Navigating a world-record corn maze tests the human psyche
DIXON, Calif. — Deep inside one of the world’s largest corn mazes, where the tri-tip sandwiches and soft-serve ice cream purchased at the concession stand have…
Key to Korean unification is human rights, say policy experts, activists
1 of 2 | Participants of the International Forum on One Korea in Seoul on Friday pose for a photo during the conference's opening ceremony.…
Mystery of human remains found on board doomed HMS Terror solved as DNA proves crew member was CANNIBALISED
MYSTERY surrounding human remains from the disastrous Franklin expedition in 1845 has been solved, with researchers revealing an unlucky lad was cannibalised. Scientists also identified…
What’s behind India’s latest #MeToo movement in Malayalam cinema? | Human Rights News
A spate of allegations of sexual misconduct has rocked the film industry in India’s southern state of Kerala, triggering a flood of police cases and…
Report: Venezuela ramps up efforts to quash opposition as human rights crisis grows
1 of 4 | Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro (C) celebrates his controversial election win, in Caracas, Venezuela, on July 29. A new report Tuesday says…
CDC: ‘Close contact’ of Mo. bird flu patient also fell ill, but human transmission unlikely
A close contact of an avian flu patient in Missouri also fell ill at the same time but it is unlikely there was any human-to-human…
AI can rescue people from conspiracy theory rabbit holes
Roughly half of Americans subscribe to to some sort of conspiracy theory, and their fellow humans haven’t had much success coaxing them out of their…
AI ‘will surpass the human brain’ after major breakthrough says scientist who warns humanity must build ‘kill switch’
ARTIFICIAL intelligence is set to surpass the human brain's capabilities - but such advancements come at a cost.An AI technology analyst says we're just steps…
California Health and Human Services chief Dr. Mark Ghaly to step down
Dr. Mark Ghaly is stepping down as head of the California Health and Human Services Agency after an eventful tenure that included the eruption of…
A Libyan human trafficker sanctioned by the UN has been killed in Tripoli, officials say
One of Libya’s most wanted human traffickers was killed Sunday in the capital, Tripoli, Libyan officials said, fueling tension in the western part of the…
‘Enough is enough’: Rohingya demand end to violence in Myanmar | Human Rights News
Rohingya seeking refuge in Bangladesh hold rallies marking the seventh anniversary of their exodus from Myanmar.Tens of thousands of Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh have held…
Costa Rica with US help nabs 21 suspects linked to human trafficking
An extensive police operation in Costa Rica on Tuesday resulted in the arrests of 21 people suspected of links to an international human-trafficking network operating…
Probe launched into ‘whether Bayesian hatches were left open & caused doomed yacht to sink in minutes in human error’
AN INVESTIGATION has been launched into whether hatches were left open on the Bayesian causing the doomed yacht to sink in minutes due to "human…
Nicaragua bans 1,500 NGOs in latest crackdown against civil society | Human Rights News
The move is part of a crackdown against groups viewed as hostile to President Daniel Ortega.Nicaragua’s government has outlawed 1,500 non-governmental organisations, part of a…
The Human Cost of Coffee: Rescuing slave workers in Brazil’s farms | Documentary
From raids to rescues, a survivor of slave labour uncovers the exploitation of workers on Brazilian coffee farms.Jorge Ferreira’s life has been shaped by the…
Ruling: Fetus can be called ‘unborn human being’ in Arizona voter pamphlet
PHOENIX — An informational pamphlet for Arizona voters, who will decide in the fall whether to guarantee a constitutional right to an abortion, can refer to…
‘Everything is legitimate’: Israeli leaders defend soldiers accused of rape | Human Rights News
Video has emerged of a gang rape of a Palestinian prisoner by guards at the Sde Teiman detention facility in the Negev desert, southern Israel.…
What’s next for Bangladesh after PM Sheikh Hasina’s resignation? | Human Rights
A new era is forming in Bangladesh after protests drove out the premier and forced her to flee the country.After 20 years in power, Prime…
New human rights report says Israeli prisons are ‘torture camps’ | Occupied West Bank
NewsFeedIsraeli human rights group B’Tselem has released a new report detailing the mistreatment of Palestinian detainees in which it says Israeli jails have been turned…
Tanzania wants to evict Maasai for wildlife – but they’re fighting back | Human Rights
Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania – Joseph Oleshangay’s theory is that government officials in his country, Tanzania, see people from his community as less than human. The 36-year-old…