MADRID, (AFP) - Amnesty International Saturday called on the Spanish government to ban what it said was the use by police of racial criteria in deciding identity checks. As part of the World Day...

NEW DELHI,(AFP) - The grandson of late Indian prime minister Indira Gandhi was facing criminal charges Tuesday for allegedly inciting violence against Muslims while campaigning for next month's...

LONDON, (AFP) - A group of the world's most experienced judges and human rights investigators called Monday for a full international investigation into alleged abuses of international law in the Gaza...

SANKT POELTEN, (AFP) - The case of an Austrian woman who was locked up in a cellar and raped by her father for 24 years grabbed international headlines last year. The foreign media were quick to...

MELBOURNE, March 15, 2009 (AFP) - Far-right Australian politician Pauline Hanson's bid for a state parliament seat was thrown into disarray Sunday when newspapers published raunchy photos of the...

India's Hindi-language film industry is on the hunt for new male superstars as its current crop matures into middle age, sparking a battle among well-connected young bloods to be their successors....

Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi on Thursday urged the United States to "respect" Beijing's position on Tibet after a row over human rights in the Himalayan territory. "Tibet is an inalienable...

President Barack Obama on Thursday pledged to ensure every dollar of his 787 billion dollar stimulus plan is well spent, as he rallied state officials charged with implementing the package....

NOUAKCHOTT, (AFP) - African Union chairman Moamer Kadhafi backed lifting AU sanctions imposed on Mauritania's military junta Thursday as he wrapped up a three-day mediation effort. "I have assured...