Chinese president Hu Jintao's threats of severe punishment for those who took part in the recent unrest in Xinjiang failed to address the serious human rights violations at the root of Uighur grievances.

Seven members of Iran's Baha'i religious minority could face the death penalty if convicted on Saturday.

The Chinese authorities should ensure that May 2008 Sichuan earthquake survivor He Hongchun will not be subjected to any further punishment and that the conditions of his suspended sentence follow Chinese law, urged Amnesty International in a public statement on

Mounting evidence, including a statement by former Shadow Home Secretary David Davis, suggests that UK authorities expolited the torture of terrorism suspects by foreign intelligence agencies.

Amnesty International has condemned the excessive use of force by Iranian security forces against demonstrators in Tehran commemorating the tenth anniversary of 18 Tir, the brutal suppression of student-lead protests in 1999.

A family of nobles settled in Mostar following the fall of Herceg Novi to the Venetians in 1687. Though still owned by the heirs, their house is open to visitors.

Beauty and intellect could be a powerful combination for Serbia in the upcoming Miss World pageant.

SARAJEVO, Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) -- High Representative Valentin Inzko urged officials in Mostar on Wednesday (July 8th) to speed up the mayora...

PRISTINA, Kosovo -- Six Serb political parties have registered with the Central Election Commission (CEC) to run in the November 15th local election...

The Bay of Fundy has made a short list for the international 7 Wonders of Nature contest. Officials announced the top 77 on the list Thursday.

The company that owns a mill in Miramichi that's been closed for more than two years says it is in talks with a potential buyer.

Prime Minister Stephen Harper said Friday the "unsubstantiated" story that he put communion bread in his pocket during the funeral of former governor general Roméo LeBlanc last week, "is a low moment in journalism."

The New Brunswick government denies that it broke the rules when it gave $50 million in loan guarantees to a Miramichi-based construction company, but agrees that perhaps those rules should be reviewed.

New Brunswick's new education minister has reversed a decision by his predecessor to cut almost 600 contract jobs for library assistants and student support staff across the province.

A significant amount of Government money is diverted to personal use each year by corrupt senior public officials, President Jakaya Kikwete said yesterday.

THE Kimberly Process (KP) investigating team that visited Zimbabwe last week has produced a damning interim report implicating the government in human rights violations and looting of gems at Chiadzwa diamond fields in Manicaland, The Financial Gazette can reveal.

WINDHOEK Central Prison is set to be the home of former Public Service Commissioner Teckla Lameck and Chinese national Yang Fan, who were arrested this week in connection with alleged corruption involving up to N$120 million, for at least the

THE proposed N19 billion Petroleum Training Institute, PTI, in Kaduna is a provocative waste. The Federal Government's silence to mounting opposition to its establishment is instructive, and may be an admission it is wrong. Silence remains inadequate reaction to this

A 25-YEAR-OLD Zimbabwean man was on Monday jailed for six months by a Mussina magistrate in the Limpopo province of South Africa for smuggling a consignment of cigarettes worth R30 000 through Beitbridge Border Post.

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