Iraq's military on Wednesday urged residents to shelter in their homes in jihadist-held areas of Mosul, where its bid to oust the Islamic State group has taken a heavy toll on civilians. Iraqi forces...
British Prime Minister Theresa May heads to Saudi Arabia on Tuesday hoping to tap the oil-rich kingdom's "immense potential" as she looks to secure post-Brexit investment and trade. Facing criticism...
At a time of growing concern about civilian casualties in Iraq, the US-led coalition issued a report Saturday that says at least 229 civilians likely have been killed by coalition strikes there and...
Prosecution in the alleged assault case involving Bishop Daniel Obinim, the Founder of God’s Way International Church, and two of his pastors, have lamented over threats and insults rained on the...
Britain has apologised after an egg was thrown at a Saudi military official during a visit to London, Saudi state media said Sunday. An anti-war activist last week attempted a citizen's arrest of...
Despite using state-of-the-art weaponry, the US-led coalition fighting the Islamic State group in Iraq appears unable to avoid civilian casualties as it battles the jihadists in close urban combat....
Amnesty International has requested to speak with jailed Mexican drug lord Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzman, over concerns that the terms of his detention are 'unnecessarily harsh.' The 59-year-old, who is...
Amnesty International has requested to speak with jailed Mexican drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, over concerns that the terms of his detention are "unnecessarily harsh." The 59-year-old, who is...
UN chief Antonio Guterres visited Iraq on Thursday, calling for protecting civilians to be the "absolute priority" as hundreds of thousands are caught up in the battle to retake Mosul. More than...
Nine Hong Kong democracy activists appeared in court Thursday over the Umbrella Movement mass protests in a case they have criticised as political persecution. The group of campaigners, including...
Sedition charges brought against executives at Fiji's oldest newspaper are "absolutely outrageous", Amnesty International said Thursday, while accusing the government of trying to intimidate the...
The United Nations and Amnesty International called Tuesday for greater efforts to protect civilians in west Mosul, where the UN said over 300 were killed since mid-February. Hundreds of thousands...
People in the Chinese megacity Chongqing could be fined for using VPNs to jump over the country's "Great Firewall" that blocks access to forbidden websites from Google to Facebook. The punishment...
A Rwandan court has released a pregnant woman from the United Kingdom who was accused of involvement in a plot against Rwanda's government. Violette Uwamahoro appeared last week in court in Rwanda's...
An 18-year-old Bahraini died Friday, nearly two months after he was shot in the head near a top opposition cleric's home, Amnesty International said. Mustapha Hamdan, who was shot on January 26 near...
Europeans across the world will not be able to walk the streets safely if they keep up their current attitude towards Turkey, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has warned. Turkey has been mired in a...
Amnesty International on Thursday condemned the United States and Britain for transferring arms to Saudi Arabia to use in its war in Yemen. The rights group said the two countries had together sent...
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte warned Thursday he may impose martial law and suspend elections for tens of thousands of local posts, fuelling concerns about democracy under his rule. Duterte...
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has described European lawmakers as "crazies" in a salty-tongued rebuttal to criticism of his deadly drug war, while vowing again that all traffickers will be...
Thousands of people fled Nigeria's largest informal fishing settlement on Friday as security forces used gunfire and tear gas to make way for demolitions in defiance of a recent court order, rights...
