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Iraq Holds Detainees In ‘horrendous Conditions’ Near Mosul
Iraq's interior ministry is holding over 1,200 men and boys suspected of ties to jihadists in "horrendous conditions"...
Iraqi Forces Retake Third of West Mosul
Iraqi security forces have seized control of more than a third of west Mosul, a commander said Sunday, after a week of...
Iraq Forces Retake Over A Third of West Mosul, Commander Says
Iraqi forces have retaken more than a third of west Mosul from the Islamic State group, a commander said, as Baghdad's...
Iraq Paramilitaries Say Mass Grave of Hundreds Found
Iraqi paramilitary forces announced Saturday that they had discovered a mass grave at Badush prison near Mosul...
A US State Speeds Up Executions, Scheduling Eight In 10 Days
The US state of Arkansas is racing to execute eight death row inmates in 10 days next month to beat the expiration date...
Saudi-Led Coalition Used Cluster Bombs In Yemen
Amnesty International on Thursday accused the Saudi-led Arab coalition battling rebels in Yemen of using banned cluster...
Rights Groups Urge UN Sanctions For Burundi Officials
Rights groups on Wednesday urged the UN Security Council to impose "targeted sanctions" on Burundian officials over...
Nigerian Military To Probe Rights Abuse Claims
Nigeria's military on Wednesday announced it would look into alleged human rights abuses by troops, including in the...
Bahrain Seeks Dissolution of Secular Opposition Party
Bahrain's justice ministry said Monday it filed a lawsuit to dissolve a secular opposition party, the state-run news...
Media Struggles For Balance In Covering Hostile Trump
Facing a White House which has been unrelenting in its attacks on the media, news organizations are struggling to find...
UN Watchdog Examines Eight Alleged Gas Attacks In Syria This Year
A UN chemical weapons watchdog is examining allegations of eight toxic gas attacks in Syria since the beginning of this...
Naked Prisoners In Philippine Jail Cause Uproar
Photos showing hundreds of prisoners in a Philippine jail sitting naked while being searched for contraband have...
Merkel Heads To Egypt, Tunisia To Reduce Migrant Flows
German Chancellor Angela Merkel starts a two-day trip to Egypt and Tunisia on Thursday, part of her push to limit...
Bangladesh Child Marriage Law Sparks Criticism
Rights groups on Tuesday criticised a controversial new child marriage law in Bangladesh which allows children as young...
Ethiopian Government Lambasted For Flipping On Political Reform Promise
nternational Rights Group, Human Rights Watch (HRW), has accused the Ethiopian government of turning back on its public...
US, Russia Set To Clash Over Syria Sanctions
Russia and the United States were headed for a clash at the UN Security Council on Monday as Moscow prepared to veto a...
In Iraq’s Desert, Mass Grave Horror Beneath the Dirt
The sinkhole that could be the largest mass grave in Iraq's latest conflict is barely visible from the road, nothing...
With Trump At Helm, US Takes Seat At UN Rights Council
The United States will on Monday claim its seat at the UN Human Rights Council under the new presidency of Donald...
Israel To Deny Human Rights Watch Visas Over ‘bias’
Israel will stop issuing work visas to Human Rights Watch staff, the NGO said Friday, with the Jewish state accusing...