Amnesty International has accused the Philippine police of "systematically planning" extrajudicial killings in the controversial war against drugs. The rights group also said in a report that the...
In 2015 five Hong Kong booksellers disappeared and later resurfaced in mainland China in the hands of Chinese authorities. Now, there are concerns that Chinese tycoon Xiao Jianhua, who has not been...
Aydin Sefa Akay is part of a panel of UN judges reviewing the case of a former Rwandan minister A UN legal body has ordered that Turkey release a judge detained in the aftermath of last year's failed...
The South African lawyer who led the prosecution of Oscar Pistorius has quit to join a lobby group, accusing the state office of selective prosecution. Gerrie Nel has joined AfriForum, a group...
Ben Affleck has pulled out of directing the upcoming standalone Batman film. The A-lister will still produce and star in the as yet unnamed film but said in a statement he and Warner Bros were...
A European Parliament deadline for France's far-right leader Marine Le Pen to return more than €300,000(£257,000; $321,000) it says she has misspent, has passed. The presidential candidate had...
Chelsea head coach Antonio Conte says he was happy with a point, despite seeing his side miss a penalty, in the aftermath of Tuesday's 1-1 draw at Liverpool. David Luiz's brilliantly executive...
A continued slowdown in iPhone sales - which account for two thirds of income - led to Apple reporting a drop in annual revenue in October, the first such fall in 15 years. Analysis - Dave Lee, BBC...
Travellers to the United States from seven Muslim-majority countries singled out for "extreme vetting" will face scrutiny of their social media activity and phone records, the new US Homeland...
Politicians in the British House of Commons made moves Tuesday to stop U. S. President Donald Trump from addressing parliament during his state visit to Britain. So far, more than 70 of 650 Members...
The UN Security Council has warned of a "dangerous deterioration" in eastern Ukraine and called on warring sides to halt the violence. The council said renewed fighting was having a "severe impact"...
US TV network Fox News has removed a tweet saying a suspect in the Quebec mosque attack was of Moroccan origin, after a request by the Canadian prime minister's office. Justin Trudeau's...
President Donald Trump has unveiled Neil Gorsuch as his nominee for the US Supreme Court. The 49-year-old is currently a federal appeals court judge sitting in Denver, Colorado. If confirmed, he...
Liverpool legend Steven Gerrard believes Antoine Griezmann wouldn't have wanted to join Manchester United in January due to a lack of Champions League football. Griezmann's Atletico Madrid are set to...
Chelsea defender David Luiz revealed that his exceptional free-kick against Liverpool on Tuesday came in spite of him struggling with a knee injury in training. The Brazil international blasted home...
The US Senate Judiciary Committee is to vote on President Donald Trump's choice for attorney general, Jeff Sessions. A conservative senator and early backer of Mr Trump, Mr Sessions has been dogged...
U. S. stocks fell on Tuesday, dragged down by economic growth-sensible sectors, amid disappointing earnings and continued concern over the priorities of the Trump administration. Technology and...
A Local vigilante and a young suicide bomber lost their lives in a foiled suicide bomb attack in Dalori Quarters in Maiduguri Borno state north-east Nigeria. The attack which occurred on Tuesday...
US security chiefs have admitted flaws in the way President Donald Trump's bar on people from seven countries entering the US was implemented. The policy has caused uproar internationally and was...
The former owner of Adolf Hitler's birthplace has launched a legal challenge against its expropriation by the government which wants to ensure the house can never become a shrine for neo-Nazis, a...
