Japanese police on Friday arrested the last major suspect accused of involvement in a nerve gas attack on the Tokyo subway system in 1995. The attacks, allegedly orchestrated by a Japan-based cult known as Aum Shinrikyo , killed...

Syrian forces are sexually abusing men, women and children who have been detained during the ongoing conflict, Human Rights Watch (HRW) reported Friday. HRW interviewed more than a dozen former Syrian detainees who were sexually...

Fifty aid groups and UN offices on Thursday signed a joint statement urging Israel to end its blockade of the Gaza Strip , calling it a violation of international law. Among the signatories are Amnesty...

The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Friday swore in its new prosecutor, Gambian war crimes lawyer Fatou Bensouda, who will succeed Luis Moreno-Ocampo . ICC President, Judge Sang-Hyun Song , opened the ceremony...

Cook County State Attorney Anita Alvarez argued Thursday that Illinois' ban on same-sex marriage contravenes the state's constitution. Her response , filed on behalf of Cook County Clerk David Orr ,...

A judge for the US District Court for the Southern District of Texas on Thursday sentenced Allen Stanford to 110 years in prison without parole. Judge David Hittner reduced the sentence from...

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) released a report on Wednesday claiming that it costs $68,270 per year to house a prisoner age 50 and older while many pose virtually no threat to...

The Supreme Constitutional Court of Egypt dissolved the Egyptian Parliament on Thursday after finding that one-third of its members were elected illegally. The court determined that because some of the members were elected illegally, the entire body...

Pro-democratic leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Thursday urged the international community to support Myanmar in its attempt to build a stronger democracy and uphold the rule of law. In...

Prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Wednesday submitted a renewed application seeking an arrest warrant for Sylvestre Mucadumura , a field commander in the Democratic Forces...