Women from various African countries gathered at Mt. Kilimanjaro to demand land rights Saturday during observations of International Day of Rural Women . The protest, dubbed the "Kilimanjaro initiative," is an attempt to bring attention to the...

The United Nations (UN) on Sunday called for for changes to the ways in which the agriculture industry produces food due to climate change. The message was part of the annual World Food Day commemoration where UN...

A United Nations report released Friday documents high rates of rape and perpetrator impunity in Liberia. The report, released by the United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) and the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights...

Connecticut Superior Court Judge Barbara Bellis on Friday dismissed a suit filed against gunmakers, including Remington Outdoor, by the families of some of the young children and adults killed at the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary school...

The Florida Supreme Court on Friday held that a trial court may not impose the death penalty unless the jury's recommended sentence of death is unanimous. This ruling comes after remand to the high court in...

President Barack Obama on Friday signed into law a new bill creating the Alyce Spotted Bear and Walter Soboleff Commission on Native Children, tasked with identifying and finding solutions to problems facing Native American youths. The...

The International Criminal Court (ICC) expressed concern over the rising occurrence of extrajudicial killings in the Philippines in connection with the ongoing war on drugs encouraged by President Rodrigo Duterte . Duterte has continued to draw international...

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) set new rules on Thursday establishing new liquidation risk management rules for mutual funds and exchange-traded funds (ETF). The industry will now be required to establish...

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) released a statement Thursday outlining plans to collect data on the use of force by police officers from across the nation. Attorney General Loretta Lynch described the project as...

The French Parliament adopted new legislation Thursday allowing transgender citizens to update their legal status without having to undergo sterilization procedures . The change comes after backlash over the requirements and campaigns from several advocacy groups. Citizens...