The Istanbul 19th criminal court convicted well-known Turkish pianist Fazil Say on Monday for insulting Islam and inciting hatred. Say was given a suspended 10-month sentence . The controversial case focused on several comments...

A Cairo Court of Appeals ordered the release of former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak on Monday, as he served the maximum two years in temporary detention. However, he will remain in custody [Aljazeera...

The US Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a challenge to the New York state gun law requiring those who desire to carry a concealed handgun to show they have a special reason...

Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Monday urged US President Barack Obama to press United Arab Emirates (UAE) Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan to act upon the worsening human rights situation...

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Monday heard oral arguments in the border dispute between Thailand and Cambodia over land surrounding the Temple of Preah Vihear . The ICJ awarded the temple to...

Al-Shabaab radicals launched an attack on Sunday against Somalia's Supreme Court. The attack, resulting in at least 35 deaths , was one of the worst attacks in years for the country's capital of Mogadishu. According to...

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Thursday charged the former partner in charge of KPMG's Pacific Southwest audit practice, Scott London, with providing insider information to his friend Bryan Shaw...

The Supreme Court of India on Sunday upheld a death penalty sentence against Devinderpal Singh Bhullar , a convicted terrorist. This ruling allows the Indian government to continue a trend toward use of execution that began...

Lawyers for prisoners being held at Guantanamo Bay said on Monday that the US government has started to notify them when their clients participating in a hunger strike are being force-fed. The hunger strike , which...

The North Dakota House of Representatives voted on Friday to pass SB 2368 , a measure outlawing abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy based on the controversial premise that a fetus can feel pain after 20...