According to a report issued by IRNA , Iran has imposed sanctions on 15 US companies for human rights violations and supporting Israeli "terrorism" against Palestinians. The sanctions were issued in response to what the Iran government...

The United Nations (UN) stated on Friday that Israel has not yet taken any steps towards stopping illegal settlements in Palestinian territory. According to UN Middle East envoy Nickolay Mladenov, instead of working to halt the illegal settlements, Israel has...

An Egyptian court on Sunday sentenced 56 people to prison for up to 14 years for their involvement in a deadly capsizing of a boat carrying migrants and refugees. The boat capsized close to the Egyptian...

Civil servant Carrie Lam on Sunday became Hong Kong's new leader and first female chief executive after defeating former financial secretary John Tsang by a vote of 777-365. The 7.3 million people living in Hong Kong could not participate in...

The Center for Justice & Accountability (CJA) filed a lawsuit on Thursday in the US District Court of Massachusetts against former Haitian Mayor Jean Morose Viliena alleging he committed crimes against humanity in...

Argentinian Federal Judge Claudio Bonadio on Thursday ordered former President Cristina Kirchner to stand trail in a multi-billion dollar fraud case. Kirchner and 14 other government officials have...

The Taiwanese Constitutional Court on Thursday heard argument in a case seeking recognition of marriage equality. The suit had been filed more than two years ago by gay rights...

The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein issued a statement Friday calling for an immediate ceasefire in the Yemen war and continued international support in ending the conflict. Zeid said over 13,000...

The Court of Appeal for Ontario on Wednesday affirmed a ruling requiring a Vice Media reporter to turn over materials and communications used to write three stories regarding an accused terrorist in 2014. Ben Makuch...

The Scottish parliament on Thursday rescheduled a vote on a new independence referendum for next week following Wednesday's terror attack at the United Kingdom parliament in London. The proposed referendum was under debate when the attack...