A top security expert at the United Nations has warned that the risk that nuclear weapons could be used is at its highest since World War II, calling it an "urgent" issue that the world should take more seriously.

Three leading Saudi Arabian scholars being held by Riyadh on multiple charges of "terrorism" will be sentenced to death, according to a new report.

The United Nations envoy for Libya has called for immediate action to cut off arms flows to the warring sides in Libya, warning that the ongoing battle for Tripoli was "just the start of a long and bloody war".

Senior Iranian Foreign Ministry official on Tuesday called for improvement of unity among members of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC).

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Abbas Mousavi condemned recent baseless accusations levelled against Iran by Canada, saying the western country should be held responsible for its illegal and unconventional actions.

The Academy of Medical Sciences of Iran, in a letter to UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres, complained that the United States' unilateral sanctions against the Iranian nation have adversely affected the medical treatment of Iranian patients, deploring that the American bans have blocked the flow ...

Sexual violence is much more widespread in Switzerland than commonly thought, with women and girls being failed by dangerous and outdated laws, a new survey commissioned by Amnesty International has revealed.

Iran's Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations Majid Takht-e Ravanchi warned about regional situation, saying that if unchecked, it may lead to another unnecessary regional crisis.

John Lewis was 32 years old when, on May 14 in Middlesbrough, north-east England, he became the 100th person in the United Kingdom this year to be killed in a stabbing.

The United States government said that a 16-year-old boy from Guatemala died Monday at a Border Patrol station in southern Texas, becoming the fifth death of a migrant child since December.