US President Barack Obama and Chinese President Xi Jinping on Saturday formally committed their nations to the Paris Agreement , a pact seeking to reduce carbon emissions and halt climate change. The world's first comprehensive climate pact,...

Malaysian government minister Abdul Rahman Dahlan confirmed on Friday that Prime Minister Najib Razak is the unnamed official involved in the nation's recent national wealth fund scandal. In 2009 Razak established the fund known as...

In a press release Friday a UN rights expert expressed on-going concerns for the safety of persons with albinism in Mozambique, while at the same time recognizing that the nation had taken successful steps to improve conditions. Specifically, the...

France's anti-terror prosecutor, Francois Molins, announced his decision Friday to hand down harsher criminal charges, with sentences up to 30 years, for returning French jihadists from Iraq, Syria, and other areas where the Islamic State...

A court in Nice, France, on Thursday struck down the ban on full-body "burkini" swimsuits in the city of Nice after the city authorities continued with the ban, defying last week's ruling by France's highest administrative court. The...

Former Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff has appealed to the Federal Supreme Court following her removal from office. Arguing that her right to due process had been violated, Rousseff appealed to the Supreme Court...

The UN said on Thursday that civilians bear the biggest brunt of terrorism and violence in Iraq, reporting that civilians "accounted for more than two-thirds of those killed or injured in the month of August."...

A report by Amnesty International (AI) Thursday condemned Gabon security forces for using excessive force against protesters after the country's disputed election. Alioune Tine, AI's West and Central Africa director, stated that these actions must...

UN rights experts on Thursday called for the creation of inclusive education programming to include those living with disabilities as a central and crucial step in order to create peaceful and inclusive societies. The call comes in the...

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) sued Volkswagen AG (VW) and its local subsidiary on Thursday for misleading customers. The suit alleges that VW engaged in misleading or deceptive conduct, made false or misleading representations...