Geneva / AFP The United States should give African Americans reparations for slavery, UN experts said on Tuesday, warning that the country had not yet confronted its legacy of “racial terrorism.” Amid a presidential election campaign in which racial rhetoric has played a central role, the UN working group on people of African descent warned that blacks in the US ...

  GENEVA / AP More than nine out of 10 people worldwide live in areas with excessive air pollution, contributing to strokes, heart disease, lung cancer and other problems, the World Health Organization said on Tuesday. The UN health agency said in a new report that 92 percent of people live in areas where air quality exceeds WHO limits, with ...

  Hong Kong / AFP The Asian Development Bank (ADB) said on Tuesday that growth across the region was holding stable despite global headwinds, with resilience in China and India keeping it on track. GDP for developing Asia is predicted to grow 5.7 percent in 2016 and 2017, according to the bank’s latest report — down slightly from 5.9 percent ...