The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Tuesday proposed new rules to cut methane emissions by the oil and gas industry, as part of the Obama Administration's commitment to taking action on climate change. The...

The president of South Sudan, Salva Kiir , on Monday withheld from signing a peace agreement between the government and rebel forces meant to end the country's ongoing civil war. The South Sudanese conflict has been ongoing between...

Migrants who set up a tent city in Athens, Greece have begun being relocated, said Greek authorities on Sunday. Many migrants coming from Afghanistan, Syria, and other countries migrated to the country to escape violence and with more than...

The fighting in Yemen between Huthi militias and anti-Huthi armed groups has indiscriminately killed and wounded civilians with unlawful airstrikes in civilian neighborhoods, according to a report issued Tuesday by Amnesty International (AI)...

The chair of the African Union (AU) , Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma , expressed concern that Burundi's recent violence could be "catastrophic" for not only Burundi itself, but surrounding countries as well. Burundi erupted in violence in April when...

The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement announced on Monday that it has approved a permit for Royal Dutch Shell to drill off the coast of Alaska in the Arctic Ocean. Shell was...

Iraq's Supreme Judicial Council on Monday rejected calls from protesters for the resignation of the country's most senior Supreme Court judge. The demand for Judge Medhat Mahmoud to "retire" came as...

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi on Monday approved a 54-article counter-terrorism law which has been met with significant controversy as many believe it to be an infringement on freedom of the press. Many have said that the...

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) on Monday declined to assert jurisdiction over whether Northwestern University football players can form a union, overturning its 2014 decision which recognized the players as...

China's Supreme People's Protectorate announced Sunday that it has opened an investigation into the causes of an August 12 explosion in Tianjin. The government has also ordered nationwide inspections of facilities that hold the types of...