An ex-Liberian rebel was charged with torture, acts of barbarism, and complicity in crimes against humanity. A verdict will be delivered in a Paris court on Wednesday.
A Roman Catholic priest in Ireland received a public rebuke from his bishop and after he condemned "rampant" sin in society such as ""lunatic" transgenderism"
An ex-lawmaker from the ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi’s party was found guilty of terrorism by a Burma court. Win Myint Hlaing was sentenced to 148 years.
In a case that sparked social media outrage, a father blames China's strict zero-COVID policy for the death of his 3-year-old son, claiming his son died from delay of treatment.
Honduras will legalize the use of the morning-after pill for rape victims after more than 10 years of total restriction. It is unclear how health officials would verify rape and supply the pill.
Pope Francis will make the first-ever trip by a pope to Bahrain this week. Activists are calling on the pope to raise concerns about human rights issues on the island.
Italy's new interior minister defended the government's decision to ban rave parties. Critics believe the ban could be used to halt sit-ins and other protests.
World leaders attending the COP27 climate summit in Egypt are being urged to bring up human rights issues, specifically the case of prominent imprisoned activist Abdel-Fattah.
Brazil's Jair Bolsonaro reportedly told Supreme Court members the battle against leftist Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was over, two days after Bolsonaro's election loss.
Rishi Sunak, as chancellor of the exchequer in 2021, spoke at the COP26 summit in Glasgow and urged Britain's private sector to increase investment in green initiatives.
Five lions at Australia's Taronga Zoo in Sydney were able to briefly escape their enclosure in an "emergency situation" due to an issue with a containment fence.
The International Criminal Court is seeking to reopen an investigation into torture and killing allegations committed by the Venezuelan security forces.
Israel’s fifth election in four years looks set to return long-serving prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu to power. His Likud party is expected to form a coalition of right-wing and religious parties.
Russia launched a Soyuz rocket carrying a military satellite into space as the U.N. looks to stave off a space arms race amid heightened tensions between the U.S. and Russia.
An expert witness in the trial against alleged killer nurse Lucy Letby said he believes one of her alleged victims was killed by injecting a fatal amount of air into his stomach.
Liz Truss may have been the victim of a Russian cyberattack while serving as foreign secretary and helped coordinate the British response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen and her Social Democrat government, after winning first place in Denmark's election, chose to step down pin order to build a political coalition.
The United States military is seeing through its promise to deliver two advanced missile systems to Ukraine 'in the very near future' ahead of another delivery of six more.