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A condemnation of Russia’s actions during the ongoing crisis in Ukraine is among more than a dozen supplementary resolutions submitted for parliamentarians to consider at the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly’s Annual Session in Baku, which runs from 28 June to 2 July.

An Egyptian court is expected to give its verdict Monday in the case of three Al-Jazeera journalists charged with supporting the banned Muslim Brotherhood.

A memorial in Kyiv.

Malaysia's highest court has upheld a government ban against a Roman Catholic newspaper using the world "Allah" to refer to God.

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday again called for political compromise in Ukraine, saying a peace deal should ensure the rights of all Russian-speaking people in Ukraine's east.

Every year conflicts, persecution and natural disasters force millions of children, women and men to flee their homes in search of safety. Some look for refuge in EU. Last year alone member states offered protection to 135,700 asylum seekers, nearly half of which were given refugee status. In honour of World Refugee Day on 20 June, we take a look at what the Parliament and the EU are doing to help.

Israeli soldiers search a Palestinian's car at the Hawera checkpoint outside the town of Nablus in the West Bank.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has called for a "comprehensive" dialogue among all the conflicting parties in the crisis in eastern Ukraine that has killed hundreds.

Polling stations across Hong Kong opened Sunday in an unofficial referendum on democratic reform in the former British colony, a move that has angered Beijing.

ScanEagle is a maritime reconnaissance asset for gathering intelligence.