The parents of the 10-year-old child filed a case against the teacher, principal, vice-principal and a staff member of the school after the student was seen getting slapped repeatedly in class.

A UN Special Rapporteur tells BBC it is “nothing short of incredible” that the military would “drop bombs when you are trying to rescue people”. 

​A UN Special Rapporteur tells BBC it is “nothing short of incredible” that the military would “drop bombs when you are trying to rescue people”.  

A powerful 7.7-magnitude earthquake in Myanmar has resulted in at least 694 deaths and significant infrastructure damage. The country, already facing civil war and severe humanitarian crises, now suffers even more with massive displacement and dwindling resources, especially after recent US aid freezes.