No charges will be filed against the police officer involved in the shooting death of unarmed 19- year-old Tony Robinson in Madison in the U.S. state of Wisconsin, said District Attorney Ismael Ozanne at a press conference Tuesday afternoon.
U.S. President Barack Obama on Monday announced the launch of a new non-profit foundation intended to offer more opportunities to young minority men amid continued heated national debates about racial relations following the death of 25-year-old African-American Freddie Gray.
The South African government on Tuesday released the names of seven victims in the latest spate of xenophobia violence that hit parts of the country.
An Egyptian court on Sunday sentenced 11 people to death over bloody riots during a soccer game in Port Said city in February 2012, state-run MENA news agency reported.
The death of a prominent Russian opposition leader is a challenge to the country's leadership, but authorities are capable of bringing the incident's negative impacts under control, analysts have said.
Israel's top court rejected Thursday an appeal by the family of U.S. peace activist Rachel Corrie, who was killed in Gaza by a military bulldozer in 2003, shattering any hope by her family to hold Israel accountable for the death.
An Egyptian court on Wednesday overturned the death and life sentences against 36 Islamists over murder and violence charges, official news agency MENA reported.
The White House was cautious on Wednesday in its comments on the Jordanian government's retaliatory execution of two Iraqi extremists after the Islamic State (IS) released a video purporting to show IS burning alive a Jordanian pilot hostage.
The White House was cautious on Wednesday in its comments on the Jordanian government's retaliatory execution of two Iraqi extremists after the Islamic State (IS) released a video purporting to show IS burning alive a Jordanian pilot hostage.
The Sri Lankan government on Tuesday said that it will implement the death sentence if the island's high crime rate continues.
Grief over a famous singer's death turned into a dispute on how the press should cover celebrity deaths after many accused media outlets of crossing the line.
Indonesian government goes ahead with plans to execute more drug convicts as part of its efforts to eradicate rampant and serious drug abuse problem in the country despite negative responses demonstrated by domestic rights groups and some countries.
Pakistan removing legal hurdles to execute convicts
An Egyptian court on Saturday sentenced seven defendants to death over murdering 25 policemen in Egypt's North Sinai province last year, official MENA news agency reported.
An Egyptian court sentenced on Tuesday 188 people to death over charges of murdering 11 police officers in 2013, state-run Ahram Arabic news website reported.
An American couple held in Qatar will be allowed to leave the Gulf kingdom by Wednesday, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said Tuesday.
The Islamic State (IS) militants stoned to death two young men in Syria's eastern province of Deir al-Zour on charges of having "unlawful" sexual intercourse with other males, a monitoring group reported Tuesday.