A vast majority of Latino workers in the United States are forced to work for long hours and low wages with no health care or any other benefits, says a new study published this week.

A new study released by the World Bank this week has raised concerns among humanitarian workers worldwide as more people are now believed to be living in impoverished conditions than previously thought.

Somali President Abdullahi Yusuf and Prime Minister Nur Hassan Hussein signed an agreement here today ending a month-long standoff between the two men that had threatened to unravel the country's fragile transitional government.

Climate scientists and activists at the Democratic National Convention are urging Americans to take part in a grassroots movement to demand immediate and drastic political action to avert global destabilization as a result of runaway climate change.

The millions of children and thousands of school buildings about to start a new cycle of learning would both benefit from some serious greening, says the Earth Day Network (EDN), offering suggestions from turning off light switches to adding solar panels.

Lawyers and human rights groups are urging Congress to adopt new legislation to ensure adequate medical care for all those held by the U.S. immigration enforcement agency.

A leading U.S. human rights group blasted Olympic corporate sponsors such as McDonald's, Panasonic, and Coca-Cola yesterday for disregarding human rights abuses in host country China.

Community groups are concerned about the Department of Homeland Security's plans to build a giant fence down the middle of a park that marks the westernmost border between the United States and Mexico.

The fatal ambush of four humanitarian aid workers in Afghanistan Wednesday has provoked a sharp response from the international aid community, including strong condemnation of the Taliban.

Major players in the food and cosmetics industries are coming under heavy pressure from environmental activists to stop manufacturing and selling products that contain palm oil.