
Although Myanmar is predominantly Buddhist, it has small Christian, Hindu and Muslim populations — most notably the minority Rohingya Muslims, who have been driven out in huge numbers from the country in recent weeks due to a highly-criticized military crackdown.
A hard-line group of Buddhist monks has warned there would be "a response" if the pope spoke openly about the Rohingya.
Syria peace talks restart but Assad regime might be absent
The United Nations reopens its Syria peace talks on Tuesday but the Damascus government's last minute announcement that it may not come to Geneva delivered a blow to the already faltering negotiations.
The eighth round of talks were seen as a chance for the UN to revitalise its push to end the six-year war, which has killed more than 340,000 people and left Syria in ruin.
UN envoy Staffan de Mistura has stressed the urgent need for progress towards a political solution and had been bolstered by the fractured opposition's decision to form a unified negotiation team for the first time.
But on the eve of the talks reopening, de Mistura told the Security Council that President Bashar al-Assad's government had not yet committed to show up.
At a Navajo veterans' event, Trump makes 'Pocahontas' crack
Updated 0548 GMT (1348 HKT) November 28, 2017
President Donald Trump, during an event at the White House honoring Navajo code talkers Monday, referenced his nickname for Sen. Elizabeth Warren, "Pocahontas," a label he has long used about the Massachusetts Democrat.
"I just want to thank you because you are very, very special people. You were here long before any of us were here," Trump said. "Although, we have a representative in Congress who has been here a long time ... longer than you -- they call her Pocahontas!"
He then turned to one of the code talkers behind him, put his left hand on the man's shoulder and said: "But you know what, I like you. You are special people."
Ayman Nour: Sisi has made Egypt 'a swamp of tyranny'
by Mohamed Hashem
One of Egypt's leading opposition figures has told Al Jazeera that the country is ruled by an "oppressive military regime", which has killed off any chance of political pluralism.
Former presidential candidate and leader of the Ghad al-Thawra (Tomorrow's Revolution) party, Ayman Nour, said Egypt's President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi was presiding over a failing government that was harming Egyptian citizens and the wider region.
Nour stood against former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak in 2005, was jailed shortly after, and was an outspoken opponent of Mubarak's rule until the president was deposed during the 2011 Egyptian Revolution.
China jails Taiwan activist Lee Ming-che for 'subversion'
A Chinese court has sentenced a Taiwanese activist to five years in jail for "subverting state power".
Lee Ming-che went on trial in September for attempting to promote multi-party democracy in group messaging chats.
His case has gripped Taiwan, which has called for Mr Lee's safe return, and has further strained the island's relations with China.
Taiwan's presidential office has criticised the sentence, saying: "We cannot accept this."
The case first caused a stir in March when the democracy and human rights activist mysteriously disappeared while travelling in mainland China.
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