The US Supreme Court granted certiorari Monday in two cases. In Lexmark International, v. Static Control Components the court will determine whether the appropriate analytic framework for determining a party's...

Human Rights Watch (HRW) called on Turkish police Sunday to use non-violent tactics with civilians protesting the renovation of a rare public green space in Istanbul. Police forces dispersed peaceful protests with tear gas, water canons...

The Illinois Senate on Friday approved a measure that permits residents to carry concealed guns. The approval of this bill follows a ruling by the US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit that...

Egypt's highest court, the Supreme Constitutional Court (SCC) , on Sunday held that the country's legislature and constitutional panel were illegally elected. While the constitutional panel has already dissolved, the legislature's upper house, the Shura Council [official website,...

The chief prosecutor of the Central African Republic (CAR) , announced on Friday that the country had issued an arrest warrant for former president Francois Bozize . The charges include crimes...

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon released a statement on Saturday condemning the most recent violence in Syria, and expressing concern over how it has been affecting the civilian population. Ban called upon both parties to make greater...

A judge in the US District Court for the Northern District of California has ruled that Google Inc. must follow the FBI's warrantless requests for user information through national security letters (NSLs) [CRS...

The pre-trial chamber of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Friday rejected a challenge by the Libyan government to the court's jurisdiction over Saif al-Islam Gaddafi , the son of Libya's...

The Nigerian House of Representatives on Thursday approved a bill making same-sex marriage a crime punishable by a maximum of 14 years in prison. Further, any person who witnesses, aids, or abets same-sex marriages; operates gay organizations;...

The Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACHR) on Thursday urged El Salvador to allow doctors to perform medical procedures necessary to saving a 22-year-old woman's life, including an abortion, despite the...