Singapore's Prime Minister Honored at White House State Dinner

U.S. President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama hosted Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and his wife Tuesday evening at the White House for a state dinner, a black-tie affair marking the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Washington and the island nation. The two countries share close economic and security ties, with more than 3,500 American companies maintaining a presence in the Asian city state. Both countries signed onto the Paris Climate Agreement...

Read complete article

~	UN rights experts criticize US failure to unequivocally reject racist violent events

~	On Day of Remembrance, UN says history of slave trade can help combat social injustice

~	UN body criticizes US failure to unequivocally reject racist violent events

~	Worldwide remembrance of the slave trade 'a tribute to every victim' – senior UNESCO official

~	UN human rights chief welcomes rape law reform in Lebanon, Tunisia, Jordan

~	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