A judge for the US District Court for the Western District of Kentucky on Wednesday allowed "secret evidence" to be used against an Iraqi refugee for terrorism charges, finding probable cause that he is "an agent of...

The Washington state House of Representatives voted 53-43 Wednesday to approve a bill to legalize same-sex marriage . Washington currently grants expanded domestic partnership rights rather than full marriage or civil union...

The Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) is authorized to use and pass on information obtained through torture when Canadian lives are at stake, Public Safety Minister Vic Toews said Tuesday. The statements come in response...

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay on Wednesday urged the international community to take action to protect Syrian civilians. Pillay argued that the failure of the UN Security Council to agree...

The Parliament of Uganda on Tuesday reintroduced legislation that would criminalize certain homosexual activities. Amnesty International (AI) has criticized the bill as "a grave assault on human rights." The proposed legislation is a...

Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani on Wednesday appealed a summons issued by the Supreme Court of Pakistan demanding he appear in a hearing against him for contempt. The contempt...

The UN Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples James Anaya urged the Panamanian government on Tuesday to open a dialogue with the country's indigenous peoples in an effort to alleviate tension...

The Vatican sex crimes prosecutor warned bishops on Wednesday that they must follow rules in place for protecting victims of sexual abuse in the church or they risk being sanctioned. Monsignor Charles Scicluna, the church appointed prosecutor...

South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson filed suit Tuesday against the US Department of Justice (DOJ) over its ruling that barred South Carolina from enforcing its voter identification law . The DOJ...

A judge in Milan ruled Tuesday that former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi will stand trial for publicly releasing a secret wiretap in 2005. The prosecution alleges that Berlusconi published the transcript of a...