The Democratic Republic of Congo's (DRC) electoral commission announced on Saturday that the next presidential election, originally scheduled for November, would be pushed back to 2018. The commission stated that it needs more time to prepare supplies and...

UN Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide Adama Dieng condemned remarks made by Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte comparing his war on drugs to the genocide of Jews by Hitler. Duterte addressed...

A teen blogger in Singapore was sentenced to six weeks in jail on Thursday for "wounding religious feelings" after he pleaded guilty to posting comments on the Internet criticizing Christianity and Islam. The 17-year-old defendant, Amos Yee, told reporters he...

The Sudanese government used chemical weapons on civilians in a region of Darfur between January and September 9, an Amnesty International (AI) investigative report claimed Thursday. During this time, the Sudanese army engaged in a military...

A Spanish court began hearing the fraud trial of former International Monetary Fund (IMF) chief Rodrigo Rato and more than 60 other bankers on Monday concerning allegations the defendants fraudulently used secret credit cards from Bankia bank to...

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) will enact laws to have stricter regulations on the sale and operation of drones, according to a statement by the country's General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) Monday. The regulations will focus on [Reuters...

Attacks in Aleppo, Syria's capital, were called a "breach of international humanitarian law" in a joint statement by EU officials on Saturday. The EU is urging countries with influence on the parties to encourage negotiations to cease the attacks...

Two former employees of Wells Fargo filed a class action lawsuit on Thursday on behalf of employees whom they claim were penalized over the last 10 years for following the rules and not meeting sales quotas....

North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory filed a Notice of Voluntary Dismissal on Friday to withdraw a lawsuit in which the state sought a judgment declaring that the Public Facilities Privacy and Security Act , also known as...

Ahead of the UN Summit for Refugees and Migrants on Monday, UN experts are urging states to protect women and girls in the movement of refugees and migrants by adhering to international human rights conventions and standards, including the...