Along with compelling scientific and economic reasons for acting to stem global warming, the issue has a moral dimension, according to political and academic leaders who contributed to a collection of essays recently published under the title Moral Ground: Ethical Action for a Planet in Peril.

Police stand guard over a flag made by immigrant rights supporters as conservatives listen to speeches July 31 in Phoenix.

A British human rights organization "Index on Censorship" has raised concerns over the death of one of the leading journalists of Belarus.

Before he started drawing thousands of viewers with YouTube stunts, a controversial Londoner sent shockwaves through the Internet with an entirely different type of video.

The U.S. government punished Mexico on Friday for human rights abuses in its war against drug cartels, cutting $26 million from an upcoming $175 million aid payment and demanding that Mexican soldiers be tried in civilian courts.

HAVANA a ' Fidel Castro dusted off his full military uniform for the first time since stepping down as president four years ago, a symbolic act in a communist country where little signals often carry enormous significance.