The US Senate on Thursday passed a bill to revamp the controversial 2001 No Child Left Behind Act . The bill comes as part of an effort to overhaul the old law and give more flexibility...
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Over 60 South Koreans were indicted Wednesday in an investigation into corruption involving defense procurement projects. Of the indicted individuals, two are former navy chiefs of staff, 10 are current or former military generals, one is a...
Germany's Lüneberg District Court on Wednesday sentenced 94-year-old man dubbed the "accountant of Auschwitz" to four years in prison for his role in the killing of 300,000 people. Last week prosecutors asked for...
Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Wednesday accused Syria's main Kurdish militia of violating the child soldier ban. The militia has been the main force for combating the Islamic State group within the country, and has...
A group of UN rights experts on Thursday called for the UN Security Council to take action to prevent an escalation of violence in Burundi ahead of presidential elections. Groups in the country are clashing...
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) and FBI on Wednesday announced that a joint effort between law enforcement agencies across 20 countries has led to the seizure and shutdown of the online forum...
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) on Tuesday brought a lawsuit asking a federal appeals court to review a National Security Agency (NSA) phone data surveillance program. The motion filed by the ACLU...
Kuwait prosecutors announced Tuesday that 29 people will face trial for their participation in the suicide bombing of a Shiite mosque last month, which left 26 people dead and 227 others critically injured. According to the Kuwait News Agency...
China's state media on Tuesday criticized recently-detained human rights lawyers for actions it says undermine the rule of law. The crackdown on human rights lawyers comes as part of a larger push by President Xi Jinping [BBC...
Bahraini King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa on Monday released Bahrain Center for Human Rights president Nabeel Rajab citing health reasons. Despite the release, the US State Department and...
