Egyptian authorities on Sunday detained four journalists working for the Al Jazeera English news channel. The journalists have been accused of broadcasting illegally, spreading false information and information aimed at inciting the public, and meeting with members...
The French Constitutional Council on Sunday approved a controversial tax of up to 75 percent on companies paying salaries over 1 million euros ($1.375 million USD). The super tax had been a campaign...
The government of South Sudan on Friday offered to immediately cease fighting with the rebels, but warned that its forces would not hesitate to defend themselves in the event of an attack. Violence began after ethnic Dinka,...
A federal judge for the US District Court for the Southern District of New York ruled on Friday that the National Security Agency's (NSA) PRISM program, which includes massive collection of...
The US Senate passed a spending bill and presented the legislation to President Obama on Wednesday, scaling back the across-the-board spending cuts that went into place earlier this year. The bill also passed the US...
The British National Security and Intelligence Committee revealed in a report on Thursday that an investigation has found evidence that Britain has been complicit in the torture and rendition of terror suspects. The investigation was run by...
US prosecutors unsealed on Thursday charges it has filed against 49 current and former Russian diplomats and their family members for allegedly conspiring to commit health care fraud . The complaint, which was...
A Zimbabwean magistrate on Tuesday acquitted human rights lawyer Beatrice Mtetwa on charges of obstructing justice and being unruly to police officers. Mtetwa was arrested in March , and was determined to be a flight risk....
Ukraine's imprisoned opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko announced on Monday that she would go on a hunger strike to show her support for the demonstrators who have been protesting Ukraine's decision...
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU on Thursday filed a lawsuit in Shawnee County District Court , challenging Kansas' two-tiered voter registration system. The US Supreme Court has ruled that laws requiring...
