An Egyptian court ordered a retrial for former president Hosni Mubarak, who was acquitted in the killings of hundreds of protestors during the 2011 uprising that ousted his regime.
Some 8,000 Nigerian civilians have been killed since 2011 in abuses by security forces, Amnesty International reports, accusing the military of crimes agaist humanity.
Colombia's congress re-instated presidential term limits, overturning a measure passed by former president Alvaro Uribe that led to charges he sought to consolidate a dictatorship.
The FARC called off their unilateral ceasefire after some 20 fighters were killed in an air-strike on a guerilla camp in Colombia's southwest region of Cauca.
Nine Turkish miners demanding justice in last year's Soma mining disaster that killed over 300 face six years in prison for violating the law restricting demonstrations.
Peru's authorities claim to have evidence that the neo-Senderistas are in league with a re-organized Colombian cocaine cartel, ironically known as the "Cafeteros" (coffee-producers).
Protesters are demanding that Guatemala's President Otto Pérez step down following corruption revelations—including claims linking his administration to narco-traffickers.
Mexico's drug cartels appear to have declared open season on any candidate for public office who will not toe their line in the run-up to June's midterm elections.
ISIS advanced on Aleppo and launched an offensive on the Syrian Kurdish city of Hassakeh as the US and coalition partners met in Paris. No Kurdish leaders were invited to the summit.
The self-proclaimed "Supporters of the Islamic State in Jerusalem" issued a 48-hour ultimatum for the Hamas administration to halt its crackdown on the group in the Gaza Strip.
Several were killed and a mosque reportedly destroyed as Egyptian security forces battled militants of the ISIS-aligned Ansar Bait al-Maqdis in the Sinai Peninsula.
Key provisions of the USA Patriot Act allowing "Bulk Data Collection" and "Roving Wiretaps" expired after a late Senate vote failed to establish an extension.
