A Cairo court on Saturday affirmed the death sentences of 21 individuals convicted of inciting a deadly riot after a soccer match in Port Said last February. In addition to confirming that the convicted individuals are to be hanged...

Kenya's election commission on Saturday declared Uhuru Kenyatta , son of Kenya's first president Mzee Jomo Kenyatta, the winner of the nation's 2013 presidential election. Shortly after the official announcement Kenyatta's top election opponent...

The Supreme Court of Mexico ruled on Wednesday that certain offensive statements regarding another individual's sexual orientation are not protected under the nation's freedom of expression laws. In a 3-2...

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The US Senate Judiciary Committee voted 11-7 on Thursday to approve gun-related legislation, establishing potential floor votes on the issue of gun violence for the first time in nearly a decade. The bill , aimed at...

The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Friday postponed commencement of the trial of Kenyan vice-presidential contender William Ruto to ensure trial preparedness. In mid-February, defense counsel for Ruto asserted that the prosecution had...

Independent experts within the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights on Friday urged governments around the world to take decisive steps to ensure and protect women's rights, and to "turn decades of...

A son-in-law of Osama Bin Laden pleaded not guilty on Friday in the US District Court for the Southern District of New York to conspiracy to kill US citizens . Sulaiman...

US President Barack Obama signed into law an updated version of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) on Thursday. The VAWA, originally passed in 1994, provides legal assistance, counseling and other...

Sulaiman Abu Ghaith, the son-in-law of Osama Bin Laden , has been captured and will be appear in the US District Court for the Southern District of New York on Friday to face...