The Chinese Ministry of Information and Technology revealed its proposed changes to Chinese Internet law that seek to limit the ability of users to post anonymous comments on micro-blogs and forums. The...

The Israeli parliament on Wednesday voted 69-22 against a bill that would have legalized the unauthorized settlements in the West Bank on privately held Palestinian land. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu urged lawmakers to vote against the bill...

Denmark's Parliament on Thursday voted to approve a bill that legalizes same-sex marriages in the country's state Lutheran church ceremonies. Previously, same-sex unions were only permitted to be conducted in small ceremonies [AP...

UN Special Rapporteur on the human right to safe drinking water and sanitation Catarina Albuquerque on Wednesday strongly urged nations to support the human right to safe drinking water and sanitation during the UN Conference...

The Iraqi government has executed Abid Hamid Mahmud, a former bodyguard and secretary of Saddam Hussein , an official from the Iraqi Justice Ministry said Thursday. Mahmud was sentenced to death by hanging in 2010...

Mexican President Felipe Calderon has signed a climate change bill that will introduce sweeping environmental reform. The bill requires the country to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 30 percent by 2020, requires 35 percent of...

A federal judge in the US District Court for the Southern District of New York ruled Wednesday that section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) is unconstitutional because...

Preserve Marriage Washington presented over 200,000 referendum signatures on Wednesday seeking to overturn recently signed same-sex marriage legislation. The signatures have prevented Washington's gay marriage law from taking effect on Thursday. Earlier this year Washington Governor Chris...

The US National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) on Wednesday published its 2011 Report on Terrorism which concluded that the total number of worldwide terrorism attacks has dropped 12 percent from 2010 and 29 percent from 2007....

Human Rights Watch (HRW) reported on Wednesday that since July 2011 at least 40 people including women and children have been killed during cross-border attacks on Ivory Coast villages by...