HUMAN RIGHTS

Members of Syria's armed opposition have been accused of committing serious human rights abuses during the year-long uprising against the government of President Bashar al-Assad.

A military unit from Russia, President Bashar al-Assad's best and last friend, has arrived in Syria, Russian media reported Monday.

Amnesty International has charged NATO with failing to investigate the deaths of scores of Libyan civilians who did not directly participate in hostilities during the Libyan uprising last year.

Despite being under house arrest in England, Wikileaks announced they had found a way for Assange to run, Wikileaks announced via its Twitter page Saturday.

Though film fans are anxiously awaiting the release of the Alien prequel Prometheus, few are associating the film with Michael Fassbender's penis. The actor stripped down for his role as a sex addict in last year's Shame but will not being dropping trou for the sci fi flick.

A car bomb went off in Syria's second city of Aleppo Sunday, a day after explosions killed 27 in Damascus, and security forces arrested and beat activists at a rare protest in the heart of the capital.

Pope Shenouda III, the head of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria in Egypt, died Saturday at the age of 88, according to the country's official Middle East News Agency.

As China's Communist Party government continues to ramp up surveillance on political dissidents, it is becoming increasingly questionable ethically for the companies that provide it with the relevant technology and services. One such company, owned by the Mitt Romney-founded private equity firm Bain Capital, stands to profit from the country's domestic security boom.

Speaking before the Security Council, the former UN Secretary-General renewed calls for an end to the fighting between President Bashar al-Assad and opposition forces, as he laid out plans to try re-establish an international presence in the country.

Oscar winning actor George Clooney was arrested during a protest outside the Sudanese embassy in Washington D.C. on Friday.

George Clooney has been arrested outside of the Sudanese Embassy, according to ThinkProgress.

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Bo Xilai has been sacked from his position as the Communist Party Chief of Chongqing. The state-owned Xinhua News Agency’s coverage of the event was brief and unceremonious, belying its critical significance.

A ship loaded with explosives, en route from the U.S. to Egypt, has drawn contempt from human rights organizations worldwide, with Amnesty International calling on the U.S. to withhold the delivery of weapons to Egyptian military until the latter demonstrates its commitment to protecting human rights.

Syrian regime forces pressed their military offensive in the northern province of Idlib Thursday, driving 1,000 refugees across the Turkish border as the bloody revolt against President Bashar al-Assad entered a second year with no sign of political solution.

Critics point out that the ribbons will only serve to stigmatize the children and that such measures are illegal.

A senior Republican senator on Thursday warned the White House that passing legislation to bolster trade relations with Russia won't be a slam dunk because of concerns over that country's record on human rights and foreign policy actions.

In many parts of conservative Muslim Morocco, it is unacceptable for a bride not to be a virgin.

The UN and human rights activists estimate that at least 8,000 people in Syria have been killed over the past 12 months during the regime’s brutal crackdown on dissent. Untold thousands of others have been arrested.

This will be the first such case filed against a former military official who operated during the years of the dictatorship.

Already, about 13,500 Syrians are residing in makeshift camps on the Turkish side of the border in Hatay province.