HUMAN RIGHTS

Thus far, Tshisekedi has called for his supporters to remain calm, refrain from violence, and “await his instructions.”

De la Cruz, who was also known as Don Trino, was the leader of the Nahua indigenous people.

Awarding this year's Nobel Peace Prize, the head of the selection panel forecast that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad would succumb to a wind of history blowing through the Arab world and be forced to accept democratic change.

Assad forces violently suppress protesters in the Syrian city of Homs and elsewhere.

Siri is the most popular feature of the Apple iPhone 4S. The personal, intelligent voice assistant is not only helpful but also can keep iPhone users entertained for hours. However, Siri has its own share of flaws.

That translates into tens of thousands of kids “disappearing” from India every year.

Radio news host Luz Marina Paz was fatally shot by motorcycle-riding gunmen on Tuesday as she commuted to work in the capital of Honduras.

A U.S. citizen was sentenced Thursday to 2 1/2 years in prison for insulting the king of Thailand.

An American named Joe Gordon was sentenced to two-and-a-half years in prison by a court in Thailand on Thursday for defaming the country's king and royal family on his blog.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's commentary expressing doubts about the Israeli democratic setup, which came hot on the heels of two earlier instances of top U.S. officials suggesting Israel lacked dedication towards the Palestinian peace process, has sparked a an uproar in Israel and among American Jewish groups.

Just hours after Secretary of State Hillary Clinton left Myanmar last week, property prices began to soar.

On Tuesday the Obama administration said it will use foreign aid to promote and protect LGBT rights around the world.

The United States will began using foreign aid as a means of improving gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) rights abrod, according to an announcement by President Barack Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.

Dow Chemical saved part of the London 2012 Olympics, but across the world people in India are furious about the sponsorship, because Dow is thought to be responsible for the 1984 Bhopal disaster

Outraged by the Kimberly Process' inability to prevent illegal trade in conflict diamonds (also called blood diamonds) in Africa, a key founding member quit the regulatory body on Monday.

It was a long time ago -- 70 years ago today -- but it's an event no one should forget: the start of the Battle of Moscow, 1941-42, during World War II. Roughly 1 million heroic Russians lost their lives in the bloodiest land battle in human history -- a battle that marked the beginning of the end for Adolph Hitler and for Nazi Germany.

Occupy Homes, an offshoot of Occupy Wall Street, will protest in foreclosed and vacant properties in around 25 U.S. cities on Tuesday's Day of Action, promoting what organizers call the basic human right of housing.

Lesbians and transgenders also encounter significant discrimination in the fields of education and employment.

Mexico's President Felipe Calderon defended his controversial and violent offensive against drug cartels, a war that has cost the country nearly 50,000 lives since he was elected in 2006.

Syria has responded positively to an Arab League request that it allow observers into the country as part of a peace plan to end an eight-month-long uprising, but on the condition that the League drop sanctions and agree to amendments that league officials have previously rejected, the Foreign Ministry said Monday.

At least two dozen people have died in renewed fighting in the northern part of Syria between security forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad and members of the Free Syria Army (FSA), amid fears the country is descending into a state of civil war.