An upsurge of violence in Lebanon’s protests against the ruling elite, with police meting out beatings and protesters hurling stones, has alarmed rights groups and whipped up public fury. After a brief lull in largely peaceful protests since October, people filled the streets again this...

The brutal war in Syria has robbed children of their childhood as they are forced to participate in and endure numerous violations of their rights, according to a UN report released Thursday.   The latest report for the UN Commission of Inquiry for Syria released its findings at...

Australia's bushfires have killed an estimated 1.25 billion animals and burnt more than a billion trees so far, but even worse, they will cause permanent damage to the country's environment and wildlife presence, according to experts. "The fires have burnt 8.5 million hectares [21 million...

Canada's foreign minister on Thursday vowed to push Iran for answers about the mistaken downing of a passenger plane after the US killed one of Tehran's top commanders. Iran had just hours earlier fired strikes against US troops stationed in Iraq in retaliation for a drone attack that...