Human Rights organizations on Thursday claimed mounting evidence shows Russia is behind the increasing number of cluster bombings in Syria. The accusations were levied as part of the annual Cluster Munition Monitor report which found that...

The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit voided a $655 million judgment against Palestine Liberation Organization and the Palestinian Authority Wednesday, citing a lack of jurisdiction. The case concerned 11 US families who...

Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff was removed from office on Wednesday following a 61-81 Senate vote in favor of impeachment. The impeachment trial lasted five days, including an overnight debate....

The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit refused Wednesday to halt the military trial of the suspect charged with orchestrating the bombing of the USS Cole in 2000, which killed 17 US...

A group of UN experts on Wednesdayurged authorities in Sudan to drop death penalty charges against six members of the Khartoum Center for Training and Human Development (TRACKS). The members were arrested a few months ago for criminal...

Pakistan's Interior Ministry said Wednesday that the country has requested that Britain take action against a former party leader who delivered a speech last week that ignited rioting in Karachi. Pakistan's Interior Ministry sent a report on Altaf...

The UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities released a statement Tuesday that women with disabilities face discrimination and are often excluded from freely participating in society. The statement, aimed at member states that have ratified...

Three German organizations, Campact, foodwatch and Mehr Demokratie submitted a complaint against the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agrement (CETA) Wednesday to the Federal Constitutional Court . With more than 125,000 signatures, the activists claim the complaint...

The Egyptian Parliament on Tuesday passed a new law regulating church building, purportedly to support the nation's Christian minority. Church building has long been contentious in Egypt, where only a tenth of...

Iraqi militias are recruiting children from at least one civilian camp of displaced persons in the region of Kurdistan, according to Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Tuesday. Witnesses reported that at least seven children were...