The UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process on Tuesday strongly condemned the attack on a synagogue in West Jerusalem. The Special Coordinator, Robert Serry, called on all sides to do everything possible...

An independent UN human rights expert said Tuesday that Cambodia's government is manipulating the judiciary to silence opposition . The Special Rapporteur in Cambodia , Surya Subedi, emphasized recent arrests followed by mass...

Human Rights Watch (HRW) warned Monday that Russian occupation in Crimea has led to serious human rights violations . In the 37-page report , titled "Rights in Retreat: Abuses in Crimea," HRW documented...

An Egyptian court on Monday referred five students from Al-Azhar University to a military trial over a violent protest in January when part of a campus building was torched. The referral took place under a...

Last week a law student was found guilty for a terrorism-related offense in the UK after a semi-secret trial. The Turkish-born student, Erol Incedal, was found guilty of possessing a bomb-making document that is likely useful to terrorists. Prosecutors...

An Egyptian military court in the northeastern city of Suez on Monday sentenced 20 supporters of former president Mohammed Morsi to jail terms ranging from one to 25 years. The court convicted [World Bulletin...

Bosnian police on Monday arrested 12 men suspected of war crimes during the 1992-95 Bosnian Civil War . The Prosecutor's Office of Bosnia and Herzegovina stated that these individuals allegedly violated...

The Qatar government on Sunday pledged to announce new labor legislation by 2015 in an effort to improve conditions for migrant workers. The Qatar labor ministry announced the initiative by stating, "e intend to...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday gave his approval to a controversial bill that would make Israel the nation-state of the Jewish people. A ministerial debate is to occur on Sunday as well, during which the...

A Hong Kong court notice ordering authorities to start clearing protest sites that have been occupied for seven weeks was published in leading newspapers on Saturday. The notice will allow authorities, who have been on standby waiting...