JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SET TO FREE 6,000 PRISONERS, LARGEST ONE-TIME RELEASE

Justice department set to free 6 000 prisoners largest one-time release... READ MORE›

BRITON ARRESTED FOR CYBERATTACK ON PENTAGON

The man, who was arrested in Sutton Coldfield, close to Birmingham in the West Midlands, has not been identified and has not yet been charged, the spokesman said... READ MORE›

PEREGRINE FALCON FOUND SHOT DEAD AT DERBYSHIRE WILDLIFE TRUST'S HEADQUARTERS

Everybody is devastated, said Kaite Helps of Derbyshire Wildlife Trust... READ MORE›

WHAT WOULD WALT DO? UNIVERSAL AND DISNEY BATTLE TO BE US'S BEST THEME PARK

While its neighbour matures, Walt Disney World continues to thrive even if it doesn't currently seem to match with Universal's newfound energy and investment... READ MORE›

FOUR ARRESTED FOR ALLEGEDLY ATTEMPTING TO EXPORT 150 NATIVE ANIMALS TO EUROPE

Senior wildlife officer Rick Dawson said more than 20 of the reptiles were dead by the time they had been discovered by authorities or had since died... READ MORE›

WORLD PARKS CONGRESS: CALL TO EXTEND NO-TAKE SHARE OF MARINE PROTECTED AREAS

At the centre of the world's action plan for the oceans are sanctuaries for marine life, Dr Grady said... READ MORE›

OBAMA TO PROPOSE PROTECTING U.S. ARCTIC WILDLIFE REFUGE FROM DRILLING

On Friday, she had introduced a bill that would have permitted oil production in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge... READ MORE›

WHY IS THE US DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY ABOUT TO SHUT DOWN?

Congress would have to decide whether Homeland Security employees would get retroactive pay after any shutdown... READ MORE›

JUSTICE DEPARTMENT CLEARS OFFICER IN FERGUSON CASE BUT CRITICIZES POLICE FORCE

The U.S. Justice Department will not prosecute a white former police officer in the fatal shooting of an unarmed black 18-year-old whose death in Ferguson,... READ MORE›

SYRIAN REFUGEES IN CANADA HOPE BRITISH ROYALS WILL ADVOCATE FOR 'PEOPLE IN NEED'

The family arrived in Canada as part of the 30,000 Syrian refugees accepted into the country in the past year... READ MORE›

COALITION FALLS WELL SHORT OF PROMISE TO RESETTLE 12,000 REFUGEES

The pledge was in addition to the thousands of Iraqi and Syrian refugees the government planned to take under the annual global humanitarian intake of 13,750... READ MORE›

All the reasons for which Europe was created economic stability, free flow of goods and people and solidarity, seem to have been long forgotten... READ MORE›

CHINESE, GERMANS AND BRITONS MOST WELCOMING TO REFUGEES, SAYS REPORT

China and the UK were first and third respectively on Amnesty's Refugees Welcome Index, with Germany in second place... READ MORE›

RICH STATES RESETTLE BARELY 1% OF SYRIAN REFUGEES; JAPAN TAKES NONE

So far, France had only pledged to take in 1,000 Syrian refugees, or just 4 percent of the nearly 26,000 considered its fair share, the report said... READ MORE›

JORDAN'S KING ABDULLAH WARNS SYRIAN REFUGEE 'DAM WILL BURST' IF RICH NATIONS DON'T TAKE FAIR SHARE

The king of Jordan has warned his country could stop taking refugees from Syria if it is not offered more support by the international community... READ MORE›

4 REMAINING OCCUPIERS OF ORE. REFUGE REMAIN WATCHFUL

Ammon Bundy's lawyer, Lissa Casey, said her client is not aligned with those remaining at the refuge near Burns... READ MORE›

AI WEIWEI CLOSES DENMARK EXHIBIT IN PROTEST AGAINST ASSET SEIZURES

Denmark is not the first European country to demand the assets of asylum seekers... READ MORE›

DENMARK PLANS TO SEIZE MIGRANT ASSETS TO COVER COSTS

Under the bill, refugees could keep possessions amounting to 10,000 Danish kroner 2,000 Cdn, raised from 3,000 kroner 600 Cdn after criticism from human rights organizations... READ MORE›

UN'S NEW REFUGEE AGENCY HEAD SAYS EUROPE COULD DO MORE

Speaking to the BBC's Quentin Somerville, Mr Grandi said Europe can absorb more genuine refugees if it would be better organised among the different member-states... READ MORE›

OREGON GOVERNOR CALLS ON FEDS TO ACT AGAINST ARMED GROUP

Exasperated by a tense situation that has caused fear among some southeastern Oregon residents since it began Jan. 2, Gov... READ MORE›

MOST MEMBERS OF DENMARK'S PARLIAMENT SUPPORT SEIZING REFUGEES' VALUABLES

The law is part of a set of bills that will make Denmark one of Europe's toughest destinations for potential refugees... READ MORE›