The gender pay gap is best tackled at European Union level, according to 47 per cent of the Europeans interviewed for a Eurobarometer poll presented on March 7 by the European Parliament’s women's rights committee chairperson Mikael Gustafsson.
The Chinese Communist Party chief in Tibet has sacked four officials for "endangering stability" in the region, state media reports.
Maldives security forces must stop using violence against supporters of Mohamed Nasheed’s Maldivian Democratic Party, a day after he was forced to resign the presidency under the threat of violence by the military and police, Amnesty International said.
Parliament to debate reintroduced anti-homosexuality proposals that could lead western donors to cut aid
People in the city describe snipers, bombings and their fear that the regime is preparing to make a lethal final assault
Pakistani authorities must do more to protect the Ahmaddiya community, Amnesty International said today amid threats from religious groups to block Ahmadis from entering their place of worship in Rawalpindi on Friday.
Amnesty International has urged the Ukrainian authorities to stop the ill-treatment of a group of detained asylum-seekers and their supporters, who were yesterday attacked by security forces attempting to forcibly end a hunger strike.
Two people have been killed in the Senegalese capital during a demonstration against President Abdoulaye Wade's re-election bid.
Julian Assange heads to UK court in bid to block his extradition to Sweden, where he faces allegations of sex crimes.
Syria, Bahrain and Yemen get worst ever rankings