The fighting in Yemen between Huthi militias and anti-Huthi armed groups has indiscriminately killed and wounded civilians with unlawful airstrikes in civilian neighborhoods, according to a report issued Tuesday by Amnesty International (AI)...

The chair of the African Union (AU) , Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma , expressed concern that Burundi's recent violence could be "catastrophic" for not only Burundi itself, but surrounding countries as well. Burundi erupted in violence in April when...

Iraq's Supreme Judicial Council on Monday rejected calls from protesters for the resignation of the country's most senior Supreme Court judge. The demand for Judge Medhat Mahmoud to "retire" came as...

The Greek Parliament on Friday approved a three-year bailout package for about 85 billion Euros ($93 billion) just days before the country is due to repay debt to the European Central Bank. Without a bailout package, Greece...

The Palestinian government on Wednesday defended its record after documents were leaked claiming officials have attempted to misuse public funds. It is reported the documents reveal efforts to fund a private neighborhood complex for government officials, pay...

South Korean Yonhap News Agency on Wednesday reported that Kim Jong-un executed North Korea's Vice Premier by firing squad earlier this year. The South Korea news agency cited an unnamed source which claims...

The Indian government filed a lawsuit late Tuesday against Nestlé India with the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) for unfair trade practices and misleading advertisements. The government seeks 6,400 million rupees ($98.6...

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon on Wednesday accepted the resignation the head of the peacekeeping mission in the Central African Republic (CAR) over reports of sexual exploitation committed by members of the mission. Mr. Ban...

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Tuesday indicted an international web of hackers and traders who stole information from press releases prior to publication and traded on said information, making over $100 million...

Dutch prosecutors said Tuesday that they believe they have found parts of a Buk missile system in Eastern Ukraine where the Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 was brought down last July . Despite the fact that the plane crash...