A plan to house 1,250 asylum seekers on the outskirts of Piddington prompted a symbolic independence vote, highlighting a growing dilemma for the government. By Megan Specia Thousands of protesters ...

Ms. Pillay has served as a judge in her native South Africa and on international courts investigating war crimes. She led a U.N. panel that determined that Israel had committed genocide against ...

US to livestream Army firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter, Pentagon says The US will livestream the Army's upcoming firing squad execution of a gunman who killed 13 people at the Fort Hood ...

Polish police arrest multiple teens over 'Bloody Friday' school attack threats Polish police have arrested a string of young people, mainly for making ‌threats related to school attacks, they said on ...

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Saudi aviation authorities say three Saudi citizens including a pilot were killed and several other people wounded in two attacks Thursday that were claimed by Iran-backed Houthi rebels ...