The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) on Sunday reported that civilian casualties in Afghanistan had reached a record high 11,000 in 2015. The report states that the civilian casualty rate has risen in...

US Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia died Saturday at the age 79. Friends reported that he died in his sleep during a trip to Texas. Chief Justice John Roberts issued the following statement:On behalf...

A spokesperson for the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) , Melissa Fleming, expressed concern over the growing number of migrants arriving in Europe and urged all EU member states to implement measures agreed...

The US Senate on Thursday voted in favor of a wide-ranging House bill aiming to strengthen US trade, sending the bill to President Barack Obama to be signed. The Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015...

A partnership of voting rights groups on Friday filed suit against Brian Newby , executive director for the US Election Assistance Commission (EAC), alleging that his recent decision limiting the use of national voter registration in...

The West Virginia Legislature passed the WV Workplace Freedom Act on Friday, overruling a veto by the Democratic Governor Earl Ray Tomblin the day before. West Virginia is now the twenty-sixth state ...

The Supreme Court of Venezuela on Thursday upheld President Nicolás Maduro's "economic emergency decree" as legal and valid despite Congress's rejection. The decree allows the president to control the budget, companies and the currency. The opposition-led Congress maintained...

UN human rights experts urged the Nigerian government Friday to guarantee the safety of areas liberated from Boko Haram. The UN experts expressed concern for the safety of internally displaced persons (IDPs) returning home to these areas after...

Amnesty International (AI) reported on Thursday that nearly five years after Bahrain's Day of Rage protests sparked international concern over Bahraini government accountability in human rights, the hope for reform has dwindled. In Bahrain, February...

A judge for the US District Court for the District of Minnesota on Thursday ordered a Bosnian man to be deported after he pleaded guilty to lying on immigration forms about his criminal history during the Bosnian war....