Prosecutors in Iran have agreed to allow Narges Mohammadi, the jailed activist and Nobel laureate, to leave prison for 21 ...

The new head of the U.N. humanitarian aid agency is calling for “ruthlessness” when prioritizing how it spends money ...

A report says countries known for civic freedoms joined authoritarians in thwarting pro-Palestinian demonstrations.

Syrian rebels captured Aleppo last week in an attack initiated by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham. Formerly known as the Nusra Front, it ...

Congolese authorities say extremist rebels linked to the Islamic State group killed at least 9 people, including an ...

China and the Philippines gave conflicting versions on Wednesday of a maritime confrontation around a contested shoal in the ...

Iran’s parliament has enacted a harsh new modesty law, significantly tightening existing dress restrictions that have already ...

Democrat Adam Gray has flipped California’s 13th District, handing Republicans a slimmer majority in the House.

The island nation of Vanuatu criticized representatives for major emitters like the U.S. and China for their remarks during ...

The top United Nations human rights watchdog has ordered Venezuela to avoid destroying tally sheets as it opens an ...

As energy secretary, oil executive Chris Wright would be in a key position to carry out Trump’s vision for rolling back clean ...

“Both in terms of spread and the acuteness of hunger, this is the worst humanitarian hunger catastrophe that we have on the ...