Neutrino Scientists Win Nobel Prize in Physics

Takaaki Kajita and Arthur MacDonald have won the 2015 Nobel Physics prize for their discovery of neutrino oscillations, which show that neutrinos — the second-most abundant particles in the universe, next to photons — have mass. The Nobel Committee said in a statement that the research done by Kajita, of the University of Tokyo, and MacDonald, of Queen's University, Canada, has changed the world's understanding of the innermost workings of matter. On Monday, the Nobel...

Read complete article

~	Justice vital to help Iraqi victims of ISIL's sexual violence rebuild lives – UN report

~	'No sign of positive evolution' in Burundi, says head of independent UN rights probe

~	Following El Salvador visit, UN right expert urges authorities to protect people from gangs

~	UN rights experts warn new EU policy on boat rescues will cause more people to drown

~	'Racism, xenophobia, anti-Semitism or Islamophobia are poisoning our societies' – UN chief

~	UN rights chief urges Kenyan leaders to act responsibly, avoid further violence

~	UN rights office 'deeply concerned' about deteriorating humanitarian conditions in Gaza

~	UN rights expert urges restraint in security operation in Myanmar's Rakhine state

~	Protecting indigenous peoples' rights 'is protecting everyone's rights' – UN

~	Protecting rights and dignity of indigenous peoples 'is protecting everyone's rights' – UN