The New Zealand Parliament on Wednesday voted 77-44 in favor of an amendment to the existing Marriage Act of 1955 that would allow same-sex couples to marry. The debate surrounding the controversial legislation was heated,...

Former Libyan intelligence chief Abdullah al-Senussi has not been able to speak with a lawyer or told what charges he faces during his eight-month detention, Human Rights Watch (HRW) reported Wednesday. HRW was permitted...

The government of Uganda and the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) on Monday launched a 'mobile' court intended to serve both the migrant population of the Nakivale settlement and nearby Ugandan nationals. The project...

North Dakota Governor Jack Dalrymple on Tuesday signed SB 2368 , a measure banning abortions after 20 weeks gestation based on the controversial premise that a fetus can feel pain at that point. The North Dakota...

The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ruled on three cases related to the 9/11 terrorist attacks Tuesday, upholding the dismissal of almost all of the claims against the defendants. In In Re...

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Tuesday in Adoptive Couple v. Baby Girl on who should have rightful custody of Baby Veronica in light of...

The US Supreme Court ruled Tuesday in a 5-4 decision in US Airways, Inc v. McCutchen that the terms of a contract in a health benefit plan should not be overturned through the...

A judge for the US District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi on Monday extended an injunction blocking Mississippi from revoking the license of the state's only abortion clinic. In seeking to close down...

The US Supreme Court ruled 5-4 Tuesday in Genesis HealthCare Corp. v. Symczyk that the claim was moot because respondent "had no personal interest in representing putative, unnamed claimants, nor...

UK-based rights group Privacy International said Tuesday that it is suing the British government for refusing to divulge information concerning surveillance equipment sold by Gamma International . Gamma International is a software company whose FinFinisher software...