The cleanup operation continues in Belgium and Germany, the countries worst affected by last week's devastating floods following torrential rainfall. Senior figures from the European Commission have just attended a meeting of EU environment ministers.

A human rights group urges the UAE government to release a number of political prisoners, who were jailed during the country's infamous "UAE 94" trial.

Palestinian activists, who have been at the forefront of a campaign to stop the expulsions of Palestinians from Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood in the occupied East Jerusalem al-Quds, have been released from custody several hours after they were arrested by Israeli forces.

At least two Iraqi demonstrators have been killed and dozens of others injured as protesters demanded justice over a wave of deadly attacks on pro-democracy activists.

Dozens of people, including many of the most prominent protest leaders, have been arrested on a variety of charges in recent months.

The United Nations (UN) says at least 38 people were killed in Myanmar on Wednesday, marking the bloodiest day of protests against the recent military coup in the Southeast Asian country.

A UN expert says three human rights defenders jailed in the UAE are being mistreated in conditions that may amount to torture.

Environmental activists have secretly dug "a network of tunnels" under a small public garden in front of a London train station as part of their action against the HS2 high-speed rail project.

A Cambodian court begins hearing the cases of over 100 members and supporters of the dissolved opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) charged with treason.

Political activists have sat together in Tehran to discuss the latest crises that have gripped Muslim communities.