The Supreme Court of the Philippines on Tuesday temporarily blocked implementation of a law that provides for state funding of contraceptives. The legislation , which was signed into law last year following approval ...

Citigroup, Inc. agreed on Monday to pay out $730 million to settle a lawsuit brought by investors claiming the financial services corporation misled debt investors about its condition during the financial crisis. According to a statement ...

Zimbabweans approved a new constitution that limits future presidents to two five-year terms, the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission said on Tuesday. In a nationwide referendum on Saturday nearly 95 percent of voters supported the passage...

Congolese war crimes suspect Gen. Bosco Ntaganda surrendered himself to a US embassy in Rwanda on Monday and requested extradition to the International Criminal Court (ICC) . Ntaganda has been wanted by the ICC...

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay lauded Guatemala on Monday for beginning the trial of former president Efrain Rios Montt and former intelligence chief Jose Rodriguez Sanchez, both of whom...

The US Supreme Court granted certiorari in three new cases Monday. In Madigan v. Levin the court will consider whether age discrimination claimants can circumvent the Age Discrimination in Employment...

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Monday in Arizona v. Inter Tribal Council of Arizona, Inc. to consider Arizona's 2004 Proposition 200 , which requires citizens to show "proof of citizenship" in...

Counsel for Kenyan politician Uhuru Kenyatta on Monday asked the International Criminal Court (ICC) to drop the charges against his client for lack of evidence. The request came...

Vermont's House of Representatives on Friday approved a bill that would require out-of-state employers to provide the same health care coverage to same-sex couples as employees with an opposite-sex spouse. The bill was approved [VPR...

Israel must cease all settlement activity and immediately withdraw settlers from the Palestinian territories, according to a UN expert speaking before the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) on Monday. Christine Chanet presented a report [text,...