The National Assembly of the Republic of Srpska voted on Friday to hold a referendum within its territory on September 25 to decide whether to set its Statehood Day on January 9. The date...
Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim on Saturday reported 265 dead, 1,440 wounded and 2,839 soldiers arrested in the attempted coup on Friday. The coup began when military forces seized key areas of the...
The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on Friday concluded that sound levels approved by the Obama administration violate the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA). The MMPA prohibits people from harassing, feeding,...
Former Serbian paramilitary commander Dragan Vasiljkovic, also known Daniel Sneddon, has pleaded not guilty to the charges of "war crimes" brought against him. The 61-year old Vasiljkovic will face a court in the port of...
The House Intelligence Committee on Friday released declassified "28-pages" , detailing connections between Saudi Arabia and 9/11 hijackers. Whether "28-pages" should be released was a hotly debated matter, spanning years as victims' families and lawmakers had pressed for...
An 18-person UN human rights panel called on Kuwait Friday to amend its compulsory DNA testing law. The law, a counter-terrorism measure put in place by Kuwait's parliament in 2015, facilitated a DNA database of citizens and...
Thousands of children in Afghanistan are currently working in conditions hazardous to their health, according to a report released Thursday by Human Rights Watch (HRW) . According to the report, many of these children work in jobs...
According to UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein, 200,000 civilians stuck in three Syrian towns are in grave danger as attacking forces draw near. Opposition-controlled areas of Aleppo, following recent airstrikes...
The Supreme Court of El Salvador on Wednesday struck down the amnesty law of 1993 , opening the way for prosecution of those associated with various war crimes and crimes against humanity during the...
Following Thursday's attack in Nice, French President François Hollande has chosen to extend for three months the state of emergency, which had been set to expire on July 26. Stating that "t is the whole of...