At least 29 children and teens die at the hands of violent crime every day in Brazil. According to a newly-released report, the figure represents an increase by 576.4 percent over three decades.... More

Terrorists carried out three separate suicide bomb attacks across Saudi Arabia, including an attack in the holy city of Medina ... More

A new report by a U.S. taxpayer watchdog group reveals that the growing militarization in the United States goes beyond police departments by showing how nonmilitary federal agencies are arming themselves like military units.... More

Former Argentine President Cristina Fernandez was welcomed over the weekend by a huge crowd of followers upon her arrival in Buenos Aires, where she has been summoned to testify over accusations of “public administration fraud.”... More

Investors in Puerto Rico's debt-burdened economy still face the risk of default on some of the island's nearly US$73 billion in debt even after the U.S. Congress on Wednesday created a controversial but powerful federal oversight board to manage its economy and debt restructuring.... More

Israel has approved plans to construct 800 new housing units for settlers in and around the occupied East al-Quds (Jerusalem) in open defiance of international law.... More

The number of smugglers prosecuted for bringing illegal stowaways into the UK in 2015-16 rose by 50 percent, according to Home Office statistics.... More