The U.N. human rights chief has called for an independent investigation into the police crackdown on striking oil workers in Kazakhstan last December in which at least 15 people died and over 100 were injured after police opened fire on the crowd.
Events in Libya and Egypt highlight the potential benefits of United States human rights promotion -- both for the U.S. and for people across the world -- as well as the downsides of America's failure to pursue that task.
Nepali women, especially those of the Tamang ethnic group, have long been prized for their fair complexions and delicate features.
The U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton pressed Beijing to honor the ASEAN's code of conduct formed to resolve the territorial tensions in the South China Sea during a meeting with the Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi on the sidelines of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations' (ASEAN) conference in Cambodia.
More than 100 Indian laborers are trapped in Bahrain over a wage dispute with Nass Corporation. Some have no money to support their families in India and no hope of escape.
The story of U.S. involvement in Laos is much more complex than it seems -- the poor Asian country once played a vital role in one of the most regrettable U.S. military interventions of the 20th century.
In the event Park Geun-hye becomes president, she will be the first woman leader of the country, an unprecedented event in the region (neighbors China and Japan have never had a female as head of state, either).
Thomas Lubanga, a convicted warlord from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, was sentenced to 14 years in prison on Tuesday. Lubanga, who was charged in March for recruiting and using children in his Union of Congolese Patriots militia, became the first person to be sentenced by the International Criminal Court.
Russia isn't the first place that comes to mind when thinking of free speech, but that's exactly where the second World Media Summit was held. Attendees including BBC and CNN heard about a free press from Vladimir Putin, and about world harmony from the North Koreans.
Kofi Annan, the U.N.-Arab League envoy to Syria, acknowledged Saturday that his mission to end the bloodshed had failed, amid reports of heavy fighting in northern Syria.
Russia's gay community plans to defy orders and proceed with a pride march Saturday, after St. Petersburg officials agreed earlier this week to have the event take place only to later ban it.
The current situation in Libya means that there is no clear best choice for Libya's 2.7 million registered voters.
Western human rights group including the British-based Amnesty International, has condemned China?s brutal policies in Xinjiang.
Palestinians, mostly from the West Bank, already account for about one-third of Jordan?s 6 million strong population.
The victim was believed to be mentally unstable.
The guards hung me by my wrists from the ceiling for eight days, said one of the interviewees.
In Nepal, justice for the victims of war crimes is a long time coming.
Pro-regime forces Monday continued attack on Douma, a city in the Damascus province, using helicopters which left dead bodies scattered on the streets.
The Church of Scientology has drawn criticism from ex-members, human rights groups and world governments for many of its practices, including requiring members to pay large sums of money to advance in rank and tales of isolation and kidnapping. But what does science have to say about the church's central practices?
If you call them, they will come. That's what the U.S. government is betting on with its first-ever national tourism campaign from Brand USA.
In Sudan, the big protest is in progress. Media reports are still scant, but Twitter is chirping with updates.
While Bangladesh has a secular legal structure for most matters, things like marriage, divorce and inheritance are subject to religious dictums.
