HUMAN RIGHTS

In a rare acknowledgement of abuse of power, the state-controlled North Korean media reported on a high-level meeting aimed at addressing rampant malfeasance.

A group of 10 rabbis traveled to the Caribbean nation last week and said the country's treatment of Haitians resembles discrimination historically faced by Jews.

Jack Letts is surprised by reports that he had joined ISIS and married an Iraqi woman. His family says he's a humanitarian aid worker, not a terrorist.

Eighteen corpses have been uncovered in the recaptured city of Ramadi, and officials estimate dozens more could be discovered there.

The U.S. attorney general said talks with Silicon Valley on cybersecurity issues continue, and both sides are "struggling with the issue."

Passage of the bill is viewed as a key step toward securing a "safe harbor" framework after a European court struck down the previous one.

 St. Elijah’s Monastery was some 1,400 years, and was briefly used as a chapel by U.S. forces in 2009.

The new website tracks problems faced by Muslim passengers on airplanes and at airports.

A European court said an employer was within its rights to fire an employee for sending personal messages while at work.

The protesters are fighting the government's plan to integrate infrastructure development in the capital with that of surrounding towns.

“Every day I wake up and start searching for food,” says a man in the besieged town of Madaya. “The children are always crying.”

Cairo is wary of allowing Turkish aid groups access to the Gaza Strip because it may embolden Islamists in the Sinai Peninsula.

As with much in North Korea, the exact date of Kim Jong Un’s birthday remains something shrouded in mystery. But it's likely Friday.

Iraqi officials worry they will discover more mass graves after the Islamic State group is driven out of the city.

There were concerns that renewed tensions between Saudi Arabia and Iran could affect the oil market.

At least 50,000 North Koreans are stationed overseas in some 20 countries as forced laborers and human rights activists are demanding accountability.

Leading civil rights lawyer Pu Zhiqiang was spared immediate imprisonment, but rights groups say the guilty verdict is a sign of government hardline on civil society.

Abdullah al-Zaher was 15 when he was arrested after attending a protest. Human rights organizations say he was tortured and forced into a confession.

The European Commission is set to implement rules that could see tech companies like Apple, Facebook and Google facing hundreds of millions of dollars in fines if they can't comply.

As Russian and U.S. officials meet to discuss the wars in Syria and Ukraine, the Kremlin has taken a step back on human rights.

Angola, which is ruled by President Jose Eduardo dos Santos, has been faulted in the past for violating basic rights to those who speak out against government oppression and intimidation.