The UNHRC has continued to develop and improve over the past few years, and would be even more effective if it could learn to depoliticize the work that it does.
Social media is giving Saudi Arabians an outlet for free speech. But offline, prominant activist Waleed Abu Alkhair takes great risks to host a face-to-face exchange of ideas
The heir to the throne of Tonga marries his cousin in a union that divides the Pacific island's royal family.
Students clash with police in Santiago during protests to demand the a bigger share of mining profits to advance education reform.
Crac des Chevaliers, 40km from Homs, has been in rebel hands since the beginning of the Syrian uprising. President Assad's forces now surround the 12th century citadel where a rag-tag group of fighters hold out....for now.
Tutsi-dominated rebels vow to fight all the way to Goma in DR Congo if Tutsi's come under attack, while citzens call for UN help to fight rebels.
Archaeologists discover 12 sets of human remains and several pre-Hispanic structures in a Mexico City neighbourhood.
The Obama administration is pressing Beijing to accept a code of conduct for resolving territorial disputes in the resource-rich South China Sea, a difficult mediation effort that has faced resistance from the communist government.
Earlier this week, representatives from more than 70 countries pledged $16 billion in aid to Afghanistan.
Libya's war time prime minister Mahmoud Jibril has a strong lead in early results from the country's first election.
Francesco Bongiovanni, the author of the book, 'The Decline & Fall of Europe' says the current European social & economic model has created a 'civilization of entitlements' in some parts of Europe. He adds that getting rid of the model will be difficult, especially in Southern Europe.
Syria's ambassador to Iraq has defected in protest at the military crackdown by Assad's forces against a 16-month uprising.
The New Yorker's Dexter Filkins joins Morning Joe to discuss his latest piece on what will happen in Afghanistan when the bulk of U.S. troops leave the country. In his piece, Filkins writes '[a] coup is one of the big possibilities—a coup or civil war.'