Brazil’s military dictatorship committed crimes against humanity, according to the country’s national Truth Commission which recommends that the state’s torturers lose their immunity from prosecution.

An American man was arrested and accused of plotting to bomb Muslim holy sites, Israeli police say.

The International Criminal Court has accepted the status of Palestine, clearing the way for war crimes in the Occupied Territories to be investigated. Al Jazeera’s James Bays reports from the UN.

Turkey and Greece have agreed to strengthen their economic ties despite deep-rooted differences, particularly over Cyprus. Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu was in Athens, as part of a two-day annual event to […]

A rocket developed jointly by China and Brazil has been launched from China’s northern Shanxi Province. It was carrying a satellite which will be used to monitor planning and management of land, […]

Violent clashes broke out between protesters and police in Milan on Sunday, as the La Scala opera season opened with a performance shaped by this year’s events in Ukraine and the Middle […]

Hundreds of protesters took the streets of New York City on Friday for the third straight night of protests following a grand jury decision not to indict New York Police Department (NYPD) […]

A large crowd of people march through the streets of NYC in protest of the Eric Garner chokehold grand jury ruling.

Russian President Vladimir Putin was not able to open his annual address to parliament with news that a terrorist attack in Chechnya was over, but he did tell the audience Russia had […]

A Swedish retailer has been left red-faced over a miniature nazi invasion of its store shelves. Toy soldiers resembling Hitler’s troops were spotted in Scandinavia’s largest shopping mall.