The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on Friday upheld Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulations on sulfur dioxide emissions that restrict levels to 75 parts per billion over a...

A judge for the US District Court for the District of Hawaii on Friday dismissed human trafficking charges against six executives and other business associates. The charges relate to a 2010 indictment that alleged the defendants enticed...

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday signed into law a bill that labels all non-governmental organizations (NGOs) that engage in political activity as "foreign agents" and requires them to register with the Justice Ministry before receiving any...

A UN special committee, composed of representatives from Sri Lanka, Malaysia and Senegal, on Thursday condemned Israel's treatment of child detainees. The committee detailed law enforcement practices such as violent raids on homes without warrants, use of...

Amnesty International (AI) on Thursday stated that the violence against minority Rohingyas and other Muslim has increased since a state of emergency was declared in the western Myanmar State Rakhine. Benjamin...

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruled Friday that Senegal must promptly either put on trial or extradite to Belgium Chadian ex-president Hissene Habre . The court's legally binding order also...

The UN Security Council on Friday extended the UN monitoring mission in Syria for an additional 30 days. The mandate for the UN Supervision Mission in Syria (UNSMIS) , deployed as part of the peace plan...

The Liberian Senate on Thursday approved a bill that prohibits same-sex marriage in the West African nation. The bill, sponsored by Senator Jewel Howard Taylor , makes same-sex marriage a second degree felony [New...

Newly elected Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi on Thursday ordered the release of 572 people who had been convicted by the military. Morsi, Egypt's first elected civilian president, had formed a committee to review all...

The Butts County Superior Court on Thursday denied requests to halt the execution of Georgia death row inmate Warren Hill. Hill was convicted of two counts of murder but argues he should not be executed because he is mentally...