Sudanese lawmakers on Tuesday adopted a law addressing how a 2011 referendum for southern independence will be conducted. Agreed to earlier this month by leaders of the ruling National Congress Party (NCP) of President Omar...
Mexico City's local assembly approved a same-sex marriage law on Monday, seeking to extend equal rights to gay couples throughout the city. The proposed legislation would allow for marriage, adoption, inheritance,...
The Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) on Monday charged former Khmer Rouge leader Ieng Thirith with genocide, torture, and persecution, adding to previous charges...
The US Senate agreed on Monday to close the debate on proposed health care reform legislation , making way for a vote expected Thursday. The agreement was reached by a narrow 60...
Albania is willing to accept additional Guantanamo Bay detainees, Prime Minister Sali Berisha told reporters on Wednesday, calling closure of the prison a "human rights issue." Berisha said that...
The US House of Representatives Financial Services Committee on Wednesday approved the Financial Stability Improvement Act to address various economic dangers posed by large financial institutions. The bill seeks to...
Canada's Federal Court Friday ordered a review of a denial of refugee status for a lesbian US soldier who deserted the US Army in 2007 and fled to Canada. The Immigration and Refugee Board (IRB)...
A federal judge on Friday ordered the release of Algerian Guantanamo Bay detainee Farhi Saeed Bin Mohammed. Judge Gladys Kessler directed the government to "take all necessary and approrpriate steps to facilitate ...
A federal judge on Wednesday ruled that former Guantanamo Bay detainee Ahmed Ghailani does not have a right to be represented by his military defense lawyers in a civilian...
The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced Friday that the Obama administration will push for immigration reform legislation early next year. Speaking at the Center for American Progress (CAP) , DHS Secretary Janet...
