As Australia approaches the halfway mark of its term on the United Nations human rights council, it must do more to stand up against abusive nations, Human Rights Watch says.

Seventy people were arrested outside the New York Times building Saturday afternoon after they briefly blocked traffic as part of a protest for more effective media coverage of climate change.

UNICEF Representative in Iran Will Parks said on Sunday that despite of economic sanctions, the Islamic Republic of Iran has gained remarkable progress in various fields including health sector.

Iran lashed out at Europe on Sunday for “lack of political will to stand up against the US”, saying Tehran will continue to cut down on some of its commitments inside the 2015 nuclear deal.

British and French authorities have ramped up attempts to prevent refugees reaching the UK with camp evictions in north France running at several a day, new analysis reveals.

A key suspect in the murder case of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi at the Kingdom's consulate in Istanbul has not been put on trial, according to a recently released UN report.

The United States military launched cyberattacks against Iranian missile control systems on Thursday after Tehran downed an American surveillance drone, US officials have said.

Hosts women activists, Iranian judiciary chief said that drafting a bill to protect women against violence is in progress and soon will be presented to the parliament and executive body.

The Supreme Court of Israel has reportedly approved plans for the demolition of 100 Palestinian apartments units on the southeastern outskirts of occupied East Jerusalem al-Quds on the grounds that they have been built close to the separation wall that snakes across occupied Palestinian territories ...

The Iranian foreign ministry condemned the Friday's suicide blast in Iraq's capital Baghdad that killed at least 10 people and wounded dozens of others.