Eugene Owusu , the top United Nations humanitarian official in South Sudan, called on the government and opposition of South Sudan on Saturday, to ensure the protection of civilians and aid workers in the country. The plea comes...

U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley told CNN in an interview set to air Sunday that removing Syrian President Bashar al-Assad from power in Syria is one of the top priorities of Donald Trump's...

The Venezuelan government announced on Saturday that opposition leader Henrique Capriles has been banned from holding office for 15 years by the Venezuelan state comptroller. The ban, which was imposed for alleged "administrative irregularities" during his...

Following the United States' missile launch in Syria earlier this week in response to a chemical weapons attack, United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday called for restraint in handling the situation in Syria. Calling the...

The US Department of Labor (DOL) on Friday accused Google of engaging in compensation discrimination against female employees. As part of an ongoing investigation, DOL Regional Director Janette Wipper stated, "we found systemic compensation...

The Nebraska Supreme Court on Friday upheld a lower court decision overruling the state of Nebraska's long-time ban on same sex partner foster parenting. In doing so, the court compared the ban to signs reading...

A Tunisian Court sentenced British DJ Dax J to a year in prison on Thursday for public indecency and offending public morality after the artist played a remix of the Muslim call to prayer...

The United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) has expressed alarm at the deteriorating condition of South Sudan's security in light of the recent attacks carried out in the the town of Pajok. UNHCR said that homes have...

US Speaker of the House Paul Ryan on Friday called for President Donald Trump to consult Congress on potential further action following a military strike on Syria. While Ryan says that it...

Neil M. Gorsuch has been confirmed in a 54-45 vote by the Senate as the 113th justice of the US Supreme Court. Gorsuch was a judge on the Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit ...