At least two people were arrested during an anti-jihadist operation in southern France that was still ongoing early Tuesday, a security source said. The operation took place in the small town of Lunel east of ...
The decapitated body of a journalist who was abducted by armed men three weeks ago has been discovered in the east of Mexico. Officials claimed that a former police officer had admitted carrying the killing ...
The United Nations main development programme spotlighted today its string of successes in 36 countries and territories in the Asia and Pacific region in the areas of poverty reduction, conservation of natural resources, democratic governance, ...
Daesh radio confirmed on Sunday that its terrorists have executed Japanese security contractor Haruna Yukawa, following the release of a video announcing the hostage’s death, according to AFP. « Daesh has carried out its threat… it ...
Hundreds of Spaniards rallied in Madrid on Saturday accusing the government of betraying them by allowing the release of jailed convicts from the armed Basque separatist group ETA. It was the first major demonstration by ...
Forty people have died in protests in the Democratic Republic of Congo against President Joseph Kabila, Human Rights Watch said on Saturday, accusing security forces of using excessive force and then trying to remove evidence. ...
Angry residents are blocking access for health workers to dozens of remote villages in Guinea, in a sign of persistent mistrust that could threaten President Alpha Conde’s aim to eradicate Ebola from the country by ...
Amnesty International has lashed out at the Western leaders for turning a blind eye to human rights violations in Saudi Arabia, voicing concern over the fate of the jailed Saudi activist, Raif Badawi. « The Saudi ...
A new armed group is on the rise in Mexico’s violence-wracked Michoacan state. It’s called Los Viagras, and its members say they are fighting for « social causes ». The shadowy group is nevertheless also trying to ...
Stay away from the windows, don’t come out of hiding until the shootout is over and keep your hands visible to police at all times. That is the advice Brazil’s Red Cross is offering the ...