According to a conclusion brought about by a United Nations panel, the arrest of a community police leader, Nestora Salgado, was deemed as a form of illegal detention.
The United Nations announced that the government of Syria has already approved 'in principle'. The 'in principle' is a request from the UN and other humanitarian agencies that aim to provide help to the besieged towns in Syria
The Syrian government has expressed its desire to block 2 opposition groups from attending the Geneva peace talks on the Syrian conflict. Syria and close ally Russia view both militant groups as extremists.
The United Nations has officially supported the peacetalks between Columbia and FARC as a step to fully end the longest war in Latin America that had started since 1964.
Labor MP Jo Cox is urging the United Nations to assert its position in the Syria crisis to gain access to besieged towns in order to deliver aid freely.
A civil war is about to end as Columbia government and Revolutionary Armed Forces of Columbia made an agreement to have a 12-month mission to be possible with any ceasefire between the government and rebels. It is said to fully end the conflict that have arisen between the two parties since 1964.
Two former top UN officials who are allegedly involved with a $1 million bribery case were pleaded not guilty as diplomatic immunity may preclude any bribery charges. At Thursday hearing, a judge doubted the immunity scenario.
Once confirmed of creating an H-Bomb, North Korea would face gross violation of International Law. The present action of North Korea sparks international discomforts everywhere.
A chauffeur for the Swedish Mission to the UN is suing the mission for discrimination and injury brought about in trying to assemble an IKEA cabinet by himself, with no help from his employer.
Central African Republic will hold much-delayed national elections Wednesday that residents and the international community hope will bring stability after years of sectarian violence. Dates for the polls have been repeatedly scheduled and missed due to violence and a lack of organization.
Poland's Andrzej Duda has signed a controversial reform of the constitutional court into law despite mass protests against the measure. The president signed the bill into law four days after it was adopted by parliament, which has been dominated by the conservative Law and Justice (PiS) party since October elections.
Israeli politicians and more than 370,000 Britons urged their governments on Wednesday to bar Donald Trump from their countries after the Republican presidential front-runner said Muslims should be denied entry into the United States.
The U.S. ambassador to China, Max Baucus, called on China on Thursday to recognize several detained rights lawyers as "partners, not enemies of the government" on International Human Rights Day, comments that are likely to anger Beijing.
Pope Francis steps onto African soil for the first time on Wednesday to address the continent's fast-growing Catholic congregation during a trip that will test his ability to bridge faultlines between Christians and Muslims.
Turkish fighter jets shot down a Russian warplane near the Syrian border on Tuesday after repeated warnings over air space violations, but Moscow said it could prove the jet had not left Syrian air space.
Islamic State militants committed genocide against Iraq's Yazidis in the north of the country and carried out crimes against humanity, ethnic cleansing, and war crimes against other minorities, the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum said on Thursday.
Russia wants the Syrian government and opposition to agree on launching a constitutional reform process of up to 18 months, followed by early presidential elections, a draft document obtained by Reuters showed on Tuesday.
Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto said on Monday he would open a national debate to review the country's marijuana laws ahead of a key United Nations meeting next year, following a landmark court ruling.
A United Nations rights investigator raised concern on Wednesday about whether Myanmar's election next month could be considered free and fair because dozens of candidates had been disqualified and hundreds of thousands of people denied the right to vote.
