UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay announced Thursday that the death toll in the Syrian conflict has now reached at least 93,000. According to the UN's data specialists, this estimate represents only recorded...
Judge Edward Korman of the US District Court for the Eastern District of New York on Wednesday approved the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) plan to make the Plan B emergency...
The Russian State Duma on Tuesday approveda bill that would criminalize the dissemination of materials supporting "non-traditional sexual relations" by a vote of 436-0, with one abstention. There are 450 seats in the lower parliamentary...
The High Court in Dublin on Wednesday ordered several Internet service providers (ISPs) to block access to file-sharing website The Pirate Bay (TPB) and its proxy servers within 30 days. TPB is one of the largest...
The US Department of Justice and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced Monday that neither agency will seek to continue the appeal of a ruling that allows women of all ages to access emergency...
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), in conjunction with the New York Civil Liberties Union filed suit Tuesday against the National Security Agency (NSA) challenging its recently revealed phone data collection. As a...
Several US lawmakers called Sunday for a review of the government's surveillance activity in light of recent reports revealing phone and Internet monitoring. Lawmakers have also called for a criminal investigation into the activities of Edward Snowden, who came...
Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai demanded Saturday that all prisoners of war held by UK forces at Bagram Airfield be released into Afghan custody. The estimated number of detainees is more than 80. Karzai's spokesperson, Aimal...
Cambodia's National Assembly unanimously approved a bill on Friday making it a crime to deny that atrocities were committed the Khmer Rouge regime. The bill passed while minority leaders were excluded from the legislature....
Human Rights Watch (HRW) stated Friday that the Singapore government's new licensing requirements for news sources impinges on free speech . By placing a registration fee on sources that meet threshold levels of Internet...
