Minnesota jail in lockdown as 100 inmates refuse to return to cells
Prisoners are reportedly protesting conditions at the facility amid hot conditions.
2023-09-04 06:28
Possible deal to free American prisoners in Iran called for shuttle diplomacy -- from hotel to hotel
Closing in on a deal to free five Americans detained in Iran, US and Iranian delegations gathered in separate hotels in Doha -- within sight of each other, but not within earshot -- as Qatari diplomats shuttled back and forth trying feverishly to broker an elusive agreement between the two.
2023-08-12 20:21
Why are tensions mounting on the Belarus-Poland border?
Poland is sending extra troops to its border with Belarus after an alleged military incursion.
2023-08-10 12:48
Russian convicts released to fight with Wagner accused of new crimes
Victims' families are distraught that Russian prisoners released to fight in Ukraine are reoffending.
2023-08-10 07:22
Belarus isolates political prisoners to break their spirit
Families of Belarusian political prisoners say loved ones are being denied any outside contact.
2023-08-07 07:21
North Korea: Kim Jong Un shows off missiles to Russia defence chief Shoigu
Russia's defence minister Sergei Shoigu praised N Korea’s military as the “most powerful” in the world.
2023-07-27 13:56
US lawmaker Greg Casar ends thirst strike after nine hours
Greg Casar calls off his protest over a law to end some protections for outdoor workers in Texas.
2023-07-27 05:50
UN rejects Russian account of attack that killed 50 Ukrainian prisoners, confirming findings of a CNN investigation
The United Nations has said that Russian accounts of a rocket attack on a camp holding Ukrainian prisoners of war in July 2022 are not supported by the evidence.
2023-07-26 04:21
Biden says he's 'serious' about working on a prisoner exchange to free Evan Gershkovich
President Joe Biden on Thursday said he is "serious" about a prisoner exchange to free wrongfully detained Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich from Russia.
2023-07-14 01:24
Supreme Court limits federal prisoners' ability to bring some post-conviction challenges
The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the conviction of a federal prisoner who argued he should be able to challenge his 27-year sentence for firearms possession based on changes in the law since his trial.
2023-06-22 23:27
UK immigration: No clear case for routinely accepting Albania asylum claims - MPs
But more needs to be done to support the Albanian victims of people smuggling, a report finds.
2023-06-12 09:23
Home Office starts ad campaign to deter Albanian migrants
The adverts will say people 'face being detained and removed' if they come to the UK by small boat.
2023-05-28 07:17