An Egyptian court on Saturday froze assets of five notable human rights activists and three NGOs for allegedly accepting foreign funds without governmental authorization. Though a criminal proceeding has yet to take place, this order likely spells...

According to UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon , world leaders meeting at the United Nations will focus heavily upon the Syria conflict, refugees and the environment on Monday. Particularly, the Secretary General said the talks need...

As Russia holds national elections for 450 seats in the State Duma, the lower house of parliament, claims of election fraud and other violations began to surface on Sunday. One election monitoring group in Golos has already received...

A class action lawsuit was filed on Friday in a US District Court in Utah against Wells Fargo by customers alleging invasion of privacy, fraud, negligence, and breach of contract. Over the past five years, Wells...

The Connecticut ACLU filed a lawsuit on Thursday against three officers on behalf of a DUI-checkpoint protester, Michael Picard. Video footage was soon after released showing the officers discussing bringing false charges against Picard. Picard...

In a press release issued on Friday, UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights of internally displaced persons, Chaloka Beyan , called upon Ukrainian officials to develop a comprehensive plan to address internally displaced persons (IDP),...

Tens of thousands of people marched in Mexico in protest of same-sex marriage Saturday, a controversial topic in the country exacerbated by a proposal from embattled President Enrique Peña Nieto to recognize same-sex marriage. The marches [Reuters...

Members of the international community have called upon Cuban dissident Guillermo Fariñas to end his hunger strike. Several people have pleaded with Fariñas to end his hunger strike, a protest begun following government officers brutalizing him earlier...

Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte declared the country in "a state of lawlessness" on Saturday following a suspected terrorist attack in Davao City on Friday. Duterte expressed his belief that the explosion, which killed 14 people and injured at least 71...

Australian officials on Monday said that a Hague-based international tribunal lacks jurisdiction to set a border between Australia and East Timor. East Timor invoked this "conciliation commission" in the hopes that it would put pressure on Australia to...