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September 23, 2016

Safety fears rein in march for immigrant driver licenses

Immigrants and their advocates plan to march through a cluster of Rhode Island cities this weekend to push state leaders to ...

September 22, 2016

China sentences activist lawyer to 12 years on fraud charges

A Chinese lawyer who defended activists and others involved in politically sensitive cases was sentenced to 12 years in ...

September 21, 2016

Suu Kyi makes 1st UN speech as Myanmar leader

Former political prisoner Aung San Suu Kyi made her first speech Wednesday at the U.N. General Assembly since forming a ...

September 21, 2016

Atlanta rapper-activist Killer Mike honored by Driller Mike

Grammy-winning rapper Killer Mike always wanted to see his name on a street sign, but a tunnel-boring machine will have to ...

September 21, 2016

Airstrike hits medics in Syria as UN moves to resume aid

An airstrike in northern Syria killed four medics responding to an earlier bombing raid, a relief group said Wednesday, as ...

September 20, 2016

Defense attorney sparks 'Black Lives' protest in Vegas court

A defense attorney touched off a protest about race and free expression in a Las Vegas courtroom when she refused to remove ...

September 18, 2016

Syrian truce receives new blows with airstrikes, shelling

Syria's fragile cease-fire started to unravel on Sunday with the first aerial attacks on rebel-held neighborhoods of Aleppo ...

September 17, 2016

Egypt freezes assets of leading rights campaigners

An Egyptian court on Saturday upheld a decision to freeze the assets of several prominent human rights campaigners in the ...

September 16, 2016

The Latest: UN says Syria meeting canceled

The Latest on developments in Syria, where a cease-fire brokered by the U.S. and Russia has been holding since coming into ...

September 16, 2016

Police arrest rights activist in Indian-controlled Kashmir

Police have arrested a prominent rights activist in Indian-controlled Kashmir a day after he was barred from leaving India ...

September 15, 2016

The Latest: Group says 3 killed despite cease-fire in Syria

The Latest on developments in Syria, where a cease-fire brokered by the U.S. and Russia has been holding since coming into ...

September 15, 2016

Syrian military begins to withdraw from vital Aleppo road

Syria's military began withdrawing from a major artery to Aleppo late Thursday as the U.N. envoy accused President Bashar ...

September 13, 2016

Gun rights activists sue Couric over documentary edits

Virginia gun rights activists have filed a $12 million defamation lawsuit against Katie Couric and other makers of a ...

September 13, 2016

The Latest: 20 countries seeking Syria peace may meet in NY

The Latest on developments in Syria, where a cease-fire brokered by the U.S. and Russia has come into effect (all times ...

September 13, 2016

As Syria truce holds. al-Qaida affiliate denounces it

With much of Syria calm for the past 24 hours, a powerful al-Qaida-linked group sharply criticized the U.S.

September 12, 2016

Rep. John Lewis is on the longlist for a National Book Award

Rep. John Lewis, the civil rights activist and longtime Georgia congressman, is on the longlist for a National Book Award.

September 12, 2016

'Moral Day of Action' rallies focus on workers, poor, sick

Activists in more than half the states in the nation marched and rallied Monday, calling on elected officials to view public ...

September 11, 2016

US ambassador 'outraged' over South Sudan harassment

The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, Samantha Power, says she is "outraged" that South Sudan's government has harassed ...

September 11, 2016

Pope prays for victims of clashes in Gabon, urges dialogue

Pope Francis has prayed for victims of violent protests in the west African nation of Gabon, calling attention to what he ...