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UN human rights office urges Uganda to scrap anti-homosexuality bill

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South Sudan Agrees to Ceasefire to End Violence

South Sudan's government on Friday has agreed to a ceasefire in a bid to end fighting that swept across Africa's newest nation that has left at least 1,000 people dead and led more than 60,000 civilians to seek refuge at U...

1 Dead, 3 Wounded in Thailand Protest Shooting

Officials in Thailand say one person was killed and three wounded early Saturday when at least one unidentified gunman fired into a group of anti-government protesters in the capital, Bangkok.

Katy Man Charged with Federal Hate Crime for Punching and Breaking Jaw of 79-Year-Old African-American Man

Conrad Alvin Barrett, 27, has been charged with a federal hate crime related to a racially motivated assault of a 79-year-old African-American man, announced United States Attorney Kenneth Magidson, along with Acting Assis...