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St Andrews, Scotland - Twenty activists donned suits and ties and buried their heads in the sand on a Scottish beach on Saturday to protest against a meeting of finance ministers from the Group of 20 powerful nations.

An Italian judge sentenced 23 Americans to up to eight years in prison on Wednesday for the abduction of a Muslim cleric, in a symbolic condemnation of the CIA "rendition" flights used by the former U.S. government.

Green groups and activists for the developing world on Thursday accused rich nations of tiptoeing away from vows to seal a binding, far-reaching UN treaty on climate change in Copenhagen next month.

Prime Minister Stephen Harper said Thursday the federal government will convene a judicial inquiry to investigate the disappearance of millions of sockeye salmon from B.C.'s Fraser River fishery.

Comment about "Two charged over murders of Russian lawyer and reporter" Phone Name Comment 0 Two charged over murders of Russian lawyer and reporter Arrests welcomed by human rights groups AFP Female Russian murder suspect Yevgenia Khasis, with a black bag over her head, sitting in the defendant's cage of a Moscow court, yesterday.

An international human rights group said Friday it has documented three cases of sexual assault against detainees arrested during Iran's postelection turmoil, including one that was supported by an official report but not investigated further.

Africans "should dare to imagine an African world not defined by the World Bank or the International Monetary Fund but one that comes out of Africa". This is necessary for Africans to grow out of dependence and become the agents of their own development.

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals has launched an advertising campaign which stars Sir Roger Moore and targets Selfridges.

The state court suit filed in West Palm Beach names Gov. Charlie Crist, the Board of Education and several political leaders and alleges that they are violating a requirement in the Florida Constitution to provide a "uniform, efficient, safe, secure... This article is available to registered guests only.

Amnesty International has urged the Guyanese authorities to charge police officers involved in the torture and ill-treatment of three individuals, including a 15-year-old boy, who were detained in relation to a murder investigation.

Daigle, Arthur Max,Katy - Activists of anti-poverty group Oxfam wearing masks of world leaders fron left to right: British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, French President Nicolas Sarkozy, US President Barack Obama, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Spain's Jose Luiz Rodriguez Zapatero and Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, perform during the ...

Human rights lawyer Stanislav Markelov and reporter Anastasia Baburova were gunned down in Moscow earlier this year Alleged killer Eugenia Khasis, in a black hood, is led by police to court in Moscow.

President Jacob Zuma was asked to intervene to end the bull killing ritual of Ukweshwama in a letter released by Indian animal rights activist Maneka Gandhi on Thursday.

A A A' A Chinese dissident recently freed after eight years in jail said Thursday he is seeking President Barack Obama's help in gaining medical parole for two friends jailed with him for forming a political study group.

African nations pushed wealthy countries at U.N. climate talks on Wednesday to explain how they intend to cut their greenhouse emissions under the landmark global warming agreement being negotiated.

Environmental campaigners have claimed the Government' "obsession" with carbon trading as a solution to climate change is "irresponsible and dangerous" and could trigger a sub-prime style financial collapse.

An Italian judge found 23 Americans and two Italians guilty Wednesday in the kidnapping of an Egyptian terror suspect, delivering the first legal convictions anywhere in the world against people involved in the CIA's extraordinary renditions program.

The family of Oscar Grant, III, residents, community activists, religious and civic leaders have expressed disappointment that an Alameda County, Calif., judge granted a change of venue in the trial of a former transit officer who shot and killed the 22-year-old unarmed passenger in Oakland.

Death row cell, Minsk, Belarus. © Legal initiative Simulation of execution method used in Belarus - executioner shoots victim in back of head with silenced pistol, February 2009 © Amnesty International 29 October 2009 Amnesty International has urged Belarusian President Alyaksandr Lukashenka to prevent the execution of a death row ...

Hotel staff attempt to talk protesters down off the furniture. Four seal hunt protesters were dragged from a lunch hosted by the Fisheries Council of Canada in Charlottetown on Wednesday.