Eighteen people were killed when a small military plane crashed into a residential area in the Pakistani city of Rawalpindi early Tuesday, officials told AFP. The plane crashed into a poor village near an upscale neighborhood in the garrison city that is home to the army's headquarters,...

The U.N. human rights chief Friday condemned "international indifference" in the face of mounting deaths in Syria, warning that those responsible for air strikes targeting civilians could be charged with war crimes. Since late April, the Syrian regime and Russia have stepped up deadly raids...

A recent UN report on Venezuela paints a devastating portrait of the country’s economic, social, and political situation, but overlooks the U.S. role in the suffering, said an American expert. According to Gabriel Hetland of University at Albany, the UN report, released earlier in July,...

Years have passed since Meysa al-Mihabi was released from the regime prison in Syria, however, the torture she experienced still haunts her every day. "The imprisoned women, including myself, were raped. They [prison guards] would turn a deaf ear although we begged them [not to]. They do...