Peter Biar Ajak, a democracy advocate, was convicted of conspiring to buy and export weapons for a revolt in South Sudan.

GENEVA — Switzerland will hold a referendum on a proposal to cap the rich Alpine country’s population at 10 million, the latest bid by the top right-wing party to limit immigration. Passage could ...

Map of the United States. The northwestern corner displays an American flag. The lower half of the map displays the U.S. Constitution showing the words, "We the People." John P. Pelissero is director ...

Democracy took hold of mind and body in the late 18th and 19th centuries, creating “the age of revolution” against corruption, cruelty, and injustice. Following the American and French revolutions, ...

Guatemala is filling top justice jobs that could shape the rule of law and test its democracy ...

The Center for Arizona Policy, a Christian conservative advocacy group, submitted a complaint to the federal agency in June ...

For months now, critics of New York’s shift from odd-year to even-year local elections have warned that the change will ...

Nepal, Feb. 9 -- After the Gen Z uprising, questions arose about Nepal's security apparatus's rapid response capacity. Equally significant was the question: Why is there more repression in movements ...

Without coverage, victims remain invisible, aid groups cannot respond, and humanitarian crises vanish in the fog of mob ...

The SC House has passed a bill to exempt election workers' pay from state income taxes and pension contributions. The small price tag reflects their tiny pay.

GUATEMALA CITY — Just as Guatemala began to elect magistrates to its highest court on Thursday in a test of strength of its ...

Things rarely change unless there is a crisis. The present administration has certainly precipitated unprecedented challenges at all levels of our government. With the likelihood that the crisis will ...