Two years ago, scientists announced they had discovered partial skeletons from a new species of human ancestor in a South African cave. (Source: LiveScience.com)... [Full Article]
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton says she supports Vietnam's work to help resolve issues in the disputed South China Sea but believes the communist country needs to do more to protect human rights. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
Canadian prosecutors announced they were forgoing a preliminary hearing and proceeding to trial for six men charged with smuggling hundreds of Tamils aboard a rickety ship into Canada. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article]
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton says she's optimistic that relations with Moscow will not suffer despite planned legislation in Congress that would impose tough sanctions on Russian human rights violators. (Source: Associated Pres... [Full Article]
Chinese artist and dissident Ai Weiwei has a metaphor for the travel ban that will prevent him attending the growing number of exhibitions of his work being held around the world as his renown increases. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article]
The Philippines said Sunday that at least 14 immigration officers were under investigation for alleged involvement in the human trafficking of poor Filipinos to violence-torn Syria. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article]
The number of Syrians in need of humanitarian aid has shot up by 500,000 to 1.5 million in less than three months, the UN said on Friday. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article]
Syria is committing crimes against humanity as part of state policy to exact revenge against communities suspected of supporting rebels, Amnesty International said in a report. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article]
Peer far enough back in the human family lineage, and you'll find a fishy ancestor that looked surprisingly like a shark. (Source: LiveScience.com)... [Full Article]
Human Rights Watch on Sunday urged Israel to repeal or amend a law that allows migrants to be detained without charge for up to three years, calling it a violation of "basic rights." (Source: AFP)... [Full Article]