GENEVA, Oct 10 (Reuters) - The choice of Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado for the Nobel Peace Prize reinforces the need for a democratic transition in Venezuela, Human Rights Watch ...

A UN expert on Tuesday welcomed the decision by consensus during the 48th session of the UN Human Rights Council to establish an independent investigative mechanism for Afghanistan. The decision also ...

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Is it the invasion of the genome snatchers? Just in case the idea of aliens walking around in human skin suits wasn’t frightening enough. An outlandish study asserts that aliens might have abducted us ...

The Department of Homeland Security has decided not to file human labor trafficking charges against Anza-based Olivet University, allowing a civil lawsuit by former students who lodged the complaints ...

A young man barged into a 400-person human sexuality lecture at the University of Washington on Wednesday, making what appeared to be Nazi salutes and hurling insults at the class. But it wasn’t ...

Human male remains were found in the woods by a student near La Salle High School in Green Township. A cross-country runner at La Salle found the remains in the back of the lot near the high school ...

Our ancient past isn't always buried history. When it comes to our DNA, nearly 9% of the human genome is made up of leftover genetic material from ancient viruses (called endogenous retroviruses or ...

Oroville police served a search warrant and found human remains Tuesday evening. Investigators used a specialized detection K-9 from California Office of Emergency Services. The case is being ...

Researchers at Oregon Health & Science University have achieved a scientific first: transforming human skin cells into eggs that can be fertilized in the lab. Their study, published Tuesday in Nature ...

(New York) – The Taliban’s internet shutdowns are inflicting serious harm on people’s rights and livelihoods throughout Afghanistan, Human Rights Watch said today. The shutdowns, which began in ...

A new study shows elephants living in fragmented habitats in central India and facing frequent encounters with humans experience significantly higher physiological stress compared to those in more ...