As World War II reshaped rural Iowa, German prisoners of war became an essential labor force, and, in some cases, unexpected ...

Furious police say women prisoners had to urinate in disposable devices in the back of a police vehicle because Corrections ...

Israelis held captive in Gaza and Palestinians swept into Israel detention centres have been focus of ceasefire talks.

For three days, soldiers of the 7th Cavalry Regiment poured rifle and machine gun fire into the twin tunnels. Families ...

Some 120 Islamic State terrorists escaped from a prison in northeastern Syria as Damascus’s forces wrestled for control of ...

What if an authority figure directed you to pull a lever that delivered a painful shock to an unseen victim? If you’re like most people, you’d do it. And you’d keep doing it, at the urging of that ...

A tit-for-tat feud between rival organised crime groups based on two neighbouring estates led to a spate of eight shootings in one year ...

"It seems it’s only a matter of time before U.S. soldiers are deployed against the American people," writes Navy veteran.

This welcome conclusion came last Friday from employment tribunal judge Seamus Sweeney, in a case brought by eight women - ...

• Limiting Trump’s war powers: A handful of Republicans joined Democrats to advance a resolution limiting future US military force in Venezuela without congressional approval. The final resolution is ...

Jihadists militias could take control of Shamima's camp in days and potentially set the former ISIS bride free.