Tennessee has carried out the United States' 19th execution of the year, killing 75-year-old death row inmate Oscar Smith for ...

Women in Saudi Arabia now own 45% of small- and medium-sized businesses. They're still rare, however, in the top ranks of ...

Ahead of a court hearing, the Columbia University activist was able to meet and hold his newborn son for the first time.

The UN Security Council is due to vote in late May on whether to renew an arms embargo on South Sudan for another year. Amnesty International is warning that the conflict could worsen without it.

Externalising asylum is the hottest trend in EU migration policy; but just 10 years ago the European Commission opposed it on ...

Arnon Nampa, 40, was named the Asia-Pacific recipient of this year’s Front Line Defenders Award for Human Rights Defenders at ...

Kigali in talks to house migrant deportees from US, but rights groups worry such deals further endanger the vulnerable.

A group of Quakers walking from New York to Washington to protest U.S. immigration policies highlights a faith tradition ...

Two Israeli Embassy staff were killed in a shooting outside the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday.

Cobalt is a highly prized metal, especially for makers of smartphones and EVs. Almost 75% of global production comes from the Democratic Republic of Congo - where there are also children toiling away ...

With the murder of Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Lynn Milgrim at the Capital Jewish Museum Wednesday night, the tip of the ...