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.
All is not lost, however, for peace between Israelis and Arabs need not come just from the top down -- not just when leaders across this turbulent region cast aside their weapons and sign treaties.
A Turkish convoy of 30 military vehicles and trucks loaded with missile batteries is heading for Syrian border 50 kilometer away from Turkey's coastal town of Iskenderun in Hatay province, Turkish state-run news agency reported Thursday.
A grim tale of local abuse heats up tempers over China's population control policy.
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has admitted that his country is in a real state of war, more than a year after the uprising against regime began. He added that his efforts are aimed at winning the war.
Refugees from Myanmar's embattled state of Kachin are suffering from a lack of humanitarian aid in China's Yunnan Province, according to a Tuesday report from Human Rights Watch (HRW).
The National Guestworker Alliance said Tuesday it has uncovered 482 federal citations for safety, health, wage and hour violations, among 12 of the 18 suppliers of Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE: WMT) that the organization has been investigating.
What is so special about the term civil war, and why are governments, media and analysts shying away from openly using that label to describe what's happening in Syria?
Based on numerous reports of abuse and violence, the Kenyan government has ordered its citizens not to seek domestic work in the Middle East.
