The US Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit ruled on Friday that the Stolen Valor Act (SVA) , which criminalizes the act of falsely claiming to have received a medal from the US military,...

The UN told Maldives on Saturday that Judge Abdulla Mohamed must either be charged or released from indefinite detention. Mohamed was arrested for corruption in an unprecedented move by the military, following a ruling to release a...

A UN expert on violence against women urged Italy on Friday that it must do more to end violence against women, primarily by focusing at underlying causes of gender discrimination in Italian society. UN Special...

The Cabinet of the Netherlands announced on Friday that a ban on burqas in the Netherlands will go forward later this year. The ban, proposed in September and heavily supported by Geert Wilders' [personal...

Judge Carl Barbier of the US District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana Thursday issued an order that British Petroleum (BP) will be held liable for a portion of the damages owed...

Guatemalan Judge Carol Flores ruled Thursday that ex-dictator Rios Montt must stand trial for charges of genocide and crimes against humanity. The judge heard the prosecutor's initial statements Wednesday and decided Thursday that the evidence was sufficient to go...

US Representative Edward Markey (D-MA) and seven other lawmakers Thursday sent a letter to Google CEO Larry Page containing 11 questions regarding consumer privacy rights as affected by Google's new privacy...

Amnesty International (AI) Thursday reported the recent deaths of several Libyan detainees who were apparently tortured while in custody . The deaths come amid allegations of widespread torture and ill-treatment of detainees accused of being pro-Gaddafi...

Brazil prosecutors plan to file criminal charges, in addition to the $11 billion civil suit, against Chevron officials for the 2,400 barrel oil spill off the coast of Brazil in the Campos Basin in...

The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit on Thursday lifted an injunction won by Chevon Corporation to block enforcement of what the US oil company claims is a fraudulent, multibillion-dollar...