MADRID, July 19 (UPI) -- Public anger over claims of widespread government corruption spilled into the streets of Madrid, leaving many injured in clashes between protesters and police.
UNITED NATIONS, July 19 (UPI) -- The United Nations said it was concerned by Somalia legislation containing "extremely broad" measures restricting the rights to freedom of expression.
NAIROBI, Kenya, July 19 (UPI) -- Civilians are paying the price for a counter-insurgency campaign waged by the military in South Sudan, Human Rights Watch said Friday.
BEIRUT, Lebanon, July 19 (UPI) -- A Lebanese lawmaker said Friday Hezbollah's military activity is of greater concern than its role in Beirut's political affairs.
ANKARA, Turkey, July 19 (UPI) -- The militant Kurdistan Workers' Party said Friday the ruling Justice and Development Party in Turkey was standing in the way of the peace process.
UNITED NATIONS, July 19 (UPI) -- Ivory Coast has made significant progress since teetering on the verge of civil war in 2010 but remains at risk of returning to violence, a U.N. envoy said.
UNITED NATIONS, July 19 (UPI) -- Afghan President Hamid Karzai's endorsement of a law on electoral bodies will ensure a "robust" democratic system is in place, the U.N. secretary-general said.
LONDON, July 19 (UPI) -- The British government said Friday it was revoking licenses for arms exports to Egypt in response to political violence claiming civilian lives.
THE HAGUE, Netherlands, July 19 (UPI) -- More witnesses may be called to testify against Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta after security concerns forced two others to withdraw, the ICC said.
BRUSSELS, July 19 (UPI) -- The international community needs to address the "unspeakable barbarity" of attacks against civilians in the Democratic Republic of Congo, an EU leader said.
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay, July 18 (UPI) -- Latin America's leading trade bloc Mercosur emerged from its latest summit conference in the Uruguayan capital more divided than before the talks began.
BEIRUT, Lebanon, July 18 (UPI) -- Fighting between jihadist and nationalist rebel groups in Syria's complex civil war is playing into the hands of embattled President Bashar Assad , the dictator the rebels are trying to topple, and boosting recent battlefield gains made by his forces.
BEIRUT, Lebanon, July 18 (UPI) -- The Lebanese military said Thursday it received defense equipment from the U.S. Defense Department as part of an ongoing assistance program.
VILNIUS, Lithuania, July 18 (UPI) -- Georgia is one of the most important European allies in the region though there are broader areas of concern, the prime minister of Lithuania said Thursday.
CAIRO, July 18 (UPI) -- The Muslim Brotherhood said the European Union needs to come forward and condemn the military coup against Mohamed Morsi in early July.