Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, son of late Libya leader Muammar Gaddafi, was released from prison Friday, according to the Abu Bakr al-Sideeq militia, which was held him for the past five years. Saif, 44, who was the most high-profile of...

Brazil's top electoral court, known as the TSE , dismissed a case on Friday against President Michel Temer for alleged illegal campaign funding in the 2014 election when he was the running mate of impeached president Dilma Rousseff. The...

Switzerland's highest administrative court on Friday ruled to suspend the provisions of the Dublin Convention in relation to Hungary because of humanitarian and legal concerns over conditions. Hungary has continually been sharply criticized for its harsh treatment...

Japan's House of Councillors passed a law on Friday permitting 83-year-old Tsugu Akihito to become the first emperor since Emperor Kokaku in 1817 to abdicate his throne, clearing the way for his son, the...

The prosecutor for the International Criminal Court (ICC) , Fatou Bensouda , on Thursday renewed her calls to the UN Security Council and the international community to support her office's efforts in tackling impunity and...

A federal judge on Thursday denied bail to Reality Leigh Winner, the Georgia woman who is accused of leaking classified information to the media. Prosecutors successfully argued that she remains a flight risk and a threat to the...

The Republican-led US House of Representatives voted on Thursday to lift many of the constraints that were put into place following the 2008 financial crisis. This vote is likely the beginning of a debate over deregulation of the...

Japan's lower legislative house approved changes to Japan's century-old rape laws on Thursday that would expand the definition of rape, lengthen prison sentences to five years and allow prosecutions to occur in instances where a victim did...

Attorneys for Guantanamo detainee Abu Zubaydah have filed a lawsuit against the two psychologists, James Mitchell and Bruce Jessen, who developed the harsh interrogation techniques used by the CIA, including waterboarding and sleep deprivation. The UK human rights group...

The US Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to block a finding that a Texas county's bail system discriminates against the poor. Officials of Harris County petitioned the court on Tuesday for an emergency order to...