Libyan forces have arrested nearly 2,500 people who face ongoing torture and detainment without formal charges , Amnesty International (AI) alleged Thursday. Interviews of 300 Libyan prisoners in August and September revealed that many were...

Kazakhstani President Nursultan Nazarbayev on Thursday signed into law a controversial bill dissolving religious organizations and requiring re-registration, drawing criticism from international observers. The bill dissolves current registrations and establishes a procedure requiring...

The US House of Representatives and Senate on Wednesday gave final approval to three free trade agreements, marking the first time in several years that the US has formed a trade partnership. The House and Senate voted...

An alleged Iranian plot to assassinate Adel al-Jubeir , Saudi Arabia's Ambassador to the US, may violate the UN Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of Crimes against Internationally Protected Persons, including Diplomatic Agents , which...

A coalition of civil rights groups filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday to block South Carolina's recently passed immigration law . Brought by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), the National Immigration Law Center (NILC) and...

Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir announced Wednesday that Sudan will adopt an Islamic constitution. The creation of an Islamic state, three months after the official split between Sudan and South Sudan , is intended...

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments in two cases on Wednesday. In Florence v. Board of Chosen Freeholders of County of Burlington , the court considered whether a suspect's Fourth...

Nigerian national Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab pleaded guilty Wednesday in the US District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan to all counts of a criminal indictment charging him for his role in...

Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange on Tuesday submitted a filing in the US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit asking the court not to stay the state's controversial immigration law . The filing was...

Florida submitted a request to the US District Court for the District of Columbia Tuesday seeking declaratory judgments regarding recently-enacted changes to the state's Election Code , four sections of which require Section 5 ...