A former CIA agent who was found guilty of kidnapping an Egyptian imam by an Italian court more than a decade ago said Thursday she intended to return to Italy to face her sentence, but hopes to...
Ghana has co-signed a resolution to end violence against women and girls along with 60 countries. The resolution places a significant amount of responsibility on men and boys to prevent violence...
Chinese police and prosecutors are banned from using torture to obtain evidence under rules released Tuesday, in the latest attempt to curb forced confessions in the country's criminal justice...
Facebook, Microsoft, Twitter and YouTube announced Monday the launch of an anti-terror partnership aimed at thwarting the spread of extremist content online. The "Global Internet Forum to Counter...
Two of five armed robbers, who engaged the Manso Nkwanta police in a shoot-out on Monday 20th June, 2017 have been gunned down. The remaining three, sensing danger, abandoned their operation, and...
Two alleged Islamic State group militants stabbed a police officer to death in western Indonesia, authorities said Sunday, in the latest assault targeting officials in the world's most populous...
They all say they are back from "hell". Quivering and emaciated, the civilians emerging from Mosul's Old City have survived famine but often lost relatives and sometimes their sanity. They come in...
THREE organisations have jointly called for the criminal justice system to provide more protection for women and children, who suffer sexual abuse by handing down stiffer punishment to offenders....
A former doctor to gymnasts from successive US Olympic teams is to stand trial on charges that he sexually assaulted female athletes, some younger than 13, over almost two decades. A Michigan court...
Facebook is launching a UK initiative to train and fund local organisations to combat extremism and hate speech. It comes a week after the social network announced steps of its own to remove...
Australia Thursday lifted a suspension on military air missions over Syria imposed after the shooting down of a Syrian jet by US forces. Canberra temporarily halted flights on Tuesday after a spike...
Three organizations have jointly called for the criminal justice system to provide more protection for women and children, who suffer sexual abuse by handing down stiffer punishment to offenders....
A police officer was stabbed at a Michigan airport early Wednesday, officials said, in what US authorities were reportedly investigating as a possible terror attack. A suspect was taken into custody...
Khalil al-Hussein fled the Islamic State group's Syrian stronghold Raqa 18 months ago, but now he is back and fighting to help oust the jihadists from his hometown. The 25-year-old is one of several...
A judge has declared a mistrial in the Bill Cosby sex assault case, after the jury was deadlocked for a second time. The seven men and five women were unable to reach a unanimous decision, following...
Fifteen years after her horrific gang rape by a local clan in her village in Pakistan, Mukhtar Mai is reliving her ordeal -- and courageousness -- through a US opera inspired by her story. "I was...
Vicky Zugah has alleged that what viewers saw in her interview with Deloris Frimpong Manso aka Delay last week was an edited version of the show in which positive views she expressed on the programme...
The United Nations has documented dozens of cases of serious child abuse including rape and kidnap in five days of violence by Congolese militias, it said Wednesday. The UN's mission in DR Congo,...
The United Nations has documented dozens of cases of serious child abuse including rape and kidnap in five days of violence by Congolese militias, it said Wednesday. The UN's mission in DR Congo,...
Five Angolan Muslims who have been in detention since December for spreading radical views online and allegedly planning an attack, have denied swearing loyalty to the Islamic State group, their...
