A journey through the unlikely phenomenon of microstates, which have been founded on nothing more than a personal whim or ...

A third contingent of Kenyan police have arrived in Haiti to help repel violent gangs as officials brushed off concerns of a halt in some U.S. funding to the U.N.-backed mission.

Female genital mutilation is a violation of human rights that inflicts deep and lifelong physical, emotional and psychological scars on girls and women.

During its genocidal campaign in Gaza, Israel has repeatedly flouted the rulings of international courts. While Western ...

The UNHRC has traditionally protected human rights abusers by allowing them to hide from scrutiny, and instead obsessively ...

A flurry of naval drills surrounding the Philippines involving the United States and its partners has prompted complaints from Beijing, which claims the entire South China Sea for itself and accuses ...

The United Nations warned Thursday that two southern Sudan states were "on the brink of catastrophe" after a recent eruption ...

For over 850 years, the leaning minaret of the Great Mosque of al-Nuri stood as an iconic landmark in the Iraqi city of Mosul ...

More than 10,000 aid trucks have crossed into Gaza since a fragile ceasefire took hold on January 19, the United Nations ...

Brought by Nashville Democrats Sen. Heidi Campbell and Rep. Bo Mitchell, Makayla’s Law would amend the offense of reckless endangerment in Tennessee to include a person allowing a gun to be obtained ...

Trump administration backtracks on permanent Gaza resettlement, now emphasizing temporary relocation for reconstruction ...

Amid concerns about global health threats, the World Health Organization remains the most important platform for cooperation ...