International law tightly limits who may be targeted in armed conflict. Civilians are protected from attack unless they ...

Papua New Guinea’s rainforests, which span 28.2 million hectares (69.6 million acres), are among the most biodiverse in the ...

First Trust Senior Floating Rate Income Fund II has announced board approval to convert the fund into an ETF. This strategic move reflects a shift in structure, potentially enhancing liquidity and ...

TransAlta Corp. has signed a deal with Puget Sound Energy Inc. to convert a coal-fired power plant in Washington state to natural gas power generation. The power utility says it will need to spend ...

Traditional justice mechanisms are among Ethiopia’s most enduring alternative dispute resolution avenues. They are rooted in indigenous systems that predate the formal judiciary and provide accessible ...

In South Africa, a customary marriage may begin with ancestral blessings, lobola payments and the union of two families – but when that union breaks down, tradition alone will not suffice. According ...

Customary laws of Santals in Jharkhand limit the property rights of Adivasi women. These have been further constrained by shifting customs, weakened social support, and state interventions. The ...

The US Supreme Court heard a case Tuesday that will determine whether a Colorado law that prohibits licensed mental health professionals from providing conversion “therapy” to minors is constitutional ...

As more young people identify as transgender, a fight has re-emerged over therapy that questions their gender identities. By Amy Harmon Since at least a decade ago, a rare consensus has prevailed on a ...

In a bizarre turn of events in Delhi, a car delivery ritual went awry when a woman accidentally accelerated, sending their new Mahindra Thar crashing through a showroom's glass wall. The vehicle fell ...

A lawyer says people shouldn't fear Māori being given customary marine titles. The Government will tighten criteria so that groups will have to prove continuous and uninterrupted occupation since 1840 ...

He remembers walking towards the worst experience of his life. The dorm hall was a concrete tunnel, with chipped white paint on the walls and a stench of sweat trapped inside. The stairs, he recalls, ...