An Obama administration legal memorandum from last year found that the killing of US citizen and senior al Qaeda leader Anwar al-Awlaki would only be legal if it were not feasible to...

California Governor Jerry Brown signed the California Dream Act into law on Saturday, expanding financial aid to undocumented students. Under AB 131, high achieving students who are in the process of applying...

Two congressmen on Thursday introduced a joint resolution in each house of Congress to block a planned arms sale to Bahrain . Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Representative Jim McGovern (D-MA) declared [press...

A federal judge on Thursday ruled against the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regarding its process for granting permits used by coal companies for mountaintop removal mining in Appalachia. The EPA unveiled stricter guidelines in...

Three human rights groups on Friday called for the release of Nobel peace Laureate Liu Xiaobo , imprisoned on an 11-year sentence in China for "inciting subversion of state power" and dissidence. Amnesty...

The Nigerian Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) arrested three former governors of Nigerian states on Thursday for allegedly embezzling 101 billion naira (USD $615M). Officials arrested former Ogun state governor Gbenga Daniel, former...

The UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) on Thursday declared that former Israeli foreign minister Tzipi Livini enjoys temporary diplomatic immunity during her visit to London, thereby sparing her from arrest. Livini risked...

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a motion in the US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit Friday to halt enforcement of a controversial Alabama immigration law that...

The Norwegian Nobel Committee awarded the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday to Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Leymah Gbowee and Tawakkul Karman for their efforts in promoting women's rights. Sirleaf, known as the "Iron Lady,"...

A judge for the US District Court for the Southern District of New York on Wednesday again refused to hold the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) in contempt for destroying videotapes of detainee...