European countries said that Russian opposition leader Navalny was killed by a "rare toxin" from a dart frog, with Moscow as ...

A young Egyptian woman is facing death threats after posting a video showing the face of a man she says repeatedly harassed her, reviving debate over how victims are treated in the country. Mariam ...

A Palestinian gunman killed seven people outside an east Jerusalem synagogue during the Jewish Sabbath on Friday, in one of the deadliest attacks targeting Israelis in years that risked sparking ...

States with abysmal human rights records seek election to the UN Human Rights Council not to advance human rights but to block their realization. This cynical behavior is an aberration that needs to ...

One thing that nearly all observers of the American economy (and other developed countries around the world) can agree on is that income inequality has increased considerably in recent decades. The ...

A much-heralded demographic boom in Africa has the potential to make the continent a manufacturing powerhouse by 2050. But to take advantage of this rising tide and attract foreign investors, African ...

PAN AMERICAN HIGHWAY, GUATEMALA — The child descendants of the great Mayan Empire line the edges of the world’s longest highway, hoping drivers will stop and gift them the Christmas presents their ...

Over 25 years ago, during my first year in a doctoral program, I recall having a conversation with one of my White male peers. We were part of a cohort of five students: 2 White males, 1 White female, ...

Despite major gains in education and reducing poverty in recent decades, entrenched inequalities are eroding trust in institutions and democratic systems around the world, the UN warned Tuesday.

An international summit on the future of energy security opens in London on Thursday amidst major disagreements over the role of renewables in satisfying the world’s thirst for energy. The two-day ...

Dozens of Indigenous protesters, some holding babies, peacefully blocked the entrance to the UN climate summit in Brazil on Friday to demand a meeting with President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and ...

During the presidential debate, Vice President Kamala Harris responded to a question about one of the most common ways the US extracts fossil fuels, fracking, by announcing: “I will not ban fracking… ...