UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein expressed concern Tuesday over the rising civilian death toll in Yemen as Saudi-led airstrikes continue. Almasirah TV reported on the latest Saudi airstrike,...

A military court in Thailand Tuesday sentenced a businessman to 25 years in prison for posting messages critical of the Thai royal family on Facebook. Theinsutham Suthijittaseranee was found guilty of five counts of of lèse majesté...

Palestine became the 123rd state party to the Rome Statute Wednesday, officially joining the International Criminal Court (ICC) . The Rome Statute of the ICC was signed and submitted by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas...

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Raad al-Hussein reported Wednesday that retreating Boko Haram militants in Nigeria have been murdering woman and girls previously taken captive by the group....

Thailand Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha on Tuesday announced plans to revoke the country's long-standing Martial Law Act BE 2457 (1914) , calling on King Bhumibol Adulyadej for approval. The country has been...

An Egyptian court on Tuesday acquitted 68 people, including members of the banned Muslim Brotherhood , who were charged with gathering illegally and attacking security forces earlier this year. The court's decision to free the...

The legislative body of Maldives, the People's Majlis , amended the Prison and Parole Act on Monday to remove an inmate's right to membership in a political party. The measure is known as the Bill on Amendment to...

A Tokyo district assembly became the first municipality in Japan to recognize same-sex partnerships on Tuesday. The measure, passed by Tokyo's Shibuya ward , will become effective April 1, when Shibuya will begin issuing partnership papers...

The Malaysian government on Monday proposed two laws that would reintroduce indefinite detention without trial and allow the seizure of passports of anyone suspected of supporting acts of terror. While the government hopes to curb Islamic militant activities, critics...

The Israel Law Center released a complaint on Friday asking the US Department of Justice to prosecute several Hamas leaders for their involvement in the attack on Israel's Ben Gurion International Airport (BGA) last summer....