US calls out China, Russia over human trafficking
The U.S. has accused China and Russia of failing to meet minimum standards in fighting human trafficking, ranking them on a par with North Korea and ...
UN says 45.2 million refugees and displaced people
The Syrian civil war contributed to pushing the numbers of refugees and those displaced by conflict within their own nation to an 18-year high of 45.
Group: Exclude Chad troops from UN force in Mali
A network of human rights groups on Wednesday criticized plans to include Chadian troops in a new U.N. peacekeeping force for Mali while Chad's ...
World Bank highlights climate-poverty link
The World Bank says it will increasingly view its efforts to help developing countries fight poverty through a "climate lens." In a report released ...
Italy's first black minister receives death threats
Italy's first black Cabinet minister is facing Internet death threats before a visit to a region known for its anti-immigrant political base.
Vietnam hunger strike tests official intimidation
Cu Huy Ha Vu's books come with pages torn out by prison guards. Only some of his letters reach home. He is not allowed to access evidence from his ...
Catholic religious order opens abuse files
A Roman Catholic religious order released an unusually candid report Tuesday outlining how its leaders failed for decades to stop sex abuse in its ...
Russia to ban married foreign gays from adopting
Russia is on its way to sharply limiting the adoption of children by people from countries that allow same-sex marriage. Under a measure that passed ...
Court postpones African warlord pretrial hearing
A crucial preliminary hearing of evidence against an African warlord known as "The Terminator" has been pushed back to give prosecutors more time to ...
Yemen protesters demand Gitmo detainees release
Yemeni and American rights protesters have staged a demonstration in front of U.S. Embassy in Sanaa, demanding release of Yemeni Guantanamo detainees.
AP PHOTOS: Chilean torture center becomes shelter
Just days after Chile's bloody 1973 military coup, popular songwriter and theater director Victor Jara was dragged down to the basement of an indoor ...
Canada to provide $98.4 million in aid to Jordan
Canada has pledged an additional $98.4 million to Jordan to help the Arab country cope with the costly fallout from the worsening crisis next door in ...
Divers begin Lake Michigan search for Griffin ship
Divers began opening an underwater pit Saturday at a remote site in northern Lake Michigan that they say could be the resting place of the Griffin, ...
Report: 73 Syrian officers, families cross border
As many as 73 Syrian military officers — including seven generals and 20 colonels — have crossed the border with their families "seeking refuge" in ...
APNewsBreak: NSA leaker Snowden not welcome in UK
The British government has warned airlines around the world not to allow Edward Snowden, who leaked information on top-secret U.S.
Gaza suffers drop in foreign aid over Syrian war
A refugee from Syria recently opened a bakery here, drawing long lines of customers eager to taste meat and cheese pastries with the special flavors ...
South Africa disciplines 93 soldiers on UN mission
South African's defense minister says 93 of its soldiers are being disciplined for offenses committed during a United Nations mission in Congo and ...
Crackdown filling NKorean prisons with defectors
North Korea's prison population has swelled with those caught fleeing the country under a crackdown on defections by young leader Kim Jong Un, ...
Senate bill defines sex trafficking as child abuse
Child prostitutes would be considered victims of abuse rather than juvenile offenders and be referred to child welfare officials under legislation in ...
UN seeks to resettle thousands of Syrian refugees
The U.N. refugee agency says it's in talks for the U.S., Germany and several other European countries to take in thousands of Syrian refugees.
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