A UN spokesperson said Monday that the UN plans to contact the US government about reports that the National Security Agency (NSA) hacked UN internal communications. The UN said that international treaties protect its offices and all...

An Iranian court of appeals on Sunday rejected the appeal of American pastor Saeed Abedini and refused to reduce his eight-year prison term in the Evin prison. Abedini was sentenced in January by a branch of the...

A spokesperson for European Commission Vice President Viviane Reding said Monday that Croatia may face legal action for failure to comply with EU extradition law. Days before entering the EU on July 1, the...

The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ruled Monday that a defendant's request for a lawyer may not be used as evidence of guilt. Tayfun Okatan was convicted on three counts relating to...

The Rajya Sabha , the upper house of the Indian parliament, approved an amendment to the Marriage Law , 2010 Monday that would grant both men and woman the ability to file for divorce on the...

The Texas Supreme Court announced Friday that it will consider whether the state has jurisdiction to grant divorces to two same-sex couples who were legally married in Massachusetts. Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott said in...

UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova on Monday condemned the death of three journalists in Egypt and called for a thorough investigation into the incidents. Two journalists, Ahmed Abdel of Al-Akhbar and Gawad...

At the beginning of a week-long visit to Sri Lanka, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay pledged to raise concerns with the government's human rights record, particularly with regard to alleged war...

Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Sunday urged the government of Myanmar to significantly revise or discard their draft association law. The draft law, if enacted, would require nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) to obtain official registration...

Ecuador's criminal code, which prohibit abortions even in the case of rape, threatens the health of victims of sexual violence, Human Rights Watch (HRW) reported Friday. Ecuador's abortion laws impose prison terms ranging...