Worldwide executions highest since 1989: Amnesty
The number of known executions worldwide went up by more than 50 percent last year to at least 1,634, the highest figure ...Trump falters in Wisconsin as Cruz wins big
Texas Senator Ted Cruz scored a commanding victory over Donald Trump in Wisconsin\'s presidential primary Tuesday, putting the Republican frontrunner on notice ...Azerbaijan reports more losses as Nagorno-Karabakh fighting rumbles on
Sixteen Azeri servicemen have been killed in fighting around the Armenian-backed breakaway Nagorno-Karabakh region in the past two days, Azerbaijan\'s Defence Ministry ...Former New Zealand PM Helen Clark enters race to lead UN
New Zealand\'s former prime minister Helen Clark on Monday entered the race to be the next UN secretary-general, touting her decades of ...Iceland Prime Minister quits over Panama Papers tax haven scandal
Iceland\'s prime minister resigned Tuesday, becoming the first political victim of a mushrooming worldwide scandal over hidden offshore financial dealings exposed in ...International Criminal Court throws out charges against Kenyan deputy president
War crimes judges on Tuesday dropped charges of crimes against humanity against Kenya\'s Deputy President William Ruto over his alleged role in ...Syria rebel group downs warplane, captures pilot
A Syrian rebel group allied with Al-Qaeda said it had downed a warplane over northern Syria on Tuesday, with the pilot reportedly ...Greece sends first migrants back to Turkey under EU deal
Migrants sent back from the Greek island of Lesbos began arriving in Turkey on Monday under a disputed European Union scheme aimed ...Massive Panama leak shows how world leader hide their money
Close aides of Russian president Vladimir Putin are among those whose assets feature in a vast expose of tax havens published Sunday ...U.N. audit identifies serious lapses linked to alleged bribery
The United Nations\' internal investigations office has uncovered serious lapses and due-diligence failures in the world body\'s interaction with organizations tied to ...
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