Representatives from the EU and Canada signed the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) on Sunday. CETA is designed to eliminate tariffs and foster investments and it is hoped that it will go a long way to job...

Former president of El Salvador, Elias Antonio Saca , was arrested Sunday on allegations of embezzlement and money laundering. Six other officials were arrested as well. The Salvadoran Attorney General opened a corruption investigation into...

Officials in Turkey on Monday detained and searched the homes of 13 reporters alleging that, during the failed coup attempt in Turkey, they published stories seeking to "legitimize" those participating in the coup. Among those detained was...

Dutch nationalist politician Geert Wilders went on trial in absentia Monday after being charged with discrimination and inciting hatred due to statements he made on the campaign trial in 2014. Wilders is the leader and founder...

Pakistan's Supreme Court on Monday blocked the execution of a murder convict who had been diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia in 2012. The order is pending reconsideration of an earlier ruling that held that Imdad Ali's condition...

On Sunday, Australia announced plans to further strengthen its already strict refugee and asylum seeker policies. In particular, legislation will be brought before Parliament next week which would disallow asylum seekers who have returned to their homelands from...

According to a news report on Sunday, Turkey's government has dismissed 10,000 additional civil servants and closed 15 more media outlets for their supposed connection with US-based religious leader Fethullah Gulen, who Turkey has accused of orchestrating the...

Thousand of protesters called for the resignation of President Park Geun-hye after it was revealed she allowed individuals to influence state affairs. The demonstration of thousands came after the President apologized for allowing Choi Soon-sil, who...

Airstrikes led by the Saudi Arabian coalition killed at least 90 prisoners and injured dozens more in the Zaydiyah district of the Red Sea port city of Hudaydah, Yemen on Saturday. The prison housed up to 84 prisoners...

The UN General Assembly on Friday elected 14 member-states by secret ballot to serve three-year terms on the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) beginning January 1. The newly elected countries include Brazil, Croatia, Egypt,...