Myanmar President Thein Sein signed a clemency order on Monday that shortens sentences for many prisoners on humanitarian grounds in celebration of Myanmar's independence day. The presidential order commuted death sentences to life imprisonment , reduced...

The Egyptian government on Sunday denied cracking down on non-governmental organizations (NGOs) that are advocating democracy in Egypt. The government's response came amid accusations by various human rights groups that Egypt was trying to silence the military...

Chief Justice John Roberts on Saturday in his year-end report expressed complete confidence in the ability of the US Supreme Court justices to recuse themselves from cases with a personal interest at stake. Roberts' comments...

US President Barack Obama on Saturday signed the National Defense Authorization Act for 2012 (NDAA) into law despite having reservations over certain provisions in the bill. The contentious legislation contains a clause that...

The Egyptian government agreed on Friday to cease its crackdowns on non-governmental organizations (NGOs) that advocate for democracy in Egypt, according to the US Department of State (DOS) . Egyptian officials assured the US that it...

The Montana Supreme Court ruled on Friday to uphold a restriction on corporate independent expenditures related to state political campaigns and candidates. In the case, Western Tradition Partnership, Inc. v. Montana, the high court affirmed...

The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on Thursday ruled that a Washington law banning political action committees from taking donations of $5,000 or more in the last three weeks before an election...

The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on Thursday unanimously ruled that a law granting immunity from civil suits for telecommunications companies that assist government intelligence agencies is constitutional. The Federal Intelligence Surveillance...

The Poland Ministry of Interior announced Thursday a new amnesty program that will allow thousands of illegal immigrants to stay and work in Poland. The new policy will give illegal immigrants who have...

The Supreme Court of Pakistan formed a judicial committee Friday to investigate a secret memo sent from an unknown Pakistani source to US Admiral Mike Mullen in May asking for help in preventing a suspected army coup....