Uruguay's Senate on Tuesday voted 23-8 in favor of legalizing same-sex marriage . The bill creates one law covering marriage for both heterosexual and homosexual couples. It allows...

Indian President Pranab Mukherjee on Wednesday signed into law an anti-rape bill providing for life terms and death sentences for offenders in addition to punishment for acid attacks, stalking and voyeurism. The bill also provides...

The UN General Assembly on Tuesday approved the first global arms treaty a week after Syria, North Korea, and Iran blocked it. The treaty, which regulates trade of conventional weapons, passed ...

A court in France on Tuesday ordered Pascal Simbikangwa, a former Rwandan Army Captain, to stand trial for crimes against humanity committed during the 1994 genocide in that country. Simbikangawa was arrested pursuant to an international arrest...

And now comes everyone's favorite part of the fundraising season: the end. We can't thank you enough for the donations, support, and feedback we've received over the past month. It is heartening to know that so many of...

Russian President Vladimir Putin approved a law on Tuesday giving him the authority to select candidates for regional elections. Under the new law, Putin will have the ability to submit three candidates ...

Six European countries, including France, the UK, the Netherlands, Germany, Spain and Italy, on Tuesday agreed on joint legal action against Google over its privacy policy . The countries claim that 13 months ago when...

A judge for the US District Court for the Southern District of New York on Monday refused to approve Citigroup Inc.'s proposed $590 million settlement of a shareholder lawsuit, questioning the reasonableness of some details...

A judge for the US District Court for the Southern District of New York ruled Saturday that ReDigi Inc.'s "pre-owned" digital music sales infringed on Capitol Records LLC's music copyrights. ReDigi's online service...

The Arkansas House of Representatives on Monday voted 52-45 to override Governor Mike Beebe's veto of a bill that requires voters to provide photo identification. Since the state senate voted March...