Kabul--More than a third of conflict detainees held by the Afghan authorities suffer torture or mistreatment, the UN said Wednesday, but the government...
Kabul--More than a third of conflict detainees held by the Afghan authorities suffer torture or mistreatment, the UN said Wednesday, but the government...
Mumbai--A Mumbai court on Wednesday sentenced Abu Salem, once one of India's most feared gangsters, to life in prison for the murder of...
Paris--Four French lawmakers who say they are on a private visit to Syria, despite a breakdown in diplomatic ties between Paris and Damascus,...
Prime Minister Viktor Orban Budapest---Hungary's strongman Prime Minister Viktor Orban needs to strike a less confrontational stance after his ruling party Fidesz lost...
London---World leaders have proved "shameful and ineffective" in failing to protect civilians from groups like Islamic State (IS), Amnesty International said Wednesday, calling...
US President Barack Obama Washington---US President Barack Obama faces a tough political and legal battle to drive through an amnesty for five million...
Washington---The government of the Democratic Republic of Congo "owes it to its people" to end the threat posed by Rwandan Hutu rebels hiding...
Bogota---Colombia's leftist ELN guerrilla group claimed Tuesday to have kidnapped four geologists missing since last week in the northeast of the country. The...
Kiev---The United States expressed fury at Russia's "lies" over Ukraine after European powers urged a frayed ceasefire be respected, while a rare overnight...
Taipei---Autopsy reports Wednesday confirmed that six prisoners in Taiwan who took hostages in a prison standoff this month to demand their freedom had...
Kraków, Poland---Oscar-winning director Roman Polanski attended a closed door hearing Wednesday in a Polish court set to rule on his extradition to the...
Vatican City---The Vatican sought Wednesday to end a diplomatic spat that erupted after Pope Francis warned that his native Argentina was in danger...
Kabul---The Afghan government is making progress in reducing the torture of conflict detainees, the UN said Wednesday, though more than a third still...
Sanaa---Relatives of a Yemeni woman kidnapped with a French female development worker in Sanaa said Wednesday they had sought help from tribal leaders...
Istanbul---Turkish authorities on Wednesday launched a nationwide sweep targeting suspects accused of wiretapping top officials including President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, state media said....
Washington---A former Marine was sentenced Tuesday to life in prison without parole after being convicted of murdering the US Navy Seal whose story...
Seoul---Concerns about public safety standards in South Korea have been fuelled by shocking CCTV images of a young couple being swallowed up by...
Paris---Unidentified drones flew over Paris for a second night in a row, police said Wednesday in the latest mystery appearance of unmanned aircraft...
