A Burundi human rights activist, Pierre Claver Mbonimpa, was shot and severely wounded by motorcyclists while in his vehicle on Monday. Pierre Claver Mbonimpa is the head of the Association for the Protection of Human Rights and Detained Persons...

The government of India and the Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN) on Monday signed a peace agreement ending over 60 years of fighting. The feud between the NSCM and the Indian government for the independence of...

Mexico City Mayor Miguel Ángel Mancera said Monday he plans an exhaustive investigation into the murders of a photojournalist and four women last week. The photojournalist, Rueben Espinosa, and four women were found murdered [Proceso report, in...

Former UK bank trader Tom Hayes was convicted Monday of eight counts of conspiracy to defraud. Following a unanimous jury verdict, Judge Jeremy Cooke sentenced Hayes to 14 years in prison for attempting to rig...

India's Department of Telecommunications (DoT) asked internet service providers (ISPs) on Monday to block more than 800 pornographic websites under Section 79 (b) of the country's Information Act . Certain sources ...

The British and French governments have warned in a joint article by British Home Secretary Theresa May and French Minister of the Interior Bernard Cazeneuve that the world is facing a "global migration crisis." The...

Iraq's Parliament on Sunday warned that the UN decision to close many of the country's health clinics will have a "profound effect" on its people. The parliament announced that the decision will affect over 3 million refugees...

An Egyptian court on Sunday postponed the announcing of a verdict for three retried Al Jazeera English journalists until August 29. Judge Ahmed Yousry, in justifying the retrial's tenth adjournment , stated that the decision...

A United Nations expert on Friday exposed the worsening situation in ISIL controlled territory where an estimated eight million people are currently living in fear. According to Ben Emmerson , the UN Special Rapporteur...

A Mexican judge temporarily suspended a US extradition order on Friday for drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman , even though the federal attorney general's office had approved the order earlier that day. No reason was...