Rwandan Forces Killing Suspects Without Trial
The soldiers came at dawn to Fulgence Rukundo's house in a village in western Rwanda, and accused him of stealing ...
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Civilian Deaths Soar In Iraq, Syria
The US-led coalition attacking the Islamic State group in Iraq and Syria killed as many as 744 civilians in June, ...
‘Homosexuality Won’t Be Decriminalised’
Rt. Hon. Speaker of Parliament, Professor Mike Aaron Ocquaye, says Ghana will not decriminalise homosexuality. The Rt. Hon. Speaker stated ...
Family of China’s Ailing Nobel Laureate Declines Artificial…
The family of China's cancer-stricken Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo declined to let doctors put him on artificial ventilation on Wednesday, ...
President Erdogan Tells BBC: EU Wastes Turkey’s Time
Turkey will find it “comforting” if the EU says it cannot be accepted as a member, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan ...
China’s Nobel Laureate Suffers Organ Failure
The hospital treating China's cancer-stricken Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo offered a grim update on his health on Wednesday, but human ...
Singapore Urged To Halt Malaysian Drug Convict’s Execution
Human rights activists have urged Singapore to halt the looming execution of a Malaysian drug trafficker, citing a pending appeal ...
The Speaker’s Take On International Bodies’ Demands
Speaker of Parliament, Prof Mike Oquaye, has warned that leaders in African countries like Ghana would not countenance the aggressive ...
IS Chief Reported Dead After Jihadists Lose Mosul
Islamic State group chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was reported dead on Tuesday, a day after Iraq declared it had driven ...
Amnesty Calls For Commission To Probe Mosul Crimes
Amnesty International on Tuesday called for a commission to investigate crimes against civilians in Mosul by all sides in the ...
Top Bahrain Activist Sentenced To 2 Years In Jail
A Bahraini court on Monday sentenced prominent human rights activist Nabeel Rajab to two years in jail after finding him ...
Britain’s Arms Exports To Saudi ‘lawful’
Britain's High Court ruled on Monday that UK arms exports to Saudi Arabia are not unlawful, after campaigners argued the ...
Turkish Opposition Chief To Hold Mass Rally After ‘justice’ March
The leader of Turkey's main opposition party was on Sunday to address a mass rally in Istanbul at the culmination ...
Western Doctors Say Chinese Nobel Winner Liu Xiaobo Can Travel
US and German medical experts who examined Chinese Nobel Peace laureate Liu Xiaobo said on Sunday it was safe to ...
‘Climate of Fear’ Ahead of Rwanda Vote
Two decades of attacks on Rwanda's opposition, journalists and rights groups have created a "climate of fear" ahead of next ...
Chinese Nobel Laureate Liu Xiaobo’s Health Deteriorates
Fears about the health of China's cancer-stricken Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo rose on Thursday as the hospital treating him said ...
Europe Migrant Crisis: EU Blamed For ‘soaring’ Death Toll
Amnesty International has blamed “failing EU policies” for the soaring death toll among refugees and migrants in the central Mediterranean. ...
Zambian President Invokes State of Emergency
Zambian President Edgar Lungu declared a state of emergency on Wednesday after a series of apparent arson attacks, in a ...
Nigeria’s Igbo Leaders Reject Call For Biafra State
Powerful Igbo leaders in Nigeria have rejected calls for the breakaway state of Biafra to be created for their ethnic ...
Prominent Bangladesh Government Critic Disappears
One of Bangladesh's most prominent government critics went missing on Monday after calling his wife to tell her he feared ...