The United States determined on Tuesday that members of Sudan's Rapid Support Forces (RSF) had "committed genocide" and ...

Human rights groups accuse Iran's leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei of using capital punishment as a tool following nationwide ...

Pope Francis has named a nun to head a prominent office at the Vatican, the first time a woman has held that position and the ...

Baltimore County Council chooses longtime state Sen. Kathy Klausmeier to be County Executive for the next two years.

Around 40 people were killed in a single barbaric week in December, according to United Nations rights chief Volker Turk.

Russia is facing a demographic crisis with its birth rate hitting a 25-year low. To combat this, the government is offering financial incentives, including cash payments to young mothers and stricter ...

Most executions were for drug-related offences, but political dissidents and people connected with mass protests in 2022 were ...

Multiple Israeli settler attacks against Palestinians have been reported in parts of the occupied West Bank after gunmen ...

Iran saw an alarming rise in executions, reaching 901, including 31 women largely convicted for murder amidst contexts of ...

The number of people executed in Iran rose to 901 last year, including 31 women, some of whom were convicted of murdering ...

Oppressive state wants global digital identity system at the heart of all AI, to make it trustworthy and prevent it being ...

Both Israel and Hamas are under pressure from outgoing U.S. President Joe Biden and President-elect Donald Trump to reach a ...