Between 1347 and 1353, Europe was gripped by the most catastrophic pandemic in its history: the Black Death. Killing many millions, the plague wiped out between one-third and a half of Europe's ...

We write to express Human Rights Watch’s deep concern regarding the continued use of the death penalty in the United States and to respectfully urge you to take significant action by commuting the ...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran has sentenced two women to death on charges of human trafficking, the country’s official IRNA news agency reported on Monday, a penalty that sparked widespread ...