EXCLUSIVE: UNHCR Special Envoy Angelina Jolie visits Syrian refugees in Lebanon. Here is a segment from last year:
Angelina Jolie visits Syria refugees
Amazingly, a U.S. president is one of the most fierce activists for human rights in the world
Former President Jimmy Carter talks to Piers Morgan about his new call to action to eradicate abuse of women and girls. He talks about his new book, his letter writing, including his […]
Real-life Spiderman climbs scyscraper with bare hands in Paris
France’s dubbed ‘spiderman’ or ‘human spider’ Alain Robert, scaled another tower, the 152 metre (500 foot) building The Ariane in Paris’ financial district, La Defense. Onlookers and police gathered to watch his […]
Japanese court frees longest-serving death row inmate
After staying in death row for more than 45 years, 78-year old Iwao Hakamada has been granted freedom by a Japanese court who also ordered a re-investigation and a retrial of the […]
Amnesty International just released their new report on death sentences and executions
Executions rose by almost 15% in 2013, compared with 2012. Excluding China, at least 778 people were executed worldwide. Nearly 80% of them were in just three countries: Iran, Iraq and Saudi […]
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe meets with President Barack Obama and President Park Geun-hye
Message from Prime Minister Shinzo Abe: Having finished the scheduled events at the Nuclear Security Summit, President Barack Obama, President Park Geun-hye, and I held a Japan-U.S.-Republic of Korea trilateral summit. We […]
Siberian mayor seeks return of ‘Holy island’ from USA
The mayor of Yakutsk claims he has a proof a small island off the coast of Alaska had been given to the Russian Orthodox Church and it still has the rights to […]
Three generals are arrested in Venezuela accused of plotting a coup
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has announced the arrest of three air force generals accused of plotting a coup. It is claimed they were in league with opposition politicians against the background of […]
Brazil passes bill to stop NSA data collection
Brazilian legislators are considering a bill that many are calling the “Constitution of the Internet,” in response to the revelations about the National Security Agency’s accessing of internet users’ data. Already passed […]
India’s European past is fading
India’s fast-shrinking Anglo-Indian community is coming to terms with a new age. Find out why. Mallika Kapur reports for CNN.
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