A judge for the US District Court for the District of Maryland ruled Friday to dismiss in part and allow in part a lawsuit from officers who were charged in the death of Freddie Gray against Maryland State...

The UN announced plans on Friday to create a high-level task force to prevent and respond to sexual exploitation and abuse. The task force is to develop a "clear, game-changing strategy to achieve visible and measurable...

The UN International Organization for Migration (IOM) reported on Friday that 2016 had more recorded migrant deaths than any previous year. According to preliminary figures, 363,348 migrants crossing the Mediterranean Sea to Europe arrived successfully...

The UN announced on Friday that Yanghee Lee , the UN Special Rapporteur on Myanmar, will travel to the country to assess the human rights situation following concerns over the safety of refugees in...

Prosecutors in Kosovo on Friday charged a Serbian citizen with war crimes for acts committed during the 1998-99 war. The Special Prosecution of the Republic of Kosovo released a statement announcing the indictment of the...

China's President Xi Jinping declared on Friday that the nation's battle against corruption "must go deeper," stressing the need for the Communist Party to be governed "systematically, creatively and efficiently." Upon becoming party chief in...

The Kentucky House of Representatives on Thursday advanced a bill that would allow workers to avoid paying dues at union workplaces. This bill was backed by Republican lawmakers who gained a majority in the House...

The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) said Friday that the Commercial Court of Zurich has rejected a lawsuit by labor unions over picking Qatar as the 2022 World Cup host . The claim was...

A judge for the US District Court for the Western District of Texas on Wednesday extended a restraining order blocking new Texas regulations that would require the burial or cremation of aborted fetal remains...

Four Yemeni detainees were transferred Thursday from Guantanamo Bay to Saudi Arabia. After the detainees landed, a White House spokesman confirmed that there would likely be more Guantanamo detainees released before the January 20 inauguration...