Planned Parenthood and the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) filed a lawsuit Friday challenging a South Dakota law requiring women to seek counseling at a pregnancy center and wait three days before...

A South Korean court sentenced a Somali pirate to life in prison, and three others to varying long-term sentences on Friday, for hijacking a South Korean ship. A fifth pirate pleaded guilty and was tried separately. The five men...

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled on Thursday that a Polish woman who had been denied genetic testing and an abortion was subjected to "inhuman treatment." The court...

US President Obama signed a four-year extension of the Patriot Act late Thursday night, minutes before it was set to expire. The bill passed the US Senate 72-23 ,...

A Serbian judge on Friday found Ratko Mladic fit for extradition, despite concerns about his age and health. Serbian authorities captured Ratko Mladic on Thursday, ending a 16-year manhunt for the...

An Egyptian court on Thursday convicted a former housing minister of corruption and sentenced him to five years in prison. Ahmed al-Maghrabi was found guilty of illegal acquisition of state land for his part in the sale...

A military tribunal in Rome has convicted three former German soldiers of multiple murders committed during World War II. The three men were tried in absentia and sentenced to life imprisonment for their parts in the massacre...

Dane County Circuit Court Judge Maryann Sumi on Thursday voided the Budget Repair Bill , Wisconsin's controversial measure limiting the collective bargaining rights of public employee unions,...

The US House of Representatives passed the $690 billion National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 Thursday, approving the basic funding plan with a 322-96 vote . The bill contains many controversial provisions...

The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on Wednesday restricted the use of the "inequitable conduct" defense for invalidating patents. Inequitable conduct previously allowed the judge to use his or her discretion in...