An Egyptian court on Saturday froze assets of five notable human rights activists and three NGOs for allegedly accepting foreign funds without governmental authorization. Though a criminal proceeding has yet to take place, this order likely spells...

According to UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon , world leaders meeting at the United Nations will focus heavily upon the Syria conflict, refugees and the environment on Monday. Particularly, the Secretary General said the talks need...

As Russia holds national elections for 450 seats in the State Duma, the lower house of parliament, claims of election fraud and other violations began to surface on Sunday. One election monitoring group in Golos has already received...

According to Russian officials, a US-led airstrike which killed Syrian troops on Saturday could threaten the ceasefire agreed upon between Syrian and opposition forces. Russia said over 60 Syrian troops were killed as a result of the airstrike....

UK Prime Minister Theresa May on Saturday denied EU President Donald Tusk's report that May intends to begin Article 50 proceedings by February. Article 50 is the portion of the...

Former president of Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva , on Thursday denounced charges filed against him in a corruption scandal involving more than 50 of the country's politicians. The charges , including corruption and money...

Debt bondage remains the world's leading form of slavery despite being outlawed in many regions, according to a report presented Thursday by a UN human rights expert. UN Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery Urmila...

A Swedis appellate court in Stockholm on Friday upheld the arrest warrant and detention order issued six years ago against Julian Assange . The warrant, which Assange has challenged multiple times, was issued in 2010...

The EU General Court on Thursday upheld sanctions against former Ukrainian president Viktor Yanukovych . Following an uprising in 2014, Yanukovych fled to Russia, and the EU imposed sanctions for embezzlement and wrongdoing. Yanukovych successfully...

The International Criminal Court (ICC) will work to prosecute environmental crimes, according to a policy paper published Thursday detailing how the court will select and prioritize cases. The court made the paper available...