Arrest makes ICC trial possible for ousted Sudanese longtime leader
Sudan's defense minister announced Omar al-Bashir was arrested and declared a state of emergency for three months.
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More children die of illness due to contaminated water than from war
Hundreds of millions of youth are at risk of contracting water-borne diseases because more countries suffer from conflicts.
Western nations rebuke Saudi Arabia over Khashoggi killing
The E.U. and eight nations condemned Saudi Arabia, demanding it cooperate with a U.N.-led investigation.
Human rights agenda seen to be 'losing ground' around the world
The Human Rights Council began with warnings of broken norms despite some powerful movements for social justice.
U.N. team says Saudis working to undermine Khashoggi inquiry
The four-member U.N. team went to Ankara and Istanbul and their report to the U.N. Human Rights Council is due in June.
Who will be the winner of the U.S.-China trade war winner? Neither.
The biggest beneficiaries are likely to be the E.U., Mexico, Japan, Canada, South Korea, India, Australia and Brazil.
U.N. opens an investigation into journalist Jamal Khashoggi's murder
U.N. special rapporteur Agnès Callamard requested and authorized the probe and her team now plans to visit Turkey.
World faces 'stress test' of dangerous conflicts and climate change
Huge security threats loom from the crisis in Yemen to Afghanistan's fighting to the U.S.-China trade war.
Hatred stirred by populism brings deadliest year yet for journalists
In the past year at least 80 journalists were killed, 348 were detained in prison and 60 were taken as hostages.
Leaders appeal for action and unity at polarized U.N. climate talks
The summit is supposed to work out a 'rulebook' for nations to follow to fulfill their Paris Agreement climate pledges.
Qatar quits OPEC to boost its liquefied natural gas production
Qatar joined OPEC in 1961 and has been its 11th biggest producer, putting out 600,000 barrels of crude oil a day.
Global trading rules galvanize G-20 leaders amid U.S.-China tensions
The Group of 20 expressed concern about the future of the World Trade Organization, which Trump threatened to leave.
U.S. midterm elections will revise America's international outlook
Democrats vowed to redirect, block or investigate the U.S. president's foreign and domestic programs and priorities.
U.N. review puts spotlight on China's treatment of ethnic minorities
A routine examination by the U.N. Human Rights Council looked at Chinese crackdowns on Uyghurs and Tibetans.
The United Nations has led 76 investigations in the past 55 years
As demands grow for a U.N. probe of Khashoggi's murder, an Arete News review finds just eight previous such orders.
Review of Saudi human rights tainted by journalist's murder
The murder of Jamal Khashoggi overshadowed the U.N. examination of Saudi Arabia's troubled human rights record.